Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 2008

greenbee

Despite Pigpen's concerns, my list is getting shorter

Sew buttons on a pair of trousers and a jacket
Hem two pairs of trousers
Mend pillowcases
Quadrant in wardrobe
Order tulip bulbs - Angelique
Mowing/garden
Book tree surgeon – sycamore and chestnut to be removed before spring
Glass top for lacquer cabinet (measure & order)
Change outside lightbulbs – one down, one to go
Move money to cover car/hotel bills
Garage

Tuesday Terrors- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 3
Wipe and water plants
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc

Wednesday Whoopees!!- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms

Thursday throws!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 3
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. Clean all paintwork on the landing
2. Clean landing window

Friday Finale- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Clean window
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
Extra Task List

1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!

Squeakend list..

1. meal plan for the week
2. HHI
3. Binbag dance.. charity shop/bin/give away... just fling it!
4. Bake your friend a cake or some biscuits and drop them round/post them.. with hugs... you can do yourself some too if you wish
5. Work a messy room to level three.. preferably one that is always left out!!

I'm off to sleep off the effects of the cooking wine...

Valli

Justamum wrote: »

I've only skim-read the past three pages but do I understand correctly - if I PM Pigpen with my address I'll actually get a card this Christmas? Normally the only cards we get in this house are for the children.

err yeah - but you have to send 'em to us too...:D if you wish to, of course:rolleyes:

Note to self - pm Pigpen re xmas card and to offer to assist with spreadsheet for cleaning stuff,,,

denisefowler wrote: »

Hi Valli, still checking whether you've posted your story or not, but can't see it yet, so presume you haven't...

I'd love to read it... (sorry girls/Tom... )

Not sure about this - you're the only one...

Will a PM do? (NOTE how careful I am being here....s'a funny story IMHO...)

toottifrootti wrote: »

Clear everything possible from bedroom - dismantle bed, chest of drawers/wardrobe/kist/bedside cabinet etc

1. hoover floor
2. dust skirtings
3. dust any cobwebs on walls/ceiling
4. lay underlay
5. lay carpet
6. cut off any excess
7. tack/tape/staple as required
8. hoover carpet
9. shampoo carpet
10. bring back furniture - bed/ chest of drawers/ kist/ wardrobe etc
11. put bed back together
12. hoover mattress
13. remake bed

basically then your list could be

Lay carpet

I think you are looking for extra praise, appreciation and doggy bikkies:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

vanilla wrote: »

I am wrecked today, had a brilliant time at the party last night and got to spend sometime with my dad( it's been a few difficult years as he doesn't approve of my hubby and it's just been very hard cause we used to be close). He seems really pleased i'm expecting again and we spent ages talking, i even got a kiss on the cheek as he was a bit tipsy. My dad and hubby don't really get on but last nite they where buying each other drinks and actually talking so it was a big step all round.
Today i've done very little except get the walk the line soundtrack.:rotfl:

It's sometimes so hard to build bridges as I know from personal experience (mind you I could've 'helped' with the foundations )I could have made a 'contribution' ...well done you and OH

Hippy110

Lil_me - hope you all have a great day at Flamingoland

GnB - hope you are feeling better now, likewise Nicki's DD

Lots of lists have shortened I see - well done - but I'm afraid I'm on the long 'work' work list tomorrow, have even worked tonight.

Thanks KazW for the Lego tip, read that last night but didn't realise I needed to exchange it today :rolleyes: , at least can send away for them but now need to be up early tomorrow and hope I can get the Sunday paper.

Toots - good luck with the carpet tomorrow but don't overdo it

Sorry I can't remember anything else, hope you all have a good Sunday, I need to try to keep away from here until I've crossed off most of my list

Flylady_Flower

lil_me wrote: »

Why the heck stay sober with 3 people to carry you home? Silly woman! .

Coz they be useless and would drop me! (plus I had to drive this time so couldn't drink)

Flylady_Flower

vanilla wrote: »

The night was great and we all really enjoyed ourselves, kids had a ball but on the way home and once we got home things turned awful and i've spent most of the night awake but what can ya do.

Shame the night turned bad after being so good, but at least progress was made, hope everything OK now...

Flylady_Flower

Valli wrote: »

Not sure about this - you're the only one...

Will a PM do? (NOTE how careful I am being here....s'a funny story IMHO...)

Yea, course thats fine, I'm wondering what the story is nowcoz it's unusual for you to be careful... :rotfl:

nicki_2

Thanks for the well wishes for DD - she seems much better now. She was dancing around the livingroom to 80s songs before :rolleyes: It was about then when I decided she should try some scrambled eggs for tea - so far they've stayed down *Crosses everything while touching wood*

Well I'm suffering from writers block with my assignment again - I blame Christmas films all day - so instead I've done some jobs :

• Kitchen ceiling de-moulded (this involved size 10 chemical handling gloves from a DIY shop as marigold ones just seem to bubble and I end up with the cleaner all over my hands :mad: I must have looked a sight :rotfl::rotfl:)
• Kitchen blind replaced (the one I bought for DD's room that was too short, I cut down even more and used the fittings from the old kitchen blind on it to enable me to put it up in the kitchen :money: DD's room has her original blind up, but trimmed slightly so it wasn't such a tight fit any more and new fittings )
• Veg rack cleaned out (black mouldy & soggy carrots found and binned)
• Kitchen generally tidied up & decluttered
• Dehumidifer thing from the bathroom finally refilled and ready to go back up.
• Livingroom tidied up
• Launch pad drawers (mini set of drawers where we keep keys, purse, MP3 players etc for going out ) sorted out.
• Boots put in the freezer with the hopes of stretching them (this place really is a wonderful source of info! )
• Curtains put up at front & back door
• Draught excluders for front & back doors made out of laces/trim & SP fleeces :money::D then put in place.
• DD's bed remade before she could go to bed.
• DD convinced (I hope) that going completely vegetarian is not a good idea no matter how cute the ducks and pigs on River Cottage are :rolleyes: Especially since there is a wide selection of meat in our freezer :o

Now I need to sort the washing machine out, wash up and get to bed seeing as I've just realised its midnight :wave:

nicki_2

List update:

STUDYING

• DB123
  • Ch 8, Tut 8
  • Ch 9, Tut 9
  • Ch 10, Tut 10
  • ECA (cut off Friday to allow for dispatching)
• T175
  • Block 1 PT1
  • Block 1 PT2
  • Block 1 PT3
• NVQ
  • Unit 001
  • Questions
• School
  • Scan photos
  • Finish Autobiography
  • Transfer images etc to pendrive
  • Sort gardening stuff out.
    

Personal

• Sewing repairs
• ebay listings
• ebay parcels for Monday dispatch.
• Contact buyers on ebay to let them know of delay.

Monday Misery - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Tuesday Terrors- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Level 3
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Wednesday Whoopees!!- Bathroom
Level One
Clean floor
DEMOULD
Level Two
Clean bath and sink
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Thursday throws!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Remake bed
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Friday Finale- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Squeakend list

1. meal plan for the week
2. HHI
3. Work a messy room to level three.. preferably one that is always left out!!

Okay - dishes time. Looks like I'll be using the TD tomorrow to get the laundry out the way :rolleyes:

pigpen

Well I guess I should really go to my nest..

Not a huge amount of my list left for tomorrow but I really would like to make at least a small amount of progress in my room.. I have a box I need shifting to the top of the wardrobe and a few bits to sort through for christmas.. DD4 is at a birthday party tomorrow.. a fancy dress party so that should be 'interesting' .. though given the place it is at I may well be staying with her!

I feel the urge to draw up a list of jobs for everyone too and give everyone a jolly good talking to about helping out because my house is beyond a joke now and there is no reason this lazy lot shouldn't help!

I need time off I think I am so wound up all the time.. and I am getting more and more pee'd off with hubby and the children for not doing enough around the house and when I ask them they either disappear or just don't do it normally.. we had this discussion before I started college.. and I want things sorted before I start uni.

And is it just me or does everyone get shirty when family ask what I want to do at uni? I just feel like it is none of their business I don't care if they are just 'interested' it is my business and I want to keep it that way.. yet I don't mind tellign anyone else.. I feel like family will judge me on everything I do (no big surprise if they did) and they will make nasty comments (for a change) and try to undermine me (again)..

Bed it is then...

mOZzy_2

sorry i haven't been around!
i confess 'i've slacked all weekend so far'
but i am just soooooooooooooo tired
i think i'll start taking my vitamins again ... and THIS time i need to stick with it!!!


how on earth do you all manage to stay up that late!!??!!??


vanilla glad you had fun at the party and wohoooo at your DH and dad talking to each other - must have been very nice for you!!!
and don't you overdo it, you hear me?!?

pigpen it annoys me too when i try and keep the house together and the rest of the family just doesn't seem to care
i thought i'd put a chart up with tasks to do for everyone - but i need to agree with DH on the tasks he'll do so he can't get out of it - and i seriously don't ask for much!!!!
get the whip out


no idea what's going on my list today ... will keep you informed