Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd August 2010

gratefulforhelp_2

Morning all. Have unloaded and loaded dw, unloaded and loaded wm, stripped a bed...

Craftyscholar

hex2 wrote: »

Crafty - I keep meaning to send you huge hugs about your roof problem. Such a boring but essential thing to have to find money for as well. I hope your neighbours appreciate how lucky they are to have a reasonable person like you?

Neighbours are being lovely.
Bless them, they haven't been in the house a year yet.
However I am sure they realise that I thought any problems had been sorted when the last owners had the chimney stack looked at and was horrified when I realised it was my dormer that was causing their problems.
Not sure if this makes sense, but I would feel so much better if the damp had come into my house.

hex2 wrote: »

Busy weekend - DH needs a car for his new job (car allowance) and his old company car should go this week. No idea if old company are going to pay as they should or if we will have to sue them for breach of contract so fairly stressed and no idea what money we do or don't have which makes it diffcult. The first two cars we wanted yesterday where sold whilst we were waiting, and we saw the third at 6pm as they were closing. Fingers crossed we are the first at 10.30am this morning or we have to go into Mudbath territory to get the next option. He is going to spend a lot of time in it so it is important that it is the right one and he has majorly compromised on what he wanted but still, boys and their toys :cool:.

Good luck with getting the car you need

soappie wrote: »

After an exceptionally busy few weeks, I finally got some time off and what happens? I go down with a stinking rotten fluey cold. So I'm on enforced rest at the moment waiting for it all to come out. It's at the all in my head and my glands stage at the moment.
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soappie - hugs. Finally having time off is probably why you got ill if that makes sense. Like all the flylady teachers who report sick when term ends.

Triker

Hi all, been feeling a bit grotty last few days so fairly energyless, which considering I'm not exactly a bouncing Tigger at the best of times, kind of knocked me for six.


Good news in Triker towers, my hubby has now got news that his job is secure, it'd had been a very stressful and worrying few weeks...I won't go into details. He was very lucky because he was always going to be employed, But its the job he's doing he wanted to stay in, not another, and its been confirmed he will continue to do that.:)

Cue one happy Mr Triker = one happy Mrs Triker.

Anyways, re this flying malarky, yesterday I finally managed to get some stuff listed on ebay, including da dahhhh, some my vast collection of cast iron pots.

I also decided to start moving the front room around and despite the huge pile of stuff on one side of the room it looks better already.


Tomorrow I'm taking the girls to Alton Towers so I'd best get cracking and sorting through some more stuff sharpish.

Soappie, glad to see you hun, :rotfl:re your chickens, bet you really, really love 'em don't you...see chicken keeping should be compulsory.
My girls are laying, one still doing the jelly eggs though, one lays in the house, one always somewhere else, its an original egg hunt...daily .

Lil-me, good luck hun re your assignment, lots of 'my your words flow freely' vibes heading your way.

Hex2 good luck re the car and the job stuff, hope it resolves soon hun. x


Crafty, I hope your roof issues get sorted as well, I've not done anything yet re ours...ala bathroom ciling...I don't even know what to do or who to contact to check it...I'm a bit stuck.:(

Jenny good luck re the not smoking, could you get hypnotised maybe, would that help, it helped my friends who both were chain smokers...they both haven't touched one since. Other friends used those fake cigarette inhalators to cut down and stop.

msgnomey, ouch re the bites, can you spray yourself in repellent or something?

uropachild hugs hun

Rach, they don't tell you all this in the mothercare catalogue do they?:eek: Hope you get some relief soon hun xxxx BTW loved your bump pics on FB xxxxx

Toots, hey sweetie, how you diddling? You appear to be on a bit of a roll these days, did your infection clear up on the feeding tube site?

Triker

Huge listy to get through


post parcel

get condolence card, birthday and wedding cards
cancel phone insurance x 2

claim phone on insurance
cancel trike insurance
[STRIKE]ebay some pans/bags[/STRIKE]/books/jewellry/make-up
empty old hamster cage
declutter DD1's bedroom in readiness to decorate
look at wallpaper and price up
go through piles of paperwork and burn
get a list from bank of DD's going out, check and trim if necessary
meal plan from whats in fridge
[STRIKE]move living room round[/STRIKE]
clear garden path
get more straw for chickens
collect coins and bank them
[STRIKE]plan something for next week[/STRIKE]
do a ruthless shoe flinging session
ring someone???????re leaking bathroom ceiling
get some baking done to use up some of my copious amounts of baking stuff
think about hairdressers appointments for us all
seriously start tackling debt repayments, get organised
try not to spend my life online
think about purging all the crapola in the loft
sort out van, clear and clean/organise
write down term dates in diary so I know when girls are off
write to child benefit office
dentist appointment
doctor appointment in bolton
pandora charm for DD1's 18th
remember and write down all my pots of money/savings/accounts etc
[STRIKE]use remaining 100 plus minutes on mobile before....errrr tomorrow, who can I ring?[/STRIKE]
smash up old chicken house and burn it
do car boot with all stuff in shed

Buy birthday pressie for child and adult.
put some more credit on my phone.

fedupandskint

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Clean the sink!
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
Wipe over oven and hob and fridge.
Extras

1. HHI
2. Run appliances through a clean cycle.. you could put dishcloths in for a good clean!!
3. Descale taps!
4. Empty and wash out bins!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Sort one area of clothes
Defluff and demuck light fittings and behind radiator!
Extras

1. Binbag dance no.2!
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! Do you need you winter one on yet? If so arrange for your summer one to be cleaned and nicely pscked away!
3. Clean windows in these rooms

Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor
Level Three
Wipe the paintwork/spindles/hand rails up the stairs hall and landing!
Clear and wipe the desk


Extras

1. Catch up relevant phonecalls
2. Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!

Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Binbag dance no.3
Level Three
Tidy/straighten a bookcase/shelf unit
Wash any curtains/cushions etc that are in need
Extras

1. Clean out pets

Floors swept and mopped
Blackberries picked
Bedding washed and on the line
Planning the preserving now - blackberry and apple leather, picalilli and maybe a chutney or beetroot relish over the next couple of days

SarahShattered

Hi All :hello:

I'm back from a glorious holiday in Devon. House looks like baggage reclamation! I'm going to get cracked on with everything.... mostly cracking the whip at the children.

Hope everyone's ok. Hugs as appropriate!

~~~~~~shuffles off to start~~~~~~~~

poohbear59

Hi,
I am waiting for my Mr A delivery so trying to catch up on here at the same time. I am feeling rubbish because I couldn't sleep last night.
Lil_me best of luck for your assignment. I hope you can find a tiny oasis of peace somewhere in the house.
uropachild, hugs and prayers that things continue more comfortably for you for the next couple of months.
rach, you too I hope the psd eases for you. Don't forget to put your feet up:)
Triker Hurray!! for DH's job. Your must be really relieved to have good news at last.
Hex hopefully by now you have your car, fingers crossed for you. Also thanks to you and greenbee I have lots of veg growing and ready to pick. Today we have cabbage, potato, brocolli, and carrots for lunch and lovely lettuce, chillis and peppers, and tomatoes for tomorrow.

lil_me

Rach I always used a 30/silk/curtains wash but 40 is usually ok too. Couple of denture tablets or napisan (or the cheaper boots nappy soak) gets them far whiter than normal powder

Triker yay that is great news! However *cough* that list looks way too big for one day! Trim it please or you will make yourself poorlier!

Soappie me too yucky isn't it. Hope you feel better soon

Crafty that sounds like a nice idea... I'm wondering if I can cope with downstairs being a mess a bit longer to do my room....

Well not done much so far, not being able to talk got me out of doing DPs club. So chicken can go in oven, but I do need spuds, eggs & veg for dinner so I'll have to make a little more effort to look presentable. Like I can be bothered? Days like this I sometimes wish I had 'normal' kids to go for me lol nevermind

List for today (dp working later as it's bh weekend)

Shop for eggs, spuds, veg, bread, actually best do a list
Read more stuff for assignment - self reflection so I hate it! Do at least half the word count before midnight
Cook dinner
Clear the junk from in front of my wardrobe so I can open the door
Put clothes away when I can open the door
Look at ds1s dla renewal form - well that's a start hate doing them
2 loads 'normal laundry'
Pack caravan linen/throws/towels into bags for storage
Sort through bills, make sure enough in accounts to cover first ones

Best go find some scales to weigh this bird & get some clothes on that don't have holes in/brush my hair etc

rach

lil_me wrote: »

Rach I always used a 30/silk/curtains wash but 40 is usually ok too. Couple of denture tablets or napisan (or the cheaper boots nappy soak) gets them far whiter than normal powder

Thanks, do you just stick the steradents in the machine? I have some I think, otherwise have ecover landry bleach which is great. not sure will get around to it today, need DH to be in the mood to take them down and wash down all the window frames...tomorrow I think!

Triker wrote: »

Rach, they don't tell you all this in the mothercare catalogue do they?:eek: Hope you get some relief soon hun xxxx BTW loved your bump pics on FB xxxxx

Sorry you've not been feeling too good Triker, thanks for the comments on my pics Do lvoe my bump! I can't help thinking I've made pregnancy worse for myself by being a bit overweight before I started but apparently SPD can happen to anyone! I am just paranoid about the birth and can't really think about it at all.

Have been back to bed for an hour and now DH is up I'll put the WM on, once I've had a shower (been instructed not to try getting in and out when he's not here to help!)

lil_me

Rach - Yes I usually just plop them in the machine or the drawer, gran used to always soak them in the bath with them but I got lazy when I was pregnant so stuck them in the machine. I use them for school tops, White towels etc etc lol oh and I always hang nets damp at least never ever dry and then the little crinkles drop out. As long as they are not dripping wet. I don't have them in this house but still do them for his nan, grandma etc. I think I used 2 last time with a spoon of wash liquid