Weekly Flylady Thread 13th April 2009

pigpen

Triker... no chance.. nail appointment!!

rach

Hi all

Just to let you know I'm alive - just had family round last night so no time to get online! am away this weekend also.

look forward to catching up when i'm back. good luck to hex

serena

hex - just popping in to wish you the very best of luck for today!

Diving into town mega quick to get cheques for DS1 and DD's provisional driving licences.:eek: My babies all grown up and learning to drive - aarrgh!! (DS1 was promised this last year, and I never got round to it )

I also have to buy confetti - I forgot it yesterday, and a pretty card to put the wedding present cash in - impossible to find something they haven't got, so decided I'd give them the cash, and they can choose something they need or want in the house or garden later.

May pop in later if I have time, we're leaving after lunch. If not, have a good couple of days everyone!!

toots - thanks for the reminder - but it's going to have to wait for Sunday now!! And I hate planning on Sunday...

Sunnygirl_2

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Question: Does anyone have blackout blinds in the kids rooms? Are they any good and where is the best place to get them?

We've had one from Argos and one from M&S...the M&S one was about £5 more expensive but the blinds were exactly the same....and I mean exactly...they instructions were the same too! Think we paid £20 but our bedroom windows are a reasonable width.

Mozzy...hope you're feeling better soon.

Jill....glad you had a better evening

Soapie...hope you've woken up feeling a bit better about things.

SS...my niece at 10 years old ended up with something age 16 at M&S...thank god she thought it was great and didn't get a complex about her size. (she is a normal healthy weight...not skinny but not overweight). I have also found that DD1 ends up with a size bigger than she is too.

Off to get DH out of bed with cup of tea. He's off today and as I worked last night and he wanted to go to the Man City game the girls stayed over at SIL's house so we need to pick them up too.

Dustykitten

Morning all

Dalies done, just trying to find some missing bits to a toy I want to ebay. Morning plan is to photo ebay stuff and do living room. The ortho/lunch/shops then do my listings. I was reading the ebay challenge thread last night.

Hex - good luck this afternoon

G&B you can get blackout blinds in JL. You can buy blackout fabric to make curtains blackout. I have a blackout blind on ebay at the moment. Next might do them too.

Irrie - yes we still do them when on holiday, we have done most of the ones local to us. Still one which illudes us. We met some people in the Lake District who were planning there whole holiday around doing them.

Soappie - it is better to care and bare the burden than to not care at all. Well done for being such an important member of your community.

Decided kids have watched far too much tv/dvd/ps2 this holiday so it is being turned off now!

Dustykitten

Serena - just sending you a quick email which you might want to read before going out x

gratefulforhelp_2

i will do thurs and fri today and get 5 stars again...

jilld good news and well done, soappie is right as ever, you prob gained weight through stress over dinner situation, it will come good.

soappie, positive community vibes if am not too late.

blueberry pie you are so right, kids come first.

am a bit gutted today as prob cant go back to work mon as am still contagious, work with a preg colleague and due in primary school tues. You will think this is sad! dont feel ill enough to be off though.

toottifrootti

Morning lovlely people

a bit grey here but it is meant to brighten up later.

the painter is here and started on the filling and plastering and he's varnishing the windows just now. he reckons he will manage the kitchen in a week -it will have to lined and papered and then painted so quite a bit to do. - we are hoping the elctrician and the joiner will pop in today to check when they can do their bits.
Jill sounds like you are getting better organised - a good plan there - I love my SC!
soappie hope its a better day for you ((hugs))
SS supergirl -Morning babes :hello:-glad DD3's eye appt went well - good news again for her!! Dont get me started on M&S sizes -I find them realy bad too. I have their basic t-shirts which are great quality but i have 4 different colours and they are all differnet sizes:mad:
juliejim hope everything will be ok for DS (hugs)
mozzy awh hugs honey - take it as easy as you can - forget about the house if you have no viewings and rest and drink plenty fluids. Just tell silly Dh he cant have manflu its not convenient just now! Hows the spots doing - is DD coping ok?
serena - hope you all have a lovely time at the wedding - you will get detention for not doing your homework miss!!!!:rotfl:

the DW has been emptied
have S&S the bathroom
have had breakfast
have a wshing to hang out
wheelie bins out for emptying

toots xx

jjef

Morning all,

Just quickly popping on to wish hex good luck vibes for this afternoon.

I have just hoovered through, hung a wash load out and just about to give the kitchen a quick s&s otherwise house is okay for visitors (whether I can say the same after 5 girls have been playing for 4/5 hours)

Will catch up and post a list etc later.

nicki_2

Morning all

SarahShattered wrote: »

Rant On:
Honestly, I'm not sure who their clothes are designed for, but my DD3 is skinny skinny skinny, and M&S clothes in her age are too small all over. :rolleyes: It just makes me think that they are perpetuating the myth that women should be tiny! DD2 was really conscious that the clothes age 9 (which she is) are way too small, and we're going to need age 11 for her. She sat saying "am I fat Mummy?" :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: (she isn't! But now doesn't believe me, because if she wasn't 'fat' she'd fit into her age group - wouldn't she!! :mad::mad:) GGGRRRRRRR it really annoys me.Rant Off

My DD has a similar problem. She's naturally thin (takes after her dad it would seem) but really tall. She's just turned 8 and is wearing anything from an age 8 to 11-12 clothes depending on which shop, whether its top/bottom and whether we buy "branded" or cheap. The Sprayway 3-in-1 waterproof I've just bought her is an age 8 and fits her great, but she's currently wearing 9-10 jeans from george and an 8-9 vest top from Matalan, but she has Next tops which are 11-12 and fit her but don't get me started on Primark :mad:. Tell you're DD she's not fat in anyway, my DD has been wearing clothes that are bigger than her for years and its the shops that are at fault. Huge hugs to her as well. :grouphug:

G&B - I have blackout blind from Argos in my DD's room. Its good, would be even better if it fitted properly (window recess is hopeless for putting the blind in), and actually up It came down the other week and I need some wedges of wood to put it back up as I've bent one of the brackets so now the gap between is too big:o I had to replace it a few months ago (can't remember why now) and cut down the one that was in there and put it up in the kitchen I love them, and if I had my way (and I could get them long enough) I'd have them on all the windows upstairs :rotfl:

Personal (including extras)

• HHR/S (thats Half hour reading/studying)
• Ebay listings
• Spend some time working on word problems with DD (She's asked for help with it so I grabbed some from Primary Resources... I love that website )
• Shredding... I must make some headway on this.. I feel the need to set up the shredder and do 15 things at a time everytime I pass it.... This will also count as my 15 mins filing won't it?
• Try to sort out new budget now the new financial year is here (remembering £2.50 a week for afterschool club to be added to "savings" )
• Deal with vase
• Clean cutlery drawer
• HHI - As of Thursday evening still none to do
• Binbag dance
• Charity bag dance
• Ebay bag dance
• Wash soft furnishings (will have to wait until the washing itself is done, clothing/bedding is more important!)
  
• Put up new washing line (need to get hook things first)
  
• Wipe over all the paintwork
• S&S the kitchen!

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining roomDONE :j:D:j:D
Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing DONE :j:D:j:D
Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
De-grot the loo/bath/sink - After I've had my bath
Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs! - Half done, not vacuuming now as its too late.
Level Two
dust over all the electrical appliances
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three
[STRIKE]Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer![/STRIKE]
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc
Funky Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever! DONE :j:D:j
Level One
[STRIKE]Binbag dance![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Strip and wash the bedding[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] vacuum and turn mattresses and remake[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Vacuum floor[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Deweb, dust and destickify the room![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Straighten the cupboards of clothes![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Empty all the bins! [/STRIKE]

Right, going to scrag DD's hair and then we're off out for some shopping. :wave: