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Morning Flybabes (& welcome vastsarah:hello:),
Seems a bit low around here this morning so.......
You're all looking lovely!!!!:T :T

Hopefully that will cheer you up and get the unmotivated motivated.....cha97michelle wrote:FLC mission - take your pick
1) wipe sticky fingerprints of the front of your appliances/handles in the kitchen (really yesterdays but late.
2) sweep and then mop the floor.
Michelle - mopped me floor already - could do with a sweep, though. i'll do that. As for wiping the fingerprints - I'll still be there Monday doing that!!!! I'll give it a go though......
will also attempt(!)
hoover stairs and any available floor upstairs
WM
DW
Dinner - though I fancy a t/a curry:rolleyes:
Make & freeze chilli now that I have defrosted the mince:mad:
lounge hotspot - trunk
swizz and whizz in bathroom
also going to try the baby oil on stainless steel trick that I found somewhere on here yesterday (if we've got any)...(oil that is)...(we've got lots of SS:D ).
Happy flapping:T :T
-FlyBoy-:dance:There's a real buzz about the neighbourhood :dance:0 -
TNG wrote:
You're all looking lovely!!!!:T :T

You don't scrub up so badly, yourself, Flyboy!
Not posted yet, but have been Flying away. I'm catching up with the thread, and eating the last muffin :eek: Need to add baking more to my list :eek:
So list for the weekend:
Sort items in spare room – keep, Freecycle, charity shop, recycle, chuck - started
BM – one loaf done, another on
WM – done, and on creel
Check Awards for All application
clean microwave;
Plant hyacinths
empty shoe basket and polish shoes;
Post Freecycle items
Clear dining room
Ironing
Laces for boots - done
Clothes for charity shop
Bag of raffle items to be collected
Sew on Scout badges
Put bin out – done
Rissoles
Damson chutney - started
Fabric recycling – to tip
Clean inside car – it has a distinctly funny smell
Pack away summer shoes for loft
Sort pens – spares (and a rubber) to w***
Clear fireplace and lay fire
Wash school uniform
Baking - muffins and pizza
Paper Patrol: form and cheque for Guide camp - done
Reply and cheque for Guide outing
Guide sponsor form
Form and cheque for school trip – done
Pay for school photos - done
Pay credit card - done
Pay in footie money
Pay builder
Close bank account
Print accounts
Find NI numbers - done
File newspaper clippings
Shopping list
Reply to party invites
Complete insurance form
Advertise bikes in paper and paper shop
chase car repair – the part’s in, and will be fitted next week
clear desktop
Kitchen zone: clean bin – done
Thoroughly clean worktops
Mop floor
Penny. X:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Penelope_Penguin wrote:You don't scrub up so badly, yourself, Flyboy!
Ta
Best shirt, Friday tie and a clear make up bag:eek: :eek:

-FlyBoy-:dance:There's a real buzz about the neighbourhood :dance:0 -
Need to get this lot done before 1pm
To-Do
Clean bathroom
Clean bedrooms
Clean dining room and lounge
Swiffer & Mop floors
And this lot later on
Paperwork
Ironing
Meal plan
Hope everybody else is on trackSorting my life out one day at a time0 -
i give up
how do you put a red line though a sentance??
sarahLoving Life,Family,Work
and my greats love is the Grandchildren xx
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Hi, Sarah! Great to have you join us.
To strike through your writing, select it, then hit the button top right (it's an S with a line through: [STRIKE]S[/STRIKE]). Your writing will then be [STRIKE]struck through.[/STRIKE]
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
okkkvastsarah wrote:i give up
how do you put a red line though a sentance??
sarah
thanks:doh:Loving Life,Family,Work
and my greats love is the Grandchildren xx
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cha97michelle wrote:
Plan:
1) fridge repaired - guy has been already, but not fixed it as we need someone else to come out and do it.
2) [STRIKE]go to chemist to buy multivitamins for my dad[/STRIKE]
3) [STRIKE]take these to my mum at work[/STRIKE]
4) [STRIKE]while doing that drop a bag of stuff at work so that is done.[/STRIKE]
5) [STRIKE]help mum meal plan[/STRIKE]
6) [STRIKE]check internet banking[/STRIKE]
7) [STRIKE]pop to supermarket[/STRIKE]
8) [STRIKE]transmit shop and scan[/STRIKE]
9) [STRIKE]1 load through WM[/STRIKE]
10) [STRIKE]hang out on line[/STRIKE]
11) kitchen tidied this evening
12) [STRIKE]bring bin in after its emptied[/STRIKE]
13) clean BM
14) tidy another box in office
15) cross stitich.
I was really shocked cos school colleagues were pleased to see me and were
happy with what i had done. I think i made the best decision to stop.
Welcome to our beautiful crew vastsarah. :wave: TNG will do wonders for your self esteem
and the rest of us will try to motivate you. Between us, we usually have at least one of us with a bouncy day.
Michelle,xx0 -
Busy day today, so got a good start on the weekend jobs. Off to scour the charity shops with DD tomorrow (very OS), and I'll treat her to special hot choc and a cake in a lovely little cafe (not OS at all, but she deserves a treat now and then!).
Sort items in spare room – keep, Freecycle, charity shop, recycle, chuck - started
clean out goldfish
Check Awards for All application
clean microwave;
Plant hyacinths
empty shoe basket and polish shoes;
Post Freecycle items – 4 items posted (receivers have offered contributions to postage)
Make breadcrumbs – done
Freeze damsons - done
Clear dining room
Ironing - done
Laces for boots - done
Clothes for charity shop – in the car
Bag of raffle items – in car to deliver tomorrow
Sew on Scout badges
Rissoles – done
Damson chutney – done
Recycling – to tip – in the car
Clean inside car – it has a distinctly funny smell
Pack shoes for loft
Sort pens – spares (and a rubber) to w*** bag
Pencils to singing bag - done
Clear fireplace and lay fire
Wash school uniform
Label school socks
Paper Patrol: Reply and cheque for Guide outing
Guide sponsor form
Pay in footie money - done
Pay in cheque - done
Pay builder
Close bank account
Print accounts
File newspaper clippings
Shopping list
Reply to party invites
Complete insurance form
Advertise bikes in paper and paper shop
chase car repair – the part’s in, and will be fitted next week
clear desktop
ring DD’s dance school – left message as no reply
Kitchen zone: Thoroughly clean worktops
Mop floor
Penny. X:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0
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