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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th September 2010
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toottifrootti wrote: »robberbutton its AnW'sMum's patented:rotfl: method of doing her house - you select a an area - not a whole room - maybe just a chair or the coffee table or a piece of worktop - just one small place and you clear it, you clean it and only put back what is meant to be there - deal with what you have cleared awy - the trick is to keep that 'dot' tidy - you can then do another or leave it until you have time and move on and do the same to another bit - just like dot2dot books you aim to join up your 'dots' and have a whole area tidy - hope that makes sense my brain isnt in gear yet!
Thanks toots for the explanation. At the moment I've been trialling a new "bung it all in a huge basket [STRIKE](or seven)[/STRIKE]" method of clearing away. Upside - done really quickly, which means I can get to cleaning. Downside - basket(s) then hang around for weeks unpacked until I tip them all out on the floor to find stuff
Will keep searching for that perfect method!
MrsChaos I sympathise with the wet mattress, hope you got it clean Read in an article that you don't know you're a parent until you wake up in the middle of the night with a wet bed, put a towel over it and go back to sleep :rotfl:
PS - no flying again today (unless you count one batch of washing up
). Tomorrow is another day (hmm saw a good quote about that on this thread somewhere...). Go to the ant, thou sluggard0 -
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Penelope_Penguin wrote: »My DH is away so often, I no longer worry
Glad you admitted to that as it was how I am but then felt guilty as it would look like I didn't care. DH does tend to call me once on the plane before take off though. Hope you get to speak to DH soon x
Busy day, busy week. DS3 needs to see the chiro again on Monday as his shoulder is all messed up since his broken elbow. Booked to go about my very sore hips too. I've been putting it off as it's costly but I need them looked at again now.
Flying plan is bathroom tomorrow and the hedge
Family room on SundayThe birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
my head is full of sn*t and I have blown my nose practically non stop since last Sun lunch time.
I now find I have sinus pain and infected looking stuff
Go away bug and let me get out running again in the fresh air feeling good
Soz - hardly any flying this week due to this - did wash and change the bedding and put my cosy flannel bedding on to keep me warm and put the winter duvet on as have been a little cool this week. Might see if I can manage a tidy up tomorrow as the house is looking untidy due to no flying and illnessfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
I think it was one of these you were thinking of.robberbutton wrote: »PS - no flying again today (unless you count one batch of washing up). Tomorrow is another day (hmm saw a good quote about that on this thread somewhere...).Today is a new day.. focus on one task and do that.. you may then feel spurred on to do more.. we all have crappy days but you are not allowed to punish yourself.. today WILL be better!!!!
;););)
I have spent so many days being miserable about stuff I hadn't done the day before I got nothing done that day too.. looking at every day like a new opportunity to get stuff done is the only way to make a difference.0 -
Evening all, well I have spent over 2 hours cleaning the oven throughly today, only managed half and the grill. The grill is sparkling as its the half I cleaned inc the glass door
I will do the rest tomorrow. Today I also managed to;
Walk Dog
Make Cookie dough (baked some after dinner and OMG they taste like Millies choc chip cookies:T)
Vacuumed Kitchen
HHI
Went shopping with neighbour and had a cuppa afterwards
Doesn't look like much!!
Going to get WM emptied and load TD, might attempt to do the rest of my ironing too. If I can get it all done by 9 I might have a go at doing some x stitch again tonight. Going for a run again tomorrow morning too (sticking to my running made easy plan:eek:) so want a good nights sleep
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe fronts of appliances and units[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Clean out the oven thoroughly.. - Done Hob and now the grill and 1/2 the oven is done!!
Quick s&s of the fridge
Extras- Wipe skirtings
Level One
Strip and wash sheets - Going to change all beds tomorrow
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Extras- Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs!
Level One
vacuum sofas[STRIKE].. wipe away any sticky grubby marks[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Level Three
[STRIKE]Sort out ALL the paperwork strewn about.. put it all in a heap and work through it![/STRIKE]
Extras- [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Sort a pile of stuff you have been ignoring for an age[/STRIKE]
Level One
Level Two
Clean [STRIKE]baths[/STRIKE]/shower, DS Toilet DS sink
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen
Extras
- Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
- Clean the radiators in these rooms
- [STRIKE]Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors[/STRIKE]
- HHI... a bit more gone!
Level One
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! tomorrow
Level Three
Extras
- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
Total Debt at LBM - £19107.03Total now - £11091.220 -
In addition to my £50 for doing online surveys, Mr LW has just claimed a £10 voucher as a reward for spending the evening drinking VERY good Real Ale.:D:D:D:D:DIf your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)0
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In addition to my £50 for doing online surveys, Mr LW has just claimed a £10 voucher as a reward for spending the evening drinking VERY good Real Ale.:D:D:D:D:D
now that is clever :T. I wonder if Hotel Chocolat pay for testings?
I am decluttering wine and children to bed.'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need' Marcus Tullius Cicero0 -
Wednesday ~ Living/family areas. DONE
Got it all done this morning then have been to my voluntary job.
Washed some more of the dust sheets so hopefully will get them dried and all packed away. Just the kitchen roof to be done and thats it all finished.
hellyboo What an awful women. She shouldnt be in that job. Your midwife sounds nice and glad she helped you.
poohbear Big hugs. Sorry to hear about your cat and your friend. Hugs for DS1 too.
holly Hugs for you and your family.
penpen. Hugs and hope you get to speak to DH soon.
Hugs for everyone specially Toots.Lady L. Diva and LW.
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Dustykitten wrote: »Glad you admitted to that as it was how I am but then felt guilty as it would look like I didn't care. DH does tend to call me once on the plane before take off though. Hope you get to speak to DH soon x
I used to spend the whole time DH was away being concerned and stressed. Friends and family would be supportive and I would be constantly bursting into tears Having small children (they were in infants when he was first travelling) didn't help, either I do care and worry about him being away, but for my own sanity, and so as to minimise passing my worries to the children, I have to get on with my life here
Just had some good news :T I requested a book on the ReaditSwapit online book swap. My swap was accepted but I can't find the book she asked for :eek: I e-mailed her straight away to apologise profusely, and she said it was OK and she'd send the book anyway. Was that karma - I sent 2 extra books free to a swapper this afternoon :j
Watching the Great British Bake Off with DS. We're planning to make pasties together He and I are having a mother and son bonding on the ski slope tomorrow :j:j
More wine, anyone :beer::rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0
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