Weekly Flylady Thread 17th November 2008

pigpen

Eggs done, buns done, jellies done, DW loaded, BM loaded.. Bags sorted of vital stuff for tomorrow.. tea, coffee etc...

I 'THINK' all is set.. other than I need a few bits form the shop.. inc. party bags!! I'll send DD1 first thing and throw a bunch of stuff at her for pass the parcel...

See.. organised chaos... best go get a few hours in before the mayhem begins.. I did snooze for about 3 hours earlier on the sofa so I'll be fine after a couple of hours.. tomorrow night however I may well need about 24 hours sleep to recoverf.. and I bet I say NEVER AGAIN.. then do it next year!

TAG

Morning all

Good luck for today pigpen.

Hugs lil_me. It's awful when something like that happens. Weeks after DD was born my then landlady decided to sell the house I rented. Cheeky flippin estate agents even got me to show prospective buyers around. So I used to point out all the bad bits;) If you love where you are is there no way you could think about buying it, if she puts it up for sale? Especially after the work you have put into it. Maybe it's worth thinking about.

Well I have no idea why I am up so early on a Sunday yet again. I so want a lay in but my body clock keeps saying 6.00am time to get up:rolleyes:
So I have loaded up my new 6.5 litre slow cooker.:jIt's not new really. I bought it for my x hubby three years ago with the aim of it helping him have something ready for him and the kids after he'd been at work all day. But he never used it and said it was too big So he gave it back to me a few weeks ago. There's enough in it for, I hope, three meals. One to eat and two to freeze.

DD has just joined me. Complete with Princess Jasmine (Aladdin) jingly slippers on her feet from her dressing up outfit. She wore them all day yesterday and I think I might go mad if I have to listen to them all day today.:eek:

Off to find whats left of yesterdays huge list. Guess I might as well make a start. Back in a bit.

TAG

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs

Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen

Level 3
Wipe and water plants
Wipe all the paintwork.. right up the stairs.. and back down again

Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
1. Clear a hotspot
4. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Tuesday Trouble - kitchen and dining room
Level One
Wipe down all the major appliances

Level Two
Wash and open the windows
Deweb and defluff these rooms

Level three
Scrub down the dining chairs..
Muck out the fridge!

Extras - help yourself!
1. wipe and replace ALL the small appliances
2. Empty and wash out bins
4. Clear out the top cupboard that always gets left because you can't see on it!!

Wednesday wrecking - kiddies rooms/spare rooms/neglected rooms!!
Level Two
Vacuum said piece of floor
Wash the windows

Level Three
Wipe any sticky grots and dust away

Extras
[STRIKE]1. Sort through one cupboard.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2. Wipe down all the paintwork[/STRIKE]

Friday FUN!! - Master bedroom and landing
Level Two
Wash windows, mirrors etc
Clear the floor of junk gibble and mess

Level Three
Vacuum floors in landing and in the bedroom
Fill a binbag for charity shop

Extras
1. Wipe down all the paintwork
2. HHI
[STRIKE]3. Clear out a chest of drawers![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]4. Clear out a toy box![/STRIKE]

Weekend list!!
A chance for the whole family to get involved.. though it is optional because the whole reason for the 5 days of cleaning is to keep the weekend free for family time.

3. HHI (to get the weeks worth of shirts done!)
5. Wash any windows that get neglected
9. Bake a cake/biscuits/buns

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

SummerMoon

Morning all.
Been up since silly oclock cos kids saw the snow!!!!
Going to try and get the spare room cleared and the kids room sorted today.
Got some split pea soup in the slowcooker, smells yummy, going to add the ham later then get it frozen up tonight(if it lasts that long)

Kids screeching for breakfast so they can get dressed and go play in the snow.
Best go and feed them.
Catch up later.

juliejim

:hello:Morning TAG

Morning everyone else as and when you surface!

DH still in bed - had a big row with him yesterday so don't know whether he'll be talking to me when he gets up but tbhI'm not sure i care at the moment!

Lil-me - hope everything gets sorted out ok on the housing front.

Emily - that's great news about the bungalow.

Pigpen - hope your party goes well and you don't get too stressed. Have you given Triker a list of jobs?

Froddington - I've got my parents a digital photframe which I'm going to load with all different family photos for them.

Angelnikki - Hugs - that sounds like a really difficult situation.

Hugs to all

Jue

juliejim

Morning Summermoon - you sneaked in as I was typing.

We have a bit of snow here - not much though - the kids haven't looked outside so haven't realised!

I think I'm going to clean out the cupboard underneath the sink to start off with while DH is still in bed. I need to hoover through and I want to try and get some presents wrapped but I could do with the kids out of the way to do that!

Pink_Fairy_2

Good morning all

I've been up since 6.30 because the puppies started crying - they needed out.:o

Since then I've:

Loaded washing machine
Loaded coffee pot
Loaded breadmaker
Fed dogs, cats, fish and puppies

Just had breakfast and watching recorded Neighbours omnibus - I wish it hadn't switched to Channel 5.

Emily - that's great news about the bungalow, hope all goes well with it.

Lil_me - I hope you got some sleep, hun! Never having privately rented (we used to have army, then council) is there anything in your tenancy agreement that might help over the terms of the tenancy (ie Long term?) Also, re: dogs, it might help if your vet could write a reference for them. With regard to the council not acknowledging receipt of a letter, that is extreme ignorance and lack of courtesy. I would request another letter from GP, Psych, Paed or anyone else who can add a bit of weight to your cause. If you have no acknowledgement within 7 days of receipt (and I'd send it recorded) I would phone up and keep calling until they do acknowledge. My "limited" understanding is that the council would have to provide "something" for you as you have children, but that, as there are special circumstances, that would need to be taken into consideration. It might be worth having a chat with CAB. I know years ago we were in a very usuitable council flat and we even had "Shelter" involved. I think what I'm trying to say is that if you start at one point with no result, move to the next point, but don't give up! They'll get fed up of the hassle. I hope it works out for you and you end up with somewhere better than you're in at the moment (warmer and permanent). PM me any time you need a rant and take care of yourself! x

Hollyh - not the easiest place to get to then. I'd make him walk if he does it again!

Pigpen - hope the party goes really well today (as I'm sure it will, with you in charge!) and the girlies have a great time.

Pink_Fairy_2

Hey TAG - fancy a cuppa? We seem to be the only ones around. :coffee::coffee:

TAG

Pink_Fairy wrote: »

Hey TAG - fancy a cuppa? We seem to be the only ones around. :coffee::coffee:

Go on then. That'd be nice.

TAG

The internet is a wonderful thing. I've just printed off the instruction manual for the slow cooker. Wasn't sure on the settings and timings for it, and there's 26 receipes in it. :j

Think I shall be trying a few of them out. I love slow cookers. They really are my kind of cooking.:D