Weekly Flylady Thread 28th December 2009

carlsberggal

WTG Soappie!!! So proud of what you have acheived, they say theres a book in everyone of us, but mine would be as dull as dish water!!

I too could do with losing about 1/2 a stone maybe a stone, a size 12 but have middle age spread - and before Valli syas it - I know grandmas should be cuddly but I WANT my flat stomach back!!! So there! We are aiming to go abroad this year for the first time in 3 years and I don't want to scare the natives!

thifty

I want to lose weight too, I'm afraid SW made me lose 2 stone and then I must have felt good about myself and got pregnant with DD but it was intentional so shouldn't complain. No more kids for me now though am just saddled with a lot of the weight still but have put loads on due to stress of moving house (i eat when stressed) in fact I eat for many reasons and find as mnay excuses not to exercise, housework being one of them. So Valli, Sw might work too !

Right have chatted too much again, off to get ironing board out and put kettle on.
Forgot to say well done Soappie, what's it about again (my memory is rubbish)

jinky67

hex2 wrote: »

as long as we stick to a once a week weigh in or PMs or something so as not to clog the thread if that is ok with the powers that be?

well how about we post it on a Monday with our list then.....that way we are still flying related;)

soappie

Thankyou all

Sunnygirl - you can have as many signed copies as you wish - as long as you pay for them!

Thanks for the offers of help Careful with that Axe and Greenbee

It's going to be at least another month before it's anywhere near ready as a complete good read I fear but because it's made up of discrete bits I could send the odd finished bloke out on a sort of drip feed basis.

It's the actual design of the beast I'm now fretting about. But I suppose once I find a publisher, they'll be able to help with that. I want to include pictures and little snippets which could be put in little boxes to the side of the main blurb and it's the positioning of those that I'm not too sure about.

I'm also going to have to be v. careful not to be too cynical. One bloke I drafted up all the bits of research on this afternoon, his Dad made a fortune through lucrative government contracts during the Napoleonic wars. I am so tempted to add something along the lines of "the fact his wife was the daughter of an MP probably helped in the securing of those contracts." I guess if they're all now dead, I'll not be taken to court for libel so maybe I'll add it anyway!

soappie

carlsberggal wrote: »

WTG Soappie!!! So proud of what you have acheived, they say theres a book in everyone of us, but mine would be as dull as dish water!!

It'll probably end up being as dull as dish water and is not likely to be on the best sellers list! But, I know some local historians will be interested in it.

thifty wrote: »

Forgot to say well done Soappie, what's it about again (my memory is rubbish)

It's about the blokes who, from the middle of the 1800s to almost the end of the 1800s formed and shaped the town in which I live. A sort of potted biography of them all - where they came from, what they got up to etc. There are some fascinating characters there... entrepreneurs, fly-by-nights, pompous so and sos and down right ridiculous so and sos.

Craftyscholar

greenbee wrote: »

I have two or three papers due for publication this month and haven't really made a start on any of them

:eek:You do mean January don't you :eek:

Well done soappie :T

Quillion

Page 16

Back at work today and had my hair done this morning but i left dh a list and did alot yesterday so here goes

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors.. take any unhomed presents away upstairs to their respective rooms
Vacuum visible floors!
[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
Sort out coats and bags etc.. wash any that need doing before we go back to school/work
[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants while dewebbing! No Plants !!
Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork
Binbag dance!
[/STRIKE]Extras

1. If you are leaving your tree up past New Year.. make it look nice again! looks great
2. HHI Don't do ironing
3. S&S the porch no porch
4. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!! none to post or fill in.

That means
Toots Star please :D

Penelope_Penguin

Good evening Flyladies :beer: DH is rustling up something in the kitchen and the children are making pom poms

We've had a day out with friends (walking and then veggie lunch at ours) then DD and I have been crocheting :j I've crocheted her a bunny cover for her new i-pod, and I'm to turn my Rowan yarn into a crocheted scarf, once I've perfected the template

Soappie - well done on the book, and I think you'll find that you now owe me a signed first edition :rotfl: :T :A

Off to post a list

Penny. x

Valli

carlsberggal wrote: »

WTG Soappie!!! So proud of what you have acheived, they say theres a book in everyone of us, but mine would be as dull as dish water!!

I too could do with losing about 1/2 a stone maybe a stone, a size 12 but have middle age spread - and before Valli syas it - I know grandmas should be cuddly but I WANT my flat stomach back!!! So there! We are aiming to go abroad this year for the first time in 3 years and I don't want to scare the natives!

NO Carlsbergran - NO! Grandmas should GIVE cuddles and they don't need to be like cushions...
My kids, and their cousins, constantly need reminding how old their grandma is because they forget she's *cof* over 70 because she doesn't look it...she has been presumed to be my sister more then once :rolleyes:


In the interest of decluttering I can't crochet and I have crochet needles (pins?) of various sizes from fine (?) to coarse (?) (I 'inherited' knitting needles they're in with them. I can knit!) - Pen's post jogged the grey matter. (Well I could chain, once...)
shout anyone?

ETA HOOKS they are crochet HOOKS!

Penelope_Penguin

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One ~ done
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Put away the special crockery/glasses you got out for christmas
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
Make stock/stew from leftovers
Level Three ~ done
[STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the drawers which house the cutlery and the big utensils (ladles and such like!).. I just noticed mine are grossDust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances![/STRIKE]
Extras

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

Tuesday ~ DONE
Level One ~ done
[STRIKE]Declutter floors.. take any unhomed presents away upstairs to their respective rooms
Vacuum visible floors!
[/STRIKE]Level Two ~ done
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
Sort out coats and bags etc.. wash any that need doing before we go back to school/work
[/STRIKE]Level Three ~ done
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants while dewebbing!
Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork
Binbag dance!
[/STRIKE]Extras

1. [STRIKE]If you are leaving your tree up past New Year.. make it look nice again! [/STRIKE]
2. HHI
3. [STRIKE] S&S the porch
   
4. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!! [/STRIKE]