Weekly Flylady Thread 19th January 2009

soappie

Dinner with NN done and dusted. She was in a cheerier frame of mind tonight so it can only have done good. Pheasant was spectacular even if I do say so myself....

Just caught the tail end of a programme on BBC2 (I think) whilst I was washing up about the depression of the late 1920's early 1930's. Scarey stuff! So many parallels to today's financial problems!

But, I'm off to put the freshly laundered sheets etc. back on my bed and then sleep.

Night night all

Dustykitten

Spent the evening playing cards and board games which came to light with the toy cupboard sort earlier. I removed the NTL card earlier in the week and the improvement in behaviour/temprement/co-operation has been marked.

Living room still needs a complete clean and there is still the window seat drawers to sort. I intend to get to it in the morning.

Right washing on. I need to move some money to pay a bill, feed the cats, set the teasmaid and I'm off to read the paper in bed (only get a paper on a saturday and I have 2 and a half weeks to read).

kazmeister

Helllloooooooo

Havent been round much this week and certainly havent been flying much either. Up until today I had only had 1 day off in 14 and worked a 13 hour day on Thursday so what with the anaemia as well flying has been the last thing on my mind.

Today however I printed the whole list and its still sitting on the table but .......................

I sent OH to get a new bookcase for the dining room so decided it would be a good time to finish the decorating (only had that wall left plus the skirting) and .......................

I've done it !!!!!

I think DD was about 4 when I started it and she'll be, er 10 in March :rotfl: EDIT - it was actually February 02 :eek:

so tomorrow I will start again with the whole list and hopefully get a bit more done.

In the mean time

Hugs to all those who need them and congratulations to Auntie Pigpen (did catch the pic on friday). Hope Thursday went ok AnW's mum (I wore yellow undies ) and a big hello to Miss A (I'll have to get Littlemeister back on so she can chat to you - she's 9). I'm sure there were more people I wanted to mention - oh yes, congratulations to Johanne's OH on the promotion and I really cant remember any more.

Hopefully will pop in tomorrow

TTFN

PS Congratulations Jennybee

toottifrootti

Just bringing my list forward so I can find it tomorrow!!

Toots list !!

Monday - Master bedroom
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use
Tuesday - kitchen and dining mess

Extras

1. Wash the windows

Wednesday - Extras

1. HH catch-up!!
2. HHI

Yellow list for AnWs_:A
Thursday - bathroom and cruddy study!

Friday - FLING - Living room, Hall
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Wipe sofas
Level Three
Wash down the paintwork and front door.. both sides! (No.52)
Extras

1. Do some filing (No.19)

Weekend List

1. HHI
2. 15 minutes filing (No.58)
3. Empty and sort the cupboard.. UNDER THE STAIRS!! (or the airing cupboard.. whichever is worst!!)
4. Do my Sunday list
5. Check ebay items that are ending - put on more for this week

My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is.....to go to bed before 11pm

extras
[strike]
13 - write up small bank book
56 clean pc
54 clean phone (on pc desk so had to get done
1 -make a 'dailies list'
49 - re-pot arum lily[/strike]

7 - finish knitting my shrug thingy


I know I wont get all my outstanding things done - I know I cant manage all that in one day - but i thought if I had them in front of me I would pick and chose one or 2 depending on how fit I felt. And as you can see I have 3 more of my jobs on pigpen's lists so may try to get them done!!!

I am going to bed now to have a little time to read!

Hope everbody has a good night
sleep well

toots xx

Lady-Liberty

Jennybee congratulations on the birth of your baby boy...love & hugs to you all xx

froddington

Just posting my list ready for tomorrow - hopefully I will get more done then!
Night all, sleep well x

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!

Weekend List

Uniform and lunch bags etc ready for Monday
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

greenbee

I have...

... put my cleaning cloths through the WM on a hot wash with soda crystals & vinegar

... wiped the appliances, doors and plinths in kitchen & utility room

... cleared the coffee table in the living room & gone through the pile of magazine clippings and stuck the recipes into a book

... put a large pile of bits of magazine etc. out ready to go in the recycling when its light

... I now need to hoover & turn the mattress and make my bed so I can go to sleep!

Hopefully I'll remember that I have a 10am pilates class and get up in time to go to it :rolleyes:

Off to find my list and update it ready for tomorrow

greenbee

Monday - Master bedroom & landing
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash sheets[/STRIKE]
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Level Two
15 minutes chairdrobe clearance
Wash window frames
Vacuum & wash floors
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through chest of drawers make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use - I have a charity bag to fill & need to put any remaining summer clothes away

Extras

1. HHI

Tuesday - kitchen and utility mess
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces INCLUDING UTILITY ONES :rolleyes:
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Empty cutlery drawer.. wash cutlery tray and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Clear and wipe table
Clean out the fridge
De-web and fluff the room
Extras

1. Wash the long window and sort out plants
2. Wipe down dresser
3. Clean filters and detergent dispensers
4. HHI

Wednesday - spare room
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum & wash floor
Wipe window frame
De-web and dust the room
Level Three
Extras

1. HHI while watching some gubbins of the gogglebox
2. HH catch-up!!

Yellow list for AnWs_:A
Thursday - bathroom and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the floors and desk!
Level Two
Mop/vacuum the floors
Polish the bath/shower/loo/basins/keyboard/mouse/monitor etc..
Empty and clean out the bins
Level Three
Wash towels & bathmat
Shine mirrors and wipe window frames windows

Extras

1. dust and wipe the pc desk
2. straighten the airing cupboard
3. Clear, wipe and re-fill a shelf in the study
4. deweb and dust these rooms!

Friday - FLING - Living room, Hall and stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors and mantel[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum stairs and floors
Wipe any glass.. and electricals
Vacuum sofa & wipe chairs with leather stuff
Level Three
Wash down the paintwork and front door.. both sides!
Wipe window frames
Wash large cushion covers

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Clear coffee table & update recipe books[/STRIKE]
2. binbag dance in study
3. Clear out work bag

Weekend List - for those who CHOOSE to join in.. this one is NOT compulsory!! AND it is a good time to get the family involved!

1. Clean one room up to level 3!! ... I live in hope I'll get the study done!
2. Wash any neglected windows
3. Laptop bag & lunch bag etc ready for Monday
4. 15 minutes filing
5. Fill a binbag with stuff to get rid of

My extras this weekend:

Pay tree surgeon
[STRIKE]Book cake decorating course
[/STRIKE]Organise next Friday (visit bed showroom, Royal Academy)
Buy laundry bleach & screen wash. Fill up with petrol
[STRIKE]Make batch 1 of options for wedding cake![/STRIKE]
Think of fundraising ideas for ribbon walk (apart from selling excess wedding cake test batches at work!)
Wrap presents
Christening present... I'm sure I've got something in the house that would do!

Flylady_Flower

Mudbath wrote: »

Flower - you need a maths lesson!!!! Time to learn your adding up :rotfl: !!
I've had a lovely day on my course but I am soooooooooo quiet. Nine hours of concentrating has really shattered me but I kind of feel normal again...another day tomorrow and then that's it for a month.

:wave: and hugs for everyone xx

I know...:rotfl: I think I know why, I had £11 in the pot and the other £2 went off the card, so I put £11 down instead of £13... IYKWIM? (my excuse and I'm sticking to it...)

hex2 wrote: »

Valli/Flower – thanks for the support but I honestly have no regrets or guilt about it. If I hadn’t done it we would still be stuck in the same untidy cramped little house falling out with each other every five minutes from sheer claustrophobia, and I might just have gone mad. The end justified the means and all that. I appreciate that not everyone would feel that way though, and there is tremendous pressure (often self imposed) on new mums to be ‘perfect’. I am miles apart from the vision of mothering I had when I was pregnant but the boys are happy and healthy and so am I and that is all that matters.

And that's how it should be...:T :T well done you! I've had to do similar myself so really appreciate what you've said... It was only because of what you wrote I said what I said, but I can see why...

You and hubby have done really well with the work though - I bet you'll be pleased when it's done - sounds like it will be lovely.

Flylady_Flower

toottifrootti wrote: »

Your welcome honey - just wish I was nearer to come and paint! I knew flower would be along to help - she's a natural so like she says get in touch with her - maybe email her some photos of the bits you think are holding you back and she will give you some ideas.

Now I am going to make a suggestion - I have no idea if it will work - perhaps flower or some of the others will have tried and be able to tell us - you say you have silly old wallpaper with sticky up pattern - do you mean flock - is it 'fluffy' - how about moving a bit of furniture away from a wall that has this paper and doing a test patch of emulsion on it - it may need a couple of coats like I say I dont know - but if it didnt work nobody would see until you had gone!!!! - It may work and you would still have the pattern outline but it will be all the one colour and not so noticeable:rotfl: It would save you having to strip it
toots xx

You've definitly got a job toots... I think you would do well on an ID course, although I know you have too much on at the moment, when you're a bit more sorted you should try an evening class, it's great fun and everyone mixes in, and you would do great....

As for the wallpaper, it sounds a bit like anaglypta, so should be easy to paint if it is (I know it's a nightmare to get off once it has been painted and can take away bits of plaster and stuff too, creating more hassles). have PM'd you back Mozzy...

If you have tested a spot and you're having trouble or it is over wallpaper and it is just bubbling up, there is a paint called 'zinzzer' which is fantastic (most decorator centres sell it, but you won't find it in B&Q's ect), it seals a multitude of sins and you can paint over it in any colour once you have done it. The waterbased one is best if you want to emulsion over it, but they have an oil based one too...

Knew it would be a late night tonight as we went out, and am just watching the end of 'Tough Guys' - I love this film, done in the eighties with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas - brilliant fun...

See you in the morning...