Christmas Flylady Thread 21st December 2009

jjef

soappie wrote: »

Yep, I do it all the time. Just cut them up, wash and then freeze in portion sizes. No need to blanch. I just then lob them, still frozen, into a saucepan with butter and once they're soft and cooked, make a cheese sauce around them or lob them, frozen, into a casserole or stew. You need to add them as part of a dish though. If you let them defrost before cooking, they go terriby limp

thank you will be using them for soup, stews etc

Dustykitten

Monday Mayhem..
:T all done



Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!
:T all done


Wednesday Mayhem..

Bake some fudge/sweets/gingerbread

This week

timetable for christmas
fill crakcers
boys cinema
Kids to wrap presents
Order trainers DS1
school shoes DS1

Ishtar

:mad: At me....why am I procrastinating? Still have mince pies to make, kitchen and living room to tidy and an early night to have

Two children still eating their pre-bed snack and won't be hurried.

Spent rather longer than expected at my Dad and Stepmum's today - had planned to have cup of tea, drop presents off, let littleys open theirs then home, but stepmum had laid on a spread, so we stayed for lunch. Didn't get away for quite a long time, then the ring road around Oxford was solid, so took 40 mins to get home (normal 15-20 mins), then had to do final tesco shop (actually this wasn't as bad as expected - once we got a parking space :eek:).

All of the above has completely, absolutely and totally thrown me out for today...I'll be playing catchup for the next couple of hours (if, indeed, I can be bothered!).

Right, hope you all have a good evening.
Take care, and hugs to anyone who needs one (or, like me, is feeling totally frazzled!).
D
xx

Dustykitten

Lil_me well done with the unpacking

Boddy - hope you sleep well tonight

Jjef - I freeze like Soappie and keep mine in a large icecream tub and take out as required. I love leeks

Sexy - thanks for that tip - will try that first!

Plan - send a quick email
Get DS3 ready for bed Hex we are loving Jeremy James
check receipts/credit card/bank statements whilst watching Bridget Jones on tv

Mudbath

Well done Lil_me - that's fantastic!

I can't remember if I told you all but I've found out that I passed my two diplomas that I finally submitted in November:D.

I seem to be falling apart. I went to a friends house for carols/mince pies and fell over my friend's daughters clarinet (the clarinet is fine but I have a lump on the inside of my knee that wasn't there before!). Ouch!

Also, I've suddenly developed a load of mouth ulcers - I never have mouth ulcers. Oh well it will help with the weight loss I guess :rolleyes:.

My list:


Tonight we also need to:
- download games onto DD's new phone
- download an itunes voucher
- print out a photo for my mum and dad from my sister

Wednesday list completed!

ashia_2

Mudbath wrote: »

Well done Lil_me - that's fantastic!
I can't remember if I told you all but I've found out that I passed my two diplomas that I finally submitted in November:D.

Also, I've suddenly developed a load of mouth ulcers - I never have mouth ulcers. Oh well it will help with the weight loss I guess :rolleyes:.

:jCongrats on your passes:T, and mouth ulcers can be (and usually are) a symptom of stress and being run down, so chil-lax

juliejim

Still working on my downstairs - we will be ready for tomorrow 's visitors!

Triker

Myself and hubby have wrapped up DD2's set of pressies, :j, one down 2 to go. I hate wrapping, have I mentioned that?

MMmm sausage rolls, now theres an idea, I have some organic sausagemeat from my order today so I may make them. I'm also going to bung the ham in coke in the slowcooker.

Got some nibbles at M and S today, used some vouchers to pay for the bulk of it, thats tomorrows nights stuff ready to go.

Right off to stuff some cardboard into the garden shed, wish me luck its FR UG GIN freezing .

Lil me, WELL DONE :j:T, bet your chuffed and quite rightly so. xx

Pigpen, saw your DD1 and DD2 earlier in Boots, I'm sworn to secrecy re your christmas and birthday pressies....:shhh::silenced:

Greenbee, hope you get where-ever your going safely and without incident. xx

froddington

Updating list. I have made a cake!! And it came out of the tin in one piece! Apart from that, I have done a few bits here and there .....

Monday Mayhem..
Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped
S&S the kitchen
S&S the bathroom
Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives..
Dust round the whole downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!
Iron yesterdays wash mountain
Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!

Wednesday Mayhem..
mop the kitchen
mop the bathroom
Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
wash windows through the whole downstairs
do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list
- car checks
- [STRIKE]post x 2[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]bills x 2[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]make cake[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]cards x 3[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]update diary[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]money to bank[/STRIKE]

juliejim

pigpen wrote: »

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
2. S&S the kitchen
3. S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
4. Clean the oven and hob ready for your feast!
5. Change pet bedding and wash blankies etc.. we don't want them putting you off your christmas sprouts!

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

1. Children... quick.. tidy your rooms you don't want Santa thinking you don't look after your stuff.. he might not leave any presents!
2. Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
3. Mop the kitchen floor!
4. get out any special christmas crockery and make sur eit is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!
5. Declutter your desk.. if it is anything like mine it is full of receipts and invoices!
6. Have a skim through the TV guide and decide what you want to watch.. it saves missing bits of stuff if you know what is on and when!! Don't forget to make time for Queenie!

Wednesday Mayhem..

1. Make sure the remaining presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
2. mop the kitchen
3. Clean the bath and shower and loo!
4. Bake some mince pies and tarts etc.. yummies!!!
5. Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
6. Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
7. Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!

I'm not sure whether my list is getting any shorter but I've been very busy!