Weekly Flylady Thread 1st August 2011

seafarers_wife

Thats great Holly, hopefully you will be able to enjoy your holiday properly now

greent

Oh that's good news holly When we moved here we had a choice of 2 houses - one had much bigger bedrooms, but less space downstairs (integral garage with a bedroom over) and the other had smaller bedrooms but a much bigger downstairs. We plumped for a bigger downstairs on the basis that bedrooms are mainly used for sleeping in


Right, in my HHC I:

• Vacuumed our bedroom, landing, bathroom and stairs down to first floor (including vacuuming teh skirting boards with teh fluffy brush)
• dusted, dewebbed and polished (all real wood furniture) in the above - inc polishing mirrors
• tidied floordrobe (only shoes, bags and boots)
• put away a pile of laundry languishing on the chair
• hung DH's dressing gown and a hoodie
• straightened my hair - and put straigtheners away
• tidied tall chest of drawers (top of) - including making all my jewellery fit in my jewellery box! )
• brought a couple of random items downstairs to correctly rehome

Next stop (whn DS3 is asleep for a quick 40 min nap) is the kitchen - quick tidy up then vacuum and mop floor (and mop ensuite too - shall run up and do taht first so as to finish that room completely)

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Went and made an executive decision today and bought Minion's new curtains. Spent an insane amount on them, but they are 90" long and fully lined, so they should keep light and draughts out of her pit all winter. Well, they were originally £80 :eek: :eek: :eek: but as the store was closing down, the woman at the till didn't really seem to care too much and rang them and a long voile for the kitchen door up for a total of £38.50 :j:j:j:

Wish my binmen visited at 8am...anytime between 5.30 and 6.15 here, as it's about 10 minutes from the depot.

Put the bins out. Far less than when Minion is around, surprisingly enough


I've decluttered some curried goat, rice & peas, plantain and dumpling (I do love the variety of food available round here).

WM x 1

Put the new voile up. Explained to the stooopid splat how to get around a floor length voile.

Found a corner of nastiness in the shower room where fluffy twit got in a state because she had a soft 'one' get over her back fluff and tried to scoot it off on the floor _pale_, so cleaned that and threatened to bath the offending monster, but she seems to have got it all off somewhere :cool:



Now trying to conserve my energy before venturing out tonight - blues band on at one of the nearest pubs at 8pm, so shall go and try not to look a complete loser there by myself

Goodintentions

Washing on line, contracts signed (she changed her mind again:mad:), packed & now en route to our dirty weekend :D
I doubt I will be posting much this weekend
Hugs & spoons to those that need them, good news re the house Holly
I will probably see you on the next thread!!

Valli

oo the power..

I have been out all day (Walking Monsal head/Great Longstone/Little Longstone)

I have come in

sink (left empty this am by me I swear) full of pots.
So I emptied the drainer (which I left full) and I pegged out the bedding then I came in to check e bay.

DD 'Mum, what are we having for tea?'
Valli 'nothing while there are pots to be washed'
DD *mutters* 'for ***'* sake'
THEN WALKS INTO KITCHEN AND STARTS TO WASH POTS

result!

cat_smith

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Found a corner of nastiness in the shower room where fluffy twit got in a state because she had a soft 'one' get over her back fluff and tried to scoot it off on the floor _pale_, so cleaned that and threatened to bath the offending monster, but she seems to have got it all off somewhere :cool:

OK. Not sure if this is TMIF or if I've missed something here ????:D

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

cat_smith wrote: »

OK. Not sure if this is TMIF or if I've missed something here ????:D

I have 3 [STRIKE]reprobates[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]little £$%($[/STRIKE] darling puddycats. One is extremely fluffy and left something I really didn't want over the shower room floor.

I whinge about them frequently

They are currently snoring peacefully, one on my toes, one a yard away on the rug and one on the other sofa. Why they aren't in the garden, I don't know, but they only go out there if I do.

greent

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Went and made an executive decision today and bought Minion's new curtains. Spent an insane amount on them, but they are 90" long and fully lined, so they should keep light and draughts out of her pit all winter. Well, they were originally £80 :eek: :eek: :eek: but as the store was closing down, the woman at the till didn't really seem to care too much and rang them and a long voile for the kitchen door up for a total of £38.50 :j:j:j:

Insane amount of money on curtains.... one pair of full length curtains (lined with blackout material) and one short pair of matching curtains custom made for standard (ie: non-wide) windows... from Laura Ashley with wine-glass tops(?) (or similar - triple width fabric needed)... £1600 & £100 for 2 pairs of (never used) matching tie-backs....:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Loved them - wanted to use them in this house (hung for about 18 months in old house) - too small for all the bloomin' windows here!!:mad::mad::mad: Lived in airing cupboard for 3.5 years before fleabaying them for a total of about £90_pale__pale_

pigpen

I have sorted 6 boxes into the girls room.. 4 were books.. and 2 were toys.. I have filled a wheelie bin!!!!

the mirror came with no screws so while the holes are drilled it isnt up. 5 little pics up.. bigger ones can go up later.
New curtain pole up.. curtains on the line drying so can go back up later or tomorrow.. it doenst matter too much.. I asked OH to shift some boxes through to the bedroom so I can sort through them once Squeak is in bed.. or tomorrow.. and hopefully dig out the landing from under all the mess!

DW on and 2 more loads of washing done.. i have 2 more binbags for charity shop too.. 3 to go now .. FLING!!

Squeak going to the bath as she is caked in mince and mash and blackberry and pear and peach!..

hollyh

Someone give me a kick please, i've only packed the toiletries so far. I know it won't take long once i get going but it's the getting going that's the problem.