Weekly Flylady Thread 16th February 2009

gtx

gnb - i gave up processed food last year, everything homemade, much harder that i thought but i did it unlike when i've previously gave up chocolate. This year our church is encouraging us to 'start' something in lent that will make a difference and carry on after lent - a few consciences have been pricked about making token efforts. still haven't decided what to do yet myself, any ideas gratefully received.

Thanks for the sugggestions about what to do with the knives - dh is taking them to the local recycling site now and if they won't take them i'll contact police tomorrow.

hugs

gtx

Valli

I'm up for a HHP but have to start RIGHT NOW...

(DS at football shortly over at Barlborough Jct 29? (might be 30 can't remember ) M1

Nice one Mumoffour77 - bet your mum really appreciated the 'time off'
enjoy the can of peas Soappie :rotfl:

rach

morning all

Haven't been up long this morning and am still in my pjs watching last week's casualty. We're going out for lunch at 12.30 and so flying will take place after that! I have caught up with the clothes washing though and sorted the meal plan.

Off to catch up with the thread and make myself a list.

nicki_2

Morning all :hello:

Okay, who has recharged my batteries? I've woken up for the third time today (5am woke up and went back to sleep, 6.15am woke up wide awake, got washed started to get dressed but sat down on the bed and fell asleep again :rotfl: Finally woke up properly at 10.15am :rotfl:) with so much energy I think I could beat the Road Runner in the 100m sprint :j:rotfl::rotfl:

MOJT - This waste/money thing is about not going out and spending money unless you HAVE to on food, and not wasting food. I've a terrible habit of going out for a say a loaf of bread and coming back with 2 or 3 carrier bags of shopping, usually none of which is on sale or reduced So much so I overspent by £80 last month on the food budget. The waste part is all about not over buying so much you end up throwing things out. This is something I'm bad at as well. On Friday I cleared out the fridge and ended up throwing out loads of food that had gone icky Waste of food and money! So we're going to make a concerted effort to reform our habits... and we will make a difference I for one have been out and bought a pack of Asda readymade puff pastry so I can make pasties for DD who has suddenly decided she'd rather have them than sausage rolls from Greggs :eek:

I'm not making a very good start though - I've got to chuck some wine away, not much I hasten to add. Its been sat in the fridge since Thursday night and I've just not bothered to drink it and I'm unlikely too over the next few days so out it goes...I've got 3 new bottles in the cupboard anyway waiting for the weekend :o

Right, I've made a start on the list thats left - and I've put away 3 baskets of homeless stuff Just finishing off the one thats full of downstairs stuff.

Weekend list!!

1. Get everything ready for school/work on Monday - Need to do with DD when she gets home
   
2. S&S the kitchen - After I've had lunch
   
3. S&S the bathroom - After the baths tonight
   
4. Wash any bedding that has been neglected - Under blankets are getting washed today...its blowing a gale so perfect weather for drying them!
   
5. [STRIKE]Meal plan for the week - [/STRIKE]
6. Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this!! Will do when DD gets home.
   

Blanket 1 of 3 (plus a quilt) in the washer so I'm going to go dig out the decent pegs ..

Then its going to be HHS for me...I've done NONE of my NVQ work :eek::eek:

Spent : Nothing
Thrown away : About a glass of wine

:wave:

rach

here's my rather large list which I hope to get done in a few HHCs this aft. I'm out 3 nights again this coming week so I won't get much done in the evenings so the place needs to be ok.

Twinkly Tuesday - Master bedroom & Landing
Level One
Strip bed and wash sheets/duvet cover
Clear the floor of gibble
Level Two
Clear the landing of detritus
Vacuum these floors
Wash the windows (and any curtains/nets the need doing)
Level Three
37 fling boogie!!
Empty upstairs bins
Make sure all the smoke alarms are working and if you have high sleepers you should have alarms in those rooms too.. make appointments with the fire safety people if you don't and they fit really good ones free of charge!!

Wednesdays are Wonderful!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two
Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Wipe all the paintwork!
Dust mantle and polish all the trinkets upon it.. and get all the junk off it!
Extras
Wipe and water the plants
Get a pile of filing done!!

Thursday - Bathroom & Study
Level One
Declutter floors
Wash bathmats & shower curtains.
Level Two
Scrub tiles and baths and showers and sinks and loos
Wash the windows
Wash floors
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Clear the pc desk
Extras

1. Sort out your coat pockets and handbag
2. Wash the paintwork

Weekend list!!

1. Clear out and clean the porch!
2. Get everything ready for school/work on Monday
3. S&S the kitchen
4. S&S the bathroom
5. Wash any bedding that has been neglected
6. Meal plan for the week
7. Organise the finances for the week.. I know a lot of get paid this week! YAY!!
8. Sort out one cupboard/chest of drawers
9. Decide who you need to buy easter eggs for this year and work out when you should be buying them.. one a week.. or none at all!! none!!
   
10. Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this!!

Valli

Nicki - freeze your wine - you can add it to stocks etc (waits for Soappie and Greenbee to come up with even better suggestions...)

rach

regarding lent - one year I gave up shopping! I had always gone out on my days off and bought clothes, cds, dvds etc as I was just in the habit of doing so. I gave up shopping for the lent and it literally changed my life. I know that sounds ridiculous but I've never gone back to buying unnecessary stuff.

mummyyof5

:j:j:jWeekend list!!:j:j:j ALL DONE!!
For everyone to share!!! If you get all these done Auntie Toots may find a golden sparkly star for you!!

1. [STRIKE]Clean out the car boot!!!!!! Oh yes the boot!! lol[/STRIKE]
2. [strike]Clear out and clean the porch![/strike] Done as much as possible,going to B&Q tomorrow for some new shelving mine has collapsed.

[STRIKE]Get everything ready for school/work on Monday
[/STRIKE]

1. [STRIKE]S&S the kitchen[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]S&S the bathroom[/STRIKE]
3. Wa[STRIKE]sh any bedding that has been neglected[/STRIKE]Do all bedding on Sundays
4. [STRIKE]Catch up on the ironing mountain![/STRIKE]! All done
5. [STRIKE]Clean out the pets.. they are pongy! [/STRIKE]Dont have any
6. [STRIKE]Meal plan for the week[/STRIKE] Always do thanks to GC
7. [STRIKE]Organise the finances for the week.. I know a lot of get paid this week! YAY!![/STRIKE]
8. [strike]Sort out one cupboard/chest of drawers[/strike]
9. [STRIKE]Vacuum a neglected room[/STRIKE] Did boys room
10. [STRIKE]Wash any windows that need it.. preferably the one you always seem to leave! DD2s room[/STRIKE]
11. [STRIKE]Decide who you need to buy easter eggs for this year and work out when you should be buying them.. one a week.. or none at all!! [/STRIKE]Bought 5 today as half-price in MRTs
12. [STRIKE]Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this[/STRIKE]!! Spent an hour with just my girls last night they are both out tonight so got it in early

mummyyof5

Hi Valli ,Barlborough is Junction 30

kazwookie

jjef wrote: »

Kaz - noticed you were seed planting can I be nosey and ask what??? I have some tomato & cucumber seeds to plant just not sure if its the right time for them yet, was going to keep them in the conservatory and then transfer outside into a plastic greenhouse thingy which I have been given.

Ask away, but you may regret it!!:rotfl:

I am planting:-

Aubergine Early Long Purple
beetroot boltardy
beetroot Detroit 2
Broad Bean The Sutton
Broccolicabbage Golden Acre
carrots Amsterdam
carrots Nantes 2
cauilflower Snowball
Courgette All Green Bush
Cucumbers Telegraph
Fragrance Mix
Godetia
green chilli Jalapeno
Leeks Lyon
Lettuce Iceburg Great Lakes
Malope
Marrow Tiger Cross
melon Emir F1
Mesembrysnthemum
Onion Bedfordshire Champion
onions Rijnsburger 5
onions White Lisbon
peppers California Wonder
raddish Saxa 2
radish French breakfast 3
red chilli CayenneSalvia
spring onions
Stock Night Scented
Sweet Pea
toms Outdoor Girl

Spuds but not yet as they are chitting.

I also have about 10 packets of flower seeds of one type or another, I only made a veg list as I kept buying loads.

These are being sown in my green house that was my buy of the year 2008, off ebay at £35 approx, ok it need 3 panels of glass, I saw the same one yesterday when buying my seed spuds in the garden centre at a 'special offer price ' of £400!! :eek:

I'll bore you all silly as to how it is going as the year goes on and also on the grren fingered thread! as we had a potato weigh in over there last year!!

If you do plant keep them sheltered and in a warm place, if it is going to be cold at night bring them in to the house or garage.

My greenhouse in unheated, but for some odd reason my friend brough me a 5ltr bottle of paraffin!!

Not done any of the above yet as been sorting out my family tree to keep my ex;s 1st ex happy, solved the probelm just took her off it!!!:rotfl: no she cannot moan !!