Weekly Flylady Thread 5th January 2009

Mudbath

toottifrootti wrote: »

mudbath good to see you on the go again and listening to your body even if it is with your deaf side!!!!LOL
toots xx

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nicki_2

Evening all :hello:

JennyBee wrote: »

Oldest step daughter is like a rake so nothing ever fits her....she's 10 and grows every time we see her. Trousers are a nightmare as she needs the length of 10-11 clothes but not the waist. The best thing we've found for her so far are Asda skinny jeans!! Even things with an adjustable waist are too big normally

My DD is like that - she's 7, but needs 9-10 trousers in most places (just about getting away with 8-9 in Asda but not for much longer) and is naturally thin (like her dad :rolleyes: ) that even the 8-9's and adjustable waist ones are sometimes too big in the waist - I am getting better at temporarily shrinking them though with some stitches here and there DD is currently in 8-9 pants with a tuck in the back of them, her skirt is a 9-10 with 2 big tucks in them but she needed that size for the length :eek:

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

My LO is also a rake, the only thing that makes clothes just about stay on her (non existent) waist is her spinal brace. It comes right down over her hips to restrict her movement so adds about 2 inches to her waist, even then things still fall off her:rolleyes:

My back brace (although mine didn't have that big hole in the side) did that to me as well - I went from a 14ish to a size 20 overnight :mad: Never been less than an 18 (although the occasional larger 16 does fit ) since I left primary school which a child today kindly calculated for me as being 19 years ago. :rotfl::rotfl:I'm sorry now that I told them that I was turning 30 this month as they're calculating how long ago it was since I did all sorts of things like sit my GCSE's :rotfl: Although more and more of them are saying I don't look or act like a 30 year old so I'm happy

Woohoo I found my list at last :rotfl::rotfl:

Personal :

• Assignment. - Tonights job when DD is in bed Did try to do it in school but the laptops in school wouldn't let me rightclick anything which I needed to do, and then my laptop battery died when I took it in :rolleyes:
• [strike]Check bank for CSA payment :mad:[/strike] Went in Tuesday :j
• Get stuff ready for placement on THURSDAY

Monday Mayhem..
Level One
[strike] Clean the sinks, baths, toilets, showers etc[/strike]
Level Two
[strike] Wash the window and clear the sill[/strike]
[strike] Wipe the mouldy bits away[/strike]
Level Three
[strike] Scrub down the tiles[/strike]
Vacuum the floor
Extras

1. Empty and clean out the bin
2. [strike]Polish the mirrors[/strike]

Tuesday - tinklings
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen worksurfaces
Sweep the floor!
Level Two
Mop the floor
Wipe the table and dining chairs
[strike]Muck out the fridge[/strike]
Level Three
Empty the under the sink cupboard.. give it a wipe out and put back neatly the things you NEED.. get rid of or rehome the rest!
S&S over all the unit fronts and appliances!
Extras

1. Wash the windows and sills
2. Clean out the microwave
3. Fill a binbag with rubbish and get rid!
4. Catch up on important phone calls... if you do it now you have time to chase the follow up calls later in the week!

Wishy-Washy Wednesday
Level One
Declutter the living room , hallway and stairs
Level Two
Vacuum the cleared floors and up the stairs.. under furniture if you can move it safely!
Sort through coats and shoes and bag
Level Three
Check smoke alarms.. change any batteries that need doing
Wipe the paintwork
Dust the flat surfaces
Extras

1. Make an appointment for some ME-time.. go get your hair done, half an hour shopping, coffee with a friend..
2. Wash the windows in these rooms
3. Clean out your handbag!.. and/or college/work bag
4. Wash any soft furnishings that are in need!

Thursday - Master bedsty & landing
Level One
Strip the bedsheets and wash them!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor you can see in the bedroom and on the landing!
Fill a binbag with stuff you no longer need and get rid!
15 minutes filing (special for Jennybee who has lots!!)
Level Three
HH doing something that NEEDS doing..study, ironing, exercise.. GO!
Empty any bins
Extras

1. Wash dirty windows
2. dust away all the cobwebs and dust
3. Wipe all the upstairs doors! .. both sides!!

My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is, to be in bed by 10pm school nights, 11pm Friday night (only Saturdays when I don't have to be up :rolleyes: )

Right, off to swap the washing over, and then chase DD to bed. Catch up later :wave:

toottifrootti

dusty well done on keeping up with your plan - you are my inspiration!!!

G&B I usually write myself a huge notice and stick it somewhere I cant miss when I need to remember something like that!

Julu welcome to the thread - we are soo pleased that you wanted to join us - I have sent you a pm! I had a chuckle at you auditioning yourself first!!!!

zebedee well done on your first day especially with the cold - it doesnt matter how little you do its the fact that you are doing something - it all counts! hope you feel better soon.
MOF77 awh hugs angel thats bad news! you take care of yourself and keep cosy! Hope you feel better soon - plenty rest now!
toots xx

DeniseNZ

I trotted back in to WW last night, so that I'm ready to go with the weight loss challenge Ahem - and boy do I need it LOL I'm sat here eating a very healthy breakfast :T

Have not kept up with the thread, or the flying. Sorry. A few things I have managed though:

Washing kept up to date - clothesline got fixed yesterday . . . YAY!!!
Cars re-registered
Invoices printed and copied
Statements printed
House is reasonably tidy, but will do a wee bit of catch up at the weekend.

Dustykitten

juliejim wrote: »

Dusty - why do you hoover smoke alarms?

I do it once a year - first week of the year, open it up and hoover inside carefully with the little brush attachment - I must have read somewhere once that you should do it.

skintscotslass

AnW’sMum – I managed to find some unthanked posts in the Mortgage Free in 3, but I couldn’t find StormyBay’s thread. I know you have spoken about posting on there before but no idea where it is?

cha97michelle – I cant believe you are back to work in 12 weeks! And yes we missed you

JillD – WTG on the handbag! I’ll not join the weight loss challenge, although I need to! Just got too much on uni wise at the mo. I'll email you to bring you up to date with whats happening with me

pigpen – love the pic of Tiddles

mumoffour77 – what a wee cutie DD is. Pleurisy is nasty…look after yourself

G&B – how did LOs birthday go? I forgot she was a new year baby.

Johanne/toots/flylady flower – you were all up really late/early this morning!

Crafty – love the Christmas Tree fairy poem

Emily – you’ve done loads! Hugs for your great-neice xx

First assessment handed in, so I can do some flying tonight. I was chatting to some students on sunday and they were saying we cant wait until wednesday so we can get drunk. I was thinking I cant wait til wednesday so I can get some flying done!

I need to make tea first. No idea what to make. That'll teach me to do my menu planning

Dustykitten

lil_me wrote: »

Dusty I'm struggling on week 2!

Does anyone who's child goes to cubs know if there is ANYWHERE else I can buy the same colour sweatshirts from? DS2s starting in about 6 weeks, but the biggest cub size sweater is the one he has now for Beavers which won't last him long at all.....

Lil_me which room are you doing this week hun?

I assume your cubs where bottle green sweatshirts? It is the same colour as my boys school sweatshirts (but they are logo'd) ASDA sometimes do that colour here (as we have schools wearing it) What size are you looking for and I'll see if I can see any, also give me an idea of price.

toottifrootti

well a very non-productive day flying-wise for me but a very 'interesting' one! you may have noticed on my list this week that I was meeting toxic today to see her new grandson - didnt even get the arrangements until 10 this morning - but hey-ho i was there and LO is gorgeous so I had lots of cuddles in Dobbies - was meant to be at her house ??? - I managed to nicely say in passing that she had mucked up my plans at christmas and again this week so she eventually admitted that she had forgotten:rolleyes: :rolleyes: yeah right! She has made yet more tentative arrangements which I have no doubt will not come to fruition!
WE swapped Christmas pressies and I was disappointed that she didnt even wrap mine - it was in the same carrier bag that we bought it in - I was with her so I could chose it! A lot of effort there:rolleyes: Anyway she gave me my pressie from her daughter and when I got home there was an evelope inside containing an invite to the daughters marriage blessing on 14th FEb - oh bo**ocks!!!!! Dilemma!!!!
this blessing was arranged for last year and then they split up!
so its back on -
do I go?
do I want to go?
can I afford to go?
we would be flying down and
I would need something to wear - only have casual clothes nothing smart.
do i need to buy a present?

I dont really like the SIL - he has been a proper !!!!!! but its her choice and if she wants to be with him then thats fine!
Oh and they have got a new dog - a Staff bull terrier I think its called - you know the ones that are very strong and can be aggressive - I am not very sure of them - make me nervous!

oh double bo**ocks - I hate situations like this!!
toots xx

gunsandbanjos

skintscotslass wrote: »

G&B – how did LOs birthday go? I forgot she was a new year baby.

It was lovely thanks, we just had some family round as we cant afford to do a party thing as we're saving up for a washing machine:o

Should hopefully have enough money on friday when i get paid.

Nicki that is just like LO's brace, but also without the big hole in the side. Not the most flattering or comfortable of things are they?

Dustykitten

soappie wrote: »

:rotfl:
Mumoffour - Pluracy. Do you mean you keep doing things twice or do you mean you have pleurisy - the nasty chest thing? Big hugs either way.

:rotfl:

Moff I really hope you recover soon. Two friends have had pleurisy in the past so I have an idea of how bad you can be, so tiring and painful. Please rest lots if you possibly can xx