Weekly Flylady Thread 19th December 2011

jackywhizz

Morning everyone. Working 9 - 12.35 or poss 12.40 definitely no later. BIL coming round later to exchange pressies so have bought a huge haggis which will stretch to lots extra if necessary. Will have to cook something else for DS2 tho. Hope DH thinks to tidy round while I'm at work(still snoring lol)

Wednesday - Upstairs or Downstairs if it's a bungalow or a topsy-turvy house!

ALL done!!

Thursday - Nearly there!

Check when payments need to be made - set them up in advance if possible.
Flick through the TV guide and highlight anything you want to watch.


Friday - Are we ready yet?

S & S bathroom and loos
HHC decluttering downstairs
Hoover downstairs
Get rid of the washing up before bed
HH Wrap
HHI
HH me time

Christmas Eve
[STRIKE]Prepare veg - store in cold water overnight[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Mix yorkie batter for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Prepare any other bits - stuffing, etc[/STRIKE]
Presents!! - I don't want anyone wrapping at midnight!
[STRIKE]Fill those stockings[/STRIKE]
Do washing up before bed
Charge camera
Get binbags ready!
Put your feet up with a drink or two!Will definitely manage this one:rotfl:



Christmas Challenges

Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped!


The Leaning Tower of Ironing
Monday started at 31 items - 12 ironed + 3 added = 22 items
Tuesday 2 added - 13 ironed = 11 items
Wednesday 2 items added 0 ironed = 13 Items
Thursday 1 item added - 14 ironed = zilch zero nadda:T

The Mournful Mound of Mending
Thursday 18 items - 1 = 17[/QUOTE]

embb

Morning lovelies! :wave:

Toots Lovely to see you posting Happy Christmas my lovely xx

Will be down town and in M&S for 9am armed with a small list. Gonna check out Birthdays and Clintons too to see if they've got their cards half price yet :money: House is fine and feels really christmassy, still need to carry on with the washing though.

I'm all done and totally chilled, the last few weeks have been manic but worth the push to be done today :cool:

Laters x

ETA: Just checked M&S opening times and it's 8am today :eek: there'll be nowt left by 9 so better get my skates on and go now. I've only had 1 brew and I need at least 2 to be completely compus mentus.

MrsChaos

Morning all

Merry Christmas to all flyladies, their families and friends. x
:xmassign:

Plan for today (in no particular order):
DH going out for bread cakes and a plant for MIL
DH and DS2 baking? (I've ordered brandy snaps, jam tarts, shortbread)
HHC kitchen tidy and S&S
QHC straighten LR
write and take last cards (street/local)
2HC wrap
1HC bathroom
change bedding (DS2, us) - DS2 to strip own bed
2HC (min) DR
QHC DS2's room
wash, dry and put away towels
wash, dry and put away bedding
bake (choosing from twinks, florentines, mince pies with frangipane topping)
ham in SC
WM x1 for DS1
stash laundry away
dry laundry in WM and put away

If I get started at 8am, that gives me 10 hours until my personal deadline. We'll see...
TBH, if I'm not wrapping past midnight it will be a massive improvement on previous years.

Going to make breakfast for DS2 and have my own during the kitchen HHC. Ready, steady....:j

hex2

Mrs C I have been in touch with LL

Onwards and upwards. Going to make breakfast and then crack on with the aim of finishing by midday so I can have an hour sat down before I pick my sister up. DH has promised to clear his tools from the kitchen shortly but I bet he tries to put the last sneaky skim coat of plaster on first.

I have a fresh turkey butterfly breast roast (5kg I think) and I am trying to decide if I should brine it a la Nigella. Has anyone brined their turkey before?

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Morning,

Plans for today

Hoover through
Wash kitchen floor
Take DH's work stuff to post office, once ready!
Retrieve necessary bits from the freezer
Put last few decs up
Crib Service this afternoon
Chill and enjoy being with those I love - far the best present

Moam

juliejim

I'm just going to make a start in the kitchen!

embb

Back from M&S and it seems I wasn't the only one who realised it was open at 8 :rotfl: the drive down the coast as it was trying to get light was lovely, I love my town.

Got everything I wanted and the shelves were bursting, how very lucky we are in this country. People standing in a food order queue? other than mebbes a Turkey what do they order? and how very trusting they are, don't think I'd be allowing a company to either A: get it to the shop and B: have it all complete I'm a cynical so and so, alas "Happy Christmas" was resounding throughout the store by staff and customers, and a delightful young gentleman served me.

Hex I wouldn't know how to brine a Turkey, I can bung one in the oven but that's about it :rotfl:

Coffee being consumed and crumpets gone, yum x

hex2

embb, it sounds easy enough - water, salt, spices, oranges, honey and then leave it to soak over night in a bucket but in my head water in turkey is a bad thing so not convinced.

I wish I lived anywhere near the coast - deeply envious.

Breakfast cooked and eaten, portable north pole sorted and now I have to start on the clothes mountain before I have a shower.

I left the spare bedroom door open and two cats are already curled up on the bed fast asleep.

Dustykitten

Ding Dong Dusty calling

and a Happy Christmas Eve to each and every one of you.

Now those of you on the challenge list for a 12:30 finish get a wiggle on. I need to find my list and organise the troops, although 2 of them are still asleep.

Oh and Woody has had another fight and is limping again so that is it he will be staying in every night.

Dustykitten

Bits and bobs - to carry over
DW/MW filters
Sort out your bag
Delete unwanted numbers from your mobile or house phone.

Family Room of doom
[STRIKE]Wipe all dusty areas with a damp cloth[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Deal with outstanding post, bills, emails[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe computer keyboard and mouse, clean the screen
If you have been putting all your hotspots into a box/pile now is the time to deal with them[/STRIKE]


[STRIKE]Deliver cards [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wrap family presents[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Make table decoration[/STRIKE]
Pack away lights boxes
[STRIKE]Clean new windows[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Hoover downstairs[/STRIKE]
S&S bathroom and shower room
[STRIKE]Clean kitchen sink[/STRIKE]
Charge batteries and make space on camera/video for tomorrow

Christmas Eve
Be finished by 12:30
[STRIKE]See Arthur Christmas at 1:30 delegated to DH
[/STRIKE]
Food
[STRIKE]DS1 to make yule log[/STRIKE]
DS2 to make cheese cake
[STRIKE]Sainsbury bargin turkey trip?[/STRIKE]
Wrap sausages in bacon
Work out timing for dinner
[STRIKE]Locate stuffing and cranberry sauce[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Buy cream and bread outsourced to mother[/STRIKE]