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Weekly Flylady Thread 14th February 2011
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HHC 10.30 to 11.00 anyone?Proud to have dealt with our debt. DFW Nerd 1474
DFD 25/08/15 _party_. Was: £23,929 01/01/14.0 -
not much done so far, but, thanks to this fred, when I had a small accident with a large pot of turtle food this morning, I was able to sweep it up and put it back in the pot, the sweeping brush was clean, the dustpan was clean and the floor was pretty good:j
2 new bits of worktop turned up yesterday very :money: as we got it half price!! the sink which has been in a box for the last umpteen years, is now on the kitchen table, all the bits we need to fix it are in the box:j
Also found out that a friend has the jig thingy to cut the worktop so dont need to hire it from shop very:money::j
looking at the possibility that the kitchen may well get finished soon:T:j:T:j:T:j:T
decluttered desk at work
will mop floors at lunch break
stairs and landing doneSue
Do I need to eat it
Can I afford the calories:eek:
have I checked for a lower calorie version:T0 -
Going to continue with extra HHCs if anyone is out there?Proud to have dealt with our debt. DFW Nerd 1474
DFD 25/08/15 _party_. Was: £23,929 01/01/14.0 -
Hello everyone
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Level Two
Clear out a cupboard.. the larder unit if yyou jave one or just the general messiness of cupboard.. the one where you stuff all things useless.
Level Three
Wipe the tops of the wall units.. lining them with old wallpaper or newspaper keeps them clean!
wash windows!
Extras- Wash light shades and clean bulbs
- Sort out and restock baking cupboards
Level One
Level Two
Wipe sticky grubby marks from walls and paintwork
Vacuum nuder furniture you can safely move.. we have bit of a baby boom on at the moment so please all be careful!!!
Wash any smelly soft furnishings (this may include pets and OH's)
Level Three
Polish any glass.. screens, pictures, ornaments mirrors etc
Extras- Wipe and water any plants
- Vacuum fluff from the fire and behind the radiator
Level One
Level Two
clean the window
Dust away the webs and fluff
Level Three
Sort through a box of stuff...
Tidy up a cupboard of clothing
Extras- Clear out dead and dying tops
Level One
Level Two
Empty out and clean a cupboard.. put back the necessaries neat and tidy!
Level Three
Wipe the doors in the hallway
Wipe radiators.. front and back!
Extras- Clean out the upstairs bins.
Level One
Level Two
Rope children in and declutter the floors and quickly vacuum them
Straighten cupboards of clothing/shoes
Level Three
Tidy up a bookcase or a toy box.. or just a box of junk!
Wash any smelly curtains and wash windows
Extras- Go spend some time with your little people.. or big people.. or friends.. or man hunting (greenbee
) - Binbag dance
- HHI
- Spend weekend slobbing!
Part time GCer, NSDer, Comper and (Bad)Flylady
A big shot is just a little shot that kept shooting ...0 -
Thursday ~ Bathroom, hall, stairs and landing!
Level One
Level Two
Clean under the icky rim! Pumice stone primed again, we have weird, hard water. It leaves a 'iron' scale deposit...
Level Three
Tidy the towel cupboard.. any manky towels can be donated to the PDSA or dog rescue.. they always need them!.. and blankets etc
Wipe radiators.. front and back!
Replace any dead sponges/toothbrushes!
Extras- Binbag dance
- HH doing something you want to do.. reading or whatever.
C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z # 40 spanner supervisor.No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thought.Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten."l! ilyë yantë ranya nar vanwë"0 -
Lemanie I'll run and catch up with you.
I'm still waaaay spaced out after yesterdays migraine, so will potter rather than fly.
Hope everyone's well. I've not caught up on fred yet.Saving up £25000/£3500 by Jan 1st 2012 by selling my clutter. Remember I'm doing it for Dad.
Textiles, languages, travel and a lovely home are not stupid things to want. You have immediate family's support.Appreciate what I've achieved so far. Other people's opinion of me is none of my business.0 -
I need time to recover from the shock
Just did the budget checker:o:rotfl:
Budget checker tells me I have £376 surplus a month.......would love to know where it goes to coz Ive not seen it lolSealed 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:0 -
In my HHC i managed to hoover and mop the lounge floor (again!) load the DW, load the WM, clean the bathroom and toilet. hoover the hall stairs and landing and wipe the hand rail.
Thursday ~ Bathroom, hall, stairs and landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum/mop floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort coats, bags, shoes and dead umbrellas!.. Get rid of any that are no longer needed.[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean the bath, sinks, blah blah.. you know the list! don't forget the back of the toilet.. that gets gross.. and under the icky rim![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty out and clean a cupboard.. put back the necessaries neat and tidy! [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash doormats, bathmats and shower curtains[/STRIKE] - dont have any
Level Three
[STRIKE]Tidy the towel cupboard.. any manky towels can be donated to the PDSA or dog rescue.. they always need them!.. and blankets etc[/STRIKE] dont have 1 I use a wicker linen basket
Wipe the doors in the hallway and wash any curtains
[STRIKE]Wipe radiators.. front and back![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Replace any dead sponges/toothbrushes![/STRIKE]
Extras- Binbag dance
- HH doing something you want to do.. reading or whatever.
- Check where the car papers are and see when MOT/insurance/tax are due!.. put them in a file safely!!.. Ditto house insurance papers!
- Clean out the upstairs bins.
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:0 -
Thanks for the HHC Lemanie
Managed to get the kitchen straight again,
Put a load of washing away
Reloaded the washing machine
Decluttered my office desk.
Starting again if anyone wants to join me for a HHC at 1200?Saving up £25000/£3500 by Jan 1st 2012 by selling my clutter. Remember I'm doing it for Dad.
Textiles, languages, travel and a lovely home are not stupid things to want. You have immediate family's support.Appreciate what I've achieved so far. Other people's opinion of me is none of my business.0
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