Weekly Flylady Thread 8th December 2008

lil_me

((hugs for Pollybear)) before I go, sinus ones are gastly, I find my nasal spray I take for my hayfever sometimes helps with mine which is weird.

toottifrootti

OMG YOU LOT ARE SO BUSY THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!!
you make me tired just reading it !!!
toots xx


BTW Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oops no, Afternoon!!!!

Pollybear

Hope your viewing goes well lil-me

Good luck with the exam gnb

toottifrootti

hello miggie glad you want to join us and dont panic - you will have a sparkly house before the MIL arrives!!!
you are very welcome. If you achieve level one every day that will be brilliant and next week it will be easier to do a bit more. A new room is added every day by our illustrious leader and you do it to whatever level you can manage. Post what you have done and not what you havent - there is no such thing as failure on this thread. remember - baby steps - dont try to do the whole house at once. Your house didnt get in a mess overnight so dont expect it to get tidy in a day! You will find the support and encouragement on here is brilliant.
welcome to the very madhouse!!!!:D
toots xx

skint_chick

Gryfon - you can usually make overpayments to your mortgage to pay off some of the capital, Most lenders let you do this monthly along with your usual direct debit. So you should be able to keep your payments at the same level and get some capital paid while rates are low, then when they go up again you can stop the overpayments.

I'm interest only as well, but I pay a fixed amount each month of £750, which will only stop if the rates make my minimum payment go above this. It means that I can budget and that now I'm paying over £200 a month off my capital after a couple of years of paying about £30 :j

I checked out savings rates and it made more sense to pay the extra off the mortgage because mine is flexible so I can have the overpayments back any time I want but some mortgages don't let you have overpayments back- once they're paid that's it -so check that as well before you do anything.

And how your lender calculates interest - if it's at the end of the year then there's no point paying extra in Jan but if it's monthly a few days before the end of the month will have an immediate effect.

Oops I turned into a mortgage bore
If you have other debts apart from the mortgage it's usually better to pay these first as the interest rate is higher too. I'm sure you know this already anyway so I'll shut up now

toottifrootti

lil_me hope the viewing is good.
G&B missed you but hope the exam went well
rach enjoy your work do and hope the loo turns out ok!
michelle's boys, froddy, polly, and any other poorlies (sorry if I have missed you) are feeling much better today/ are improving!
flower dont wear yourself out today or you wont be fit for your holiday!!! hope the flight is not delayed.
pigpen the exam was easy because you knew your stuff!!!! glad it went well and you celebrated in style!!! Is that you finished college for the hols??

thanks for the kind wishes - still not feeling too good this morning and I had so much planned GGGRRRHHHHH! anyway will have to try and do some things just to keep myself on schedule!
toots xx

Pollybear

As I said earlier, I marzipanned my Christmas cake this morning. At the moment it's in a Quality Street tin but it only just about fits in once it's wrapped in greaseproof. I'm pretty sure that when it's iced it won't fit in there any more.

What's the best way to wrap it up after this? I haven't got a bigger tin or container. Can I just cover it with clean tea towels or something? Being able to store it will affect how soon before Christmas I do the icing!

toots, take it steady. You won't be able to do anything at all if you push yourself too hard.

kazmeister

Bit more done


Monday - master bedroom & landing!
Level One
Strip bed and wash sheets
Vacuum mattress & bugs!
Level Two
Wash windows
floordrobe clearance!
Vacuum floors in bedroom and landing
Level Three
Binbag dance
grab a box of junk.. sort it out.. you surely don't need it all?!
Sort one storage area
Extras

1. Wipe down the slirtings upstairs..
2. Clear and tidy the airing cupboard
3. Drag the junk from under the bed and sort through it
4. Wash the bedroom curtains/nets

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room!

Level One
Clear and wipe table.. replace cloth if necessary
Level Two
Level Three

Extras

1. Dust and deweb!
2. Wipe/wash light fittings
3. Scrub out the drawers and filters.. TD, WM, DW, etc

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the floors in these rooms
De-grot the loo/bath/shower/sink etc
Level Two
Wash the windows
Empty and clean out the bins
Clear and clean a shelf or cupboard and put back only the necessary items
Level Three
Clear the desk of mess and mush.. get rid of those
Wash down ALL the dining chairs..
Drag out the pc desk and clear under and behind it ... see how good I am to you lot!?
Extras - binbag list! This is my favourite!

1. fill a binbag for charity shop
2. fill a binbag for the bin
3. fill a binbag for a friend
4. fill a binbag for recycling!

Thursday - living room, stairs, hall
Level One
[strike]Fireplace decluttered and wiped[/strike]
[strike]Declutter and vacuum floors in these areas[/strike] - one living room done
Level Two
[strike]Dust flat surfaces inc. electrical appliances.[/strike] one room done
Wipe all the paintwork in these areas - front room needs coat of paint so not wiping down
Level Three
Wipe and water plants
wash windows and any glass.. picture frames, screens etc
[strike]Vacuum under and furniture you can safely move [/strike]- done saturday
Extras

1. sort coats and shoes and bags
2. Empty and restack and sort under stair cupboard
3. [strike]Clear and clean the porch[/strike] - dont have one
4. [strike]Make a date for a night out with friends!!.. or the OH if you must. [/strike]

1. am going to see Laura tomorrow night

Going in search of food now

PS I hope I can get down my list like you have holly !!

toottifrootti

Thanks polly!!

what about wrapping it tightly in foil???

toots xx

angelnikki

Hiya

So far today I've cleaned the bathroom, had a shower, WM on, S&S kitchen, and had breakfast. Gonna have a :coffee: and then get on with my list...

Dailies
S&S kitchen [strike]Mon [/strike][strike]Tue Wed Thu Fri[/strike] Sat Sun
5 a day Mon:5 Tue:3 Wed:6 Thu:5 Fri:5 Sat Sun
rest [strike]Mon[/strike][strike]Tue Wed Thu Fri[/strike]Sat Sun
bed by 10:30 [strike]Mon Tue[/strike] Wed [strike]Thu[/strike]Fri Sat Sun
WM [strike]Mon [/strike][strike]Tue [/strike][strike]Thu [/strike]
TD [strike]Mon [/strike][strike]Tue [/strike][strike]Thu [/strike]

My List
clean DS's highchair for ebay/storage
clean microwave steriliser for ebay/storage
wrap pressies
make mince pies
[strike]make cards[/strike][strike]
xmas tree up[/strike][strike]
banking and t/fers[/strike][strike]
update GC& pots spreadsheets
weigh in[/strike] STS
[strike]mealplan[/strike][strike]
fold washing and put away[/strike]
go to the docs!
read dla stuff so I can make a claim
[strike]Bathrooms[/strike][strike]
Livingroom and Playroom[/strike]

Nikki x