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Weekly Flylady Thread 27th August 2007

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    mumoftwo.. It depends on the make of the toys tbh..duplo, lego, little tykes, playmobil all sell really well.. Toys are usually bulky to send as well and it is a good idea to have some good scales so you can get an idea of how much it will be to post.. I'm lazy and just stick £2.50 on most stuff.. that covers, ebay fees, post & packing.. then it is all up front, bidders can see how much it will be and if they think it is too much they don't have to bid.. I don't care! lol The toys here I just sent straight to charity shop.. bit mad though when we are walking down the street and the children say ' oh we have one of those' .. and it 'was' ours lol I have learned to buy only clothes which I know will sell on.. boden, next etc.. all in the sales and I often get back more than what I paid for them!!

    I find the photographing eaSY.. i DO A PILE AT ONCE.. UPLOAD TO THE PC.. i USE TURBOLISTER TO DO THE LISTINGS WHICH IS REALLY SIMPLE AND MUCH QUICKER TO USE.. darn capslock.. sorry.. the worst part I find is describing the things, it is so laborious and tedious!!! I upload when I have a round number.. 10 or 15 usually.. that way they don't all end at the same time.

    I do invoices as soon as possible after they finish.. parcel the things that have sold usually on a sunday morning when hubby is at church with the children and I post as soon as possible.. which can take me up to a week!!!!

    I am currently saving my paypal money for christmas presents for the children.. I'll transfer it to my bank account when there is over £100 (there is at the moment) and I will keep it in my savings account gaining interest until December when I will buy lots of junk to fill my rapidly emptying house..

    When I get parcels in I use the outer packaging to refill and get rid of as much in volumn as came in.. it works in my mind!!! lol

    I need to sort through my mound of coats and get some of those shifted next I think.. I have at least 5 that can go..no 6.. I remembered another one.
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • kazmeister
    kazmeister Posts: 3,338 Forumite
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    Hi flyladies

    Hope you're all well and not flying too hard. Thought you might like to know i've been doing nothing for over a week and am relaxing before I go back to work next week. Its currently 91.4 in the shade and I'm sitting outside the apartment in front of the pool on DS laptop which we've managed to find someone's wireless free network. Sorry just trying to make you all terribly jealous tee hee. Look forward to catching up with you all properly on friday when we get back.
    Kaz
    Mortgage, we're getting there with the end in sight £6587 07/23, otherwise free of the debt thanks to MSE help!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Just brought this up from page 3!! We've all done lots of yapping and very little work!! lol

    Tuesdays dailies..

    [strike]WM[/strike] none to do!!
    [strike]DW[/strike] x2
    [strike]BM[/strike] x2
    [strike]Laundry out[/strike] None to do!!!
    [strike]fold and put away laundry[/strike]
    [strike]piggy clicks[/strike] Swizz... they have made then 5 points each instead of 10.. that's unfair lol!! Greedy things!
    Wash self! (It has to be documented or I'll not find time!!) I'll do it before bed.. I'm not going anywhere so it doesn't matter if I am a stinky greasy tramp!!
    Mop kitchen floor
    fling in middle room.. it was my summer holiday project and I only have 10 days left to get it decoratable!!
    [strike]27 fling boogie[/strike].. somewhere..
    [strike]Sort clutter surface in the kitchen..[/strike] mainly clothes that will be sorted into.. charity shop, ebay and put away.. 3 piles.. it can't be too hard can it?
    ARGH!! I thought of something else last night and now I've forgotten again!
    [strike]Sort Next returns[/strike] coming Thursday


    Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room

    Level One
    [strike]Clear [/strike][strike]and wipe kitchen surfaces[/strike]
    Level Two
    [strike]Clean floors
    Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances[/strike]
    Level Three
    [strike]Wipe window sills,[/strike] clean any marks off windows if required
    Extra Mission:
    • Clean inside of fridge
    • [strike]Clean inside of microwave
    • Sort any one kitchen storage area[/strike]
    Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
    Tidy shoes, coats and bags
    Vacuum under furniture
    Extra Mission:
    • Clear one hotspot
    • Clean windows in these rooms
    • 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
    • [strike] Make any important calls you've been putting off[/strike] need new credit card login details.
    This weeks jobs..

    Post ebay stuff.. 3 carriers so far... 2 more to package, 4 still not paid yet
    [strike]list more to get rid of this mountain in the back room[/strike]
    [STRIKE]clear kitchen clutter top[/STRIKE] made a start!!
    Find the children PO bank books and send them to be updated and have interest added.. found 1..
    Find documents to open PO accounts for 3 littlest and put their savings in... might have to do one a month for the next couple of months
    Buy paint for boys room... yellow and silver
    Buy paint for bathroom... I don't know if the painting will be best left until they are back at school and not in the rooms.
    [strike]get quotes for new boiler[/strike] coming on Monday
    [strike]List 2 books on Amazon[/strike]
    Write names in school clothes.. I'll do this tonight I think while watching some trash on the goggler
    Repair necessary school items.. DS1's jacket needs 2 buttons putting back on and we have some hems that need fixing
    Saturday is our annual school shopping trip! woohoo!!!
    Make curtains for middle room (incentive to get it sorted!).. bought lining fabric and already have curtain fabric...
    Make blind for kitchen narrower.. (2 fit already but the third is too wide)
    Church summer club Tues-Fri 10am-12:30pm
    Tesco deliveries.. Wednesday and Friday
    Friday.. bill paying day!!! :D Watch for siggy strip being updated!!
    [strike]URGENT!! Hubby to get DS1's school shoes!![/strike] ordered!
    8 coat pegs in the middle room just inside the doorway at child height.. so they can have one each!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • HopeElizzy
    HopeElizzy Posts: 608 Forumite
    Evening everyone,
    You've all been busy! Hope you're all ok...... I am around and following the thread even though I'm not posting alot. ;)

    So, my day went like this:
    Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1
    [strike]Check fire alarms are working
    Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing[/strike]
    Level 2
    [strike]Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
    Clean window & wipe windowsill[/strike]
    Took littlies to a local manor house that's open to the public, and free, where we sat and picnic'ed.
    Came back home then nipped around to a friend for a cuppa and chat.
    Level 3
    [strike]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
    Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
    Wipe doors and handles[/strike]
    Extra mission tasks
    [strike]Wipe at least one door and it's frame, don't forget the handle
    Dust skirting boards in any one room
    Sort one clothes drawer or wardrobe area, even if for 5 minute, remove anything that shouldn't be there
    Clean your vacuum cleaner out, get that hair off that brush, it'll improve it's performance aswell as being cleaner![/strike]

    Dh is bathing and reading to the littlies and I'm just cooking the dinner. I need to put together a couple of flat-packed dining chairs MIL gave me yesterday but other than that I've nothing else to do.

    :sad:My friend passed away on Saturday and i'm in the odd in-between place where I don't know what to do with myself so I've been cleaning everything!
    "all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time..."
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    HopeElizzy.. I am very sad to hear your friend has passed away. I know it is a blessing for her but I cannot imagine the pain you must all be feeling.. (((((((hugs))))))) to you and her family. I am a cleaner in times of stress/sadness/emotion as well.. my house was gleaming within 3 days of my gran dying, 2 weeks after DD5 was born and the week before christmas!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    My brood have scoffed 2 loaves AND a 6 litre pan of corned dog hash.. I swear they all have hollow legs!!! lol
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
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    :grouphug: to everyone (mind's gone blank as to what I was going to put exactly :rolleyes::o )

    Washing done, (will do towels & cloths tomorrow), tea done, kitchen clean, livingroom hoovered including under the suit but not dusted. Finances updated, OH has washed up (:D) and bathed DD (:j) while I made beds again and put laundry away :D Blimey! I'm shattered. I'm going to go for a bath I think, as long as I can avoid the HUGE spider that ran across my foot in the bathroom last night - surprisingly I didn't scream, but that probably was more due to the fact that I was half asleep :rotfl:

    Tomorrow is the nicest day according to the weather forecast so I might take DD on a trip rather than to town shopping. She's asked to go to a park that will give us a 6 mile round trip :eek: So we'll have to see...

    As for my official list, I'm not doing anything else tonight so it can just wait :p
    Manic Monday - Kitchen
    Level Two
    [STRIKE] Clean floors [/STRIKE]
    Extra Mission:
    Choose one or more of:
    • Clean inside of fridge - needs it desperately :o
    • Clean inside of microwave - need to do this, lunch splattered :o
    • Clean OVEN yes I know you all hate that one wonder how many choose it - will do this after tea when it's been on ;)
    Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    [STRIKE] Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
    [STRIKE] Vacuum under furniture[/STRIKE]
    Extra Mission:
    Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • Clean windows in these rooms, or even just one
    Right, off to check email, another forum and then I'm off for a bath, ooo...suppose I should really bring the end of the washing in first though- not going outside in my nightie and bare feet not with the number of slugs we see to have :rotfl::rotfl: :wave:
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • Solwaykid
    Solwaykid Posts: 853 Forumite
    Evening chatty people!

    Happy belated birthday tracyg, enjoy your breadmaker!
    7WW, hurrah for your funding!
    Well done Rach on saving that much in small change, I must be really mean to myself, my coppers jar has about £5.40 from the start of the year!
    Nicki, yeah, woohoo! Your very good at getting positive about stuff, go show them what your made of!:dance:
    Kazmeister, cruel, cruel woman. So envious. Have a lovely time.
    lbnb, hugs to you and HopeElizzy, so sorry for you.:grouphug:


    It's all brrr and yuk here and I haven't started Flying today. I've made my phonecalls that I've been putting off though and cleared 2 hotspots.
    Popped to Mr T's to spend a £2 voucher and my last £1 cash on catfood (sob, is it Friday yet?) Took Bob to the vets, yet again.. Sat and read all your posts and its now 8.20.

    I think the livingroom and hall are going to be a rollover job. I just want to eat stodge on an evening like this. Mmm, chicken broth and dumplings; hope I've got suet in now..

    I promise next time I post I'll have done some Flying.

    Have a good evening all.
    One debt v 100 days Part 14 £400/£400
    One debt v 100 days Part 13 £329.66/£380
    One debt v 100 days Part 12 £380/£450
    One debt v 100 days Part 11 £392.50/£400
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Well, I've done 3 tesco orders (delivery tomorrow friday and last sunday) plus 1 asda order and one sainsburys order.. to take advantage of as many special offers and money off codes as possible!! I have saved over £100 by taking advantage of special offers and codes!!

    I've ordered pickling vinegar and pickling jars for my onions and eggs and whatever elses I find to pickle between now and christmas!!

    I'm saving coffee jars for jam and jam jars for candle holders!!!

    Now you all think I am totally loopy I am going to find my pen and write our surname on 2 binbags of school clothes.. the individual items not the bags!!! lol Oh my life is FULL of fun!!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Ginger_Girl
    Ginger_Girl Posts: 308 Forumite
    Evening!
    Didn't manage to start the ironing - got caught up in 'work' (who said it was the holidays!!) Anyway - did manage the flying when kiddies in bath and lounge looking clear and clean until the little people get up in the morning!
    Hugs to those who need.
    Am now off to play on the holiday grand plan website to start thinking about Christmas! Week 1 this week - time to check the mailbox/porch swing and bug screens - don't you just love US websites! I can cross most of the jobs off from the comfort of my sofa - choccie bar in hand!

    Pigpen - you amaze me with your energy - other than seafood, what's the secret!!!!!
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