Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd August 2010

gratefulforhelp_2

Afternoon all. I'm in this week (guests Weds). Thanks to central command. My car is on its last legs. Bother.

No flying but have done some prep for DD1's birthday next week.

MrsChaos

Mum_on_a_mission wrote: »

Shopping later this week but no idea where as he's very thin and to get the length, things then fall down or are just so enormous around his bottom once the waist is gathered in.

We have the same problem with DS2. I usually trawl through Primark/Matalan/George for jeans with adjustable waist. M&S are good for school trousers.

Triker wrote: »

BTW our bathroom ceiling has water running down the walls and I think the ceiing may go in soon.:o

:eek::eek::eek: Water tank in loft?

AnW'sMum wrote: »

Whilst we were waiting we had a look round the centre and saw a CD shop that specialises in 2nd hand CD/DVDs starting from 99p

Would you mind telling me where the shop is? We found a similar one in Paris, but won't get there again anytime soon after our holiday was a bit of a disaster (as well as not at all MSE).

The kitchen is now back to how it was on Saturday morning and even when I start tea, any dishes can go straight into the DW. DSs have gone to the cinema to see Avatar (first visit for DS2) and DH is watching Transformers. Peace and quiet. I'll go and make a start with tea, then clear/join a few dots.

toottifrootti

TRiker xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx so good to see you I was getting worried!!! Now just slow down a bit - thats a heck of a lot in an HHC!!! I dont want you worn out for the rest of your hols! Nice to hear the chicks are laying - my DB and family have been hatching there own - they now have 46 assorted hens!!! OOOOh that sounds bad about the water!!!

holly oh no! I hope he comes later tonight - no gas/hot water is not funny!!

froddy I had to quickly type it before i thought about it to much - didnt seem fair when i was namimg everyone else's pets!
You have been busy today - hope you manage to sleep with all the excitement:D

my tea was at 4.50:eek: so now i am hungry again - its going to be a long evening!!!
toots xx

poohbear59

Hi Triker and Jinky.

Triker, when my hens laid jelly eggs with no shell I was told it was because they had a fright!! That was after I bought grit for them thinking they were short on whatever makes the shells hard. We were told not to feed their shells back to them too as it encourages them to peck at their own eggs. Sorry if this info is misleading , just repeating what I have been told:)

I hope you can get water problem sorted soon. Is it the rain? We have had our roof finished this week after having rain pouring into the hall for two months every time it rains.


Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
O[STRIKE]pen the windows and turn on some music!
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Declutter the chairs, floor and a couple of shelves!!
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Clean any fluffy electricals
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!.. get fire brigade to come do a home check if you have none.. I want you all to be safe!
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT! Tidy coats/bags/shoes
Empty and wash out any bins[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
Wipe the windows in these areas and [STRIKE]clear sills[/STRIKE]
Wipe and water any plants
Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!

LameWolf

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music! Had windows open (shut now; it's raining!) but will forego the music, thanks.
Vacuum floors and sofas! Done by Mr LW
Declutter the chairs, floor and a couple of shelves!! Done, and all dragons dusted.
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves! Done by Mr LW
Clean any fluffy electricals Done Sunday – including dust bunnies inside processor unit!
Check when fires are due for servicing and make appointments for chimneys to be swept ready for winter.. order coal/oil for those who rely on it for heating etc.. I don't want anyone caught out! N/A; boiler serviced in March; no “real fire”.
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!.. get fire brigade to come do a home check if you have none.. I want you all to be safe!Done
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT! Tidy coats/bags/shoes All tidy; Mr LW given bin bag of stuff not fit for charity shop to put in textile bank during his lunch break.
Empty and wash out any bins Done

Extras

1. Binbag dance Done
2. Wipe the windows in these areas and clear sills Done
3. Wipe and water any plants N/A
4. Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid! All done; Pip & Pandora's “postcard home” has also been written.

All finished; just in time to go and prepare nut loaf and rice with sweet'n'sour sauce for dins.:D


Pip and Pandora have been collected; I now have a few days dogless, then we get Ted the Border Terrier on Sunday, for four days.:j

AnW'sMum

MrsChaos wrote: »

Would you mind telling me where the shop is? We found a similar one in Paris, but won't get there again anytime soon after our holiday was a bit of a disaster (as well as not at all MSE).

Sure thing it's here bet you can guess which one we went to If you ( or any other fly chums) are going then feel free to call in to see us as we are not far away.

toots that is a very early tea it's either early to bed and hope you get to sleep before hunger strikes or drink some juice/water to fill your tum and take the hunger pangs away.

Going to nip to Mum and Dad's to see how Mum is, been poorly this morning and supposed to be having a cataract sorted tomorrow, reckon that might be postponed now.

serena

Kitchen done!!:D:D

Don't worry newbies - I stick to the rooms in the order they appeared when I first started flying, and Monday is Kitchen Day!

I've done quite a lot of extra decluttering too, as it seems to multiply on its own during the school year. Two bags of DD's stuff removed and sorted (by DD), two bags of books to Oxfam, and a huge pile of school stuff also removed - this all from the kitchen. I plan to do the hotspot worktop coner by the phone tomorrow, and have bought a large box for all the stationery bits all ready.

MrsChaos - sorry to hear holiday didn't go to plan. I've pm'd you about diet.

hex!!:j:j:hello:Hi!! Did you have a lovely holiday? I'd have advised wine too - we came through customs with the teens' knees up to their chins becasue they each had a crate of beer under their feet! I've mastered the art of slimline packing, so I get to fit in half a dozen bottles of wine.:D I would have loved that jam pan - I need a jam pan, no really, I do! I came back with a salad spinner, as it was cheaper and much nicer than any I've seen here. I'm still hankering after a traditional market basket, which I inexplicably failed to get in a market a couple of years ago, and haven't seen since... I'm so pleased to hear about OH's job offer, massive congratulations.

dusty - :hello:Hi to you too! I haven't done much gardening this week - the weather has been threatening, and today it was wild and stormy, so noisy and with such heavy rain at five am, that I had to get up and close the windows. When are you off to Centerparcs?

valli and froddington - wishing you both lovely trips!

greenbee - DD and I love the cupcakes! I'm booking for DD to do the basic course in September.

Good wishes for all those collecting GCSE results tomorrow!!And also to the teachers who have slaved for two years as well - remember that the students are the ones who are supposed to be responsible for the grades they achieve!!

Love and hugs especially for toots, lady-liberty and diva, and of course, for any other flyladies who are in need!!

365days

By Jove I think she's done it!!!

Monday all done!!!!

gotnodosh

Good evening!

Well I have done most of the list today and some extras! Downstairs looks ok now!

Triker I remember when I was at school we used to use the eggs without shells in home economics as they were cheaper than normal eggs. They used to sell them over in Germany and were called Windeier, which means windy eggs. We were told that they were from young hens that have not been laying long.

Valli I hope you have a great time!

Jinks Welcome back, I remember you from when I first started flying!

Holly I hope your plumber comes soon! Must be a nightmare!

JennyJewell Congratulations! Glad the wedding went well and you had a fab day!

Sorry to anyone I have missed.

Good luck to everyone with kids getting their GCSE results tomorrow!

Hugs to all that need them!

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Level Two
Level Three

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Wipe the windows in these areas
3. Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!

Triker

Hi all, I'm being good promise Toots...I only got dressed *ahem* this afternoon.

Mrs Chaos the water is from (we think) a blocked gutter at the back...arghhhh.

Poohbear, ta hun, I thought it could be a new layer, but you may be right about one having a fright, it was wierd, very jelly blobby like with the yolk inside.


Managed to get a bit of shopping,

register my new charge card,

DW unloaded and reloaded

same with WM

TD on

cat fed

window sill in kitchen which has been bugging me for ages, cleared and wiped down...ugh, loads of dead flies.

more rubbish binned

Off to make some tea...fajitas I think.