Weekly Flylady Thread 7th July 2008

Justamum

Mice don't really bother me. We had a cat once who would bring them in at night and leave them in various partly eaten states all over the place - but usually just where you were going to be walking in the dark early in the morning :rotfl::rotfl:. At our last house we had one virtually resident I think. We kept seeing it scuttling away from us. I think it came in at either the flue behind the (unused) gas fire, or the hole where the washing machine outlet pipe was. We did have a small longtail in the house one day (r.a.t. - you can't say the word over here, it's bad luck!!) and I HATE those. I freaked out when it bounded into my DS's bedroom :eek: (he was asleep at the time :eek::eek::eek:). We managed to get rid of it though.

soappie

jjef wrote: »

BUT just had British Gas round to check the gas boiler as it was highlighted in the house survey that itn looked like the original boiler and would be approx 25 years old. Any way they have condemned it

JJeff - this is a common tactic with British Gas - they are just after getting more orders themselves - get yourself a second opinion quickly!

Every time they come and service mine - which they themselves installed only 3.5 years ago, they mutter, tut and shake their heads and question. The minute I tell them anything wrong has to be their fault because they installed it, they shut up.

REDMADCURLS

We did have a small longtail in the house one day (r.a.t. - you can't say the word over here, it's bad luck!!

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I would have DIED on the spot

germish_se

I'd much rather have a mouse than big icky spiders:eek: they totally freak me out! Saying that my cat would freak if she saw a mouse. Sissy.
You should have seen her panic when we had two little bunnies visiting us for a week! lol, wouldn't come out from hiding for ages.:rotfl:

Michelle The mobile sounds like a brilliant idea! Good thinking.:T

We've just been to the boys school to see them recieve their achievement awards, one merit and one excellence. I'm dead proud of them. :j
Afterwards a woman (apparently a teacher the boys have never had) came over to tell me how polite and pleasant DS1 is as she had been sitting beside him during the ceremony.
DS1 looked a bit bewildered and when she left he said he'd only talked to her so why the fuss.
Bless him, don't think he gets the idea that a lot of teenagers are quite awkward and rude.
It was so nice of her to especially seek us out to tell us that. I think I might be the proudest mum at the moment.:o

Germ

REDMADCURLS

germish_se wrote: »

I think I might be the proudest mum at the moment.

Germ

Awh - that just gave me a warm fuzzy moment - sometimes we all forget that teenagers can be just lovely!

soappie

G&B – the perps trying to get into the flat – that’s awful! And I know how scarey and unsettling it can be. Happened to me once years ago and I ended up getting a couple of beefy blokes to sleep on the couch for a few nights till I felt settled again
Shell, hugs, it’s the old saying – where there’s a will, there’s a relative... as Pigpen said - a pox on them.
Well, did my after work meeting. Did the majority of the weekend food Tesco run. Cooked my dinner and am now pooped.

Only skim read the thread so hugs and congrats to those I missed.

Sleep well ladies - talk to y'all in the morning.

fiddling_flower_petals

Just updating list! Not had chance to catch up on thread, that my next job!

A Big Thank you to PigPen:A and fellow flyers:A , my friend and her DS came to visit us today at very short notice and instead of a complete blind panic trying to get house tidy (which has occasionally been followed by an excuse that we've already got plans:o ) Today I needed a quick declutter of some laundry and although we're far from show house standards, the house was clean and tidy(mostly):cool:


Master bedroom and landing
Check fire alarms are working
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Tuesday twirling- Bathroom
Clean floors in these rooms

Thumping Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
[/STRIKE]Clean out the kitchen junk drawers.. nasty dumping grounds!!
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms [/STRIKE]

Fearsome Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Weekly to do list

1. Recycling to centre
2. Cancel subsciption to Lovefilm
[STRIKE]3. Return DVD's[/STRIKE]
4. Sort out return's for Next
5. Pair shoes / band together and take for Blue Peter Appeal
6. Sort paperwork and file

lil_me

hollyh I hope he's packed his little mousey bags and gone!
ElectraKing oh no not another with 'dormouse syndrome' which is what I've been calling it, hope you're feeling better soon x If your not get yourself to the GP just incase.
Michelle, meeting those who are facing death in the face and giving it their all can really shed a different light on things can't they, I unfortunately meet children like that frequently and they make me stop and think, a lot. You sound a lot more positive which is lovely, but please promise no brave faces and if you need a rant then do so!
jjef sorry to hear you have a poorly boiler, I have no idea how much it costs but would shop around. I remember my Dad got an independant plumber/corgi guy to do his after comparing prices.
germish well done to your boys
soappie pleased to hear you are feeling better
poohbear, http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/livinginwales/nameyourhouse/ what about that?
shell, families can be so insensitive sometimes, hope it hasn't upset your Mum too much x

The only way to stop men filling cupboards with junk is to take the doors off!

DP has just remembered his licences are due for work, eek! He's only getting one but £100 more than we'd planned for spending. As they take a few weeks usually we need to order them tomorrow as they are due at the end of the month, argh.

Got a letter home from Ds1s school saying they're on strike Wednesday and Thursday next week (Unison strike) then of course he has to go back Friday then he breaks up for summer holidays. Bang goes every plan I had of getting a lot done next week!!!

I'm just watching the Eastenders rerun then an early night for me, I feel shattered too, there is no point me trying to study late when I am tired as I get nowhere. I'll have to empty the WM and let the dogs out first of course, oh and get packed lunch stuff out for tomorrow.

pigpen

Tiddles won't go to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have cats to feed, pots to wash, washing to put in, clothes to find and she will NOT go to sleep!!!!!!

Hubby has not got enough credit on his phoen to ring and get more so I'm having to do that from over here.. he is just getting messages in german saying he hasn't enough credit lol.. he has to be at work at 6am and they want 50m of cornice fixing by Monday.. he'll do it easy but it'll be a laugh.. the blister on his foot has now become 2 large abcesses.. and I'm not ther eto deal with them and he won't do it.. he is bound to end up in hospital over there with it.. I know what he is like! holidays being out the worst in him and he is pretty bad on a good day!

jjef

holly dont do mice or anything furry and small

ssl thanks for offer have sent you a pm.

Calming down after boiler stuff, thanks for all the helpful comments will be getting lots of quotes but i think we knew deep down that it may need doing just was hoping to get through the winter, carbon monitor was a wake up call we do have one its apparently in the wrong place and kids bedrooms are closest to where it should have been.:eek:

On a plus side dont need to fly tomorrow as kids bedrooms are tidy, clean and well dont need anymore time spent there. so will be doing dailies and the last of the ironing and finding time to watch the last 4 episodes of series 2 of 24 which arrived today:D