Weekly Flylady Thread 29th June 2009

mummyyof5

Mine is similar...Pigpen..3 laptops 2 PCs Shower on every night..2 fishtanks X Box Stereos in all rooms,2 playstations Wii and 2 freezers fridge phone chargers for 6 people,chargers for mp4 players,razors etc alarm clocks in all rooms.....mmmm looking at that lot its no wonder its so expensive

Water is set to come on for 1.30 hours per day but I do turn this off if I know we wont need it,....I will not give up my bath its the only thing I ever do for myself.

rosepink1984

Craftyscholar wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
There's remote and there's remote and then there's Dalwhinne. Fascinating place though.

:rotfl:That is so true! It's really bleak around there

pigpen wrote: »

nothing useful though..

Roast rabbit is quite nice

I am seriously struggling today. I just can't get going. And the BD is setting in. I'm trying to fight it but it's slowly taking over my brain. Fog brain has set in.

Going to visit the inlaws in a minute, got to go and have a wash first.

I think I will just aim for level one this week as i am feeling completely overwhelmed by everything and can't cope with even looking at the lists.

Hugs Mudbath and DS

Hugs Jo

GnB if the restaurant want you to dress up, they should pay for your costumes

Welcome Golden Goose and Helen Jelly

Big big hugs Fedup, make sure you go to your doctor if you feel you need some extra support at the moment

Hugs FFP, you know where I am if you need me

Oooh, Tia your dinner sounds much nicer than mine! Boiled potatoes and cold roast chicken. Should cook some veg to go with it…

Hugs This is it

Hope your ankle is better soon Hex

pigpen

greenbee wrote: »

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). everything is always in use!! I use a lappy but the children all have pc's

Although heating water with gas is cheaper than with electricity, try to use showers rather than baths as they'll use less hot water. The littlies ones all go in the sae bath and the big ones are always showered

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.

We have thermostatic valves on all rads... part of the deal with the new boiler 18 months ago.
We don't have a tank.
There are no exposed pipes they are all under floorboards so any heat warms the rooms anyway.
The loft insulation practically fills the loft lol.
I already have heating down to 6 hours a day I can't reduce it further really.. not without freezing the children.

greenbee

pigpen wrote: »

We have thermostatic valves on all rads... part of the deal with the new boiler 18 months ago.
We don't have a tank.
There are no exposed pipes they are all under floorboards so any heat warms the rooms anyway.
The loft insulation practically fills the loft lol.
I already have heating down to 6 hours a day I can't reduce it further really.. not without freezing the children.

I guess you need to work out how to get the children to generate heat!

Sounds as if you've got most things sorted, so it's really down to the little things like draft-proofing, closing doors and having thermally lined curtains/blinds.

Make sure the children switch off their PCs when they're out and at night (although in winter they will help heat the rooms ), as it can make quite a big difference.

I guess that's the problem with having a big house with lots of people running around in it! Sounds like you need to get them all thermals for Christmas...

jackywhizz

It's too hot to be a scrubber;)
Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs! & cruddy study
Level Three
Declutter email inbox & [STRIKE]delete some useless links on favourites list[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Sort out the rubbish from your purse/most used bag

The great declutter!

• 15 minutes filing

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Bathroom, Loo All done(star please Toots)

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 ..

I can't believe that my husband has been in the car boot and brought some of my 100 items from yesterday back into the house:mad:

helen_jelly

Hello everyone

Twinkly Tuesday - I've done it!!
Hip hip hooray
I've done all 3 levels and number 4 of the extras - just got some ironing to do - having a glass of wine to celebrate now.

Have a nice evening everyone

Helen

vanilla

Evening everyone, can't believe it's the start of the summer holidays :eek: (i'm not ready yet LOL).

Huge hugs to everyone, i've had a very quick read through and so many are having a tough time, so massive hugs all round.

Hubby been up all night (i didn't stay up with him), so he's in bed now and i don't think he'll be up again this evening. Did make him a nice dinner but he wouldn't get up.:mad:
So enough is enough i'll be contacting the doc again as his meds have been upped now for over 3 weeks and there not making any difference.
I'm hoping things will settle soon, don't want the kids knowing whats going on. :sad:
For now i'm just gonna get on with things and see what the doc will say. Hubby doesn't want the doc knowing much but i'll be bursting that bubble, same with his parents as well (they think he is fine), as i can't do it on my own with the kids off as well.
He sould have been in hospital weeks ago but wouldn't go.

Flying wise nothing much has been done so far except washing. Think i better make a start tonight.:o It's awful at the minute. Must look for cheap wardrobes for bedroom to, sick of the rails.

Oh and Rhys got his weight done yesterday and he's 12lb 2 oz:eek:, health vistor thinks he's putting on too much too quick.:rotfl:He's a hungry boy.

Right time to get kids to bed, will be back later to update (i hope).

Thanks again everyone for the hugs and advice, i've promised myself i'll look after me a bit better.:A:A:A:A:A:A:A

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!!
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 ..

Ok, I did some ironing, I stripped the spare room bed and put it in the washer. I cleared all the bathroom surfaces have started putting half used bottles in a bag for freecycle, :eek: Ive sprayed all the bathroom down and will go and clean it in a minute.

I have RE-cleared one of the work surfaces in the kitchen.....

Lets see what else i can do - might iron a few more things while i think about it :rolleyes:

pigpen

jackywhizz wrote: »

I can't believe that my husband has been in the car boot and brought some of my 100 items from yesterday back into the house:mad:

So he either puts them back or replaces them with other stuff.. or else you'll put his treasres out there!!

Next time don't tell him what you've done..

Why are men so stupid like this? i could slap them!!

fedupandskint

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Bathroom, Loo & Cruddy Study
Level Two
Scrub the tub & tiles, basin and bowls!
Level Three
Dust and deweb


Weird Wednesday ~ Crabby kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor


Extras

1. Wash out the vacuum cleaner.. wash those filters and let it dry thoroughly before reassembling
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Wipe over the oven and hob

The Great Declutter

• 60 in 60 ..
• 15 minutes filing
• Binbag dance
• Fill a bag for charity!

My list
Wash windows outside and front door
Seedlings to pot on
Finish off last 2 slats need prepping on bench then stain x3 coats
ring/email about pension
Take ebay photos and upload 5x 3x week (5 listed mon/tues)
council tax
online gas/elec meter readings to submit