Weekly Flylady Thread 20th December 2010

MrsChaos

Evening all

Argos reservations collected and Mr M shop done. DSs had their haircut and bought birthday cards for their Dad while I was in M'hell. I'm almost there as far as shopping goes, but have still made only little progress in the house. Suppose I can't be in two places at once. Still waiting for Thornton's and Approved Food orders.

Going to finish my cuppa, then clean the fridge and put food shopping away. Then bed.

Night all. x

toochoosey

Onestep.....20 mins from Cardiff airport here....no more snow and have seen planes going overhead so have a good stress free Christmas xx Same to everyone, Sorry have not been been keeping up with thread xx

ETA...ouch Mudbath....hope you feel better soon xx

AnW'sMum

sammiell wrote: »

i think im having a melt down stop right now and breath i havent done my cards forget the cards and if anyone asks blame the post i havent done my cakes buy one, not the same as a made one but good enough i just keep having to clean up after this family and not getting anywhere else delegate or only do the bits that matter to you (and that is NOT ALL of it) my tree isnt up concentrate on this first thing tomorrow i dont know where to start if anyone has another argument about anything im going to pack my bags ive had enough ignore them all and do stuff for you, things will be fine, it's only one day ;)

helen_jelly wrote: »

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

Woohooooo sound advice Sounds like you have them licked :T

kazmeister wrote: »

The nightmare is finally over

That is fabulous news, so pleased for you both. Huge hugs xxx

nicki_2

The decorations are done Just the fairy for the top of the tree to go now and thats DD's job in the morning. I still have a few things I haven't used so I'll probably end up putting them out as well :rotfl:

Now I'm tired and I'm off to bed once I've updated my list.

Monday Mayhem..

• Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping! Bits finished now I need to wrap them!
  
• Dust round the whole downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

• Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
• Mop the kitchen floor!
• Get rid of the washing up.. delegation is good!
  
• WRAP WRAP WRAP!
  

Wednesday Mayhem..

• mop the kitchen
• mop the bathroom/s and loo's
• 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 Friday job, first thing
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!

Thursday ~ Almost done?

• GOBBLY GOBBLY OUT OF THE FREEZER TO DEFROST!!!
• Spend at least half an hour doing nothing at all!
• HHI
• dust and deweb everywhere
• Wipe down all the worksurfaces in the kitchen
• Wipe all the units and appliances
• Sweep and mop the kitchen and dining areas
• Wrap, wrap, wrap

Need to go and hide a pressie for my niece. Saw an Eeyore in the charity shop today and couldn't resist So he's been through the WM & TD and is looking (and smelling) nice She's coming around tomorrow and I don't want a repeat of Friday when I had to hide her pressies quickly I got lots of smiles and laughs from people going past as I walked down the road carrying him. He's not that big, just too big for a normal carrier bag so I just carried him

Will try and catch up with the lists tomorrow. My livingroom definitely needs vacuuming now as there's bits of Xmas tree and tinsel all over it.

Night night all. :wave:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Guess who got the last delivery slot from Ocado, so doesn't have to go out and buy/carry home splat food and litter for a month? :j:

And can't actually move on the bed now because her back is immovable?

lil_me

Onestep safe journey and have a lovely time
Triker no point moving in while you're exhausted, always tomorrow x
Kazm I can't even put into words how pleased I am for you both, you shouldn't have both been put through it all in the first place but tonight I shall raise my hot choccy to you both xxx
Mudders what are you like! Hope you're ok xx

The plane has landed!!!! They are now in Manchester waiting for a train as they have refused DP collecting them. So relief as they are in the country

Anyway we got the almost last of the presents bought, need a 'Dairy Box' for fussy great grandma and something for my Nan but as I am going there after Christmas it can wait

Sat doing calendars, 10 calendars, 12 photos on each to print and sticky on ..... Needless to say half way through I am so bored

gunsandbanjos

Morning lovely ladies:A

Mudders - ouchie, sounds sore. Hope you managed to sleep ok.
I think the full moon is having an effect on us! So many accidents.

Have been awake since 6.20, finally gave in and got up. Have a lot to do today, made a good start last night though:T Am feeling rubbish - sore ears/sore throat/sore chest/tongue all ulcery(probably not a real word!), need to crack on though.
Just having a coffee then will get on with it.
DDs last day of school today so get peace to do stuff:T

Mollina_Girl

Good morning everyone,

Greenbee, I took your advice about leaving the heating on over night. Nothing happened at all with the rads yesterday but have just got up today and all rads are working. No sigh of any leaks so it looks as though we have been very lucky!!

Monday Mayhem.. - Done

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!! - Done

Wednesday Mayhem.. - Done

Thursday ~ Almost done?

• GOBBLY GOBBLY OUT OF THE FREEZER TO DEFROST!!!
• HHI
• Get out and wash any special crockery you might need to use
• dust and deweb everywhere
• 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!

Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRIDAY FRENZY

• 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!
• Wash pots before bed!
• Prepare mulled wine – done and bottled ready to heat

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!
• 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.
• Quick wipe over the hob should see it sparkling again
• Does the breadmaker need to be on for tomorrow?
• 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

Dailies
Tidy the kitchen.
Unload/reload DW.
Wipe surfaces.
Empty bin
Sweep & mop kitchen floor.
[STRIKE]
Tidy main bedroom and make bed.
[/STRIKE]Tidy and S&S bathroom.
Tidy and S&S living room
S&S study, wipe over PC desk and keep free from clutter.
Hoover downstairs i.e. living room, hallway, bathroom, dining room and study.

Penelope_Penguin

Good morning :beer:

Happy Bithday to onestep

nicki wrote: »

My decorations are well on the way to being up. My tree is up with the lights on but it doesn't look right... its going to be a long night

I know how you feel Bet it looks lovely now :j

Mudders - get yourself off to A&E, hun. Hope you feel better soon.

After our tree- decorating antics, we all settled down to watch Brokeback mountain. I'd been telling DH that we'd seen it together, when it first came out, Renee elwegger was in it, but he was denying it. When it came to "that scene" of the 2 chaps, in the tent, I realised that what we'd seen was Cold mountain (with Renee Zelwegger ) :rotfl::rotfl: We enjoyed it, but it was a late night

Off to find a list and see what I can delete ....................

Penelope_Penguin

:beer:

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!
• [STRIKE]Iron yesterdays wash mountain
  
• [/STRIKE]Tidy up coats [STRIKE]and shoes [/STRIKE]and suchlike
• WRAP WRAP WRAP!
• clean 3 kitchen windows
• [STRIKE]fill log basket[/STRIKE]

Wonderful Wednesday........

• make 50 more mince pies
• make Florentines
• [STRIKE]make quesadillas for lunch
  
• spare ribs for supper[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]bring in and decorate tree [/STRIKE]:xmastree:
• clean the silver - DS is doing this :A
• [STRIKE]clean table mats
  
• [/STRIKE]sweep porch
• [STRIKE]do a crazy HHC decluttering upstairs
  
• [/STRIKE]check on status of final Amazon parcel - all now delivered :j
• Make sure the remaining presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
• Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
• [STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
  
• [/STRIKE]Dust and vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
• wash windows through the whole downstairs if needed
• do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
• make apple pancake mix for breakfast

Thursday!!!

• Clean the hob ready for your feast!
• ice cake
• collect and stuff turkey
• locate pudding and steamer
• dig carrots, parsnips, leeks and pick sprouts
• iron my duvet cover
• fill coal scuttle
• [STRIKE]empty ash pan, bring in fire brick, and set up fireplaces for coal fires[/STRIKE]

Friday!!!

• clean out bunny we're sitting
• put bins out
• put box in the porch for glass and other recycling
• prepare party food
• ditch old oven gloves and get out new ones
• tea towels to the wash
• wash all bath towels
• clean bed linen - my Christmas Eve treat
• make granary bread
• defrost croissants, cranberries and pigs in blankets
• chill chanpagne; bring out red wine :beer: