Weekly Flylady Thread 9th February 2009

I'm in this week

Gods knows what happened yesterday and today I floundered totally. Did absolutely nothing apart from a bit more ironing to keep warm..

Gas man came yesterday but unfortunately couldn't fix the darn boiler - it needed a new fan and would you believe it he didn't have it on the van - why didn't that surprise me..lol. Anyway he ordered the part and he is coming back on Monday afternoon to fix it. So a whole weekend without heat or hot water, so we have had a little fan heater blowing downstairs to keep one end of the living room warm. Upstairs is like an ice house, and the immersion was on for an hour.. Thank gods we decided to keep the immersion as an emergency back up when the rewired the house, although this is the first time it's been in use in 4 years.

I also understand how older people can fall asleep in the cold as the body slows down and I know both mine and DH's has as we have been falling asleep on and off during the past two days, under fleece blankets.

Oh well thankfully tomorrow afternoon the house will be warm when DH gets home and I can stop panicking about my electric bill while using the fan heater..lol

Dustykitten unfortunately we don't have any hot water bottles, although I will definately be buying a couple in the next couple of weeks to put away for an emergency.

Now am off to hunt down where I can get glass jam jars from as I don't have any - unfortunately my freecycle doesn't have any either..hmm

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Gryfon wrote: »

I think it's because everyone (well seems like everyone) manages to do all or at least most of the list and I can't even get that far as I have clutter to clear through first :rotfl:

Ok this is my list from today. Got up around 10am and didn't finish until about 9.30pm, with various breaks in between:

Ta Da's:

Get up (eventually!)
Put washing machine on
Take dry washing down, sort and fold
5 mins on 1 scary shelf (it's really worrying so I think 5 mins each time is the way to go)
5 mins clearing hallway (would be nice to not fall over things!)
5 mins on scary shelf (although I'm wondering where to put the stuff I've found now!)
See if set of shelves will fit behind lounge door...if they do then move the stuff that's behind there out and put shelves there (for toy boxes for now) (it will fit but then realised I need to empty a set of shelves first...doh! )
Take dry washing off clothes horse
Put wet laundry onto clothes horse
5 mins on hallway (it's horrible!)
5 mins on a scary shelf
Yet another 5 minutes on shelves!
Feed myself and take medication
5 mins on hallway (I hate doing it!)
Put next load on
Empty washing machine (when finished I'll do this 3)
Hang up wet washing
Pick up 10 items from study floor and put them away
5 minutes on shelves
Iron 4 shirts
5 minutes on shelves
10 things from study floor
Start tea, something broth/soup/stew like
Fill dishwasher
Empty washing machine
See if I can put contents of one shelf unit onto the other
5 minutes clearing kitchen table of bits (will put the box I haven't emptied back onto the shelves, children home soon and need somewhere to eat)
Hang wet washing up
Put another load of washing on
Get drawers for unit downstairs (just moved out a set of empty shelves and put drawer unit for small girl there, means I can empty some more boxes)
Go through drawers and empty at least one box of clothes into drawers
Seal upstairs fireplace as there is a gale blowing through it!
Empty another box into drawers
Make enough space on kitchen table for children
Empty washing machine
Clear away dinner stuff
Empty space for shelves and move them
Put away last box of small girl clothes
Fill shelves with toys
Put small chest into hallway (stick a nice flower or two on it)
Hang up wet washing
Fill washing machine and put on
Move clothes off floor and put in basket
5 mins clearing worktops and swish them!
Fill dishwasher and put on
5 mins clearing lounge floor and sofa
Have a coffee

Gryfon honey, I think you did remarkedly well with your tada's, don't beat yourself up over not doing much because that list shows that you certainly did a lot. Well done:)

I'm in again this week. House has just about survived the weekend. Just got the dinner things to wash up in the kitchen... tomorrows list shouldnt take very long at all.

Poor Mad Max is having 'the chop' tomorrow! Gotta have him at vets by 9 am and pick him up after 5! Will be very strange not having him under my feet while I'm doing cleaning!

AAAHHHH,the picture of my finished jacket is on the last thread and I dont know how to copy it over!!!

Hi. I'm in again. Names not on the list tho.:xmastree:

This is the list of flyers who have completed a day's list. Please do not 'quote' the list further up the thread as it will only confuse people and me- I will amend it here as and when I see you complete your days!

Remember the 'extras' are extras and dont count towards the stars!

please make my life easy by doing something like this when you have finished a list
Monday - Kitchen and Dining room
Done!:D
that way I will know for sure that you need a star!
Thanks and good luck with the flying!!:D


Completed list 'stars'

Those flyers who have 5 stars have been edited to make it eaier for me to see where I have to add stars and in honour of Valentines Day!

sexymouse
kiwisaver
beccatje
natty68:starmod:
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lil_me:starmod:
embb:starmod::staradmin
kassey
mumofjust2:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
pollybear
sunnygirl:starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
cazzie:starmod:
mudbath
toochoosey:starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
mummyyof5
davgirl
kazwookie
Lady-Liberty:starmod:
boddy
mummy2mygirls:starmod::staradmin
gertrudeanna
melliec:starmod: :staradmin :starmod:
hex2
mozzy:starmod::staradmin
dannyem
rach
summermoon:starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
kazm krew:starmod:
heather38:starmod::staradmin
princess jane:starmod:
SarahShattered
greenbee:starmod::staradmin
sammiell:starmod::staradmin
vanilla:starmod::staradmin
mrsmortenharket:staradmin:starmod::staradmin
serena:starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
rosepink:starmod:
greenandthrifty:starmod::staradmin
Spiritofthesouthwest:starmod:
carol22:starmod:
funfairprincess
hellsbells:starmod:
metrochick:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
fernliebee
valli:starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
xx_Jo_xx :starmod:
victoria_ice:starmod: :staradmin:starmod:
froddington:staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
iriedaughter:starmod:

17 with 5 red hearts - excellent!!