Weekly Flylady Thread 21st December 2015

LameWolf

pigpen wrote: »

the Loki-esque character!!

Absolutely right! Pains in the butt, both of them, Coyote AND Loki!

Our coffee machine has turned up its toes now. I cannot exist without coffee.:eek::eek::eek::eek:
Luckily we have a plan B - grind some beans ready to use, and resurrect the dinky little cup-with-a-lid which has its own integral filter, which Mr LW bought from Wh!ttards before I met him. OK, I'll need to drink about four of these to get going in the morning, as it's only half the size of my usual mug, but it'll do til we can get a replacement.

Natty OMG that is utterly ludicrous. How in the name of goodness is MIL supposed to cope? Words fail me!

pigpen

LW.. I think I have trouble with both!!! They are very naughty... the wee beasties have hidden all the Christmas sacks and the stockings!

dancemum

Natty how shocking is that but not surprising sadly. Hope some help is forth coming The Red Cross run a home from hospital service. Hope you are continuing your recovery.

Visited sw put on half lb. I followed signs to the next room to my normal class and signed in and queued to get weighed. It wasn't my class in front of me was a friend who I haven't seen for ages and I had her Christmas card with me. My class was in full swing next door.
queued to park at mr T, queued to look at the shelves and queued to pay.
Delivered dancepops and gran's presents.
Delivered local cards
Groceries put away


Hope DH is ok Ionafan and that the ab work swiftly x

Narc0lepsy

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Dd can't believe that 3 random people would put themselves out to trace the phone back to its owner. .

It's lovely when that happens. I once lost my phone when I was out riding through the woods, didn't realise till I got home and had no idea where it was. 3 weeks later, after considerable snow/freezing/ice/thawing/Christmas, I had a phone call from the next village. She had found my phone when walking her dog, took it home, washed the mud off it, found a charger which fitted, charged it and rang the number that said "home". Bless her. Amazing it still worked after all that. I took her round a box of chocolates!

pigpen

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nicki_2

Mumof2 - *hugs*
Natty - I can't believe they've done that! Heaps of coping vibes and hugs to all of you.

I'm sitting watching a cheesy made for tv christmas film while the WM & TD do their thing.

Thur 24 - Get DD packed, change beds, prep bags for tomorrow, Mr A
Fri 25 - Celebrate!
Sat 26 - DD going away and relax :rotfl:

To do:
Walk dog - Thur, Fri, Sat < All DD's,
Laundry - [STRIKE]throws,[/STRIKE] dog, dark, lights, towels
[STRIKE] Groom & trim claws on dog [/STRIKE]
Set up recordings on dvr - Up to boxing day!
Cards for family. - DD has done hers, I still need to do mine!
[STRIKE]Marzipan cake [/STRIKE]
Update accounts/transfer money Thur
Mr A List / Trip
[STRIKE]Oil diffusers x2 set up[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean fridge out[/STRIKE]
Clean kitchen
Demould bathroom
Clean bathroom
Christmas boxes away - They've made their way upstairs but I need to shift stuff in DD's wardrobe to put them away.
[STRIKE] Tidy DD bedroom[/STRIKE]
Tidy my bedroom
Dust through
All laundry away
Binbag dance
Scrub yard (nearly went on my backside again yesterday!)

Monday Mayhem..

• Change pet bedding and wash their blankies etc.. we don't want them putting you off your christmas sprouts! - Thursday

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

• Iron yesterdays wash mountain

Wednesday ~almost done!!

• Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially!
• Mop the kitchen
• Mop the bathroom
• Clean the bath and shower and loo!
• Bake some mince pies and tarts etc.. yummies!!!
• Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives
• Catch up on the laundry again.. ironing is tomorrows job!
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
• Wash windows through the whole downstairs if needed

:xmastree: Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRENZY :xmastree:

• Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!
• Bake some mince pies and tarts etc.. yummies!!! I know it's a bit late but if I can do it then you can too
• Mix yorky pud batter for tomorrow and pop in the fridge overnight .. it is so much better if you leave it to stew.. quick whisk and then use as normal
• Prepare any other bits.. stuffing, salad etc. Make starters before bed.. sneaky but a great idea!
• Is the cake iced, can it be eaten without the icing on at all?
• Wash pots before bed!
• Check when payments need to be made, if possible set them up to go on the right date through the bank.
• Bath time to wear everyone out..
• S&S the kitchen
• S&S the bathroom
• Quick whizz over the clutter and carpets..
• Relax, enjoy yourselves and have a lovely time with your family!!
• If it isn't done now you don't need it to be done, it isn't important!

Too tired to do any more jobs so I'm just going to sit and watch this film and juggle the washing as necessary. Although at this rate I may end up putting another film on as well! :wave:

Narc0lepsy

Gosh what a lot to catch up with after only a day.
Kaz so sorry about cat.
Ionafan hope DH is making good progress
Pigpen glad electrics sorted. That sort of sparklers you don't need!
Bossy glad you had a great time.
Natty how ridiculous, hugs.

Thanks to all for the lovely cards and messages, feel guilty now I was boring and just put my name to the ones I did.

We had a lovely day in London with MIL yesterday. Started off at the Natural History Museum at the wildlife photographer of the year exhibition, some great ones there. Managed to get us in free as I joined Mr N up for membership for Christmas; the pack and entry cards hadn't arrived so I showed email and that was ok. Pleased I managed to do it while Mr N and MIL were looking at something else - then in the post this morning a large envelope arrived with "NHM membership" clearly written on it. Aaagh - snatched it out of Mr N's hand and ran upstairs.
Then we went to see Aled Jones and others in the carol concert at the Albert Hall, lovely. Got a bus to Trafalgar Square to look at the big tree, listened to a youth group singing carols. Walked up to Leicester Squ to Mexican restaurant, watching the mini-fair in the Square. Walked round that, Mr N and I went on the big wheel so we could look down on the lights.

Today I managed to get to a class at the gym, then went into town.
- got veg and fruit from market
- went to bank following an email to say they had 'possibly' given me a faulty PIN number to go with my new cc (replaced after fraud). Lady in bank very nice, confirmed it was a real email but I tried the card in their machine and the PIN worked. She checked account was ok. Odd.
- got large joint of beef and gammon, plus some steak from meat van on the market. Good price, was glad to see him there.
- got a couple of things in Smith's; the book Mr N wants isn't yet in paperback and I know he doesn't want hardbacks, so took a chance with another one.
Staggered back to car with 6 bags full. Why did I go to the gym first?
- filled car up with diesel
- dropped a few cards off on the way home.
- made mini-Christmas cracker flower arrangement for friend we were due at 3.30 for drinks and nibbles.
- Quick change, had nice time but didn't get home till 8pm and very hungry as nibbles was crisps (I can't eat potato), sandwiches (can't eat wheat) and shortbread (ditto). I put stuff away and juggled 3 lists; things I must do tomorrow; final menu for next 3 days and an alarmingly ever-increasing list for supermarket tomorrow. Have totally run out of eggs, but strictly speaking, nothing else on the list is life-changing if I don't get it. Had planned to go to supermarket either on the way home from town (road completely clogged with cars so couldn't face it) or this evening after drinks (too late).

Narc0lepsy

Tomorrow's list:
- supermarket
- sports shop to get something for Mr N
- 2 last cards to deliver
- table centrepiece to arrange (flowers) plus 2 little ones to hang on banisters
- check bedroom and bathroom ready for BIL
- make cake and mince pies (tomorrow's pudding is mince pie meringue)
- final wrapping/sorting Mr N's presents
- hoover everywhere and tidy anything that looks too bad

have a great few days everyone/anyone who won't be here tomorrow x

froddington

Listy for tomorrow - night all, sleep well xx

Monday Mayhem..

Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives..
Dust round the whole downstairs
Vacuum the kitchen floor!

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

Declutter your desk..

Wednesday ~almost done!!

Clean the bath and shower and loo!
Catch up on the laundry again
Do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

:xmastree: Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRENZY :xmastree:

WRAP WRAP WRAP!
Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!..
Final clean out of pets/litter trays etc
S&S the kitchen
Relax, enjoy yourselves and have a lovely time with your family!!

lynnejk

Dizzy_Imp wrote: »

Have managed a HHI this afternoon and will now attempt to conjure up an edible spaghetti bolognese on the feeble propane gas cooker in the caravan. Wish me luck!

I expect you will be in the caravan for a while. Assuming you have electric I would suggest you get a twin hob (they sit on the counter), a steamer, a combi-micro, a small freezer and a slow-cooker. They are all quite reasonable at C*rrys.


I lived in a caravan for four years and, with a bit of practice and a juggle, you can cook just about anything with these. You just have to be careful about how many you have on at the same time so as to not overload the supply. Good luck


Pigpen glad you've your leccy back.

Ionafan pleased to hear that your DH is recovering

MrsMP fantastic news that you've found the money - how strange eh ??

Jamiedodger when I put my back out I went to a chiropractor - absolutely wonderful ! I felt it ease straight away though it took a few appointments and weeks before completely right.

Natty (hugs). Pleased you feeling a bit better but don't overdo things !



I just have the bathroom left to clean the morrow and then some prep for Christmas dinner. Feeling quite relaxed about it now.


(Hugs), gws vibes and sticks for those needing some
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Eve
Lx
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