Weekly Flylady Thread 28th September 2009

SarahShattered

Evening Everyone :hello:

This is very odd for me... gone 10.30 on a Saturday night, and I'm stone cold sober. :eek: I've even carried on clearing and tidying - even more unusual :eek: I don't think I've ever been cleaning past children's bedtimes on a Saturday... I don't recognise myself :rotfl:

So, I've got my LR clean (mostly), clear and tidy. The DR table is now CLEAR :j :j :j :j woo hoo. The new bookcases are in place, and ready to have stuff put on them. The existing shelves have been cleared, cleaned and re-organised.

The desk/office area needs overhauling tomorrow. *sigh* will it ever end? Then there's all our paintings to decide on... where and if they're going back up.

The girls' room needs a serious culling, and DD1's wardrobe needs an overhaul.

So, still loads to do tomorrow. But, it's be great when it's done. So far I've got 2 bin liners to chuck out.

I've put a couple of things on fascist freegal!!! :rolleyes: I"m been posting for goodness knows how long on freecycle, but tonight, I had a temporary aberration, and forgot to include 'offer' and 'location' on the subject line. Never mind the fact that in the hundreds of posts I've made I've always followed their rules... no, no, *ping* I get an email from a mod explaining and some considerable length how I should lay out my posts. ( she clearly is not a lovely, level and considered mod like our lovely PenPen )

Fair enough if I was a newbie...but blimey! :rolleyes:

Right lovelies.... I'm off to beddy byes, not sure I can cope with this sober lifestyle, it's very odd. :wave:
SS
xx

Lady-Liberty

I'm back after a quick catch-up.......thanks again everyone for your continued love, support prayers etc :A I don't know what I would do without you......not doing too well but managing to control the pain with morphine....so will continue to take one day at a time.

Fedup Happy Birthday, glad to hear you had an enjoyable day

Sexy big hugs honey...remember you are strong & good at your job, don't let them get you down.......sorry I haven't been much use to you over the last couple of weeks-but I'm with you in spirit xx

Froddy hope your arm is easing a little & the counselling will be beneficial

Greenbee I must have missed the news about your trip but I saw JFK mentioned if you are in NYC go to Maceys' for luggage they have a good selection, as for the plane you will have all the in-flight entertainment to keep you busy....& for comfort I wear the socks provided....good enough to keep your feet warm but help with the swelling......remember to do your leg exercises, get up & walk around etc......& relax & enjoy it you will soon be a seasoned traveler.

Johanne hugs, pleased to hear BFs bub is home

Toots (((hugs))) hope the feeding tube is behaving today.....these things are really sent to try us aren't they! xx

MSD hope you get some rest...take care

Big hugs to all......good night, sleep well xx

rach

pigpen - am out of the loop after hols, sounds like you've been poorly, hope things sort themselves out. I sleep diagonally too...and I'm only 5ft0!! Something to do with my dodgy hip I think (that's my excuse anyway!). I love having a king sized bed and we're usless if we have to sleep in a normal double...ended up in seperate beds half the holiday as the duvet was so thick and the bed too small DH kept waking up all night!!

L-L thanks for the news from mudbath - please pass on my love, and some for you too!

I should really do one of those lists, I love lists and have been having fun writing lists in my new mini life book diary! Even started a list of Christmas presents to buy (and bought a couple on hols!)...sorry soappie!!

froddington

I have a bit of work to do tomorrow :rolleyes:

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room

Level One
Vacuum floors

Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces and see if you can do those small appliances on the way round
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
Empty, clean and sort a cupboard

Level Three
Clean out the fridge
Wipe the hob and oven

Extras
Wash windows

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs

Level One
Declutter the floors..
Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs..

Level Two
Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the inside and out of the front door

Level Three
Dust and deweb those corners and mantel
Polish the glass and mirrors

Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing

Level One
Declutter floors
Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed before you need to get in it! Air bed and duvet!

Level Two
Vacuum floor
Put away floordrobe

Level Three
Dust and Deweb
Sort and clear dressing table

Extras
Check smoke alarms!

Thursday ~ Bathroom, Loo and Study

Level One
Scrub all things grotty.. ath, loo, basins mouse, keyboard etc

Level Two
Shine those tiles.. grout.. bleach & his good friend ... toothbrush!
Polish all shiny things.. taps, etc
Vacuum/mop floors

Level Three
Dust and deweb

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare rooms or other neglected places!

Level One
Straighten a shelf units/bookcase
HHI

Level Two
Tidy a cupboard
Vacuum floor

Level Three
Wipe walls and paintwork of sticky marks
Put away all the clothes and toys that are strewn about
Dust and deweb

msgnomey

still lurking and reading and thinking of you all

hugs and kisses all round

house not too bad in laws coming round to lunch tomorrow and I am at church singing but all should go well as I have done all the prep already

soappie

rach wrote: »

Even started a list of Christmas presents to buy (and bought a couple on hols!)...sorry soappie!!

Half the barricades removed so there is easy access to the loo. I'm off to bed. Night all...

pigpen

rach wrote: »

pigpen - am out of the loop after hols, sounds like you've been poorly, hope things sort themselves out. I sleep diagonally too...and I'm only 5ft0!! Something to do with my dodgy hip I think (that's my excuse anyway!). I love having a king sized bed and we're usless if we have to sleep in a normal double...ended up in seperate beds half the holiday as the duvet was so thick and the bed too small DH kept waking up all night!!

I have arthritis in both knees and hips.. one knee being worse than all 3 of the others mind! so I do tend to shift about a lot and moving wakes me so I am quite disturbing to sleep with. As a result I wake OH often too.. xh was ok as he was able to sleep other side of the bed as far from me as possible.. an extra 6 inches in height make a huge difference in a 6ft bed.

I've not been ill per se but had AF problems.. namely she hasn't left me alone for 2.5 months.. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I don't like her any more. I have drugs to stop the bleeding and a scan booked to find the cause.. I just don't know when it is yet.. :rolleyes: My docs surgery are meant to be booking it but they've probaby done it already and just not told me when cos they are thick. I need to go back to quacks if the drugs don't resolve the bleeding.. it has lessened but I now have the most awful stomach pains so I may end up back there sooner rather than later.

rach

pigpen wrote: »

I've not been ill per se but had AF problems.. namely she hasn't left me alone for 2.5 months.. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I don't like her any more. I have drugs to stop the bleeding and a scan booked to find the cause.. I just don't know when it is yet.. :rolleyes: My docs surgery are meant to be booking it but they've probaby done it already and just not told me when cos they are thick. I need to go back to quacks if the drugs don't resolve the bleeding.. it has lessened but I now have the most awful stomach pains so I may end up back there sooner rather than later.

ouch!! definitely get back there if it gets worse!

right, i really should go to bed and drag DH off the stupid ps3 driving game which is doing my head in...I'll be shattered by monday otherwise!

greenbee

pigpen wrote: »

Greenbee.. have a safe trip and stop stressing!! It will all go well and they WILL love you and realise what an excellent choice they made in hiring you!

I'll try to remember that! I'm still not sure why I took a job that involved so much travel when I hate leaving home... :rolleyes:

pigpen wrote: »

I will comprise a list of stuff to do too.. the 101 in 1001 sounded fab so I may do that... I like lists they are my favourite!

... and don't we know it

Lady-Liberty wrote: »

Greenbee I must have missed the news about your trip but I saw JFK mentioned if you are in NYC go to Maceys' for luggage they have a good selection, as for the plane you will have all the in-flight entertainment to keep you busy....& for comfort I wear the socks provided....good enough to keep your feet warm but help with the swelling......remember to do your leg exercises, get up & walk around etc......& relax & enjoy it you will soon be a seasoned traveler.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to be spending all my free time with my boss :eek: so won't get any shopping in on this trip. I've got my flight socks & a limb gym which keeps the circulation going. Plan is to drink lots so I'll spend my time getting up and going to the loo

Hope you find a balance between benefits and side effects with the morphine. I know it's hard to get it right. Make sure you keep posting and letting us know how you are.

pigpen wrote: »

I've not been ill per se but had AF problems.. namely she hasn't left me alone for 2.5 months.. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I don't like her any more. I have drugs to stop the bleeding and a scan booked to find the cause.. I just don't know when it is yet.. :rolleyes: My docs surgery are meant to be booking it but they've probaby done it already and just not told me when cos they are thick. I need to go back to quacks if the drugs don't resolve the bleeding.. it has lessened but I now have the most awful stomach pains so I may end up back there sooner rather than later.

Hopefully the drugs have moved on since I last took them, but I found that milk helped with the stomach pains (TBH, anything else made me want to throw up). I've now given up on them, and rely on the fact that the mooncup makes it manageable and reflexology helps too. Having said that, I CBA to keep a record ... but do find that the reflexologist can kick-start things and give it a good clear out, after which it tends to calm down. AF is very kindly joining me on the flight tomorrow :rolleyes: I also find that regular exercise and a mostly vegetarian diet with plenty of tofu makes a significant difference, but you have to start the exercise slowly, as initially it can make things worse it you do too much too soon.

Suppose I should go and make a hot water bottle & then go to bed...

Night all... thanks for the support!

Money_saving_Diva_2

Morning ladies!

Dusty - Awww thank you for those kind words.
Toots hon - hope you slept well
Johanne - so happy your BF little boy is doing better
Fedup - Hope you had a great birthday
Greenbee - Have a good trip
LadyL - thank you for mentioning me. Lots of love to you hon.

Can't remember who mentioned hanging out the washing in her nightie, but when I was more mobile I used to regularly put boots and a coat over my pjs and go and buy the Sunday papers!

In the meantime, my list for today is as follows -
Feed the cat at least twice
Brush the cat
Sort and delete 10 emails
reply to emails
Clean bathroom sink
Spray bleach on the bottoms of the shower curtains
Fill WM and put on

Extras
Ring D first thing
Polish computer keyboard and screen and tv
research new kettles!
Edge the second muslin cloth
email R
compose letter to Care providers
Sort through small plant pots
Move plants from cracked pots to new ones
Sit and discuss finances with OH

I hope you all have a successful day flying. to all who need or want them.

Diva.x