Weekly Flylady Thread 24th May 2010

fedupandskint

Ok, I did all the lists bar the kitchen as I spent a couple of hours clearing the mess up in the back garden and filling the recycling bin to the top ready to be collected.

Potted on 27 beetroot seedlings

4 lots of washing on the line dried and ready to iron or put away

Thats all for me this week and I'm off the a bath now as a treat to get clean

cosmomo

funfairprincess wrote: »

Hi all
Could anyone who has a chance vote for my dog MR Mac he's in a comp many thanks x link

Done - you need about another 150 votes tho....:o

froddington

Hi all! It's been a lovely sunny but a bit windy day today so washing dried nicely outside Did a Mr. A shop and went mad in the bathroom before I watched the Grand Prix, then did a bit of cross stitch.

Toots - no help I'm afraid but I also have a mad year of birthdays next year. I'll be 40 which means several friends will too, and it's my mum's 70th!

vanilla - great news! My mum lost her engagement ring many years ago and it was found in the grill at the back of my Aunty's fridge when she moved about 20 years later!

Off to watch Going Postal now

cosmomo

froddington wrote: »

Off to watch Going Postal now

Oooohhh I'm jealous. I wish I had Sky....I'll just have to wait for the DVD.

tootifruities

got my other ID on now!!!!

ready for the new thread!

thanks girls for the ideas - i will be mnaking a list and go from there - my DB is DIY and gardening daft - loves any kind of tool!!!!!!!
C's DH likes music so i might speak to her about a concert ticket
A's DH is more difficult - likes bowling and music but a lot will depend on his health - he was in the same ward as me last week and will be for another 2/3 weeks!
toots x

carol22_2

Hi everyone
Haven't caught up, had my mum visiting for the weekend so we've packed her off home with a car full of things from here which we won't need for two weeks. She took me clothes and food shopping which was very nice!

I have:
decluttered 4 large boxes of shoes books dvds and uni work, 2 large vacuum pack bags of clothes and spare bedding/ towels, 1 picnic hamper, 1 tea set, pair of walking boots, 2 cacti, 1 wardrobe, 1 set of drawers and a dartboard all home with mum

vacuumed with her good vacuum that she brought down

changed the bedding

defuzzed the sofa with a fabric shaver

bought cleaning supplies

bought paint for the bit of wall I've marked

organised all of my paperwork

watched the films for my french cinema exam

mealplanned for the next two weeks so we use up everything

Glad to see you are home Toots, take it easy!

Love and hugs to everyone
xx

Penelope_Penguin

vanilla wrote: »

OMG DS1 just come into me and asked if this thing in his hand belonged to me, it's only my engagement ring that went missing ages ago....:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
He found it stuck in the back of the reciner(sp), i'm in total shock. How it ever got there i don't know, the only place i ever put was the kitchen window sil. I even cleaned behind them seats on monday so it must have move while i moved the seats out.:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

Flip i need a cuppa now.:rotfl:

Hurrah for DS :j bet he's still over the roof :rotfl:

Valli wrote: »

I'm on 'nook and cranny' duty - she's scared of spiders; there are conkers EVERYWHERE :rotfl:

How very random *shruggy man smilie*

Valli wrote: »

yeah

practice is the NOUN practise is the verb but my method for remembering which is which is to use advice ie Citizen's Advice Bureau - noun and advise - ie I advise you to vacuum your room NOW young man because they are pronounced differently...

Practice is used as a verb and a noun in English; practise is the American spelling of the verb I never use practise

greenbee

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Practice is used as a verb and a noun in English; practise is the American spelling of the verb I never use practise

Practise is also the american spelling of the noun... trust me... I have to write american (using Websters as my reference...) every bl**dy day at work and it gets to me...

To quote Fowler's Modern English Usage (just so we're clear this is properly researched ) 1996 edition

practice, practise. In standard BrE, practice is invariably used for the noun and practise for the verb. In AmE practice is the dominant spelling of both noun and verb; but practise is also used by some writers for both parts of speech

gratefulforhelp_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Practice is used as a verb and a noun in English; practise is the American spelling of the verb I never use practise

Goodness, so...

greenbee wrote: »

Practise is also the american spelling of the noun... trust me... I have to write american (using Websters as my reference...) every bl**dy day at work and it gets to me...

To quote Fowler's Modern English Usage (just so we're clear this is properly researched ) 1996 edition

practice, practise. In standard BrE, practice is invariably used for the noun and practise for the verb. In AmE practice is the dominant spelling of both noun and verb; but practise is also used by some writers for both parts of speech

Valli is correct, or is it like Myriad and "Myriad of" that the jury is out??

Penelope_Penguin

greenbee wrote: »

Practise is also the american spelling of the noun... trust me... I have to write american (using Websters as my reference...) every bl**dy day at work and it gets to me...

To quote Fowler's Modern English Usage (just so we're clear this is properly researched ) 1996 edition

practice, practise. In standard BrE, practice is invariably used for the noun and practise for the verb. In AmE practice is the dominant spelling of both noun and verb; but practise is also used by some writers for both parts of speech

I take it all back trust me to disagree with a teacher I still won't be using practise any time soon, though, so there :rotfl: