Weekly Flylady Thread 26th January 2009

OddjobKIA

mOZzy wrote: »

oddjob are you ok?? you sounds ... ehm ... slightly enraged?! :rolleyes:
!!!

I was enraged when I finally told my mother to pi55 of and come back when she can at least act like an adult

Scared1980

:xmastree:

Can I join in please... I am now a single mummy.... ex has now officially moved out!! feeling all sorts of emotions and one of those is panic over the state of the house... I work 4 full days a week and have a 5yr old dd and a 2 yr old dd.

I am going to try my hardest to do levels 1 & 2.... the Ex will be having the girls overnight on Saturdays and all day Sunday, so should be able to play catch up then!!

So my logon name is particularly appropriate at the moment!!!!!

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Scared1980

So best place to start I guess is to post my progress so far.... here goes...

Monday - kitchen and dining mess
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Empty a cupboard.. clean it out then wipe 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[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE] Don't have one!
Clean the oven and hob
De-web and fluff the room
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
2. HHI
3. wipe out the fridge
4. clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash the filters and when dry replace then!

Not doing too bad... will do a bit more when I have put the pests to bed!!!

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Flylady_Flower

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

What an ignorant !!!!!!! Don't ram him out of the way, a nice key mark down the side of his car or a wing mirror missing may deter him from doing it again though:p

Mmmm, if I could have snuck round without all the neighbours seeing me and telling Mum I would have - they were all window twitching to see when they would return...:rotfl: I can see it now, half of them are over 60 and the other half all young - what a mixture - the driver didn't stand a hope!!!

Well, DS has just got back and apparently there were two of them - two young poles, Mum went out and had a go, told them how inconsiderate they were, they just kept apologising (well one of them, apparently the other couldn't speak English and he was the driver - Mum asked why the passenger was doing all the talking... :rotfl: ), but I think this wound mum up even more - well she had been bottling it up all day as I think she was expecting a row so had sort of built herself up to deal with that and it never happened - DS said it was hysterical, the guys kept saying sorry and shutting their door and mum kept opening it again and having another go... Ohhh, I wish I had been there, I could have done with a good laugh... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
So all's well that ends well, they have driven off with their tail between their legs and doubt if they will be back there again, as all the neighbours were out warning them not to park opposite their drives either... :rotfl: :rotfl: They were probably desperate to get home and away from all the nutters... :rotfl: Oh, I have tears in my eyes, I know these people so can picture it all in my head... brilliant...

Tia, I don't know the history but sounds like you've had a tough decision to make, glad you've made it and are happy with it coz that's what counts... Best of luck to you and happy, healthy pregnancy vibes on their way... :A

OddJob - want to borrow my Mum??? :rotfl: Also, I think they work that out over 21 years and include university and everything, so will be a bit less, but I never spend what they say I should - I shower ours with love not money - plus I can't afford to...:D

heather38

Monday - kitchen and dining mess
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Two[STRIKE]
Empty a cupboard.. clean it out then wipe and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..[/STRIKE]
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three[STRIKE]
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob[/STRIKE]
De-web and fluff the room
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
2. HHI
3. [STRIKE]wipe out the fridge[/STRIKE]
4. clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash the filters and when dry replace then!

just thought i'd update my list, i even cleaned the inside of the toaster! where do all the crumbs come from?:mad: i also cleaned th TD filter and vac'd the inside of the bit wher the filter sits!
not bad when i have to stop and feed a 3 month old every 5 minutes:eek:

Triker

Another 120 things binned, I'm keeping count in my siggy so I can see what progress I can make.

Thanks so much for suggestion a challenge that has got me motivated to delve into drawers and cupboards that have been overflowing for years.:T:D

TAG

:T:TYay, Congratulations Tia:T:T

:T:TGood news on Tabitha as well:T:T

DH had his interview. He thinks it went quite well. We have to wait until Friday to find out if he was successful. So we still need the positive vibes please.

This means so much for us if he gets it. We have literally scrapped through the last 3/4 months by the skin of our teeth. We have managed to keep up to date with all the bills, some how but the stress and worry of juggling things around has taken it's toll a bit. We could both do with lady luck shinning down for a teeny weeny while.

Haven't flown since I last updated my list at about 2.00pm ish. Might do a bit more later, but maybe not.

kazwookie

Flylady_Flower wrote: »

:mad: ***Rant alert***:mad:
I am sorry to moan but I have wound myself up about this, it's so frustrating... My mum has a dropped kerb outside her house and a driveway, where she parks her car, she is a short distance to the town centre and as she lives in a dead end, people often park there and walk in to catch the train to work (no parking costs).
This is normally fine, but some idiot has parked over her drive, completly blocking her in and she hasn't been able to get out all day - he still hasn't returned from 8am this morning - what an ignorant !!!!!!!!!!
She has called the police and there is nothing they can do, as he is only causing an obstruction to her, no-one else (if he was blocking the road they could move him) and the council have said the same - so whats the point of paying for a dropped kerb if it doesn't mean anything??? I want to go round and ram him out of the way, but Mum says no...:mad: She won't let me wait round there for him either - I don't want her to be alone when she faces him (aparently he is a young guy, music blaring when he pulled up, she is 67) but the neighbours are all there for her, she is in a good neighbourhood and they all stick together, so she will be fine, plus my DD & DS are there too, so might be better if I'm not there, as I might make matters worse...

Sorry, rant over, I'm just sooooo mad, I was pacing the floor.... She's on her own and relies on her car so much...

Get some local hefty builders to bump it out of the way!!!!

Flylady_Flower

I have been good and am about to take up the last curtain for the kitchen and then make the throw I should have done last week...

I have brought my list right down, so am pleased I didn't go back to bed this morning, very happy now as smaller list for tomorrow and I can do other stuff too... Am determined to get sorted whilst keeping up with my business stuff too, I am sick of putting stuff off... SO, list now looks like this:

Monday - kitchen and dining mess
[strike]Level Two[/strike]
[strike]Sweep and mop the floor[/strike]
Extras
HHI
Wipe out the fridge
Clean out the vacuum cleaner... wash the filters and when dry replace then!
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… - None today, but will make up for it tomorrow as I have done 3 loads of washing today...
My Extras
1. Post CTC form - will post on way out tonight...
2. Re-programme laptop battery so it holds a charge (check with Greenbee how to do it again)
3. Write a letter to insurance company to explain details fully
[strike]4. Take up new curtains in Kitchen[/strike] - just about to finish
5. Cut DS’s hair - he's having it cut now (doesn't trust me... )
6. Pay change into bank to pay off CC
7. Change pin numbers on new savings cards
8. Take photos and Anniversary card round to M&FIL - will drop off on my way out tonight
9. Take all Virgin Vie stuff out of study cupboard and put on EBay
10. Take all DVD’s/Videos out of study cupboard and put with others once sorted
11. Enter DVD’s/videos onto ebay ready for cheap listing day (whenever that is…)
Business/Club Stuff
1. Enter all invoices from January onto new QB system
2. Enter all invoices from September for SH onto new QB system
3. Make throw for CL - next job tonight...
4. Update Developer list and highlight those we already work with
5. Contact Pilates/Yoga clubs and see if they are interested in using facilities
6. 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 - got to wait till Thursday for this when we have our committee meeting...
7. Put rest of sorted decorations away under the stairs in the club As I've got to go there tonight to sign in some new members, I will do this then instead of tomorrow
8. Do posters for S/Forum for their website

Flylady_Flower

TAG wrote: »

DH had his interview. He thinks it went quite well. We have to wait until Friday to find out if he was successful. So we still need the positive vibes please.

This means so much for us if he gets it. We have literally scrapped through the last 3/4 months by the skin of our teeth. We have managed to keep up to date with all the bills, some how but the stress and worry of juggling things around has taken it's toll a bit. We could both do with lady luck shinning down for a teeny weeny while.

:A :A ~~~~~~~~~~MASSIVE BIG GOOD LUCK WITH THE JOB VIBES on their way to you TAG - you deserve them...~~~~~~~~~~~ :A :A