Weekly Flylady Thread 29th November 2010

Hellyboo

Oh, and what can I clean a rug with - my Mr T (the only shop I can get to besides a tiny co-op) hasn't got ANY carpet-cleaning type stuff, so what would you recommend? Washing powder?

ETA Penny I'm in

greenbee

poohbear59 wrote: »

I smiled when I read you had heeled in plants today. I ordered 150 free bulbs from Suttons and the day they arrived we had snow on the ground.

I still have about 50 tulips left to plant...

poohbear59 wrote: »

Just a quickie to say all my family are home safe. Thanks for your thoughts. Must go and feed them.

Hope they're all OK.

Hellyboo - last winter I had a dripping tap and the waste pipe from the basin froze. Tip salt down it if you have some and leave it to drain. Make sure that you turn all taps off properly so that drips don't freeze. If you don't have salt, then hot water. Whatever you do, make sure you thaw it out slowly and check for leaks.

I'm feeling sick and grotty today. OH came with me to drop off my car for its service, then brought me home and made lunch while I did my online presentation. I don't think I'll be going to Wales tonight (I wish it would snow heavily somewhere between here and Cardiff or Swansea, or the trains would be disrupted so I didn't feel so pathetic about cancelling!) for tomorrow's meetings as all I want to do is go to bed and sleep

The house WAS lovely and clean and tidy... but the kitchen is now a bombsite (I need to empty the DW so I can clear the cake-making debris from the kitchen) and the hall is full of stuff from the boot of my car. On the plus side, if I don't go to wales tomorrow, I can get ahead on some flying, and possibly even some work!

Hope you start to feel better soon hex

Chloris

Wednesdays list done:j

Jo-jo I am so glad your daughter made it home to you. I was reading through last night and really felt for you both. It reminded me of my DH being sent home by his secondary school in the middle of the Handsworth riots as it was deemed unsafe to have the school open, the council also stopped the buses leaving all the children stranded, many like DH having to walk a long way home through areas where no-one was safe to be. I will catch up with all of today's thread in the evening so if you have already posted earlier, I hope you gave the school hell.

ajmoney

hex2 wrote: »

Hope ajmoney is safe

toottifrootti wrote: »

afternoon evryone

we have had further fresh snow overnight and this morning!

ajmoney I hope you got back safely - I am thinking you might well be stuck on route - hope not. (((hugs)))

Thanks guys, it was a long day yesterday. Left the house at 6.15, we got to our destination in 4 hours. The funeral was a lovely send off for the family, had my bottom lip going! We got back ok too but I was working last night too, out on parade in the snow/blizzards in Edinburgh! I finally got home at midnight.

For those of you in the counties north of mine, your councils seem to be doing a good job. We didn't have any problems on the M90, or roads around Dundee and Aberdeen. Once you get back into Fife the problems start. They are only gritting the main routes as there aren't many buses running, none here. If you are venturing out reconsider coming south of Kinross, from there it is rubbish. The forth road bridge was shut this morning, I think our bus might have been one of the last vehiclesto get over last night.

ajmoney

We were meant to be travelling to Liverpool tomorrow but someone has found some common sense and it has been cancelled so I am off until Sunday now. Not sure about OH yet but I will try and get on with the housework.

We are heading to Cumbria on Sunday, can anyone who lives there keep me updated on the weather? Hopefully more common sense will be found or the snow will miraculously disappear.

Right, list

My list for this week

Anything in bold from Pigpen's list
Take stuff to charity shop
Finish Christmas shopping 4 left to get
Post Christmas cards I have just finished writing them!
Look for storage boxes for OHs records See if these will fit in the gramophone cabinet
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 ~ Kitchen
Level Three
dust and deweb!
Clean through a cupboard
Extras

1. Clean the oven
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean sockets and switches

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Pile up the hotspots and deal with their contents
Wipe and water plants
De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
Clear and wipe firesurround
Level Three
[STRIKE]Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort coats and bags and shoes and hats and scarves and glubs and wellies..[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]MAKE CERTAIN THAT CAR EMERGENCY KIT IS READIED AND SORTED!!![/STRIKE]
Check smoke alarms
Extras

1. Wipe hand rails and ALL the doorknobs/handles
2. Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets
3. Wipe window sills and catches.. check they are locked!
4. Wipe remotes .. they cannot be any cleaner than our germ riddled keyboard!

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
Strip bedding and replace with clean
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on the landing
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
Fill a binbag of stuff to leave the house.. be it rubbish or clothing or bedding..
[STRIKE]Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Catch up on emails/calls etc[/STRIKE]
2. Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick!
3. Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all
4. [STRIKE]Check you have wrapping paper, sellotape etc.. and other wrapping requirements.. and don't forget ADVENT CALENDARS!!!!!!!!!!!!![/STRIKE] Thanks Pigpen, I had forgotten to give OH his advent calendar

toochoosey

Hello all, haven't read anything since yesterday afternoon so hope you are all ok xx

JoJo, hope you sorted something out re the school, that is awful, hugs for the cold kids xx

Did a few bits upstairs today and renewed the car insurance.

Have been trying to get in touch with the child tax credit people cause as of yesterday, my contract in the school has been terminated...(the child has gone to another school....), The tax office says they may not be able to answer the phones due to adverse weather conditions!!! fair enough but they are now going to be over paying me if I can't get in touch with them, soon.....

Hugs to all in need xx

toochoosey

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and defrost freezer
Level Three
Shine any steel/aluminium. (dab of oil on a dry mf cloth works wonders)
Clean through a cupboard

Extras

1. Clean the oven
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean sockets and switches
4. Dust and deweb

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level Two
Pile up the hotspots and deal with their contents
Clear and wipe firesurround
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that stil need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc
Sort coats and bags and shoes and hats and scarves and glubs and wellies..
MAKE CERTAIN THAT CAR EMERGENCY KIT IS READIED AND SORTED!!!
Check smoke alarms


Extras

1. Wipe hand rails and ALL the doorknobs/handles
2. Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..

Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
Strip bedding and replace with clean
Level two
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Level Three
Fill a binbag of stuff to leave the house.. be it rubbish or clothing or bedding..
Sort out old makeup and toiletries.. think of all those germies breeding on the lip gloss you've not worn since last summer..
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!

Extras

1. Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick!
2. Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all

Hellyboo

How did you get on PenPen?

I cleared and swept the conservatory floor. Discovered the cat had been weeing in the corner and as it's a stone floor it's sunk in :mad: vinegar job I presume? I know not to use detergent as it makes ammonia which will encourage the cat to keep going back. I don't care how cold it is, he's going out at night from now on...

Baby grumbling but will see how much of the list I can get done before 4 when he's due a feed.

kazwookie

Greenbee~~you would be IMO very silly to set out for Wales tomorrw, you are grounded. Listening to the News the trains in parts of the country are going no where, the roads are still back.

I have a trip to Norfolk planned for Saturday, step mother has been on the phone fussing, (but she does care) seems they have very little snow but a biting very cold North sea wind blowing in, so I am going to sort on on Saturday monring if I go or not, Sm did offer to buy a wreath and put it on my mother's grave if I don't go, which is gracious of her, as she pointed out she didn't want more graves yet in that Church yard to vist, normally I would be stubborn and go no matter what, but I must be getting old as common sense is coming to me!

So anyone that lives, Beds / Cambs / Suffolk,/ South Norfolk please supply me with a weather report for the main route / roads though that area.

Flying wise
Bins done
Floors done
Cat PUT outside!
Birds fed.

short_bird

achOOO!

Well, managed to get Him Indoors to go to the high street to drop off an amazon sale and get the shopping. I forsee an evening of ironing, washing up, probably a hot bath followed by some brandy.

The weather for the weekend - well, here, at least - might be above freezing and misty so there should be people willing to leave the house for a Vintage Fair, especially as it's not enough days to Christmas...:D

Hope all are keeping well: didn't someone say we'd be able to cope better the next time we have snowy weather the last time we had snowy weather? :rotfl: