Weekly Flylady Thread 9th May 2011

pigpen

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

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i am taking tentative ebay steps....how do you best sell baby clothes, piggers?

I don't.. noone wants them.. mummies love baby shopping so unless it is a one off outfit with a very good brand name I don't bother.. I pass them on to the next person to spawn.

LittleMissMPB

I've found the best way to sell baby clothes on ebay is to 'bundle' them... so say a pile of 5 or 6 tops in 3-6m paired with a couple of trousers, and then the same for 0-3m. Don't expect a lot for them though, probably only a couple of quid at the most. Branded stuff like Next, Mothercare etc will go for more.

I've found myself surrounded by mess this week. I managed to tidy up Monday and Tuesday but life since then has become a blur of sleepless nights again. Yesterday I was actually throwing up through tiredness. OH kept the little man downstairs with him all night and I got 9hrs straight last night so feeling much better today. Feeling a bit guilty that he had to have formula as there wasn't enough milk in the fridge but we are all much happier for it so I'll have to get over it lol.

I have managed to catch up on the washing up in the sink and wiping kitchen sides down etc and clearing the floor in the front room, but have decided everything else can wait until monday now. My daughter hasn't had much time with me as I've been so tired I haven't been playing with her much or I've been seeing to my son (12weeks) that she's been getting jealous, so she needs some mummy daughter time. Is 3.5yrs too young to go to the cinema? Been debating it for a few weeks now as to whether I could trust her to sit still long enough.

LameWolf

Whinge alert.... feel free to skip this post.

I'm so exhausted I'd cry, but I don't have the energy.:(
It's taken me til now to catch up with the Fred; I have orange lights dancing in front of my eyes, keep having to put the netbook down after reading a couple of posts.:(

So glad I got ahead on Wednesday; did zero flying yesterday, but we did go into town and do a lot of errands, then went to the cinema yesterday evening.

So my list looks like this, and tbh, is unlikely to get any more crossed off.:(
Thursday - Master bedroom and Landing
Level OneStrip and wash bedding! Done Saturday
Clear some floordrobe No floordrobe here!
Level Two
Clear landing floor.. or sort a hotspot out there!! No landing; and no hotspots elsewhere either.
Wash windows
Vacuum floors Done by Mr LW
Level ThreeSort out shoes and coats and bags! Etc All tidy and in correct places
Binbag dance
HHI N/A; HHYoga instead
Extras

1. Reorder and tidy a chest of drawers.. if there is anything to get rid of.. DO IT!!
2. List 5 things to sell..
3. Dust and deweb Done on Wednesday
4. Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!! (do not set fire to anything.. just press the button!!)

Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
Declutter the dog shelf Decluttered as far as possible; stores all tidy in crates.
Binbag dance!
half hour YOU time!
Level Two
Strip and wash the bedding N/A
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake N/A – no bed in spare room
Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be! N/A
Vacuum floor Done by Mr LW
Level Three
Wash the windows
Deweb, dust and destickify the room! Done on Wednesday
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!
Extras

1. Empty all the bins! Done on Wednesday
2. Clean out all the pets! N/A
3. Wipe over all the paintwork
4. S&S the kitchen!

The only semi-flying today has been decluttering my pm box!:cool:

It really does take the pleasure out of things, to know I'll feel rotten the next day; sort of puts me off going anywhere.

Mr LW hasn't said any more about that 60's party at the pub - I'm hoping he's forgotten all about it, as I really really do not want to attend.:eek:

Mumof2_2

Dustykitten wrote: »

I only list a few items at a time. Break the task up, say I will list 3 items, photograph them today; tomorrow work out the postage for them; next day list them. That way it is only 10 minutes a day. I tend to only list stuff that I'll get at least £4+ or it doesn't seem worth it HTH

Thanks, that definitely helps.

Good job I set my alarm for my sleep on sofa - actually nodded off (even though S, 4 year old was lying on top of me ) and the alarm went at 3.15 - just as we should be leaving! Luckily S rides his bike now so we went whizzing off with the dog, got Z and back home again!

Doing meatballs with spaghetti from the Mr S meals for £50 for 4 on the online shopping; looks nice but only time will tell as I have a way of turning things out not quite as they may look in the picture!

LameWolf, sorry you feel so tired honey and you are not whinging. It's good that you went out, I know you feel rotten today but if you're anything like me sometimes you need to see something other than the same 4 walls all the time. Big hugs twinnie x

Gratefulforhelp, I didn't bother selling baby clothes as you get peanuts for them unless they're designer which neither of mine ever had.

Off for another cup of tea and to get the kids a snack and then better see what I've got to do for this dinner; wish me luck

Valli

toottifrootti wrote: »

the other flyers have other methods - something to do with pins and a cushion I think - Valli is it you?

almost lunchtime

toots xx

\I am a cushion-stabber

you get a pin and a cushion and say I pin the Devil...

think there's another flylady who 'knows' this too - maybe Dusty, or mudders or the currently AWOL Lil-me (certainly it was a flylady who was here when I joined)

Now I'm off to Oxfam to buy a chinese robe (actually I'm going to go and clean my bathroom)

hex2

Valli, pretty certain it was Soappie who suggested pinning the devil

Vanilla, I just wish I would take my own advice......

GnB - I think you have a quite a lot of competition, me included. My whole house was totally clean and decluttered once, for weeks and weeks and weeks till we sold it. Not managed it again since December 2006 :cool:

JoJo - loved the music advice

lamewolf - hope you feel better soon

and hugs for anyone else who needs/wants them.

kymbo82

ds2 was being sick all night so didnt get much done today but sleep and mop up sick


Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
Declutter the dog shelf
Binbag dance!
half hour YOU time!
Level Two
Strip and wash the bedding already done
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake
Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be!
Vacuum floor
Level Three
Wash the windows
Deweb, dust and destickify the room!
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!
Extras

1. Empty all the bins!
2. Clean out all the pets! done
3. Wipe over all the paintwork
4. S&S the kitchen!

gratefulforhelp_2

cleaned sink and draining board, scrubbed kitchen table.

Dustykitten

hex2 wrote: »

Valli, pretty certain it was Soappie who suggested pinning the devil

Valli wrote: »

\I am a cushion-stabber

you get a pin and a cushion and say I pin the Devil...

think there's another flylady who 'knows' this too - maybe Dusty, or mudders or the currently AWOL Lil-me (certainly it was a flylady who was here when I joined)

T'wasn't me and I'm rubbish at it - trying to find the cricket studs for the new shoes I have on ebay which were inside them for a year and have vanished.

I've rescued the kitchen, about to cook dinner and get the washing in. Must do some ironing tonight.

gratefulforhelp_2

pigpen wrote: »

I don't.. noone wants them.. mummies love baby shopping so unless it is a one off outfit with a very good brand name I don't bother.. I pass them on to the next person to spawn.

LittleMissMPB wrote: »

I've found the best way to sell baby clothes on ebay is to 'bundle' them... so say a pile of 5 or 6 tops in 3-6m paired with a couple of trousers, and then the same for 0-3m. Don't expect a lot for them though, probably only a couple of quid at the most. Branded stuff like Next, Mothercare etc will go for more.

Mumof2 wrote: »

Gratefulforhelp, I didn't bother selling baby clothes as you get peanuts for them unless they're designer which neither of mine ever had.

Thanks, then I won't feel financially guilty for not bothering to ebay them. x