Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 2008

vanilla

Morning everyone,
Managed a lovely lie in this morning and hubby woke me up to scramble eggs and toast. Thanks for all the hugs, all in all it was a brillant night but i just hate arguments and people who are drunk.

Anyway plan today is to tackle the bedrooms, i won't do a list but just update what i have done.

Can't believe it's only 66 days till christmas must go and get all the birthday pressies tomorrow and get it out of the way.

Right better go and get a cuppa then make a start.

Lil_me enjoy your day.
Denize big hugs.
Pigpen, hope they realise that your working your butt off and that they really need to start helping. Your not superwoman (ok maybe you are but they don't need to know that:rotfl: ).

Craftyscholar

pigpen wrote: »

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)..

I tend to keep quiet about what I am doing until I am sure it is going to work out. (Easier when you live alone)
They may be genuinely 'interested', but if some of them have a track record of being less than supportive can well understand why you feel that way.
The great thing about this forum is that peeps will support even if it is something they would never think of doing themselves.

Flylady_Flower

Update on list:

1. [strike]Sort out the washing and get a load on[/strike]
2. [strike] tidy front room and kitchen
3. S&S both[/strike]
4. [strike] vacuum downstairs and mop floors[/strike]
5. [strike]tidy my office[/strike]
6. put all washing away
7. VACUUM OUT MY CAR AND WASH THE COFFEE STAIN OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT!!! (it is disgusting and I can't send it to the repairers like that...:o )
8. Clean the bathroom thoroughly
9. Clean the downstairs loo
10. Go shopping for lunch stuff, milk and F&V
11. bake some stuff for lunches in week
12. [strike]read minutes of last meeting and add notes to check for thursday[/strike]
13. [strike]Get DS to do his room!!!!!!!![/strike]
14. Enter all invoices onto spreadsheet to take back with me tomorrow
15. make a tablecloth for house tomorrow
16. while machine out, fix DS's trousers, my dress and a couple of other bits
17. If time ??? make blinds for kitchen... (straightforward squares fixed to a batton that roll and tie up rather than roman blinds, as I don't have the rods)

Extras added (as I knew they would be...)

1. [strike]Make list of things to do and put it in DS's room so he knows and does not say 'you never said do that' even though he knows his jobs that he has to do every day!!! [/strike](sorry, bit of a rant there I think...)
2. Finish DS's bedroom as his 'cleaning' is not what anyone else would call it - still, not too much, just vacumming and quick dust over.
3. Sort out my bag as it now hurts my sholder to carry it coz it's so full...
4. Find out what the law is about having a first aider for every shift in the club...
5. Balance my accounts for end of the month as still not done.
6. [strike] S&S my room and make bed when hubby gets up[/strike]
7. [strike]Get hubby to jet off the patio as looking a mess[/strike]
8. EDIT: Put bits in box on Ebay today while free listing...

So getting there, but still quite a bit to do (mainly the bits that take the time that I keep putting off...:D

Flylady_Flower

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Still feeling rotten:o I'm getting to suffer in peace though as DH and LO are not back til tonight.
My mum and dad have invited me round for dinner so i dont even need to cook:D
Do need to do a food shop though, just going to have a bath then will brave Mr S.
All my fishies are dying:( We had an algae bloom and the treatment appears to have done them in. We have very soft water and the treatment warned this may happen. Grr, they were so pretty, lovely gouramis and a BIG red tail shark.

Hope you feel better soon, and sorry to hear about the fish - I love gouramis... they're quite cute...

Flylady_Flower

toottifrootti wrote: »

I have made a decision...

I also want to take advantage of the free listing day today on ebay and get rid of the last of toxic's stuff and some of my own - found loads yesterday when I started on the bedroom!!!!

toots xx

Toots, that sounds like a wonderful idea, and you are taking your own advice - babysteps... I know how it gets you down, but like you often say, it didn't get like it overnight, and I think you will make great headway if you do it that way instead... good luck to you! :T :T :T

Oh, and thanks for reminding me about the free listings - I need to put some stuff on there I think...

Flylady_Flower

pigpen wrote: »

The threat of me moving into halls might be enough to stir them up lol.. ta..

Ha ha, It would scare the hell out of my lot - maybe you could get the forms and just 'leave' them filled in,... laying about,... for someone to spot,... accidently,... on purpose,... without discussing it with them,... then it's not a threat and they might believe it more... (mine always think I'm just saying stuff to get them to do something... which I usually am but secretly really want to do it! )

I've had a chat with hubby today and with DS - seems to be working at the moment, but it's only been a couple of hours so we'll see... I've made a list for DS of all the things he has to do daily - school or holidays - and have put it up in his bedroom - that way he can't say 'but you never told me to do that' coz he knows... He's not allowed out or on the computer now until he's done them all... and I WILL be tough on this, coz I'm fed up of nagging...

jjef

Finally feeling human again after two days lying in bed being sick everytime I moved, that'll teach me for using up leftovers from the fridge thinking they will be okay when really they should have gone in the bin...............

Not had a chance yet to catch up on here so hope all well, I will start again tomorrow the only things i am doing today is dinner, a small drop of ironing and an hour of studying.

the kids are off this week on there hols but I am back to work tomorrow (the council i work have have different school hols from what the girls get) so OH is in charge so i think i may print off the list and leave it lying for them to tackle;)

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Update

1. [strike]Pick up mindee (small friend of DS's here for the day) by 8am.[/strike]
2. [strike]Sort kiddies lunch.[/strike]
3. Sort adults meal - baked something & salad as not sure when !'s parents will arrive and need feeding.
4. [strike]Repack extra bedding and put away.[/strike]
5. [strike]Ironing pile.[/strike]
6. [strike]Couple loads of washing[/strike] five loads done - now ironing/putting away
7. Fling hoover about.
8. [strike]Kiddies to park?[/strike] - nope far too damp, cold & grey
9. Find my desk - laptop balanced precariously on a corner - its not safe!
10. Art with kiddies - and use as an excuse to pull art cupboard out and repack/restack in a more useful fashion? Check what else we need to replace other than glue.
11. [strike]Pack Ebay parcels[/strike] and keep an eye on those finishing tomorrow - always get silly Q's!!
12. [strike]Investigate best place to sell remaining toys & bits that didn't go at NCT sale.[/strike]
13. Open a bottle of vino. watch trashy TV, and spend time with hubby when he gets home later in the evening - seems ages since we've done this - well overdue...

extras
wiped down kitchen
polished dining room table
researched gnocchi recipies
changed beds & washed bedding

Moam

nicki_2

Well I'm bathed, and still felt pooped so I put some make-up on, one of my "work" tops and semi-styled my hair (it needs cutting so it's not easy to style :rolleyes: ) and feel better - its either that or the fact I've just blasted Rock DJ at almost top-notch on my stereo and sang along just as loudly :rotfl::rotfl:

Wash load...erm.... 4( ) in, and now to study!!!!

:wave:

Pollybear

Afternoon all

One load of washing today, it's quite breezy and some of it has dried already and been put away. Quite chilly too though.

Went out for a walk this morning with DD1 and then we had a wander round a garden centre. Managed to come home without spending any money at all. We peered round the entrance to the cafe and then decided we could have a cup of coffee at home for nothing so we went back to her house and had coffee and biscuits and shared them with her dog

DH has watched Grand Prix and is now watching motor GP that he taped early this morning. I'm cooking later today because DD2 is on a course.

Hope you're having a good day lil-me

Well done on the win Dusty (I meant to say this before!)