Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

jinky67

sexymouse wrote: »

Just spoken to LadyL on the phone, and she has no power, so can't get online, but she's ok, and she says :hello:

Thanks for letting us know
Tell her I said

And I see Diva hasnt posted either, hope she and Tris are ok:A

La-La, as others have said, one at a time, in short bursts should do the trick, and take all the support your boss offers you

I need to phone my boss today, as she has not received my sick line yet:mad: It was sent on the 22nd Dec, I handed it to the postman myself and watched him put it in his bag:mad:


Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One:j
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains This might have to wait...cant get them unscrewed :mad:
Level Three:j
Extras:j

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One:j
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three:j

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Dust and deweb
3. Shine 2 lightshades!
4. Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..

Wednesday - 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 all those corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!

Extras

1. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
2. Binbag dance..

oops, forgot:doh:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREENBEE

rach

Dustykitten wrote: »

DH has gone to work - bike and train

does he work in central london?

pigpen wrote: »

We were meant to be emptied yesterday but apparently they are doing bins tomorrow.. I have loads and loads of recycling!



I simply cannot comprehend schools being closed because of snow.. Thankfully as far as I am aware unless there are dead boilers and burst pipes all the schools here are open.. as they jolly well should be!

me neither they never were when I was a kid but as DH pointed out, round here at least a lot of teachers travel a long way to work so like the rest of us can't get in cos of transport!

Dustykitten wrote: »

SSL - recycling is driving me bonkers too. I don't put mine out if they are not coming but some people have left their's out for weeks now. I tried to take some to the bottle bank last week but it was overflowing. Our website says they are not coming.

Phone the council, or your councillor. I got in touch with mine last year and now have a senior officer's phone number so he sorts out any problems I have!

Must work...think I will move into the study as a) it's warmer and b) more chance of getting on!

FFP - I noticed when I nipped in earlier than Sainsburys have dysons on offer

kazmeister

Just refinding my list under all the clutter :rotfl:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Level Three
Extras
wash windows
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Clear a box of stuff from the landing. - or boxes of Christmas decs :rotfl:
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Extras
Wash windows
Dust and deweb
Shine 2 lightshades!
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..
Wednesday - 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
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Wash any soft furnishing that need it
polish and dust all the electricals!
Binbag dance..

Have so far folded 1 lot washing , put 1 in TD and 1 in WM and am NOW going for my bath !

Mudbath

Happy birthday Greenbee xx

Lala - big hugs to you and remember 'baby steps'. You can only do one email at a time so try not to think of the bigger picture. Chunk it down to manageable pieces even if that is literally one email. Hug xx

Helen J - sending you hugs and 'get it sorted' vibes. I know just what you mean when you say you just want to know what it is. The not knowing is horrible. More hugs to you xx

I've now got 6 children (including my two) as parents have gone to work. I was going to have 9 but some parents decided not to bother. Two are being picked up at 12. I'm going to take them to the park to knacker them out.

So far i've;
COMPLETED THE MONDAY LIST

I've also, done recycling, filled bird feeders, put washing load on. That's it for now.

Have a good day xx

skintscotslass

Dustykitten wrote: »

SSL - recycling is driving me bonkers too. I don't put mine out if they are not coming but some people have left their's out for weeks now. I tried to take some to the bottle bank last week but it was overflowing. Our website says they are not coming.

I cant even see my boxes :eek: I think once I'm dressed, I will commence Operation Snowpatrol :cool: I will dig until I find them I cant blame the council. They are struggling to keep the main roads clear at the moment and are being hampered by people like my neighbours who have decided to park up on the main road rather than in their driveways. I'm assuming my neighbours are doing this to make life easier for themselves, but the cars and vans are still parked there so what was the point in that? The snow ploughs and gritters cant get past them so the buses cant come here. Some people are just so thoughtful...

Right, shower time

Bree

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area

Done :j
Could I have a star please?



Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip wash and replace the bedding![/STRIKE]
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Clear a box of stuff from the landing.
Vacuum and turn the mattress
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
[STRIKE]Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Dust and deweb
3. Shine 2 lightshades!
4. Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace! Had a snow ball fight with the kids out the front at 7:30 this morning, does that count?
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]Level Three
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!

Extras

1. Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
2. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
3. polish and dust all the electricals!
4. Binbag dance..

The coal I ordered on Monday arrived this morning :j A big :T to my coal man.
DH tried to go to work this morning, but when the snowplough/gritter lorry came down the hill backwards he decided it would be prudent to come back home. He had already made one failed attempt up the hill when the snow plough arrived.
All of the kids schools and colleges are closed, as well as DD2 nursery where she works, only two members of staff could get in!

Choccybix

Morning :wave:
Sorry been completely awol since xmas. Hope you all had a great time and wishing you all a very happy 2010

Greenbee. Its my DD3's birthday today too and she's thrilled to bits with her extra special pressies of snow and a day off school


Off to find a list and do some serious catching up......

ashia_2

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining AreaDONE
Level One
Done
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean the hob and oven[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Done
Extras
wash windows
Greenbee will love me..

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip wash [/STRIKE]and replace the bedding!
Level Two
Vacuum and turn the mattress
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Extras
Dust and deweb
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
sweep them
Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas[/STRIKE]
Sweep 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
Extras
Swep under furniture you can safely move
polish and dust all the electricals!

Still have so much to do. Have also taken ALL the recycling out. Yay! Loads of clutter gone. Need to ring my sis now to see if she's joining us for shopping time...I may be gone a while....

princess_lou

:j:T BEDROOM & LANDING LIST LEVEL 1, 2, 3 & EXTRAS COMPLETED!!:T:j

greenbee

cosmomo wrote: »

DD1 came into my room this morning and said 'you've moved your bed' ! No - I moved the clutter!!! Made yesterday worthwhile! Will go and finish the job now and then do todays. Everyone home today, so will try and get the girls to tackle their bedroom too ;-).

Happy Bday Greenbee - Fab day to have a birthday!

Thanks and congratulations on the progress you've made on your bedroom. Once you start to see the difference it's a real motivator. Just make sure that you put the stuff you're getting rid of somewhere where it'll be dealt with as soon as you can get out! Mine's in the boot of my car (under a snowdrift :cool:)

rach wrote: »

excellent advice. My rule with emails is flag, file or delete. I always aim to have less than 25 in my inbox, and use it like a to do list. It's hard when you've been away but as greenbee says there will be lots that can just be deleted as they will be replies to the same thing.

25 email in your inbox :T:T I am for under 300 but in the old job that was less than a day's email - maybe I should try for 25 in the new job as I don't get nearly as many (and lots of them seem to be chat/discussions which should be read and digested as and when they turn up)

Mudbath wrote: »

I've now got 6 children (including my two) as parents have gone to work. I was going to have 9 but some parents decided not to bother. Two are being picked up at 12. I'm going to take them to the park to knacker them out.

That's very kind of you - I hope they appreciate it! Hope you manage to wear out them and stripes out quickly... and that you feel better soon. Can you make them all do some flying for you?

I'm now washed, moisturised and dressed in LOTS of layers. Need to keep checking the fire and find a jug of water. Think I'm going to put the WM on a cleaning wash too. I'm managing without the heating at the moment, but think I'll probably need it on around lunchtime. I haven't managed a walk this morning (although 800 steps round the house isn't too bad) so will try to go out to the post box @ 3ish after my team meeting. Hopefully I'll have finished my thank you letters by then and can get them posted!