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Weekly Flylady Thread 16th August 2010
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Runs to catch up with Sammr85 and will carry on and keep Mrs Chaos company, reporting in after both - see you later.Proud to have dealt with our debt. DFW Nerd 1474
DFD 25/08/15 _party_. Was: £23,929 01/01/14.0 -
Hi,
Since my last post i have
Showered & dressed myself
Dressed Ds2
Collected laundry
Wm on conditioner rinse
Watered indoor plants
Sorted recycling
Loaded dw
Hand washed stuff that wouldn't fit
S & S Kitchen
I'm just having a coffee and then i'll make a start on the living room.0 -
Right HHC @ 10.30 anyone want to join me?
I normally miss them, I'm going to join you now. The Music's on...Payment a day challenge: £236.69
Jan Shopping Challenge: £202.09/£250
Frugal Living Challenge: £534.64/150000 -
Unintentionally joined in with the last HHC. Have hung another load on the line, and put another load in the WM and also washed out the recycling bin. Now for a quick hoover (landing finally clear) before Lorraine's Big Fat Challenge (channel 4) at 10.45 - I'm hooked, and really want to see that family become healthy again.Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.I married Moon 8/4/2011, baby boy born 26/9/2012, Angel Baby Poppy born 8/11/15, Rainbow baby boy born 11/2/20170
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I'm hot! Front room vacuumed so all looks pretty good

Just caught up with the thread and wanted to say a big
Hello to Diva
Good to see you posting xx
pigpen - maybe the threat of the wheelie bin worked ...........!!
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level Three
HHI
Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level Two
Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
Level Three
Wipe paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. wipe paintwork
Wednesday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs
Level Two
scrub the tiles.. paying particular attention to yellowed grout.
Level Three
Wipe paintwork on the landing
Clear and tidy and sort a bookcase/shelves!
do relevant filing/shredding etc
My 3-a-day list - in no particular order!
- laminating; 2 x folders; 2 x folders
- [STRIKE]pay CC[/STRIKE]; sort G + E; car tax
- KS1 Framework; sort school bag; tidy car
- sort bookcase 1; sort bookcase 2; sort bookcase 3
- cupboard handles; storage boxes; 2 x folders
- [STRIKE]glass recycling[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]filing[/STRIKE]; tax office
- car checks; [STRIKE]seat[/STRIKE]; rearrange front room!"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 Jovi0 -
Morning flyers!
TODAY IS THE DAY I WILL COMPLETE THE WISHING WELL
That's it then...done the uprights, made the top, am just going to get the paper and then cover and construct.
Priority job.
Didn't sleep alone last night....DD's bedroom was declared 'unfit for human habitation' because her bed has been dismantled to decorate around and I CBA to remantle then re-dismantle it again so she was forced to bunk in with me. And I don't sleep well so she hasn't reallly had a good night. her room needs another layer of paint on three walls (Egyptian cotton) layer 1 was matt layer 2 is silk though due to 'someone' not reading tins properly. It WILL be beautiful though. When the bathroom is done upstairs will all be boutique-hotel type coulours! Go the Wilkibobs! (Kids rooms Egyptian Cotton (1 matt 1 silk*roll eyes*) My room Gentle Fawn, Landing, hall stairs Natural Wicker. bathroom tiled in stone-type tiles in browns, beiges...
Watch this space for well piccies...
re the pegs...Rachel G - no offence taken and you clearly aren't a lurker...;)
worry not - I have a thick (and, according to Piggers wrinkly :rotfl:) skin;)
Puts on striped vest and eye mask as is up to no good (but in a good cause)
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
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
re the pegs...Rachel G - no offence taken and you clearly aren't a lurker...;)
worry not - I have a thick (and, according to Piggers wrinkly :rotfl:) skin;)
Puts on striped vest and eye mask as is up to no good (but in a good cause)
Like a tramps buttock!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Morning all, i've been MIA again.

Kids have been at a summer club most of this week, Rhys has been in this morning for his jabs and he's not impressed with me or the doctor. He gave the worst dirty look ever. :rotfl:I think he'll remember the place.
DS1 is a grand ole age of 7 today, yeaaaaa
:bdaycake:
School uniform's have now all been got as well as shoes. Just need to get it all out of the bag. 2 weeks today and they go back. :eek: This summer has really flew in.
Now it's time to get back into the swing of things.Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.And things go wrong no matter what I do.Now and then it seems that life is just too much.But you've got the love I need to see me through.:j :j0 -
Best be off, then.0
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List brought forward.
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units.. kickboards too!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. clean 1 to perfection..
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
HHI
Tidy the undersink cupboard.. only put back what is supposed to be there!!
Wipe over oven and hob and fridge.
Extras- Dejunk windowsills
- Degunge deterrgent drawers, filers and doorseals!!!
- Degrot tiles
- Empty and wash out bins!
Level One
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Declutter the chairs, floor and top of any cupboards!
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Sort out coats, shoes and bags
Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
Level Three
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT!
Empty and wash out vacuum cleaner.. don't forget filters!
Extras- Catch up on some calls/emails
- Binbag dance
- Clean switches and sockets
- Wipe the windows in these areas
Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
Level Two
Wipe bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
scrub the tiles.. paying particular attention to yellowed grout.
Level Three
do relevant filing/shredding etc
Extras- HHI
- Catch up relevant phonecalls
- Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
- Make a start on a craft project you've been wanting to do for ages!
Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.And things go wrong no matter what I do.Now and then it seems that life is just too much.But you've got the love I need to see me through.:j :j0
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