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Weekly Flylady Thread 22th December 2008
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:xmastree: pigpen
these all need to be added to the list - flis21, skintscotlass, skint_chick, llamahead, penelope penguin and katgoddess.
toots xxPeace will be mine
could do better - must try harder
Live each day as if its your last
DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts
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I don't have anyLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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Thanks for the list pigpen - its almost do-able I think!!!!
toots xxPeace will be mine
could do better - must try harder
Live each day as if its your last
DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts
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I'm in again - thanks pigpen. Will post my list in a bit."There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
:wave: I shall try to join in tomorrow. Not in the best frame of mind at the moment, think depression is starting to creep back in!
Hugs Gryfon - I know the feeling. I sort of don't look forward to Christmas - too many issues
"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
thanks pigpen for the list it seems to cover most of the bits which I need to do -
Monday Mayhem..- Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially!
- Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
- [STRIKE]
- Have we located stockings?
- S&S the kitchen[/STRIKE]
- S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
- Clean the oven and hob ready for your feast!
- [STRIKE]Clean the fridge to accommodate you bounty of food[/STRIKE]
- Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc
- [STRIKE]Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted and everyone knows their tasks.. who is spud peeling? Who is stuffing the bird etc..?[/STRIKE]
- Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job!
- Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
- Dust round the whole downstairs
- do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
- HHI
- [STRIKE]deliver pressies in the afternoon[/STRIKE]
- tesco delivery 7-9
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Count me in for a second week. Its amazing how much more I have achieved following this than looking at all that is there to do and never making a start.The work will wait for you to finish showing the LOs the rainbow, but the rainbow would not wait for you to finish the work.0
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Thanks for the list Pigpen
I'm in again this week :j
Monday Mayhem..- [strike]Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week[/strike]
- Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped
- S&S the kitchen
- S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
- Clean the oven and hob
- Clean the fridge
- Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted
- Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself
- Dust round the whole downstairs
- do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
My List
WM
TD
MrT delivery MON 7-9PM
banking and t/fers
update GC and pots spreadsheets
baking - [strike]mince pies[/strike] / cookies / gingerbread men
go to the docs
read dla stuff and phone for claim form
clean the highchair and steriliser for ebay/storage
Nikki x:A0 -
My list! Have deleted some as don't have any stockings, am not cooking on Christmas day, have posted all my cards
and don't have any pets! Also, I only have mum and dad's pressies to wrap and I always do that on Christmas Eve. Had already planned to hit Mr. T early tomorrow so thanks for the first one!
Monday Mayhem..- Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially!
- S&S the kitchen
- S&S the bathroom and loo
- Clean the oven and hob
- Clean the fridge
- Change any bedding you need to get washed
- Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job!
- Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself..
- Dust round the whole downstairs
- do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
- sort books
- sort cds
- sort dvds
- sort games
- pay money into mortgage
- deliver book to mum's
- file paperwork"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0
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