Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd January 2011

MrsChaos

Evening all

Already far behind with the thread (good preparation for lurking from tonight), but hugs to everyone with relationship issues, esp valli, greenbee and seafarer's.

I have a clean sink and the hob is almost done, too. The meat for the shepherd's pie is in the SC, waiting in the fridge to go on in the morning (thanks for the suggestions). More washing and dishes done, friend visited, tea made and eaten. DS2 has been in the bath and fed supper, and a friend phoned to clarify stuff for tomorrow.

Before bed I've got to:
sort clothes for work/school
sort bags for work/school
leave DS1 some money for bus/lunch

Think I'm coming down with a cold, so I'll dose myself up and aim to be in bed by 11pm. Good night.

elly68

well i joined and read doing dishes then going to bed
thanks for the pm will try and keep up and declutter through ebay and local rag

twinmum07

Haven't got much crossed off but have totally decluttered the larder which is a week's worth of work in its own right!
DH is back to work tomorrow lunchtime so I am looking forward to some time with the kids on my own in the afternoon so the knock on effect will be that I probably won't get much of tomorrow's list done during the day and i also have to get my head around being back to school on Wednesday - with so many snow days in december it seems like ages since i was really at work if that doesn't sound too loopy.
I didn't manage to get the NYE ironing challenge done, which i am really annoyed with myself for now as the only things we iron are DH's school clothes, my school clothes and the kid's school uniforms, none of which have been worn for weeks so had I cleared it then it would have stayed clear through the holidays. Oh well, live and learn i guess. I did the HHI plus a little more and it is now a huge pile rather than a daunting mountain!
My daughter has stopped being sick - yay! but the baby started tonight - boo so lots more sicky washing to get done tomorrow and just hoping there is no more generated tonight. On the positive side he was in his highchair when he threw up lots and then he thought it would be funny to splash his hands in it and cover the entire kitchen but had he not then I probably wouldn't have cleaned the table, cleared, swept and thoroughly bleached the kitchen floor so he has been a great help in motivating me to get on with my list!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level Two
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Level Three
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Dust and deweb
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
3. Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs

Level One
Declutter EVERYTHING that does not belong in these areas
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Vacuum/mop.. inc. under furniture you can move without hurting yourself!
Clear tops of cupboards/coffee tables/magazine racks etc
Level Three
Tidy coats and bags and shoes and make certain everything is ready for back to school!
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Tidy away christmas decs.
Extras

1. Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up
2. Wash any soft furnishings that have not been done in a while or need doing
3. Wipe door handles and tops of door frames
4. Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions!

Other bits
DS1 to opticians at 9.30am
Return Wii game
Pay in cheques
Make leak and pot soup
Pack car up with my school stuff
Get twins school stuff out and ready
Last minute dash through the twin's holiday homework

greenbee

I guess I'd better stop playing around on the web and go to bed. Not quite sure how I'm going to fit everything in tomorrow, but need to start with either a walk or a run, and have a 9.30 reflexology appointment

kazmeister

Finally I got to the end of the posts, only did 13 pages but havent thanked them as am on Dh's laptop in front of the TV (go me) while watching Silent Witness and the news, it took that long.

So much to remember but bigs hugs for seafarer, all the poorlies and all those facing complicated decisions.

Loads of new peeps joining so a warm welcome to you all, and dont try to keep up with the postings at the moment as it will be a nightmare to start with until after a few weeks it settles down.

Thanks for the comments re the headaches. Its not been too bad today thank goodness, but I did buy some of those head soothe things to try if it gets bad again.

Have done some flying since tea and have prepared tea for tomorrow, all that DH will need to do is put the slow cooker on for me in the morning. Need to iron my work clothes for the week in a bit as I dont want to leave it to the morning as I know I will struggle to get up.

May not even get back in tomorrow evening as have a hair appt - note to check time!

Will start a list so that I can lose it by Wednesday which is my usual trick.

OOOh looks like more snow on the way :eek:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wash the units and appliances[/STRIKE] .
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
[STRIKE]Wipe over window sills and shine the taps[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
[STRIKE]Clean table and add a clean cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust [/STRIKE]and deweb
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. [STRIKE]Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)[/STRIKE] Microwave and toaster!
4. [STRIKE]Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments[/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs

Level One
Declutter EVERYTHING that does not belong in these areas
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Vacuum/mop.. inc. under furniture you can move without hurting yourself!
Clear tops of cupboards/coffee tables/magazine racks etc
Wipe and water plants
Level Three
Tidy coats and bags and shoes and make certain everything is ready for back to school!
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Tidy away christmas decs.
Extras

1. Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up
2. Wash any soft furnishings that have not been done in a while or need doing
3. Wipe door handles and tops of door frames
4. Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions

Loads of The living room list so hopefully will be able to concentrate on the rest when I come in from work

Will bid you all goodnight now as I HAVE to iron my clothes

Dippypud

Ok, who lost their temper...


3.7 earthquake felt from Blackpool to Sunderland...

sockdrawer

Meh. You know how I have roanes/roofer etc down on my main list? well, DH went into the shop at my insistance because I heard a weird whine (which wasn't my tinnitus) from the shop (It's a shooting/fishing shop so has quite sensitive alarm systems), and some of the ceiling has fallen down in the shop. We'll sort it out for MIL tomorrow (the shop's closed being a bank holiday in Scotland) but, it's just blxxdy typical. It could have been sorted out months if not years ago. It's all gutters and rotten plaster. Blah!!!....... or should I leave it for her to sort out herself...... (which would be mean, but might possibly teach her to deal with things as they arise)
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
mop the floors
level Two DONE
Level Three DONE




Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs

Level One DONE
Level Two Done
Level Three
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Tidy away christmas decs.

Extras

1. Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up
2. Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions

My own extras

Send out applications to main stands 3/4 of way through it
Fill up car because the petrol situation in Scotland is shocking
PooPatrol

Investigate fresh places for roadsigns

Speak to MIL regarding roanes and a roofer. Spoke to DH who will sort it out... gah! Too late!!!!

Make MIL's cushions got fabric, now need to get FA in gear
sewing re duvet covers.
Buy stamps
1/2 hour Italian
Angling Association stuff Needs to be done NOW
1/2 hour photoshop
Take inventory of old shop stock WIP Done 5 hours
Inventory current shop stock WIP done 3 hours
work through cleaning house pillows and duvets replacing as needed.
Phone sis & Dad... guilt guilt guilt
Added to daily list food and water for birds(Thanks Dusty)
Clean out remaining crafting boxes
10 crochet squares
HHHW
1 hr Yoga
Drink water
Psoriasis creams
DD2 1/2 hour violin priactice
1/2 hour dreamweaver
re-check accounts pending VAT at end of month
Do my spreadsheets
Update trade stand database Main ones finished. Speculatives to follow
Urge DH on to sort out his dentist bill
Sort out family pictures cd for sis, bil and Mil.
Remember to remind game dealer regarding order of pheasants, duck and partridge while it's still cheap Reminded him but will do again
Knit some of everlasting jumper. You know you love the jumper, so you deserve to be able to wear it Doing some every evening

Maxonian

greenbee wrote: »

NHS direct cold and flu symptom checker

As soappie says...

for women: if you have a cold, you can get on with things, if you have flu you can barely get yourself to the toilet to pee

for men: manflu is potentially fatal and far worse than anything the female or junior members of your family may suffer from. It will appear long before cold or flu symptoms are fully developed, so it is unlikely that you'll ever work out which one you had

Children get a cold - men get flu - women get on with it :rotfl:

soappie

Dippypud wrote: »

Ok, who lost their temper...


3.7 earthquake felt from Blackpool to Sunderland...

Wrong part of the country for Piggers..... :rotfl:

Right, off to bed ready to do the work thing in the morning. Not that I'll sleep particularly well I suspect - just checked on DD, she has a fever of 103 and that's WITH parrots inside her.

I was almost tempted to say I'll sleep with her tonight but she's 28 for heaven's sakes! I've told her to come get me if she feels any worse.

Being a Mother is really difficult at times.....

Dustykitten

All furniture back in bedroom and curtains ironed and hung. They have shrunk, the curtains more than the linings so I'll need to take them down at the weekend and shorten the linings. Might get DH to drop the pole down a bit as they are about 2" off the floor now. DH has done a good job with the painting and I like it but don't love it. I know that sounds spoilt brattish but I'm not good with change and after 10 years it is going to take me a while to get used to a different colour. It is all lovely and clean though.

Good luck with all those going back to school/work tomorrow. Just going to set the WM and then off to bed or I'll find it too difficult to get up tomorrow.