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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th August 2011

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  • froddington
    froddington Posts: 6,697 Forumite
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    In my HHC, I did worksurfaces, appliances large and small, units, window sill, oven and hob and bin! How about you, Valli?
    Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway

    Level One
    Vacuum floors and sofas!
    Declutter the floor

    Level Two
    Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc

    Level Three
    Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places

    Extras
    Wipe the windows in these areas

    Tuesday ~ Kitchen

    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Clean the sink!
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,571 Forumite
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    I got my pots washed, some dried and put away too. I also put some file tab pages in polypockets for September (I slit the ploy pockets then the tabs stick out) only trouble is they're now slightly too wide for file - but my old teaching file is dropping to bits...
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • seafarers_wife
    seafarers_wife Posts: 2,154 Forumite
    im going to have a little tidy up downstairs before chilling on the pc for a bit.

    anytone up for a HHC?????
  • vanilla
    vanilla Posts: 3,277 Forumite
    Joiner now finished, bath panel now on...:D

    Greenbee i'll look into all legal stuff once PIL are back and i get my head round everything. I tied to staying here for another 31/2 years because of the grant. Plus i love it here but i'm not sure that will work out for me and the kids. PIL want us here and probably KH to leave but he needs the support from his parents or he'll be left with no one.

    Sister has rang and told me to ring if anything kicks off. BIL says he'll leave work early if i need any help.

    Sorry i'm waffling again...
    Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.
    And things go wrong no matter what I do.
    Now and then it seems that life is just too much.
    But you've got the love I need to see me through.
    :j :j
  • michbright
    michbright Posts: 451 Forumite
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    Here's what I've managed to do today.
    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One

    [STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Clean the sink![/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    Wipe small appliances and replace[/STRIKE].. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!
    [STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    [STRIKE]Wipe over oven and hob.[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
    2. Replace dish cloths that are gross[/STRIKE]
    3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
    4. [STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins![/STRIKE]
    To do this week:
    1. Send items sold on eBay
    2. [STRIKE]Transfer money from savings for bills[/STRIKE]
      [STRIKE]
    3. Order school clothes[/STRIKE]
    4. Get DD2 photo take for passport
    5. Get DD2 passport application signed and sent
    6. Do Day1/Level1 of 30 Day Shred!

    Just need to get my head round starting the 30 Day Shred - maybe tomorrow!
  • seafarers_wife
    seafarers_wife Posts: 2,154 Forumite
    edited 9 August 2011 at 9:51PM
    ok HHC ended abrubtly, back = sore when bending to clean shower tray so its a no go, will do it in the morning when im in the shower.

    eta have emailed my landlord to get deposit back, she needed clarification on a few bits so have done that after going through my copy of the inventory, so should get all my £600 deposit back as the bits she is querying werent on there to begin with :D

    Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
    Level Two
    Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
    Extras
    Clean switches and sockets
    Wipe the windows in these areas
    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level Three
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    Extras
    Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
    Empty and wash out bins!
    Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
    Level One
    Clean floors bathroom

    Clean bath
    Level Two
    Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
    Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
    Level Three
    Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc - not replacing bath mat till floors been done in bathroom
    Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
    Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
    Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
    Extra
    Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms

    Frogs: lots of little ones for this week :)

    1. close abbey accont
    2. chase up builders quote
    3. chase up phisio letter
    4. shredding -WIP
    5. filing
    6. list to MIL about baby stuff still needing to be bought
    7. tools from house into shed - half done - in box in spare room waiting for spare room to be finished
    9. arrange weekend for my parents to come down and build/fix things
    10. prepare house for winter (list on preping for winter thread)
    11. install cat flap
    12. make shopping list for groceries for next month/birthdays/chrsitmas
    13. change cat details with vet
    14. sort out socks and bin yucky ones
    15. buy/find rug for living room floor
    17. more curtain things to be added to make them hang better
  • michbright
    michbright Posts: 451 Forumite
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    @Vanilla, big (((hugs))) to you. This day is almost over :).
  • serena
    serena Posts: 2,387 Forumite
    :hello:Hi to all my flylady friends!

    vanilla - a specially big hug for you. Can't add anything to the words that have already been written, but will be thinking of you.

    Extremely busy day today, blitzed all downstairs this morning, and made DS1 and 2 help, despite protests.:D I've also washed main bedroom bedlinen.

    Allotment this afternoon - I can now barely walk! I am so unfit at the moment.
    It is never too late to become what you were always intended to be
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Vanilla.. that sounds like a wonderful support network you have there.. I am quite jealous.. these are the people who have watched you tear yourself to bits time and time and time again.. these people have watched you give your heart and soul and the last few years into trying to help him.. Dont you EVER feel a mug for trying to help someone or for loving someone .. His own parents have seen you struggle enough that they are offering their support, that in itself is very telling.

    Could you box up his stuff and have his parents or sis and BIL there when he collects or just have the friends gf come get it all?

    I too think you need to speak to a solicitor ASAP and get something in place to protect you and hopefully give you peace of mind.. he is on a very very fast and slippery slope and the bottom is a long way off.. do not get involved with this.. the children and you have to be your number 1 priority now. Restraining orders can be pushed through VERY quickly if needs be, you have family support and the CPN, the GP and the police to back you up (and of course the entire estate :p) get it done!!

    I have been getting grey hairs over you while Ive not been home this evening.. you better be worth it ;)

    Stay safe..
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 18,097 Forumite
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    You mean you've been out piggers?
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