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Weekly Flylady Thread 7th February 2011

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  • lemanie
    lemanie Posts: 668 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 11 February 2011 at 10:21AM
    Morning all,

    Thankfully DH finally got back safely from Cork despite the very sad incident at the airport. I stayed up to wait for him and tidied and sorted so not many cupboards/bookshelves left to sort now. Sorry you seem to be having such a rough time Pigpen. Feel better soon vibes for all you poorlies and have a lovely birthday Natty.

    Monday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
    15mins. filing
    If you are able/weather permitting go do your necessary garden jobs.
    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
    Wash the brushes, mops, dustpans etc.. how gross do these get?
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc
    Clean windows in these rooms
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
    Level Two
    Wipe keyboard/monitor etc..
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc

    Extras
    1. Catch up relevant phonecalls
    2. Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
    3. Make a start on a craft project you've been wanting to do for ages! or finish one!
    Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!
    Level One
    Strip and wash and replace stinky bedding
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb

    Extras
    1. Make a list of 5 things you want done by the start of half term holidays.. ;)
    2. Wipe away all sticky fingerprints and suchlike!
    I need to get my bum in gear this morning. I have some very tedious paid work that I am trying not to do so I'm going to use HHCs to crack it. I'm going to start at 10.30 to 11 if anyone wants to keep me company?
    Proud to have dealt with our debt. DFW Nerd 1474
    DFD 25/08/15 _party_. Was: £23,929 01/01/14.
  • life_in_termoil
    life_in_termoil Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    pjjjx wrote: »
    2. Hirer a hitman

    I will go halves with ya :)
    Sealed Pot Challenge member #982
    In 2012 I pledge to:- Save £1 a day, meal plan, be more organised, have NSDs, set myself a budget AND STICK TO IT, throw all loose change into Sealed Pot and not open it till 29th November.:money:
  • Mumof2_2
    Mumof2_2 Posts: 2,694 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 12 February 2011 at 1:09PM
    Just about to declutter a cup of tea so thought I'd better look at what needs doing:

    Monday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room! ALL DONE

    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess ALL DONE

    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing ALL DONE

    Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!ALL DONE

    Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces! ALL DONE

    My stuff
    Dailies – [STRIKE]M T W T F[/STRIKE]
    Remind DH re writing to BS Matters
    DH to give me cheque for me and DD for Hill House
    DH to go into loft to get down skiing stuff to see just what we need
    Buy biscuits to take on Sunday
    Write Psalm
    Before next Weds think what causes me anxiety and write down - do I need to change the order of what I've already put?
    Saturday
    We must go to Go Outdoors to get last few bits needed for skiing
    Sunday
    Help Jean with coffee after service


    Natty, have a fabulous birthday - hope you get spoilt rotten :bdaycake:


    Anyone fancy a HHC at 10.30?
    Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting
  • Mum_on_a_mission_2
    Mum_on_a_mission_2 Posts: 1,429 Forumite
    I'll join you Mumof2

    Want to go out and run some errands, but awaiting a parcel delivery so will try and do as much as I can whilst having to stay here!

    Moam
    Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.... life is a WIP.


    Snowball says too far away, working hard to bring it forward.
  • Mumof2_2
    Mumof2_2 Posts: 2,694 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lovely to have you with me MOAM! I'm actually going to start right now so 1 minute early - little rebel aren't I ;)
    Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting
  • lemanie
    lemanie Posts: 668 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Mumof2 wrote: »
    Lovely to have you with me MOAM! I'm actually going to start right now so 1 minute early - little rebel aren't I ;)

    I'm with you!
    Proud to have dealt with our debt. DFW Nerd 1474
    DFD 25/08/15 _party_. Was: £23,929 01/01/14.
  • cat_smith
    cat_smith Posts: 1,258 Forumite
    Crafty have a wonderful holiday. Not sure where mine is going to end up being - supposed to be leaving on Thurdsay for an all expenses paid (by DM&D) cruise down the Nile on a paddle steamer. Not going to happen methinks:rotfl:

    :grouphug: to all those who need it.
    GC Mar 13 £47.36/£150
  • life_in_termoil
    life_in_termoil Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    Jobs for today in no particular order

    1. s + s bathroom and toilet
    2. blitz kitchen
    3. hoover floors
    4. mop floors
    5. dust
    6. go dentist
    7. walk dog
    8. do weeks meal plan
    9. do online shopping
    10. take an hour out for me:D
    Sealed Pot Challenge member #982
    In 2012 I pledge to:- Save £1 a day, meal plan, be more organised, have NSDs, set myself a budget AND STICK TO IT, throw all loose change into Sealed Pot and not open it till 29th November.:money:
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    lemanie wrote: »
    I'm going to start at 10.30 to 11 if anyone wants to keep me company?

    I'll run to catch up with what looks like lots of HHCs :D
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • shellysue
    shellysue Posts: 359 Forumite
    this cleaning malarky makes the week go by fast, its FRIDAY
    it might be grey and misty outside
    But

    my house doesn't look like a test site for newest explosive device:j
    and I wont have to spend the weekend trying to find the floor or the worktops:j
    and I can spend the weekend doing the things I want to do:j without feeling guilty

    S&S'd everywhere
    WM loaded with spare room bedding
    jumper I just finished knitting is washed and laid out to dry

    thank you Pigpen and Toots for this thread:T
    Sue
    Do I need to eat it :o
    Can I afford the calories:eek:
    have I checked for a lower calorie version:T
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