Weekly Flylady Thread 18th April 2011

seafarers_wife

not doing much actual flying today as we have started to pack up the house for moving. we dont yet have a moving date but thought we had best make a start. plus it means that the inlaws cant stay with us over easter

LameWolf

Hello all.

I'm in this week again - or at least, I shall try my best. Many thanks to FCC as always.

I'm seriously traumatised!:eek: Had the file handover meeting yesterday, and though I managed to bluff my way through, and (I hope) it didn't show that I was sitting there shaking, I'm now suffering the fallout; I laid awake all night, reliving the whole thing, and as is usual for me, trying to identify where I said something stupid, or otherwise made myself look idiotic; and today, it's all I can do not to just sit on the sofa and howl. (I did have a bit of a meltdown when we got back home yesterday).:(

Didn't start too well - the new people (they both came) are the sort that kiss you on meeting; and I just don't do physical contact. And you can't very easily duck when you're in a wheelchair! So that made me extremely uncomfortable, straight away.:embarasse And of course, I'm certain I must've forgotten something important. No idea what, I just have the feeling.

Anyways - they have the files now; I've emailed templates for the standard letters and such like so they don't have to muck about downloading from the website, and they have my email address if there are any questions. (Hopefully there won't be).

So I'm tired, stressed and miserable today; also, Mr LW is only at work 3 days this week (he's on early shift at home Wednesday, and Friday's a Bank Holiday) so I think my best bet is to do what I can manage, and carry the lists forward from day to day, posting and then deleting what's cleared from my list.

Here's how we stand at the moment:
Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music! Windows yes, but no music, ta. If I have to put any on, I may just sit down and cry my eyes out.
Vacuum floors and sofas! Done by Mr LW
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace Done
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves! Done by Mr LW
Sort out coats, shoes and bags.. can those winter coats be washed and put away/charity shopped/ebayed? All sorted and tidy – they're kept that way!
Clean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though!
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling those broken umbrellas and junk mail!
Extras

1. Catch up on some calls/emails There's a lot of these, as I only dealt with the really urgent ones over the weekend, so I have about 3 days' worth to plough through
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Clean fires/behind radiators
4. Wipe the windows in these areas

I liked the "eat a frog" thing near the end of last week's thread; only trouble is, as soon as I eat one frog, another two hop onto the plate!:o

Oh, and before I forget....

Valli the loft ladder takes 2 men to install, and you have to convert your loft hatch to a hinged one that swings down. Mr LW did this without too much difficulty.

He says the ladder flexes a little when you go up, but it's perfectly safe. The only wee down side we've found is that because it goes right up into the hatch, you don't have as large an aperture to put stuff up and down; apparently, you can push the ladder backwards out of the way to move larger items - I'm not 100% sure how it works at this point.

We need to see about getting our cases down at some point soon (hopefully this week) so I'll report back when we've done this, as this will potentially be the most difficult thing we have to move.

But it does mean no more ladder gymnastics to haul himself up into the loft, which was the whole idea of the exercise.:o

MrsChaos

carlsberggal wrote: »

Sneaking in hoping nobdy notices just read this page only as manic and nearly losing my marbles at the same time!

Hi! :wave:

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Sort out coats, shoes and bags.. can those winter coats be washed and put away/charity shopped/ebayed?
Clean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though!
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling those broken umbrellas and junk mail!

Extras

1. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
2. Clean fires/behind radiators
3. Wipe the windows in these areas

Plan for the week (not necessarily in that order):
laundry - just waiting for last few bits from DS2 - towels in
[STRIKE]DW - needs emptying[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]get DS1 up - WIP[/STRIKE]
make DS1 tidy space at bottom of loft stairs
school stuff - WIP
HW with DS2
car stuff (please fling fluffy mule if this is still on the list by teatime) - can't do anything until friend is back on Wednesday
bake a cake or two
[STRIKE]lunch[/STRIKE]
tea - I have a plan!
sort through DS2's clothes to see what he still needs - WIP
bake twinks for friend's son tomorrow
sort Mt Everest-sized filing mountain
[STRIKE]sort and[/STRIKE] put away non-iron clothes

vanilla

Lamewolf big hugs, try not to let it get to you. I'm sure you did really well. :grouphug:

One garden has been weeded and mowed. Table and chairs in the kitchen have been scrubbed and back hall half cleared. PIL now away to there house up at the beach (they get the keys today) and we're to go up on wednesday and stay over night. :j

Hubby has just put Rhys down for a nap, so we're gonna go and take down the tent and sort the other bigger garden. It needs weeded and mowed. Then i'll go find the yard brush and get the paths cleared. I will have a tidy garden before the day is out.

short_bird

seafarers_wife wrote: »

not doing much actual flying today as we have started to pack up the house for moving. we dont yet have a moving date but thought we had best make a start. plus it means that the inlaws cant stay with us over easter

:rotfl::rotfl:

On the other paw Wolfie, how horrid. Hope you feel better soon.

Am at work and, at the moment, looking forward to getting home and getting on with house stuff and sorting out for the next vintage fair. Whether I'll feel that way when I've eaten tea and cleared up is another matter:D

knittingcathy

Hi I am in this week, thank you to everybody who organizes this.
Kids back to school this morning for 4 days so just going to do what I can before going to work tonight.


Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves![/STRIKE]
Sort out coats, shoes and bags.. can those winter coats be washed and put away/charity shopped/ebayed?
C[STRIKE]lean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Check those smoke alarms![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places[/STRIKE]
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling those broken umbrellas and junk mail!
Extras
Catch up on some calls/emails
Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
Clean fires/behind radiators
[STRIKE]Wipe the windows in these areas[/STRIKE]

My extras done
HI and put away.
WMx3
Packed lunches ready for tomorrow.

ScarlettsMum

Hi everyone,

I'm back to posting again this week. Last week was spent decorating the main bedroom - it's not quite finished but at least I cans tart to move things back in now and attempt to sort out the house a bit.

I'm sorry to hear about your pain Dragon and I'm glad the handover is over LW - I hope the after effects don't last too long.

Anyway today I've not done a lot yet so I better get a move on

HHC anyone?

juliejim

I'll join you scarlettsmum

paulies_nixie

Checking in wwith progress
Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves![/STRIKE]
Sort out coats, shoes and bags.. can those winter coats be washed and put away/charity shopped/ebayed?
[STRIKE]Clean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Check those smoke alarms![/STRIKE] finally found a pokey thing [STRIKE]
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places[/STRIKE]
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork,[STRIKE] fling those broken umbrellas and junk mail! [/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Catch up on some calls/emails[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it![/STRIKE]
3. Clean fires/behind radiators
4. Wipe the windows in these areas

hmmmm not terrible seem to have done a lot today, not really stopped. Not sure what on? but heyho

LW Dont dwell on it hun, easier said than done I know. I never know what to do with huggy or kissy people when you dont know them. It's always so awkward. I'm happy to do hugs or "air kisses" with folk I'm really close with but strangers... what is the polite thing to do in this situation? I'm glad you'll have Mr LW home, I'm sure that'll make it easier and your traumatic event will be history soon Sending Husky wolfy-esq snuggles from Shadow AND Mystic (more calming than human ones ) - just watch out for the fluff, we're all moulting :rotfl:

seafarers_wife Dont over do the packing hun there's bound to be cleaning behind the stuff that you move

kazm If she wants the wall done and you've got the deeds to show her she cant argue with that

ohh Dragon that sounds ouchy. Get well soon!

Looby_Lou you didnt fail hun, you had visitors, they're more important than cleaning Jump back on now, you can pick back up easily

Cat - have you spoken to sister? (wondering if she called) Hope you managed through the 12 O'clock thing

skintscotslass I have fitflops too, and I love them!!! Helped with my dodgey knee too. Kinda like walking in sand sorta. I could walk miles in them Good investment Cant remember who you were recommending them to now? But they are totally worth it

and lastly - what is a lily beetle? and will it put me off planting lilies?

pigpen

I have fitflops.. my feet are too wide so don't fit in them.. despite me getting a size bigger than my shoe size..

Another 2 loads of laundry out.. and I appear to have accumulated 5 children that aren't even mine!!!! I am sure I am doing something wrong!

Bouncy castle out so we'll have screaming in about 5 minutes!