Weekly Flylady Thread 18th October 2010

toochoosey

Back from schoola nd all I have done is feed DD....poor thing was getting in the car and the door shut on her and she caught her head in the door!!!!! She seems ok, but am going to keep an eye on her.

Got a call this morning from the headmaster offering me another 15 hrs of work.....might only be a month or might be till the summer......I'd rather it be till the summer but if it's only a month then it's a bit of extra money for C*******s.....can't do the welsh classes at the same time, so saving £80 there too!!!!!

Will catch up on the thread then have a look at my list......xx

kazwookie

Can we start the weekend early like now please?? I need it to wind down and do my listys / garden / car, I think it is safer for me ATM.

I have done something really daft regarding my holiday, :o like booking too many days, :o so now I have to have a visa, :eek: and that is going to cost £36!! and there is no way round it, as to alter the flight booking is going to cost even more, I am so cross with myself, thank goodness I worked it out now while checking something else, rather than when I landed and risked deportation! :eek::eek: / a wacking big fine / or a trip to the local monkey house aka local prison.

Pigpen~ your ex really is one! he has been removed of the electrol for your house?

vanilla

No flying done here yet today. Poor Rhys fell earlier and has knocked a part of his front tooth out and pushed the whole tooth back. He's not in any pain and we've been to the dentist. So DS 1 & 2 are in next month and Rhys will go to, just to check on the tooth.

Dinner on now, then run about to clubs all night. Hope my motivation comes back soon.

msgnomey

back from the bath-just it was a nice long soak, am reading Gok Wan's autobiography which I am enjoying very much. Am just decluttering some cherry tomatoes on toast with mozzarella and balsamic glaze NOMNOMNOM, will then bully OH into going out for a walk with me!!! before I write myself a list

feeling so much better today it's silly!!

Dippypud

Hi Everyone,

Hugs and spoons to all those that need them, just back from my Dads, Thursday is his day. Did some flying at his, so he's all set 'till Sunday when I pick him up and come to ours for Sunday lunch. Nice this weekend, we've got DD home from Uni, (and her rooms all done) :j

Sorted tons of paperwork today, envelopes etc into recycling, only half a ton of shredding to do and OH might have a clear desk.

Cuppa time :cool:

Mudbath

Msgnomey - great to hear you sounding so well. Gentle hugs to you xx

Decluttered a child to taekwondo and picked up another child (both belonging to moi!). Going to s/s as don't think they'll be much time tomorrow. Might run the dishwasher too - such hard decisions in my life!:rotfl:xx

rachelet

I felt like I have achieved a little today in my battle against the kids rooms. Still a long way to go and I think I might do some more tomorrow as the bathrooms aren't looking too bad and they shouldn't take me too long to do.

I have a question for everyone. How do you get washing dry in the winter? Last year I used the tumble dryer a lot! But my electric bill was sky high! So am determined to not use it so much. I don't have radiators as downstairs the heating is two open fires and upstairs it is electric heaters. Any suggestions welcome as I put some washing out today as it was sunny, but very cold and I think it took the dampness off the washing but not really dried it. Washing is now on an airer in front of the fire in the living room.

Hellyboo

msgnomey, glad you're feeling so much brighter, please carry on taking it easy though!

Rach, I didn't have a TD for most of last winter and it was a nightmare. I only have one radiator I could hang things on and we don't use the radiators upstairs much as the house doesn't need it. The best thing to do is get a couple of airers and leave them in a warm room overnight. What I'd do was leave them in the conservatory until I went to bed, then bring them fully loaded into the LR where it was warmer. And I used to put one in front of the oven with the door open after I'd used it! It does take AGES to dry, but if you turn the clothes every few hours it helps, and if you iron it while it's damp it dries it too. It was sunny and cold here today too, but I can't dry things outside because my garden is in shade this time of year and it just goes stiff as a board and stays wet.

poohbear59

rachelet wrote: »

I have a question for everyone. How do you get washing dry in the winter? Last year I used the tumble dryer a lot! But my electric bill was sky high! So am determined to not use it so much. I don't have radiators as downstairs the heating is two open fires and upstairs it is electric heaters. Any suggestions welcome as I put some washing out today as it was sunny, but very cold and I think it took the dampness off the washing but not really dried it. Washing is now on an airer in front of the fire in the living room.

I put my airers in front of the fire but I do as you do and hang it out, if I can, to hopefully reduce the dampness. I have bought a dehumidifier but it is about as expensive to run as the tumble dryer. When it is really cold I put little things, such as socks, pants, in the tumble dryer.

LameWolf

rachelet wrote: »

I have a question for everyone. How do you get washing dry in the winter? Last year I used the tumble dryer a lot! But my electric bill was sky high! So am determined to not use it so much. I don't have radiators as downstairs the heating is two open fires and upstairs it is electric heaters. Any suggestions welcome as I put some washing out today as it was sunny, but very cold and I think it took the dampness off the washing but not really dried it. Washing is now on an airer in front of the fire in the living room.

I usually set the WM to come on overnight, and if it's a dry day, put the washing outside for as long as possible first thing, then if it's still not dry by the time it starts to get dark, or it's a wet day, it goes on the "A"-frame over the bath. I have the internal doors in the bungalow open most of the time so warmth circulates.

All done for today.

Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding N/A; no spare bed here
Declutter and vacuum the floor Done by Mr LW
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one! Done - even found some stuff to go in the recycling bag!!:D
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed! N/A – only thing under our bed is the jigsaw board that lives there when not in use.
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves Storage boxes all checked and tidy.
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet! N/A – no soft furnishings in there
Dust and deweb Done
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork Done
Extras

1. Binbag dance N/A – not needed
2. HHI HHWii instead
3. List 1 item to sell N/A – nothing to get rid of just now
4. sort the shoes, coats and bags! All are tidy

Mr LW is on his way home; there were a couple of humungous spuds in the sack this time, so we're having those in their jackets, with some baked beans for dins.;)