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Weekly Flylady Thread 30th November 2009

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  • I am in, thanks to Piggers Soappie and Toots for keeping us on track as always.

    Monday- Living room, hall and stairs
    Level one
    Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
    Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
    Level Two
    Wipe sofas
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
    Sort coats and shoes and bags
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
    Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
    Wipe and water plants

    Extras
    1. Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
    2. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
    3. Start wrapping presents!!!! If you haven't already!
    4. Binbag dance..
    Chifundo Uzuri Siochain
    "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkien
    ~ <3 ~ Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, but love leaves a memory no one can steal ~ <3 ~
  • sukey13
    sukey13 Posts: 278 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can I join in please? My house is a tip as I had an operation and I need a plan to get it back to sparkling without hurting myself in the process. I won't be able to hoover until next week though, but I can cope with wiping stuff and decluttering, etc...
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    edited 29 November 2009 at 11:35PM
    Evening all,

    I'm in again. Thanks to Pigpen, Toots & Soappie.

    Monday- Living room, hall and stairs
    Level one

    Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
    Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
    Level Two
    Wipe sofas
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
    Sort coats and shoes and bags
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
    Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
    Wipe and water plants

    Extras

    1. Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
    2. Start wrapping presents!!!! If you haven't already!



    My Extras

    • Ebay
    • Update Xmas SS & Wrap
    • Update spending SS, end of month accounts & Dec budget
    • Milk bottles recycling
    • Sew button on coat
    • Put name on DS2's costume & take to nursery
    • Deal with post i've started this
    • Post school & permit letters
    • Shredding
    • [STRIKE]Order new cheque book[/STRIKE]
    • Sort toy corner
    • Clean outdoor hutch
    • Make a list of presents left to buy & buy
    • Take small bean tin into nursery ( once i've used it )
  • soappie
    soappie Posts: 6,794 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    sukey13 wrote: »
    Can I join in please? My house is a tip as I had an operation and I need a plan to get it back to sparkling without hurting myself in the process. I won't be able to hoover until next week though, but I can cope with wiping stuff and decluttering, etc...

    Welcome Sukey :xmastree:

    Take it easy and don't try to do too much all at once!
    I am the leading lady in the movie of my life
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,850 Forumite
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    kazwookie wrote: »
    Blimey this is early this week.
    Pigpen just wanted to get to December quicker :D;)
    3tabbycats wrote: »
    I'm sorting a few things for Christmas and need (or more accurately, want!) some more cellophane and I seem to remember one of you sells it on eBay. Can anyone remember who cos Id rather give my order to a flylady than a stranger...
    It's AnW's mum

    I'm in too. Had a lovely day at the Messiah @ The Coliseum.

    My mum has finished the ironing :beer:

    I'm just off to clear up the sitting room ready for the woodstove installation tomorrow :D
  • mumoftwo
    mumoftwo Posts: 1,903 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    soappie wrote: »
    Actually mumoftwo - I've just checked - you weren't deleted, you were just moved to last week's thread :) you're still welcome

    If only the housework disappeared as quickly as my post did :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    I did do 2 hours of ironing tonight. It is ok, I am not offended, was just confused..
  • Hi folks. Thanks Pigpen, Toots, Soappie for all your hard work.

    Monday- Living room, hall and stairs
    Level one
    Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
    Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
    Level Two
    Wipe sofas
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
    Sort coats and shoes and bags
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
    Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
    Wipe and water plants

    Extras
    1. Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
    2. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
    3. Start wrapping presents!!!! If you haven't already!
    4. Binbag dance..
  • sukey13
    sukey13 Posts: 278 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 30 November 2009 at 9:29PM
    Monday- Living room, hall and stairs
    Level one
    Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
    Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
    Level Two
    Wipe sofas
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
    [STRIKE]Sort coats and shoes and bags[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
    [/STRIKE]Level Three
    Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
    [STRIKE]Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there![/STRIKE]:santa2:
    [STRIKE]Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
    [/STRIKE]
    Extras

    1. Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
    2. Start wrapping presents!!!! If you haven't already!


    Other stuff to do this week
    • Get all clutter into dining room and photograph and list on ebay
    • [STRIKE]Deposit insurance Lucy[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check in paperwork Mohammed[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Ring handyman again[/STRIKE]
    • Chase freeholder about roof payment
    • Check US account for roof payment
    • Meter reading at Hannahs
    • Find spare fire alarm key
    • File paperwork
    • Finish letting accounts to June
    • Get US paperwork on Taz
    • Finish wrapping presents
    • Update villa adverts
    • List flats for rent
    • Check oil in car
    • Sort out plant in hall that is dying
    • Santa letters posted
    • [STRIKE]Christmas hamper money to school[/STRIKE]
    • Fix kitchen worktop
    • [STRIKE]Arrange letting agents to Poole[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Ring Betty[/STRIKE]
    • Wash cushions
    • [STRIKE]Pack clothes away[/STRIKE]
    • Sort ironing
    • Keys to cleaning (for flats we are managing)
    • [STRIKE]Property taxes form to US[/STRIKE]
    • Chase late payers
    • Hospital appointment [STRIKE]Tuesday[/STRIKE] for RESULTS of operation - GOOD GRIEF - I AM STILL NOT WITH IT... that should read WEDNESDAY...
  • msgnomey
    msgnomey Posts: 1,613 Forumite
    I am in (ish)

    DD coming home in 2 weeks time so need to swap rooms round so she has somewhere to sleep LOL

    could be a mammoth task but I'm up for it!!! Plus Magscat said she'd come and help me :hello:
    Go hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last
  • greenbee wrote: »
    Pigpen just wanted to get to December quicker :D;)

    It's AnW's mum

    I'm in too. Had a lovely day at the Messiah @ The Coliseum.

    My mum has finished the ironing :beer:

    I'm just off to clear up the sitting room ready for the woodstove installation tomorrow :D

    Thanks Greenbee!
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