Weekly Flylady Thread 13th June 2011

freudianslip

Morning, off to do the school run in a mo, then begin my bread and then I'm off!

Got DH under my feet today but he will be able to help with the little one. Living room might be spotless when I finish flyladying but won't last long!

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mummyyof5 wrote: »

Appointment at 10.30 to get my feet eaten and a pedicure....

presumably that is by fish ! (bit of a fishy theme this morning) Have been fancying a go at a fish pedicure. Let us know how you get on.

uropachild

Morning folk! I am in this week and trying to make downstairs presentable before my mum friends come round for lunch tomorrow!! :eek:

sharonr, how old is your bubs? Maybe they would prefer a sippy cup instead of a bottle so that it's not so similar to the breast that it puts them off? Are you giving them expressed milk in a bottle or formula? I had to start with giving DD expressed milk and slowly mix in more and more formula because she was so fussy. I tried to put her on a bottle at about 6 months and she wouldn't. At 9 months she finally did and it's a good job cause i was back at work!! Now DS is quite to opposite! He couldn't care less where his milk comes from as long as it gets in his belly. :rotfl:

Mumto5, life does sound busy for you right now! Can i ask you about having a third child? (Or anyone else who has more than 2) You know how when you have your first it's a bit of a massive shock and you wonder where all your time went? Then you have number 2 and think "wow i had so much more time on my hands when i only had one child!" and it's just as big a shock to the system. What's it like with number 3? Is it the same? Do you look back on all that spare time you had when there were only 2 children or is it less of an adjustment now that all your time is pretty much zapped up anyway?

Welcome to the noobs! Just try to do as much or as little as you can. I have found that even just having the lists to aim for and remind me has helped no end!

Well, i'm just about to head upstairs to dress us. Weetabix has been eaten, milk has been drunk. The weather is looking decidedly awful and i have a wash basket full of dirty washing that needs doing! Can't having it cluttering up the house either if there's people round tomorrow. I might just have to leave it. Then there will be three days to catch up with on Wednesday! :eek:

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE] Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the fire and surround[/STRIKE]. Don't have a fire
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything[/STRIKE]did yesterday
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Vacuum under furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE] Wipe sofas and any grubby marks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and water any plants[/STRIKE] no plants cause i kill em
[STRIKE] Check smoke alarms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Binbag dance [/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
2. [STRIKE]Clean light shades/fittings and lamps[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wash any smelly soft furnishings! [/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!![/STRIKE] no holiday for us this year.

:jDone:j

Kids up (& me), milked, breakfasted.
All dressed
Half of ebay parcel mountain lugged to the post office
Milked & lunched
Living room sorted
Toys gone through and organised/decluttered
Milked & snacked
Gibble moved from office (RoD) in order to begin cleaning tonight
WM x 2
TD x 2
DW x 1

To Do

[STRIKE]Take half of the ebay parcel pile to the post office if it stops raining long enough![/STRIKE]
Tidy away all clutter from downstairs, even if it means hiding it upstairs for now!
Look for baby shower games to discuss tomorrow
Have another look at trying to crack bloody photoshop code
Cook spag bol for tea

Frittered_Away

Caught my ankle on the side of my suitcase so I'm having a sit down. damn my messy room/clumsiness. Still, I got a bit done:

Things to clear:
Desk
Shelves
[strike]Clothes (drawers/wardrobe)[/strike]
Toiletries (mirror shelf, wardrobe shelf)
[strike]Desk drawers[/strike]
[strike]Bedside drawers[/strike]
Floor
Under the bed...
Above the wardrobe
[strike]Booze corner[/strike]

embb

Morning lovelies! :wave:

Valli I'm phoning the vets today to get the details, depends on how long these other people have had her etc.

It's trying to be sunny but it's very warm. Got lots to do today:-

make beds
load DW
S&S kitchen
hoover through
sort littley (Monday morning dramas dealt with)
phone vets
put in council repairs
start accounts
sort paperwork corner out
work 3 hrs
find summat for tea
see to rabbits
check bank
ped-egg feet getting hot and sweaty at work is doing them no good, they're agony ALL the time.
sort workbag
sort washing

There! that should keep me out of trouble for a while.

laters dudettes xx

shellysue

Morning all :hello:

shellysue wrote: »

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Clean the fire and surround.
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas and any grubby marks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and water any plants[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]


Extras

1. [STRIKE]Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting[/STRIKE]!
   
2. [STRIKE]Clean light shades/fittings and lamps[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wash any smelly soft furnishings[/STRIKE]!
4. [STRIKE]If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!![/STRIKE]

off to
water and wipe plants that didn't get done yesterday
dust light shade
declutter coffee

starting now

just updating list, I need to be on track this week, I start my holiday this coming weekend and so much to do, I need the place clean and tidy.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Morning all, just dashing through before I'm off to the doctor's/aquarium place/second opinion aquarium place (it was a plec that I think didn't know how to eat the food they suggested - I'm going to a) ask what they fed them in the shop b) consider getting a holiday block to see if that makes any difference to the replacement's survival) The other fishies are thriving (or appear to be - touches wood and whistles a silly tune)..


I have far too much to do today. Playing at the club tonight as well.

Is it time to go back to bed yet?

seafarers_wife

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i HATE EDF, they are doing my head in, they still cant explain why i have a gas bill for £986 for 20 days usage and have put a hold on the account. Ive given them meter reads and there is no way i can have used that amount but that is what they forcast me using for a quarter.

Ok now, rant over just seeing if sky can be plugged in, if not i need to phone them and book for an engineer to come out and sort it out.

Ive also done a HHC in the kitchen, emptied and loaded the dishwasher and have put a load of washing in, still need to stip and make our bed and put the spare bed back together and strip and wash that bedding. plus a trip to the metro centre today :eek:

list update

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors
Clean the fire and surround.
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move - will sweep under furniture as its laminate
Level 3
Binbag dance - will have a few of these to do
Extras
Clean light shades/fittings and lamps -

"Toots" List

5. write away with change of name - work in progress
11. sort out power of attorney
21. book dentist before OH goes back to sea
28. get pics of edinburgh and sydney framed.
29. take edinburgh prints with me this weekend.
30. sort out electrical box before we move
36. get up to date on filing
37. clear my shredding pile - wip
61. loft ladders to be fitted
63. put all clothes away
64. get all clothes ironed
65. tidy away spare room
66. tidy away babies room
67. charity shop run
68. living room curtains up
69. buy lamp shade for hall, our room & spare room
70. buy under sink storage unit for bathroom.
71. tidy away all toiletries
72. put some dvds downstairs

cyclingyorkie

uropachild - re having a 3rd baby - how old are your other 2?

we had DD2 when DD1 was 3 years and 6 weeks old - DS was about 21 months at the time. All 3 were caesarians! So it was very hard work!

I had nearly a month with someone around - DD2 was born on 9th December, so reality didn't hit until the new year!

You can't pick 3 up at once - you only have 2 knees...which can make it difficult.

DD2 was the smallest baby i had and the worst sleeper - just what i needed! And in the midst of that first month was Christmas - which in those days meant visits from f-i-l and b-i-l as m-i-l had died about a year earlier! And f-i-l did nothing except hold the baby!

it was tough - and the first year was hard! which is why i ask about the ages of your other 2 children - DD1 could dress herself, which was a great bonus! If your kids are older then this would be less of an issue....

Also do you have family around who are able and willing to help? it would make life a lot easier...we never had the luxury.....

All 3 of mine are very different, and at times I could throttle the lot of 'em (20, 19 and 17) but they are very close and the 2 younger ones are now understanding of the eldest's ME. The 2 girls share a bedroom (not ideal) and are very close indeed - rows between the girls are very rare!

I had always intended to have more after DS - but not quite as soon as we did! I had an awful pregnancy with DD2 - including chicken pox! BUT I have never regretted our little blessing! We have always told her that 'nanny sent her from heaven for us...' and when she was tiny I think she was all that kept grandad going.....

Hope this helps!

And yes I am in again this week - Mount ironmore (stems from when I was struggling with aunt flo last month - strange how no-one helps isn't it?) needs to be conquered....

dancemum

HHC Results

Washed up
Emptied WM put towels in TD & rest on airer
Cleaned DS2 teeth
Had bath, washed hair & started drying it
Put throws back neatly on sofa
Ate porridge

How did you get on Frittered Away?

Boys decluttered to school and hope they don't get sent home again. Decluttered Chocolate bar :mad::D

Off to see parents when TD finished