Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd August 2009

Ginger_Girl

Hi
Thank you for all the kind thoughts and messages. Really does mean lots. Have been round to my friend again for a few hours this morning, so her mum could do some bits and pieces and she wasn't alone. Back now and catching up on washing before work starts again tomorrow. Will pop in but not sure how long I'll manage to stay. Plan for rest of day is to cook dinner and then DH is off to pick up one of my friend's mates from airport (flying in from Bahrain). Whilst he's off I'll stick gingerkids in bed and then try and fly quickly.

Hugs to all in need and hope to see you later. x

sexymouse

Wednesday Wonders! ~ Bathroom & Study DONE!:j
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean the baths, loos, showers, sinks etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Level Three
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out any bins[/STRIKE]

Went to the rescue centre fair - didn't buy anything apart from some food, a raffle ticket to win a cake, and made a few donations of loose change to the cause along with the entry fee. The cats there were very sweet - loads of mums with very young kittens, but the trouble is, they keep the kennels so dark, that you couldn't see any of them very well. The good news is that their new building is getting there slowly - they have built all of the internal walls and the pens are all marked out. They still need lots more money to be raised before they can finish it though.

After the fair, we went and looked in a couple of bed shops and tried lots of different beds. In one shop they had this special bed that you lie on and it's linked to a computer, and it tells you what level of firmness you need based on your measurements. The beds that it was linked to cost upwards of £699 though and the top of the range one was nearly £2000! They were bespoke matresses though as they took measurements for both you and your partner and you could get a matress that had 1/2 the bed made to your measurements, and the other half to your partner's. After all of the trying different matresses though, I think we've decided to go for the Ikea matress that we saw on Friday, as it's extremely good value for what you get, and very comfy.

Have just stripped the bed and left it to air with the window open, and the sheets are in the wash. OH tightened the strings on the washing line yesterday, so hopefully they won't be so slack. OH has fallen asleep on the sofa - he's caught my cold too, so he's feeling it now - mind you, he was up at a rediculously early time this morning, so I'm not surprised that he's tired.

Better go and see how long the sheets are going to take, and grab the hoover and a duster whilst I'm down there so that I can finish off the bedroom. Hopefully I'll come back with more completed lists.

Take care everyone,

sexymouse xx

AnW'sMum

Mmm ok so the cutlery drawer thing was not quite so random. When DH died after the first thought was OMG what, how etc. The 2nd was OMG what are we going to do for money (DH was the main bread winner), he would know that would be a huge worry for me and the very next Sunday church lottery was drawn and DH's number won! (the first time any of our numbers had won) I knew that meant he was going to make sure we were ok financially. I decided then that the day we had to spend those winnings (£50) was the day we needed to panic about money, I kept it in the cutlery drawer in a money bag since then.

Today I wanted to make sure it was there as I had not seen it for a little while. When I couldn't find it I junked out the drawer hence the dot2dot! The winnings had dropped down the back of the drawer to the base of the unit, so I suspect this was DH's way of getting me to tidy it up :rotfl: phew I am am happy to have found it again though.

froddington

AnW - that's lovely :A So glad you found it! Hugs and prayers for you and Miss A and W

At my brother's funeral, there was a pink balloon (presumably from a previous funeral) that kept peeking out from behind the curtain and bouncing for a few seconds before disappearing again! I like to think it was him having a laugh

gratefulforhelp_2

Thats a lovely, sweet story, AnW'smum.

sexymouse watch out for IKEA mattresses, they are all odd sizes, and you will be destined to forever buy your bedlinen in ikea, unless they've changed things recently...

soappie

zara*elise wrote: »

Oooh, and stupid question, but what's the meaning of the red stars? And the big grin too?

The red stars are to help me keep track - they make the accounting easy. The big green grins mean that all five stars have been achieved

Pollyb - I'll sort yours out - apologies

greenbee

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Level Two
wipe the sofas
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors, including the stairs[/STRIKE]
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
Level three
Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it - sofa cover :rolleyes:
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]
wipe and water any plants

Extras

1. HHI
2. 15 minutes filing/shredding
3. Binbag dance!

Tuesday Terrors! ~ Kitchen and Dining area
DONE :D:D:D:D

Extras

1. [STRIKE]clean filters and door seals of large appliances[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Clean windows and sills as necessary[/STRIKE]
3. HHI
4. Run washing machines and DW through clean cycles

Wednesday Wonders! ~ Bathroom & Study
DONE :D:D:D:D

Extras

1. dust and deweb
2. Clean windows and sills as necessary
3. Wipe over any paintwork
4. 15 minutes filing and desk clearance!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Land of Spare Oom & Utility Room
Level One
Strip beds, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Put ALL the shoes & books back in their homes!
Level Two
Pack up batch of clothes and take to clothes bank
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort box on utility worksurface
Vacuum the floors

Extras

1. Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
2. Wash the windows if needed

Flinging Friday ~ The Queens Boudoir and the landing!

Level One
Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Clear junk from the landing
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort a drawer
Sort a cupboard of clothes.. make it neat.. can anything be flung?
Vacuum the floors

Extras

1. Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
2. Wash the windows if needed

Two stars please soappie!!! I'm going to sit in the garden for a bit and get some more sun... just in case I don't see it again for a while!

zara*elise

Thanks lovely girl! Aiming for a big grin next week!

xx

toottifrootti

ok after 24 hours since my last post i have managed to get myself connected again!!!!! Dont ask what went wrong because i never touched a thing!!! I am just hoping I can keep it on long enough to get onto the new thread and get post 3 to save soappie any more hassle!!!

Will pop back to yesterday and try to catch up - apologies for not reading any further back at the moment - my concentration hasnt been wonderful with the pain but I am def a bit easier today.

Hugs to all that need them - Gingergirl and your friend a huge hug for you both - thank goodness she has you for a friend - just being there and popping in and out is a great support even if you feel its not I am sure she is eternally grateful.
AnW'sMum awh hugs sweetie - i am glad your little stash is still safe - had to chuckle at the thought of DH finding ways of making you tidy!!!

back in a bit
tootsxx

AnW'sMum

lol toots I had a wry smile as well, I shall be having words with him next time I see him