LiT - starting from the beginning and rebuilding my life

youareallhelpingme

Its been quite a while now hasn't it, just keep adding up the savings!

life_in_termoil

Today ive been a complete failure!!!
Ive had a bad case of CBA and have only put the dishwasher on and made pizza dough!! How bl00dy lazy am I! I have had a walk down town and had a look round the charity shops and craft shops. I saw a gorgeous wooden key holder which would be great painted and shabbied up for £14 but I didnt buy it. If I still feel the same tomorrow I will go and see if it is still there.

I really really want to do up my bedroom. Its got magnolia walls, white ceiling and is very very boring. My furniture is a light oak as is the floor (but I love these so wont be touching them!) I fancy a change. I want a romantic retreat but im just not sure how to create it. Im rubbish at crafts as ive got no patience although I do have a sewing machine which my mum gave to me. I have white bedding and red and white striped Ikea curtains (that need turning up as they are wayyy too long) and I though with the excess I could make a bolster cushion and some scatter cushions. I saw some red checked fabric in a store down town for £1.80 a metre so might buy a couple of meters of that. I also picked up some remnants (free to good home) and thought about making some bunting and some stuffed hearts. Will I ever get round to it.....who knows.

life_in_termoil

right ive given myself a good talking to, so im off to get some jobs done. Ive nicked flyladys list

Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!

Level Two
wipe the sofas
Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
Level three
Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors and work surfaces[/STRIKE]
![STRIKE]Wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]

Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe all small appliances and replace[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
[STRIKE]Wipe over large appliances and unit doors.. make sure insides are clean too[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Clean out the grotty fridge[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]S&S the hob & oven[/STRIKE]

Wednesday ~ Bathroom & Study
Level One
Declutter the floors
Clean the baths, loos, showers, sinks etc
Level Two
Collect all the laundry and deposit in the basket!
Wash shower curtains/bath mats etc
Defrag PC while you clean the tiles and shine the mirrors!
Level Three
Wipe any sofas/chairs in these places
Empty and clean out any bins
Recycle/bin any empties and make a note of what you need to restock on

Thursday ~ Childrens Rooms and Land of Spare Oom NOT DOING THESE THEY CAN DO THEM THERE SELF

Friday ~ The Bedroom and the landing!
Level One
Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding

Level Two
Declutter the floordrobe
Laundry in the basket
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Vacuum the floors

youareallhelpingme

That reminds me I need to print a new one out, DS might have a friend round tomorrow afternoon, not good and I'm out all tomorrow morning too :eek:

life_in_termoil

Done afew bits on the list and made some carrot cake muffins. Kids dont want tea yet as its too hot!!! I will get on with the livingroom I think (after a cuppa though!)

Footiemad_2

Evening LiT

or should I say morning

Well you managed to get something done so thats good. With all you do, I think you earned a bit of the CBA

I am sure you will get round to sorting your bedroom, loving the ideas you have, I am no good with crafty things either although always full of ideas.

Well done with the not smoking, you doing great. :j

youareallhelpingme

I love the bedrooms they show in houses they are reviewing in magazines but white bedding would just be :eek: so I'll carry on dreaming . I'm sure the images in my head will be much better than the real thing :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

life_in_termoil

I love show house bedrooms to but highly impractical sometimes. My white bedding doesnt really get that grubby, stick it on a hot wash once a week and stick it out in the sun to dry. Still bright white after 2 years! Mind you ive not got any grubby sweaty men getting in my bed so I suppose that helps lol.

Got work at 3 but ive made chicken noodle soup for tomorrow (its in the slow cooker) and a maltese casserole in the oven. Whatever is left can get put in the freezer. Need to go and clean the kitchen again now though, god im a messy cook! lol.

Ive made my maltese casserole with pork chops but you can use any meat....heres the recipe

Ingredients

2 large onions (thinly sliced)1 chicken stock cube
5 pork chops
6 large potatoes (peeled and sliced thickly)
Salt & Pepper
Curry powder
2 teaspoons Fennel
Water
Method

Choose an oven dish that is big enough to take the meat and the potatoes. Start by placing all the sliced onions at the bottom of the dish, spread them all across the dish so that they’ll form a nice first layer. Crush the chicken cube or cut it into small pieces and sprinkle all over the onions.
Add the meat by putting all the pork chops on top of the onions. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and curry. Sprinkle also 1 teaspoon of the fennel.
Add all the potatoes and place on top of the meat. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and curry. Sprinkle the remaining fennel on the potatoes.
Add water from the sides of the dish so as not to wash away the spices. Add enough water so that the onions and meat are covered with water.
Roast in moderate oven for some 2 and a half hours. For the first hour, cover the dish in tin foil. After that, remove the foil so that the potatoes will eventually become crusty and golden brown.


Its a yummy 1 pot meal!!! Try it x

life_in_termoil

wooohoooo its weekend! Feel like carp today but it was self inflicted from last night so I only have myself to blame.

Need to get act together this weekend as im working Mon, Tue, Wed nest week and KH is taking the kids away for a couple of days on Thursday so whilst they are away I would love to do just nothing! Anyway heres my list (again!) courtesy of flylady thread (thanks pigpen, toots and all at fly central!)

Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
Empty bins etc
Level Two
wipe the sofas
Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
Level three
Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it
Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move

Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Declutter floors and work surfaces!
Wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe all small appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe over large appliances and unit doors.. make sure insides are clean too
Level Three
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Clean out the grotty fridge
S&S the hob & oven
Bathroom
Level One
Declutter the floors
Clean the baths, loos, showers, sinks etc
Level Two
Collect all the laundry and deposit in the basket!
clean the tiles and shine the mirrors!
The Bedroom and the landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty a box of junk from the landing[/STRIKE] not got any!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter the floordrobe[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Laundry in the basket[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Wash the curtains/blinds etc if needed(overcast today so will do these when we have a sunny day!
   
2. [STRIKE]Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed [/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wash the windows if needed [/STRIKE]

Gonna have a brew and take a headache tablet lol and remind myself never to drink again lol. On the plus side I did manage to declutter a bottle of kahlua and a bottle of coke haha.

Ive also got a spag bol to make and the kids suitcases to pack.

Last night ive made myself a new spread sheet of finances day by day so will go through that and see if it works properly (probably be afew glitches because I was p1ssed lol)

Anyway best get cracking ttfn

life_in_termoil

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr why does it always start raining when ive done a couple of loads of washing!!!