Weekly Flylady Thread 1st August 2011

seafarers_wife

ive put all OH's work books on top of the wardrobe and am annoyed with him, some of them are mega expensive as in over £100 for a book and one is ripped to shreds. he just shoved it in a bag and shoved others on top of it so its trashed. not a happy bunny about that as he would go mental at me if i did that with something expensive of mine.

list update

Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level Two
wipe the sofas
Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
Level three
Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
Extras

15 minutes filing/shredding frog
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level Two
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
S&S the hob & oven
Extras
Clean windows and sills as necessary
Run washing machines and DW through clean cycles
Wednesday ~ Bathroom & Study
Level One
Clean the baths, showers, sinks etc
Level Two
Defrag PC while you clean the tiles and shine the mirrors!
Extras
dust and deweb
Clean windows and sills as necessary
Wipe over any paintwork
15 minutes filing and desk clearance!
Thursday ~ Childrens Rooms and Land of Spare Oom
Level One
Chomp a frog
Level Two
Declutter the floor
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Vacuum the floors
Extras
Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
Wash the windows if needed
Friday ~ The Bedroom and the landing!
Level One
Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Frogmunching!
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Vacuum the floors
Extras
Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
Wash the windows if needed

Frogs: lots of little ones for this week

1. close abbey accont
2. chase up builders quote
5. chase up phisio letter
7. kitchen cupboard
10. shredding
11. filing
12. list to MIL about baby stuff still needing to be bought
15. tools from house into shed - half done - in box in spare room waiting for spare room to be finished
17. chase up scottish widows life insurance complaint
19. arrange weekend for my parents to come down and build/fix things
20. buy curtains and pole for upstairs window
21. book hair cut

LameWolf

MrsChaos wrote: »

How can I still be so tired with all these late mornings?

Stress. You've had a lot on your plate recently, and it'll be taking it's toll. *chucks a handful of spoons to MrsChaos*

Aj ooh, the Edinburgh Tattoo sounds exciting - oh, and you need to change your siggy now you're married!:D

Gonna try for a HHC at 13:00. Anyone fancy joining me?

vanilla

Lunch done and Rhys away for a snooze, another load of washing on and dw nearly finished so i can reload. Livingroom cleared again and hoovered.

juliejim

I'll join you LW

Happy Birthday Squeak and SSL

ajmoney

LameWolf wrote: »

Aj ooh, the Edinburgh Tattoo sounds exciting - oh, and you need to change your siggy now you're married!:D

Done!

Trying desperately to sort utilities etc for the move but the address doesn't exist for me to do any comparisons :mad: rang the site office to find out which company the gas and electricity are currently with and they are taking ages to get back to me, it can't be that difficult! I need to make other calls so might stop waiting and just call the other people, they can leave a message if they ever get their act together.

Does anyoe have any advice on how we choose which utility company to go with? We are moving into a new house so it will just be what the building company use at the moment.

hollyh

Afternoon all,

I've collected up all the dirty laundry
wm x 1
Ds1 unloaded & loaded the dw
handwashed
s&s kitchen
Ds2 & i tidied the living room & Ds1 hoovered

I'm going to make some lunch and write my holiday list.

The letting agent for the house that's gone in this village just rang me saying she'd just got a house in the next village availiable 3 bedrooms and a decent sized garden. I'm going to view it tomorrow so i'm keeping everything crossed. It's across the road from the teeny tiny house i viewed yesterday so i'm not holding out too much hope.

greent

ajmoney wrote: »

Done!

Trying desperately to sort utilities etc for the move but the address doesn't exist for me to do any comparisons :mad: rang the site office to find out which company the gas and electricity are currently with and they are taking ages to get back to me, it can't be that difficult! I need to make other calls so might stop waiting and just call the other people, they can leave a message if they ever get their act together.

Does anyoe have any advice on how we choose which utility company to go with? We are moving into a new house so it will just be what the building company use at the moment.

Just go with what the developers have organised - you can't be in any fix as you haven't agreed to anything. Then check uswitch or similar when you move in - and get cashback for changing your supplier :D

bargainhunterss

Afternoon all! :wave:

The weeks been kind of running away with me too! I've managed to get some stuff done, but still lots to do!:j

Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
Level Two
Vacuum the sofas
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors[/STRIKE], including the stairs
Level three
[STRIKE]Wash any soft furnishings that need it
Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. HHI
2. 15 minutes filing/shredding

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors [/STRIKE]and work surfaces!
Wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe all small appliances
[STRIKE]Sweep [/STRIKE]and mop the floor
Wipe over large appliances and unit doors
Level Three
[STRIKE]S&S the hob [/STRIKE]& oven

Extras

1. Clean windows sills

Wednesday ~ Bathroom
Level One
Clean the baths, loos, showers, sinks etc
Level Two
Collect all the laundry and deposit in the basket!
shine the mirror
Level Three
Empty and clean out any bins
Recycle/bin any empties and make a note of what you need to restock on

Thursday ~Land of Spare Oom (a.k.a study!)
Level One
Declutter the floors
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Vacuum the floors

Friday ~ The Bedroom and the landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Declutter the floordrobe
Laundry in the basket
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort a box of stuff from your room.. any box!
Sort a cupboard of clothes.. make it neat.. can anything be flung?
Vacuum the floors

Phew! I'm going to be busy tonight! It's all piling up somewhat! Need to pack tonight and do extra wash loads tonight as well as visiting the 'rents and in-laws tomorrow night for the weekend! Busy busy!

Hope everyone's ok and hugs to those that need it xxx
ttfn! xxx

LameWolf

juliejim wrote: »

I'll join you LW

How'd you get on Jue? Thanks for the company, btw.;)

I've dewebbed, dusted and polished everything I possibly can in the spare room; [STRIKE]aided[/STRIKE] supervised by Louie, of course.:D So it's all nice and shiny in there now.

toottifrootti

Happy Birthday Squeak and SSL- hope you both have a lovely day :bdaycake::bdaycake:(1 each!!!)

piggers thanks re my 'numbers' - it surprised me that i managed it. Stop feeling useless just because you cant waddle to the PO - just think of OH as an extension of yourself - he is going on your behalf because you cant be in 2 places at once!

Holly first have a huge squishy (((hug))) its very understandable that you are overwhelmed - but just take it as it comes and try to deal with only the important stuff for now
this is seems very unfair on your landlords part - do you have a written agreement - can he give you just a months notice?
You seem a bit 'calmer' today and at least you have had some time to catch your breath without the holiday club.
concentrate on getting ready for the holiday - you need the break and the kids would be upset if they didnt get - it will do you no harm to be away and have some thinking time.
Only do what is absolutely vital for the holiday. then if you get all that done you can do a few other small jobs.

When you are away (make sure you have a notebook!)and more relaxed try to think of all the scenarios - do the pos and neg lists for each possibility and see what looks best.
how soon will the local house agents know if its going ahead - you dont want to be waiting around too long? do they have anything else on their books close by - do they know of anything coming up?
will you have access to internet on hols - if so you could be looking up letting agents etc for your area and might be able to contact some by email buut at least get their info noted on a word doc so you can work through them when you get back.
If you havent access can someone do that for you - you dont want to waste anytime.
I wouldnt be worrying about cleaning etc for now (sorry pigpen) as you will have to clean the house before you go and its always easier when its empty.

you know you will have a perfect opportunity to declutter but you may not have time so be prepared to box everything as is and sort at the other end. You need to keep your business ticking over but try to not overload yourself.
new schools are scary for most kids so I am not surprised what Ds is feeling - do you know any mums with kids at the other schools that you could speak to for opinions. You need to look at travelling distances if you keep them where they are and the diesel/petrol costs.
is moving in with Oh an option in the short term - or any relatives - and putting everything into storage - check out storage facilities and costs - that would certainly relieve the pressure and give you the chance to find something suitable.
speak to your local housing associations/council because you will be homeless and with children thats not an option

I know its a shock and it sounds like you have a lovely home but I am sure you will find a suitable compromise - maybe less garden or further from school but something will turn up.

keep the chin up and remember to breathe - thats very important too:D we are always here to help maybe not physically but we will come up with suggestions if we can - takecare honey xx

ETA just seen about the other house - dont dismiss it - it maybe not ideal but it would mean less upheavel initially and its not to say it has to be permanent - see what the minimum let is - it would be a starting point to give you breathing space so that you could hunt for something better - go with an open mind if you can.