Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd December 2024

Valli

MinnieMousesMummy said:

I'm sorry I've been unable to keep up with the thread this week. At the moment, I feel like I blink and lose a day. I hope everyone is having a good week, hugs to those who want/need them. 

My list for today
Attend uni lectures
Do paid stuff
Spend 3 hours on exam revision (I've got my first exam on Monday)
Go into town and pick up orders
Go to the carpet company whilst in town and see about getting a new carpet for the living room
See about getting a new showerhead whilst in town and pick up paint charts. 
Purchase festive sweets and decorations whilst in town. 
Take the dog for a long walk
Write Xmas cards and post
Schedule festive food delivery
Check banking and update direct debits
Pay credit card
Phone energy company regarding an overpayment that has been taken out
Empty the kitchen bin

I think that is everything that I need to get done today. Hope everyone has a lovely Wednesday

That's exactly why I did the list like that /\

I can't keep up either

eltee2

Morning everyone

Yesterday was a no-fly zone due to a friend's birthday celebration 🥳.  Am planning on (gently) flying today in 20 min bursts.  Watch this space .....

Bathroom DONE!
✔️Disposed/recycled empties
✔️Scrubbed shower/bath, sink, loo
✔️Decalcified shower door
✔️Sprayed/scrubbed/dried tiles
✔️Put towels & mats in WM
✔️Cleaned floor
✔️Replaced towels & mats with clean ones

This afternoon's list
✔️WM on 2nd load, then TD✔️
✔️S&S kitchen
✔️DW x2
✔️Air & remake bed
✔️General tidy-as-I-go 🫡

Also wrote & posted Christmas cards 🎄

....and put laundry away 🙂

Honey_Bear

Massive amounts of Flying due to the decorator being here which has revealed just how caked in dust so much of the house is.  Fortunately he's only working in three rooms and the front door, so I'm not going to worry about the areas he's not in.  He was hoping to get done in one day but he'll be back tomorrow to finish the bathroom and a couple of areas in my office to cover up damp ingress after painting on some sort of block - the chimney was repointed a few years ago and there was nowhere else for the damp to go.  Large black cat, Higgs, managed to find the only flat surface with silk paint on it (the tiny bathroom window sill) and walked his white painted paws over the cork floor, which Belovéd found in time to clear up before it dried. 

I spring cleaned Wren's crate, washed the bedding and cover and washed the shower curtain, and shuffled the dangled loads around.  Managed to get it all in just before the rain started, so the house looks like a laundry but it'll all be completely dry by tomorrow morning. 

There's been a lot of dusting and polishing, sorting and re-organising today that I hadn't intended but my garden centre lunch neighbour wanted to postpone because her back's hurting.  She's 83, I don't like to push the pace, so we're going on Friday instead which may suit me slightly better in some ways.

I've made puff pastry which will be for my sausage rolls, and two lots of rich shortcrust for mince pies which are for Belovéd and guests.  I'm going to have to like them a lot to give up any sausage rolls but they can have as many mince pies as they like.  I need more practice at puff, although my rough puff with a few turns does pass. 

Connections managed after about two hours, Strands not a lot of fun today but managed, and Wordle in six.  Not one of my brighter days.

Narc0lepsy

Sorted out more Christmas stuff and went to the Post Office on my way to work.   Work was quite a team effort as it was the carol service this evening so after lunch, we all moved chairs/tables and set out flower arrangements/electric candles for the evening.   Carol service was lovely; we have been to several of theirs even before I started working there. 

Both house documents I signed last night and this morning have worked now and gone to solicitor/conveyancer.  I think that means we have a bit of respite, other than packing.  DB keeps saying that we are in charge of the completion date, but I don't think we can delay further than mid-Jan

Wrote a load more cards.

Organised gifts and checked cards for the 2 ex-college and uni workmates I'm meeting tomorrow for coffee (one) and lunch (both).  So tomorrow I need to collect up those, remember my drumsticks and music as I will be going out at 10.45, meeting the friends then going to drumming lesson straight after - hopefully via a CS as I need to get Mum a Christmas jumper as I note there are several 'jumper days' on the care home timetable for December and I don't want her to feel left out.

Wrapped present for stepDB and SIL which we need to take to Mum's house at the weekend where hopefully DB will remember to pass it on to them when they meet up.  Remembered at 11pm that we did a Big Give donation for them too, so created and printed off the details of that.

Did some drumming practice.  

MinnieMousesMummy

I had a very productive day yesterday, so hopefully, I can keep that up. The only thing I didn't get done was organising festive food shopping. I'm not managing to keep up with the thread so hugs to those who want/need them. 

My list for today
Attend uni lectures
Do paid stuff
Schedule the festive food shopping
Take the dog for a long walk
Take the car to the garage to see what is wrong and get it booked if required
Put the new showerhead on (or get DH to do it)
Look at the paint charts and discuss them with DH - Work In Progress
Spend 2 hours on exam revision
Do some festive shopping and update the list
Dust the bedroom
Work out a plan for sorting out the living room, want to do it before Christmas although can't get a new carpet until January. 
Look at sofas as considering getting a new one but it won't be until after the holidays.
Ask DH about a festive date night - Can't decide on a night as so much happening

I think that is everything that I need to get done today. I hope everyone has a lovely Thursday.

Frizzlef

Everyone seems very busy! 

My plan for bathrooms is not going to happen today but I will definitely do tomorrow! 
I have took the dog for a long walk and just supping a cuppa. Then going to crack on. OH has suggested a 5k run at lunch which I could really do without but he would really like the company so I suppose I ought to!!

List for today....
Wm x2
Package up parcels to post
Post parcels
Make a lasagne for tea
Make some cakes
Tidy up downstairs 
Move furniture around ready to put up Christmas tree
Put up outside lights


Hall, Stairs and Landing
Clear rubbish/binbag dance (this could take some time!)

Kitchen/dining room
Clear sides and wipe down - wipe small appliances
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin
Wipe sill
Clear and clean sink
Clean/polish table - wipe mats/change cloth
Throw away your manky dish cloth or sponge and replace with a new one!

Finished my cuppa so I have 90 minutes. Off I go!!

kazwookie

General daily stuff done

Man flu has arrived inthe house!, various 'cures' bought from chemist, I'm not convince most of them work, but it is what he wants.

It is drizzling

Kitchen done

Mince out to defrost to make shepherd's pie.

Cats had their annual trip to the vets yesterday, all were reasonably behaved, 1 refuse his tablet so had  to be taken out the back and wrapped in a towel, as I was getting cat 3 out of his carry box, the vet said she would hold him, while I put the box on the floor, she didn't have hold of him as such, so he jumped on the floor ran round!.  But over all a good trip and cheap than I thought, as they had an offer on for jabs until the 15th Dec.

Valli

Ironing done - I've given up and am now using TD.  I have burnt holes in a RAB top of DD's so that'll be £££

Bit of putting away done

WUALTD

Honey_Bear

Decorator has finished so I'm gradually putting things back where they belong after a thorough dust, wash, scrub etc as appropriate.  This may take some time.  Every time I think I've finished I spy something else that is fluffy with at least a decade of dust. 

Valli

It’ll look lovely when you’ve finished Honey Bear..  

Ive come to bed, it’s horrid out there, there’s nothing worth watching on tv and my feet are cold because my jeans are wet from seeing to the rabbits.  I’m supposed to go to an event tomorrow but i don’t think i’ll bother.  I went to one today (for work).