Weekly Flylady Thread 9th December 2013

pigpen

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Am on page 4 and just wanted to say


Piggers: Have you tried pineapple juice?


It contains enzymes which will dissolve nasty gunkiness (hence not putting it in jelly or it won't set).
If you're on antibiotics, it's worth trying to eat a live yoghurt each day to boost the natural flora and fauna in your gut.
Right, bet continue reading xx

no.. it is evil stuff.. I rarely take ABs plus its a virus so would be pointless which is why I've not bothered the quack too.


OH is now sulking like a 5 y/o. I did 2 school runs with him loaded the WM and TD and DW. I put dinner in and asked him to watch it while I sorted presents upstairs.. I came down when I heard Pixie crying which she rarely does and he was in the kitchen playing on his effing phone DW loaded but not on and food burning.. I bit his head off said I can't do everything and if he didn't want to watch the food he should have said and I'd have done it myself.. cue him flouncing.


Honestly, you'd think he was a child.. but other than 4 school runs he has done nothing today I even cooked his lunch!!... And I feel grotty!!!

LameWolf

CompBunny wrote: »

We have a surprise doggy visitor this evening whilst OH goes out with a colleague whose dog can't be left alone! Unfortunately that means a visitor entering the house in an hour or so Its acceptable, but I can't manage the hoover and OH very rarely does it..ah well. At least there are no rooms I need to close the door to anymore!

I shouldn't worry.

• the dog-owner will just be pleased that someone's keeping Pooch company, and won't notice the non-vacuumed state.
• Pooch won't care as long as he/she is getting attention
• depending on the breed, you'll need to get OH to vacuum after Pooch goes home anyway (trust me, I speak from experience, and I have the two champion moulters coming on Saturday):D

skint_breeder_5

Monday ~ Grotty Kitchen and Gloomy Dining Room

[STRIKE]Oven has had ONE going over with Mr Mu$cle, but needed another going over - need to wait for young Skints to conk out so I can finish it uninterrupted and re-assemble[/STRIKE]
Extras

• Get those last minute cards and presents posted!! send my customary email to new found family in NZ & Aus soon
  

Tuesday - Luscious Living room, hallway, stairs
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe and water plants
Got an hour...
Wipe the sofas and wash any skanky soft furnishings
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs.
Extras

• Fill a binbag for charity shop
• Finalise your christmas menu and shopping list
• Defluff and deweb these rooms

Wednesday ~ Brilliant Bathroom, Sociable Study and other grotty places!
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins![/STRIKE] done like the OCD woman on Obsess!ve compuls!ve cleaners 2 hours later.....they are so free of limescale and as smooth a dinner plate
Defragment PC and run spyware scans while scrubbing
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Wash windows [/STRIKE]and any chairs/sofas
Clean curtains/blinds etc
[STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Wash bathmats/shower curtain and furry bog hats
Replace any sponges/flannels/toothbrushes etc that need it
throw out any empty bottles.. decant dribbles into fuller bottles
Extras -

[STRIKE]
• Finalise those last minute presents you have to buy..[/STRIKE] going back to Uni gifts/food parcels done - see below
• Wrap all the presents for family/friends
• Finalise shopping orders/lists for your christmas food shop.. remember shops are only closed for one day!!!!

Toots list
Clean up builders mess (plaster and paint splatters) in hallway in 15 minute chunks x14 this mess just keeps coming...til done

[STRIKE]find an empty picture hooks to hang it on [/STRIKE]- manipulate hooks on wall
[STRIKE]re-fit bulbs into cooker hood[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]purchase wooden dowels[/STRIKE] and fix old dressing table stool Dear old Dad bought me years ago
make jam tarts then make "Happiness Jars" for DD1 and DD2
lob old spice rack in bin (melamine is almost orange and no amount of bleach/soaking in DW tablets is shifting it)
WM test overnight tonight on cheap leccy :money:
Utility sink contents returned to rightful place
get help putting wooden blinds and new curtain poles in LR
get indoor clothes line put up in Utility
[STRIKE]get new clock innards for favourite clock to go up on Utility wall[/STRIKE]ordered on Bay of E tonight - coming from Hong Kong in New Year :j
[STRIKE]renew library books again[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]activate H&B rewards for life card[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]reply to insurance claim re Mr I can't drive for a W£rth£rs original[/STRIKE] now ready to post
[STRIKE]pay nursery bill[/STRIKE]
submit primary school request online before 21st January 2014
return b/f pump to HV
[/Toots list]

Thursday ~ Master messroom! and landing
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Strip the bedding and get it washed![/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]30 minutes floordrobe/junk clearing![/STRIKE]
Vacuum and turnthe mattress, vacuum the landing and floor
Remake the bed
Clean the windows
Got an hour...
Wash any curtains/etc that are in need
Wipe down all the furry paintwork
Fill a binbag for charity shop or the bin!
Extras

• HHI
• Update remaining present lists
  [STRIKE]
• Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs[/STRIKE]
  [STRIKE]
• Clean out any pets/wash pet bedding[/STRIKE] no animals here
• Wash some light shades

Went to the R@nge for some new cleaning head for steam mop. Got some pretty jars for DD1 and DD2 for their happiness jars, got some pot pourri oil, they have a selection on herb and spice blends in a 4 way shaker, so got a selection to chuck in with the individual spices some, pick n mix and some K!lner sloe gin bottles. Nipped into Ald! for a cheap bottle of Vodka.

Got home, whizzed Kola Kubes in food processor, washed out sloe gin bottles. poured crushed sweets between the two bottles and decanted vodka on top, gave a good shake and put in cupboard.

Put pot pourri oil over my home dried roses from my Whoopsie bargains from Mr M the other week, put a few extra drops inside the Happiness jars and on the lace ribbon on outside of the jars. Just need to think up the right inspiring personal message to start each of my big Skints off for the New Year.

Time to catch up on Fred, then get the rubbish out, ready for the morning.

skint_breeder_5

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

skinty - that first born son receiving father's name as a middle name happened here - it is tradition in OH's family. But..... O/H has a name commencing with A - which meant that there was a problem:- my initial idea of David Robert Alan was vetoed because our surname begins with B - and he wasn't going to be drab!


I settled on David graham Alan....

yes, it was a mandate here I checked what the initials spelt out and trie rhyming the names to make sure any obvious bullying names were taken out of the equation.

My Grandad was a TWAG, Thomas William Albert G..... and my uncle Bill is a WAG William Albert G......., my Dad nearly ended up as a BAG, Barry Albert G, but they dropped the Albert and couldn't agree on a suitable middle name....he was the only one of 5 children without a middle name and my Mum didn't have a middle name either when all the other children did...I was named after two pop songs my Dad liked, fortunately they were quite obscure so they were not sung at me day in day out.:rotfl:

hex2

I have managed the DW and putting the recycling out. This probably sums up why I have a problem.

Glad Woody is ok Dusty and great news on DS offers.

just_the_two_of_us

Oh, thank you to everyone posting about "wing resting". I feel so much better now.

I set of so well last week and again this week and have now come to a total full stop!!!! Hopefully my wings will be well rested tonight as DH has brought the trees down from the loft and I need to find a temporary but much smaller home for the remains of the paper frog! That is just while we get the trees and decs up. Then I will have loads of time to finish kitchen deep clean, blitz the bathroom and go round everywhere else to ensure it is sparkling ready for DS coming home Xmas Eve!!!!

Kaz2904

Now obviously, it's late now so I can't go and do hovering or anything noisy but I'm going to go and crack on with anything on here that I can do quietly.
The hoover was reassembled earlier today after having been soaked overnight and well poked with a skewer. 2 of the cyclones were totally blocked and the filth which came out was unbelievable :eek:.
DD has now started the band at Sea Cadets and is playing the tenor drum so has to learn how to whirl the drum sticks around .
House is a bit of a disaster but am sincerely hoping it won't take ever so long to reassemble it.


Funny you all talking about names.
DD is C.A.R I didn't want her to be A or P as her middle name but when 3 separate groups of people brought up in conversation within 10 minutes that they thought her middle name should be Ann, I thought it must obviously fit! DS is C.E.R. Middle name Edward after my Granddad who died about 2 weeks before I realised I was pregnant. My nephew has the same middle name and my half sister was wondering aloud about giving her 2nd son the same middle name to make it a family tradition (I felt bad pointing out to her that it may deeply offend our Dad as it was his ex-wife's family and that she already had a son who didn't have the middle name).
Right, get up!

bossymoo

I am still no nearer to wrapping anything
I did, however, finish the sifting of the toy boxes. And as luck would have it, a CS bag popped through my door this week. For tomorrow. So I have one bin liner of goodies exiting in the morning :T

I have cleaned up after dinner, swept downstairs, kiddies bath and bed. Aww, out came the children's bible as they wanted to hear the nativity story

DS said he was going to be "lord" Jesus lol, so I carried him to his manger :rotfl: he shouted me 10min later "mum I've got a bogey" :rotfl: d'ya think Mary had to put up with this kind of nonsense heheh.

I pledge to wrap one stocking worth of gifts tomorrow... Or maybe the poundshop Santa stuff

kazwookie

Thanks folks, I knew oj was not the correct answer...........but AGSon more worried about lego now, and why he has to go to school while I am going to the beach!!

bossymoo

Ugh DD has been awake 40min. This is what happens when I let her nap

Plan today is DS to school, quick visit to Mr S then back to tackle laundry and wrapping...

Yawn