Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd May 2011

hex2

ab7167 - similar issues here. I invested in a huge tub of neutral coloured paint so we can at least seal the plaster before George uses it as a scratching post. I have a couple of tins of farrow & ball that I do the odd feature wall in but properly decorated it is not. May be worth trying freecycle though, do you have any idea how hard it is to get rid of unused paint?

George is still on my knee with her front and back paws wrapped round my left arm and I still haven't started. I am being dictated to by a cat :cool:

I am off now. 9.15-9.45, on my own if need be.

Dorastar

Sun shining, kids glued to box, dh snoring (he didn't get home till 5am after weekend away) and me sat contemplating the school work marathon.

Am going to get teapot out and get a brew going then start on the ugliest job first interspersed by listy things in order to relieve the boredom - is my own fault cos I spent all of yesterday with the kids playing, water fights, ice creams, paddling pool, fashion parade, dancing and karaoke IT WAS FLIPPIN' BRILLIANT :j Spent time re-organising life last night cos need more days like yesterday.

And off to see Greg Davies tonight :T

cyclingyorkie

Off to hang the wahing out after I've finished my brew!

Dorastar - enjoy Greg Davis - DD2 saw him earlier in the year and said he was hysterical! Her face hurt from laughing!

She and her mate got their pics taken with him afterwards - DD2 is 5'3" on a good day and Greg is 6'7" - what made the photo even more bizarre was that DD2 was in the road and Davies was on the pavement..... she barely comes past his waist!

DH wants to sort out the tip that is the dining room........ DD2 will want to be in their sorting out her photography cos the 1st hour of the exam is on Wednesday.....

Flyladies - you will probably hear the explosion from here!!!!

short_bird

Something I saw on the As The Workhouse Approaches thread:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3152660

Greyqueen has posted about burying plastic milk bottles in the plot so they act as irrigation devices for veggies: in fact, there's a lot of veggie growing info from people with and without allotments (lotties) which may well help:D

Meanwhile, will be flying as soon as I get back from cooking breakfast, delegating some work (not housework, not that fortunate, rolls eyes) and going to an event in a park in Bearwood. We have a very tall visitor arriving on Wed evening (so need to work on higher shelves:)) and going to Cambridgeshire/ Norfolk from Thurs evening through to Sunday.

ab7167

hex2 wrote: »

ab7167 - similar issues here. I invested in a huge tub of neutral coloured paint so we can at least seal the plaster before George uses it as a scratching post. I have a couple of tins of farrow & ball that I do the odd feature wall in but properly decorated it is not. May be worth trying freecycle though, do you have any idea how hard it is to get rid of unused paint?

George is still on my knee with her front and back paws wrapped round my left arm and I still haven't started. I am being dictated to by a cat :cool:

I am off now. 9.15-9.45, on my own if need be.

Yes, we did exactly that - cheap White paint thinned with water as the first coat to seal. It's not plaster colour, just sort of mottled awful looking. I've had some given to us, so the children's rooms are done and the sitting room. Our hall stairs landing is massive area though, so i think we'll need to buy to make sure we get a colour match. It's a bit depressing, I keep reminding myself the house will be amazing when done (in 10 years or so...)

Sorted coats, 2 on Freecycle, the rest sorted onto pegs and some too small ones put away. Back hall done! OH hoovered it. He thinks I've gone a bit mad this morning with my new flying resolve... Wanted to know if I'd invited people for lunch without telling him!

hex2

ab7167 wrote: »

It's a bit depressing, I keep reminding myself the house will be amazing when done (in 10 years or so...)

I so very much empathise with that! We are in year four of a ten year plan that did NOT involve OH changing job and travelling extensively which leaves him too tired to do much at the weekends. I did ask at the weekend (as we were being sprayed by black gunk from a rusted through radiator) if he ever regretted not just buying a new build. ETA - Hall/stairs are huge here too, but we plan to take the biggest wall back to exposed stone, re-do the lime mortar and then leave it as a feature. Epic, dusty job - we have done this in a couple of the bedrooms too.

Essentials are mostly done and I am starting on hot spot targeting now.

jinky67

HHC done now:A
Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway

Level Two
Pile all hotspots into one heap and sort through it all.. File/shred as appropriate
Level Three
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!! Clear out handbags and schoolbags!
Extras

1. Freshen up any soft furnishings
2. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Also got washed and dressed in that time too

fedupandskint

Lentils and beans boiling away to make a loaf later on courtesy of the GC
Bed blanket washed and on the line
Bins emptied ready for collection tomorrow
I'm showered and dressed
Books on the kitchen table open and ready to go

Back later when assignment is finished!

mamaninie

dorajar wrote: »

Now the sun is shining I realise I am the queen of smear when it comes to windows. I have tried water with a hint of vinegar, windolene, widow wipes. I would love to make a better job of them when I start Mondays list. Any suggestions really welcome. Thanks

I use Method window cleaner (lovely minty smell and a bit eco apparently - one of the low residue, high levels of degradability ones anyway) and microfibre window cleaning cloths. Not a smear in sight.

going to go mad rushing around like maniac to achieve a basic level of cleanliness/tidiness/dailies then off to solihull for shopping, lunch and a trip to the park

have fun all!

hollyh

Morning all,

I'm in, thanks for the lists pigpen.

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Dust/polish grubby glass and mirrors and pictures.
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Pile all hotspots into one heap and sort through it all.. File/shred as appropriate
Clean and defluff the fire.. arrange for chimneys to be swept if necessary and services!
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!! Clear out handbags and schoolbags!
Extras

1. Freshen up any soft furnishings
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Check insurance policies/tax/mot etc to see when the renewals are up!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

My Extras

Paperwork
Ebay x 5
Toy corner
Book eye test
Reshuffle chests of drawers
Get OH to get rid of cabinet
Sort Ds2's toys
Weed path
Find curtains
Take up said curtains
Shredding
Pot tomato plants
Strim garden
Plant some more veg