Weekly Flylady Thread 21st December 2015

Narc0lepsy

And thank you to whoever put a scratch card in my Xmas card, think it was Kazmeister. I won £2 and put it in the charity box that was collecting for Diabetes and British Heart Foundation.

jjef

Mrs MP - glad the money turned up.
Dusty - I reappeared on Monday badly needing to get the house back to flylady standards.
Natty - that is shocking I hope you manage to get something sorted today.


Last shopping collected in the village, ham currently cooking, sausage rolls made and will go in the oven shortly, I still need to do the bathroom and toilet but otherwise every room has been gutted this week.
My list -

Bathroom
tablet
truffles

Flylady list
Monday Mayhem..

• Have we located stockings?

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

• Get out any special christmas crockery and make sure it is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!

Wednesday ~almost done!!

• Make sure the remaining presents are nearly wrapped I will not have people sitting up until 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
• Have we located sacks for presents?
• Mop the bathroom/s and loo's
• Clean the bath and shower and loo!

Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRENZY :xmastree:

• WRAP WRAP WRAP!
  
• Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!
• Have we located sacks for presents?
• Get out and wash any special crockery you might need to use
• 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
• Sort out the plan for Christmas eve.. shop runs, present drop offs etc
• Prepare veg for christmas dinner .. store covered in cold water overnight, it will be fine!
• 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!
• Bring in the logs and coal you might be needing the next couple of days
• 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..
• Final clean out of pets/litter trays etc
• S&S the kitchen
• S&S the bathroom
• Straighten the tree
• Prepare eggnog, mulled wine or other festive beverage
• Get the roll of binbags at the ready
• Set up the video & camera!!! Fully charged and ready to roll!!
• Quick whizz over the clutter and carpets..
• Replace the batteries in your annoying singing things
• Sort childrens presents into separate bags so they are easier for santa to sort. Also sort which bits you want to go in their stockings.. makes it much easier!
• 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!

Valli

I've been out on an errand, been to Morries, put petrol in the car, topped up the oil and the coolant (it drinks coolant, does the current Vallimobile) and got drenched.

I came home. showered and changed.

Kids still in bed...

bossymoo

Hey all

All sorted here. DS had his hair cut and we bought bin bags in the market. Room made for extra bed, more seats in LR and DR table done. DS is in bath and DD just needs her hair combing out.

Xmas eve box ready, hidden under a towel and we are just going to do nail varnish while waiting for our guests.

Gammon was put in SC at 6am so is probably ready.

I haven't really tidied the garage but there is space for any drinks or bags that arrive. I'm not worrying about that!

So Merry Christmas to all flyladies and their families- remember it's not about gifts, or food, or a clean house (admittedly they do help) but it's about being with the ones we love xxxx

Hopefully I will pop on tomorrow too, if anyone needs any moral support - we all know it can be a challenging time too xxxx

cyclingyorkie

Many thanks to everyone - my Flylady cards arrived this morning and I have really enjoyed reading all your messages.

Last trip to town decluttered. If we haven't got it now we don't need it.

I think a nap is called for.

Narc0lepsy

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

Making progress. Should have picked a few more bits of holly etc to do the arrangements as it's raining very large cold drops at present.

Rain stopped so foliage picked.
Gammon in slow cooker.
All shopping unpacked and more or less put away.
Dried fruit soaking in apple juice to make mince pie later.
All Mr N's stuff wrapped and hidden.
Recorder on for Wonderful Life.

Just decluttering a bacon roll, having got about the last 2 packs of gf rolls in Mr T.
Think house is at the stage when it needs to look this bad before it gets better, if you see what I mean..........

juliejim

All still on track for when my guests arrive I hope!

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone in case I don't get to say it later.

nicki_2

Not getting very far today but I'm honestly not bothered DD's wardrobe has been juggled so I could get the boxes away, both beds are made and I've had a blooming good scrub in the shower. Meanwhile DD has nearly cleared the ironing pile. She's just doing her uniform, then I'm going to drag her to Mr A with me on the promise she can get whatever take-away type meal she wants for tea.

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 - dog, dark, lights, towels
Set up recordings on dvr - Up to 27th, just going crossed eyed trying to read the small print in the RT or I'd be done!
Cards for family. - DD has done hers, I still need to do mine!
Mr A List / Trip
Clean kitchen
Demould bathroom
Clean bathroom
Dust through
All laundry away
Binbag dance
Scrub yard

Monday Mayhem..
Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!
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!
• Catch up on the laundry again.. ironing is tomorrows job!
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
• Wash windows through the whole downstairs if needed

Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRENZY

• 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! - Just need a couple of things out to defrost.
• Is the cake iced, can it be eaten without the icing on at all?
• Wash pots before bed!
• Quick whizz over the clutter and carpets.

:wave:

mummyroysof3

Haven't been out after all. Mil came here and hubby popped to grandparents alone. Got 2 more lots of visitors later then that's it till Boxing Day. Put stuff in fridge that needs defrosting and prepped some veg. Need to get pressies out of loft later without kids seeing and put them in our room then they can't go in there lol

LameWolf

Mr LW has called to say he's on his way home from work, so that's him all done til Tuesday. :T
New coffee machine on order from @mazon - luckily I have a small stash of vouchers on there. :money:
Jack has been walked, fed, medicated (he had to have a Prednisolone tablet as well as his Fludrocortisone this morning) and is currently snoozing in his bed.
I've given the loo a good scrub - and banjaxed my wrist yet again :wall:
Whatever you're doing tomorrow, big celebration or quiet day in or anything in between, have a good one.:xmastree: