Weekly Flylady Thread for 11/06/07

grannynise

Thanks Michelle for the extra/optional challenges today. I've been meaning to empty and clean a shelf in the kitchen for WEEKS so you've given me the added oomph to do it.

Boston_uk, a curiosity? At our age what so you expect??:rotfl:

Can someone point me in the direction of a slow cooker recipe for bolognaise? Some one mentioned it on the thread today (sorry can't remember who it was ... little grey cells dying fast) and I'm intrigued.

Off to shelves and surfaces :wave:

Solwaykid

It didn't stay sunny for long so I made a start in the kitchen. I might extend it to the pantry as I've no dining room. I can manage ten more minutes while my tea is cooking I suppose.

I'm normally just making a start at this time of the evening, I could really cope with this working 'til 3 lark!

Manic Monday - Kitchen
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]and wiped it inside too.
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean oven if you didn’t [/STRIKE]do it last week Half a strike as I only did the grill and hob..
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:
Defrost freezer
[STRIKE]Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc)[/STRIKE]
Pull other appliances out and clean underneath them
Take things off a shelf (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelf and anything else that needs it

Have a good evening if I don't come back today.

Dustykitten

Evening, I need to see if I am nearly done.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Clean floors
[STRIKE]
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required windows left
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
[/STRIKE]Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week done the top oven left to do
Extra Mission:
[STRIKE]
Cut the grass out the front - I know it is not in the kitchen but the kitchen door leads into the front garden.
check supplies for making sugar mixture to wax legs with - very OS
[/STRIKE]

Very good if I do say so myslef. quick hoover and mop of the floor whilst the sugar concoction cooks and then off to a PTA meeting. OH can do bedtimes as he was in Stockholm all weekend running the marathon - my life is a marathon so I don't need to run one:rotfl:
Might pop in later to do my list - off to the lottie in the morning if it does not rain x

ShirleyPark_2

Evening all. Back from work with a minor stop off for puppy cuddles. The guy I car share with got a new puppy at the weekend, and she's sooooo cute. This morning she was a little shy and sleepy but this evening she kept coming up to me for attention. I don't think I'll get away with puppy-napping her though.

Right, I still have lots to do, just really popped on here to check what was left. Back later to catch up with what you've all been up to today.

Kitchen and Dining Room
[STRIKE]Clean floors
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week[/STRIKE]
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:
* Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it

Plus
Reply to outstanding freecycle replies.
File the last few papers away
[STRIKE]Tile above the sink - grouted[/STRIKE]
Sort out bath panel - needs painting
Seal bath and sink
Look for suitable towel rail and toilet roll holder
[STRIKE]Clean bathroom cabinet and put back up[/STRIKE]
Clean tile grouting
Get new fan and fit - screwfix
Get any boxes out of the loft that still have things in - can get into the loft now
Clear the lounge table storage bit
Remove the things that can be removed from the lounge - in progress
Clear the dining room
Do last bit of raised flowerbed
Sort out photos - nearly there, but then I took some more tonight (oohps)
[STRIKE]Move money to current account for the plasterer[/STRIKE]
Package up niece's birthday present
Post niece's birthday present off - tuesday
Finish reading book and take back to the library or get it renewed

cha97michelle

1st post updated


Quick update from me while dinner is cooking.
Monday 11/6:
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/strike]
Level Two
Clean floors
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
[strike]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/strike]
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
[STRIKE]Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week[/STRIKE]
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:

• Defrost freezer not needed at moment
• Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc) part done
• Pull other appliances out and clean underneath them
• [STRIKE]Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it[/STRIKE]

[strike]Deal with post[/strike]
[STRIKE]Make baby bottles[/STRIKE]
Attempt to collect the cat urine sample
Wrap auntie’s birthday pressie
Wrap friends baby pressie
Iron 10 items
Mend PJs and trousers
[STRIKE]Tow bar swapped for right one[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tow bar fitted on DH’s car?[/STRIKE]
Mark 32 papers 29 done
Make a dentist appointment
Do my borderline checks?
Put all filing away upstairs
[strike]Empty airers and put away[/strike]
[strike]Wash one load of charlie’s next size clothes[/strike]
[strike]Hang out to dry[/strike]
[STRIKE]Make lentil and butternut squash soup for dinner[/STRIKE]
will also clean my kitchen sink and draining board
[STRIKE]clean microwave[/STRIKE]
extras:
one load of my washing
brought hoover downstairs again
brought next load of exam papers down

Penelope_Penguin

Solwaykid wrote: »

Penelope-Penguin, can you really make hobnobs and do they taste like 'the real thing' so to speak??

This is the thread - Homemade hobnobs. I used twink's recips (post 4) using butter. They're delicious, and really easy, but not sure how *authentic* they are

Boston - keeping hens is great fun! I'll keep you posted.

I got lots of time to *Flylady* the garden. Lots of weeding and watering. We're repalcing a dead hedge with some new willow fencing, so I've been clearing the hedge debris, and turning it into firewood for the winter. It's all neatly stacked in the garage to dry out. I've found 2 old sacks of gravel, so they've been moved into the front garden, which has a gravel mulch. I've dug over my compost heap, and transferred the good compost onto my plants.

Made salmon fishcakes for tea, with HG new potatoes and HG salad. Need to go and clear the kitchen, then a long bath before tackling the ironing. Will see what films I have to watch with it.

Off to w*** for the next couple of days, so will catch up with you when I can

Penny. x

Penny. x

tracyg

Evening. Had a terrible time with DS since he got up about 3.30, have just got him settled after screaming none stop for about half an hour despite me trying everything. DH is out and it got were I just wasn't coping very well. Have forced myself to finish my jobs before I sat and ate as thought once my bum gets on that couch, it ain't moving. To top it off DH has just texted me saying wish I was at home, its cr*p, yadda, yadda - so hes p***ed off going out for nothing as hes having a pants time:mad: Know everyone has to do this but 13 hours so being non stop and having to do everything will no help just gets to me sometimes.

Poohbear, Nicki, Solwaykid thank you for the hugs, it really was a 'blessing' as he was so poorly and couldn't speak and was just basically waiting to pass over, poor luv. Only thing is we went to his mothers funeral about 6 weeks ago so the family have lost two members in such a sort space of time, its heartbreaking for them

Tomorrows list and bits from today I missed

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
Clean floors

Extra Mission: Choose one or more of:
Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it - has to be this, will do food cupboard as its desperate for a good sort

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
Dusting and cobweb removal (if you want to dust round things that is fine)
Level 2
Vacuum floor and sofas
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean window
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags[/STRIKE]
Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)
Extra Mission:
As yesterday, pick one or more of the following tasks –
Take a duster and wipe around the tops of your door frames – as many as you can manage in 5 minutes (it’s shocking how dusty it gets.) - do this everytime I dust:o
Wipe the leaves of your plants - will do this have a lovely, huge plant that someone brought us when DS was born and its got tons of leaves so will give it a bit of tlc

PLUS Dallies
Ironing
Shopping for fathers day

I'm off before I start crying because I'm so tried and ticked off but might hang around as I've got nothing else to do unless DS starts again:o

pigpen

grannynise wrote: »

Can someone point me in the direction of a slow cooker recipe for bolognaise? Some one mentioned it on the thread today (sorry can't remember who it was ... little grey cells dying fast) and I'm intrigued.

I use 2lb of mince (there are 10 of us)
2 onions.. usually 1 red and one white.. makes it look pretty!
1 tin of tomatoes
1/2 tube tomato puree
4 cloves garlic.. love it!
1lb mushrooms (because I love them)

Sling all of above in SC 4-5 hours is usually enough for this lot.

About an hour before it finishes I add 2 packets of spag bol mix.. because I can't be bothered faffing with individual spices (though normally I find I have run out and sling in a bit of everything until it tastes right .. parsley, thyme, basil etc)

Grate in 2 carrots, 1 huge potato or 3 small ones, sometimes dice aubergine or courgette in.. it goes slimy if added too soon.. bit of anything I caan get away with the children not noticing! all diced really tiny so it can't be picked out!

It does really look like spag bol when it is slopped on plates.. (and covered in cheese lol) even if it does sound like stew!!! lol

this_is_it

What a day not got very much done but oh on nights so might do what should i have done in the kitchen later when kids in bed.
The car wasnt as bad as we thought and didnt need anything replacing so didnt cost to much but and this is a big but hubby saw a car he liked and decided to part exchange ours lets just say we are now totally skint but we do have a bigger car. Some friends who are going through a tough time came to visit just as i'd tipped the house upside down searching for something:eek: they didnt seem to mind having to step over piles of stuff to much .

pigpen

Dailies

WM
DW
BM
fold of dry laundry
Put away said clean laundry
strip duvet cover and pillow cases and wash them.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean floors
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table[/STRIKE] gets done twice a day anyway
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
[STRIKE]Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky [/STRIKE]Put both WM's on empty to rinse through the machines
[STRIKE]Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week [/STRIKE].. wiped hob.. does that count?
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:
[STRIKE]Defrost freezer[/STRIKE] frost free freezers are the BEST! lol
[STRIKE]Wipe the outside of all your small appliances[/STRIKE]I always do this during a S&S of the kitchen.. bit naff having twinkly work top and manky appliances
Pull other appliances out and clean underneath them.. no chance!! that would scratch my slate floor lol
Take things off a shelf (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelf and anything else that needs it

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
Dusting and cobweb removal
Level 2
Vacuum floor and sofas
Remove clutter [STRIKE]making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE] I never have anything on the stairs.. pet hate!
Clean window
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE].. don't have any of these
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
[STRIKE]Clean any other glass like mirrors etc [/STRIKE] none of these either
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Vacuum under furniture
Extra Mission:
pick one or more of the following tasks –
Take a duster and wipe around the tops of your door frames – as many as you can manage in 5 minutes (it’s shocking how dusty it gets.)
Wipe the leaves of your plant.. only have one.. Howea

I am at college Tuesday mornings too so I need to get soime of this done tonight I think hubby and I will have a swift 30 minutes sorting the front room as it is a bear pit... I should be motivated enough to do the rest of the room tomorrow then.