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Weekly Flylady Thread 14th June 2010

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Kazmeister.. I had one of mine replaced for £25.. obv. depends on size etc but it may be cheaper to just pay for it than lose your NCB and pay the excess.

    I have a lovely cat hair free bed .. for about 10 minutes!!
    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.)
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1

    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Clean the fire and surround.
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move

    Level 3
    Wipe sofas and any grubby marks

    Wipe and water any plants
    Check smoke alarms
    27 fling boogie..
    Extras
    1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
    2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
    3. Clean a window or two.
    4. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!


    Extras
    Ebay
    Sort Ds2's toys
    Finish painting cabinets etc
    Sort out sewing machine
    Take up curtains
    Sort car boot stuff
    Clean car
    Put summer duvets on 2/3 done
    Wash & vac pack winter duvets
    Get form signed & posted
    Fill green bag
    Sort toy corner
    Deal with post
    June budget
    Sort bookshelf in LR

    Fill cup for nursery
    Sort out books in bedroom
  • neveah
    neveah Posts: 471 Forumite
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    hi all , thanks to everyone ..i am in this week x
  • froddington
    froddington Posts: 6,697 Forumite
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    Valli wrote: »
    that Guinea pigs?

    nope

    they are rattus definitely!

    and I have now googled and found they are definitely rattus norvegicus

    And Dumbo ones at that.

    I won't post pics as Dusty has banned me :p but there are some on Facebook and on last weekend's thread.

    Spose I need a list ..............
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • toottifrootti
    toottifrootti Posts: 6,427 Forumite
    boddy huge squishy (((hugs))) for DD - I am sure you will be able to help her through this - my sympathy to her father and the family.
    kazm thats sad - yes it is worth considering your insurance but beware of what it might do to your premium next time around and what excess you have. (((hugs)))

    off to post a list:D
    toots xx
    Peace will be mine
    could do better - must try harder
    Live each day as if its your last
    DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

  • kazmeister
    kazmeister Posts: 3,338 Forumite
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    pigpen wrote: »
    Kazmeister.. I had one of mine replaced for £25.. obv. depends on size etc but it may be cheaper to just pay for it than lose your NCB and pay the excess.

    I have a lovely cat hair free bed .. for about 10 minutes!!

    Thanks piggers - I will get a quote to get it done, its one of a trilogy so a decent size, trouble is the ring was one the jeweller wanted to buy off me last year when I had it resized and when I refused he told me to get it insured for £2500 - of course I didnt :mad:

    Right I have ironing to do instead of facebook and surfing ebay :p
    Mortgage, we're getting there with the end in sight £6587 07/23, otherwise free of the debt thanks to MSE help!
  • toottifrootti
    toottifrootti Posts: 6,427 Forumite
    edited 13 June 2010 at 10:01PM
    ok I must do lots of things this week so you need to keep me going but at a nice sedate pace - not blazing a trail like Triker does!!!!

    Monday
    fill charity bag for collection today!
    HHC paperwork
    clear sitting room floor
    gardener - cut grass - weed killer on back gravel - clean out tiny back border
    speak to N/C
    order books
    balance bank account
    do budget for rest of month
    do new packing list
    update diary with appointments
    cancel male carer
    empty travel bag
    put away presies
    vacuum pack duvet
    Tuesday
    Cornhill

    Wednesday
    assisted shopping- food shopping,
    DN visit
    bank transfers
    HHc filing
    discussion group 5.45
    Thursday
    make sure green bin is full
    HHC filing/paperwork
    Friday
    Saturday
    Sunday
    Church



    Whenever...........
    1. clean freezer
    2. filing
    3. organise spreadsheets - C & birthday presents
    4. debtbusting!.. see if you can alter any of these payments to free up some cash!
    5. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice
    6. Gather insurance documents
    7. Gather guarantees/instruction booklets
    8. Gather important papers *(put all 3 together in one accessible file)
    9. Passport - [STRIKE]get form, photo, [/STRIKE][STRIKE]photos signed by someone,[/STRIKE] fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
    10. ebay to get the money for painters bill/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs, dividing fence
    11. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
    12. Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
    13. wipe/wash/dust ornaments
    14. wash brushes/mops/dustpans etc
    15. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
    16. fill the fountain
    17. get rid of old paint from shed
    18. give bike to Claire
    19. clean garden umbrella ready for use:rotfl:
    No more than 25 things on my list allowed:p


    Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Clean the fire and surround.
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter

    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
    Level 3
    Wipe sofas and any grubby marks

    Wipe and water any plants
    27 fling boogie..

    Extras
    1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
    2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
    3. Clean a window or two.
    4. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!
    5. If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!
    head down and batter on again!!!

    toots xx
    Peace will be mine
    could do better - must try harder
    Live each day as if its your last
    DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

  • froddington
    froddington Posts: 6,697 Forumite
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    My list - night all, sleep well xx

    Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!

    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move

    Level 3
    Wipe sofas and any grubby marks
    Check smoke alarms
    27 fling boogie..

    My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list
    - filing and shredding

    - sleeping bag to cleaners
    - complete all IEPs
    - scan and print photo
    - complete all Annual Reviews
    - update 101 list
    - car checks
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,571 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear about you DD's stepmum, Boddy.
    Hope your DD manages to hit on a solution she's comfortable with IYSWIM
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • saver-j
    saver-j Posts: 164 Forumite
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    Hello all :wave:

    I'm in again this week. Had a good flying day today, thanks to the rain keeping me inside (just as I'd pegged all the washing out :mad:). DH did half the list I had made for myself without me asking him to :T looks like I may be onto a strategy now :cool:. So all my list for today has been done (apart from planting - which was contingent on weather anyway).

    Thanks as ever to flylady central, and welcome back Toots - hope you had a lovely time, also thinking of you boddy, sounds like a tough time for your DD and for you to see her dealing with it, kazmeister, whether your ring's covered will depend on your policy whether you can claim, but as pigpen says check the value first/weigh up against excess/losing NCB. Hugs to anyone else who needs them and hope everyone has a good week. Night all, I'm off to bed to face my first 5 day week at work since April!
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