Weekly Flylady Thread 9th February 2009

Triker

greenbee wrote: »

Spoilt moggy... did she distract you when you were doing the laundry?

No I melted the lovely fleece, and couldn't quite bring myself to get rid, but had the brainwave to put it out for her.:D

Triker

toottifrootti wrote: »

triker - have sent you a pm!!

:T:T:T:T:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

AnW'sMum

jackielesley wrote: »

AandW's mum - could I ask a banking question please? Is it OK for a company to increase your direct debit without your permission? They sent us a letter telling us of the increase, and we ontacted them and said no, but they still increased it anyway??

Thank you

Jackie I see Greenbee has beaten me to this! Sorry I have been catching up with my mate and the goggle box (Whitechapel very cheery viewing! :eek:). If it is a variable DD then they can change the amount. If it's normally a regular amount and then changes eg gas bill increasing after the annual review then provided they inform you in writing at least 14 days in advance they can then take the revised amount.

I always view a DD aas a blank cheque signed by you. ie you agree to pay company X amount they tell you how much and how often.

If you don't agree with the changed amount then you can cancel the DD with the bank which will stop them taking the funds. If you choose this option though they may make additional charges for alternate payment methods, also if it's a life policy or savings policy you may cancel the policy by cancelling the DD so check the small print in these instances.

HTH

deccie

Didn't quite finish the list... I spent more time today choosing music cd's to do the housework to than actually doing the housework!!

Monday - Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe work surfaces
Empty and wash out bins
[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clear out the fridge and make note of what needs using sharpish
Sweep and mop floors
Clear and wipe table.. add a clean cloth if necessary!
[/strike]
Level Three
Wash windows
[strike]Wipe all the cupboard fronts, kickboards and large appliance
[/strike]
Wipe and replace all the small appliances

jinny

Hi like a lot of people I use my mp3 player to help me get through the housework. I have a radio on mine and tuned into Classic FM one day by mistake. A track called The Flight of the Bumble Bee was on as I was cleaning the bathroom. It was only on a minute but It made me work really fast indeed. I now listen to a tune called the Sorcerers Apprentice, Walt Disney made a cartoon with it with Mickey Mouse. I put that on when doing the dishes and I'm done in no time, maybe I hould get a pointed whitches hat! Can any classical fans think of anymore rousing tunes, like say The Dambusters to hang the washing out?

Kiwisaver_2

Cool list, since I did some of these last night anyway and it's bin day!

Tuesday - Living room, hall and [strike]stairs[/strike]!
Level One
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe surfaces
Polish all the glass things [/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] declutter and vacuum/mop the floors!
Wash windows
Vacuum under furniture you can move.. [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Sort through coats and bags and shoes etc
De-web and de-fluff the room[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE] wipe and water any plants
33 fling boogie!
Fill a binbag of swag for charity shop [/STRIKE]
[strike] Wipe all the paintwork in the living room![/strike]
[STRIKE]Wipe over lounge suite[/STRIKE]


Izzy whizzy, let's get busy! :wave: Not much time to read posts, but will try and catch up later.

ETA: ALL Done! With time to spare, only trouble is we've had no dinner yet. Oops! Still I might muster up the courage to do extra extras later and iron the duvet cover that keep calling out 'I'm still here' to me everytime I pass.

soappie

Morning everyone

Greenbee - yes, ageism is illegal but it seems recruiters (agencies particularly) are using phrases like "wouldn't fit in with the culture" etc.And no, I'm not on Linkedin - yet! Well done you for employing older ones. If you want to watch it, it's on C4 catchup
XX_Jo - welcome

Bit of a wild and windy night. Got woken up several times by the sound of the wind rattling around the place and the rain. Seems there's a bit of flooding out there but fortunately not on my route (or at least they've not mentioned it on the travel news yet!), And it's not raining or freezing so that's good.

I'll focus on Piggers' living room list this evening when I get home. I also need to:

• Respond to emails
• Post off cheques
• Send invoice
• Fill in street collection form and email off

Have a good day one and all

mOZzy_2

morning :hello:


... it's STILL raining here ...

kids will be off to nursery later so i need to get everyone dressed and do lunchboxes in a minute! - oh is not home yet, i hope he gives me good news about the roads (icy?)!


Tuesday - Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Polish all the glass things
Level Two
[STRIKE]declutter[/STRIKE] and vacuum/mop the floors!
Wash windows
Vacuum under furniture you can move..
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
[STRIKE]Sort through coats and bags and shoes etc[/STRIKE]
De-web and de-fluff the room
Extras
wipe and water any plants
33 fling boogie!
Fill a binbag of swag for charity shop
Wipe all the paintwork in the living room!
Wipe over lounge suite


OH has just come and the roads are 'only' wet - some flooded


well, after i've dropped the kids off i'll drive straight on to lidl/aldi and stock up on a few things we only buy there.
and the living room shouldn't be too difficult today :rolleyes:
and 6 hours no kids should deffo help!!!!



xxx-Jo hello and welcome! you'll find this is a very friendly thread and just take it easy at the beginning, you'll soon pick it up and find your own pace and lists

oh no fernliebee hope it'll leave you asap! icecream is quite nice at that time

Penelope_Penguin

jinny wrote: »

Hi like a lot of people I use my mp3 player to help me get through the housework. I have a radio on mine and tuned into Classic FM one day by mistake. A track called The Flight of the Bumble Bee was on as I was cleaning the bathroom. It was only on a minute but It made me work really fast indeed. I now listen to a tune called the Sorcerers Apprentice, Walt Disney made a cartoon with it with Mickey Mouse. I put that on when doing the dishes and I'm done in no time, maybe I hould get a pointed whitches hat! Can any classical fans think of anymore rousing tunes, like say The Dambusters to hang the washing out?

I prefer to sing along - Aretha Franklin's "I Will Survive" gets me through :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'll pass this to the Flyladies and see if they have more ideas

Penny. x

juliejim

Morning All

Well it snowed for a couple of hours this morning and that was it so we'll see what the rest of the day brings - no chance of a snow day though!

Hope all poorlies are feeling better today

Hugs to all

Jue