Weekly Flylady Thread 29th December 2008

froddington

Welcome back rach

Feel free to rant Sorting - take it a little bit at a time and it will get better.

Ok Toots

Ready, Steady, Go .................

See you in half an hour !

pigpen

Sorting Out.. you need to take control and demand tjat everyones stuff is repatriated to their houses.. if they haven't collected it by the end of January send it to the charity shop.. 4 weeks is plenty warning!! especially MIL's stuff.. cheeky mare..

Toots.. my DFW Diary here..

Updated my list now I'm going to slop a cloth over the kitchen so I have at least one list fully crossed off.

boddy

Feel like I have achieved a lot today.

Started with the coursework in the wardrobe. A pile for keeping, shredding and rubbish. When it came to my counselling work I started reading it. Then remembered that my dad died while doing this course. I have wrote in my log. Travelling to Liverpool. So that brought memories back. Anyway the result is 2 bags gone to charity shop. One bag of rubbish. Course work Ive kept is now on bookcase in spare room.
Towels and sheets also sorted. Bed changed and room polished and hoovered.

Xmas stuff in spare room now in a box and spare room tidied.

[STRIKE]Shopping[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pay money into savings[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pay lump off credit card.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]S&S[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear coursework hotspot in wardrobe[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Hoover and polish bedroom[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Change bed.[/STRIKE]

Bought myself a treat with my lottery winnings. I love angels and have bought a large one with her wings folded and its a lamp.

Washing just about finished and going to do a bit of shredding.

Welcome to the newbies.

Pinkfairy I was on HSBC this morning and it was ok.

Gryfon Hope you feel better soon.

Hawthorn Thats not very good support for you.

emily Happy New Year.

SSL I will have a special birthday about a month before I retire. Still have to decide my retiring date.

rach Sounds like you have had a lovely time.

pigpen

There won't be a weekend list this weekend because I want you all to spend time with your children and loved ones before the routine of normality hits us again.. If you are really desperate you can play catch up!

froddington

In my HHC, I dusted the lampshade, PC, Wii, TV, etc. and completely sorted one of the boxes How did you do Toots?

Friday fun! - My Front Room

Level One
[strike]Clear the floor so that, at the very least, everything is in a box!![/strike] DONE

Level Two
Vacuum floor
[strike]Wash windows[/strike] DONE ON TUES

Level Three
[strike]Sort through cupboard[/strike] DONE ON THURS
[strike]Put any discs back in cases and books back on shelves etc[/strike] DONE
[STRIKE]Dust.. lightshades, curtain poles, games consoles/PC's etc[/STRIKE] DONE

Extras

1. Wipe any dirty marks off walls and doors
2. Wipe down the paintwork & radiators

My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list:

- [strike]post 2 Play parcels[/strike] DONE
- phone solicitor
- filing and shredding
- take stamps to shop
- Literacy planning
- Numeracy planning
- History and Science planning

Hawthorn

boddy wrote: »

Hawthorn Thats not very good support for you.

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Tell me about it. My day has plummeted from there on in, and right now, I could pull a duvet over my head and forget the world exists. DH won't be home for another hour or so, the kids are giving me grief (why do they ALWAYS do it when you feel low) I have dinner to cook, just had to spend money we don't have (well do, but would be better off paying the C/C off) on two new airers that probably won't last longer than six months. The dog has ants in her pants and is barking at random things.

The thing is, they PROMISED me, when I left hospital, I would have good support (I was very ill) and it just hasn't happened. Not from anyone, and I am really struggling to hold it all together at the moment
DH is good, but works a lot of hours, and so can't be here. Sometimes just having that someone to talk to helps a lot to put things back into perspective. Unfortunately the only people available during the day are my parents, and they really don't help (unless my intention was to feel worse about myself, anyway :rotfl: )

On the plus side, dinner is half cooked......just pastry to make, and veg to prep and it's all good. Bedroom is half sorted. I'll continue with that tomorrow. The rest of the house is tidy. Not spotless.....never spotless for more than five minutes here LOL, but it's company ready.

sexymouse

Quorn Ham and cream cheese

froddington wrote: »

Not sure it'll work - it says not suitable for freezing

This is why I'm not sure if it'll work. Some things on freezing I've read that if you sandwich them between the ok things (eg spreading both sides of bread with peanut butter then putting jam in the middle of them) then they work out well, so this is my experiment.

What I'll do is take that one out to defrost tomorrow and eat that for lunch then if all is well. If it's horrible, I won't make it again, and I also have other stuff I can eat if it's really that bad. I think the reason it's not suitable is the egg content, as sometimes eggwhite can go rubbery if frozen, so we'll have to wait and see.

I was inspired by the down to earth blog I posted earlier and a link from there to frugal food uk, so thought I'd try it out as I now have time. OH has just got home and thinks it's a great idea as he can't remember why we needed 2 loaves of brown. If there were more room in the freezer I'd make more.

Hawthorn

pigpen wrote: »

There won't be a weekend list this weekend because I want you all to spend time with your children and loved ones before the routine of normality hits us again.. If you are really desperate you can play catch up!

Okey dokey.

I shall make it my goal to just complete the basics then.
One washload a day. Put away as soon as it's dry.
Cooking, and kitchen cleaned up afterwards.
Quick sweep and dust.
Bleach the toilet overnight.

Mudbath

Massive hugs to you Hawthorn - sorry I can't be more useful than that.
Sorting out - Sounds like you've got your hands full. I ditto what pigpen said, if it's not collected by the end of January then tough - it goes! Do you get charity bags through the door? If so, make sure you fill every one and let someone pick it up! Do it a bag at a time an it will get sorted!!

I've just had a bath and then promptly cried after it - i'm laughing at myself now! Everytime I do something else new I get all emotional. It's totally barking mad! Anyway, i've sniffed away and feeling better now:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: . Lady Liberty - expect a few tears after your op if you're anything like me - it happens about every three days and usually when i'm shattered!

Skintscottlass and tooti - thanks for the nice words about my cc being paid off. Sometimes you feel it's relentless so it's nice when someone notices. Yes, i'm paying every spare penny off which is going to get difficult because i'm not allowed to work till March. I'm using the payment a day thread and even if it's just 50p i'm putting it to the credit card. No money is safe in this house!!! I've put my birthday and Christmas money towards it too but once we're straight i'll take that money from DH's wages and treat myself big time!!! Only a few months left - my aim is to pay it off before I start work again and then any money we earn is for mortgage, direct debits or US!!!!! :T xx

indigostar

pigpen wrote: »

morning all i am lying in my nest with a cuppa and a strip of parrots my legs woke me this morning again i didn't get to sleep until half past six this morning so i am feeling a bit on the rough side. Ooh hazel just hopped up to purr all over me lol she is so noisy. I have loads to do when i finally surface and i may even get dressed today lol so i'll in open my post and see what i can do from my bed hubby has got up to feed the little people and get me drugs heehee

strip of parrots??!!