Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd March 2009

toottifrootti

Evening everybody

Just another quick post from me to say Thank you for all your lovely wishes and thoughts and hugs and messages and emails and......everything!!!

You totally overwhelm me with your support and kindness and I just cannot find enough words to express how your warmth and caring makes me feel!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I have been trying to catch up on the old thread and have been creating a post of replies but keeping losing my connection - nothing new there - and was going to do an explanation of the last few days with it but will do it now so you are all up to date!

As you know I went to my cancer clinic on thursday morning and it has been decided that i wuill be having radiotherapy as they feel it might do better than the chemo - they had been saving it for 'a rainy day' but we have decided to try it now while we can.
As you also know I was needing my muscle treatment so after leaving the clinic I had to go to the neuro ward to see when I could get fitted in as I will need to be at my 'best' to get through the RT - when I got to the ward they felt i should just come in there and then!:eek: They were a bit concerned about my breathing!!! Anyway I came home on the next bus and packed a case phoned a few people and was back in the ward at 5.45 and started on my treatment that night.
I always get 5 lots of it so all going well I should have got home last night but things went a bit boobs up - being Manic monday I think!! - so by the time i got finished it was 7.30 so was persuaded to stay until today.

I had managed to get a laptop but hadnt got it set up and forgot to get an ISP disc to take with me - tried everything i could think of and the nurses too but couldnt get online - sorry!!! - I was sooooooooooo bored and missing you all soooooooooooo much it was a long 5 days!!!!

I was no sooner home today than I got a phone call from the RT dept to say I have to go in on Thursday to get the planning done for my treatment so looks like my treatment will be starting nxet week ish which is a lot sooner than I expected so its a bit scary!!! But I will get through it - I have to!!!

So my lovelies that my news - got very little flying done over the last 5 days - did keep my bed table clean and tidy and made my bed a couple of times but thats about it - apart from making friends with a lovely elderly lady with motor neurone's disease and had her in fits of laughter as much as poss and then yest a very young woman (21/22ish) from washingtonDC was admitted in bed beside me with very severe epileptic type fits and she was lovely and we got her laughing too as she was on her own. The nurses were in despair at the commotion we were causing but everybody was happy and that was the main thing!!

back on topic - I have done 2 loads of washing, deleted 74 emails, made food and S&S the kitchen as well as 4 phone calls!

will be posting catch ups soon!!!
toots xx

funfairprincess

Hi flyers

Been really flying here today although not off the list. I have totally gutted upstairs today. The sofa for the boys room was getting delivered and a new rug for the livingroom. It took a bit of jiggery pockery to get everything to sit pretty cause of the pool table but it's all lovely now:D At least I can strike the kids room off when it comes up. I will get stuck into the kitchen in the morning. Still no ring

Not fully caught up with the thread yet but I see Toots is back.
Welcome home Toots
Hugs to all

Dailies
kids off and out presentable
make sure I don't forget to eat

get some study done
plan dinner
feed/walk dog



At some point this week
ebay listing
sort through wardrobe and get shot of all the stuff that doesn't fit
clear Piper's toy cupboard



Magnificent Monday - Living room, hall, stairs and porch!:D all done

Twinkly Tuesday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the cupboard under the sink!
2. Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
3. Clean all the filters and door seals etc
4. Wipe the back door down.. inside.. and out!!
5. Find my engagement ring

rach

deep breath....

Magnificent Monday - Living room, hall, stairs and porch!
Level One
Declutter ALL the floors!!
Clear the mantle of junk
Level Two
Vacuum/sweep all the floors.. stairs too!
Vacuum/sweep under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum and/or wipe sofas
Level Three
Wash the windows
Wash any soft furnishings that need it
binbag dance

Twinkly Tuesday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras

1. Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
2. Clean all the filters and door seals etc

extras:
wm cleaning wash
wash waterproof trousers
re-proof waterproof trousers
post book swap
reference for J
post jigsaw to stepdad

wed list - before hols:
pack for hols - clothes, toiletries, games, camera, laptop, books, games, chocolates(!)
pay in cheques
collect parcel
deactivate bookswap profile for hols
charge camera battery
change bed & duvet
give car a run (hasn't been used for 6 weeks :rolleyes:)
get petrol
check oil & tyres
finish making chicken soup
WM
make sure 3G card works on my own laptop
handwashing
work: email pics, leave sheet, phone lib woman, clear emails, change voicemails, out of office, phone conf, get translation quote, vol social room booking, email vols....

greenbee

Toots - it sounds like you've had a tough week, but you certainly seem to have made the most of it. I hope you aren't to stressed about the radiotherapy - you know we'll all be sending positive vibes to help it along. Do you know roughly how long you'll be in this time? And is there anything that we can do to help you prepare/help you through it/help you when you get home?

Lots of hugs, love and prayers coming your way. Remember, we need you, so you have to get yourself back on form so you can look after us properly!

The_Dragon

Easiest way to do this (if you don't find any) is to get some cloudy lemonade and add a little bit of ribena/vimto or grape juice!

Toots! Good to see you back but *shudder* on the treatment

I am seriously run down, covered in a rash (itching and scabbing over - looks like Chicken Pox!)

wendywitch

Thank you for all the hugs, I shall pass them on to my mum :A
AbbieB I think Tesco have pink lemonade and they did have bottles of children's bubbly with Disney princesses on the label but I think they were about £2 a bottle.

I haven't done anything today as I've been on my split shift again. I was looking for tomorrows list so I could print it off for my mum but it's not there . I'll check again in the morning, I'm tired so having an early night :hello:

mooomin

Evening folks,

Update from me:

Magnificent Monday - Living room, hall, stairs and porch!Done!
Level one and extras Done!


Twinkly Tuesday - Kitchen and dining roomDone!
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances[/strike]

Extras

1. [strike]Clean the cr*p from the top of the fridge, things that don't have a place live there - well no longer!
2. Declutter one of the drawers in the kitchen
3. Do at least one load of washing
4. Use feminine wiles to get t'other half to do the dishes...[/strike]
   

I didn't even have to use my wiles to get t'other half to do the dishes, he had done them by the time I got home from work, woo! He did look at me like I was mental when he came into the kitchen and found me cleaning the front of all the units though :rotfl:

I decluttered the smallest drawer in the kitchen (Start easy!) but have done two loads of washing, made dinner and am about to go to have a quick S&S around the living room before bed time.

Night all!

Dustykitten

Evening ladies, I've finished my ironing.

Jo - well done on the dining room, I love that feeling of walking past an area that has been sorted, I do the same and keep looking

Soappie - I'm happy you got the funding, well done

MoF - so sorry you didn't get on the course, that sucks hun

Toots - You sound like a wonderful person to share a ward with I bet you made a real difference to your fellow patients stay

DH is plumbing in the new DW so hopefully that will be up and running for the morning.

Off to bed now and I'm going to have a look at some books I got out of the library whilst DS3 was as the Beavers Roller Skating bash (which is conveniently next door to the libray). I need to try to switch my mind off to help me sleep.

Hugs and heartfelt thanks to you all.

AbbieB

Thanks rach & Dragon! Great idea for pink lemonade. Another thing to cross off my party list!

Extra "flying" list for tomorrow....

.Start filling party bags
.Internet shop for Saturday
.Washing and drying
.Pack all easter eggs into boxes - ready to take into school next week
.Ring council to organise having old sofa and desk taken away
.Meal planner
.Drop prescription request into Doctors

Off to bed now, early start tomorrow. Sweet dreams everyone x

soappie

rach wrote: »

soappie - well done, really pleased! Bet not everyone is so pleased though lol. Please pass on my respects in a silent manner of that makes sense.

Thanks Rach - as you say, not everyone is so pleased about the money . Of course I'll pass on your respects - and silently.