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Weekly Flylady Thread 18th October 2010
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children being deposited with KH so I am going to sort laundry into person piles in the kitchen and try to shift some more carp off the nasty work surface.. it was half cleared earlier
All 4 binbags depositted at CS.. so I have hallway back..
Off to play with laundry.. dirty, wet and dry and folded... Lucky me!!
shall i call a HHC 4:15-4:45 then??????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 -
well here we go .....this week's wee list............
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Sweep and mop floor
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances
Clean table and replace cloth if necessary
Level Three
Wipe hob and make oven shelves shiny again!
Run appliances through a clean cycle and make sure filters and detergent drawers are clean
Extras- Wash windows
- Dust and deweb.. we have loads of spiders looking for new homes at the moment!
- HHI
- [STRIKE]Throw away/rehome/sell 10 things from each room in the house!![/STRIKE] LR -19 things shredded BR -14 things binned - Kitchen 11 things binned - Hall & Bathroom combined - 14 things rehomed which freed up a whole basket for use in bedroom!:j
Level One
Declutter the floors
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
Wipe the sofas if needed
Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need.. hang winter curtains/linings
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Empty and clear out a cupboard..
Extras- HHI
- binbag dance
- Wipe the paintwork
- Wash any windows that have been neglected
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip the bedding get it washed dried and the bed remade! Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while!
Level Two
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
Tidy up the floordrobe, inc. shoes bags and toiletries.
dust and deweb
Extras- HHI (you will get to the bottom of it all this week!)
- Wash windows
- Binbag dance
- Check doors and windows for draughts and make a plan of action for dealing with them
Monday
WM repair needed ???? not sure
phone E
Tidy your underwear..
[STRIKE]phone with carer changes for next week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]cycle[/STRIKE]
finish cat blanket
[STRIKE]wrap and post ebay sale[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]look at questions for wednesday[/STRIKE]
ebay
Tuesday
email elec reading
look at questions for wednesday
[STRIKE]Cornhill[/STRIKE]
cycle
Wednesday
Church
sort out wool
check packing list - do I need anything?
Mother:eek:
cycle
discussion group
text cleaner re tomorrow
bank
post wool
Thursday
Mother:eek:
ebay
cleaner 12-2
empty blanket box for disposal
cycle
Friday
quiet day with Ann
cycle
'Blake' concert 7pm
Saturday
ebay
cycle
assisted shopping 12-4
Sunday
Church
ebay
cycle
Whenever...........- clean and defrost freezer
- filing
- Defluff behind the radiators..
- Gather insurance documents*
- [STRIKE]Gather guarantees/instruction booklets*[/STRIKE]
- Gather important papers *(put all 3 together in one accessible file)
- Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
- eBay to get the money for painters bill/heater for LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs/ dividing fence / [STRIKE]bunker[/STRIKE], paving and power for new wheelchair
- Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
- Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
- get rid of old paint from shed
- arrange for back path to be widened
- arrange for slabs for bunker to sit on
- arrange for corner to get slabbed
- arrange for power to outside for charging chair
- go and look for fire for LR
- hang new curtains in BR
- hang voile in BR
- repair bathroom blind
- return toxic's loan papers ( i have been 'hiding' them for her!)
- sell and payout toxic's eBay stuff
- sell and payout NOF's eBay stuff
- sell and payout F's eBay stuff
- sort out new utilities paperwork etc
- declutter as if moving WIP
- gather stuff for auction WIP
- charge ewbank - cant find charger
- crochet squares/cat blankets with odd wool WIP
- do contacts list for DB
- do contacts for C/A/N/E/A.M
- meet up with J
- get heathers for front border
- email council re help with path etc
- wood treatment for shed WIP
Head down and batter on again
toots xxPeace will be mine
could do better - must try harder
Live each day as if its your last
DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts
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Dustykitten wrote: »Woody in the bad books for getting the turkey which was defrosting.
:eek: Bad Woody indeed.
Decided to work on the snug as it is warmest. Paperwork goes back to April which is just shameful. Huge pile for recycling, half a bag of tat and lots of addressed stuff for starting fires with.'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need' Marcus Tullius Cicero0 -
Well i have managed to declutter lots of money today on nice house things!!:) Just had a shower as boiler has been fixed! New tumble dryer coming tomorrow and wallpaper from Next for back wall in kitchen- oooh exciting!! No proper flying but will tomorrow as waiting in for deliveries! xxIf music be the food of love then play on"No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow". ღ ~Maya AngelouDoing it for my kids. For a better secure life. x0
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Ooo, quite late today as DH is off which always messes up my schedule.
[strike]Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
[/strike][strike]Level One[/strike][strike]
Declutter the floors
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
Wipe the sofas if needed
Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
Declutter and wipe coffee table/magazine rack if you have one!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need.. hang winter curtains/linings
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc [/strike]
Empty and clear out a cupboard..
Sorry, the cupboard is just not happening! :rotfl: (we only have a large under-stairs storage one and it's full of junk!)
Legitimate haven't washed the windows on the extras list this week as we don't have any kitchen roll. I shall repent by washing them all at once as soon as I acquire some.
As a bonus, put away all the dry washing and did a monthly grocery shop!top 2013 wins: iPad, £50 dental care, £50 sportswear, £50 Nectar GC, £300 B&Q GC; jewellery, Bumbo, 12xPringles, 2xDiesel EDT, £25 Morrisons, £50 Loch Fyne
would like to win a holiday, please!!
:xmassmile Mummy to Finn - 12/09; Micah - 08/12! :j0 -
Congratulations sammiell.
Congratulations to Danny as well carlsbergalNST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
MBNA £55000 -
I'm back on schedule.:T:T:T
Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors Done
Vacuum said decluttered floors! Done by Mr LW
Level Two
declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there Done
Wipe the sofas if needed Done
Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb No plants; d&d done.
Declutter and wipe coffee table/magazine rack if you have one! Done – table polished with beeswax!;)
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need.. hang winter curtains/linings N/A; soft furnishings are all fine; we only have the one set of curtains.
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc Done
Empty and clear out a cupboard.. Done, sort of..... Display cabinet of dragons all taken out, lovingly dusted and put back all neat and tidy and sparkling.:D
Extras- HHI HHWii instead
- binbag dance N/A; not needed.
- Wipe the paintwork and bannisters Paintwork done as far as I can get to; no banisters.
- Wash any windows that have been neglected N/A; all have been done recently inside; I'll be getting Mr LW to do the all outsides when possible, as I cannot manage these safely myself.
If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)0 -
Went to the doctors early this morning, and the man from telehealth came at 10:00am to install machine so the living room was actually done yesturday.
I haven't been idle though:
swept the stairs
1 x wm
1 x td
Folded clothes and put away and HHI sorted the rest
Had enough for now and - tomorrow is another day - as they say
Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors
Vacuum said decluttered floors[/STRIKE]!
Level Two
[STRIKE]declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
Wipe the sofas if needed
[/STRIKE] - not needed[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
Declutter and wipe coffee table/magazine rack if you have one!
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need.. hang winter curtains/linings
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Empty and clear out a cupboard..
[/STRIKE]Extras- [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
- binbag dance
- [STRIKE]
- Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
- [/STRIKE]Wash any windows that have been neglected
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Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Level Three
make oven shelves shiny again!
Extras- Wash windows
- Dust and deweb.. we have loads of spiders looking for new homes at the moment!
- HHI
- Throw away/rehome/sell 10 things from each room in the house!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors[/STRIKE]
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
[STRIKE]declutter[/STRIKE] and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
[STRIKE]Wipe the sofas if needed[/STRIKE] Not needed
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE], dust and deweb
[STRIKE]Declutter[/STRIKE] and wipe coffee table/magazine rack if you have one!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear[/STRIKE] and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Empty and clear out a cupboard..
Extras- HHI
- binbag dance
- Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
- Wash any windows that have been neglected
MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4214.98/£30,0000 -
p.s. Thanks for the help Lame Wolf
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