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Weekly Flylady Thread 28th February 2011

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    I have no idea what she weighs.. I don't bother so long as they are thriving which she obviously is.. though the size of her the HV's would probably want me to make her stop growing lol.. she has huge cheeks but isn't lardy at all just baby plump and cuddly. She will end up bigger than DS1 who is 5ft 8.. ([EMAIL="short@r$e"]short@r$e[/EMAIL]) I have 2 with growth hormone deficiency though which rolls out the irony of having such a tall baby.

    She is sitting up she decided too.. give her a few days the bumbo will be redundant..
    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.)
  • Dippypud
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    pigpen wrote: »
    I have no idea what she weighs.. I don't bother so long as they are thriving which she obviously is.. though the size of her the HV's would probably want me to make her stop growing lol.. she has huge cheeks but isn't lardy at all just baby plump and cuddly. She will end up bigger than DS1 who is 5ft 8.. (short@r$e) I have 2 with growth hormone deficiency though which rolls out the irony of having such a tall baby.

    She is sitting up she decided too.. give her a few days the bumbo will be redundant..

    Oh God, then she'll be loose...

    Have you warned the cats...
    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"
  • greenbee
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    What have I got left to do? Given how clean and tidy the house is looking, the list is slightly depressing :p

    Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining area
    Level One
    Write your 'spring cleaning' list... we will be working through that too :p
    Level Two
    Run appliances through a clean cycle.. clean filters, drawers and doorseals first!
    Level Three
    Clean out the freezer.. defrost if necessary but just emptied and sorted otherwise.. scrub those door seals!
    Clean out the cupboard with the pet food/miscellaneous items!
    Extras
    1. Scrub tiles
    2. wipe the fluffy tops of appliances!
    Tuesday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three
    Polish glass and metals and mantel

    Extras
    1. Wash windows and curtains - frames washed
    2. arrange for chimneys to be swept.. every 6 months if you burn wood and smokey fuel!
    3. Wipe doors and skirtings
    4. Catch up on any important phone calls
    5. update finances spreadsheets
    Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three
    Binbag dance
    HHI

    Extras
    1. Clear out a cupboard.. any cupboard.. or a very full drawer I guess
    2. March meal planning and finances need doing/updating!!
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study
    Level One
    Set pc to declutter cache and defrag
    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
    Remove 10 dead/unused links from your favourites and clear out some of your inbox!
    Level Three
    Replace bathmats/shower curtains/sponges and toothbrushes that are manky
    Declutter and wipe the desk.. do any filing you find on there
    Extras
    1. Clear and wipe windows/french doors
    Friday ~ Everything else!
    Level One
    Spend half an hour pampering yourself.. Jo.. nails.. they look appalling!
    Level Two
    Strip some neglected sticky bedding
    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 radiators
    2. Binbag dance
    3. Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture! :p
    4. HHI
  • pigpen
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    edited 3 March 2011 at 10:47PM
    Dippypud wrote: »
    Oh God, then she'll be loose...

    Have you warned the cats...

    the cats love her... they roll about on her so she pulls out handfuls of fur and twists their ears and bites their tails... have you *seen* my cats???
    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.)
  • furball
    furball Posts: 435 Forumite
    Diddypud, thankyou. I have a counter on the ecig forum that reminds me how much i would have spent on cigs, hopefully that should make me stop, from shock if nothing else.
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. – Hilary Cooper
    :jFlylady and proud of it:j
  • Dippypud
    Dippypud Posts: 1,927 Forumite
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    furball wrote: »
    Diddypud, thankyou. I have a counter on the ecig forum that reminds me how much i would have spent on cigs, hopefully that should make me stop, from shock if nothing else.

    It soon adds up, I gave up as my sig says in Nov last,

    but I used to roll my own, but budget constraints said that had to go.

    Yes, the very best of luck,(and the giving up the e-cig, it's the 'doing' habit).
    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"
  • xx_Jo_xx
    xx_Jo_xx Posts: 2,858 Forumite
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    Lol - love the cats pics! They cheered me right up have had a carp day :(

    I hope the cat didn't jump in the fridge just after you cleaned it!! :rotfl:

    Your daughters are beautiful - I agree with Valli though, we all know it's not possible, but DD1 and OH are very alike!!

    X
    :)Sometimes lurking, sometimes posting, but always flying:)
    You are supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for God's sake! - The Holiday
    DFW :idea: August 2013... Debt total £15,475.56 - Jan 15 £11,738.66 - DEBT FREE by 2015
    Feb GC £48.02/£250 (£201.98)
    :D I will declutter my house and debts :D
  • macpep1
    macpep1 Posts: 1,749 Forumite
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    ajmoney wrote: »

    Really excited, it is OHs birthday in a couple of weeks so I have booked a lovely country house hotel a couple of hours away for the weekend.

    Was my DH's birthday on Tuesday, told him I would make him whatever he wanted for dinner and pudding but as every penny we had was going towards Vegas in April, I would only get him a card........little does he know in January I got a Gr0up0n deal for £99 :money: gets us away to a 5 star country house hotel, lunch, use of all the spa facilities, 3 course dinner with bottle of wine, overnight stay and breakfast, we go next saturday, babysitter for kids all arranged, cannot wait :D Hope you enjoy it, it is so hard to hold your water at times :o
    :TGratitude is the best Attitude :T
    Long Term Flylady
  • pigpen
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    edited 3 March 2011 at 11:05PM
    oooh... I forgot to be pleased at you all.... I got my catalogue statement through today.. I thought I owed £2450.... I actually owe.. £857.05 (includes a camcorder and DS1's new wardrobe!) I am really chuffed.. it means the last of my debt will be paid off by the end of April and I can start hammering away at the loan.. :D (that is the next highest interest, has 4.5 years left and I want it gone in 1 so I can deal with the mortgage!)

    Jo.. I'd just cleaned it out and then had a huge tesco delivery and she was after the ham.. go check my fb page i just put some new ones of the mogs up.. idiot things that they are
    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.)
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,583 Forumite
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    edited 3 March 2011 at 11:22PM
    pigpen wrote: »
    I have no idea what she weighs.. I don't bother so long as they are thriving which she obviously is.. though the size of her the HV's would probably want me to make her stop growing lol..

    oh THAT brings back memories

    I was told that, had I been bottle feeding my DS they would have been cutting back, he was so hefty...

    and, on the little card he had the HV wrote 'just fed' one day cos he was MUCH heavier than the previous weighing, a couple of days earlier. Then the next time he was EVEN HEAVIER so she said the 'just fed' weight must have been correct.

    And this was a C-section, resuscitated babe, born on the Saturday who was discharged the following Wednesday already back to birth weight.

    And, because he was wholly BF they couldn't criticise

    LOL

    (and, before anyone starts on me - how you feed your baby is entirely up to you (I hope) me- I CBA to faff with bottles - and you would NOT believe the flack i got for having a section - I was even asked if I felt I DESERVED to have a healthy baby! - erm - he wasn't coming out on his own...)

    ooo

    KARMA

    just found out that someone who caused me a major problem is having a major problem...
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
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