Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd February 2009

serena

Caught up!

:bdaycake:Happy birthday hex!:bdaycake:

Rose Zepherine Drouhin (sp???) a possibility?

rach and dusty - if the list is the BBC one, then I've read 59 - there are a lot of Terry Pratchett aren't there? It reflects ones that have been serialised or filmed, I noticed, and there are some notable omissions - I can't believe that no-one listed Georgette Heyer or !!!!!! Francis for example - or were they just trying to impress?? And do you honestly think they've read James Joyce Ulysses?? I think I gave up on about page five...(and only started it because someone I fancied at uni recommended it;))

Hugs Polly.

Also hugs to those poorly flyladies. real sympathy for those that have taken tumbles - I fell off the bottom step at school yesterday and landed on all fours in front of a group of year 7's - only hurt my dignity though!!

Must go cook dinner...

juliejim

I need to do a HHC 6.15 - 6.45 anyone?

rosepink1984

Lady-Liberty wrote: »

Hi Mudbath

I'm ok thanks.........yes I am bored:rotfl:

LL, do you like jigsaws? That would keep you occupied for a while, especially if they are complicated! And you could have a happy time on ebay choosing one!

Embb, sounds like you needed the sleep so don't beat yourself up too much. We all need to rest sometimes, can't keep on the go forever! I've just got up from my nap and had tea, an amalgamation of leftovers so it was completely free!

AnW's mum, thanks for the chart, I understand now!

All I have done today is washing up. Watched the first half of Vera Drake and slept! Have been trying to get the S key to stay on the keyboard all day. Made the mistake of taking it off to clean under it. Never doing that again. According to my Dad, PCworld and Staples sell special kits to clean the keyboard with. Don't know how much they are, but soundslike a good idea as the keys are awful at the mo.
Am still catching up with the thread now

ladybirdintheuk

Mondays are Marvellous!! -
Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
[strike]Declutter the floors![/strike]
[strike]Vacuum[/strike]/mop floors & stairs! - still need to mop hallway
Level Two
[strike]
dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
[/strike]
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Wipe all the paintwork!
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc
Extras

1. [strike]Wipe and water the plants[/strike]
2. Clean out the pets
3. [strike]Wash any smelly soft furnishings[/strike] - well it's on the floor next to the washing machine, so will go in in a second.
4. Get a pile of filing done!!

Extras for later/tomorrow:
4. [strike]sow mustard[/strike] & cress - add cress seeds on thursday
5. [strike]sow garlic chives[/strike]
6. [strikesow peppers[/strike]
[strike]7. make pancake batter!!![/strike] - made last night, cooked and eaten this morning

Twinkly Tuesday - kitchen and dining area
Level One
[strike]Sweep[/strike] and mop the floor - don't need to mop as DH did it at the weekend and we've only cooked twice since then!
[strike]Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]degunge the hob and oven[/strike]
[strike]slop over the dribbles in the fridge[/strike] - I did this really thoroughly last week so there wasn't much to wipe, so I did the microwave too
Level Three
Wash the windows [STRIKE]and sills[/STRIKE] - just need to do outside of windows and we're done
[strike]S&S the units and appliances [/strike] - appliances only, as we get new units in a few weeks at last :j :j
Extras

1. Deweb and polish
2. Clear out a cupboard of junk!
3. HHI

More extras for some point this week:
1. Polish my boots (maybe any others that need doing too, but definitely my boots!)
2. sort through the magazine rack
3. sort out a first aid kit for the allotment (this will probably require buying a few bits on Friday

Plus an hour and a half digging the allotment and sowed basil and golden marjoram. Now just need to clear airer and hang out clean wasing and then I think I deserve a rest!

juliejim

Off I go then!

soappie

Evening everyone

Hex - happy birthday !
Nicki - glucosamine tablets (cheapest you can find) work wonders for aches and pains - you'll notice a difference within a month of taking them.
Likklegibbon - how did your Dad get on?
AnW'sMum - well done on the ironing! And thanks for the explanation on the SWs!
Rach - well done on the tax rebate!
Mudders - glad you're able to work again
Dusty - hugs - I know how you feel ! I think it's the other people in the house that do the cluttering
Carlsberggal - as I mentioned to Nicki (and this is not medical advice by the way, it's my experience) try glucosamine sulphate tabs. I had a tricky hip and a dodgy knee and within a couple of weeks of popping one a night, I've not had any hip issues since and my knee doesn't play up a quarter as often. I see Toots has already mentioned that. The ones I get are glucosamine with cod liver oil
Toots - glad you had a nice lunch. The unexpected invites are always the best aren't they?

Brain aching day at work today so I'm a bit worn out mentally. But it made the time go quickly. I was playing away with a computer system and something went wrong. Then it sorted itself out. Then it went wrong again. Most baffling. Gathered the evidence and presented it to the developers. Then something else went wrong and I couldn't work out why.... so oodles of investigation and evidence gathering again, trying to work out what I'd done and how I'd done it. I shall sleep well tonight!

Ooooh and did my meter readings this evening. I thought the place was warm when I got home but the gas thermo was where I'd left it. However, the gas meter reading tells the true story. It's the highest it's been since I've started taking them. Guess who was home all day today? Oh yes, it's DiL. She's clearly not used the TD though because the leccy's only just above average.

How do I deal with this oh Wise Ones? The TD, I can remove the fuse or throw it out all together. But the heating? Do I REALLY have to go down the route of putting the thermo and the controls in a sealed box to which only I have the key?

Hey ho. I'll be the wicked MiL at the end of the day whatever I do....

But off to make pancake batter and chicken stock and clean the kitchen floor whilst they're resting/cooking.

rosepink1984

toottifrootti wrote: »

hello again flyers!!!

well my day went a bit pear shaped but in a nice way for a change - i was just about to go off to town when a lovely friend phoned to say she was in town and would I like to meet her and go for an early lunch - as she hasnt been very well with depression I was delighted she felt up to being out and so we went to Dobbies nad had a lovely lunch and a chat bfore she went home!

yes honey we try to be. Its also another reason that we try not to chat because there are a lot of people joining and asking questions so if we keep the chat down the newcomers can see answers to their questions without having to trawl through pages!IYSWIM! Hope you are feeling a bit better after a more leisurely day and you have sorted out the damp stuff. Maybe you overdid it yesterday.

I bet your friend really appreciated your company, it makes such a difference to a depressed person when someone is pleased to spend time with them :T

I will try not to chat so much I promise! I love it on here but I think I do talk too much. I do feel a bit better thanks, still tired but happier

Mudbath, well done with your first day back at work. After a week you will wonder why you were so keen to be back there! I thought it was funny about the little boy and the chocolate cake :rotfl:

soappie

And I've just been told that neither of the other occupants of the house need dinner because they're going out. And no, they don't want pancakes because DiL made some earlier.

I shall just have a great big plate of pancakes to myself and something other than chicken soup for dinner. Not quite sure what yet, but it'll be fantastic!

One load of washing put in the WM

kazwookie

Spag bol made and eaten washed up
Hoovered round
Put out the rubish bin

Sorted out step mother who is 'arranging' my father's birthday party next month, she has done my head in over it, so today I have made her a check list of things to do and stuck it on a large strong piece of cardboard, so she cannot put it in her hand bag and it vanish in the muddle in there, she has one of the huge handbags and can never find anything!!!

So on Saturday when I travel to see her, I can organise her!!

Off to cook pancakes now.

Mudbath

Toots - I did do a hhc but my computer froze! I did a washing load, cleaned the filter on the tumble dryer, sorted out the recycling, put the kitchen waste in the compost bin, checked garden for dog poops (sorry if you're eating your dinner!!) and helped dd with her piano practise....not bad if I say so myself.

Rosepink - i'm one of the few lucky ones who loves their job and works for themselves so I just take the odd day off when I need to recuperate, work the hours I want and don't get to the stage where I wish I wasn't working - very lucky I know!!

Time to make pancakes!

Happy birthday Hex xxxxxxx