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Weekly Flylady Thread 19th January 2009

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  • kazwookie
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    JennyBee wrote: »
    Hi all, I hope you'll forgive me for being a bit slack with the cleaning but just to let you all know that Jonathan Douglas was born at 6.42am on 20th January weighing 9lb 4oz. He's currently asleep so I have managed to fold some washing which is the extent of my housekeeping for the week!!!

    Hope everyone is doing well :)
    xx


    Well done, guess you need to update your sig then!!

    Glad all is going well.

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  • JennyBee wrote: »
    Hi all, I hope you'll forgive me for being a bit slack with the cleaning but just to let you all know that Jonathan Douglas was born at 6.42am on 20th January weighing 9lb 4oz. He's currently asleep so I have managed to fold some washing which is the extent of my housekeeping for the week!!!

    Hope everyone is doing well :)
    xx

    Brilliant news! Just saw on the post above...stork2.gif

    Massive congratulations to you and OH - glad you are OK and wishing you all well...
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  • froddington
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    Just updating my list - PC defragged, virus and spyware scanned! Will do my filing in a bit whilst catching up with the post and the paper .......

    Tuesday - kitchen

    Level Two
    Vacuum the floor

    Wednesday - spare room

    Level Two
    Vacuum floor

    Extras
    HHI while watching some gubbins of the gogglebox

    Yellow list for AnWs_:A
    Thursday - bathroom

    Level Two
    Mop the floor

    Extras
    sort and clean the towel trolley

    Friday - FLING - Living room, Hall and stairs

    Level Two
    Vacuum stairs and floors
    Wipe any glass.. and electricals

    Level Three
    Wash down the front door.. both sides!
    Wash any windows

    Weekend List

    Uniform and lunch bags etc ready for Monday
    15 minutes filing
    Empty and sort the bathroom trolley

    My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list:
    - [strike]pay credit card (last payment - yay!!)[/strike] DONE
    - [strike]pay money into mortgage[/strike] DONE
    - contact Union
    - take compost and book to dad
    - take stamps and bags to charity shop
    - sort and box up football programmes
    - car checks
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  • mOZzy_2
    mOZzy_2 Posts: 751 Forumite
    thanks sexymouse :kisses3: - i've shipped ds out to a neighbours house and dd is more or less entertaining herself - they are rather good with that!
    oh has been hiding in his office ever since we came home - so quiet on that side too and i watched a nice romance on tv earlier :j

    dinner is getting ready - just a couple more things to do.
    and i think kids will be in bed early ... all dosed up :D


    JENNYBEE congrats!!!!!!!!!!! :j :T - wow, what a speedy delivery!!
    but oi you!!! will you take it easy!!!!!!!!
  • Pollybear
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    Congratulations Jennybee:j
  • Triker
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    Congratulations

    JennyBee on the birth of your baby boy :T
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  • Congratulation Jennybee. Wow 9lbs 4oz.
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  • pigpen
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    Updated list #3

    Dailies

    WM x6
    TD x5
    DW x2
    BM
    Laundry folded and away

    extras
    Assignment write up
    Diary up to date.. college one and mine.. done mine
    Sort finances
    shopping list for DD's 1 & 2

    ebay parcels sent
    6 binbags to charity shop

    Monday - Master bedroom & landing
    Level One
    Strip and wash sheets
    Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
    Level Three
    Dust
    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of junk fom the landing
    Tuesday - kitchen and dining mess
    Level Two
    [strike]Mop the floor[/strike]
    Level Three
    [strike]De-web and fluff the room[/strike]
    Extras
    1. Wash the windows
    Wednesday - sprog/spare room.. boys room first!
    Level One
    Strip beds and wash sheets and any other bedding in need!
    Clear the floor of gibble
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    [strike]Wash window
    De-web and dust the room[/strike]
    Level Three
    Wipe away sticky marks
    collect dirty laundry

    Thursday - bathroom and cruddy study!
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Level Two
    Mop/vacuum the floors
    [strike]Polish the bath/shower/loo/basins [/strike]
    Extras
    1. deweb and dust these rooms!
    Friday - FLING - Living room, Hall and stairs
    Level One
    Declutter floors and mantle
    Level Two
    [strike]Vacuum stairs and floors[/strike]
    Wipe sofas
    Level Three
    Wash down the paintwork and front door.. both sides!
    [strike]Wash any windows[/strike]
    Extras
    1. Sort through coats, shoes and bags..
    Weekend List -
    1. Clean one room up to level 3!!
    2. Wash any neglected windows
    3. Wash any sticky bedding you've missed
    4. Uniforms, coats, shoes, bags, lunch bags etc ready for Monday
    5. HHI
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  • tiamai_d
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    Congratulations (and well done) to JennyBee! You must be a natural ;)

    Dinner is on, although 1, I want sweet potatoe curry not chicken curry 2, I put too much veg in and need another jar really and 3, I'm hungry NOWWWW!!!!!

    Kitchen been done and took kids to the park for a good hour. DS2 fell on his head, atleast now he knows that when on swing, don't let go! :D
  • sexymouse
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    congrats.pngJennybee on your stork-boy.gif
    Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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