Weekly Flylady Thread 20th December 2010

boddy

Im in again thanks to FFC. Took rest of the presents for DDs down today. We are doing the food shop on Thursday.

Still horrendous conditions here with the snow. Though I managed to walk home at tea time as the buses are few and far between.

Im having an early night and going to watch tv upstairs. I didnt sleep too well last night.

Monday Mayhem..

• Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially! It is Bank Holiday on Monday so some shops are not open.. the big supermarkets are.
• [STRIKE]Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]S&S the kitchen[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]S&S the bathroom/s and loo's[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob ready for your feast![/STRIKE]
• Clean the fridge to accommodate you bounty of food
• [STRIKE]Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted and everyone knows their tasks.. who is spud peeling? Who is stuffing the bird etc..?[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.[/STRIKE]
• Change pet bedding and wash blankies etc.. we don't want them putting you off your christmas sprouts!
• [STRIKE]Dust round the whole downstairs[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs[/STRIKE]

greenbee Hugs.
LameWolf Happy Winter Solstice


Hugs and spoons for those that need them. Specially Toots. Lady L. Diva and LW.

lil_me

Play room complete apart from games machines, wii wired up which will keep them quiet for now, posted a picture on facebook so you can see the difference from the room you seen we couldn't open the door of

Got 2 screaming children trying to sort their bedroom, well ok they are trying my patience while I try to get them to tidy their room! So I best go before one goes waaaaaaaa again

Back when we're done!!!!

Valli

crawls in limply, rattling with tablets and eye bags...

xmas faitr after school - have Aunt flo, her neice, daughter, aunt, grandma and cousin ALL VISITING SIMULTANEOUSLY if you get my drift, so mush so that I needed a shower before bed and had one this nmornign and could do with another and am full of tablets - some to slow it, some to stop it hurting, some to keep the flushes away, vitamins....

I remembered I forgot someone of my xmas list, posted cards this morning so THEY wont get there...

I shall JUST blame it all on the menopause I think;)

kids are off, I am n ot so house resembles disater zone.

I taught my 'babies' how to make snowflakes this morning and then octahedrons...one girl went mad so hers is an icosahedron (with input from miss;) - bless her, she has dreadfull eczema on her arms and her school shirt was covered in blood spots.

I am laden with smellies:D, and wine:D, and chocs:D and a couple of rather stylish mugs:D and some sticks in oil:D

Thanks to all who run the thread. It's very nice. But there's rather a lot of it...

greenbee

kazmeister wrote: »

ETA He's on the way home but thats all I'll know for another 2 hours

My mother said it took AGES... train to Cambridge stopped everywhere, and then because it took so long it terminated there. Separate train to Lynn, no one knew when they were or where from - the one that actually went was showing as cancelled on the board. All the staff at Cambridge were stroppy... but she got home eventually! So it may take about twice as long as normal...

Valli

Mudbath wrote: »

I second that! We don't iron and it saves so much time. We don't look like we've been dragged through a hedge backwards either. I just dry everything for 10 minutes, shake and hang. Voila! This year we've had the iron out twice I think.

AnW'sMum wrote: »

I think a better idea would be to give up ironing, just think how much money it would save (board plus electric to power the iron) AND your carbon footprint will be much improved It's the way to go

*is deeply, deeply puzzled at this attitude*

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Greenbee - hugs - hope it's not as hard, and painful as it sounds.

what I OUGHT to do is go and sort through what I have hauled home.

AnW's -nice pressie from DH;) I know someone who is going through a rough time who is in for a lovely surprise tomorrow (as do you, actually)

Hope the Wolves have a great Yule!

Dustykitten

Food shop all edittted and remembered to add the code for a free bottle of wine which I can add to presents for FiL

Cake marzipanned by DS1 and looks great (PenPen did DS do yours?)

Next job is to sort the hand delivery card list and write the cards.

Penelope_Penguin

Dustykitten wrote: »

Cake marzipanned by DS1 and looks great (PenPen did DS do yours?)

Not yet I appear to have a 24hr bug and can't look at food, let alone help with baking Hoping to be better tomorrow, and we'll do it as soon as he's in from school - they finish an hour earlier for the end of term :T

Dustykitten

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Not yet I appear to have a 24hr bug and can't look at food, let alone help with baking Hoping to be better tomorrow, and we'll do it as soon as he's in from school - they finish an hour earlier for the end of term :T

Hope you feel better soon. All kids finished school here on Friday. They go back on Tuesday 4th though.

kazmeister

Hope all the bugs gets better soon for those with them

greenbee wrote: »

My mother said it took AGES... train to Cambridge stopped everywhere, and then because it took so long it terminated there. Separate train to Lynn, no one knew when they were or where from - the one that actually went was showing as cancelled on the board. All the staff at Cambridge were stroppy... but she got home eventually! So it may take about twice as long as normal...

Exactly what is happening to him, he's only now leaving Cambridge after changing onto one that said it was cxd !!!!!!. He said 27 stops to Cambridge but that may have been his sarcasm and I still darent ask if he has to do it again tomorrow. I take it your mum is safely home now ETA just reread the bit about her home - doh! are they driving down next time?

I munched some more and made another mini snowflake because I was feeling [STRIKE]bored[/STRIKE] er creative. Have lost my get up and go with the thought of work tomorrow.

Need to go and finish putting the last few bits away in the kitchen then get ready for bed. Dont want a late night as may need to be up early again and will need to de-ice the car for work which took 20 mins this morning.

So will shut down now and then I cant be tempted to get back on and ramble.

Love and hugs to all xx

lil_me

Penpen hope you feel better soon, been a gastly bug going round here which comes with an awful high temperature lots of baba's in hospital

Like my twin Mudders I iron only when required, it's all in the drying I've used it once this year for Hama beads, DS1s shirt once and DP used it on a shirt. Even my suits don't need it usually, everything I buy my first thought is will it need ironing.

Anyway ....... Where was I up to...... Oh yes IT IS FINISHED!!!!! Boys bedroom done, play room done! All clean and tidy..... Just the rest of the house to do! All of the old stuff is now in the garage waiting to be sorted to tip, charity or car boots..... Will sort when it's warmer as it's parping freezing out there!

Big get home safe vibes for those still needing to travel today, we've got away pretty lightly so far up here with the snow. I know boddy and poohbear land has some but less than some of the midlands/southern areas.