Weekly Flylady Thread 31st October 2011

Penelope_Penguin

Dustykitten wrote: »

Hex the stars have worked, look who's back :rotfl:

Who's that then :whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle: Shallow, me :A

In my HHC I have tidied upstairs and continued decluttering (broken bag of DD's to recycling, bag of stuff for charity shop, pile of stuff to list on Freecycle).

Valli

Dustykitten wrote: »

se don't over do it hun

Valli do you want stars and snowmen? You're not on my list - give me a total if you do


:rotfl:

Ooh yes please can I have snowmen - I have a snowman candle (xmas gift from a child I taught about 5 years ago) on permanent display in my living room - I LOVE it but DD hates it - she will burn it at my funeral, apparently:rotfl:and a snowman 3D jigsaw which was hers on the mantlepiece! I'm not allowed any more - this is unfortunate because I have seen a cute (but kitsch) LCD colour changing one in the co-op!

What do I have to do for snowmen? The extras?

And we have tickets for John Bishop - in October! :eek: - I have bought 2 while my mum ummed and ahhed whether to buy them nephew (her grandson) for xmas - and they are next to ours! If he doesn't want them I will be able to let a colleague buy them so no worries!

I suppose I ought to do some cleaning!
Anyone up for a HHC?

Oh and some more collectables have sold on fleabay for VERY good prices!

Mumto5 ((((hugs)))) but excellent that you are getting support from your inlaws.

sammiell

im in again a little late i know i have been flying but not posting thanks Dusty for keeping the tread going im in for the rest of this week and next but im going away on the 12 for nearly two weeks its my 20th wedding anniversary so its just DH and me. so ive got big massive lists of thing to do i want most of the cristmas stuff sorted before i go as its only 4 weeks to xmas when we come back and we have a weekend away with the children and friends to visit before then:eek:
Ok here goes this week!

Monday - kitchen and dining room
level one
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the drawer and filter in the WM
Wipe table and chairs
Level three
Clean the kitchen sink and drains
Empty and clean out your bins!
Clean the oven & hob

Declutter Mission

Sort through your tea towels, table clothes, napkins etc and get rid of any you don’t like or use. Check you can find the one you want for Christmas Day whilst you are at it.


Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
, hall and stairs
Level 2
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass, including the tv screen
Level 3
Vacuum or wipe the sofas

Declutter Mission:

Sort through all the DVDs, games, CDs etc and see which can be rehomed or sold. Check all the right discs are in their cases. Dust the area and replace them all. Get the family to help and try to get input of ideas for presents, ie somebody saying I love this film – is there a new/similar one out?


Wednesday – Choose a room which never gets much attention
Maybe snug, kids bedroom, spare room, conservatory

Level 1
HH putting all the stuff away and rehoming items to other rooms
Level 2
Hoover or mop the floor
Deweb the ceilings Halloween is over
Wipe all dusty areas with a damp cloth
Level 3
Wipe the radiator
Clean the lights in this room

Declutter misson:

Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
HHI

Declutter mission:

Spend HH dealing with Paperwork, filing and shredding

Pollybear

Morning all

I've cleaned the bathroom and toilet. No car for me but my freezer is OK (I made sure I got a frost free one when we did the kitchen). The fridge/freezer is almost OK, there is fishing bait in the bottom drawer but I spoke to DH about this yesterday and we've agreed that if his workmate doesn't want it we can bin it. It's taking up a drawer I could use with Christmas coming up. Just have to nag him to speak to his workmate now....

I'm not sure if I was thinking about anything else when I was cleaning, I feel like my mind was a blank!

Ooh, the sun is trying to come out, it's been so dark and wet here this morning. Still leaving the washing indoors though, it doesn't look that settled.

I have no idea whether I'm due any stars or snowmen and I'm not feeling very competitive this week so I'm not really bothered Dusty Might be dying for prizes next week though;)

adamantine

Monday - kitchen and dining room
level one
Level Two
Level three

Declutter Mission/COLOR]

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Declutter Mission:

Wednesday – Choose a room which never gets much attention
Maybe snug, kids bedroom, spare room, conservatory

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Declutter misson:


Thursday - Bathroom
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Declutter mission:

no study so nice easy one for me today lol.

ive also
hoovered boys room, hall, living room and kitchen
washed kitchen floor (well the mop was already out so why not eh?)
im away to do dishes before picking up DS2 from nursery.

my dad had decided i have an alcohol problem i think. he told me i shouldnt drink so much all because i bought a 10 pack of blue WKD which was on special at Mr A for me and a friend to split as she is back from holiday today and we have 2 weeks to catch up on. oh i did :rotfl: thank heavens he doesnt know about my bottle of rasp sourz, jagermeister vodka or all the bottles of wine!! :rotfl:

Dustykitten

Back from town, how did that take so long? Most tasks completed. Couple of presents bought with my No7 vouchers - one for 75p and the other for £1.25 oh and some posh shortbreads reduced too so that is 3 more little bits than I had this morning.

Managed to arrange the plasters for next Tuesday - gee that will be another messy day.

Splitting headache so I'll find the parrots, then:

DS1 - packed lunch to sort as he is working straight from school until 10pm
Ring carpenter
DS3 school singing thing at 2:30
Put the presents away (after logging them of course)

Mumto5 huge hugs and empathy xx

Goodintentions

Good afternnoon

I have been working this morning, then DH came home. he has gone to pick DS up from school now. I have taken the dog for a little walk, then dropped him at the groomers to be scalped! (he & the groomer have a mutual dislike for each other :rotfl:) He did say that he was a bit better today, so maybe he is getting used to it. i wouldn't bother, but he takes so long to dry when his hair gets long - and his glands needed doing :eek:
DH & I took him for another walk after

Ok. I am off to do a quick clean of the bathroom before school pick up. The light in there is awful, so I have to do it during the day otherwise I miss bits Off I go then....

LameWolf

Mumto5 wrote: »

I'm feeling really low and am trying to pull myself together. I feel really pathetic, I just can't stop crying.

(((HUG))) I don't have any words of wisdom I'm afraid, but hey, pathetic you are not, OK? It sounds like a very, very stressful situation, and one that'd have anyone in tears.

Thursday Shaker Day
What do you think about whilst doing your flying? All the other things you need to do? Today I want you to act like a Shaker for just 15 minutes. Whilst doing some of your flying I want you to settle your mind solely to the task in hand. Take pride in what you do and satisfaction from seeing the limescale come of the taps and the shine appear.

Ooh, that was an interesting one! I've never really thought about it before, and it seemed very strange to actually concentrate on the washing-up for more than just making sure not to break anything.:o
Preparing for Winter Challenges:snow_grin
Thursday Car Prep
Get your car ready for winter so that if you should get caught in the snow or break down you are prepared. Here is a great guide for what you could do.
No car? Give your freezer a good sort; do you have space for emergency bread and milk supplies. Are you low on anything? Could the freezer do with defrosting?

Thanks for this one, Dusty:beer: Mr LW and I have been through the list you linked to together, and everything is now covered - I've hauled the Stanley flask out of the cupboard and rinsed it out (not been used in a while) with a view to putting hot water in, and a plastic pot with a few green tea bags, and will get a bar of chocolate to keep in the car when we next shop. Mr LW does check the car over every weekend, to make sure tyres, oil, wash bottle etc are up to scratch. The one thing he mentioned to add to the list is to make sure your screen wash is strong enough - it's easy to just top up with water and forget to add more screen washing liquid if you're in a hurry.;)

Our freezer was defrosted last week, and is all stocked up and the inventory all up to date and correct.;)

Valli

I have cleaned the bathroom (very thoroughly inc the tiles!) hoovered through the kids rooms and decided to make a little room in DS's top cupboard by removing a long-time-since-it-was-played with candle factory. There were some bits of wax left but they are history now. The funnel I have kept
I spotted a few other long-unused things so a bit of relocating will come into play I think. Then he can keep the board games he DOES use in the cupboard instead of on the top
did landing and stairs inc a handbrush of the landing - lovely wool carpet but has velcro like qualities :eek:
cleaned kitchen and ironed the not-quite-dry washing I ran out to bring in about 2 hours ago.

seafarers_wife

im back from the hell that is the metro centre. now just off to spend more money on DH's credit card :shhh: as still a few bits to get that I really couldnt be bothered with traipsing about for.

earlier post update with lists and will do a proper list update in a bit once ive had chance to do a few more jobs.

i have got a load of washing in, and will put it on the airer shortly and then commence my 2nd shopping spree of the day.