Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd November 2008

Mermaid

Hi gang,

I'm in... :xmastree: I'm more of a lapsed oldie than a newbie!

I really need to get my rear end into gear! Christmas only a few weeks away, house is a bomb site etc. etc.

As I've now got DD1(5), DS(3) and DD2(4 months), it's a pretty busy time for me, but I KNOW I can do better if I can organise myself more.

Achieved today:

Bathed baby
WM * 1
Research for future work project & ordered book
Dealt with maintenance man
Checked with friends and family about Christmas preesents for children

Still to do:

Monday Marvels- Living Room & Hall & Stairs
Level One
Clear floors of clutter
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dust fluffy areas
Wipe sofas and tables

Cook tea
Homework
DW
Download photos from holiday
Sort clean washing
Vacuum DD1's bedroom & change bedding

Hope everyone else is having a good day!

Mermaid

TAG

Here's how the list is looking so far............................. DH started to fly.........................but sadly didn't reach full throttle for take off............................he managed to clean the LR window.............and then sat down and watched me carry on:mad:

TAG wrote: »

Here's my listy pops for the afternoon, evening...............
Monday Marvels- Living Room & Hall & Stairs
[strike]Level One[/strike]
[strike]Clear floors of clutter[/strike]

Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust fluffy areas[/STRIKE]
Wipe sofas and tables

Level Three
[strike]Sort out coats and shoes and bags.. are there any that can be thrown?[/strike]
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can move safely[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash windows in these rooms[/STRIKE]

Extra Mission : help yourself
1. Wipe down paintwork in these rooms
[STRIKE]2. Arrange chimneys to be swept and fires to be serviced as required[/STRIKE]
3. 35 fling boogie..
4. Wipe and water any plants

My normal dailies -
[strike]Tidy kitchen. Load/unload/reload DW.[/strike]
[strike]Wipe surfaces.[/strike]
Wipe inside of oven. (Done everyday then I don't have to clean it IYSWIM)
Sweep and mop kitchen floor.
S&S downstairs toilet.

[strike]Tidy living room & put any stuff upstairs.[/strike]
Wipe over PC desk & keep free from clutter.

[strike]Tidy bedrooms & make beds.[/strike]
[strike]Sort out dirty washing.[/strike]
[strike]Do 2 loads of washing.[/strike]

Tidy & S&S bathroom.
Wash bathroom floor.

Hoover living room/ hallway/stairs/kitchen & d/s toilet.
Hoover bedrooms/landing & bathroom.

Keep ironing together (x15)
Sort clean washing & put clothes away.

Walk the dog

AnW'sMum

Good afternoon

Just whizzing through, welcome to all the newbies and returnees. Hugs to those with the lurgy, hugs to those without the lurgy and lil_me fantastic news about OH's decision (even if it was car and not people related!)

lil_me

AnWsMum and hollyh yes very relieved, I think it might have been more to do with me pointing how much his whole lifestyle would change.....or possibly just that when he'd be home he'd have to spend all his time with the children rather than doing as he liked (which is what his Mam does when she's home, doesnt bother with family) that clinched it. Moneys too attractive when you go in with £ sign blinkers on, talking £95k per annum plus bonuses, but as I said it's danger money, my old friend loosing his life just before Xmas last year proved that. Fingers crossed when his Mam is back in December she doesn't talk him into wanting to go again (she's who is behind the whole idea in the first place!! evil w*tch)

nicki I've had a VERY cross salesman threaten to sue me for loss of earnings when I did something similar, as you can imagine I just laughed at him and told him rather than spouting nonsense get something done about the prices, tell his bosses people were going elsewhere as they were charging too much, then he toddled off

DS2 collected, went via cold park, it's getting really dark already, so strange picking them up when it's getting dark. Still a jumper missing, not at school that we can find, bother. Tonight 'late' halloween party so no cooking for me :T:T so as I have about an hour inc to get the boys ready, I might do the kitchen as I won't need to mess it up again. Popped to tell Matthew's Mam I have found him a new Lenny, plus the fact I have ordered 2 :rotfl: poor little munchkins missing his, I am hoping it has the desired effect in settling him down.

AnW'sMum

Think I have settled on asking Father Christmas to bring a DS Lite for Miss A for Christmas and from my research so far the Argos deal looks the best. Thinking brain training and a couple of other games. Bearing in mind she loves crafty stuff, girly stuff etc does anyone have any suggestions for appropriate games to go with it. If it's educational as well all the better.

Still trying to decide for W, he has loads of Thomas trains etc already

OrkneyStar

Monday Marvels- Living Room & Hall & Stairs
Level One
[strike]Clear floors of clutter[/strike]
Level Two[strike]
Sweep floors - lounge, hall, kitchen
Wipe sofas and tables[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]vacuum under any furniture you can move safely[/strike]
Also from my own list
[strike] Buy more bread mix to make rolls (MrT)[/strike][strike]
Fold dry washing[/strike]
[strike]Hang up nappies to dry[/strike]
[strike]Take DS to class[/strike]
[strike] Clean oven and grill (?????? Would like to but depends on back!).[/strike]
Hi everyone,
Got my list done this afternoon, even cleaned oven/grill and added back on a level 3 task I had removed .
Sorry to post and run, Monday is our busy day lol (tomorrow will be too as car needs taking in for its service, although hope to pop on and read posts properly).
Hugs for now
:wave:

Triker

lil_me wrote: »

I have 2 lovely fuzzy nice smelling dogs, and a really messy house, can't win them all. They do smell fabby however.

Right, school dash time, just had to pop into town (but still no further with DPs bloomin' phone saga) so flying visit........

Oh before I forget so far HE'S NOT TAKING THE JOB think persuaded when I said hed have to sell all his car stuff as there would be no point keeping it....

Brilliant news lil me, really pleased for you .....and relieved.;)

SummerMoon

Picked kids up, walked home via shops so nephew could spend is pocket money, and now home. My list looks like this.....

Monday Marvels- Living Room & Hall & Stairs
Level One
Clear floors of clutter
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dust fluffy areas
Wipe sofas and tables
Level Three
Sort out coats and shoes and bags.. are there any that can be thrown?
Vacuum under any furniture you can move safely
Wash windows in these rooms
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Wipe down paintwork in these rooms
2. 35 fling boogie..

Also
Deal with 'hidden' hotspot
Wash dishes
WMx1
TDx1
Put clean clothes away
[STRIKE]Put bedding away(DP's freind stopped over last night)
Pick up DS1 and nephew from school
[/STRIKE]Cook tea(Spag bol)
Make something with the lump of cow cooking in my slowcooker
More packing..... I never seem to get round to doing this... really need to.


hmmmmm. no improvement i see... what can do about that.... ohhhh i know..... tell OH to get off his @rse and help out. lol

Pink_Fairy_2

Lil_me - so pleased to hear your news!

Well, all the washing that I've room for is done, I'm about to bring in what's on the line as it won't dry anymore today.

I've made lingonbrot rolls, bird food cake bars, raspberry and chocolate chip muffins, roasted chicken and swept up debris DH left yesterday, but I daren't move the dust sheet coz I've been coughing so much.

I'm going to wash the dining room floor though, as that will get rid of some dust, but DH will have to move the dust sheet when he gets home, as well as turning the mattress and making the bed.

So.............not quite flying, but maintaining a fairly steady hover. Poor doggies haven't had a walk from me for nearly two weeks tho as I'm coughing too much for that. We've just had "a run round the garden and a kick at the cat" as my "Dear Departed Granny" used to say.

Later!

lil_me

Thanks all, I am relieved, but wonder how long before part of me is wishing he'd gone, like when I look over and he's got a pile of rubbish on his side of the bed again like now, grrr, someones got to love them :rotfl: He haddn't so much said he wasn't until I said 'why are you ordering car stuff if you're going away' and he said 'i'm not'

Ordered couple more xmas bits for DSs. AnWsMum you would have time to get one from abroad (via ebay etc) I can state these work just as well, my 2 have ones from Iraq as you couldn't get them here last year (she does come in handy for some things) she's said she won't bring stuff like that back this year or would have got you them. There are uk seller ones with games around the £100 mark too. DSs are multiregional.

I've decided stuff the housework, lying on the bed shopping, being lazy and going to go through my wardrobe to see what I can wear tomorrow. Going here http://www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk/hotels/northern-england/barcelo-redworth-hall-hotel/dining/ for lunch paid for but trying to decide what to wear, need smart but casual ish as we have a not so posh meeting in McDs for coffee with a few of us first :rotfl:will be out all day.....busy busy....I think for the first time in years I could have done with a smart suit, I might have to invest in some actually, I have nothing like that ***flicks through shabby wardrobe*** hmmm

Back in a bit need to do washing machine switch 4 loads done today and there is still more.