Weekly Flylady Thread 31st January 2011

juliejim

Morning All

Lots of healing vibes coming your GD's way embb - hugs

Didn't get much done yesterday apart from Scouting stuff but the good news is my DH has got a job - starts Monday - thanks Hex.

Well done paulies - nixie - would you like to come and start on mine now?

Today I've got a Beaver activity day so I'll be out of the house for most of the day so won't get much done.

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue

Triker

Morning, some buddy yowling cat has woken me up!!

Great news JulieJim, well done your hubby. x

Nah, Lil_me, no thoughts as yet....just thinking at the mo.

fedupandskint

6hr roast pork has been in the oven for an hour ready for lunch today

breakfast and tea decluttered, time for a shower and then fly before family arrive

greenbee

Thoughts and prayers for embb's DGD

Congrats to Jue's OH - it must be a huge relief (although slightly disappointing that he won't have a chance to really get the hang of being in charge of the domestic duties!)

Triker - if that's what it takes then you need to do it. No job is worth sacrificing your health for

Been busy. House is a tip and filthy although the ironing has been done. Accompanied a friend to a grievance hearing on friday (against my better judgement as she doesn't really have a case that I can see beyond the usual mild management incompetence at dealing with redundancy) but has been told by a couple of people that she could get more money out of her employer. As she has another job to go to I did ask her what she'd do if they reinstated her as a result of her action and as she's also talking legal action how she'd feel about asking her new employer for time off to sue the old one . . . As she hated the old job, hopefully she'll now get this resolved asap, get a reference for the new job, take her redundancy money and leave it behind her.

Went to see a friend in London on Friday night and helped her empty a storage unit that was costing her nearly £100 a month for her to keep junk in, then went to the hairdresser for a nice relaxing few hours as I was having the colour done. Came home and went straight out to a Chinese new year party - saw lots of people I knew and met lots of new and interesting people. However was disturbed at 2.30am by my personal mobile ringing (very few people use it) from the study where I had left it charging. 14 missed calls and a text, so panicked that it was an emergency. Message was just 'answer your phone'. Then realised that calls were from two numbers and i didn't recognise either, so when it rang again I switched it off but haven't slept well worrying about it. Texts this mor ing saying 'who iz this' so it clearly t anyone I know as even when drunk they can manage to spell 'is'! And also they would have left a message if it was important. But I'm still a bit stressed about it having had issues in the past with nuisance calls that ended up involving the police.

I'm hoping it'll be a reasonably nice day today so that I manage to find the energy to get some flying done' even at a basic level!

shellysue

hugs and spoons to all, whether you need them or not:rotfl:
got dressed to my shoes this morning, FLY lady would nearly be proud of me:) they are new shoes and I am breaking them in, I wouldn't want to go far in them, round the house is fine, I can take them off when they start to kill me:rotfl:
tortoises fed and bathed, bathroom S&S'd and not much else done so far.
OH cleared stuff off the landing when I suggested charity shop or skip, it suddenly had a place to go and it went:T WOW what a difference.

with any luck my new cooker should arrive this afternoon, I ordered it on the 27th Jan with a 1-2 day delivery, 10 days later and I hope it gets here today, or there might be a small explosion, I have not had a properly working oven since christmas:mad:

off to declutter breakfast and make sure there is enough room to get round with a cooker!

not so much FLYing today more like gliding

embb

Morning lovelies! :wave:

Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers, it means a lot x

I slept quite well considering lol still wrecked though so will just potter today, no news from DS1 which is a good thing, hope they all managed a restful night, will phone later it's too early yet. Need to pop to the shops for pack lunch stuff and a few bits.

Happy Birthday for yesterday maybemischief x

helen_jelly

Morning all

Juliejim - great news about DH getting a job - well done to him
Lilme - have lots of fun at your reunion
Triker - flippin moggy!!
Greenbee - hoping it was someone drunk who had got the wrong number, sounds like you have been having a nice time - s@d the housework - enjoy yourself
Shellysue - hope your cooker gets here today

I ended up on the sofa last night - DH had taken up most of the bed, wrapped himself up in the quilt and was snoring VERY loudly so I decamped to the sofa and had a bad night lol, WM is on and I'm just about to clean the hall floor

Have a good day all
Continued thoughts for Embb'sGD

Toots - hope you are ok

Helen x

hex2

embb, everything crossed for our DGD
Juliejim, that is great news. I have a list of phone numbers and contact names to send to you just in case things don't work out.

Lots to do today. Need to do a general tidy to fix the mess made yesterday, at least one HHI, and try and make a start on our bedroom. It needs to be a haven not a hovel.

sabs10

Morning Ladies,

Decided that as this week was really busy & hectic, i would just pop in & get list each day & do a post today.

Here's the update

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One

Level Two
Scrub out the fridge
Level Three
Wash windows.. just insides remember.. though you can do outide too if you want to brave the freezingness

Extras

1. Muck out the oven and hob
2. Wipe doors.. inside and out

Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself please!!
Wipe grubby paintwork


Extras

1. Finish/do a small DIY job
2. Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified
3. Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard
4. Wash those misty windows!

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
Level Two
Clear the floordrobe/shoes/bags etc that are strewn around
Make sure any chairs in the room are visible!
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/chest of drawers
Level Three
HHI.. or half an hour in an area you are trying to hide from.. the airing /linen cupboard maybe? Or under the bed?


Extras

1. Clear out a cupboard.. any cupboard.. or a very full drawer I guess
2. List 5 things to sell/giveaway
3. February meal planning and finances need doing/updating!!

Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study
Level One
Declutter and vacuum/mop floors in these rooms!
Level Two
Polish screens (microfibre cloth and a dab of white vinegar brings them up a treat) and mirrors and glass shelves.
Shine taps and shower rails and radiators
Level Three
Declutter and wipe the desk.. do any filing you find on there!

Extras

1. Clear and wipe and windows/french doors
2. Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
3. Wipe over any sofas/chairs

Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
Vacuum these floors
Level Two
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
Level Three
Wash some grubby curtains
Wipe paintwork in a room you've not done this in for some time

Extras

1. Clean fronts and backs of 2 radiator

Better progressthis week, probably because i have not had the computer on so much.

Thanks as always to FCC for keeping us on track with our homes

Have a good day all

sabs

Mrs_B

embb - am very very much hoping that no news is the best news for you

juliejims - so pleased your DH has a new job

poohbear - glad to hear DS is OK - I'm sure he appreciated his Mum rushing to be with him

Am having a bit of a maudlin time - despite my thinking I had achieved a higher standard of cleanliness in 7 rooms, and the removal and/or reduction of visible hotspots in four rooms - and all rooms we use daily at that, Mr B has apparently not noticed a thing. As this is running alongside the fact that I've kicked my fairly dormant asthma off and my hands are chapped and sore, there's the major issue to me that he really doesn't pull his weight around the house (OK, I'm no saint or I wouldn't be in this mess, but I have always tried to do something every day) - which also happens to be the opinion of his DS, DF and DSM, I am slowly simmering. Never let Mrs B simmer .............. she tends to come to the boil very slowly and only then once a decade and I don't like me when I do it.

Shut up Mrs B, take your rant out on something more productive .......... probably my simmering is not helped by the fact that I have a meeting at work at the end of tomorrow afternoon on "Capacity Issues", when I fear I and my 1.5 colleagues are going to be asked to take on more work .......... and the straw is already loaded high on this camel's back.

Anyway, other folks here have far more difficult and upsetting things going on, so I'll go back in my corner and throw out some spoons for collection. Mr and Mrs Dawgus are ready and willing to round up and chase away any dogs that are unwelcome anywhere else.