Weekly Flylady Thread 11th October 2010

Craftyscholar

Out of curiosity I searched on Amaz for a text book I would consider parting with - 30 listings at 1p!
I suspect that would be the same with most of the books I would part with.

toottifrootti

Morning lovlies
its trying to brighten up here and this is my first day of a new start on things - well I can try:rotfl:

Juliejim hope you are feeling better today (((hugs)))
esmf well done with the flying:T and it will get easier now the more you do it.
vanilla hope you survive the day (((hugs))) and that Rhys will be more settled soon.
embb you can post anytime even if you are doing your own lists - nice to see you today anyway xx Thats fabulous news about the house getting renovated - I know it has always been the bugbear of your life so that will be great - it will be a fine chance for any decluttering too when you have to move out - brilliant I am soooooooooooooooooo pleased for you:j
hellyboo cramp is horrible I get it too - hope the time in the water eases your leg and the baby enjoys it - its so good fro them.
Aunty no honey you are not being silly at all - it is quite daunting until you get the hang of it - have you got books to do - if so i would start with amazon as the postage is all done for you and you only need a basic description and you just give your bank details so they can pay you - no extra paypal account to set up. do you have anybody that does ebay that could help you get started? If not maybe i will have to pop up and sort you out!!!!!:eek::eek::eek: ETA yes I often find that 2 but 30 ahead of you is actually not too bad - I avoid it if there are more than 50! and I have had sales of books at reasonable prices even when there are 1p ones listed - people will look at your feedback too. so maybe try and do some thin paperbacks that you wont lose on with the set postage to get your feedback off the ground?

after a diversion of a phone call with a lovely flylady i must crack on - need to go find a list..........

have a great day/ weekend
love and hugs
toots xx

Sarah_Joanne

In my experience it's never been worth listing books, but that might just be the kind of books I've looked at selling?

I have done well with other things though. Bundles of baby clothes go reasonably well, although not for mega money. Women's clothes do pretty well too if in good condition.

Valli

I have just listed 45 unused condoms on e bay - all out of date! :rotfl: thought they would come in for a hen party LOL
You would think I have a sad and lonely story to tell. Truth is, they weren't originally mine :rotfl:

Crafty re the e bay - start small then you start to get some good feedback quickly. I started by buying stuff (game cartridges for the kids) but that is NOT the way to go if you're decluttering!
I get my bubblewrap from the supermarket for free, it's used in veg crates, between prepacked mushrooms and similar. I always ask, though.
Read a few listings then you get the idea of the phrases people look for. I always point out we're non smokers (so buyers know parcels won't be whiffy) doubly important if you're selling clothes/fabric. I also warn buyers about my limited Post Office access - I can only post Thurs, Fri, Sat - as my listings usually end on a weekend they need to know I probably won't post until Thursday at the earliest. I leave feedback as soon as I have received payment. There a few of us on here who will, I'm sure, be happy to answer specifics.

Oh - I have discovered I can upload pics directly from my camera so no messing about storing files on the PC!

kazwookie

Hi folks

Is this site suffering log in problems, as everytime I log on, I have to log in, even though I am ticking the box to stay logged on.

I've just moved out of my paypal account £60, so pleased with that.

Wm is still going

Valli~ ebay have had 99p listing 100 per month for a while now, why do you all think I list so much!! then on free listing days I do any thing over £1.....

MissHiggerty

Done!! Oh - that does feel better .....:j:j:j

MissHiggerty wrote: »

Hi everyone, and sorry I missed your birthday, Toots!

I failed miserably to get any further cleaning done the other day, but I did get my research work ready and made the meeting on Friday, so today I'm going to flip round my bedroom and DD's pit... Using my own list:

Clean own bedroom
[STRIKE]Tidy and put everything away; clear the floor
Hoover the roof and curtains/curtain poles
Sticky mitt the surfaces incl computer, sidetables, headboards, screens, baskets etc
Hoover the lamp shades and light
Wipe the window sills; tidy the plant
Windolene the mirrors (including hand mirrors)
Wipe the cup rings off the mat
Wipe sticky marks off doors and frames and light switches
Hoover under the bed with nozzle
Hoover the skirting boards and edges with nozzle
Hoover the floor to get the soil up from DH's gardening!
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean DD's bedroom
Tidy and put everything away; clear the floor of discarded clothes and music
Hoover the ceiling and curtains/curtain poles
Sticky mitt the surfaces incl keyboard, sidetable, music stand etc
Hoover the lamp shades and light
Wipe the window sills; tidy the cactus
Windolene the mirrors
Wipe sticky marks off doors and frames and light switches
Hoover under the bed with nozzle
Hoover the skirting boards and edges with nozzle
Hoover the floor
[/STRIKE]
Am feeling tired this morning, but really must get cracking. Anyone on for a one-hour blitz at 10:15?

(Gives me time to glug my tea )

MissH
xxxxx

Glugging another tea now, then off to pick DD up from orchestra... It's a lovely sunny day, everyone: hoping it turns out happy and restful for you all.

Kathryn
xxxxxxx

cyclingyorkie

it keeps on raining here!:(

hex2

Busy, busy, busy!

I have a skip to fill

DH has gone to collect my lovely welsh dresser which will double my dining room storage space :j

Valli

kazwookie wrote: »

Valli~ ebay have had 99p listing 100 per month for a while now, why do you all think I list so much!! then on free listing days I do any thing over £1.....

Never knew that - usually I only ever list on free listing, I sell so little. I wouldn't have discovered that at all if it hadn't been for the panic!

So this means I will get another 100 listings next month? Wow! and thanks!

fedupandskint

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
CLEAN THE OVEN
Level Two
Wipe units, appliances and table
Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard
Wipe all the place mats, coasters, chopping boards.. block for the knives etc
Level Three
Sweep and mop floors
HHI

Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. binbag dance
3. Clear and wipe window sills

Wednesday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
mop floors
Level Two
Wipe bath, basins, bog
scrub the tiles
Level Three
Wipe paintwork on the landings


Extras

1. Clean out pets.. make appointments for any vaccinations they need!!
2. Ring/email someone you love to tell them so.. we never tell people enough! and it is not possible to tell them too much!

My list for this week
Door handle to buy
Buy door and get fitted
Sort drainpipe out and either refit/repair/replace
Clear out guttering and fit gutterpillars
Get some wire netting for draincover
Clean behind butcher's block and wipe down unit
Make stock
Make Christmas Chutney

Never got round tothat coffee earlier as found my radiator foil panels that arrived this week on the kitchen chairs

Now fitted ready to reflect the heat back into the coldest rooms. Need another pack to finish off the last 2 then all done Thats my mini project I've put off all week completed

All recycling done ready for collection on Tues

Just sat down with an early lunch to watch Nigella and have a break

Next plan is to complete the kitchen and bathroom list apart from the floors and the oven which I'm putting off for a bit longer

What else have I done - sorted the ironing out to do first thing in the morning, put another load of WM on, took the chicken out of the SC (cooked overnight) and sorted the meat from the bones.

Meat going into a pie and other meals, bones going into a stock with the chicken wings cooked last night to go in with them. Nice chicken stock coming up later or tomorrow - yummy - will think about what soup to use it up in

Might pop down to the local shop for a bit of veg later on after finished cleaning then might, just might get around to some reading for my course, might not though :eek: Might go for a run instead later on :j