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Weekly Flylady Thread 19th April 2010

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  • Thanks, greenbee I might give you a shout. Basingstoke is ok, its much much better than Bracknell!

    DH has hoovered kitchen and all of upstairs and is off to mow the lawn. I have arranged to sell old mobile and just working out how to email photos off my new phone to myself so I can flog stuff on ebay.

    How do you work out postage??
    Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Todays jobs..

    Find floor in the girls room
    Dismantle DD3's bunks and erect the mid-sleeper that was DD1's for her..
    restack ALL the junk under the mid-sleeper
    Sort through moomins clothes
    Take new CoD's upstairs for her and fill it!
    Sort a bag of DD3's clothes to deposit at KH's
    Sort and lock wardrobe!!!
    bag up all the excess ebay stuff.. FLING! 2 and counting!

    OH is going to have to take on all the strenuous jobs as I am feeling fragile today.. GROWL!!.. ther eis too much to do for this!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Mags_cat
    Mags_cat Posts: 1,427 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks, greenbee I might give you a shout. Basingstoke is ok, its much much better than Bracknell!

    DH has hoovered kitchen and all of upstairs and is off to mow the lawn. I have arranged to sell old mobile and just working out how to email photos off my new phone to myself so I can flog stuff on ebay.

    How do you work out postage??

    You could try the RM postage calculator

    http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?catId=400023&mediaId=11200122
  • Off to Berkshire next weekend. Right by the OKA shop at sunningdale, can anyone recommend anything good round there?

    What did you have in mind - I'm only maybe 5 miles away from there! PM anything you might be interested in and I'll get you some info!

    Moam

    Back from a longish day at church (annual meeting time) - now to detip the house whilst awaiting slightly drier weather so I can get back outside.....

    WM, DW & TD first, then coffee, then a fast hoover through.

    Ready steady go woman...
    Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.... life is a WIP.


    Snowball says too far away, working hard to bring it forward.
  • tootifruities
    tootifruities Posts: 1,384 Forumite
    edited 25 April 2010 at 3:01PM
    done to 1036
    :heart: R.I.P.:heart:
    Money Saving Diva
    mummyslittleboy
    :heart::A:heart:
  • MOAM anything really, nice shops, things to do with two little girls, whatver.

    Normally go shopping in waitrose and there's a nice playground and snoop in OKA but thats it.

    Trying to email myself a photo from my phone and its taking forever. Grr.
    Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Hi all,

    I've been and ironed 12 shirts:eek: for OH. he had the cheek to complain i wasn't putting them on the hangers properly.:mad: He's lucky i didn't shove the hanger somewhere the sun doesn't shine.:D So everytime i finished one i called him to put it on the hanger as he's so much better than me.:p We're not having the BBQ now as it's been raining on and off all day and it's cold. I knew something would happen, it always does.:cool:
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Cycled to town and did the bits I needed to. Just having a cuppa and then as the sun has returned I shall put out wash No2 and have an hour of gardening.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • Madcatgirl
    Madcatgirl Posts: 327 Forumite
    Hi ladies

    Hope you're all well. I have been flying this week, but I've not been posting or keeping up with the thread at all! Been so busy... Anyway, I've got a bit of time today, so trying to get all my rooms up to level 3... So far, it looks like this:

    Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music!
    Vacuum floors and sofas!
    Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Sort out coats, shoes and bags
    Clean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though![/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Check those smoke alarms!
    Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
    HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling those broken umbrellas and junk mail! [/STRIKE] Must admit, it was all looking perfect after 5 minutes, but I did spring clean it last week!:D

    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Catch up on some calls/emails[/STRIKE]
    2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
    3. Clean fires/behind radiators
    4. Wipe the windows in these areas
    Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter the floor!!
    Strip bedding, wash and replace.. air the duvet while it is naked![/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Tidy up a chest of drawers.. fling anything that is unloved.
    Vacuum floors![/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear a box of stuff.. put it in its proper homes or get rid![/STRIKE] I no longer have any boxes of 'stuff'! But I did properly clean out my hand bag and tidy stuff away
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Empty bins and do a mad 5 minutes filling the binbag!
    Polish any mirrors or glass.. inc. dirty windows![/STRIKE] I don't have any mirrors/glass in these rooms, and have sparkly windows. But, I did dust and polish everywhere instead.
    [STRIKE]Wash any nets/curtains that are in need![/STRIKE] Did these last week

    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]15 minutes filing/shredding[/STRIKE]
    2. Catch up with an old friend/relative you've not spoken to in a while
    3. [STRIKE]Tidy up the linen cupboard.. throw away anything unused/past its best[/STRIKE]
    4. HH-something..
    So, up to level 3 in two rooms. My kitchen and bathroom were looking good, but have deteriorated, so I'm going to finish them off soon. My OH has been a victim of this dratted volcano, so has been stuck in Hong Kong for almost 2 weeks now (he was supposed to be home last Saturday). Although I'm missing him lots, the flat is a lot easier to keep clean, and there's no moaning when I get out the vacuum cleaner! He'll be home on Tuesday!

    Will update later when I've finished my other rooms.
    x
    March 2016 - £178,914.59; July 2017 £146,160.38
    Mortgage end Sept 2043; Target - pay off by March 2022, now Sept 2021
    Target balance July 2018 £112,560
  • tootifruities
    tootifruities Posts: 1,384 Forumite
    pigpen could you wait to start the new thread until after 7 please?

    toots xx
    :heart: R.I.P.:heart:
    Money Saving Diva
    mummyslittleboy
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