Weekly Flylady Thread 12th April 2010

toottifrootti

rach dont you go overdoing it with the room changing!!! and books are heavy so take care! Anything interesting being chucked out?

BTW I need afavour from somebody - I have a real fancy for cremola foam - dont laugh!!! I didnt know it was no longer available but apparently Polish shops stock an equivalent that is just as good - do any of you have a polish shop nearby that you could try for me please? Let me know the cost and the p&p and i will be delighted to send the money - raspberry or strawberry or orange would be preffered but will take any flavour if you find it! TIA xx

have done my shopping list for tomorrow and sorted what i will wear.

off to declutter a cuppa and then bed!

night night all

special love and hugs to LadyL
toots xx

mummyyof5

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and water the plants[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now it is visible[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up[/STRIKE]
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas and dusty places[/STRIKE]
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs[/STRIKE]
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms are working[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen[/STRIKE]
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen[/STRIKE]
15 minutes grotspot 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
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc

Extras

1. 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
Check bath sealant/grout.. does it need replacing? If so either do it or arrange for it to be done
Wash bath mats, shower curtains, net etc
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe paintwork up the stairs.. it always looks so much nicer cleaned and vacuumed![/STRIKE]
Clear and tidy and sort a bookcase/shelves!
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc

Extras

1. [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
2. Catch up relevant phonecalls
3. Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
4. Make a start on a craft project you've been wanting to do for ages!

Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor!
[STRIKE]Strip and wash and replace stinky bedding[/STRIKE]
Make half an hour for YOURSELF!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
[STRIKE]Sort through a box of toys/junk[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]Done 8 this week
Level Three
[STRIKE]Tidy/straighten a bookcase/shelf unit[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] neWash any curtains/cushions etc that are ined[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Make a list of 5 things you want done by the end of half term holidays..
2. HHI
3. Clean out pets.. make appointments for any vaccinations they need!!
4. Wipe away all sticky fingerprints and suchlike!

Not too bad for the rest of the week,having a day off from Toddlers tomorrow and taking LO out,not sure where yet but he has asked to feed the ducks at Bakewell amongst other things,

Hugs to you and yours Pigpen

Mumto5...that sounds just like my house...My OH is away a lot so is no good at discipline when he is home......I feel so taken for granted at times....Hugs to you xx

Happy birthday Emma:D:D

Triker ...it took me ages to ebay but now I cant stop..just take the plunge

Baby D poorly at the moment:(:( and she has cut her 3rd tooth :T

Love to all xx

jinky67

Toots


http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Creamola-Foam-returns-to-the.6046631.jp

:A:D

helen_jelly

toottifrootti wrote: »

BTW I need afavour from somebody - I have a real fancy for cremola foam - dont laugh!!! I didnt know it was no longer available but apparently Polish shops stock an equivalent that is just as good - do any of you have a polish shop nearby that you could try for me please? Let me know the cost and the p&p and i will be delighted to send the money - raspberry or strawberry or orange would be preffered but will take any flavour if you find it! TIA xx

toots xx

For years, yes years I've been trying to remember the name of that stuff, I loved it and could only get it in Bonny Scotland [we lived there when I was a kid] the taste is lush. Unfortunately I don't have a polish shop nearby - if I did I'd be there at the crack of dawn tomorrow!

Flying - DH has cooked tea so every worktop and avaiable bit of space is now covered in STUFF, so tomorrow will be spent re-doing the kitchen - still, it was a lovely meal

Night all
Helen x

pigpen

Apparently it just gets worse!

Bear in mind my uncle was an alcyfrolic..

Last contact any of us had with him was beginning of December... despite emails, texts, calls etc..

Apparently they found him dead last week after the neighbours had complained of a smell.. he had been dead about 3 weeks.. they did post mortum and decided he had died of natural causes.

So why has it taken so long for them to contact his family? He was in 'his apartment'.. but he has no phone, no jewellry, no papers from social services, solicitors, bank.. nothing..

Why had his gf not noticed he had been missing for a month?
Where had his stuff gone?

Surely someone must have noticed?

They were going to bury him tomorrow.. with noone there.

The only reason they found his family was he had an address in the back of his passport they assumed was his old address, then they found a paper with a phone number on.. luckily the address and number were my aunties so the police went round and told her earlier today.. and the police got in touch with the British Consulate and if we are lucky they will be able to stop the burial tomorrow and get him home.

I don't even want to think about the state he must be in, or the horror that anyone from a family as large as ours could be thought to be alone and unloved.. I don't know whether to be angry or devastated.. I just hope somewhere his gf is lying in a ditch.. because the thought she didn't care enough about him when she kept him over there is too horrible to consider.

The children are 16 months and 2.5years.. they have been in foster care for a year.

We were all carrying on as normal while he was ill and dying then dead and rotting.. with flies.. I hate flies.. Selfish pig!! If he was here I might be a way back in the queue but I'd beat him to a squish.

I'm going to scrub the bathroom... scrubbing makes me feel better...

lemanie

Oh Piggers, how awful, so, so sorry for all the upset.

Craftyscholar

pigpen - so sorry to hear your news. Take care of yourself as well as everyone else.

Dustykitten wrote: »

Crafty - how did you get on with your pc?
.

Well I uninstalled skype and the pc is definitely running better, but the techie guys said that it doesn't take that much from the pc and shouldn't have caused a problem. I may try installing it again.

TAG

Monday ~ Kitchen/Dining area
Level One
Mop floors
Level Three
Clean out a cupboard..
Extras

1. HHI

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes grotspot 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
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc

Extras

1. 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
Check bath sealant/grout.. does it need replacing? If so either do it or arrange for it to be done
Wash bath mats, shower curtains, net etc
Level Three
Wipe paintwork up the stairs.. it always looks so much nicer cleaned and vacuumed!
Clear and tidy and sort a bookcase/shelves!
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc

Extras

1. HHI
2. Catch up relevant phonecalls
3. Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
4. Make a start on a craft project you've been wanting to do for ages!

Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor!
Strip and wash and replace stinky bedding
Make half an hour for YOURSELF!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Binbag dance
Level Three
Tidy/straighten a bookcase/shelf unit
Wash any curtains/cushions etc that are in need
Dust and deweb
Extras

1. Make a list of 5 things you want done by the end of half term holidays..
2. HHI
3. Clean out pets.. make appointments for any vaccinations they need!!
4. Wipe away all sticky fingerprints and suchlike!

toochoosey

Huge hugs Pigpen for you and your family xx Don't want to pry, but, where was he living at the time? (sorry if this has been sad but I do have a tendancy to skim read xx)

Triker

Piggers, there was never anything that anyone could have done. For whatever reasons, disease, despair, maybe a belief that he could drink forever, your Uncle went on his journey and he chose to walk it alone....probably I suspect because deep down he knew that he had lost himself.

It is suspicious re the lack of his personal items but just thank 'whatever powers that be' that at the last minute people have found you guys and notified your Mum and other family members.


It could have been much worse whereby you may never have known what had happened to him because they may have buried him without proper i.d.

You're grieving, so you're going to have many questions that sadly, you'll probably never know the answer to.

Remember you hun, have a little life dependent on you at the mo, little squeak, not to mention those lovely, cuddly children of yours that are already here. Now you have to look after you, them and squeak, too much upset has happened in the past year or so for you, enough already, give yourself a break, you can't fix everything.

Just be mindful that he is now at peace, something that I suspect he hadn't been for a long time.

Grieve for your Uncle, the man he was not the man he became.

Sending my love and some big hankies for blowing noses and wiping tears. xxxxx



Sorry Toots not flying I know but some things have to be said. xxx