Weekly Flylady Thread 30th August 2010

hex2

I never want to see a plum again. We have plum cake, plum jam, plum chutney, plum sorbet, stewed plums and straight frozen. I preferred being irresponsible and ignoring them. Even the chickens are refusing to eat them. Roll on apples and pears....

Seeing the other side of step children is hideous but fascinating. Have Greenbee and I chosen the only mature, responsible, educated and reasonable absent fathers? I wonder what my DHs XW says about him? She sent a then 7yo boy on holiday for a week (that I paid for) with one pair of underpants despite her earning more than the average couple at the time, and taking the vast majority of our 'disposable' income! Too right I sent him back with the 7 pairs I had to buy in Fuerteventura unwashed - petty but enjoyable.

fedupandskint

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor

Also to do:
HHI
[STRIKE]Piccalilli[/STRIKE]
Raspberry Vinegar
Runner Bean Pickle
[STRIKE]WM X 2[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Banana Loaf[/STRIKE]
Make chicken stock -SC overnight
Feed plants

Thank goodness after some serious determination this morning - have only the kitchen floor left to mop

Piccalilli made, surprisingly salty and curry smelling and darker than expected. Still not full of additives of shop bought so not too surprising really. Leaving to mature for at least 8 weeks now

While the oven was on I thought I'd get round to using the 2 black bananas that have been on the side all week and the loaf is baking as we speak

2 lots of WM - maybe 1 more to take advantage of the dry weather

Off to pick some raspberries in a while and see if I've got enough to make some raspberry vinegar

Then have a look for some more jars for tomato chutney at some point then all chutney making is done for this month :T

sexymouse

Must be the day for making things. I'm going to be baking a low fat carrot cake (to use up some of the rubbery carrots in the fridge) and the plum bread that was on Something for the Weekend this morning using plums from the freezer (fingers crossed this works, as Moon froze them in halves without their stones in, so I'm just going to chop them up as they are and mix them in still frozen).

saver-j

Well I extended the HHC and did more like an hour and a half so just updating my list...

Monday ~ HAVE THE DAY OFF AND DO SOMETHING FUN WITH YOUR LOVED ONES!!! - DONE! :j:j:j

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One - DONE!
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe fronts of appliances and units.. kickboards too![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe small appliances and replace.. clean 1 to perfection..[/STRIKE]
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
[STRIKE]Clean the tiles and sink
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Sort out the fridge... what needs working into your meal plan before it tries running away?
Tidy the cupboard full of all those things you never use.. and get rid of the ones you really don't need
Wipe over oven and hob and fridge.

Extras

1. Arrange services on fires/boilers etc
2. Scrub and demould doorseals! Don't forget the ones in the WM
3. Tidy the top of the fridge/freezer
4. Empty and wash out bins!
   

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks - toilet stuff squirted all round the rim ready for cleaning this afternoon
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!

Extras

• [STRIKE]Sort through those half empty bottles or ones with only a dribble left and decant into one bottle and recycle the rest!![/STRIKE]

• [STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats etc[/STRIKE]

• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Thursday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
[STRIKE]Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!! [/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything - almost there, just one bookcase to do
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc[/STRIKE]
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Extras

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
3. Clean a window or two.
4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Friday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing:j:j:j
Level 1 – DONE!
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!![/STRIKE]
Level 2 - DONE!
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3- DONE!:D
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Binbag dance!
2. [STRIKE]Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby [/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wash windows [/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Plan to cook the christmas cakes!!.. and make chutneys, pickles or whatever[/STRIKE]

Have just decluttered lunch, and a biscuit, just decluttering a cup of tea, then another HHC at 1.45pm, during which I want to finish levels 1-3 of the living room & hall.
Contemplating whether to make greenbee's courgette soup this afternoon, but wondering if it's as good without cream?

MrsChaos

saver-j wrote: »

Contemplating whether to make greenbee's courgette soup this afternoon, but wondering if it's as good without cream?

I made and ate it without cream and loved it (DS1 didn't, no feedback yet from MIL). I froze some and just had the last fresh portion from the fridge with a bit of creme fraiche stirred in. A nice addition, but not essential (the potato and onion are, though).

greenbee

hex2 wrote: »

I never want to see a plum again. We have plum cake, plum jam, plum chutney, plum sorbet, stewed plums and straight frozen. I preferred being irresponsible and ignoring them. Even the chickens are refusing to eat them. Roll on apples and pears....

My parents have brought lots of plums and tomatoes (and chard, and beans, and apples, and courgettes) with them as they came up for my cousin's wedding yesterday. But as my nephew arrived on Friday :Dnight my mother is staying for a bit to help process them. We're making plum crumbles for the new parents, and veggie lasagne. I might be allowed to keep some.

hex2 wrote: »

Seeing the other side of step children is hideous but fascinating. Have Greenbee and I chosen the only mature, responsible, educated and reasonable absent fathers? I wonder what my DHs XW says about him? She sent a then 7yo boy on holiday for a week (that I paid for) with one pair of underpants despite her earning more than the average couple at the time, and taking the vast majority of our 'disposable' income! Too right I sent him back with the 7 pairs I had to buy in Fuerteventura unwashed - petty but enjoyable.

They can't be the only ones, but it does look like it... he sent his kids back with their clothes washed AND ironed, and collected his ex from the station after her holiday (having removed all the rotting food from the fridge as the kids were too scared to eat anything in there)

saver-j wrote: »

Contemplating whether to make greenbee's courgette soup this afternoon, but wondering if it's as good without cream?

Yes. Personally I prefer it that way

Anyway, more importantly I'm now an aunty I saw my nephew briefly yesterday afternoon and am about to drop my mother off for grandparents' hour. SIL is hoping she'll be home tonight, but the baby isn't feeding yet so they're threatening to keep him in. Given that he's got nasty bruises from the forceps, I'm not surprised he isn't interested in eating - he must have a major headache... but perhaps piggers could send some of Freja's feeding vibes over in this direction for him

Hopefully they'll get it sorted out, but if they're still having difficulty I'll be back here to get advice, as I know there are lots of flyladies with experience in this area...

Might be in next week... then again, might be busy admiring my nephew

Triker

Right ebay stuff packed up, sigh have a buyer now asking if postage can be reduced if sent second class...it's quoted as second class silly moo!!!!!

Other buyer picking sofa's up tonight, yippee, declutter a gogo.

Mudbath

A big hello back to everyone - it's nice to be welcomed back to the [STRIKE]covern[/STRIKE] thread.

Tootles - we ARE going to have a fab year this year...though a lot of the last year has been good as well as yuck. A massive thanks from the bottom of my heart to everyone here who supported me when things weren't so good.

I'm going to s/s the house and then I'm going to mow the grass. Weather is sunny here so definitely going to make the most of it.

See you later xx

Triker

Nope Hex and Greenbee aren't the only ones to have reasonable absent fathers...my hubby did everything and thensome for his children, financially, emotionally, practically...only to have the XW be as poisonous as it gets and then some. I've come to the conclusion that some people are just like that, the sooner you can get rid of them out of your life the better. He used to receive 13 page letters of diatribe barking orders and calling me all the names and unpicking every little detail of the events when the children used to visit, from what we ate to clear orders to me of what I had to make her children for their tea!!!!

Sadly the children, now young adults have gone pretty much the same way.

MrsChaos

Congratulations, Aunty Greenbee. Hope the little guy starts feeding soon.

BTW, I came across a documentary on sleeping a few days ago. They had a new strategy for beating jetlag which they trialled successfully. Eat the last regular meal before your departure and then don't eat anything else until the first regular meal at your destination. You can sleep as much as you like. Apparently this re-sets your body clock.