Weekly Flylady Thread 26th January 2009

Triker

Soappie, just a little ask or two ,


number 1, please can you make sure your dog isn't in any more photos else I'll be forced to find out where you live and kidnap him/her because him/her is GORGEOUS

number 2, please can you come here and be proactive in helping me to finish decorating the hall, the landing, the dining room, take the woodchip off the walls, finish the laminate flooring, sort out the fireplace which had been lanquishing in 2 seperate rooms for a year and a half, sort the missing floorboards out on our landing, carpet the stairs, replace the avacado green bathroom suite, plaster the walls, build and extention and board out the loft. I'll have you back home by 6pm Sunday.....at the rate you work!!:D

AnW'sMum

toottifrootti wrote: »

AnW's Mum incase I forget or I am not on in the morning - I hope the birthday party/lunch is a success and MIL behaves!!!

Awww thanks for remembering she will behave, she better had!

MOF77 how horrible of the school, go get 'em

soappie wrote: »

Well Superwoman Soappie has done it again. I've been shopping -but not for food. I have grout, glue, spacers, a diamond tile cutter and 14 sq m (told you it was big!) of tiles for the kitchen floor.

And it's all AnW'sMum's fault!

:eek::eek::eek::eek: OMG she's gone and got the tiles already! Knew she would, loving the pics, keep them coming.

All up to date and now off to bed :wave:

Princess_Jane

I think I'd like to join you all *waves*

I am pretty obsessive about cleaning and tidying but with one (very) FT job plus a latenight PT job it is hard to get anything done as I usually work six and sometimes seven days a week

I usually end up blitzing the whole house on Sat and Sun leaving me with no time to do anything else.

But this week I have followed the thread and I've only got minimal dusting and floor sweeping in the bedroom to do tomm so I can take my OH's niece shopping as promised since Xmas, and go for a run with my friend who's training for the Great North. Whoo!

Oh, and we are renovating our house on a budget of about £5.50, so I have one gorgeous bedroom and a bomb-site front room/hall which can't be helped but is very frustrating to a compulsive cleaner/tidier.

Money_saving_Diva_2

Morning everyone,

Can't sleep.

May I ask a huge favour?

At some point today would you light a candle for Tristan and burn it for 20 mins maybe with a small prayer? It was suggested to me by a lovely lady called Carol - a kind of gathering of energies all in one day. If they do decide they have to operate then I know it can only help. Thank you to any of you who feel they can do this, it means more than you know, and I hope no-one is offended by my asking.

hugs to all those who need one today

Diva.x

Flylady_Flower

greenbee wrote: »

Can I book you to come down here and do my bathroom? I want to completely redo it sometime this year

Let's just say if I were you, I would get a professional... Not that it looked bad, it was quite good even if I do say so myself, but...

I'm trying to work out how to use the sleep CD that I've been lent when I don't have a CD player in the bedroom... as for the battery, there are no guarantees that it will work, but its worth a try. I've never really thought about the defrosting thing... but as I've usually taken them to work afterwards, they probably have been defrosted...

What about your laptop? I know not ideal in the bedroom, but you could also set it up to switch itself off into sleep mode after so long...

Flylady_Flower

OK, I have shortened my list to stuff that I think I can manage to get done this weekend... Have washing and ironing to catchup on mainly and then paperwork and must make a cushion cover and finish that throw to take with me to work Monday...

So, list looks like this:
Monday - kitchen and dining mess
Extras
Clean out the vacuum cleaner... wash the filters and when dry replace then!
Tuesday - Living room, hall and stairs!
Level Three
Sort through coats and bags and shoes etc
Wednesday - bathroom, study and loo!
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Scrub the shower, bath, loos, basins etc... Including the stands/pedestals
Level Two
declutter and vacuum/mop the floors!
Level Three
De-web and de-fluff the room
Extras
List 5 things on eBay!
Wipe all the paintwork
Thursday - general flingishness
Level One
S&S kitchen
Vacuum a messy floor!
Level Two
Wash any neglected grubby windows...
Polish the porch!
Level Three
Clean out any pets
Wash any neglected bedding...
Extras
Write down 5 things YOU are good at!! (A little self appreciation goes a long way!)
1. Figures – I like to play with figures and accounts and set up spreadsheets and stuff (although I don’t like doing 6 months in one go like at the moment… too much, I like to play
2. Decorating – Not only am I good at it, I absolutely LOVE it! How sad is that…
3. Cooking when I get to it – I love making puddings and cakes
4. Being a mum – took me some time and we have our moments, but I know they know I am there for them
5. Being a wife – again, moments is an understatement, but we are good together and we work it out…
Ohhh, that was hard – I’m a bit ‘jack of all trades’ me, quite good at a few things but not great at any one thing IYKWIM so really had to think of something that I am GOOD at – Oh, another one that I am BRILLIANT at… Procrastinating… :rotfl:
Friday - Flyday - DS is to do a lot of this as it is getting messy again...:mad:
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors in children’s and spare rooms
HH-do something for YOU!!!!!!! – once DS has gone out today, I am going to turn the heating up so the bathroom is nice and warm and then go have a nice, hot bath with all the trimmings and my book… ahhhhhh,
Level Two
drag the junk from under the bed and deal with it as necessary!
Level Three
find 10 things that are outgrown to give away/sell
Extras
Wash any sticky marks from the room
My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............to keep on top of my washing/ironing..... Keeping the same all this month to make sure it becomes a habit…
My Extras
1. Write a letter to insurance company to explain details fully
2. Take all Virgin Vie stuff out of study cupboard and put on EBay
3. Take all DVD’s/Videos out of study cupboard and put with others once sorted
4. Enter at least 5 DVD’s/videos a day onto eBay ready for cheap listing day (whenever that is…)
Business/Club Stuff
[STRIKE]1. Enter last of invoices from January onto new QB system [/STRIKE]
2. Enter all invoices from previous months for SH onto new QB system
3. Update Developer list and highlight those we already work with
4. Go into office to find out about fuel usage to apply for loan from Carbon Trust as we can get one for the two knackered boilers in the club.

Plus I have to...

• S&S Kitchen & lounge (not too bad in either, so not much)
• Go shopping
• Do my meal plan for week
• URGENT - Get Car Tax for BOTH cars... (why can't we pay for our tax in the cost of fuel - easier to budget for and those that use the roads more would pay more and the little old lady who only goes to bingo wouldn't... much fairer, everyone would pay - including foreign visitors like we do in their country - and no-one to chase AND I wouldn't have to find over £200 today then would I...???)
• Do Roast Pork dinner for today as hubby working and not home tomorrow
• PUT PRESCRIPTION INTO DOC'S - PLEASE KICK ME (Virtually or otherwise) IF I HAVE NOT DONE THIS TODAY...:o
• Make a list of everything that we want/need/desire for the near future and aim for one of them - I think we have fallen into a bit of a hole lately of just being skint and budgetting so need a light at the end of the tunnel to get us through... think it has to be something shiny too for the first one, rather than something we need...;) :rotfl:

OK, I was going to do some work now, but am a bit tired so think I will go back to bed until 9am - 3 more hours sleep and I should be fit for working then... See you all later...

soappie

Diva - hugs - I'll light a candle as sunset this evening for Tristan

Triker wrote: »

Soappie, just a little ask or two ,

number 1, please can you make sure your dog isn't in any more photos else I'll be forced to find out where you live and kidnap him/her because him/her is GORGEOUS

You're right, she IS gorgeous. I love her to bits. But, she loves the camera and will do her best to be in the picture. And if she ever goes missing I'll know where to go to get her back

Triker wrote: »

number 2, please can you come here and be proactive in helping me to finish .... I'll have you back home by 6pm Sunday.....at the rate you work!!:D

For a very large fee I may consider it. You realise that the tiling is extreme paper clip polishing? I had set myself the task of clearing out the unit in the hallway this weekend.....I really don't want to do that!

I'm up and on my second cup of tea. Bedding is in the washing machine and will go on the line as soon as it's finished. When this cup of tea is finished, I shall get dressed and start on the floor!

gtx

dailies done, wm emptied and reloaded, td on - rest will be done afternoon when i get in from work - having well-deserved cuppa and catching up right now:A

Diva - I will certainly light a candle and I'll put a prayer card in the box at the Abbey - they have a prayer circle there that meets and prays(obviously?) for about half hour each day for those that have put requests in as well as the 'usual'. best wishes to you both.

have a good morning everyone

gtx

soappie

Washing on the line
Centrepoint of the kitchen floor found.
Am about to dry lay to see if the centre needs moving...

Lady-Liberty

Morning All

Diva of course I will light a candle for Tristan, hugs to you

Soapie good luck with the floor, can't wait for the after pics

Pigpen glad you have got the cooker at last

Just going to 'flutter' today, got a couple of bits on ebay, may do a few more at some point.

Mudbath didn't see you yesterday,or did I miss you.....hope all is ok xx

love to all xx