Weekly Flylady Thread 14th December

mummyroysof3

Argh youngest has a temp and won't eat tea....give him calling l but as he cant talk I don't know what else to do atm

ionafan

I wrote a post at the equivalent of 4:00 am but it appears to have got lost enjoy route to Flylady Land. We have flown for 7 hours today - we are now enjoying Christmas lights in Scotland, and will be getting the earliest possible train home tomorrow. Cue another 4:00 alarm. My children and our grandchildren are all coming to lunch with us on Monday so I shall have flying of a different sort to do as soon as we get home, not to mention present wrapping!

Pigpen, that is almost beyond belief. I hope you get more than an apology from the school.

Natty, I hope you have taken everyone's advice and put yourself to bed xx

LameWolf

Hello Flyladies
Thank you for the "stay well" vibes; I'm being a good boy, and enjoying a nice relaxing holiday with Auntie Wolfy.
I have to take three types of medication, which I have with my meals, one lot for my joints because I'm an elderly chap, and the other two because I have this thing where my adrenal glands don't work right, but at this time, I'm doing well. Thanks again; Auntie Wolfy's told me about the Power of the Flyladies.
Love from
Jack

bossymoo

Aww, have fun little pooch!

Well, kiddies are in bed although protesting, but not noisily so I'm ignoring them. Downstairs is all nice and tidy, I've even cleared the kitchen after dinner!

I still need to sort the packing but we have a few days and I have two grannies who I'm sure will help.

So this weekend we have a little trip on the Santa train tomorrow, and two parties on Sunday. DD will need to tidy her room - we need to fit an extra bed in there next week which won't happen in its current state! Will also make more space in garage for coats and guests bags. Sleeping arrangements are sorted (except the extra bed) but seating in LR needs boosting with a chair or two from the conservatory... But not till Thursday afternoon.

I have a couple of birthday gifts to wrap and cards to write, and I need to wrap the kids presents from my brother (don't ask!) and the little gifts for grandparents. Kiddies can help with this.

Also need to finish my online grocery shop - the slot is booked I just need to check my list (twice :rotfl:) and get the last bits on there.

I bought 2 packs of piggies in blankets at Aldi so they are now in the freezer.

Actually it's all gone quiet upstairs...phew. Think I'll be having an early night too...

kazwookie

Evening

work done, early shift tomorrow
Dinner done
Chilling out tonight
Various sorts of daily stuff done as well.

mrs-moneypenny

Enjoy your stay with auntie wolfy Jack.

Home from work, just got my dad and step mums pressies wrapped when they are round. So had a lovely couple of hours with them
Everyone has now been fed, ds1 has hone to a house warming party
Ds2 has friends round
We a just having a cuppa then wrapping and watching a film.

Electrician round tomorrow so hopefully socket will be fitted.
Work finished for the term, lovely day had by all.

YORKSHIRELASS

bossymoo wrote: »

Also need to finish my online grocery shop - the slot is booked I just need to check my list (twice :rotfl:) and get the last bits on there.

Same here. I need to get DH a few bits to open too. Might go into town early tomorrow, I havent actually managed a shopping trip on my own yet!

Need to check my finances tomorrow too and do a few bits of last minute wrapping.

Right, bedtime soon!

Narc0lepsy

Phew, finished 3 wreaths and cleared up kitchen. Have one more dec to make in the morning which I saw in a magazine and liked the look of; it is a flower arrangement set in a Christmas Cracker - I thought it might look good on one of the church windowsills. If it goes well I'll do one for the house.

No late night for me; am ignoring the fact that I have done no report writing...............

nicki_2

Evening all.

Minor Rant, feel free to skip! DD has had her phone confiscated for the weekend (Except overnight when she uses it as an alarm clock, and when she's out with her dad tomorrow). She's driving me mad saying she's going the toilet then disappears as she's reading stories online, not to mention the fact that she strolled in here at nearly 3pm having not called at Mr A :mad: She broke up at 12, I text her at 12.50 asking where she was as I assumed she'd waited with her friend for the bus and just forgot to text. She replied she was having lunch with 2 friends! Bare in mind I was busy by this point trying to juggle bookcases and paperwork so it was all away so I didn't realise the time. I finally get a text at 2.25 saying she's on the bus! She walked in, dumped her stuff then disappeared upstairs "to go the toilet and get changed to go to Mr A" then didn't reappear until gone 5pm (I was still sorting stuff out and putting it away but I was now working on my desk, so still not noticing the time). I said she wasn't going at 5pm on her own and that was the whole point of her going straight after school as she was supposed to be in by 1pm as she told me when she left this morning she didn't have any plans. :mad: She then "went the toilet" and disappeared again for another 30 minutes, came back down, sat and watched the end of a film I was watching while I worked and while we ate tea, then at 8.30 she "went the toilet" and reappeared at 9.15 wanting to watch TV! :mad: She complained she was tired, so I packed her straight back off upstairs minus her phone. I've just gone on it to switch the school time alarms off to find she's got one set at 5.45am! No wonder she's tired as she's been awake until 10-11pm :mad::mad:

Any ways, I'm not even going to bother reposting my list. Lets just say this weekend will be spent cleaning and trying to clear my list. :mad: Going to print the main one out now, and put it up on the wall so DD can help and I have a handwritten one of things I keep remembering that need doing. Its going to be a busy weekend here and I can't go to bed until the TD has finished with the wash load I did this morning and forgot to switch out.

:wave:

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening everyone, I have gotten a bit sidetracked with festivities this week. I am going to update my list and then get to bed, as I need to be up early tomorrow, as having a family trip on Santa Express.

Monday - a bit of everything!
Back to basics and shine your sink!
Clear your hallways and stairs - we don't want any accidents!
Dust and deweb all through downstairs
Wipe down your front door, inside and out.
S&S the downstairs loo / cloak.
Extras
Dig out festive tableware / linen, if you use it - does it need a wash?
Check on spare bedding if you're expecting guests
Make dentist appointments for the kids
Put ironed clothes away
Go through mountain of sock and pair/put away
Sort through dd's clothes and get rid of small ones

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
Clear & wipe your counters
Wipe down small appliances - any need descaling?
Wash a window
Wipe the tiles / splash back
Wipe switch plates and remove grubby finger marks
Mop the floor
Wipe the big appliances and units
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Clean the oven
Wipe the table - including underside and legs
Wipe over the seats, wash any removable covers
Extras
Make space in a cupboard if you'll be buying extra food in
List unwanted stuff for sale
Clean out the pets
Put batteries in singing things

Wednesday - head upstairs
Feather dusters at the ready: tickle all corners you can safely reach, including around light fittings, near the loft hatch, door frames and mouldings, pictures and photo frames, surfaces such as bedside tables and chests of drawers, and lastly window sills.
Floordrobe clearance: grab a bin bag and an empty box and start picking up. Clothes can be popped on the owners bed ready for them to deal with (!) or flung in the direction of the laundry basket if needed. Rubbish to be binned, miscellaneous bits in the box for later sorting by the owner. Well done!
Vac through all your lovely clear floors!
Extras
Wash a window or two
Put ironed clothes away
Run WM through a clean cycle
Catch up with the washing

Thursday - living room
Remove all the bits and bobs that don't belong here and spend 15min rehoming them.
Dusting and dewebbing. All the picture frames, coffee tables, electricals (carefully), fireplace, light fittings.
Give the sofas and chairs a wipe, yes, even the grotty gap between the seat cushions
Vac through all your lovely clear floors!
Extras
Double check your home security - burglaries more frequent this time of year - keep presents out of sight
Any phonecalls to make in the run up to the holidays?
Do you need to hand deliver any cards / gifts?

Friday - bathroom and study / PC area
Empty any bins, clear your windowsills and remove any gibble
Clean sinks / toilets
De-grot the bath or shower enclosure - pay attention to the plug holes!
Wipe over any tiles easily reached
Do the floors need a mop / wipe?
Clear and wipe your desk, only put back what belongs there
Extras
Check on loo roll and other essential supplies
Replace any toothbrushes or wash sponges etc

Weekend
Family day out
Finalise Christmas food order
Do m.sing that is in for this week
Submit s&s information
Sort diary for next week
Spend 2 hours on course work
Wrap some presents
Catch up with the laundry
HHI
Catch up with the thread
Look after the animals