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Flylady Challenge - Take 4
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So my daily list for the week is :
- KBBD
- Laundry
- Evening Meal planning
- [strike]Check Bank account (praying that I don't go overdrawn and OH's transfer to me clears on Friday or the rent SO might bounce
)[/strike]
- Bleach mould
- Salt pots to be checked and changed as necessary
- Hoover/ mop floors as appropriate
- Ironing
- Clean Fridge
- Defrost freezer
- Monthly shop
- Charity Run
- Clean windows
- Clean Brass
- [strike]Post ebay item[/strike]
- Shredding
- Work on SIL Pressie - just recipes and then assembly required
- Journal Jar questions for grandad-in-law
- Wrap pressies
- DD
- Liverpool
- IL's
- Bake Prune cake x 2
Am going to crack on with SIL's pressie...recipes here I come _pale_ I have made a decision as well... I'm keeping this copy of notebook info and will add to it and then next time I do one I can just hit "Print":rotfl:
Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0 -
Yesterday:
[STRIKE]Clean up more poo I suppose - *sigh*
Liams 16th birthday
Pressie time
Work
Order pizza for boys for birthday tea
DH & I have Christmas 'do' later in the evening[/STRIKE]
Also visited with MIL & nephew;
Vacuumed whole house!!;
Hung some laundry on my new clotheslineand now it's raining . . .
Today:
Bake muffins - DONE
DS Rickis 18th birthday . . .
Pressie time - DONE
Clean out kitty litter tray and put some new stuff in (hope you're not eating while you're reading this . . .)
Run dishwasher
Work
Clean up after kitties - put ornaments back on tree; pick up cards; rehang laundry on airer;
Birthday cake
I WILL wrap some Christmas pressies tonight . . .
Righto - better go shower and get myself sorted - work awaitsIf there is to be any peace, it will come through being, not having - Henry MillerM.A.C.A.W Member . . Wannabe Flybaby0 -
Morning all; Evening Denise! Sorry this is a bit late - last day at w*** yesterday (for 2 weeks), so no time!
In the master bedroom, clear out your jewellry box. Ditch anything you haven't worn for a year, anything broken.
Do the same with accessories; belts, scarves, etc.
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Last day of term today :eek: DD finishes at 1.30, OH finishes when he's finished his jobs (kids in his school also finish at 1.30...he's aiming to finish by 2.30
) and I want to know where the last year has gone
:eek:
So my daily list:- KBBD
- Laundry - waiting until people are in from school
- Evening Meal planning
- Check Bank account (praying that I don't go overdrawn and OH's transfer to me clears on Friday or the rent SO might bounce
)
- [strike]Bleach mould[/strike]
- Salt pots to be checked and changed as necessary
- Hoover/ mop floors as appropriate
- Ironing
- Clean Fridge
- Defrost freezer
- Monthly shop
- Charity Run
- Clean windows
- Clean Brass
- Post ebay item
- Shredding
- Work on SIL Pressie - just recipes and then assembly required
- [strike]Journal Jar questions for grandad-in-law[/strike] - just assembly required now...only took me 6 hours to do it :eek:
- Wrap pressies
- DD
- Liverpool
- IL's
- Bake Prune cake x 2
Must finish brekkie... :wave:Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0 -
Hi, Nikki! I see that on your daily list you have KBBD. Think I should be doing this, too, so can you translate, please?
In the last couple of days I have:
Mend DD’s school jumper – done
Mend my apron – done
Tidy dining room – done
Brown loaf – done
White loaf – overnight
Buy Danish oil – done by DH
File environmental clippings - done
Cake for DH for work – in oven
Ironing - done
Cornish pasties - baked
Jam jars - to shed
Put out bins - done
Buy new dustpan – done
Replace watch strap – done
Food shopping list - written
Thanks, Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
LOL - I was just thinking I'd like a translation too, Nicki!
Today:
[STRIKE]Bake muffins - DONE
DS Rickis 18th birthday . . .
Pressie time - DONE
Clean out kitty litter tray and put some new stuff in (hope you're not eating while you're reading this . . .)
Run dishwasher
Work
Clean up after kitties - put ornaments back on tree; pick up cards; rehang laundry on airer;
Birthday cake
I WILL wrap some Christmas pressies tonight . . .[/STRIKE]
All in all, a good day!
Tomorrow:
Laundry on clothesline :j - yes, finally putting clothes on mine , no more trips to MILs;
Get something out for dinner;
Follow kitties around first thing in morning to make sure they do the business in their litter tray and nowhere else;
Last day of work;
Focus on master bedroom;
Get boys to do same jobs in their rooms;
Dinner;
I need to get one last little pressie for one of the boys, and something small for my sister.
I think I can manage most of that tomorrow. At least there will be no birthdays!If there is to be any peace, it will come through being, not having - Henry MillerM.A.C.A.W Member . . Wannabe Flybaby0 -
Wednesday 20th December.
5 days until christmas!!!!!
TICK TICK TICK... I wonder if Santa is sick of it all yet?? His sack is big and full!!
Today..
WM x2
DW
TD x2
Fold dry stuff and sort into each persons pile for them to put away
BM x 2/3
sweep kitchen floor
vacuum back room
SLEEP!!
2 ebay parcels to wrap and post as I didn't get time yesterday as it was my middle daughters birthday
clean worksurfaces/wipe cupboards down
This week..
Declutter worksurfaces in the kitchen, the one where I pile ALL the clean washing.. you cannot see out of the window at the moment!!
Complete this weeks sewing challenge (ie clear some fabric from my stash under the stairs!)
Before christmas..
Wrap remainder of christmas presents.. DONE!!!
Sort the playroom... *cry*.. delegated to daughter 1 who has finished school too early!! ... 1/8th done! lol
finish christmas shopping and wrapping.. DH and 2 sisters (trip to lush and a bonsai tree!) to do, easy!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
:rotfl: Funnily enough OH asked me what it stands for as well :
Kitchen Bathroom Beds Dishes aka KBBD saves writing it out every day :rotfl::rotfl:Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0 -
DD1 still fast asleep - hoping it's a sign her body is finally fighting off this bug. Did better than I thought I would yesterday - our bedroom & DD2's bedroom sorted, loads of washing done but that means loads of ironing to do!:eek:
so for today:-
dw
kitchen sides
at least 2 loads washing washed
ironing
pay people!
and hopefully living room & spare room
Nicki - if you have no joy with organizedhome/organizedchristmas let me know what info you need and I'll cut & paste it and PM it to you.
right off to tackle the debris that is my home!:o0 -
kscour wrote:Nicki - if you have no joy with organizedhome/organizedchristmas let me know what info you need and I'll cut & paste it and PM it to you.
Besides which I'm a moderator over there so I should really check in with the rest of them!Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0
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