Weekly Flylady Thread 17th December 2007

sexymouse

Feeling quite pleased with myself. I've just wrapped all of my presents! Only have a few left to do now when I pick them up from my Mum's house. Trouble is I've realised that there isn't a lot of wrapping paper left, and I don't want everyone's presents to look the same. Maybe I'll be able to get some off my Mum.

It's looking very grey here now. Don't think that the clothes will dry if I hang them out, so may have to fill the airers instead.

Right, time for lunch methinks, although what I'll have, I don't know. May have a veggie bacon roll with bbq sauce in if I've got any rolls left.

See you all later.

sexymouse xx

LJD1_2

We the undersigned will not let our Christmas be spoilt by trying to be everything to everyone, if our homes are not 100% perfect then let it be our friends and family want to see us not our cleaning/flying skills. We will do our best and sod the rest Happy Christmas everyone

AnW'sMum
Dustykitten
Kazmeister
Vanilla
Likklegibbon
Rach
Mumofjusttwo
LJD1

I love the pledge! I'm going to print it out and put it where I can see it.

List for today;
1) Kitchen work tops
2) Empty dishwasher
3) Washing load
4) Sort dry clothes out
5) Post christmas cards and letters
6) Post gift voucher
7) General tidy in living room
8) General tidy in dining room
9) 15 minutes in study
10) Empty decoration boxes in attic
11) Put underwear etc way
12) Clean cat tray
13) Sort clinic
14) 15 minutes paperwork

So not much to do today.

DH is taking day off work tomorrow so we'll do all the wrapping then.

Have a good day xx

pigpen

The oven is as clean as I can be bothered with so it'll do.. plus I needed to get the bread in it.. and I'm having a pizza for lunch.. we are out this evening for christmas dinner but by 8:30pm I'll be famished so I'm scarfing now.

Kitchen floor is swept but needs mopping but that can be done in a bit I do want to vacuum the stairs too

Cuppa anyone?? Slice of pizza??

soappie

Afternoon update - I'm beginning to flag so decided to sit down with a cup of tea and update my list with the things I've done today: It doesn't look much when I strike through the things on it but I already feel knackered - got diverted a bit when cleaning the living room windows and actually washed down the paintwork as well.

• [STRIKE]Take stuff to the dump[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Put recycle stuff that won’t fit in car for dump in nice neighbour’s bin tonight (have already got permission)[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Put non-recycle bag that won’t fit in car for dump in nice neighbour’s her bin tonight (have already got permission)[/STRIKE]
• Put sorted boxes back up in loft
• Tidy ebaying stuff in front room into a neat pile (do NOT put back in loft)
• Iron clothes and put away
• Hoover living room [STRIKE]once stuff has gone to dump[/STRIKE]
• Wipe hall floor [STRIKE]once stuff has gone to dump[/STRIKE]
• Clean kitchen windows
• [STRIKE]Clean living room windows[/STRIKE]
• Clean bathroom
• Fill bird feeder
• Write Christmas cards
• Buy stamps
• Post Christmas cards.
• [STRIKE]Buy Christmas tree[/STRIKE] (bought on the way back from the dump so I've saved petrol by not doing two trips )
• Decorate Christmas tree (can't do this until I've sorted out the area it's going to go in)
  
• [STRIKE]Take textile recyclable stuff which won’t fit in car to local recycle bin[/STRIKE]
• Clean fish tanks
• Water plants
• Clean kitchen wall cupboards
• Clean under counter kitchen cupboards
• Wash kitchen floor
• Clean oven
• Clean car inside after trip to dump
• Wash car outside (it’s a disgrace!)
• Clean and tidy my bedroom (including hovering under bed)
• Clean and tidy utility area
• Thurs – physiotherapist
• Thurs – dentist
• Decide on Christmas lunch menu
• Write Christmas lunch etc. food shopping list
• Find napkins and Christmas table cloth and make sure they are clean and pressed
• Buy as much of the food shopping list as I can as early as possible
• Buy diary for 2008
• Buy wrapping paper
• Best friend down road’s birthday present (23rd)
• Christmas presents
  • Nice neighbour
  • DiL’s family
  • Best friend down road and husband
  • DD
  • So
  • DiL
  • Siblings and their children
  • Stocking filllers
  • Gardener (by Thursday)

Oh well, onward and upwards....

pigpen

So you all have confirmation I am mad.. I have found a fabulous use for my underfloor heating in the kitchen.. I have the trays of bread on the floor rising.... it is working really well.. or rather it was until the cat stood on a roll!!! lol

Off to boogie.. anyone coming??

sexymouse

pigpen wrote: »

I have the trays of bread on the floor rising.... it is working really well.. or rather it was until the cat stood on a roll!!!

Thank you pigpen - this really made me laugh! Shame about the roll though.

kazmeister

First welcome to soappie,

Hope you stay with us longer than just for Christmas

Dustykitten wrote: »

LG - sorry to here your bad news there are some vile people about and lots of them work at the tax office

I second both the above, real bad news to come home to that, and then the vile tax office :mad: , OH had to pay £500 last week for overpaid tax credits or something stupid, wouldnt allow us to stagger the repayments and threatened with court if we didnt. I hate that, they assess your earnings tell you they're gonna pay you £10 per week (big deal) then they tell you that you owe them because you earnt more because you did a bit of overtime, then they leave it for 2 YEARS paying you NOTHING, then say a week before Christmas we want it back. :mad: :mad:

Anyway rant over was just stopping for a quick cuppa before cracking on as have been into town this morning AGAIN! Still couldnt find a set of Christmas cutters only individual ones at £1 each so only bought a Christmas tree one. Think I might raid the old playdough box and see if theres any in there.

Will update properly this evening.

AnW'sMum

Been to get get the final Christmas presents, I must have looked like an alcoholic chocoholic as I came out of the shop!! Oh and the daft girl at Argos rang 4 sets of banana leaf baskets through, infact more to the point I didn't notice til it was too late. So I have 12 baskets in total, so it is official I have started next years Christmas shopping

While I was at Argos I asked about the train light (was unable to check stock levels on the net earlier) and they have put one aside for me to swap. We will be going by the door later on the way to Nannies for tea so I'll swap it then. Just need to hunt the receipt out now.

LMAO at Pigpen and the oven and bread. Now I don't feel so guilty about not cleaning my over for ages!

Quick coffee and then school run.

pigpen

*boof*.. I am STUFFED... I ate a FULL deep pan 10 inch pizza.. all to myself!!!!!!!

AnW'sMum

Oh and before I forget my pressie list is in the box of stuff to wrap in the kitchen, if someone could remind me when I post that I have lost it again I would appreciate it!