Weekly Flylady Thread 24th September 2007

torianut

This thread gets longer every day!
Can't remember all the replies but Michelle my LO drives me mad with paddys at the moment especially when OH leaves for work if I just give him one chocolate button from the fridge he shuts up straight away!! Not that I am promoting bribery but he is my 3rd so anything for an easy life!

I also like the look of those scales - just got really into baking thanks to this site and made flapjacks and jam tarts tonight but my scales are so cheap and hard to read its all guess work!

Pigpen please could I have recipe for choc loaf - my lot would like that!

Had to rehoover and s & s kitchen after baking and also did 20 mins ironing so a bit of flying done after all!

Have a nice evening all!

pigpen

1.5 cups water
1 egg (out of the shell!)
1.5 tbsp dried milk
1.5 tbsp oil (whatever you've got I've used alsorts)
3/4 cup sugar
3 cups bread flour (I have used plain and it's been fine too!)
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1.5 tsp dried yeast

Usually I chuck the lot in the breadmaker.. and when it bleeps I add 50g of smashed up chocolate.. chill a big bar of chocolate until hard when whallop with hammer!!

Otherwise make to the usual bread recipe and bake in the oven as normal.. doesn't take quite as long as a normal bread loaf though. I chop it into chunks rather than slices and out it in lunch boxes.. sometmies we slice it and toast it and spread with jam, honey, lemon curd or butter or I just eat it naked.. like a muffin.. NYOMNYOMNYOM!!

no wonder my butt is so big!

LJD1_2

Hiya
Well we survived today. DS was a total star and took it all in his stride. I'm so glad his op is over and hope this is the last one for a few years. I've done no flying but will start again tomorrow or probably Thursday. I'm going to have a very, very, very large glass of wine. xx

tinselfairy

Evening everyone. 8 pages to catch up on today!!

List has been done apart from hoovering the stairs, that can wait til tomorrow.
I was going to clean the window, but it poured with rain so I couldn't, good excuse or what?!

Mushy Peas= slugs and poo what a combination
FrankieM- we all need a quiet day once in a while
AnW's mum- how big is that bear? hope your calls go ok
Shirley- fingers crossed for Friday, will there be a flylady housewarming?
shell- rusty is so cute, do your LO's read the Poppy and Sam stories?
Katie- good luck with the cupboard!
embb- hugs to you, hope you get the car thing sorted
lil_me- great news you are so pleased with the car
michelle- hugs to you
tracy- hope your LO is feeling ok

Big, big hugs for borderlakland, such sad news.

DS was on the computer tonight whilst i was hoovering the lounge and I was forbidden to look at what he was doing. It turned out he was making a love chart with mine and DH's name on and then lots of stars to show how much he loves us! That's going up on the wall.

Definitely needed my early night last night and just off for another now, especially as DH kept me awake snoring again.

See you all tomorrow.

DeniseNZ

D@mn that sounds good Pigpen. Just need to work out how to use the BM now LOL

Yesterdays Update:

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Office

Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas DONE
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything DONE
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets DONE
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. DONE
Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. if you are anything like me you need to do your purse too!!! DONE
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper. DONE
  
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself DONE
  
• Clean a window or two.
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down.

My List:

One load of laundry - it's raining so will have to be hung on the airer DONE
Get dinner sorted this morning
Work this afternoon DONE


Right - now off to find todays . . .

sp0z

I have to say, i'm really pleased i did the ebay challenge 8 items, 2 days £44 up and i've still yet to list the others.

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
COLOR=Black]x[/COLOR Check fire alarms are working
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR 15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!!
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Clean windows in these rooms
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it!
Deep Clean Challenge
COLOR=White]x[/COLOR Get under the bed.. drag everything out and sort through it.. Clean out all those dust-mammoths before putting back ONLY the things you need to keep!

torianut

Glad all went ok LJD - been thinking about you xx

Thanks Pigpen that does sound NYOMNYOM! - do you use the basic loaf setting or the cake setting?? I'm new to my breadmaker and only made basic loaves so far but keen to try something new!!

DD2 will only take choc spread sandwiches to school so will be right up her street!!

DeniseNZ

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Ensuite
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working WILL DO ON SUNDAY - DAYLIGHT SAVING STARTS
Remove and wash bed linen. SATURDAY JOB
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen SATURDAY
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and ensuite
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box
Clean ensuite
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms

Deep Clean Challenge
Get under the bed.. drag everything out and sort through it.. Clean out all those dust-mammoths before putting back ONLY the things you need to keep! HAVE A WATERBED - WILL GO THROUGH DRAWERS UNDER BED INSTEAD


My List:

Must walk Arsha today
Laundry - haven't even looked at it yet . .
Work after lunch - only a couple of hours because ~
LO comes at 3pm
Play a game of cards with the kids that they've been bugging me to play :rolleyes:


Borderlakland - so sorry about your cat - always a sad time

Loved all the photos, too

pigpen

sweet loaf setting!!!

hollyh

Hi all

I don't seem to have done very much today it just feels like i have:rolleyes:

• [STRIKE]Clean floors[/STRIKE]
  Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
  Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
  
• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms ( done kitchen not dining room yet )
  Level 1
  Vacuum floors and sofas
  Level 2
  Dusting, even if around everything
  [STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
  [/STRIKE]
• Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
  Level 3
  [STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
  Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
  Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
  [/STRIKE]
• Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. if you are anything like me you need to do your purse too!!!
  Extra Mission:
  Pick one or more of the following tasks –
• [STRIKE]
  
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• [/STRIKE]
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• [STRIKE]Clean a window or two. [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]
  
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
• [/STRIKE]
• Deep Clean Challenge
  Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it!

Deep Clean Challenge
Get under the bed.. drag everything out and sort through it.. Clean out all those dust-mammoths before putting back ONLY the things you need to keep!

Haven't caught up with the thread yet so hope everyone is ok.
I'm not liking my mamouth list for tommorow:eek: