Weekly Flylady Thread 20th December 2010

greenbee

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

greenbee we're getting a puppy...

I know... I'll just come and live with you...:D

hex - fab gingerbread house :T:T I think I've worked out the chocolate moulds - I was using dark chocolate to make most of the shells and lost a high proportion. White I didn't lose a single one. It has occurred to me that dark is much less flexible than white, so try using milk or white for the shells. Keep the chocolate just at tempering temperature over a pan of hot water than you can warm up every so often. Fill the moulds, bang them quite hard on the work surface until bubble stop rising, pour the excess back into the bowl, turn the mould upside down and keep it there until the drips stop, then scrape off the excess (keep the edge of your palette knife/scraper clean otherwise it drags). Chill, fill, then top with more chocolate. Deal with bubbles, then scrape clean again and chill. You can keep putting the scrapings back into the melted choc.

Making florentines now

gunsandbanjos

Mumof2 wrote: »

Bad news here as think I may be coming down with DH's lurgy

Hugs - from a distance! I got a doctors appt this morning for my lurgy and now have antibiotics.

Hope you are less of a sadmouse now sexymouse.

Hope everyone else is ok, been skimming the thread as i'm quite busy doing last minute bits and bobs.

jjef

hex - fab house tell him well done.

HHC overran but i have - hoovered upstairs, made up FIL bed, stripped the other beds, changed one, hoovered and dusted hall, put empty boxes into the garage and two bags into the bin cant believe i am still finding things to fling after the amount that went out yesterday. Off to load the WM and then start on the bathrooms.

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Arghhh - can't find the mop anywhere, so kitchen floor needs to be a hands & knees job. :mad: All gussied up for church, so it'll have to wait until I get home - but the end is in sight.

Moam

Mollina_Girl

Hi all,

I'm all up to date with things here.

House is as it should be.
Gammon cooked
Trifle finished
Chocolate log iced
Cake iced
Stuffing prepared
Crockery, glasses and cutlery all clean and shiny
Pigs in blankets done
All veg prepped
Baking out of freezer and defrosting nicely
BM on

I'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year:beer:
xx

Shysarah

Ok folks I am really struggling to catch up with the fred today.

Soooo as I am doing nothing today I will wish you all love hugs and spoons

Big Thanks to you all for helping me all keep on top of the cleaning and being little gems

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas or Festive period..

HUGGLES sarah x

saver-j

Hex, I have to add to the house praise, it looks amazing :T to your DS1.

The last xmas present has arrived...after I had spent half an hour hunting round the house for it, thinking it had already arrived . I presumed it had been one DH had picked up from the sorting office over a week ago as it was ordered on 1 Dec. Am very glad I decided ordering something on the 12th was pushing it and got something else instead.
Hope all those others out there waiting for presents (or think they have put them somewhere safe!) are as lucky as I was today!

DH has called to say he'll be on the next train home, so must get the final pressie wrapped for him...well there may be two if I bother to retrieve and wrap the one he discovered and went to work this morning wearing, :mad: worse than a child!

LR is strewn with wrapping paper so need to get on with a declutter!

kazwookie

Hi folks hugs all round.

Toots~ not too sure I am happy to read you are clearing grit, I thought you were suppose to be taking it easy?!

All these homemade choccies sound wonderful.

Adopted grandson has gone to bed demanding ear plugs as it goes mad here at midnight, so some were found for him...2.5 hours to go!!

Got short changed today and the cashier knew he had done it as well, so me being me, I refused to shift from the till, until I got all my change, 10 mins later he handed it over after I threatened to call the police. I would hate to think by the end of his shift how much his till is up / in his pocket, I wont be in that supermarket type shop again.

Chicken for lunch tomorrow, with veg.

Take care xxx

fedupandskint

Monday Mayhem..

• Clean the oven and hob ready for your feast!
• Dust round the whole downstairs
• do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

• Iron yesterdays wash mountain
• Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
• Mop the kitchen floor!
• Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike

Wednesday Mayhem..

• mop the bathroom/s and loo's
• Clean the bath and shower and loo!
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!

Thursday ~ Almost done?

• Get out and wash any special crockery you might need to use
• dust and deweb everywhere
• Binbag dance
• Wipe down all the worksurfaces in the kitchen
• Wipe all the units and appliances
• Sweep and mop the kitchen and dining area

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

• Prepare veg for christmas dinner .. store covered in cold water overnight, it will be fine!
• Prepare any other bits.. stuffing, salad etc Make starters before bed.. sneaky but a great idea!

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!!
• 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
• 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'm getting ready for a 2hr blast through this lists - let me see how far I can get!

helen_jelly

Listy

Evening all

My list for today is;

[STRIKE]Dining room - sort table[/STRIKE][STRIKE]

[/STRIKE]Kitchen - [STRIKE]washing, ironing[/STRIKE], floor, [STRIKE]worktops
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Stair Cupboard - sort out, hoover away[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Bathroom - clean, put smelly laundry away in basket[/STRIKE][STRIKE]

[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Car - clear the boot ready to take pressies, clear out all the rubbish[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wrap last bits[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort out KH stuff[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
[/STRIKE]