Weekly Flylady Thread 20th December 2010

gunsandbanjos

Evening all, sorry been AWOL for the past 36 hours or so as we have been plastering/filling/sanding/painting our living room and kitchen:eek: It looks lovely now:D But was a bit of a chore, also put up some lovely new cream venetian blinds.

Just doing the big cleanup now!

Went to TK Maxx - i love that shop and got some nice new teatowels, towels for the bathroom and a fruit bowl. Will clean the kitchen then put all my new bits and pieces out.

Also acquired a new ironing board from my mum, she had her old one in her garage:money:

Hope everyone is ok, only skim read the past 2 pages or so, hope i havent missed anything. Hugs if i have:A

sammiell

Monday Mayhem..

• Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
• Have we located stockings?
• S&S the kitchen
• S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
• Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted and everyone knows their tasks.. who is spud peeling? Who is stuffing the bird etc..?
• Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card/present to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
• Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
• Change pet bedding and wash blankies etc.. we don't want them putting you off your christmas sprouts!
• Dust round the whole downstairs
• do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

• Children... quick.. tidy your rooms you don't want Santa thinking you don't look after your stuff.. he might not leave any presents!
• Iron yesterdays wash mountain
• Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
• Mop the kitchen floor!
• Get rid of the washing up.. delegation is good!
• get out any special christmas crockery and make sur eit is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!
• Prepare a list for that last second shopping
• Toy boxes can be banished upstairs!
• Wash any soft furnishings in need of freshening up
• WRAP WRAP WRAP!
• Make a note of when the binmen are coming!!!
• Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!

Wednesday Mayhem..

• Have we located sacks for presents?
• mop the kitchen
• mop the bathroom/s and loo's
• Clean the bath and shower and loo!
• Sort out the plan for christmas eve.. shop runs, present drop offs etc
• Catch up on the laundry again.. ironing is tomorrows job!
• Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
• Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
• do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

Thursday ~ Almost done?

• Spend at least half an hour doing nothing at all!
• HHI
• Get out and wash any special crockery you might need to use
• Is your cake iced?
• dust and deweb everywhere
• Binbag dance
• Wipe down all the worksurfaces in the kitchen
• Sweep and mop the kitchen and dining area
• Play laundry catch up.. see if you can get it all done!
• Wrap, wrap, wrap

:xmastree: Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRIDAY FRENZY:xmastree:

• Prepare veg for christmas dinner .. store covered in cold water overnight, it will be fine!
• Mix yorky pud batter for tomorrow.. it is so much better if you leave it to stew.. quick whisk as use as normal
• Prepare any other bits.. stuffing, salad etc Make starters before bed.. sneaky but a great idea!
• PRESENTS .. nuff said! (stockings with a few bits of fruit and a cereal bar make for a healthy breakfast!)
• Wash pots before bed!
• Bathtime to wear everyone out!
• Final clean out of pets/litter trays etc
• S&S the kitchen
• S&S the bathroom
• Straighten the tree
• Prepare eggnog, mulled wine or other festive beverage
• Get the roll of binbags at the ready
• set up the video & camera!!! Fully charged and ready to roll!!
• Quick whizz over the clutter and carpets..
• Relax, enjoy yourselves and have a lovely time with your family!!
• If it isn't done now you don't need it to be done it isn't important!

Saturday - CHRISTMAS DAY!

• Bag up all the wrapping paper and put it outside!
• Delegate pot washing/DW loading!
• Slice off the remaining meat and either freeze or refridgerate for tomorrow!
• Save remaining cooked veg for stew! It can be frozen if you don't want to eat it in the next few days.. or sling it in the crock pot with the carcass for stock!
• Before children go to bed they must stack their new things nicely!
• A quick S&S over the kitchen should see it looking fabulous again If you leave it by New year it will be a tip!!
• Prepare any run and grab style food for Boxing day.. I know a lot of families have get togethers on the 26th.
• Wipe the table/table cloth
• Put the best crockery/glasses away, or just out of the way so it doesn't get damaged.
• Go play with the children .. eat lots of junk food and delegate as much as possible!!
• Quick wipe over the hob should see it sparkling again
• Does the breadmaker need to be on for tomorrow?
• Don't forget to feed the pets!.. Mine had a bag of turkey giblets they helped themselves to!
• Enjoy your day with your loved ones, spare a fewv minutes thought for those who cannot be with us this year and who have lost loved ones.. I wish you all a happy, joyous, trouble-free fabulous New Year!! Without you lot.. I wouldn't be here either xx

i think im having a melt down i havent done my cards i havent done my cakes i just keep having to clean up after this family and not getting anywhere else my tree isnt up i dont know where to start if anyone has another argument about anything im going to pack my bags ive had enough

toochoosey

sammiell, huge hugs, not a lot getting done here either but I have no excuses xx

Penelope_Penguin

I am happy to report that our tree is now in - as someone once said, naked and erect :xmastree: We're opening a bottle of dry sherry, putting on a CD of festive carols and songs, and decoarting it next

helen_jelly

Listy

Evening

I'm concentrating on my list now, so here is whats left to do

Kitchen
Washing
Drying
Ironing
Worktops
Floor
Hob
Bin area

Bathroom
S & S

Bedrooms
Change kiddies beds
Hoover upstairs

Other
Finish wrapping
M&S vouchers to be got
Move all wrapped pressies downstairs
Put away ironing

Helen


Sammiell - make a drink, grab paper and pen, go to the bathroom and lock the door behind you, sit on the floor and cry, then drink your tea/coffee and make a list room by room of what needs doing, walk back downstairs and gather tribe together and start delegating - take no crap from them [AnWsMum has shown me the light!!] Mine have just lost 2 presents from the list Father Christmas has for repeatedly play fighting and it ending up with one of them hurt so after 2 warnings I've told them about loosing the pressie - peace and calm in there for the mo hehe

raphanius

Wednesday Mayhem..

• [STRIKE]Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Make sure the remaining presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping! [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Have we located sacks for presents?[/STRIKE]
• mop the kitchen
• mop the bathroom/s and loo's
• Clean the bath and shower and loo!
• Bake some mince pies and tarts etc.. yummies!!!
• Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc
• [STRIKE]Sort out the plan for christmas eve.. shop runs, present drop offs etc[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Catch up on the laundry again.. ironing is tomorrows job![/STRIKE]
• Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
• Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
• wash windows through the whole downstairs if needed
• do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

ajmoney

I am happy to report that the oven door and all the trays and racks are clean and shiny. There are a couple of black splatters on a tray that I can't get off but they are soooooooo much cleaner. I used br!llo pads, they are amazing. Oven pride will be going inside the oven in a bit and hopefully tomorrow I will be able to tick it off my list :j

Dustykitten

AnW'sMum wrote: »

We are off to friends this evening to drop parcels off but thinking I might call at Mr M's on way back (they are open until 11pm) I can claim my £30 voucher and spend £40 at the same time plus drop off plastic recycling and get diesel. Will all depend on how long we gas for!!!

Sounds like one of my trips out, like a military schedule, hope it works out for you x

sammiell wrote: »

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.
• Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
• Have we located stockings?
  
• do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

• Children... quick.. tidy your rooms you don't want Santa thinking you don't look after your stuff.. he might not leave any presents!
  
  WRAP WRAP WRAP!
  
• Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
  

Thursday ~ Almost done?

buy a ckae

:xmastree: Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRIDAY FRENZY:xmastree:

• Prepare veg for christmas dinner .. store covered in cold water overnight, it will be fine!
• Mix yorky pud batter for tomorrow.. it is so much better if you leave it to stew.. quick whisk as use as normal
• Prepare any other bits.. stuffing, salad etc Make starters before bed.. sneaky but a great idea!
• PRESENTS .. nuff said! (stockings with a few bits of fruit and a cereal bar make for a healthy breakfast!)
• Wash pots before bed!
• Bathtime to wear everyone out!
• Final clean out of pets/litter trays etc
• S&S the kitchen
• S&S the bathroom
• Straighten the tree
• Prepare eggnog, mulled wine or other festive beverage
• Get the roll of binbags at the ready
• set up the video & camera!!! Fully charged and ready to roll!!
• Quick whizz over the clutter and carpets..
• Relax, enjoy yourselves and have a lovely time with your family!!
• If it isn't done now you don't need it to be done it isn't important!

Saturday - CHRISTMAS DAY!

• Bag up all the wrapping paper and put it outside!
• Delegate pot washing/DW loading!
• Slice off the remaining meat and either freeze or refridgerate for tomorrow!
• Save remaining cooked veg for stew! It can be frozen if you don't want to eat it in the next few days.. or sling it in the crock pot with the carcass for stock!
• Before children go to bed they must stack their new things nicely!
• A quick S&S over the kitchen should see it looking fabulous again If you leave it by New year it will be a tip!!
• Prepare any run and grab style food for Boxing day.. I know a lot of families have get togethers on the 26th.
• Wipe the table/table cloth
• Put the best crockery/glasses away, or just out of the way so it doesn't get damaged.
• Go play with the children .. eat lots of junk food and delegate as much as possible!!
• Quick wipe over the hob should see it sparkling again
• Does the breadmaker need to be on for tomorrow?
• Don't forget to feed the pets!.. Mine had a bag of turkey giblets they helped themselves to!
• Enjoy your day with your loved ones, spare a fewv minutes thought for those who cannot be with us this year and who have lost loved ones.. I wish you all a happy, joyous, trouble-free fabulous New Year!! Without you lot.. I wouldn't be here either xx

i think im having a melt down i havent done my cards i havent done my cakes i just keep having to clean up after this family and not getting anywhere else my tree isnt up i dont know where to start if anyone has another argument about anything im going to pack my bags ive had enough

Firstly breath and breath some more.
Forget the cake - buy one this year
Forget the cards apart from anybody really special, kinder on the environment
Have a hug
I've editted your list for you :D

Been where you are many a year and it is so not worth it. If you don't have to drive tonight and don't have a problem with it now is the perfect time for a glass of wine

Dustykitten

Squash run done
kids fed

Kids took in the ocado shop whilst I was out and put the whole lot away:D

Just going to finish my dinner and clear up in the kitchen again and then see if I am doing anything else on my list today.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Evening!

Got up to find DD clearing the snow from the patio so the splats had somewhere to go out today. They've been glaring at the white world from the kitchen door for days now and they aren't happy. She then did her room - and stuff all else all day!

Kitchen is clean/bathrooms clean/hall, landing & stairs clean. Just living room rug now - it desperately needs defluffing.

Decluttered manky teeth - I am off to the specialist as it would appear that it isn't due to lackadaisical dental hygiene, but possibly either RA or the steroids I am prescribed to deal with it. But it is definitely an ongoing condition that can only be controlled, hopefully into remission, not cured. Bah. Another one. Never bleedin' simple, is it?


Bloke due to come and fix the shower (phoned out of the blue at 8 this morning) never showed up. Called 10 mins ago to say he'll try to be here early tomorrow morning. 50p says he takes one look and says it needs to be replaced, but doesn't have one in his van.

Parcels for DD (PJ's & bedding for Xmas Eve and new shoes) still not delivered. Unable to get through to depot, as would love to point out to them that the 3 roads between them and me (long roads, so I can't walk it!) have been clear for all but one evening when the snow first came down.

Collected 3 little packets from Post office enquiry centre thingy - too big to go through letterbox apparently - well, one might have been, the rest would have fitted, but at least he didn't dump my present to myself (a posh watch) on the doorstep. It looks very nice!

Cleared snow from front path this evening. The sulking cats decided that seeing me do that was worth standing on the cold white stuff they've been so disgusted by. Little so and sos gave no indication that they even noticed it. Could have done that beforehand and at least been slightly amusing about it!

Since then have been incapacitated by a bad back for the first time in years - think I might have done something nasty

[searches for remainder of bourbon from weekend]

Only three more days to go!