Weekly Flylady Thread 29th November 2010

serena

twinmum07 - :T:T:T Well done! It really does work, just doing 15 minutes at a time. Now the trick is to keep that area clear, while adding a little bit extra (AnW's patented dot-dot method).

Another one here who had a manic couple of hours doing the supermarket shop, along with most of the population of Canterbury, and a fair sprinkling of French (and other) tourists. Please let the online shop work next week - to add to the misery, the store has recently had a refit and been reorganised, so I couldn't find things.

This afternoon, DD and I had an hour or so in town despite the rain, and I have now nearly finished the shopping for my family, ready to take over when we have our get-together next weekend. Just a few items to arrive from Amazon, and a few things from Primark - I'm making my niece a Girly night in hamper, and want a pair of cosy pj's and fluffy socks.

:hello:lady-liberty, lovely to see you here. Thinking of you, and sending warm wishes.

Love and hugs to toots as well. I hope you had a better day today.

Chloris

Fridays list complete Toots!:j

I have managed to get a full set!

fedupandskint

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room

Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and defrost freezer
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean through a cupboard

Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean sockets and switches
4. Dust and deweb

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing
DONE!!

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Clear all floors of clutter
Dejunk pc desk!
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
[STRIKE]Vacuum/mop all floors[/STRIKE]
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/loo's/basins etc
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk
Scrub down the tiles


Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. List 1 item to sell

Sparkles list
Sort drainpipe out and either refit/repair/replace
Clear out guttering and fit gutterpillars
Get some wire netting for draincover
buy paint for kitchen and door
Sow winter salad
Tidy up the garden
Make flavoured coffee
Make biscotti
Write Christmas food list

Emergency Winter Car box - get ready to put it all in the box and in the car
folding snow shovel
chocolate and biscuits
juice cartons

Sparkly bedroom and bathroom floor now

Rest for tomorrow as I relax with a glass of wine with strictly

hex2

Last year I wrote the Christmas cards for the family and didn't post them for various (lazy, disorganised) reasons. Would it be very bad to post the same ones this year and hope I wrote nothing date pertinent?

vanilla

Updated list.

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs! Star please Toots.:j:j:j

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level Three
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study Star please toots.:j:j:j

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms! Star please toots.:j:j:j

BIL and SIL2B have been up and asked DD to be junior bridesmaid, DD is so chuffed and can't wait to try on dress's and shoes. Their wedding is next year on DD's birthday.

Right i suppose i should look about my christmas cards and make a start on writing them.

MrsChaos

hex2 wrote: »

Last year I wrote the Christmas cards for the family and didn't post them for various (lazy, disorganised) reasons. Would it be very bad to post the same ones this year and hope I wrote nothing date pertinent?

Not bad - just a bit risky. You could steam open the envelopes...

twinmum07

serena wrote: »

twinmum07 - :T:T:T Well done! It really does work, just doing 15 minutes at a time. Now the trick is to keep that area clear, while adding a little bit extra (AnW's patented dot-dot method).

Thank you - I am just amazed at how different the house looks, especially in our 'problem' areas!

twinmum07

MrsChaos wrote: »

Not bad - just a bit risky. You could steam open the envelopes...

I'm with MrsC - you never know what you might have written in there!

kazwookie

Pigpen~ blimey, I'd stick to feathers I were you!

Anwmum~ well done for the lights

I'm back 3 hour drive each way, 4 inches of snow in Church grave yard, that had arrived over night, park in Church car park, OH & I head up the grave yard, cluching a spade, bulbs and wreath, the spade was for planting the bulbs with, in case the ground was frozen, just so lucky that no one was there for they have wondered what we were doing with a spade in the grave yard, bulbs planted, wreath laid........job done

Presents swapped, father took us out to lunch which was lovely

Chilling tonight


Hugs xx

sexymouse

Evening all,

A special hello to LadyL - I knocked on your door earlier (around 3pm) as I was in the area, but I guess you were asleep - hope I didn't wake you up. The reason I was in the area, was I decided this morning that I'd had enough of waiting around for supposed bridesmaid to let me know whether she was still coming to the wedding, and turned up on her doorstep at around 9.30am. She was still in her dressing gown, but at least I got to speak to her. I also got the dress back as she told me she definitely can't afford to come. It was all done amicably though, so I didn't have to worry about confrontation or ill-feeling. In a way, I'm relieved as we won't have to worry about her being in the other hotel on her own, although it would've been nice to have someone at the wedding. One of Moon's friends may come out, but tbh they are just as unreliable, so I'm not counting on it.

Just got off the phone to the friends that are coming to dinner on Friday night. I've been worrying about the menu again, and did some more research online. Purely accidentally, I stumbled across a brilliant main course that we can have with salad, as the starter and dessert aren't that light. So, we are having:

Starter - Brie soup with cranberry toasts
Main - Chestnut and Red Wine Pate en Croute with babyleaf salad
Dessert - Mincemeat bread & butter pudding

Luckily I'm only working in the morning on Friday so will have plenty of time to make things, and if I'm not working on Thursday, the starter can be prepared the day before (according to the recipe). I called the friends to check whether they like the sound of it, and they said it sounds amazing, and just like something from Come Dine With Me, so I'm pleased. Just hope it lives up to expectations.

Flying wise, I've not done a great deal today (food shopped and meal planned), but it has been a day of sorting out things that I'd been putting off, which is good.

Hope everyone is well (for some reason the first unread post hasn't worked, so I'll need to read back through the thread to see what I've missed). I need to be quick as I'm off to make carbonara for dinner in a minute.

Hugs to all who need or want them (especially greenbee - hope things have improved),

sexymouse xx