Weekly Flylady Thread 5th April 2010

thifty

note to self page 10
Hope everyone is ok. I have had a smashing day shopping on my own without 2 kids hooray!!!!
I actually thought I had gone deaf at one point as I could actually hear myself think:rotfl:Deliberately went in a cafe which I would not have been able to get a pushchair into and went on every escalator I could find:D
Oh and I got re-measured for bras and bought some lovely sets so I am very happy and will not be ashamed to strip off at the gym again (apart form the wobbly body parts but that's a different story:o)

List for tomorrow (did some bits yesterday and some tonight too)
Tuesday ~ Living/family areas.
Level One
Level Two
Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
Level Three
Sort out ALL the paperwork strewn about.. put it all in a heap and work through it!



Extras

1. HHI
2. Sort a pile of stuff you have beenignoring for an age! am swapping this for a job I have done tonight which I have been meaning to do for 3 months- stitch loops on my downstairs towels so they can stay on the towel holder in the cloakroom without falling on the floor:j:j
3. Tidy a bookcase

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
polish mirrors
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Extras

1. Sort out under the bed!
2. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby

soappie- picture 3 is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen but I would have happily tucked into the end result! Well done, top effort there!

toottifrootti

Dustykitten wrote: »

Toots - I hope you don't think for one moment that we think you are a muncher. You are just a wonderful person with a heart of gold.

awh shucks angel - will you stop making me blush and wet eyed!:A:A:A I am just me!

Lady-Liberty wrote: »

Yes, and I hope Sexy, Rose, Diva & Jinks will vouch that I'm not either :eek: ooooooooooooh dont know about that - they are all as mad as a box of frogs too so they could all be munchers with you:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Soappie Bless you :A seconded

Dusty Continued (((hugs))) for you & DS3 xx seconded

Natty Thanks xx

I too feel emotionally drained, but you live & learn as they say......

Thanks to all of you for believing in me & being such a huge support :Axx

chill angel and fillup with our love and good wishes and maybe a drop of something - purely medicinal!!!:D lots of love xxxx
SunnyGirl thanks for the update on Diva I dont know what has happened yet but i certainly they get their act together tomorrow and do a successful op and get Diva sorted properly or i will just have to go and sort them there docs out!
Mumof2 bad AF for making you feel bad on your hodilays - hope your time with your MiL's is nice and relaxing - be careful with your meds honey - we want you to be well and stable. lots of love xx
Natty yes you are as much a fruitcake as the rest of us and we love you for it.:D as for me I think you are just a lovely wonderful friend and I am honoured to know you. You are certainly NOT allowed to disappear for 3 months not even 3 weeks without telling us whats going on even if its down we want to know or we may need to set buster on you!!! we are here to support each other through housework thick and thin, for better for worse, for poorer and poorer, in sickness and in health so there!!!!:rotfl:
I will say a prayer for you tonight and hope that your hospital appt comes quickly and it is all ok. xxx
oh and BTW you are bad:D - but thank you :A- i will let you know when it arrives xxxxx

pollyskettle wrote: »

I hope everything goes well for Diva tomorrow. seconded xx

I know I've only been on here for a couple of weeks, but I can see from reading these posts that you put so much of yourselves into them, iyswim. I still have no idea who is related to who, who is doing what with who, who is who etc and I can get mighty confused sometimes but you are all so welcoming and friendly it's a lovely little (or not so little) community. I really hope that I shall be here a lot longer and make some friends here, if no-one minds.of course we dont - have you any choolate munchies????

Sorry, I know that seems a bit sappy and what-have-you and I know I can be very 'socially-awkward' sometimes, but I was pretty shocked by soappies post tonight and I wanted to say my piece.

Anyway, I'm Polly. I often have no idea what the right/best/'done' thing to say is, so if I say the wrong thing, I'm sorry! My house is almost shiny through the help of this thread over the last couple of weeks and I would like to thank everyone for that.

And I still haven't mopped my kitchen floor

what do you know that I dont? who is doing what????? and with whom - what have i missed:rotfl: honey there is no right or wrong thing to say or do - we are just ourselves and we try to obey the forum etiquette and be nice to everyone - we are in a free country where we can all have our opinions and we might not agree with some things that are said and in which case we should agree to disagree! I hope you enjoy the thread and i am pleased you are seeing a difference in your home.

Now get that floor mopped or this mule will be getting flung in your direction:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

well done to dect soappie for being on the case - i wonder what part of her anatomy alerted her to the situation?????

we are probably all feeling abit cheated and angry but as penny said if soappie's deductions are right ( and I am sure they are I am not casting aspersions here) then we also need to consider that this poster is ill - mentally and possible some physical (i doubt we will ever know) so we perhaps should have some pity that she hasnt been able to get help.

greenbee well done to you for all you did and lots of (((hugs))):A

ok peeps I need to go to bed as i am worn out - I never knew children were so much work!!!!:rotfl: (not that i did any of course!) their Mum did everything so not much of a holiday for her! Anyway i salute any of you with children - i dont think i could do your job!!!!

night night all

love and hugs to everyone
toots xx

LilySue

pollyskettle wrote: »

I hope everything goes well for Diva tomorrow.

I know I've only been on here for a couple of weeks, but I can see from reading these posts that you put so much of yourselves into them, iyswim. I still have no idea who is related to who, who is doing what with who, who is who etc and I can get mighty confused sometimes but you are all so welcoming and friendly it's a lovely little (or not so little) community. I really hope that I shall be here a lot longer and make some friends here, if no-one minds.

Sorry, I know that seems a bit sappy and what-have-you and I know I can be very 'socially-awkward' sometimes, but I was pretty shocked by soappies post tonight and I wanted to say my piece.

Anyway, I'm Polly. I often have no idea what the right/best/'done' thing to say is, so if I say the wrong thing, I'm sorry! My house is almost shiny through the help of this thread over the last couple of weeks and I would like to thank everyone for that.

And I still haven't mopped my kitchen floor

Polly you may feel that you are socially awkward or something similar....but you're not. I'm stlll trying to get back into the swing of posting here regularly, and some of my posts are long winded and off the point, so I don't expect people to pick up on things, but you did....you noticed that I was upset that our car had been nicked and you sympathised, which gave me a:j to go on and post more. So you get the considerate community gold star award from me and I also love your kitchen

soappie

Dustykitten wrote: »

Soappie - please don't turn me into a three bird roast! I'm scared that you have a boning knife.

Don't worry Dusty, you're not a guinea fowl, nor a chicken, nor a duck. However if you ever 'fess up to being a turkey or a goose my boning knife might just come into its own....;)

Hoping you and DS3 (and everyone else, except they're in other rooms it seems) sleep well tonight xxx

polkadot wrote: »

As for our concerns about dad...got hold of him and he is fine and being a "typical Saffer" not sure I'd like to repeat his thoughts on the situation lest you tar me with his brush :rotfl:... He went rabbiting on about how then I should just not go back onto them and he doesnt understand how depression can be chemical and he thinks I just learned it from my mum and no one ever said her depression was chemical and DH should just slap me next time I go down and that will sort me out :eek:

Hugs Polka - methings you (and your DH!) should ignore your Dad's words of wisdom for a while. xxx

Right I have decluttered some beans on toast for tea (the evening, curiously, has fled by!). I have also managed, it seems, to totally declutter my voice - I know it was fading this afternoon but now it's non-existent. Maybe I swept it up into the bin by mistake.

I think I will not be attempting work tomorrow morning.

Stay safe overnight people and please don't have nightmares xxx

Mumof2_2

Help - think I need a lie down - not only have I done all the ironing that was waiting to be done but also, get this, took down all the stuff that was hanging and not completely dry from the airing rack and ironed that too so can well and truly say all is done now! Am I sad? No, don't answer that! Got Jack Johnson playing on the Mac, he's got such a lovely calming voice and I think that's what kept me going

Pip the wanderer disappeared again this evening, norty girl and was found by a lady who was cooking steak for tea - Pip had followed her nose there and was sat outside! The good thing though is I got some doggie breath freshening and plaque removing gel from Pets At Home so she doesn't smell quite so much of chicken poo now, despite her eating habits - bleugh!!

Not sure whether DS has chicken pox - he has a rash on his face and a few little spots on his torso but GP isn't sure and neither am I. We should know tomorrow if he wakes up pickled. I had to get him checked as my parents have been up and my Dad has to take a special drug for his arthritis and if he's in contact with chicken pox it could cause a real problem for him, so hope DS just has a virus.

Off to bed now as got a lot to do tomorrow - pack bags for me, DS and DD, get DH to take chooks and Pip to appropriate boarding places, tidy up before we go etc. Oh the joy!

Love to all and I PROMISE when I get back I'll do better reading everyone else's posts xxx

pigpen

Dustykitten wrote: »

haven't you heard about Soappie's past:eek: I'll only say it begins with an M and ends in a number below 7;)

See.. we ALL know about your 'secret' past as a secret agent..

soappie wrote: »

Darn Dusty. SSSHHHHHHHH! Haven't I told you not to mention that before? I really should shoot you...

but I won't because you have a poorly DS to look after

Well, if you shoot her.. I can still blab! Mrs Funnyfanny!!

Dustykitten wrote: »

Soappie - please don't turn me into a three bird roast! I'm scared that you have a boning knife.

I'd the fat bird on the outside then lol

hollyh

Just posting my list for tomorrow ( thanks Pigpen ) and i'm going to bed. Goodnight all xx.

I'm liking this list as my bedrooms still pretty tidy from last week,:j Ds2's however is not.:eek:
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
polish light fittings/mirrors etc
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..

My Extras
Ebay
Sort Ds2's toys
Clear ironing basket
Update freezer inventory
Paint ceiling 2 coats? 2 coats done
Menu plan
Sand, prime & paint cabinets x 3, towel holder ( have sanded ), shelf ( have sanded the shelf but not the brackets ), toilet roll & towel holder thingys
Bleach grout
Deep clean bathroom including floor
Bleach shower curtain (buy new one if it doesn't come out squeaky clean) soaking in bleach now
Buy curtain pole & curtains
Wash cover of chair from ebay once i work out how to get it off:cool:
Online shop
Touch up paint again
Get new broom:(
Get more compost ( i think i'm going to have to get a big bag from the garden centre the little ones from wilkos don't last 5 mins )
Tidy small garden

froddington

Evening! I sneaked off to the cinema and then did a bit of sorting when I got back.

Dusty - I assume DS3 has got painkillers? Really hope the pain eases soon x

AnW - glad you all got back safely


I need a list ready for the morning .............

kezlou

Hi all, just a quick post, its been a total nightmare of running around today so i still haven't had time to catch up with everyone.
So i can say i will catch up tomorrow i promise xxxxx

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
polish light fittings/mirrors etc
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..
Extras

1. Sort out under the bed!
2. Tidy the wardrobe.. anything that can be rehomed?
3. Binbag dance!
4. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby

Okay going to bed now as i'm totally wiped, just can't stay awake x

thifty

Have just read the thread backwards which has left me feeling rather confused.
love to Toots, Diva, Lady L, Natty, Rosepink Dusty and family esp DS, Greenbee (for all that possibly unneeded support) and anyone else I've forgotten.
Am off to bed - night all xxxx