Weekly Flylady Thread 5th October 2009

Pollybear

Did someone say brown onion soup?

My cake has finally cooled down (came out of the oven at 14.50!) and I've fed it with southern comfort and it's snuggled up in greaseproof paper and in a Roses tin in the larder. It smells lovely, hope it tastes OK. By the time I've finished feeding it I won't care what it tastes like

Valli

OOh Happy Birthday Sarah!

as you might have guessed I have really been busy - went to tmy sister's in Northampton yesterday and decluttered like a demon - unworn clothees (here for me!) stuff for neice to carboot (talk about ruthless) unwanted xmas gifts 'rehomed' and I now have a 'new' pine table!. Wasteful really - boxes of chocolates (uneaten and WAY past their sell by date) *fling* last time I went I brough away a tin of shortbread *fling* OOD too (kept the tin though )
and DO NOT lecture me on sell by dates but when the chocs have sunk they are clearly not particularly edible - BB 06/2006!

My friend now has a wedding dress suitable, elegant, classic and I cannot say more but it looks beautiful and I will SLAP any wedding guest who says otherwise!

And I am to have a social life in October
Engagement do
Dinnerladies at the theatre
Boardwalk in sheff!
and I have yet to arrange my birthday night out and my friend has been instructed to seat me next to an unattached man and another friend has found me a fella to whom I am to be introduced!

rosepink1984

kazwookie wrote: »

Question:- I pay about £30 for a haircut and blow dry, but feel I am being ripped off, so what as an average do you all pay..... thank you

I pay £31 for mine but she is so good that it's well worth it. I come out of the hairdressers feeling a million dollars and it looks good for weeks after. The only downside is that I can't afford to go as often as I should, I should go every six weeks really.

soappie wrote: »

Well their bed has gone to their new home so they won't be sleeping here tonight!

:T:T :beer: :j

Grateful, that is terrible about the out of hours doctor. Sorry to hear about your kids being ill too. My sister was telling me about an elderly couple who called the out of hours doc, and he had to come from Croydon, which is about half an hour’s drive, and because he had drugs in the car with him he had to have a minder!!

Hello Valli

Rach, nice purse! I’m really trying to resist going in to the new Cath Kidston shop that’s opened in Guildford, it’s been there all summer and I can feel my willpower fading! I’m really glad your consultation went so well. That’s good news!

Greenbee, hope you are feeling better soon

SarahShattered

Sorry, I've forgotten, which Kaz wanted me to pm her about my job, and how I got into that kind of work... wookie, or meister???

SarahShattered

Hiya Valli!!!!!! :hello:

froddington

Hello everyone Lovely day here today so 2 loads of washing done and dried on the line. I've been to dad's to take the compost and get some newly laid eggs from his friend's chickens. Then went to town, had lunch with mum and bought a few bits and bobs. Did some flying in various rooms, read 4 days worth of papers, caught up on some paperwork (and had a little nap on the sofa!!)

SS - Happy Birthday! Hope you've had a great day x

AnW - well done to Miss A

Lo-Lo, jackiewhizz and greenbee - hugs

rosepink - welcome back

rach - great!

kazwookie - I pay around £30 too

Penpen - congrats on the fundraising


Looks like a few of us will be meeting up in London on Saturday 24th - all welcome, so let me know if you want to come

JillD_2

Just popping on to say a quick good evening, have a had lovely day today.
Had a lie in while DH (just back from 7 days in the US) took DS to football and the 2 girls played in the little one's room.
Then at 12 my friend (also my hairdresser) arrived to cut my hair, I had about 6 inches chopped off and I love it!! I will try and post some pictures tomorrow so you can see the before and after.
We then went out to buy a new telly for the playroom (a complete extravagance if you ask me but DH wanted to do it) and went to Pizza Hut for tea.
Home for kids bedtime (DH did it) and I had a lovely bath.
now watching some telly.

Hope everyone had a lvoely Saturday
JIllx

MrsChaos

Good evening all,

I finally made a start on DS1's room - didn't feel up to much until tea time. In the afternoon, DS2 and I went try out a local farm shop and bought the ingredients for tomorrow's dinner: meat, veg, potatoes, yorkshire puds and apple crumble. I'm rubbish at making yorkshire puds and usually have other things in the oven, so can't have it hot enough. The meat is brisket from their own cows and will go in the slow cooker in the morning. We don't eat early on Sundays.

I thought I'd post an update of how far I've got with my list. If this was a normal week and we didn't have a visitor due to stay, I'd have said I've done really well. If I keep plodding on at this pace, the house will be looking so much better by Christmas.

My previously quite tidy bedroom is about to become another ROD, though - all my stuff from DS1's room is going to be carried downstairs, and there's serious decluttering to be done. It will take me ages to get it back up to scratch.

MUST DOS BEFORE SUNDAY LUNCH TIME
(bits in red are done)
1. clean the main bits of the bathroom, incl the floor
2. declutter and mop the kitchen floor
3. declutter a chair in the livingroomand wipe the fire place
4. tidy the dining room to the point where we can use it
5. clear my stuff out of DS1's room (it used to be our bedroom) and ideally finish painting the walls
6. declutter the floorand desk in DS2's room
7. dig out the home insurance documents and claim for the stuff in the freezer, if possiblenot worth it, due to high excess
8. get the freezer repaired (fingers crossed) – had to cancel repair man due to doctor’s appointments today, will phone on Monday and see when they can fit us in
9. write a list for DH to work through on his day off (Thursday) – he took DS2 out twice, so I’ll settle for that today. Most of the jobs that are left are not straightforward, anyway.
10. put clean and dry washing away
11. wipe freezer inside and out
12. clean walls, skirting and floor behind freezer
13. buy books for work (must be done on Wednesday)
Pie in the sky: paint main wall in kitchen
Monday Madness ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Done
also wiped handrail and cleared shoes away
Tooooooooooooosday ~ Kitchen and Dining room!
Level One
Done
also put leaflets in 200ish papers for DS1, unloaded and reloaded DW, started WM, emptied all bins, replaced bin liners (old plastic bags) and washed bathroom bin
Wednesday ~ Master bedroom and landing
Not urgent (visitor won’t come in here). Will focus on my own list and catch up at the weekend. The landing is done, as it’s only a tiny square at the top of the stairs. Put bin out, made breakfasts and one packed lunch, WM x 1 out to dry, made lunch, 2nd lot washing out, made snack for DS1,


Thursdeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ~ Bathroom, loo and study!
Level One
Declutter floors - DONE
scrubify the tiles – done the ones above the sink
Level Two
Clean the bath, loo, shower etc... - DONE
Defrag comp while you vacuum/mop – swept and mopped bathroom
Level Three
Wash shower curtains/bathmats etc – wiped shower screen and put bathmat in towel wash
Friday ~ The Chicken Song...
Level One
Clear the floor in ROOMS OF DOOM – made a good start in DS’ rooms
Change DS1’s bedding before the exchange student comes to stay – Sunday morning
Evict some spiders – only if they’re silly enough to let me see them only dead ones so far (they know me too well, obviously)
Level Two
De-grot DS2’s desk - DONE
HHC - lots of these in the ROOMS OF DOOM – lots of these
Level Three
have a bath - DONE
S&S the kitchen and bathroom - DONE
Vacuum high traffic areas – Sunday morning

I hope you all enjoyed your Saturday. All the talk about haircuts has reminded me that mine desperately needs doing, but I first need to find a new hairdresser. I'm not used to spending much on this and I hate trying out new places.

Good night all.
x

toottifrootti

hello everyone.....

just trying to catch up so excuse me if my comments are out of date!!!.........

hellsbells hope the mouth and the black eye are healing nicely - love the sound of your kittens - any piccies?
wilf hope you are beginning to feel better honey (((hugs))) hope DS enjoyed being filmed!!! I think you deserve a medal for all you do and cope with (((hugs)))
Sunnygirl hope you and the gorls are on the mend (hugs)
jassa I am speechless - you are as bad as whats her name Imelda marcos- 81 pairs not counting boots etc -if you wore them all it would only be about 4 times a year!!!! get them sorted:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I think that was very brave to admit to it!!!
likklegibbon glad you feel up to going back to work but take it steady you will feel tired. Hope it has gone well at work - well maybe not - i see you are waiting to find out about redundancy - not nice - fingers crossed you will be ok (((hugs)))
Miss H you are making great progress :T:T:T and funnily enough you maybe will let people in but you wont let it get untidy - at leasy not for a while - I really love my tidy LR now.
Dusty hope DS3's rash hasnt turned into anything nasty - shame about your pilates - have to laugh about your way with words describing the Queen!!!:rotfl:Good to hear you are enjoying your boots and well done getting the photos finished (hug) loved the cookie story too xx
hex B Congrats for the new mattress - hope you enjoy a good sleep on it - now be warned honey - if you havent already written that article i will be flinging a silver mule in your direction - get it done and out of the way so you can concentrate on project crocus or project????? Old mattress - bonfire night??? (wilf beat me to it!!)
triker - thats good news about the men moving the furniture - good time to totally declutter???? and I think its a bout time you had new carpet - it will change the place and make you feel better and thats the important thing xx and WTG your DD1 for decorating :T:T
Soappie sounds like the kids got a good deal on their flat
pigpen that referral/appointment sytem seems ridiculous!
Mrs Beatson hope you enjoy your 'new' bedroom - sounds lovely
SS supergirl having met Mr Shattered I was in stitches thinking of him tight rope walking and DD3 too - enjoy your Wii fit!!!
Valli hope you have recovered now angel (((hugs)))
hello JillD nice to see you again
Quillion hi honey:D your friend's tooth things are beautiful :T
Jo - hope your cousins operation is a huge success and well done with operation underbed!!:T great news about the car and the bank account too xxxx
Aunty Crafty I have been very impresssed by your studying this week - hope the tutorial went well and you got your TMA handed in.
PenPen well done with the CH - you are a lady of many talents arent you:p;):D
FFP (((hugs))) glad you got on ok with your nutty nurse and they are helping - take all the help you can get! Good to hear SS is coming home safe and sound:T
Triker I am with the others that think your poetry is brilliant:T:T
carlsberggal (((hugs))) for you all after the funeral
Ishtar hope the swine flu isnt too bad for you all (((hugs)))
skintscots lass hope you have had a lovely time with BF
Hypno I am very impressed with your efforts for someone who doesnt normally last you have done really well and should be proud of yourself:T
MrsChaos hope you are all on the medn and have a good week with your exchange student
Diva you are a wonderful support to your friend - i hope you all coped with the funeral (((hugs)))
ajmoney didnt see the service but you all do a fantastic job and we are proud of you:T
toochoosey :T very well done to your lovely DD
Triker honey - I can relate to your post saying

Funny isn't it when your ill, I've been pondering the deafening silence from friends and family....:rolleyes:.
Anyways, for me, life is good, today is a better day and I have a lot to be thankful for.;):D

I now know who my real friends are after 9 years off illness! and yes I have a lot to be thankful for too - thank you for reminding me hun xxxxxxxxxx
greenbee thank you for the lovely poem - I dont see myself like that but I suspect none of us see ourselves in that way IYKWIM - and the pyarer is beautiful too - feel free to pm or email me any suggestions I have looked at loads already - i like Remember by Christina Rossetti, If tomorrow starts without me and God saw you getting tired...
SS supergirl babes - glad you have had a lovely birthday - many happy returns to yoyu my lovely friend xxxxxx
AnW'sMum thanks angel for taking the time to do your lovely post about me - you have a super way with words - well done to Miss A:T:T
jackywhizz hope you are on the mend now honey (((hugs)))
kazw nice to have you back firing on all cylinders again - that must have been quite a sight this morning!
grateful hope your DD's get better soon and you recover from the lack of sleep!
penPen - thank you so much for the fundraiser - that was a brilliant total - you made me feel all fuzzy with your toast!!! (((hugs)))

rach thats sounds like a good appointment with your consultant - very reassuring - fingers crossed for you both - enjoy practising:rolleyes::rotfl:
soappie you will have a much reduced food bill and you will be able to experiment to your hearts content:D I know it will be strange for you but it seemed to me that the time was right - it will be good for you too have cupboard space etc again - well at least to help with DD's stuff.
valli oooooooooooooooooooooh sounds like a good social life - well done :T:rotfl::D

YAY!!!! I think I have caught up - I had a nap before tea and had no interuptions this eveing . Now if I have missed you it is certainly not intentional so please forgive me.

I have one or 2 stars to sort and then i am off to bed.

Hugs to all those with DH's who are not pulling their weight

Hugs to all feeling down for whatever reason

Hugs to all the poorlies - especially any children and spcialmention for Mudbath's DS and LadyL

love and hugs
toots xx

kazmeister

Evening

cant believe where the days has gone!

By the time I'd waited for DD to be collected to go to a friends and got into town with OH it was lunchtime. I only wanted a piece of ticking to make a new bolster cover as when I took the slipcover off this morning it had split and so there were feathers everywhere :eek:. OH decided that it was time to chuck it and get new pillows so who am I to argue (saves me a sewing job )

Then went and bought my new dining chairs so at least now my old farmhouse table can look like one instead of being covered up all the time as it didnt match the old chairs.

Then I got petrol (I hate buying petrol as I cant see anything for it :mad:), did a small food shop and collected DD from friends. Tea was cooked and eaten and then it was 2 hours of X factor. DH then helped me turn the mattress (once I'd hoovered the feathers) and I've remade the bed.

That is the extent of the flying today and tommorow I have work at 2.30 for 4 hours :rolleyes:

Oh forgot I did 2 loads of washing, 1 of which I managed to get line dry but it was out all day.

Kazwookie - I go every 4 weeks, I have a cut one month and usually half head of highlights the next and pay £23 and £26. I'm like Helen though and wont pay for a blowdry as I usually go home and stick my head in the sink anyway. I also have the salon owner so all the other stylists are cheaper.

SarahShattered wrote: »

Sorry, I've forgotten, which Kaz wanted me to pm her about my job, and how I got into that kind of work... wookie, or meister???

It was me SarahS

Rach - glad the appt went well.

Boddy - sounds like you had a lovely day

Hope everyone else is doing ok, hugs to Mudders DS, Toots and LadyLib.

I'm off to snuggle up in my freshly made bed before DH gets there. Think I will do a bit of meal planning while I'm there. Oops no I wont as we havent cleared away the tea things yet, bogger. I know he wont have done them He'll be sat n his laptop watching something cheeky so and so.

See you all at some point tomorrow

Kaz x