Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd November 2010

Savvy_sewing

Hellyboo wrote: »

Thank you, everyone.

I have a quick question - I had a leak under my sink and my washing powder got wet. Luckily it was only a small amount in the bottom of the box but now it's solid. Do you think it's ok to use still? I don't want to throw it out, obviously. I used some his morning and just chucked a cup of water in the drawer after it to help break it up a bit - but will this wreck my machine in the long run? I think there are probably 10 washes worth left in there. Thanks.

USE IT! DONT WASTE IT. The times I have got damp powder over the years.!!
You could put it in a cup of warm water and melt it and pour it into the machine via the drawer if your worried that it won't break down.
It wont damage your machine at all.

ajmoney

If anyone wants to join me in a HH of something I am starting HHPaperwork NOW

Jassa

Hi :j
Love the picture Pigpen.

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining roomDONE
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
wash windows and any other glass.
Clean through the cupboard full of crockery.. throw out any chipped plates/mugs etc[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork DONE
3. Clean blinds and light fittings DONE
4. Dust and deweb. DONE

Wednesday - living area, hall and stairsDONE
Level one
[STRIKE]Declutter all these areas
Vacuum these areas[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe/vacuum sofas
Wash windows
Dust.. inc electrical appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash any soft furnishings in need
Binbag dance
Tidy coats/shoes bags etc[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
2. HHI DONE - ironing basket is empty
3. wipe and water plants DONE
4. Wipe down all the paintwork in these areas DONE

Hugs to all who need one. Need to start on today's list now! Off for a long weekend tonight so need to pack as well.

Jx

sockdrawer

Hi everyone :wave:
Slow start today. Really having problems getting rid of this flu bug and feel rather "hingy". It's been just over a week now. Thoroughly tired of it all. Poor DH is taking just as long, as is anyone else we've heard of that's caught it. Blah!
Going to do some listy stuff, then settle down with some knitting I think. I've been tempting myself with crewel-work kits. Love crewel work, but I think the last time I embroidered anything was in primary school, so I may be being a tad ambitious!
See you all soon. x
Monday Done

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room Done

Extras

Dust and deweb.
Wednesday - living area, hall
Level one
Declutter all these areas
[STRIKE]Vacuum these areas[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Wash windows
Dust.. inc electrical appliances
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings in need
Binbag dance
Tidy coats/shoes bags etc
Extras
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself

[STRIKE]wipe and water plants[/STRIKE]
Wipe down all the paintwork in these areas
Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!! Air the duvet!
Level Two
Vacuum floors.. vacuum and turn the mattress if you are able.
Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Sort out the gibble under the bed!
wash any curtains/nets that need it
Sort through one box of junk!
Extras
Do a small job you have been putting off forever
check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
HHI
update your christmas list.. and make sure you have done the email for the flylady list if you wish to participate!
Friday ~ brats room.. if you have no brats do another room!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip the bedding get it washed dried and the beds remade!
Spend half an hour loving yourself!
Level Two
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Wipe the paintwork
Level Three
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
binbag dance!.. See how many toys you can fling before the large guy in red arrives.
dust and deweb
Extras
HHI
Wash windows
Fill a binbag for charity shop!
Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!! (don't moan, I have 7!!)

My own extras
[STRIKE]1/2 hr yoga
Drink water[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Psoriasis creams[/STRIKE]
DD2 Violin practice
Put Ryan*ir claim to small claims court
re-e-mail regarding magimix top
re-check accounts
Do my spreadsheets
Get DS2 his ski pants for school trip (someone nearer Lidl please kick me when they are on sale there)
Urge DH on to sort out his dentist bill
Phone Marines (not a joke, they do our car parking at our festival)
Sort out family pictures cd for sis, bil and Mil.
Find suitable car seat for wee neice from disability catalogues
Post dress up to DD1
Remember to order pheasants, duck and partridge from game-dealer while it's still cheap
Knit everlasting jumper. You know you love the jumper, so you deserve to be able to wear it!

kazwookie

Helly, don't waste it, break it up with an old knife / spoon, if need be hit it with a rolling pin, to granulate it, then use it.

cyclingyorkie~ thinking of you and your family. Hugs

pigpen

Helly...

Teething.. anbesol liquid!! I swear by the stuff. a Nuby nibbler or similar filled with ice/milk cubes or frozen fruit (pear, mango etc freeze nicely) or cold carrot... numbs gums.

Wash powder.. mine is often wet.. it is absolutely fine!.. bast it about and it becomes powder again.

Naughty toddlers.. firm boundaries, consistent punishments and knowing what those boundaries are punishments are. Have a read of 1,2,3 Magic.. it is fabulous and sensible and easy to implement. We do 'time out' of sitting in silence (or as near as) on a kitchen chair for 5 minutes. bigger ones (yes my 15 y/o too) have time to reflect and younger ones time to forget what they were doing and calm down. I banned icky additives and sweets/biscuits too..

And new job vibes flying to your OH thick and fast.

LameWolf

Hello all.

Cyclingyorkie sorry for your loss. x

Hellyboo paws crossed that some cash gets paid in.

I shall be AWOL again tomorrow - Mr LW is using up another day's leave, and I hope we can get another door done over the course of the weekend, or at least get a good start on it. The 1st one is now done, on the hall cupboard.:j

I also have another dog-sitting booking, 23rd to 30th December, for a Greyhound.:T It does mean the doors will be put on hold again though, as machine tools and smelly varnish are not a good idea with four-legged guests in a tiny bungalow.:eek:

Anyways, I've dusted and dewebbed everything I can get to in the bedroom and the spare room (although getting to anything in there is very difficult at present); luckily for me, quite a bit of today's and tomorrow's lists don't actually apply here.;)

I have a blistering headache today, which is making things somewhat more difficult;:( hope it goes away soon, Mr LW's pal is coming over this evening (he had to cancel last week, as something cropped up at short notice), so I'll be required to at least attempt to be sociable.

toottifrootti

PenPen glad to hear that your DH is en route now:T and he can enjoy his Christmas without work overshadowing him.
cycling huge (((hugs))) you and yours are in my thoughts at this sad time - he is at peace and painfree now.
hex we will all be with you but I am not getting any more needles stuck in me - you are on your own there!!! I hope it goes well for you - everything crossed honey.(((hugs)))
Dusty :T:T:Tyay for the fence - hope he makes a good job and it gets done quickly
macpep thats great news that you are busy with orders - the housework will wait until next week:T
hellyboo keep your chin up honey - think positive as much as you can - it does help and I am sure DH's work thing will sort itslef out too.
Mudders glad you are on the mend (((hugs from a safe distance!)))
Mooloo when is moving day? and have you been decluttering stuff?
jassa have a lovely weekend

have had a brilliant morning out with my carer - it was a different lady and we had fun and did 90% of what i wanted - not like the normal 50% - I am going to ask for her on a regular basis and she is happy to do it too. Got quite a few Christmas things too so will get that sorted this weekend and see where I am up to.

just having a coffee and then will get some work done

1 x WM done.

toots xx

ETA
LameWolf Are you pleased with the door? just wait until they are all done - what a difference - great news about your new boarder - over Christmas too! December will a busy doggy month for you! xx

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Not caught up with yesterday's posts yet let alone today! Still, I've done all the housework so that's the main thing. Yesterday we went out and ordered our new television so we can finally see things in widescreen instead of missing what's happening left and right Coming next week.

This morning I thought the (almost new) washing machine was broken but after 10 minutes panic DH worked out that somehow the child lock had been activated. Can only think one of the cats knocked it because the dog is too decrepit to reach up there nowadays.

Hope everyone's OK, I'm going to try to catch up now before dragging poor old dog out in the cold again.

ajmoney

The paperwork took 45 mins in the end but it is finally all sorted. It was mostly old letters and would have been done a lot quicker had I not read them all. I feel a bit bad getting rid of them but I haven't read them since I received them and they are clutter we can do without. I found a really nice card OH sent me about 6 months into our relationship, I am looking forward to showing it to him when he gets in. There are a few things like that which I am keeping. Now I have sorted out the paperwork the last hotspot has disappeared in the LR :j

My list for this week

Anything in bold from Pigpen's list
[STRIKE]Sort pile of paperwork in LR[/STRIKE] All done
Take stuff to charity shop
Put stuff away that needs vacuum packing
Look for storage boxes for OHs records Started looking online, may go into town to look later
Sort stuff from bed and floor in RoD and try and find permanent homes for them Bed stuff sorted and either put away or piled up to do later

Monday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Two
Pull out PC desk and declutter/vacuum behind it..is it pretty and clean yet?
Dust wipe and vacuum keyboard! polish screens!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
dust and deweb!
wash windows and any other glass.
Clean through the cupboard full of crockery.. throw out any chipped plates/mugs etc
Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean blinds and light fittings
4. Dust and deweb.

Wednesday - living area, hall and stairs
Level one
Vacuum these areas
Level Two
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Wash windows
Dust.. inc electrical appliances
Extras

1. Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
2. Wipe down all the paintwork in these areas

Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!! Air the duvet!
Level Two
Vacuum floors.. vacuum and turn the mattress if you are able.
Level Three
Sort out the gibble under the bed!
Sort through one box of junk!
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Do a small job you have been putting off forever[/STRIKE] The paperwork has been sitting there for ages
2. update your christmas list.. and make sure you have done the email for the flylady list if you wish to participate! Just looked for my Christmas Card list on the lappy and can't find it, will have to make a new one :mad:

Friday ~ brats room.. if you have no brats do another room!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Spend half an hour loving yourself!
Level Two
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Wipe the paintwork
Level Three
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
binbag dance!.. See how many toys you can fling before the large guy in red arrives.
dust and deweb
Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!! (don't moan, I have 7!!)