Ecoelle's MFW Diary

ecoelle

Monday - Little bit of everything to start the weekl
Level One
HH tidying up/putting away downstairs (bungalow brigade living spaces)
Level Two
S&S toilets and sinks
Hoover and mop the floors
Level Three
Collect laundry and put WM on
HHPaperwork/emails
Do a job you planned to complete by the end of the month
Extras
HHI
Meal plan for the week
Empty all the bins

Tueday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe the surfaces
Level Two
Give the sink a good clean, descale drainer and taps, sloosh out your plug hole
Dust any furniture
Level Three
Sort the baking cupboard - do you need anything for festive baking?
Wipe over the hob
Clean a window
Extras
Time to put away the flip flops and birkis
Make playdates, appointments for next week

Wednesday - Living Room and Study/Conservatory
Level One
Me time - whatever you fancy for at least HH
Level Two
Tidy the coffe table/desk/bookshelves - declutter as you go
Dust any furniture
Level Three
Dust the electricals
Wipe over the keyboards and phones
Catch up with your filing/bill paying/deleting emails
Extras
Can you remember where you have stashed the bargain Christmas Cards and wrapping - check how much you have before you even think about buying anymore!
Polish something, brass, silver, furniture
Catch up with some mending

Thursday - Bathrooms, Hall, Stairs Landings and Cloakrooms
Level One
Clean toilets
Level Two
Put away anthing that is loitering in these areas
Clean baths, showers, sinks
Level Three
Hoover and mop the floors
Clean towels, bathmats, flannels etc
Wipe the window sills
Extras
Test your smoke alarms
Check draught excluder around the doors/make a sausage draught excluder

Friday - Bedrooms 1 or more
Level one
Hoover all of upstairs
Level two
Quick sort of a drawer or wardrobe - what has seen it's last summer
Wipe a window sill or two
Level three
Dust behind the radiator
Change a bed
Wipe the skirting board
Extras
Sort a handbag or purse
Moisturise your feet then sit with them up for 15 minutes

Weronika

This chana sound great, and so cheap:money:
I'll definitely try that!

nattypants

I agree! The recipe is right up my street - thank you for taking the time to post this ecoelle:T

NP:D

ecoelle

Chick Pea and Chilli Cakes with minted dip
Makes 4 big portions

Dip = 32p per portion
150g fat free yoghurt 50p
4-5 tbsp of finely chopped mint 75p if you buy a fresh plant (free if you grow it yourself:))
1 pinch cumin 1p
1 pinch cinnamon 1p
salt and peppper 1p

Mix well in a bowl and chill until serving

Chick pea cakes = 57p per portion
2 x 400g cans of chick peas 50p
1tsp cumin 3p
2 slices of bread made into bread crumbs (i just use the nobbies off the loaf) 10p
3 beaton eggs 45p
8 tbsp of freshly chopped coriander 75p
1 red chilli chopped (can use chilli powder if you have it) 10p
4 spring onions chopped finely 35p

Basically...mash the chick peas in a large bowl. Add everything else and mix well. Then form into small or large burgers and fry gently in a frying pan to cook, flip halfway through cooking.

BookWorm

ecoelle wrote: »

Ended up closing the case against the other buyer as still no money, plus they said paypal was playing up and so could they have my account number and sort code and they'd pay into my bank...was i wrong to say no? Anyway, i've blocked them and relisted:) so we#ll see.

No - definitely the right thing to do hun! :T

Mmmm your recipes are making my mouth water and I've already had tea tonight! lol

BW

ecoelle

Well 4 watchers now and one bid so it'll def sell, just not sure i'll get as much as i did last time:(

Got my new phone through, happy with it i think, it'll take me time to figure out a touchscreen though.

ecoelle

Right MSE head on.

Got to find a way to make some money. The people who i emailed about the paper job haven't emailed back, and i'm too late to apply for the job at the council for temp vote counting staff. What else can i do. I'm thinking something from home, envelope stuffing, or leaflet drops? Anyone know if envelope stuffing is still a job? I did it years ago for a university, sending out their prospectus and gumph, but not sure if it's still a viable job in the electronic age?

What else can i do?

gallygirl

ecoelle wrote: »

Right MSE head on.

Got to find a way to make some money. The people who i emailed about the paper job haven't emailed back, and i'm too late to apply for the job at the council for temp vote counting staff. What else can i do. I'm thinking something from home, envelope stuffing, or leaflet drops? Anyone know if envelope stuffing is still a job? I did it years ago for a university, sending out their prospectus and gumph, but not sure if it's still a viable job in the electronic age?

What else can i do?

Answering dodgy phone calls .

ecoelle

Yeah...not quite that bad yet

Just want something i can do once a week/month that doesn't take too long and that i can do either with little one, or, when little one is in bed.

ecoelle

Right, WM is on with a towel load, and i have a list of jobs to get done, so i will see you all in 30 mins...setting the timer now:)