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Weekly Flylady Thread 14th March 2011

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  • tinkerbellsmum_2
    tinkerbellsmum_2 Posts: 574 Forumite
    i'll do a hhc with you
    off i go
  • cally_c
    cally_c Posts: 498 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Morning all,

    many congrats to Lauradora & Seafarers wishing you both lots of happiness.

    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
    Level One
    remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
    Open the windows and let in some fresh air
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
    Level Three
    Vacuum under the furniture you can move
    Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
    Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!

    will make a start when I get home.

    cheers m'dears!
  • stressedoutmumof1
    stressedoutmumof1 Posts: 1,483 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ok then

    So I keep meaning to getting around to this, but life always seems to get in the way :o

    I desparately need to get into some sort of routine, as I'm fed up of my house always being minging :(

    I'm starting off with incredible teeny tiny baby steps, as I work 9am - 3pm, and have a husband and daughter who don't help out [STRIKE]at all[/STRIKE] much ;)

    Yesterday I did

    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Sweep and mop floor[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Empty bin[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wash up dinner items[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Make packed lunches[/STRIKE]

    Today after work I will

    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
    Level One
    remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
    Open the windows and let in some fresh air
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
    Extras
    • 3 piles of ironing
    Wish me luck :D
    Squares knitted for my throw ~ 90 (yes!!! I have finally finished it :rotfl: )
    Squares made for my patchwork quilt ~ 80 (only the "actual" quilting to do now :rotfl:)
  • gratefulforhelp_2
    gratefulforhelp_2 Posts: 9,286 Forumite
    Willow92 wrote: »
    Is it sad that I want to go home and do housework instead of college?

    I think they call this displacement activity!

    Union stuff sorted...
    Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x
  • life_in_termoil
    life_in_termoil Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    Morning lovelies,
    what a bl00dy miserable day!!! It was lovely yesterday. I did the kitchen, bathrooms and lounge yesterday so today im going to tackle my bedroom. Im going to get all the carp out of my wardrobe and get rid of it all. No point it ebaying it as I wont get round to doing it so will just take it to the charity shop. WM is on 2nd load, DW is on and so is the TD Grrrrrr.

    Going to declutter a coffee then get cracking.

    Hugs, spoons, sticks to all
    Congratulations to the newly weds

    LiT
    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:
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,068 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »
    I have a show next Monday! :eek: :eek: :eek:
    I thought it was the one after!!!!!
    And I have to do a funk number!!!!!!! Arrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

    Runs In...

    Jojo, may I direct you to this feature on Carol Kaye?

    http://rateyourmusic.com/list/chrismass61/the_greatest_bass__player_of_all_times_is_a_woman____

    Dashes out again... off to empty bins:D
    ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
    "It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Tuesday Living Room all done

    Just waiting for a dentist appt for painful and no doubt expensive tooth!
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • paulies_nixie
    paulies_nixie Posts: 607 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    morning all.
    Wow went to bed before half seven last night :rotfl: but feel a bit better today. Just have achey muscles :) it's deffo a step in the right direction :)
    Been a very odd morning so far, everytime I get up to tidy I get called or something crops up.
    Heck I'd not looked at the list till 45 mins ago and I usually check it when I'm back from dropping DH at the station. (7:30ish)

    So thread skimmed - hugs, spoons and sticks to all :)

    Right I trashed the kitchen after I did it yesterday :) So back into there :)
    And I made the mistake of giving each doglet a stalk of celery - sooo I'll be cleaning that up in a sec.

    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
    Level One
    remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
    Open the windows and let in some fresh air
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Wipe and water neglected plants
    Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
    Level Three
    Vacuum under the furniture you can move
    Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
    Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
    Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
    Extras
    • Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
    • Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
    • Clean out your handbag.. how many receipts??
    • 15 minutes filing
    "I know that Prince Charming doesn’t come save me, we save each other and fight back to back against all comers that’s what marriage is to me. Nothing passive, no being carried off on a white steed, give me my own damn horse and lets ride into the sunset side by side." - Laurell K. Hamilton.
  • cat_smith
    cat_smith Posts: 1,258 Forumite
    nixie mine is currently decluttering a carrot on the kitchen floor. One of his favourite treats - strange animal.
    GC Mar 13 £47.36/£150
  • Willow92
    Willow92 Posts: 2,186 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    gratefulforhelp wrote: »
    I think they call this displacement activity!

    What's that when it's at home?
    Savings £8,865.22 £/15,000 Aiming to save enough for a house deposit.
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