Weekly Flylady Thread 20th October 2008

toottifrootti

sarah - pmsl at 'lunchgate' !! glad you got to the bottom of it - still cant help chuckling at the wee rascal!!!
great stuff beccah - would you like to help with my bedroom now!!!!!

ok I have had an HHC sitting down with a coffee and done a 34 fling (no boogie!!) of paper work - well it was 51 in the end plus 12 for shredding so thats progress. have tdone my mankiest cupboard - wasnt really manky it just fell out on you everytime you opened it (tupperware etc)

kitchen almost finished!
toots xx

Beccah_3

Dustykitten wrote: »

Beccah - why not freecycle the chest of drawers - would save you a trip to the tip and much more eco friendly too.

Consultation went ok. Time for swimming now.

Justamum I have not made clothes from scratch since my school days but this is giving me the bug. Showed the half I've done to DS1 (14) and he said wow you are clever very professional - praise indeed!

I am a huge free-cycle fan and would much rather that it went to a good home, but the chest is rather wonky and a little too flexible after darling little sis and nephews attacked it so I didn't think we'd have too many takers. I was hoping to free-cycle the wardobe as its a lovely deco-ish solid wood one, but the workforce ( dad and brother) have said it may well have to be smashed up to even get it out of the bedroom. Its such a shame as I much prefer to pass those things on.

Beccah_3

toottifrootti wrote: »

sarah - pmsl at 'lunchgate' !! glad you got to the bottom of it - still cant help chuckling at the wee rascal!!!
great stuff beccah - would you like to help with my bedroom now!!!!!

ok I have had an HHC sitting down with a coffee and done a 34 fling (no boogie!!) of paper work - well it was 51 in the end plus 12 for shredding so thats progress. have tdone my mankiest cupboard - wasnt really manky it just fell out on you everytime you opened it (tupperware etc)

kitchen almost finished!
toots xx

:D My labour is always available....as long as I'm paid in Coffee cake.

kassey

When is kids bedroom day , I have three to do , Oldest boy moved out and got a flat ,
youngest has nabbed his room and I have got to sort all of them.

toottifrootti

TOOTS TO-DO LIST

Monday Moobles- Living Room, Hall
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[strike] Remove clutter making sure stairs are safe [/strike] No stairs
[strike] Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike] none
Clean the windows.. get up clean nets and curtains
Level 3
[STRIKE] Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE]
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. HHI
2. Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
3. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
   
4. [STRIKE]Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it[/STRIKE]

Tuesday trauma - Kitchen
ALL DONE!!!! (thank you SS for the motovation)

MY BEDROOM CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK

1. Clear everything possible from bedroom - dismantle bed, chest of drawers/wardrobe/kist/bedside cabinet BOXES etc etc etc etc
   
2. hoover floor
3. dust skirtings
4. dust any cobwebs on walls/ceiling/book shelves
5. lay underlay
6. lay carpet
7. cut off any excess
8. tack/tape/staple as required
9. hoover carpet
10. shampoo carpet
11. bring back furniture - bed/ chest of drawers/ kist/ wardrobe etc
12. put bed back together
13. hoover mattress
14. remake bed

My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is.............
To be in bed by 11pm S,[strike]M,[/strike]T,W,T,F,S
and be up before 8.30am [strike]M,[/strike][strike]T,[/strike]W,T,F,S,S
Going to keep this one until I get better at it!!

my tasks for this week

1. check out electricity/gas suppliers for better deal - to finish
2. send long newsy email to cousins ([strike]2[/strike]1)
3. send info to debt counsellor friend
4. watch and return family wedding dvd
5. check out house insurance deals
6. get photos done for application forms
7. check present list

Have set myself 7 tasks for this week - at a rate of 1 per day that is not much - these must be done this week.

on top of these tasks if I get through my chores then I will be doing more ebay/amazon and any other decluttering tidying that I can manage!!!!!

Off to the bedroom now.......

toots xx

greenbee

Just checking in from work... this is my lunch break . Meetings all done now, so I think I might actually try to escape and get home while it's still light!

lil_me

g&b she might be fine with the milk but with my kids they curdled it internally when they had tummy bugs, yuk. Fish tanks over ran with snails so needs emptying and restarting, bought new stones ages ago for it.

Christmasshopper, sorry to hear of your disappointment. I'd love to be able to maxmise points I never get more than a few hundred, I just can't see how people do it.

Well my HHC went on a bit, I decided to empty the airing cupboard, yes another open/close fast or get injured one. Well I dug it all out and came across a pile of Thomas bedding so took that all over to Matthew's as his Mam is doing him a Thomas room. Fling fling fling...but in a good recycling way It looks all organised now and will be able to put away the pile of linen and towels I couldn't get in before. Offered the old vax on Freecycle, doesn't pump water out at the mo so no use to me but someone could use it as a vacuum cleaner or replace the pump (looks like an easy job but I wanted an upright one ) so that'll be another fling when it's gone. EEEEEEK just remembered half the bits are in the last 'don't open that door or move the sofa' cupboard, at the back, hmmm, tomorrows mission, or maybe once the kids have gone to bed.

DS2 at beavers at 6pm, must remember his form. Trying to decide what to do to fill in my time in the middle.

Oh, I am sure you're all careful but please be aware of Freecycle scams going where they offer items (seems to be consoles, DVDs and games so far) but ask you to send postage money (commonly £5) of course, it never arrives and many others have sent money too. Pity such a good thing is abused by these morons.

gunsandbanjos

lil_me wrote: »

g&b she might be fine with the milk but with my kids they curdled it internally when they had tummy bugs, yuk.

Yuk indeed! She hasnt been sick since this morning which is nice:p Has had half a weetabix and 2 dry crackers. Thought she was looking brighter earlier but she went all pale again and is now conked out on the sofa. Obviously needs the sleep, she looks adorable.

JillD_2

oh oh oh before I go off to do tea etc I mkust tell you of my big happy success at the weekend - my TD broke in March, tI took it apart , it was the belt had gone. I bought a new one for atenner off the net, but then couldnt open the flipping thing up to fix it. So have had no TD for over 6 months now and was so fed up of shuffling laundry for 5 around all the time.
well my Mum and Dad came over (from NI) for the weekend for the Christening, and my Dad and DH managed to fix the TD :j :j :j

Am sooooooooooo happy

uh oh DS having mega strop over his lego I suspect his "muddle" (ie model) wont do what he wants ......

angelnikki

Monday Moobles- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
[strike]dust & polish
Remove clutter
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike]
Tuesday trauma - Kitchen and Dining Room
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/strike][strike]
Sweep floors
Clean the hob
clean all storage jars on work surfaces
Wipe dining table
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..
Degunge the fridge
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk! [/strike]
My List
[strike]S&S bathroom[/strike][strike]
S&S downstairs toilet
S&S kitchen
WMx2
TDx2
clothes folded and put away
BM
tidy & dust playroom
sort DS's bookcase
banking & t/fers
MrT delivery (7-9pm)[/strike]

My list for thursday
clean bathroom
wash towels
WI
clean high chair & list on ebay
clean changing unit
freezer & cupboard inventory
mealplan
MrT online
baking
buy train tickets
pack weekend bag