Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd March 2010

juliejim

Off to Hanley now - will catch you all later.

Nice to see you Tia!

gratefulforhelp_2

toottifrootti wrote: »

Are any of you taking part in Earth Hour tonight - 8.30 - I am - we did it last year but I hadn't seen the reminder for this year until just now.

I will, I remember loads of us did it last year.

AnW'sMum wrote: »

W swam 10 metres on his back :T:j:D:T:j.

Bravo, Master W.

DH has slashed and burnt in the garden, well slashed anyway. (Not that kind of slash) and it is starting to look civilised.

tiamai_d

AnW'sMum wrote: »

:hello: long time no see, nice to have you back

Announcement:

W swam 10 metres on his back :T:j:D:T:j

Message left to see if his teacher will let him have his badge (have heard he likes them to do it on their front)

We have daffs flowering woohooo spring is well and truly here

Miss A has been writing a list of things we need for our few days away over Easter.

Hi! I remember you!

Well done W! :T

toottifrootti wrote: »

tiamai_d how lovely to see you and your avatar - she looks gorgeous!!! sorry the woofer had to be re-homed but as you say it was better for him.

She's a wee spoiled madam

:coffee: almost done and I did a quick budget, to make my targets for saving £2000 in 18 weeks (to pay for holiday spending money, car tax and car insurance for 2 cars) I have to curt my shopping budget to £60 per week from £100

Think DH will notice if I decant tesco cheap irn bru into the barrs bottles? :rotfl: It's all his 'treats' that runs my bill up (and that £100 doesn't include his cigs) going to have a chat with him tonight I think.

hollyh

Afternoon all,

Well done Master W.:T

Toots i like the look of that Earth hour, i've signed up for it.

Since my last post i have

Dressed Ds2
Folded 1 load
Wm x 1
Td x 1
Made & eaten lunch
Put dry dishes away
Washed up
S & S Kitchen
Repotted strawberry plants

Monday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs Woo hoo it's taken all week but can i have a star please Toots
Level Three
[STRIKE]muck out manky pets![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Sort spreadsheets/finances/
2. 15 minutes filing

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

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room & Utility
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces [/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles
Empty and clean out fpan and crockery cupboards.. fling chipped and cracked stuff
Clear window sills of gibble!

Extras

1. HHI
2. Clean out fridge
3. Wipe over oven and hob!

Thursday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

Friday ~ Childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Drag all that junk out from under the bed and deal with it as required e.g. bin, put away, wash etc
Tidy the chests of clothes!

Valli

Juliejim was also being MOTd

I am claiming the full five stars please
hotspots are no more. Everywhere is clean and sparkling:D:D:D:D stuff has been thrown *glow*

rach

tiamai_d wrote: »

Think DH will notice if I decant tesco cheap irn bru into the barrs bottles? :rotfl: It's all his 'treats' that runs my bill up (and that £100 doesn't include his cigs) going to have a chat with him tonight I think.

Give it a try! I picked up own brand butter today in Mr S, DH was there and said 'I only like anchor' so I pointed out that I usually buy value/own brand unless something is on offer! But I quickly put it in the butter dish before he can see :rotfl::rotfl:

fedupandskint

rach wrote: »

Give it a try! I picked up own brand butter today in Mr S, DH was there and said 'I only like anchor' so I pointed out that I usually buy value/own brand unless something is on offer! But I quickly put it in the butter dish before he can see :rotfl::rotfl:

Hi Rach,

I buy the Basics butter from Sainsbugs - no difference to any other brands. I pop it in the butter dish and no one knows!

Valli

I have just phoned exH (notice he has been upgraded;)) and apprently, DS, who hasn't returned from school, is asleep on his sofa :rotfl: so, as suggested by me in devious cunning mode, he is picking up DD too then he can see her.

hex2

Tiamai - good to see you posting. Are you still juggling the business with everything else?
Dusty - self seeded frits - how lovely. I love them but I only have a few that I put in the first spring, but they have not self seeded here. The garden is just bursting into life now, so many things to look forward to.
Greenbee - is that the blank canvas finished for the garden? Have you decided on a final plan yet?
Juliejim - Hope things have calmed down for you. First day of the holiday hysteria? We are suffering too.

We have been to get passport photos done this morning - three renewals and one new one to get before we even think about paying to go away :eek:.

I need to hoover the kitchen and back hall, s&s the kitchen and empty the DW then I get on with some gardening, after I have cleared the dog deposits from the garden.

greenbee

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

lol made sky blue pancakes as a student, which no-one wanted to eat, and Mum once made an airforce-blue iced cake which made everyone queasy:eek:

the cakes seemed to go down OK... I did warn that the blue is non-toxic but not digestible

Valli wrote: »

TRIKER

delete that post NOW^

(mutters about slimming world and syns! Calls herself a friend! Blimmin Maltesers are addictive anyway...BAH shan't thank! shan't! ~stamps foot~)

Too right... maltesers are my downfall at work... you can't just have one

toottifrootti wrote: »

Are any of you taking part in Earth Hour tonight - 8.30 - I am - we did it last year but I hadn't seen the reminder for this year until just now.

for anybody that doesnt know what its about here is a link.
http://www.earthhour.org/About.aspx

All signed up - I forgot we all did it together last year. Don't forget to sign up for it if you can.

Had a nice morning out - I'm not finding it as hard as I thought I would to get to know people again after a 10 year break, and they all seem to accept that I just needed the break. No one has a problem with it - so when I eventually run into the problematic people, they should be easy to spot, as they will make a big deal out if it. And I just need to be able to walk away knowing that the people who matter have forgiven me and I can keep in touch with them.

All the logs are now in from the car (they've been in the boot for a fortnight), although there is still quite a bit of junk in the boot from when it snowed, as I haven't been able to bring it in and sort it out yet.

Stairs and spare room have been hoovered, and one load of laundry is in. Need to wash the spare room floor so I can set the airers up in there, and also work out how the washing line is going to work now, as all the rugs need washing and can't go in the TD. But there are three loads of washing to be done before I get that far!

MUST get passport photos this week as I'm traveling for work in May and need to know I have a passport before anything is booked!