Weekly Flylady Thread 28th December 2009

froddington

Guess what?! I bought a new iron My old one was a cheapy one when I bought it 11 years ago and it's never been that good so I have been looking at getting a better one. Went to Mr S today and they had several at half price so I have a nice new one which should make my ironing quicker and easier

Lynne, galdriel - welcome

gnb - oh no; hugs! How come you have to sell them?!

vanilla - hope your water is sorted

jinky - hugs

L-L - hugs and prayers xx

greenbee - welcome home; hope the drive was ok

taffy - welcome back

valli - I've been to Budapest if you need any info

Going to see if there's something I can watch tonight whilst doing some ironing ...........

soappie

Mudbath wrote: »

Stripes watched 101 dalmatians....DH keeps telling her that he's really called Cruella now. Stripes looks at him like he's mad. Sometimes she is very intelligent.

That is so funny! :rotfl:

Mudbath wrote: »

And to quote Soappie ...

It is, I believe, short hand for a phrase that begins with a knob and ends in a head...

Can't believe you dragged that up :rotfl:

Valli, huge hugs love... it's not your fault you know - and the kids will realise that one day.

Greenbee - welcome home

Another couple of thousand words have been decluttered from my head onto virtual paper. I am now decluttering a bit of Gordon and then need to think about food. More turkey I suspect!

Poppytime

jinky67 wrote: »

I guess only you can knot that really....but all I will say is this.....if it came as a relief then maybe it is for the best:cool::lovethoug

Am a bag of mixed emotions at the moment. Spent last night in tears but have led more or less separate lives the last year anyway. Can see it probably is for the best but dont really want spend rest of my life alone
Anyway - sorry to use the thread like this

Have just cleared the kitchen sink ........... again :rotfl:

greenbee

jinky67 wrote: »

Poppy, do you think he will come back with his tail between his legs?

If he does, she needs to give him a good hard kick just to make sure

Poppy - if your DD reckons you're better off without him, then you probably are. Her opinion of him is likely to be more accurate than most peoples'. Think of it as an opportunity to do all the thinks you wanted to but couldn't, and make sure he knows that you're getting on and enjoying your life.

I've done some reading, eaten cold turkey because it's too cold still to cook (house is slowly defrosting!) and I CBA to do anything anyway (after the last few days, who needs food anyway!).

Fire is going nicely with the lovely small, dry logs my dad gave me. He's filled up a large plastic dustbin and a whole lot of dog food sacks, so I can keep them all on the patio and hopefully relatively dry. I'm hoping to get a log basket, small ash can and coal bucket for my birthday. If not, I'll be off shopping straight after!

Thanks for all the reminders about tax returns... I meant to sort out my paperwork ages ago but didn't get round to it. I will try to remember to get it done in the next couple of weeks, as I've just had a new tax code through which doesn't make any sense.

Suppose I should have an early night with a book, and try to get things properly sorted (including getting in touch with people and getting my social life sorted!) tomorrow.

soappie

I have just read this story

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4822594.Dumped_at_Dorset_tip_____three_tonnes_of_pies/

I am hopping mad. Particularly with the following statement

....Kerry Foods, said the pastries needed to arrive at stores with at least eight days before sell-by dates expired...

!!!!!! - they could have been given to a homeless hostel or charity, or just distributed somewhere. EIGHT DAYS before the expiry date? It's not even like they were about to go out of date!!!! That's a declutter too far in my view.

~wanders off grumbling about what the heck the world is coming to~

jinky67

Poppytime wrote: »

Can see it probably is for the best but dont really want spend rest of my life alone

and being miserable is better?:cool:


Still waiting for dinner....starving:rolleyes:

Poppytime

greenbee wrote: »

If he does, she needs to give him a good hard kick just to make sure

Poppy - if your DD reckons you're better off without him, then you probably are. Her opinion of him is likely to be more accurate than most peoples'. Think of it as an opportunity to do all the thinks you wanted to but couldn't, and make sure he knows that you're getting on and enjoying your life.




.

Dont rub it in :rotfl::rotfl:

Ladygrim

Im in, but playing catch up - wont worry too much about it though, know I will get there in the end.

LG

lizzie_dripping

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter[/STRIKE] and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
[STRIKE]Put away the special crockery/glasses you got out for christmas[/STRIKE]
Clean the hob and oven -
[STRIKE]Clean out the fridge.. make a note of the lovelies you bought for christmas and have not yet eaten.. work it into a meal plan
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Make stock/stew from leftovers [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out the drawers which house the cutlery and the big utensils (ladles and such like!).. I just noticed mine are gross!
[/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances

Extras

1. wash windows
2. Scrub the sink and polish the taps
3. Scrub down any tiles that are looking icky
4. Wipe over all the small appliances

Craftyscholar

Hi toots:hello:
Yes we still have snow. Very heavy frosts overnight so nothing thawing. Most roads are 'black' but the pavements are hard packed icy :eek:
Didn't get far through the list, but have finished sewing the binding to a lap quilt for a friend (very belated graduation present) so can get that in the post tomorrow. :T

I'm back to trying to decide whether to carry on with my OU course or not.

Good to have you 'home' greenbee