Weekly Flylady Thread 20th May 2013

Goodintentions

Good afternoon

I am in this week. Thanks for the lists Dusty.

Pigpen - I am glad your ceiling is fixed at last & you survived your weekend. Please promise that you won't be climbing up yourself to clean the tops of cupboards

We have been busy this weekend. Helped DD2 with her photography by taking her & our niece & nephew to the park (with DS, DH & dog) as she needed some natural shots of children. She needs to hand it all in today (well, should have been Friday ) so she is stressing a bit.
Yesterday we tackled the garden (grass cut, few things planted & weeded). DH cut the dogs hair :eek: then gave him a bath (with the help of DS) This is quite a task as the dog hates the groomer (& it is mutual!) but he was muzzled He was quite calm surprisingly - and it saved us £25 :j
I scrubbed the oven. It hadn't been done since before Christmas & was :eek: I hate doing this as all the products say not for 'self-cleaning' ovens :mad: I used my steam cleaner

DH & I have been at my mum's this morning. I took her to the garden centre/farm shop & dropped in on my 103 yo godmother as well DH sat with my SD. He is out of hospital now (has been for 3 1/2 weeks) but he is bed-ridden and (dare I say it) very needy. I am worried about the effect it s having on my mum, so we are visiting as much as possible. I should have gone to town to get some bits for DD2 as its her 18th on Friday!! :eek: I really need to get organised.

I have a quiet week work wise, so i should be able to catch up a bit. I will post my list to keep me motivated:

Monday - kitchen
Only got 15 minutes
sweep and mop the floor
[STRIKE]Put away 5 things[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare
[STRIKE]Wipe over your hob[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean your sink[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe your work tops[/STRIKE]
Got an hour
Wipe the window ledge
Clean the windows
Do the 15 and 30 minute jobs too
Extras
HHI
S&S the bathrooms
Declutter your most cluttered drawer
[STRIKE]Sorttravel Insurance that will cover
pre-exisiting medical condition[/STRIKE]
Cleanfridge


FROG LIST:
1. Do 2 hours on LJs
2. Update 2012/13 accounts
3. Update Brushstrokes accounts
4. Get planning up to date
5. Complete court form for fee rebate
6. Pot on tomato plants
7. Clear hotspot in LR (telephone table) & deal with it!
8. Update 2013/14 accounts – KIV ICO d/d
9. Work out vacancies IRO phone calls received
10. KIV returning phone calls & chasing
11. Invites for B’s birthday
12. Create food plan for B’s birthday & start getting bits
13. Book contact lens check at opticians
14. Look into renewing Green Flag (online with cashback)
15. Sort summer storage for A
16. Post ebay parcels
17. [STRIKE]Pay garage for MOT[/STRIKE]

mrs-moneypenny

windowsill and window clean, plants watered, cookbooks dusted and everything put back.
need to nip shops top up DH phone pop round a neighbours and pay for church mag then sew DS scouts badge on before tonights hike. hoping to have all these done by 4pm.

editted
slightly after 4 but those 3 jobs done. going to prep leek and potato soup for our tea and get something sorted for the boys as they've got early tea due to scouts hike and other stuff. then hoping to do a HHC of ironing.

Honey_Bear

Someone who will remain nameless spilt a glass of red wine right in the middle of the sitting room carpet last night. I thought I'd got it all out but this morning it was still there. Today has been spent carpet washing. Again.

Jazee

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Someone who will remain nameless spilt a glass of red wine right in the middle of the sitting room carpet last night. I thought I'd got it all out but this morning it was still there. Today has been spent carpet washing. Again.

I know the feeling. My cream rug wasn't killed by the 3 dogs but by DH's red wine.

Anyway, today I managed to sort a kitchen drawer, clean the kitchen windowsill and cleaned the hob.

I had planned to do some gardening tonight but I'm too tired really so will do that in the morning before the paid stuff.

ajmoney

The apple crumble was lovely although I will use less sugar next time but it wasn't too bad. We even have some left over for tomorrow. I have a feeling we will have some bread to use up soon so I am going to try a bread pudding like my mum used to make when I was a kid. Food waste is one of our biggest money wastes in the house so the more I can reuse the better. It helps that DH liked his dinner and the only thing I didn't make from scratch was the ice cream...one day I will try.

Goodintentions

ajmoney wrote: »

The apple crumble was lovely although I will use less sugar next time but it wasn't too bad. We even have some left over for tomorrow. I have a feeling we will have some bread to use up soon so I am going to try a bread pudding like my mum used to make when I was a kid. Food waste is one of our biggest money wastes in the house so the more I can reuse the better. It helps that DH liked his dinner and the only thing I didn't make from scratch was the ice cream...one day I will try.

I always use eating apples for apple crumble (I always have them, & never buy cooking apples). I don't add any sugar as they don't need them

this afternoon I have washed up, wiped the work sufaces, wiped the hob, wiped the oven, put away 5 things in the kitchen, cleaned the sink, put on the DW & cooked dinner. Not too bad for me

Narc0lepsy

Dustykitten wrote: »

Narco - didn't know you were an AGA buddy

Technically ours is a Stanley, which is aga-like but made in Ireland! Nobody has ever heard of them, so I just call it an aga.

Regarding VH garden centre sale, if I go at all it will be tomorrow lunch time-ish after the gym, as I don't work on Tuesdays. They keep having sales for members, so no problem - there will be another one next month.

Narc0lepsy

helen_jelly wrote: »

PS I've lost a stone in weight in the last month so big high 5 to me :]]]]

Well done. :j :T

ajmoney

Goodintentions wrote: »

I always use eating apples for apple crumble (I always have them, & never buy cooking apples). I don't add any sugar as they don't need them

I take it you just put the sugar in the topping then. I put some in with the apples when I broke them down in a pan but maybe I don't need to do that either?!? I really wish I had more of a background in the kitchen as I feel quite thick.

toochoosey

Busy day here with visitors and trying to get things done.........lets see how things are looking..........

Daily routines
washing, T W T F
swish and swipe kitcheM T W T F
bathroom, M T W T F
ironing, M T W T F
making beds, T W T F
vacuuming high traffic areas, T W T F
making meals T W T F

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, M T W T
making lunches, M T W T
swish & swipes of the kitchen M T W T
tidying the living room M T W T


Ok here goes this week!

Monday - kitchen
Only got 15 minutes
mop the floor
Put away 5 things
30 minutes to spare
Wipe over your hob
Clean your sink
Got an hour
Wipe the window ledge
Clean the windows
Do the 15 and 30 minute jobs too
Extras
HHI
S&S the bathrooms
Declutter your most cluttered drawer

Oh dear not looking too good!!!
I'll try and get a few more bits done this evening

Hope all are well and hugs and spoons to all in need xx