Weekly Flylady Thread 29th June 2009

Mudbath

Oh yes.......

Jo - KICK!!!!!!!

greenbee

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum the floors, stairs and sofas etc
Wipe any marks off the walls and paintwork
Dust and deweb! inc light fittings!
Level Three
Sort through coats and shoes and bags.. fling any that are dead!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move
Declutter the hallway/porch and wipe over all the paintwork! Inc doors!
Extras

1. Wash any soft furnishings that are grubby
2. Water and wipe any dusty dry plants!
3. Sort out the rubbish from your purse/most used bag

The great declutter!

• 100 thing fling!!

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Bathroom, Loo & Cruddy Study
Level One
Declutter and mop the floors!!
Level Two
Scrub the basins
Polish monitors, and all other glass things
Degrot the keyboard mouse etc. remember the bacteria in greater quantities than on the loo... BLEURGH!!
Defrag comp. while doing some scrubbing.. run a virun/spyware scan too if it hasn't been done in a while
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wash any shower curtain, cushions blinds etc that are in need!
Extras

1. Wipe any shelves and reorder them.. do not put back what doesn't live there!
2. Wash out the bins.. inside and out!
3. Wipe over any chairs/sofas etc in these rooms
4. Drag out the desk and declutter/vacuum under and behind it.. dust the pc case before putting it back!

The Great Declutter

• List 5 things to sell/freecycle
• 60 in 60 ..

I have also cleaned all the pictures and glass in the sitting room, and washed the window (well, I was doing the sill, so I noticed it needed a wipe... the window cleaner did the outside earlier this month!). It should all come together by the end of the week

ETA - yes Pigpen, the gas will have made that much of a difference. Which is why it's worth looking now at what you can do to improve things for the winter. Check your loft insulation, and do some draft-proofing, plus make sure you have nice thick blinds and curtains especially in north-facing rooms. If you're re-laying carpet, make sure you have decent underlay (a thick layer of newspaper is perfectly acceptable!). You should be able to get grants for some of this. Remember it won't just be the heating using less gas. The water won't be as hard to heat at the moment, and you'll probably be having slightly cooler showers.

xx_Jo_xx

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum the stairs and sofas etc
Wipe any marks off the walls and paintwork
Level Three
wipe over all the paintwork! Inc doors!

Extras

1. Sort a hotspot!

The great declutter!

• 100 thing fling!!

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Bathroom, Loo & Cruddy Study
Level One
Declutter and mop the floors!!
Gather up laundry
Level Two
Scrub the tub & tiles, basin and bowls!
Polish monitors, and all other glass things
Degrot the keyboard mouse etc. remember the bacteria in greater quantities than on the loo... BLEURGH!!
run a virun/spyware scan too if it hasn't been done in a while
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Remove rubbish and empty bins and make a note of what you DO NOT need to buy.. we are using what we have!!
Wash any shower curtain, blinds etc that are in need!

Extras

1. Wipe any shelves and reorder them.. do not put back what doesn't live there!
2. Wash out the bins.. inside and out!

The Great Declutter

• List 5 things to sell/freecycle
• 60 in 60 ..

Ive done filing........well saying that, I have gone through the file, removed all the junk mail and carp and sorted in into two piles. One that needs action and one that doesnt and need to be put away.

Thats as far as Ive got before CBA kicked in.....

Think I will do some ironing......god i must be bad

pigpen

Mudbath wrote: »

I'm still hoping it's a virus that can sometimes cause inflammation within the joints. After our last visit I was told it was because he was double jointed so I was expecting him to be discharged today. Bit of a shock to find out they now think it is something. I still find it odd that he gets the pain just before he grows out of all his clothes...they insist there's no such thing as growing pains though! (sorry, that turned into a rant didn't it!!).

ACTUALLY.. it has been proven there ARE growing pains.. the ligaments get loose and floppy and can sometimes get a bit strained as they stretch just before a major growth spurt the joints become a bit loose it is easier for them to be strained. My sister had this problem until she stopped growing.. from being about 3 or 4 she would sometimes be unable to walk her legs hurt so much.. so whoever told you there is no such thing is an idiot! and you have my permission to tell them so!

My friend at school would get inflamed joints when she was having a growth spurt as well which was very painful and quite often she would be off school for a week or so until things calmed down.

Penelope_Penguin

tootifruities wrote: »

Oi you lot !!!!!- too much chatting - I have been out all day and there was only 8 stars to award!!!!! thats not good enough!!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Yes, Miss Off to jump to it

Penny. x

soappie

Actually Toots - I've just finished today so when you have a moment I'd like a star please

mummyyof5

:j:j:jTwinkly Tuesday ~ Bathroom, Loo & Cruddy Study:j:j:jALL DONE TOOTS
Level One
Declutter and mop the floors!!
Gather up laundry
Level Two
Scrub the tub & tiles, basin and bowls!
Polish monitors, and all other glass things
Degrot the keyboard mouse etc. remember the bacteria in greater quantities than on the loo... BLEURGH!!
Defrag comp. while doing some scrubbing.. run a virun/spyware scan too if it hasn't been done in a while
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Remove rubbish and empty bins and make a note of what you DO NOT need to buy.. we are using what we have!!
Wash any bath mats, shower curtain, cushions blinds etc that are in need!
Extras

1. Wipe any shelves and reorder them.. do not put back what doesn't live there!
2. Wash out the bins.. inside and out!
3. Wipe over any chairs/sofas etc in these rooms
4. Drag out the desk and declutter/vacuum under and behind it.. dust the pc case before putting it back!

Finished this a while ago but went for a lay down(,unknown for me )

Had only been there 10 mins when my mum and dad turned up they have been to the Hospital today and it turns out my dad doesnt need an operation after all,doctor thought he had a hernia,so that was really good news.

So now still feeling headachy and sick,had this for about 4 days now it just comes and goes but really feeling tired too.

OH back from tour later he has been in Scotland for 5 days, but working again tomorrow,not happy as I really wanted a night out.

Welcome to all the newbies,just jump on board and join us its great here.

Hugs to you....Fedupandskint,my Grandad died 17 years ago,very unexpected,we were extremely close and I still wake up thinking he is still here,terrible when I realise he isnt,hope the counselling helps.

Pigpen my last Electric bill was £153 and I never use the TD and stopped using the DW 6 months ago,I blame the computers.

pigpen

greenbee wrote: »

ETA - yes Pigpen, the gas will have made that much of a difference. Which is why it's worth looking now at what you can do to improve things for the winter. Check your loft insulation, and do some draft-proofing, plus make sure you have nice thick blinds and curtains especially in north-facing rooms. If you're re-laying carpet, make sure you have decent underlay (a thick layer of newspaper is perfectly acceptable!). You should be able to get grants for some of this. Remember it won't just be the heating using less gas. The water won't be as hard to heat at the moment, and you'll probably be having slightly cooler showers.

It is electric shower.

The rads are only on in 3 downstairs room the bathroom and the boys bedroom as the other rooms are usually not too bad.

Mummyof5.. my leccy bill this time was £125.81!!!!.. 5 pc's 2 laptops 2 PS2's 1 Wii plus the fishtank... 11 appliances in the kitchen plus the small appliances and various chargers, clocks, radios etc...

Gas bill this time will be for hot water for baths etc and the cooker...

DayDreamBeliever_2

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs! :j
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras
The great declutter!

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Bathroom, Loo & Cruddy Study :j
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras

1. Wash out the bins.. inside and out!

The Great Declutter

Hi everyone, hope you're all well! Love and hugs where needed, haven't had a chance to catch up with you all!

Works manic, homelife isn't much better - struggling to keep things as normal as possible for my niece but thankfully she seems unaware that things aren't 'normal' so must be doing something right!

Off to to her homework with her then i really must get on with the essay on 'working in a team' that's due on the 14th July - apart from the subheadings i've done nothing!

Catch up soon xx

greenbee

pigpen wrote: »

It is electric shower.

The rads are only on in 3 downstairs room the bathroom and the boys bedroom as the other rooms are usually not too bad.

Mummyof5.. my leccy bill this time was £125.81!!!!.. 5 pc's 2 laptops 2 PS2's 1 Wii plus the fishtank... 11 appliances in the kitchen plus the small appliances and various chargers, clocks, radios etc...

Gas bill this time will be for hot water for baths etc and the cooker...

Switch everything off at the mains when not in use (not the fishtank ). User laptops rather than PCs as they are more efficient, and make sure that they are set to hibernate when left for more than 10 minutes (set them to sleep after about 5, and for the PCs, get the monitors to sleep after 2).

Although heating water with gas is cheaper than with electricity, try to use showers rather than baths as they'll use less hot water.

Sometimes it doesn't matter how many radiators you have on... they try to heat the whole house anyway. Make sure that you close doors between rooms, lag any pipes (hot water or heating) that you can get to, and set your heating controls to the minimum time you can get away with (I start with very little, increase it through the winter, then decrease it as it gets warmer - I'd rather do a manual override than accidentally have it on too long). Thermostatic valves on radiators are a worthwhile investment, as is a jacket for the hot water tank. Find out what grants you may be eligible for too, both from your council and from your energy supplier.