Weekly Flylady Thread 28th December 2009

froddington

Updated list! Toots - star for Monday please

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area - DONE!!

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs

Level One
Declutter floors.. take any unhomed presents away upstairs to their respective rooms
Vacuum visible floors!

Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs

Level Three
Dewebbing!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing

Level One
Strip, wash and replace the bedding!

Level Two
Vacuum the floors

Level Three
Polish mirrors and windows

Thursday ~ Childrens rooms and the bathroom!

Level Three
Vacuum the floor

OPTIONAL LIST FOR THE MASOCHISTS AMONG US!
Make sure homework/uniforms etc are ready for school/work next week
S&S kitchen
List 5 things on ebay/freecycle/amazon.. wherever

My 3-a-day list
- cooker; [STRIKE]sort ebay box[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]sort Christmas box[/STRIKE]
- maths planning; literacy planning; PSHE planning
- science planning; RE planning; writing assessments
- work folders x 3; work folders x 3; work folders x 4
- [STRIKE]post x 4[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]money into mortgage[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]cash into bank[/STRIKE]
- make soup; make curry; make chilli
- [STRIKE]update 101 list[/STRIKE]; target sheets; car checks

Careful_with_that_Axe

greenbee What I do with "found" money iyswim is I split it in half and on ehalf is used for savings or essential things like a car repair and the other half is split in half again and one half of this (i.e. 1/4 of original exceess) is used on "things" and the other on experiences.
If you particularly like gardens etc, things could be plants normally too expensive to buy or a bird table and the experience part used for an outing to visit a gardens or sommat iyswim.

Does this seem really anal? :rolleyes:

Mum_on_a_mission_2

I'm in food/music heaven - the Vienna New Years Day concert has footage of chefs making sachertorte & sweets - food / music !!!!!!! Makes my HHI much more pleasant...

Moam

soappie

Dusty hope your fingers heal soon

Fedupandskint - hugs about the damp..... if it was coming from below, I'd diagnose rising damp.As it seems to be coming from above, have you looked in the loft to see if there's a gap or something in the roof which is letting water in? Failing that, do you have any insurance you can call on?

Have decluttered a couple of gins at NN and chewed the fat. And got myself another job on the process. Her cleaner is leaving her next week (she has been offered more hours at her permanent job) so I've volunteered to take her place.

2 hours, once a fortnight cash in hand. Hey, it all helps as the wage I'm getting at the moment is v. small. And we are both astute enough and know each other well enough to be able to distinguish between the friendship bit and the employer bit. My flylady skills will come in handy!

I also heard of another part time but v. interesting job yesterday that may possibly be coming up. It's one I'd love to do. So maybe that's what my 2010 is going to be about - income from different streams rather than one main one. I don't think I've ever mentioned that I've passed a preliminary interview about six weeks ago to work for NatCen as a freelance interviewer and am going on a training course at the end of Jan.

But I'm rambling and I've just discovered there's the original Italian Job on the TV so I shall enjoy that!

hypno06

hypno06 wrote: »

OPTIONAL LIST FOR THE MASOCHISTS AMONG US!

1. [STRIKE]Tidy a cupboard or 10 of your choosing![/STRIKE] did a kitchen food cupboard
2. [STRIKE]Change any unclean beds[/STRIKE] didn't apply as all done in the last couple of days
3. [STRIKE]Run appliances through a clean cycle.. degunk filters etc too[/STRIKE] WM & DW done, TD filter de-fluffed
4. [STRIKE]Budget and meal plan for next month.. most of us will be a little strapped for cash.[/STRIKE] done......with a little imagination!
5. [STRIKE]Clean pets out.. and their beds and bowls![/STRIKE] done
6. [STRIKE]Wash any grotty windows so you can see out.. and light can get in![/STRIKE] back door done, inside and out
7. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE] two black bags from the garage done
8. [STRIKE]Make sure homework/uniforms etc are ready for school/work next week[/STRIKE]
9. [STRIKE]S&S kitchen [/STRIKE]
10. [STRIKE]Vacuum a neglected floor![/STRIKE]
11. [STRIKE]List 5 things on ebay/freecycle/amazon.. wherever[/STRIKE]stuff put in car boot box
12. [STRIKE]15 minutes filing/shredding[/STRIKE]
13. [STRIKE]Call a friend/relative you've not seen in a while[/STRIKE]
14. [STRIKE]HHC-doing something[/STRIKE] x 2 so far
15. [STRIKE]Empty out yours handbag of receipts etc[/STRIKE]

Well, I decided not to doctor today's list and work through it as it appeared, and after some early hesitation, I am glad that I did!

Do we get stars for today? If so, please can I have one toots? That would be the first time I will have managed full lists on all five days, so I am feeling very pleased with myself!

I'm now going to declutter my address book by transferring anything current from my old one to a new one I was given for Christmas (last year ), and sit down with a well earned G&T.

Have a good evening everyone, and thank you for providing me with the means for a positive start to 2010 :T

fedupandskint

lil_me wrote: »

fedup do you own your house or rent, if you rent I'd say call LL/housing association if not think I'd get it looked at.

Own it - so is my responsibility - however the survey that cost a load missed out a couple of things and the surveyor refused to budge on it

Hey ho will have a look to see how to sort it

hex2

Soappie - welcome to the world of 'Portfolio Working'. It is 'offically' what I do, and is the best way to describe one part time job and two self employed ones that can include interim cover.
careful - makes sense to me. On the increasingly rare times when we gain extra cash we each take 10% as a fritter to be spent on exactly what each of us wants with no criticism. Works for us.

Boys beds have been made, and filled with small persons. I am off to soak in the bath with a book and a cup of tea after 30 mins on the exercise bike. Anyone else for a HHE? My shuffle is charged and ready, and I have run out of excuses for procrastination. oooh, shiney.......

Lady-Liberty

Hello
Thought I would give you an update for those not on FB KH & I have decided it will be best to split up (well I have really!) the marriage is over & I can't see any way back.......due to my health issues I just don't need the added stress......we will both stay in the same house for now.....but lead separate lives.....don't know how long that will be possible for, but we will see I do have other options but will take it day by day for now (Yes Diva I am following your advice )

So thanks for all your best wishes......especially Jinks for making me smile, as only she can Poppy for your support & of course Diva for all her love & advice :kisses3:

AnW's Big hugs sweetie....I know you don't like NYE but DH will always be with you & A & W......did you keep the tree lights flashing? xx


Sorry pigpen Flying will resume shortly

xx

fedupandskint

soappie wrote: »

Fedupandskint - hugs about the damp..... if it was coming from below, I'd diagnose rising damp.As it seems to be coming from above, have you looked in the loft to see if there's a gap or something in the roof which is letting water in? Failing that, do you have any insurance you can call on?

Better have a venture into the loft and see because it is from the ceiling down

Good luck with your new jobs Soappie - all the best in this regard - I don't think I would mind cleaning now for a few hours a week and take pride in how it looked and how much easier and better it got each week and cleaner and shinier

soappie

hex2 wrote: »

Soappie - welcome to the world of 'Portfolio Working'.

Why am I not surprised there is a name to cover the situation? Thank you! I shall remember to use it!

L-L - huge hugs love. You're going through a very difficult time at the moment. I hope things get easier for you.