Weekly Flylady Thread 25th May 2015

charlies_tribe

Good morning all. I haven't managed to catch up with the thread yet.
Benn a busy few days here, But don't seem to of actually managed anything. Saturday was spent trying to paint our bedroom. We had a huge tin of value paint to slap on but it was awful and watery. It's had 3 coats and the walls still a light green colour (we swapped with the boys so it was ben 10 green) I'm dreading doing the other walls as they are dark red, I think we might end up with a pink and mint green bedroom, lol.
Sunday was a quick clean up and then had my nephews while my sister took her other half to a&e after he broke his hand. Monday I was really down and was pretty much a lazy day.
Yesterday was spent sorting the conservatory (dh warehouse/storeroom) the in the garden, The grass is no longer 3 foot high. Still a massive amount to do out there though.


Today DH has gone to warehouse with DD1 and ive fed and dressed the others. I'm going to send them out to play and have a massive go at the list, starting with the bathroom and working down. I really should get dressed first though.

dawn_rose

Had my shower, put washer on and had a quick nip n bin in the kids room. Also put all clean washing away. Having a bad anxiety day today so have done some yoga to try and destress a bit hope it sorts itself out soon. Hate anxiety days. X

bossymoo

OK so the whiff went as soon as he left stinky boy! We've just been out pulling weeds now I'm having a coffee break. Really ought to have some breakfast but I may as well wait till lunch now.

My mind has gone blank...

DD wants fish and chips tonight- DS won't be here and I'm trying to be healthy so we're going to my mums as stepdad wouldn't say no to a chippy tea

funfairprincess

Hi all x

Decluttered DS2 to college its his last day of term today so he starts work on Friday till he goes back in August.
Paid stuff was a nightmare last night it was so busy I was run off my feet all night. Ballet class tonight with DD. I don't think she will be dancing but she will at least need to sit and watch as her exams are a week on Sunday:eek:
I think my auntie will be over today at some point so I better get a move on. So far I have only drank tea and threw a load in the wm.:o

MrsMP Your baking looks lovely. I need to do some for Friday for the church cake and candy stall on Saturday. I will however only be doing cupcakes and stuff cause I'm not that good:rotfl:

I will start with a S/S of the LR and Scullery then move on to my list
Wondrous Wednesday - Superb Study & Bathrooms of Bubbliciousness
Level One
Declutter the floors
Empty and wash out bins
Clean any windows
Level Two
Clean the bath, sinks, toilets, showers.. shine the taps!
Vacuum/mop floors
Level Three
HHI
Clean under any furniture you can move but don't usually bother moving
Extras
Do at least 15 minutes of filing
Grab a cuppa.. and if it is nice.. go sit outside for a bit an enjoy life!! If not you can sit here and talk to the rest of us!!!!
Scrub down the tiles

Valli

3 loads of washing on line - DS adhered to yesterdays request to clear his floor - and I have washed towels, too. Bathroom cleaned last night.
very quiet here; have put a jacket spud in the oven for my lunch; not sure when DS will be back. Dentist this afternoon (at 2:30 lol). Just flung two unused energy saver plugs. One may have been recalled and the other was a replacement. This was so long ago I forget which was which so I have flung both:o

Dustykitten

Minimal flying here, I've washed up, washed DS3's blazer and tie and done a bit in the garden.

DS2 has a uni exam this afternoon
DS1 on his threatening to leave his job routine oh and moving out, think I'll strongly encourage the later!
DS3 is bored so I need to see if I can take him somewhere or do something with him this afternoon

Mum staying in hospital, op was cancelled yesterday due to bloods being wrong.

Like you dawnrose I'm feeling a tad stressed! Time for a cuppa and to sort out some lunch for DS3.

Frizzle_2

Went to kondo hubby's socks!!! 30 pairs of normal ones, 7 pairs of trainer socks and 10 pairs of running socks! Really!:eek: I took a picture and sent it to hubby. He said he will look when he gets back as there are probably some pairs that he doesn't 'love'!:rotfl: lol! He's even getting the lingo!

Anyway, done a bit, having lunch and then we are off to the farm! It's too nice to be in doing jobs! And mummy is getting boring in her old age!

Updated just!.. Will catch up later!

Wm x 2- oops! Haven't got enough to even do one load!
Sweep and mop hall floor
Clean kitchen windows
Extras
Delete 10 dead links out of your favourites
Do at least 15 minutes of filing

mrs-moneypenny

FFP whatever you are making for the cake stall will be lovely and aprechatied I just got it into my head I wanted to try making those. Made 18 got up this morning after having 1 each last night for afters, left the boys gaming for an hour after we'd gone bed came down to a plate with only 6 left on it so they def take longer to make than eat!
Going to try the tray bake JTTOU suggested and there's a sticky stout and ginger one I fancy trying from the weekend mags (shame it only takes 150ml of stout, it means I'll be forced to drink the rest to save wasting it;))
So far have phoned a friend as she needed to get stuff off her chest and have someone to talk to, cleared shelf, sorted photos, despatched ds2 off to half term science catch up at school, made a start on bathroom, wiped cooker down and put jacket pots in for dinner.

Going to grab a coffee then carry on with bathroom.

CCP

Afternoon all. Can I sneak back into the Flylady fold, please? I've been feeling really 'off' and lacking in motivation for the past few weeks, but I think the higher dosage of meds my GP recommended are finally kicking in as I woke up this morning feeling unusually keen to actually do something. Admittedly so far my 'doing' has amounted to no more than making a list of things I want to do, but it's a start!

mrs-moneypenny - any chance of the recipe for that stout and ginger cake, please? My pub quiz team keeps winning bottles of the stuff and no-one drinks it so I end up with it for cooking; in the winter it's good for stews but I've been stuck with what to do with it in warmer weather, and I think you might just have cracked it.

mrs-moneypenny

CCP. This is the recipie from the mail on Sunday you magazine, I'm sure Any type of stout would work equally well
Ive had a read through and don't think there are any typos or auto corrects but if there are in sure someone will let us know.:D


Sticky stout & ginger cake
Makes 1 traybake

Cake.
150ml (5floz) Guinness
175g (6oz) dark muscovado sugar
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
200 grms (7oz) SR flour sifted
2tsp ground ginger
2 large eggs
100grms (3 1/2 oz golden caster sugar
125ml (41/2 oz) rapeseed oil

Icing
150g (5oz) icing sugar sifted
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp smooth orange juice
A title yellow food colouring paste or liquid (optional)

Prepare nonstick tray bake tin measuring about 9in X 12in and 1 1/2in deep. Oil tin and line base with baking paper.
Put Guinness and muscovado sugar in saucepan slowly bring to boil stiring with wooden spoon to remove any lumps from the sugar, remove from heat and stir in bicarbonate of soda.
Leave to cool for 20 mins.
Preheat oven to 180c/160c fan/ gas 4
Sift flour and ginger in a bowl
Whisk together the eggs caster sugar and oil in another bowl. Add this to the flour add ginger while stirring.
Add the cooled Guinness mixture in two lots stirring until smooth.
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 25-30 mins until risen and firm to the touch
Run a knife around the be then leave to cool.
Turn out of tin peel off the baking paper and place the right way up on another piece of baking paper.
Whisk the ingredients for the icing together in a bowl, colouring it in two different shades of yellow if desired.
Trickle this "Jackson pollock" style over the cake- you may not need a lot to do this. Leave the icing to cool for an hour or two before cutting into bars or squares. The cake will keep well covered loosely for several days*

*not in my house if the boys find it.
Off to look for Jackson pollock paintings to see how to ice the cake;)it at looks like common or garden drizzle to me.