Weekly Flylady Thread 3 May 2010

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

[QUOTE=longtermlurker;32478157]I almost finished apart from the cupboard and the oven. What is the best way of cleaning it apart from with a hammer and chisel:o[/QUOTE]

I suggest

and 3tabbycats, I've got them, they make your legs ache a bit at first, but they are ever so comfortable and they cushion the impact of some of my excess [cough] weight, so they protect my back and joints too. And they look rather good. I think my posture improved a lot too - after a couple of weeks, I found it much easier to walk in normal shoes, rather than dropping my heel to the inside.

greenbee

longtermlurker wrote: »

Greenbee We have a cast iron enameled bath, will it be ok with soda crystals? I will really try to have a go everyday.

Mine was fine with it...

longtermlurker wrote: »

Well at least you will know I am thinking about cleaning the oven:p

I think the bath is beyond help anyway, it really needs replacing. Will have a look at that though, we can't afford to replace it.

you can get them re-enameled...

pigpen

toottifrootti wrote: »

piggers it would be better to take your time a bit and not put yourself under a whole lot of pressure
piggers:hello:[STRIKE]what about just papering 1 wall?[/STRIKE] the Zhivago one

Now don't be silly.. I want it done NOW!!!

Actually DD2 comes home on Friday.. and has no bed as it is piled with EVERYTHING frommy room so it has to be done before she needs to sleep on Friday.. otherwise she is on the sofabed in the middle room which she may not be happy about!

We've decided on the butterfly one.. it will fit in better with our 'rest of the house' colour scheme.. and I'll only have to buy the paper and gloss for the skirtings. I am begrudging having to buy new curtains and a light fitting as it is!! I am so tight I make nuns knicker elastic look slack!

We are papering the chimney breast and nothing else. The small alcove is being painted red, the woodwork and radiator a beige type colour, a brown carpet and red curtains/light fitting.. then I can go on a duvet cover spree.. I hate picking new bedding!

longtermlurker wrote: »

Greenbee We have a cast iron enameled bath, will it be ok with soda crystals? I will really try to have a go everyday.

TOOTHPASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Works on your teeth!! and it makes you bathroom all minty!

Me.. I haven't forgotten about the pics.. I have just succeeded in losing the camera charger!!

My room is very empty and VERY echoey!!!

Triker

Wotcha's....:), cheers Valli, saw you missed me hun. xxx

Been a rough up and down week, managed to get out for a bit over the weekend but been rubbish on the flying front...so much so I had to wash DD2's uniform at 11pm last night as I'd forgot.:o

Still sulking re my stardrops, cooker cleaning mishap...obviously some has leaked somehow into the digital display and knackered it, so it won't turn the oven on or grill...its a De Detrich so fuff knows how/where I can get it fixed, I've gone into denial and am just using the remoska.

Today mainly been decluttering bullies at DD2's school, :mad:....school very supportive.

Glad its a short week...that's all I can say.

Toots, hope your throat feels better soon hun. xxx

newlywed

longtermlurker wrote: »

I think the bath is beyond help anyway, it really needs replacing. Will have a look at that though, we can't afford to replace it.

I rang one of those places that come to you and re-enamel your bath in situ... for £350 :rotfl:
We went to homebase and bought a new one for a third of that! But ours wasn't freestanding roll top or anything fancy.

longtermlurker_2

Jojo That is my kind of cleaning:rotfl:

greenbee wrote: »

Mine was fine with it...

you can get them re-enameled...

Ssshhhhh I'm holding out for a new bathroom;)

pigpen wrote: »

TOOTHPASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Works on your teeth!! and it makes you bathroom all minty!

But it's a huge bath, I will need a 10 gallon drum of the stuff:eek:

Good choice on the wallpaper I liked that one to;)

longtermlurker_2

newlywed wrote: »

I rang one of those places that come to you and re-enamel your bath in situ... for £350 :rotfl:
We went to homebase and bought a new one for a third of that! But ours wasn't freestanding roll top or anything fancy.

How much :eek: Ours isn't fancy either. Will just keep trying to save then I think.

newlywed

longtermlurker wrote: »

How much :eek: Ours isn't fancy either. Will just keep trying to save then I think.

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=1601477

They sometimes have special offer money off all baths though
Just giving you a goal figure

msgnomey

Back from PTA
Back v sore
Have put 2x kettles of hot water into the dishwasher as the heating element has stopped working, hope it will wash tonight's dishes!!! LOL I HATE washing up

Off to bed to rest my back

pigpen

longtermlurker wrote: »

But it's a huge bath, I will need a 10 gallon drum of the stuff:eek:

Good choice on the wallpaper I liked that one to;)

No it doesn't it takes a green scrubby cloth thing.. and about 1/8th of a tube.. mine was pink from cleaning red rollers and had all sorts and scank on it and it is now all sparkly.. just buy a really cheap tube from somewhere and use that.. Posh cow here used colgate lol.

Squeeze out about 2inches of toothpaste.. rub it into the cloth and scrub the bath.. works best if you do it in circles. you should need to only refill the cloth 2-3 times.