Weekly Flylady Thread 18th January 2010

toottifrootti

my last yellow post...
got very sidetracked by phonecalls tonight but they were all lovely especially with the lovely AnW'sMum xx

Hex that is so kind of the family - what a pity the man's research has gone missing - I am excited for you - I think its brilliant but then I like old buildings.
1 step have a hug for your not so nice news and I do hope you can resolve the problem
soappie I know you will be doing a far better job than any ordinary cleaner - and because she is NN too - you sound like you are enjoying getting to grips with her place:A
toochoosey thats lovely news to share - congratulations to your SS and you Auntie:T
sabs10 more lovely news - how wonderful for you - what a lovely friend you are and yes cleaning her kitchen would count for a star - I am sure she will be over the moon with it and the cooking too. :Acongratulations to your friend and do you become an honorary auntie?
pigpen excellent news (the divorce bill not the rabbits!!:rotfl:)
kazmeister no problem! WELL DONE TO HER:T

gotnodosh have a big squishy hug for being so brave at the dentist - I hope the pain doesnt keep you awake tonight - parrots before bed I think (parrots = paracetamols:D)
Sunnygirl awh thats lovely - how exciting for DD when she finds out
Nopot2pin thank goodness you are feeling better - it sounded dreadful and you too toochoosey - get well vibes for you both xx
rosepink its true what the others say we are here to support everyone - you need to do what feels best for you- if they get to the bottom of your current health problem then it should help you deal with your depression - activity/exercise (housework) is one of the best known remedies for depression so perhaps a bit of flying would be beneficial instead of shutting yourself away and doing nothing - you will only get more depressed looking at the state of the place and it will be much more beneficial to your health to get rid of the mess/clutter/ mould etc .
Dusty oooooooooooh thats not like you to be screeching at all the males in your house - things must be bad - hugs and soothing vibes for your poor throat.
lil_me huge (((hug)) for you as its not easy to admit that you could be living beyond your means - that takes guts honey. what about renting a tourer or on site caravan when you want to go? then you wouldnt have the all year expenses? 2.5 years is a long time to be struggling and what if Dh was not well for any reason and couldnt work you would be worrying sick about money. I now how much you love going and I always envy you when I hear you saying you are on-site for the weekend - it is a quiet time but its a good time for reflection and doing the sums. xx
Greenbee hope you all have a great walk and a good day together.

off to do a round up of stars and update my list then bed
toots xx

thifty

Tuesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing!
Level One
Level Two
Scrub front door.. inside and out!
Level Three
Wednesday ~ Living room and other reception rooms!
Level One Star please Toots
Level Two
Level Three
Extras
Thursday ~ Master bedroom/second room
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wash windows (i have blinds)
Friday ~ Bathroom and WC
Level One
Level Two All done star please Toots
Level Three
Extras

No kids rooms on this week I see but i have still changed beds, collected washing and hoovered through as well as doing the twice daily shoving of toys back where they belong:mad: I hate jigsaw books, loves jigsaws and books but whose stupid idea was it to put them together!:mad:
HAve also
WM x2
DW x1
hour and half ironing, watered plants with rest of water in jug.
decluttered slice of banana loaf;) and a glass of rose
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toochoosey

Well said(as always) on all accounts, Toots xx

toottifrootti

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
ebay
Thursday
ebay
deliver laptop to Comet for repair
Friday
ebay/amazon
[STRIKE]maria[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]bin day[/STRIKE]
Saturday
ebay/amazon
post amazon sale
post E's birthday present
Sunday
ebay/amazon
sunday jobs



Whenever...........

1. get washers and fix handles on COD - IV to do this
2. forward email to P
3. wash bed settee duvet
4. [STRIKE]charge new carpet sweeper[/STRIKE]
5. clean freezer
6. load more on ipod - new CDs
7. Run appliances through a clean cycle.. degunk filters etc too
8. Budget and meal plan for next month..
9. Sort out emergency box.. in case of power failures etc.. candles, matches/lighter/torch/batteries and emergency numbers.. plumber, gas, electric, water etc
10. Wipe tops of door frames
11. Clear and wipe window sill in kitchen
12. Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW,[STRIKE] Kettle[/STRIKE], Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood..
13. Order and organise the spices and sauces.
14. Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months!
15. Declutter the desk and clean the keyboard etc.. icky germs.. and shake out those biscuit crumbs!
16. Declutter 50 emails
17. 15 minutes filing/organising spreadsheets/debtbusting!.. see if you can alter any of these payments to free up some cash!
18. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice
19. Clean the downstairs curtain poles/tracks.. furniture polishis a foolproof way of making the curtains run smoothly again!
20. Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file
21. Passport
22. Declutter your make-up.. and bin any ancient smellies
23. [STRIKE]Organise the towels and spare bedding.. [/STRIKE]
24. Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry!
25. Mend 1 item you have been putting off for weeks! (navy cardi)
26. emails to Cousin P/[STRIKE]Cousin S[/STRIKE]/ Cousin M&M
    
27. [STRIKE]write to M & A [/STRIKE]
28. write to Jean
29. remove photos ffrom laptop
30. write up calendar and house diary
    
31. write up card and present book
32. check if I can finish ECDL
    
33. ebay to get the money for my share of present £150/joiners bill/ plumbers bill £40/ painters bill/electrician's bill £194.01/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts
34. checkout fires for LR
35. send pms to T- N- B - S -S-C
36. check boiler cover - maybe look for new supplier
37. pack hospital bag ready for anytime

No more than 40 things on my list allowed:p

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors[/STRIKE]
Wipe units/appliances
Level Three
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. iron,


Extras

1. Clean paintwork
2. Order and organise the packets and jars and tins.
3. then wash the ironing board cover!

Tuesday ~ Hall
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors and vacuum them.[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Dust and deweb.. dnon't forget lightbulbs and shades!
Scrub front door.. inside and out!
Level Three
Empty and declutter the cupboard under the stairs..this will take weeks:eek:

Extras

1. Wipe paintwork and door knobs

Wednesday ~ Living room
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas [/STRIKE]
Level Two
Dust all electrical appliances and polish screens
Wipe and water plants
15 minutes filing and 15 minutes deleting rubbish off the computer.. useless emails, old files, updating spreadsheets etc
Level Three
vacuum under furniture you can move safely

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Empty and wash out any bins[/STRIKE]

Thursday ~ Master bedroom/second room
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip, wash and replace the bedding[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum [STRIKE]the floors.. and [/STRIKE]the cobwebs!
Tidy up [STRIKE]drawers of clothing and [/STRIKE] shoes
Level Three
Wash[STRIKE] curtains and nets and [/STRIKE]windows
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins [/STRIKE]


Extras

1. Sort through one box of stuff
   
2. [STRIKE]Ring someone you love but haven't spoken to in a while. [/STRIKE]
3. 15 minute sort out of those random bits of gibble that are strewn about the flat surfaces in your room!

Friday ~ Bathroom and WC
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and mop floors![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Scrub the bath/shower/basins/toilets/bidets etc.. don't forget the outside of the loo and under the scanky rim.. it gets naaaaaasty under there!!.. oh, and don't forget the top of the cistern![/STRIKE]
Level Two
Sling shower curtain/[STRIKE]bathmats[/STRIKE] in the wash [STRIKE]and scrub down the walls![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Polish up the taps so they shine![/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
Scrub down the paintwork and radiators.. back and front!
Clear and [STRIKE]wipe window sills[/STRIKE] and frames and make the blinds/curtains nice and clean

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Polish mirrors and shelves! [/STRIKE]
2. Make a note of stuff you do need to stock up.. and stuff you already have stocked up for 10 years!

have managed a few more bits today
wrapped an Amazon sale
2nd washing is on the airer now
gathered stuff together for hospital bag
put away 60 in 60

toots xx

lil_me

toochoosey wrote: »

Lil_me....do you use the same site for the season?

(Am asking this non-flying Q. as surely this is the weekend, so can chat????)

No we did mainly 11 night blocks last year, away Sunday to week Thursday, DP came home the weekend in the middle for work (he usually does Thurs-Sat) I stayed with the boys wherever we were for the weekend. Over autumn it went on a short seasonal which was £199 from 1st Sept (last week hols) to 31st Oct (end of half term)

toots, I'll cost up having an alternative holiday when I do the 'options', good suggestion just lost track of costs for those things now

Think I'm going to go phone DP then bed, might get some of my plan done too, night night everyone xx

thifty

An W's mum - so sorry I have missed yellow day, hope you and your daughter spent some time remembering the man you both love and miss so much. xxx Thifty

tootifruities

done to 1028

night night and sleep well everyone

love and hugs
tootsxx

AnW'sMum

Blimey is that the time! I should get to bed.

Dustykitten wrote: »

Been comparing electricity/gas prices. Can I ask - how many of you pay your's by monthly DD? Is anyone on one of the tied in tariffs?

We pay ours on monthly DD, have done for years, I always review it myself and argue the toss if I think they are trying to pull a fast one Need to know uages though to argue successfully. HTH

kazmeister wrote: »

hugs lilme - I know what you mean about the caravan! Especially as ours hasnt been out since beginning of July.

As for sorting the house, I've been saying that and it'll be 10 years here this Dec!!!

I think we must be twins! We haven't used our caravan as much as we should either but I love the fact that we can go where we want and do what we want. Before it turns a wheel each year it' £600 :eek: But then the site we stopped on in high season was costing £18ish per night for 3 of us.

And as for the house dot2dotting is the only way it's going to get done here! Plus The Godfather is visiting next w/end :eek::eek: It's our usual birthday/Christmas catch up and falls on W's birthday

I really must go to bed now.

Thanks again everyone for the support today (ok yesterday!) in fact make that the support we get every day by being part of this group.

Night night xx

AnW'sMum

Forgot to say as well the best thing today was picking up the answerphone messages when we got home.

The headstone is ready to be placed and should be there next week

Money_saving_Diva_2

Morning lovely flyladies,

AnWsmum - Was a privilege to be part of yellow day and gave me a good excuse to have a good cry, so thank you.
Poppy hon - Well Treacle Pudding the cat was not toooo impressed with the beef one, but having read the thread over in the pets section, it was the least favourite of an awful lot of cats so I am not going to give up. I will give it to the neighbours and try another flavour with Tweaky Puds
Rosepink - You are very loved on this thread and I know everyone worries about you when you are under the weather, so keep posting and talking to us as it can only help! As for the rest - Toots said it all.
Jinkypinks -
Toots -
Pigpen - congrats on the free divorce!
Lady-L - Lovely to talk to you as ever.
1 step - hugs hon
nopot2pin - so glad you are feeling better, can't have a poorly stalker now can I?
Toochoosey - congrats on your new niece

Sabs - I was with my sister when my youngest nephew was born. My mother was her birth partner and I was there to keep the eldest nephew occupied really but we managed to get back into the room just as he was slithering out. Was amazing.

for your continued thoughts and prayers for Tris and Michelle. Tris is still in pain and Michelle has not had any more periods of conciousness and they are very worried about her.

Off to find a list.

Diva.x