Weekly Flylady Thread 15th December 2014

just_the_two_of_us

Morning everyone - spoons aplenty here - just help yourselves!


SW this morning and posting 2 cards sort of en route! Then two more to do this afternoon - in the opposite direction and four more tomorrow!. My idea was to get in some long walks - which is fine when the sun is shining!!!


This afternoon I am making up a hamper for DH who has moaned constantly about "having some treats for Xmas"!! and doing some more of my frog = the paperwork one that is still hanging around!!!
Then hope to catch up on three days' lists on Wednesday.


Have a good day everyone. x

ionafan

:xmassmile Morning all!

I managed some of my list yesterday, including some food shopping, but a long time spent with my friend, trying to encourage her to drink, took out a big chunk - and she's right off her food again. I shall be going round with soup again today, even though she says she doesn't want me to bring her anything.

The Old Wives' carol singing (to a housebound lady in her 90s) and Christmas supper went well apart from the inevitable talk about those who are ill and those we've lost over the years.

So today's list looks like this:
[STRIKE]- send 2 emails (3 already sent)
- check finances
- burn CD-RW
- shower
- dailies[/STRIKE]
- SW
- make soup for lunch
- take soup to my friend
- deliver the last few local cards
- sewing, if there's still enough light to see what I'm doing (if not, it will just have to wait until tomorrow)
- finish decorating the tree, now that I've got some more hangers for the baubles
- start wrapping presents

I should be able to complete most of that!

(((Hugs))) to anyone who needs them, GWS vibes to all poorlies and energy vibes to everyone. Wooden spoons in the jar - please help yourselves. Hope you all have a good day x

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
usual frantic rush round this morning DS1 couldnt find his jacket with his pass code in we had a HHsearch he left for work muttering
i carried on and found it in the obvious place DH had taken it up and thrown it in our room with some ironing hes taken up. so Ds2 is dropping it off after i made a quick phone call to let hum know. have got 40mins to call my own today as im going to the school christmas treat a panto, then work then sew new badges on explorers shirt, feed lads, sort stuff for govs meeting sort stuff out for last martial arts club (bottle for caretaker and other instructors and a selection box for student) then my meeting Dh at club and DS2 at explorers not sure how much flying ill cram in today, ive already had to mop the hall floor as i miscounted the stairs and slipped at the bottom smashing a mug of tea over the floor:mad:

i hope everyone else had a better start to the day than i did
hugs sticks spoons positive vibes and good wishes to all along with healing and get well soon vibes for who ever needs them

Monday Downstairs (minus the kitchen) including Rooms of Doom
Last minute check on presents - have you got everything?
Dust all dusty areas
HHI - especially for those on the challenge
Extras
Make space for new toys either by storing the old ones away for a while or collecting for charity/ebay/carboot in the New Year
Any decorations you do not want take to the charity shop asap to give them chance to sell.
Finish writing cards or give up on the idea of sending any

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
15 minutes .....
Clear and sweep/mop/hoover the floors
Clear work surfaces and table
30 minutes to spare....
Wipe the work surfaces
Clear and clean window sills
15 minutes wiping anything that is grubby
Got an hour....
Wipe out the fridge, use up anything you need to
Put away anything on the worktops you don't need for the week to give space for cooking/serving
HHMe time before we run out of time
Extras:
Meal plan (noting the above) right up to the 27th if you can
[STRIKE]Fill up your salt and pepper pots, have you got things like mustard, mayo, cranberry sauce etc? Do you have foil etc?[/STRIKE]
Is all you table linen ready for the big day, extra cutlery and plates clean and to hand, don't forget a pile of tea towels for your helpers!


my list
[STRIKE]post last parcels[/STRIKE] found another that needs doing:eek:(best friends gift is still here!!
hand deliver ALL local cards - most done
panto with primary school
full govs meeting
take some stuff down to food bank
[STRIKE]clear all crafting stuff away tidy till after christmas[/STRIKE]
ring Dad
sort cake out for DS1s birthday (20 on sunday:eek:)
explorers christmas party - journey share
Dh at works day out - extra pack up
take cards into work
finish wrapping presies
church carol service

rebeccaharris31

rebeccaharris31 wrote: »

I'm in for most of this week, please (Tuesday and Thursday AMs being the exception)

And also (probably) the afternoons, as well.

Forgot to say yesterday: GWS vibes for those in need, welcome home to Deco's cat; spoons and sticks available - please help yourselves

Yesterdays TaDas :j

Majority of ironing done - but there will be more later in the week as yesterday was washday

Bedroom floor decluttered and Henry will be taken for a walk as soon as is possible

ALL the washing got done - that means bed clothes,, towels and "normal" clothes - usually try and spread it out over the week, but GUAG was good so got on with it!

Started writing cards

Todays To Dos (If time permits)

More floor decluttering in other rooms
Post cards & presents
Put decs up
Gather up f-lakeables and put ready for NY

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
15 minutes .....
Clear and sweep/mop/hoover the floors
Clear work surfaces and table n/a re: table
30 minutes to spare....
Wipe the work surfaces
Clear and clean window sills
15 minutes wiping anything that is grubby
Got an hour....
Wipe out the fridge, use up anything you need to
Put away anything on the worktops you don't need for the week to give space for cooking/serving
HHMe time before we run out of time
Extras:

Meal plan (noting the above) right up to the 27th if you can

Fill up your salt and pepper pots, have you got things like mustard, mayo, cranberry sauce etc? Do you have foil etc? N/A as already got/done!

Is all you table linen ready for the big day, extra cutlery and plates clean and to hand, don't forget a pile of tea towels for your helpers!
Am out for the 25th so N/A, but thought I might have a special NYD meal so need to work that out.

Right, it's getting nice and light so will sign off and hopefully post later on today.

Rebecca

ionafan

[STRIKE]- send 2 emails (3 already sent)
- check finances [/STRIKE]
- burn CD-RW - the first disc wouldn't format so I am currently trying again with a new one :mad:
[STRIKE]- shower
- dailies
- SW[/STRIKE] - put back all the weight I had lost last week :mad:
- make soup for lunch
- take some soup to my poorly friend
- deliver the last few local cards
- :coffee: with another friend this afternoon; the sewing is therefore postponed until tomorrow
- finish decorating the tree, now that I've got some more hangers for the baubles
- start wrapping presents

DH is in a grump so I am glad to get out from under his feet this afternoon and accept my other friend's invitation to a :coffee:
The sun is shining and it's not nearly as cold today as it has been, so DH says he might do some more work on the garden railway

Coffee slurped, will cook soup next, then do tree decorations while it is simmering.... Will catch up with you all again later.

pigpen

big rant.. please skip if you wish, I just needed to offload.

For the love of chickens.. I swear every moron and his pet cabbage is on overdrive today!!!

Podiatry with the girls.. get your shoes on .. I can't they're at dads.. !!!!!! did you wear for school yesterday? ... sandshoes!! ... SANDSHOES!!! SAND-EFFING-SHOES!!!!!!


Seriously that man is !!!!!! as well as mentally ill!! Sandshoes!! She has a pair of £90 boots with a raise on and orthotic inserts and he sends her to school in December in sandshoes!!!


Irate does not cover it!!!!


Tiddles had 'left' her insoles in her old boots she retrieved FROM THE BIN!!!!!!! also at his house... I swear they both are insane sometimes!

I have thrown a MAJOR wobbly.. I rang KH to see if there was anyone in so we could collect them and no one was so Tiddles has new insoles and Moomin has new insoles in her non-school boots and is spending the day in isolation because they aren't allowed in class not in uniform.

The school rang KH to ask where Moomin was despite the fact they were informed on Friday she had this appointment and photocopied the appointment letter for the register!!! So he sent a text to his tramp which I received calling me a silly cow.. so I responded with a polite message.. it actually was.. informing him the school were informed and I had tried to call them this morning but their answerphone was full so I couldn't.. and not to call others names it is unbecoming (:p) ... apparently I call him worse so I replied with actually I call you Mr Perfect or 'perfect parent'.

ooh and you will love this.. when I rang to see if there was someone in he said.. I didn't know they had insoles!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously!!?? What kind of parents has not observed that their child has worn them for 8 YEARS!!!! and the other child for 6 years..


Then without any information to patients the podiatry carpark is a building site.. literally.. so we were 20 minutes late for the appointment! NOT impressed.. what is the difficulty in putting a little slip in the letter saying 'building work is going on in the small car park please use our other one located 'here' and a map or directions? Why is that so difficult?


THEN... We went to drop Moomin at school.. she's got no bag!!! What did she think she was doing after the appointment?? Wearing her uniform and slobbing on the sofa!? .. silly girl!

There is an untold amount of rage going on in here today!

My left washer is throwing a wobbly today, a week before Christmas..

Honey_Bear

I feel the world is all back to normal now that you're posting in your usual style Pigpen. Yes, I know you said you weren't going to be around much last week but the last we heard from you you were with $not, as were some of your offspring and to quote a meerkat, 'I'se worries about you.' Coping vibes for cabbage-style stupidity and washing machine self-fixing vibes.

I hope your friend accepts the soup, Ionafan. Does she like chocolate? It is, after all, an essential food group.

I have managed to talk myself into baking some Twinks for a school Christmas Fair tomorrow, but OH is going there in the morning so they'll have to be done today. I need something to pacakge them up in to make them look pretty - I strongly suspect the staff will be be buying most of them because I was sending tins of them down there while he was working there and they were always all gone by morning break. It's to raise funds for a trip to Harry Potter-land for Year 5 and OH has been invited to go along as one of the helpers. *Yes* Saves me shlepping there and he'll have a wonderful time, and be of some serious use to the fabulous teacher. She says that since he has been working with them on the project, their attendance has gone up to 98% and the kids have been truly amazing. I heart OH - this is the man who didn't want kids and I know he hasn't changed his mind but it's great he's good with them and brings out the best in them. His involvement is over, but he wants to see their Nativity Play. Bless.

Top layer dy$oned, two more gifts wrapped.

pigpen

Pixie is full of snots again.. as am I. Dot has a severe case of naughty and we are sleep deprived.

I'm not allowed to put Pixie down it appears.

DD1 is having a drama..

I live eastenders!!!!

serena

Contact lens check this morning, after a quick top up shop. Then, met DS2 in favourite cafė where we nattered over coffee and petit pains aux raisins for an hour.

Just had time to do washing up and load towels into washing machine before picking up DD from preschool - she finishes today, as her uni timetable changes after Christmas and she won't have a free day.

After lunch, Ds1 and 2 will be helping me declutter the living room and hall so that I can clean. As the sun is shining, I am very tempted to potter around in the garden instead!

Pigpen Words fail me. Hope the day improves, and all the nasty germs disappear.

LameWolf

Seriously considering hexing Pigpen's KH with [STRIKE]hemma[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]hemorr[/STRIKE] piles or something equally unpleasant.:cool: The cynic in me thinks "malice aforethought" regarding the business with the shoe inserts.:cool:

Ok, let's have a look.....
Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
15 minutes .....
Clear and sweep/mop/hoover the floors Done yesterday afternoon, very thoroughly whilst there's no small dog underfoot.
Clear work surfaces and table All kept as clear as possible in any case. All that's on there is the stuff that officially lives there.
30 minutes to spare....
Wipe the work surfaces Done:o
Clear and clean window sills Will do shortly
15 minutes wiping anything that is grubby Done that - the small appliances have had a good wipe, as has the fridge door, as I found a sticky patch (suspect Mr LW opened it with jammy fingers):D
Got an hour....
Wipe out the fridge, use up anything you need to All sorted - I had to play Fridge Tetris on Sunday.:D
Put away anything on the worktops you don't need for the week to give space for cooking/serving *scratches head* But I keep it all clear in any case, apart from what is officially homed there.
HHMe time before we run out of time Fat chance!:rotfl:Any "spare time" is spent on Frogs.
Meal plan (noting the above) right up to the 27th if you can Not possible at this point; but we are Meal Planned beyond Sunday, which is our celebration day.
Fill up your salt and pepper pots *scratches head again* I keep them filled in any case.

Mr LW wants to see the new Hobbit film, so we're going tonight - it's slightly cheaper on Tuesdays, and Ronnie doesn't arrive til tomorrow, so a good opportunity. We'll use my CEA card so we only pay for one ticket.:money: Dins is 2nd half of the Shepherd Spy I made yesterday - we've even plated it up already, so all we have to do is nuke it and eat as soon as he gets in from work.:o