Weekly Flylady Thread 8th March 2010

serena

Monday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway Done!!:D:D:D
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room Done!!:D:D:D (because I always do it Tuesday...)
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
:bdaycake:Happy birthday ME!!:bdaycake:

sandy - gibble: the general clutter that breeds and spreads around every flat surface! You'll very quickly learn to be fluent in pigpenish!!

grateful - that was a fab explanation!!

I'm finally feeling a bit more spring like, so popped into my favourite garden centre, and have two lots of potatoes for later this month, and also three bright red primulas which I potted up at once, and stood in front of the patio doors! DS1 fancied some cress for some reason, so he sowed that in a tub on the windowsill.

:hello:Hi to all my flylady friends!!

sandy71

serena wrote: »

sandy - gibble: the general clutter that breeds and spreads around every flat surface! You'll very quickly learn to be fluent in pigpenish!!

Thank you. It just sounded like the sort of stuff my dog spreads around after a long walk:rotfl:

1_step_closer

Hello

Toots I havent managed any flying today as I went to a salsa/keep fit class after work (which wasnt that good) and then had a very long talk with a good friend of mine about various things. One of those talks that makes you all reflective - but in a good way!

I am now starving and have texted OH to bring me food on his way home. I'll probably suffer for it but I need junk and I need it now!!

Pigpen - I'd have slaughtered your son!!!!!
LL - loved the spoon explanation and have bookmarked it. I have a colleague with Lupus and I think she would love the spoon explanation for her friends.

anyway gonna wait for my food yum yum yum and see you all tomorrow!

take care

1 step xxxx

Mumto5

MONDAY DONE STAR PLEASE

Tuesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months.. I am certain you don't need most of it

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Make your easter plan.. How many eggs do you need? Are you doing any special foods?
3. Binbag dance!
4. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurface[/STRIKE]s
Level Two

Wipe units and appliances..
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles
[/STRIKE]Empty and clean out food cupboards.. make inventory so you know what you don't need to buy!!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
3. Clean out fridge
4. Wipe over oven and hob!

Not done very much today. Neighbour came over and implored me to encourage boys not to play football as the ball occasionally strikes her husbands car and he is getting narky. I pointed out it's world cup this year and there would be the whole road playing football on the green once all the kids submit to football fever. I also suggested they cleared out their garage and put the new car in it if they are that worried about it. We laughed about precious men and their beloved motors. Then she warned me about her neighbour who keeps knocking on her door with the shakes asking for wine and told me that when she refuses that she's jumping in her car and driving whilst well over the limit:eek:. It puts a totally different light on the kids football on the green as they spill into the road on a regular basis. Most people know the kids are about and take great care but a drunk driver is a worry we can do without.

toottifrootti

Evening everyone

Emma133 wrote: »

Thanks for this, I thought about this too but OH is useless and far too blunt kind of jump in feet first.

I get all the best jobs :oEmma x

Emma I see that you got loads of good advice from the others - the only other thing i was going to say - if OH is not good at it what about an older cousin that he maybe looks up to or Grandpa?
carlsbergrannan dont panick honey - its my routine hospital holiday!!!
helen jelly great to see you are getting stuck into your training - hope you enjoy it and thanks for the super duper hugs!!:A
Mumof2 you vacuumed through the chooks?????:p You sound soooooooo much better - I am pleased you are managing to do stuff and have learnt not to expect loads - you will still get there! What a blooming cheek - tell them your non-contracted rate is twice your normal rate!
sandy you did tooooooooo much yesterday - you need to PACE yourself honey - I know its not easy but its better than being up and down like this (((hugs)))
pooh did you have a nice time out - I hope you are cracking the whip on these men - take it easy honey and I hope you get a burst of energy from your steroids - but not in the middle of the night! :T:T:T for DS2 thats brilliant news:j
Aunty glad you got out - i could have stayed outside for ages but knew I would be pushing my luck!
LameWolf they were treating me for Lupus originally but know they know different but a lot of the symptoms are similar. Can I ask 'what' you are IYKWIM that you dont celebrate Easter - I wont be offended if you dont want to answer - I am just curious as I have never come across anyone who doesnt celebrate it.
Ishtar if you have the insurance in place (the will) you are unlikely to need it!!! But yes its a good feeling to have sorted out some of these things yourself -it gives you a certain peace of mind. I love her answer:D
gotnodosh good to see your flying has made a difference - well done on the inspection:T
kalojac the order doesnt matter a jot honey - its nice to see you coping (((hugs)))
JillD sometimes life just gets in the way of housework so dont worry you will catch up - hope you sort things out with DH - it will be nice to have your new F/freezer and not long to wait - good luck with the assessment tomorrow - be cool and try not to stress about it. (((hugs)))
hello serena :hello: glad you have got over your excursion last week and are feeling springlike!!!
Mumto5 she is lucky she hasnt been reported - yes its worrying when you have children playing around the area.
Diva where are you - are you ok? xx
And we havent seen lil_me recently either - hope you are ok xx

I have had a lovely but tiring day.

My niece1(9) did very well with a 1st, a 2nd and 3x 3rds for her speech and drama competitions. we were all very proud of her especially as some of the entrants were nearly 11.
Its her wee sister's turn tomorrow - its the first time she has done this so we are not sure what to expect. She is 7.

ok thats it from me - I need my pit!
get well vibes for all the poorlies and loads of energy vibes for everyone else to get those homes sparkly

love and hugs
toots xx

greenbee

Not much flying done by me so far this week, although the DW has now dealt with the backlog (just needs unloading) and I've got some washing done and about 2 items ironed...

Heating and hot water are now working, so I have defrosted. My dad cut down a leylandii hedge and dug out a whole lot of flints holding up part of the garden terracing which is going to be dug out. My neighbour may have the flints to make a rockery - if not I'll freegle them. I posted on freecycle to say I'd have 10 cu metres of topsoil going over the next week or so, and someone has asked me to confirm it doesn't have stones in it obviously I don't look after my topsoil enough. It's full of them...

Went to reflexology this evening. The results of the reunion are apparently evident in my feet! It was a lovely evening, but gave me a lot of thinking to do and the emotional consequences are just starting to work their way through. I cut the ties with a huge group of people about 10 years ago in order to deal with some issues, and it resulted in me disappearing from the lives of some people who weren't part of the problem. When I walked into the room on Saturday it became clear that this was a very selfish thing to do and it didn't just affect me. One person at least was completely shellshocked by my unexpected reappearance. I think I owe them an apology for walking out of their life (this person was a close friend, never more to it, but I think that may well have been down to timing and circumstances ... and me being 25 and self-absorbed...) and possibly one for walking back in again. Before anyone says anything, absolutely nothing innappropriate happened, but I'm not sure what the repercussions of me reappearing are going to to be and whether apologising for disappearing will make it better or worse. It's going to take me a while to deal with this and leaving it and hoping it'll go away definitely won't work.

In the meantime, as I met up with an ex who is now happily married and living not far from here, I intend to tell him its his duty to introduce me to all his eligible friends!

liloandstitch

Have caught up on Fred - thought of lots of things to say, and now can hardly remember any of them. Absolutely hopeless, and a streaming cold is the only excuse I can come up with.

Lamewolf, thank from me too for the spoons theory. I dont have lupus, but I do have limited energy. I forwarded it to my DH and he finally understands what I am talking about. I admire you for the way you face your days, and through reading this, it also gives us an insight into what your day is like for you, and when you say that you couldnt do something, we know that you are rationing your spoons!

Ishtar, I can completely understand your mum and her will - when I was in the night before my op I stayed up all night writing out letters to all my nearest and dearest, detailed instructions for my DH about my sons routines and planned my funeral. I even wrote a letter to the vicar to be read out from me. I think its cos I am a control freak, and I couldnt bear to go without the last word, and organising everything. I got no sleep that night because of this. I love your mums comment that she has always wanted to travel! She sounds lovely. I hope she gets the pre-op sorted soon and gets her op date sorted. Huge hugs from me.

Greenbee, I love your bid for eligible males, great thinking! I understand cutting people out of your life, and reflexology is great for helping you face your emotions and dealing with it. Hope it goes well.

Toots, well done to your niece and good luck to the littley for tomorrow

Mumto5, that is really worrying about the drunk driver - how awful that she is regularly putting everyone at risk by driving in this condition. I love that you suggested your neighbour cleaned out the garage and put the car away, I hope you know her well!

Well I may actually do some flying tomorrow - must find the lists - I have some time between school drop off and collecting for a basketball tournament, littley (7) is representing the school for the first time ever! He is really excited. I must make sure I dont do too much so that I am safe to drive him - I borrowed some of tomorrows 'spoons' to get through today (MIL - need I say more!)

Off to find the lists ............

kazmeister

Not much achieved but !!

Monday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter[/STRIKE] and vacuum floors
[STRIKE]Wash any soft furnishings and plump pillows and fluff throws
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum under sofa cushions and wipe away any gungy marks from walls and sofas
[STRIKE]Tidy coats, bags and shoes
[/STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Level Three
[STRIKE]Tidy Magazine rack[/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb
Check smoke alarm
Polish glass and electricals and mantel
Extras
Wash windows and curtains
Beat rugs to rid them of muck
Clean smelly pets and their smelly bedding
[STRIKE]Catch up on any important phone calls[/STRIKE] - this took longer than all the other things put together
Tuesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
Extras
Binbag dance
Make your easter plan.. How many eggs do you need? Are you doing any special foods?
Binbag dance!
Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Empty and wash out bins
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls [STRIKE]and tiles
[/STRIKE]Empty and clean out food cupboards.. make inventory so you know what you don't need to buy!!
[STRIKE]Clear window sills of gibble[/STRIKE]!
Extras
Binbag dance
HHI
Clean out fridge
Wipe over oven [STRIKE]and hob! [/STRIKE]

Havent read the thread other than this page so apologies

toots - glad your day was ok and well done to your neice and good luck for the little one tomorrow
greenbee - I hope that that the reunion experience becomes something positive
valli/mumto5 - you think their aim is bad, and we all moan when the chaps leave the toilet seat up, trust me its worse when they dont bother to lift the seat !!!!!!
jill - things will have settled hopefully in the morning
methe kidsandthecat - hope you had a great day
and pigpen (because I read this when I was at work) I really hope your day got better and that DS2 is remorseful over what he has done.


Big hugs to you all especially those on the sick list

Kaz x

toottifrootti

this is this week's to-do list!!!!
Monday
speak to Council re damaged downpipe
collect laptop
Tuesday
Wednesday
put out charity bag
watch niece2 in competitions
create merry hell re laptop not being back
Thursday
Maria 1-3
Friday
Visit NOF
Saturday
assisted shopping 10.30-2.30 - haircut
empty and clean fridge
Sunday
speak to A/C/Mother/NOF/N
Church morning & evensong
Pamper day
finish packing bag


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

1. forward email to P
2. clean freezer
3. 15 minutes filing/organising spreadsheets/debtbusting!.. see if you can alter any of these payments to free up some cash!
4. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice
5. Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file
6. Passport - [STRIKE]get form, photo,[/STRIKE] photos signed by someone, fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. ebay to get the money for /joiners bill/ painters bill/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/doctors'fee
8. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
9. [STRIKE]unjam the drawers on the writing table [/STRIKE]and clean them out while at it.
   
10. Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
11. wipe/wash/dust ornaments
12. dust and deweb light fittings
13. clean curtains poles and tracks
14. wash brushes/mops/dustpans etc
15. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!

No more than [STRIKE]35 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]30[/STRIKE] 25 things on my list allowed:p

I am also doing Dusty's thread but will keep that list separately - wouldnt want to confuse me or get you lot worked up into a lather !!!!:rotfl:


head down and batter on again!!!

toots xx

liloandstitch

Monday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway
Level One
Declutter and vacuum floors
Wash any soft furnishings and plump pillows and fluff throws
Level Two
Vacuum under sofa cushions and wipe away any gungy marks from walls and sofas
Tidy coats, bags and shoes
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Level Three
Tidy Magazine rack
Dust and deweb
Polish glass and electricals and mantel


Extras

1. Wash windows and curtains
2. Beat rugs to rid them of muck
3. Clean smelly pets and their smelly bedding

Tuesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months.. I am certain you don't need most of it


Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Make your easter plan.. How many eggs do you need? Are you doing any special foods?
3. Binbag dance!

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Empty and wash out bins
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles
Empty and clean out food cupboards.. make inventory so you know what you don't need to buy!!

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Clean out fridge

Well I have managed to delete a few things - I have cleaned the hob and oven this week so thats off. But it still leaves rather a lot ...

Bed is still being made up every night in the front room, master bedroom is a pit and havent put away any clothes in a week! So no stars likely, but there is quite a lot I can do to keep up with the pigsty!

Back tomorrow for some HHCs, I think!

Sleep well - lilo