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Weekly Flylady Thread 5th January 2009
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Holly I joined you, just didn't come back on here as I'd have not started again.
Living room finished and bathroom floor done.
Woody going mad, he wants me to let him out with the big cats but it is too cold for me to start doing that yet!
New swimming class is at 4:00 so straight home and straight out again really. I'll take my worktime table to do whilst 'watching'.
Be back at tea time - be good.
Jill - same coast but mine is going to San F from Heathrow but early morning flight so he's leaving here earlyThe birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
Hello everyone! I went for a run this morning - first one of this year. It was a bit :eek: :eek: :eek: It'll get better, I hope
I'm planning to get heavy with clutter this year, so I'm trying to clear a cupboard or two a week. Today I've tidied out the cutlery drawer, an odds and ends drawer, and a tin of keys (don't ask :rolleyes: ). Having my hair cut soon, and then it's choir tonight :T
Penny. x
Washing up
Onion soup
Yoghurt – made
Clean out and tidy cutlery drawer
Empty and tidy tin of keys
Internet banking
Change lightbulb (dining room)
Order fabric from eBay
Change our bed
Wash towels
Wash bathmat
Work bag
School bags
PE kits
Butcher
Euro from Post Office
Offer item on Freecycle
White wash – done and drying on the creel:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
My car is all clean now, i'm just having a banana and a sit down before i go. I soaked my jeans so they're on the fire guard i'm not sure they'll be dry in time but i've tried.0
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having fun catching up on thread since Mon night, and doing no flying! Gotta go get DS from school now tho
laters xJan GC: £202.65/£450 (as of 4-1-12)
NSDs: 3
Walk to school: 2/47
Bloater challenge: £0/0lbs0 -
Monday Mayhem..
[strike]Level One
Clean the sinks, baths, toilets, showers etc
Declutter the manky bathroom floor[/strike]
Level Two
Wash the window and clear the sill
[strike]Fling out all the empties from the bathroom
Wipe the mouldy bits away[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Scrub down the tiles..[/strike] defrag the pc while you do this!.. or virusscan or spyware scan
[strike]Wash/vacuum the floor
Wash the shower curtain/screen, curtains/blinds etc[/strike]
Extras
[strike]Empty and clean out the bin
Polish the mirrors
[/strike]- Declutter the desk.. make it shine!
- [strike]Delete 50 unwanted emails from your inbox![/strike]
[strike]Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen worksurfaces
Sweep the floor![/strike]
Level Two
Mop the floor
[strike]Wipe the table and dining chairs
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!
[strike]Throw out any chipped mugs.. the porous pottery harbours bacteria.. YUK!!
S&S over all the unit fronts and appliances![/strike]
Extras- Wash the windows and sills
- [strike]Clean out the microwave[/strike]
- [strike]Fill a binbag with rubbish and get rid![/strike]
- 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
[strike]Level One
Declutter the living room , hallway and stairs
Clear and tidy the mantle[/strike]
[strike]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
Wipe and water neglected plants[/strike]
Level Three
Check smoke alarms.. change any batteries that need doing
[strike]Wipe the paintwork
Dust the flat surfaces[/strike]
Extras
- Make an appointment for some ME-time.. go get your hair done, half an hour shopping, coffee with a friend..
- Wash the windows in these rooms
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need!
[/strike] Thursday - Master bedsty & landing
[strike]Level One
Strip the bedsheets and wash them!
15 minutes floordrobe clearance[/strike]
Level Two
Vacuum the floor you can see in the bedroom and on the landing!
[strike]Fill a binbag with stuff you no longer need and get rid![/strike]
15 minutes filing (special for Jennybee who has lots!!)
Level Three
[strike]Wash any soft furnishing that need it[/strike]
HH doing something that NEEDS doing..study, ironing, exercise.. GO!
[strike]Empty any bins and take any laundry to the wash basket[/strike]
Extras- Wash dirty windows
- [strike]dust away all the cobwebs and dust[/strike]
- Wipe all the upstairs doors! .. both sides!!
- [strike]straighten the linen cupboard![/strike]
A family that eats together, stays together
NSD 50/365
GC JAN £259.63/£400 FEB £346.41/£350.00 MAR £212.57/£300 APR £1/£2500 -
OK, onwards and upwards...
Had a snooze, was only going to have an hour, but hubby was being 'kind' and let me have 2 hours, only just beginning to wake up again now... it was lovely of him, but I want to get on - knew I should have set the alarm...:p
OK, going to finish the Kitchen once I've ironed the quilt cover - it's ready now... The when the kitchens done, I can go finish my bedroom... mmmmmm, nice clean sheets for tonight....LBM April 2013 - £29,000.00Vanquis CC's PAID - Debenhams SC PAID - A+L OD PAID - Asda CC £783.75Barclaycard CC £1400.78 - BoS CC PAID - Freemans Cat PAIDF/D Loan & CC £1458.96 - Santander Loan PAID - Mum Loan PAIDRBS OD PAID - F/D OD £1026.52Weekly Grocery Challenge - £95.00 budget / spend £-0 -
Mmm, pig smells good:D Bread will join it in a minute so my house will smell lovely hopefully.The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.Bertrand Russell0
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Flylady_Flower wrote: »Come on Gryfon, off you go - you're worse than me this week, and I was a very bad flylady at the beginning of the week...;)
Instead of telling us what you can't do, tell us what you've done - will that help?(says she who did the same earlier in the week - much prefer posting what I have done now... makes me feel good...)
I know I was doing alright yesterday morning! I have attempted to clear the side by my bed...how many books and magazines!
I can hear the children coming down the street...my peace is about to go! Also I keep getting headaches early afternoon which is very strange.Fluttering about an inch off the ground, I may fly properly one day and soar in the clouds!
SPC2 #571 - trying to get as much as possible0 -
Argh...complaining and they've only just got in the door!Fluttering about an inch off the ground, I may fly properly one day and soar in the clouds!
SPC2 #571 - trying to get as much as possible0 -
Ok can someone give me a kick up the derrier please, it is 3.35pm and I am still in my pj's..ack!! I need to make a cake for visiting a friend tomorrow, plus do various jobs..and the cat is complaining that he wants a clean cat tray..Mortgage Free as of 20.9.17Declutter challenge 2023, 2024 🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️
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