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Weekly Flylady Thread 24th January 2011

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Dinner in
    Kitchen halfway to being habitable.. must fold clean laundry
    Baby fed and watered and back in her chair

    DS1 coming with his belongings and Jacob.. Assuming he doesn't behave like a !!!!!! and she refuses to let DS bring him..
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • onestep
    onestep Posts: 893 Forumite
    500 Posts
    How did everyone get on? Think I did ok :A

    also put the animals (rabbit/g. pigs/chickens) to bed, & replenished the wild bird seed containers, & S&S'd the kitchen.

    Thursday ~ Living/Family/Reception room
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum floor!
    Wipe sticky grubby marks from sofas
    [/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Wipe sticky grubby marks from walls and paintwork
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move..
    Wash any smelly soft furnishings (this may include pets and OH's)
    [/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe firesurround..
    Decant all the miscellaneous papers and bits into a box
    Polish any glass.. screens, pictures, ornaments mirrors etc
    [/STRIKE]
    Extras
    1. Wipe and water any plants
    2. Vacuum fluff from the fire and behind the radiator
    3. Sort through the box of miscellaneous belongings
    4. Binbag dance
    I'll see if I can do the hall tonight, as most of the gibble from the sitting room has now found its way onto the pew, or the stairs :o ready to take upstairs.

    And the decorator has finished our room!! :T:T I was a bit scared of the wallpaper, but now it's up, I LOVE IT!! Will try and sort a pic, if I can remember how to do it ;)

    hugs, spoons & love to all, especially LL, toots, & LW

    onestep x
    When people show you who they are, believe them the first time
  • hex2
    hex2 Posts: 4,736 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    *sneaks in late* thanks as always for the lists and support - and hello to the newbies :wave:, and hugs for those in need :grouphug:

    Kitchen is really grim, HHC at 5.30 anyone?
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need' Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • LittleMissHappy_2
    LittleMissHappy_2 Posts: 1,319 Forumite
    edited 27 January 2011 at 6:31PM
    Hello onestep and poohbear. In my HHC I ...

    Wiped all large and small appliances in the kitchen
    Cleaned the inside of the fridge - took all stuff out, took shelves out for a proper clean and put back
    Found loads of apples and pears on the turn, so made an apple and pear cake :D

    Am carrying on for as long as I can until I collapse, so will be with anyone doing HHC's until I post on here again :)

    ETA - Hex...I am with you :D
    ETA 2 - I have finished Mondays list :o Now onto Tuesday.....off we go Hex x
    Be the change you want to see in the world - Gandhi
    OU - DD100 (P :)), DSE141 (D :j), DSE212 (P :)), ED209 (02/12), DXR222 (07/12) SD226 (02/13)
  • pjjjx
    pjjjx Posts: 33 Forumite
    Playing catch up this week. have been clearing all the rapc out of my entrance hall. i have recycled alot of old directories and magazines.I have a pile of books for the charity too. But I can not believe how much Gibble I have .......

    Couldn't get started this week. have had a low mood, if I don't do it ..nobody else will.

    Head down and off I go in the breach...
    "Sealed Pot Challenge" member 1122
    SW - lost 2.5 stones :)
  • mummyroysof3
    mummyroysof3 Posts: 4,566 Forumite
    Found loads of apples and pears on the turn, so made an apple and pear cake :D


    do you have a recipe please? we have pears that need using but kids arent bothered about eating them, but i bet they will in cake :rotfl:

    i need to clean out the ginuea pig and put DW on then other than a tidy up when the kids go to bed thats it for today:D
    Have a Bsc Hons open degree from the Open University 2015 :j:D:eek::T
  • pollyskettle
    pollyskettle Posts: 2,163 Forumite
    Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
    Level One
    mop floors

    Start of extras list (in no particular order, but ready to add to and C&P later in the week :) )

    1. Sort fabric boxes - made a start :)
    2. [STRIKE] List big freezer contents[/STRIKE]
    3. Write letters - Hotpoint, School Transport.....
    4. List major appliances, date of purchase, supplier, insurance expiry date and file - made a start
    5. Sewing pile - made a start
    6. [STRIKE] Ironing pile - half done[/STRIKE]
    7. Make linings for baskets - made a start :)
    8. [STRIKE]Monthly Sainsburys order - made a start[/STRIKE]
    9. Blind for bathroom
    10. Blind for WC
    11. Blind for girls room
    12. Fix son's curtain track
    13. Fix kitchen blind
    14. Lining for laundry basket
    15. Daughters passport - [STRIKE]waiting for form[/STRIKE] - waiting for birth certificate
    16. Fix crochet throw
    17. Photo album for old pictures - ordered
    18. Cushion inners - dunelm?
    19. Hooks for doors - qty?
    20. Order pet food PaH - dog food ordered will do cats next week
    21. Laminator
    22. Take up 1 x skirt and 2 x trousers
    "A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
    "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
    Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
  • poohbear59
    poohbear59 Posts: 4,866 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    LittleMissHappy

    I got a bit carried away and my HHC became an hour or more. I have completely cleared and cleaned all surfaces in living room and dusted and then cleaned four of the windows. Two of them are huge.
    business mortgage £0))''(+ Barclay's business kitchen loan £0=Total paid off was £96105 PPI claimed and received £13527
    'I had a black dog, his name was depression".
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    I did a weird thing today...I just can't face vacuuming: my back is too bad, so my level one was dusting and sofas and wood work. I have to hit the kitchen table hotspot and the stairs tomorrow too....its getting heinous again.
  • boddy
    boddy Posts: 3,326 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Thursday ~ Living/Family/Reception room
    Level One

    [STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum floor![/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe sticky grubby marks from sofas[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Wipe sticky grubby marks from walls and paintwork[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wash any smelly soft furnishings (this may include pets and OH's)[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe firesurround.. [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Polish any glass.. screens, pictures, ornaments mirrors etc[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    1. Wipe and water any plants
    2. [STRIKE]Vacuum fluff from the fire and behind the radiator[/STRIKE]
    3. Sort through the box of miscellaneous belongings
    4. Binbag dance
    Dailies done.
    Bank statement checked.
    Recycling out
    Load of washing done.

    Had lunch with DD then got shopping.

    rach Hi. Nice to see you back.
    Mudbath :wave:
    cyclingyorkie. Hope DH is ok. Hugs.
    lil_me Happy Birthday to DS2.
    kazw Hugs.

    Hugs and spoons for those that need them.
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