Weekly Flylady Thread 19th April 2010

carol22_2

Hiya

Froddy - I now have an acorn on my foot, and a celtic triangle with a circle interwoven (sign of everlasting life and unity) on my ankle

Toots - Thanks, expect a message shortly But so I get to boast on here, the walk went well, we did 13.2 miles (chickened out of the full marathon 26 miles), my legs are slowly recovering :j

Can I have a Wednesday kitchen Star please?

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine if you have it!
Love and hugs
xxx

pigpen

So to anyone who has bought a DW recently:-
What type.. BOSCH!!!!!!!!
What would you recommend.. see above! Mine is an exxcel one.. has 26 minute quick wash and 18 minute rinse as well as intensive washes.. and I only manaed to block it twice in 5 years!
Where from .. erm.. I'll have to check .. and don't forget quidco!!
Cost .. what is the budget? Mine is infinite when it comes to the DW.. my favourite appliance!
and anything else that might be relevant..

I'll be back with my 'favourite' shopping places in a sec.

Co-op Electrical Shop 2% .. Cheapest place for DS1's washing machine

Appliances direct were good too and electrical discount uk.. also both on quidco.. shop around see what you find.

I've also had decent experience with Tribal.co.uk .. I did get cashback on this one too but it was 4 years ago and I cannot remember where through.. maybe greasypalm.

Recluttered my house with 2 small pink creatures.. DS3 has detention and DD3 is at after school club.

kezlou

H all, been busy all day,
the kitchen got to me, so had to run and have / needed to have lunch with a friend.
So came back and cracked back on with it.
I ended up throwing the electric grill out, so need to buy another one now.Its not essential but they are brilliant, especially for getting rid of fat etc.

kezlou wrote: »

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor (swept it so far)
Clear and wipe work surfaces 2 down 1 to go
Level Two
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three done
Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. [STRIKE]Wipe down all the paintwork [/STRIKE]
3. Wash the windows
4. [STRIKE]Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc [/STRIKE]

Kez's list of doom and gloom
[STRIKE]Send letter to DVLA [/STRIKE]
sort out breakdown cover
change account details for car insurance
sort out pdsa form/insurance for kitties
speak to speech therapist
[STRIKE]pay money into bank we sold the car yay!!!:D
put cheque in bank
got to market to buy cucumbers, bedding etc
wait for barrels and worktop to go[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]hang out washing[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]hang out work clothes[/STRIKE]
iron uniforms
make more bread
start sorting out cushions to give/sell
make cushions for DS1's bed
make curtains for DS2's room
phone dentist/doctors for DS2 (need to call up tomorrow now grrr)
order new prescription for me

Just phoned for DS2's appointments and guess what they either closed or get this, no appointments can be made till after 2pm tomorrow. I mean for !!!$%"!! sakes, what's the point of that :mad:.

Been quoted £235 for the cam belt, fan belt + vat + labour on the car to get changed, robbing so and so's. Guess what the sale of the old car doesn't even cover it :mad:

Right going to have a nice cuppa and play with my LO for a bit before making dinner.

hollyh

Thanks Pigpen and wssla you've given me something to think of if changing the thread doesn't work. I've put the washing out and Wm x 1. We've been out in the garden and i've sanded and painted 1 side of the shelf and brackets and the toilet roll holder and sanded and primed the towel holder. I'm starting to notice progress now the towel stand is finished, mind you i've still got 2 cabinets and a rocking chair to do.:cool: We've just been to pick up the boys and Ds2 wants to go back in the garden now.

macpep1

Hi All :wave:

Only read the last few pages and a couple from last weeks thread, a bit late but my goodness a lot of newbies joining in. Sorry if I have missed anyone important, hope you are all ok xx

Sexy - Congratulations on the wedding!
Diva - Hope your nausea has eased off a bit
Lady-L Happybelated birthday
Holly - My DH was sewing machine mechanic to trade before they bunged all M & S stuff to some third world country and he was made redundant, so if you need advice, let me know, perhaps the tension is a bit too tight if the thread is snapping, not sure what type/how old it is.
Pigpen - Slow down woman my goodness you are putting us all to shame

I am going to see my dear uncle tonight, he went through his heart/balloon op thing and is now home so he text to say I could go down tonight and get all the gory details :eek:

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Level Three
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! Case from holidays is still sitting here :eek:


Extras

1. Catch up on some calls/emails
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 Two
Vacuum floors!
Clear a box of stuff.. put it in its proper homes or get rid!
Level Three
Empty bins and do a mad 5 minutes filling the binbag!
Polish any mirrors or glass.. inc. dirty windows!

Extras

1. 15 minutes filing/shredding
2. Catch up with an old friend/relative you've not spoken to in a while
3. Tidy up the linen cupboard.. throw away anything unused/past its best
4. HH-something..

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean the filters and door seals and detergent drawers and run the machines through a clean cycle.
Clean through the cupboard full of food.. what needs using soon?


Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Wash the windows
4. Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc

pigpen

I've barely done anything..!!!!

I need to S&S worksurfaces though, get dinner in and rejig laundry.. anyone up for HHC?? 4-4:30???

If I'm putting you all to shame you must need to join me!!

Ooh.. I haven't done any knitting today either.. and other than bunny poo I haven't thrown much out.. so I may whizz about in a binbag dance as well.. and maybe vacuum the bit of bedroom I can see and the bit of landing I can see and the top few stairs.. before taking Henry down so someone else can vacuum down there.. all of it!

Sunnygirl_2

Well DD2 has got off lightly considering she fell yesterday morning before nursery and grazed her knee, fell at gymnastics this morning off some apparatus and bashed her stomach on a metal bar, hurt her finger with a cat's toy at my friends house and managed to fall down her stairs minutes later. Poor little thing has inherited my accident prone gene I think!

DD1's got a friend home for tea from school so they're having a play upstairs. I've given them all 10 minutes upstairs then I'm getting DD2 and trying to distract her a bit so DD1 can play with her friend for a bit.

Well done on your walk Carol...where did you do that? You'll have to do the Manchester Midnight Walk...it's supposed to be quite good. A few friends of mine are doing that but I've decided to give it a miss as I'm doing the Manchester 10K and the Great North Run too. I think that's quite enough for now!

Best find a list....not much flying has been done...apart from the 3 loads of washing I hung out this morning...and the HHE I did at 6.30am. I've also made yummy celery soup but the kitchen is in need of a bit of a tidy now.

Back with a list in a mo.

pollyskettle

Updating.........

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing! All done!!!

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room ALL DONE!
Level One
DONE!
Level Two
DONE!!
Level Three
DONE!!!
Extras
DONE!

Extras for the week:

1. Finish grouting tiles in hallway
2. Hang new curtains at front door
3. Paint shed x 2
4. Sow stuff in greenhouse and raised beds (!)
5. Make blind x 2
6. [STRIKE]Online shop for week[/STRIKE]
7. [STRIKE]Start big monthly online shop ready for payday[/STRIKE]
8. Look into local veg box
9. Defrost freezer
10. [STRIKE]Clean oven door[/STRIKE]
11. Replace sealant in bathroom
12. Mow 'lawn'
13. Finish decluttering Sky box
14. Lose 3lb
15. Finish painting hall/stairway/landing

Sunnygirl_2

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Vacuum sofas!
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
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!
Level Three
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!
Extras

1. Catch up on some calls/emails
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
Declutter the floor!!
Strip bedding, wash and replace.. air the duvet while it is naked!
Level Two
Tidy up a chest of drawers.. fling anything that is unloved.
Vacuum floors!
Clear a box of stuff.. put it in its proper homes or get rid!
Level Three
Empty bins and do a mad 5 minutes filling the binbag!
Polish any mirrors or glass.. inc. dirty windows!
Wash any nets/curtains that are in need!

Extras

1. 15 minutes filing/shredding
2. Tidy up the linen cupboard.. throw away anything unused/past its best

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean the filters and door seals and detergent drawers and run the machines through a clean cycle.
Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Wash the windows
4. Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc

Hmmmm...not much to cross off. Think I'd better do a quick whizz round while the girls are all playing nicely. Can't guarantee a HHC but I'll do what I can.

kazwookie

Pigpen~~ I don't have a budget in mind yet over the DW, as I haven't bought one for over 23 years, this house came with the one I think has died.........just booked my local sparky to come and look at it, to be told by his wife he is stuch is auzzie land, and may be back by next weekend if he is lucky!!

So if I buy one at £400 and it last the next 20 years, that is £20 per year,!! bargin or what