Weekly Flylady Thread 26th January 2009

Flylady_Flower

Hi all,

Been out a lot today, but here is how my list looks...

Monday - kitchen and dining mess
Extras
HHI
[STRIKE]Wipe out the fridge[/STRIKE]
Clean out the vacuum cleaner... wash the filters and when dry replace then!
Tuesday - Living room, hall and stairs!
[STRIKE]Scrub the sofa... [/STRIKE]– gave it a good wipe down anyway…
Level Two
declutter and vacuum/mop the floors! – about to do now…
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can move... hubby's (especially summermoons OH) are super strong and all manly so they can do this NO problem!![/STRIKE] – mine is super weak at the moment with bad left shoulder and right hand… hopeless… I will leave it this week…
Level Three
Sort through coats and bags and shoes etc
Extras
[STRIKE]Wipe all the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs![/STRIKE] - Not done all but have done enough…
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… - Must do Tuesday…
My Extras
1. Re-programme laptop battery so it holds a charge (thanks Greenbee)
2. Write a letter to insurance company to explain details fully
[STRIKE]3. Pay change into bank to pay off CC
4. Change pin numbers on new savings cards[/STRIKE]
5. Take all Virgin Vie stuff out of study cupboard and put on EBay
6. Take all DVD’s/Videos out of study cupboard and put with others once sorted
7. 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 – am doing now…
2. Enter all invoices from September for SH onto new QB system
3. Update Developer list and highlight those we already work with
[STRIKE]4. Contact Pilates/Yoga clubs and see if they are interested in using facilities[/STRIKE] – have phoned a yoga and pilates club that is in surrounding areas to see if they would be interested in using our facilities
5. 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 - Thursday
6. Do posters for S/Forum for their website


Good news mOZzy - it looks like first time buyers are coming back - apparently according to the radio, enticed by lower interest rates and price drops... Looking good to getting the sale...

Flylady_Flower

mOZzy wrote: »

Flower great advice! will try the plants although they won't last long in my care

Don't have to - just till you sell...:rotfl:

Ikea are great for cheap plants - about £2 for an ivy and their pots are pence (just go in with blinkers so you don't pick up anything else...:eek: ) Don't get them from homebase or anywhere like that - much too expensive!!!

Best thing is look at photos of houses in magazines - http://www.idealhomemagazine.co.uk/inspiredecor/gallery/main.php?g2_page=1 -DON'T LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FURNISHINGS - if you're like me, it will depress you...:D Just look at the layouts, the kind of stuff they have out - see, no mounds of paperwork - ooooh, it must be Mudbaths house!:rotfl:
Also, see how high pictures are positioned (not too high, you shouldn't look UP at a picture, you look AT it - helps make it part of the furniture...) etc.
Not too much on worktops in kitchens (in these pictures they have some herbs in pots - great coz they smell nice and are 'kitcheney' and definitly nothing on top of cupboards (want them to think you have enough storage, even if you haven't - hide it away if you can)not like 'real life' then eh!
Try not to spend any money if you can help it, if you think you need a few bits, beg, steal or borrow some stuff from friends/neibours for the day.
Oh, and last point, first impressions, make sure out the front looks lovely, people come along a long time before the viewing so don't leave this too long. If you can, pansys or something cheerful near the front door is nice and welcoming...
Hope that helps - and i'm not just preaching! - sorry, I get a bit over excited Wish I lived close, I'd be round helping you... I love it... (can't tell can you...)

toochoosey

DD doesn't want to go to T-K-D tonight (she got hit on the head with a football at lunchtime, and I think the earlier mornings are making her tired) so no rushing back out today. Instead, I'm going to do a 60 in 60 at 4.00, hopefully won't take that long, feeling really tired myself now!!!!!!

kazwookie

Pollybear wrote: »

DH is deaf in one ear so he sleeps on his good ear and not much keeps him awake.

I do this as well, right ear down, left ear (the deaf one ) up! works like a treat, the cat sleeps on the bed and he soon lets me know if there is someone outside, as he starts to move and get tense! (he is a good guard dog)

:rotfl:

Craftyscholar

Very impressed by the 60 thing challenge, but didn't think it would work for me. However I have just done a tour of BR and bathroom and think I did get about 60 items for the bin and a few other things relocated.:j
Plus a bag to go out tomorrow for charity collection. (Our charity shops are in the town centre so I can only take in what I can carry on the bus)

Dustykitten

Afternoon all, just having a cuppa

I managed 2 hours in the back garden and the border I've done looks much better. I think I need 8 more hours our there to get it ready for spring.

This spring I need to really work on getting the grass back into condition and feeding the beds. Plan for this summer is to do something with the large sunken sandpit which the kids don't use anymore. It is surrounded by sleepers (I'll do a photo next week) so it would be hell to remove but I need ideas as to what to do with it. It could become a pond but I'm not mad about ponds and it would not be wildlife friendly as it would be a sheer drop in. Any ideas welcome.

My next room for decluttering is the family room, this is a bigger task than previous weeks and as I'm pretty busy for the next week I'm going to work slowly on this task. Will start now by doing a HHC of cleaning in here 16:00-16:30 before doing dinner

toochoosey

off to do my 60 in 60, and thanks to Craftyscholar , for reminding me that I've got a half full charity bag upstairs that is being collected tomorrow, will go finish filling that as well......

Mudbath

Toochoosey - i'll join you in the 60 at 60 challenge...more filing, oh joy!!! xx

kazwookie

20p coins, get checking for the new ones with no date on them, it seems they can be worth up to £100, it seems the Royal Mint has made a printing error.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1447043

pigpen

I want my cooker nooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwww

Ooh.. more painkillers are sounding good.

Today I have done... absolutely nothing!!