Weekly Flylady Thread 17th August 2009

greenbee

xx_Jo_xx wrote: »

Thats like me - part of the problem is here and the problem knows where i live so I have no where else to go - except to my family who are 500 miles away, but are coincidently - THE OTHER HALF OF THE PROBLEM!!!!!

Next time you want to run away, come here. Its great for the kids and pretty views....in a village with 15 pubs! Then when someone comes to the door, you can answer it and send them away!!!! :rotfl: Tell them there has been a mistake and you have lived here for years.

I'm sure we can set up a system... flylady dominoes where everyone moves on to the next person ...

I've achieved very little today... and have realised that I have to go to the gym at the crack of dawn tomorrow. I MUST get some of this stuff sorted over the weekend, so I don't have paperwork to deal with next week!

boddy

Evening everyone. Just the dailies done today. Went to see mum this morning. I can see she is getting quite frail now. Though still cheerful and enjoying her pampering and smokes. Then went to have lunch with a friend. Later met DD and spent quite a bit of time with her. We went shopping and enjoyed the time together. I will do a quick tidy before I go to bed. Just chilling tonight as Im shattered. Was woken at 1.30 am by next door.

Soappie Hope you enjoy the air show. I love planes but have never been to a air show.
rach Positive healing vibes coming your way.
Natty Big hugs for you and lodger cat.
greenbee. Think Ive missed a bit of whats happening but it sounds interesting.
Mudbath. Poor Stripes hope he is ok soon.

pigpen

thifty wrote: »

Pigpen have you really got 2 wm and 2td ? How much wash powder do you get through in a week? Is that the reason you put your washing out at night cos you have so much of it all? There are 4 of us, 1 in washable nappies and I do prob 2 loads a day and I thought that was a lot. Obviously I'm just a novice!

oh indeed I have.. if I didn't I'd forever have a Mount Washmore!! Until recently there were 10 of us here.. now there are 9.. DS1 got his own nest!

I have a bedwetter (aged almost 9) and several grotty littlies that seems to go throgh 2-3 sets of clothes plus pj's every day.. then the teenage girls who HAVE to shower and wash their hair at least once a day! plus bedding .. with DD3 that can mean washing duvets at least every other day.. sometimes daily.

I hang it out at night so I don't have to get up early to hang it out.. and it is dry by about 9/10 am if it is a nice night/morning I can then fold it and put it away and hang out the next 2 loads!

Wash powder I use a large box of tesco value powder a month.. I use 1/3rd of a cup in each wash.. and I use maybe 2x 2L bottles of fabric conditioner a month.. not a huge amount really.

I have 2 of most things at the moment lol.. toasters, irons, kettles etc... insaneness!!

I am thinking of clearing a space in the shed and running a cable to it and having a third freezer out there.. bulk buy shopping is THE way to go!! My BIL is a butcher and would happily butcher me a whole beast if asked nicely.. and at discount prices.. plus it would keep a certain madam out of it all and she'd not scoff everything nice we buy.

fridays list is up

lil_me

Is it bad not to replace uniform for the start of term? Boys need new shoes (just for DS2 now as got DS1s) and socks but the rest of the uniforms is ok it's used but it's still usable....I can't see the point of replacing it all.

Pigpen we might be doing Flamingo next week but only because I have tesco vouchers and DP is printing a 3 for 2 off here http://www.galaxyyorkshire.co.uk/las-vegas-with-flamingo-land-5776
boddy when is it you retire? Airshow could be something for the 'to do when I retire'
Oh Mudbath that doesn't sound good, hope Stripes is better soon

Kim & Aggie that was horrible!!! Watching benefit busters, how did they let someone on benefits get £75k in debt, there should be some sort of responsibility for the people lending the money. That woman from A4E or whatever is called, how obnoxious is she? Yes ok no frills, tough love, this issue needs addressing but !!!!!! give humans the job of doing it.

Tad annoyed, DPs brother has again dropped him in it, he was supposed to be helping shift stuff tomorrow with his car/trailer. Not the first time in the last few months, winds me up as he expects everything to be dropped for him when he needs something. Looks like it's DP and I moving it all next weekend.

NOTE TO SELF : BOOK VAN HIRE TOMORROW!

thifty

Friday Flyby! ~ Childrens rooms/spare rooms or neglected rooms!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!!!! You work hard and deserve it!
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Level Three

Extras

1. Straighten up the bookshelves
2. Wash the windows if needed
   
3. Phone tax credits to amend childcare,
   
4. buy new shower curtain,
5. Take returns back to next
6. order new jeans for me before these fall off
7. try to fill another bin bag from my wardrobe, got rid of 2 bags this week:D of clothes which are now too big:D
8. write letters to relatives
9. phone chiropody man again
10. write cheque for eden hall!! yippee am off for the day to spa with friends at end of september

Glad you chose this one pigpen as had to strip one bed halfway through last night and did other this pm. Cant believe how much washing you have in the G household piggers, does anyone else reduce their soap powder or mix it with anything else? I have eco balls but have got fed up with them and have been buying tablets as they dont take much room up and have been trying to be anally tidy with all the house viewings:rotfl:

Doodles152

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Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed as soon as sheets are dry. not at [/STRIKE][STRIKE]bedtime![/STRIKE] - Done on Tuesday when weather was nice :rotfl:
Do some filing!! See if you can clear one hotspot!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. shoes away, clothes away.. mess away![/STRIKE]
Vacuum the floor now you can see it!
Sort through one cupboard make sure all is neat and tidy within!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash the curtains/nets[/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting and bed frame!!
Tidy the bedside cabinets.. get rid of all the empty packets and used tissues..:p


Extras

1. Wash the windows if necessary
2. HHI
3. [STRIKE]Catch up on phone calls!! [/STRIKE]
4. Binbag dance!

Friday Flyby! ~ Childrens rooms/spare rooms or neglected rooms!
Level One
Declutter the floors
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding.. replace with clean[/STRIKE] - Done on Wednesday when was nice and sunny:rotfl:
Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!!!! You work hard and deserve it!
Level Two
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it away nice and tidy
Vacuum/mop floors
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort through a box of toys or 'stuff' and get rid of the junk and rubbish!
Sort through a cupboard of clothes and get rid of the stuff tat no longer fits and make it all tidy

Extras

1. Straighten up the bookshelves
2. Wash the windows if needed
3. Scrub down the sticky paintwork
4. Tidy up computer/PS's etc and unsnaggle all the cables!!

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Been at work today, so not much time for flying, fortunately can pop home at lunch time to check on the kids, gave them some jobs to do to keep them occupied. DD is 15 so cooks tea for us and sorted all the laundry out ready for me to iron.

Mega busy at work today, so chillin tonight and spending time with family ready for work tomorow.

Going to set dd & ds1 who is 13 the tasks for tomorow's jobs, so hopefully will be able to get my star's.

Hope everyone is well, love coming on here, so hard to keep up with everyone, havent seen a thread have so many additions on.

hollyh

Lil-me i'm not buying all new uniform for Ds1, all i need to buy are shoes and a couple of pairs of trousers everything else still fits and is in good condition. It cost over £100 for it all last September so it must be good quality to have lasted a year with my Ds. I just hope he doesn't have a massive growth spurt now.:rolleyes:

Craftyscholar

thifty wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek: OMG god my house is spotless! Felt very smug and sorry for the woman at the same time who obviously has issues. No-one can let thinngs slide that much surely? Even when I had the black dog living at my house it didnt get that bad. Hope I haven't offended anyone on here.

The clutter I could understand. She obviously had problems throwing anything away.
BUT how could any woman not see mould growing on food:eek::eek::eek:

Princess_Jane

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter all the floors
Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
Dust and polish any electricals
Wipe and wate and plants[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Check all those smoke alarms![/STRIKE]

Extras[STRIKE]Wash any windows in need
Wipe over sofas if needed
[/STRIKE]

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
Clear and clean window sills[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
Clean the oven and hob
degunge the fridge[/STRIKE]

Extras[STRIKE]Wipe the back door.. inside and out
Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
Scrub out the grill pan
Clean light fittings/lamps
[/STRIKE]

I have been here this week - honest..just having a busy week.

Just balance transferred my CC - OH's debts, not mine..ho hum.

£1,500 needs blasting before Jan when the interest free ends. It's not going to happen but I'm hoping he can make a dint in it before then.

Any tips for crunching credit card debt grateful received!

elly2

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed as soon as sheets are dry. not at bedtime![/STRIKE] was done earlier this week
[STRIKE]Do some filing!! See if you can clear one hotspot![/STRIKE] did make up box
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. shoes away, clothes away.. mess away!
[/STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now you can see it!
[STRIKE]Sort through one cupboard make sure all is neat and tidy within!
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Wash the curtains/nets
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb.. [/STRIKE]don't forget the light fitting (forgot to do it :rolleyes:) and [STRIKE]bed frame!!
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Tidy the bedside cabinets.. get rid of all the empty packets and used tissues..:p
[/STRIKE]


Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wash the windows if necessary[/STRIKE]
2. HHI
3. Catch up on phone calls!!
4. Binbag dance!

Not had time to catch up on the thread so hugs to all that need them, will complete the list tomorrow when i do the kids rooms :eek:.x