Weekly Flylady Thread 21st November 2011

LameWolf

Hi all

Oh dear, I've kinda lost this morning; left shoulder was so bad as to make me scream in pain this morning, so I had to have an extra dose of Oramorph at 06:15 (on top of the usual one I had at 05:15) and also lie down after Mr LW left for work because, trust me folks, being in that sort of pain tires you out!:(

No matter - the arm hasn't fallen off yet!:rotfl:

decogecko wrote: »

I'm now intrigued by yule LW I've heard people mention it but I'm not really sure what it's about. Is it to do with the solstice? I went to stonehenge for the summer solstice and was amazed by the energy.
xx

It is indeed the Winter Solstice - the rebirth of the Sun, when the days start to increase in length. Some see it as a battle between the Oak King (who rules the Light) and the Holly King (Dark), with the Oak King taking the crown at the Winter Solstice, and the Holly King regaining it again at Summer Solstice, when the days start shortening again.

If I were to do it all properly, I'd decorate the bungalow with evergreens (I do have some re-useable stuff;)) - holly, ivy, mistletoe, that sort of thing, and make a Yule log, but I just don't have the spoons to spare for a lot, and in any case, there's only me and Mr LW, so it seems a bit of a faff just for us, iyswim.:o

If you're interested, Damh the Bard did a song about it - "Noon of the Solstice" which I've managed to find on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFvpMObnzB8

roundtuit wrote: »

AND I can earn another star by watching my birds for 10 minutes ...which I love doing - there's Harry Spadger and his mates, one of whom is called Mavis and is a bit of a thug; then there's Doug and Dora Dove, and last but not least Freddie Fatbelly. ( And those of you who hadn't already guessed that I am a tad eccentric, now think I'm a complete headcase hehe)

Well, I must be too, then;:D I have the bird feeders placed where I can see them from the sofa, and we too have our regulars: Sparrow Squadron, Walter Pigeon, Bobby Robin, and a plethora of various tits.

Now, I must stop listening to Damh the Bard (one of my favourite artists);) and go find today's list.:D

Goodintentions

Good afternoon

i have been working this morning and I am now free 'til 3pm. I should be either flying, walking the dog or studying - but what I really WANT to do is have a little snooze They laid on a big breakfast at toddler group, so I may utilise the time I would use for lunch for a power nap

Then I will hoover through downstairs - promise!!

Hellyboo

Afternoon

Have Ollie home, confirmed by the doc he has tonsilitis and given 10 days of yukky antibiotics. Running riot at the moment so I suspect he'll crash later...
Weigh in this morning and decluttered another 1 1/2 lbs, so 34 in total
LR a pig sty, so off I go...

Monday - kitchen and dining room
Level three
Clean the kitchen sink and drains
Polish the table

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level 2
HHI
Give your cushions a good bash outside (exercise those bingo wings)
[STRIKE]Clean the downstairs loo and basin[/STRIKE]
Level 3
Clean the mantel or coffee table, re home things that don’t belong here
15 minutes on a hotspot
Wipe all the remote controls/phones

Declutter Mission:

[STRIKE]Sort through all the clothes hangers in wardrobes, ironing basket etc. Do you have more hangers than clothes? Get rid of any you do not need.[/STRIKE] Done last week and freecycled extras :T

Personal Challenges

Monday - Pollyanna Day - done
Tuesday - Go outside Day

Preparing for Christmas Challenges

Monday - dates - done
Tuesday - outfits
Check any outfits you need for parties over the festive period. Do they need cleaning, check buttons and hems. Do you have the shoes/bag/accessories to hand.
Have you got to prepare a costume for the Christmas play?
Even if you are not going out for Christmas could you wear a favourite outfit at home?

GTDtogether

Dailies:

• make bed
• keep on top of washing up
• swish and swipe in bathroom and toilet
• pick and put away for 5 minutes in each room
• apply for a job
• do stretches for 5 minutes

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs[/STRIKE]
Level 2
HHI
[STRIKE]
Give your cushions a good bash outside (exercise those bingo wings)
Clean the downstairs loo and basin[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Clean the mantel or coffee table, re home things that don’t belong here[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]15 minutes on a hotspot cleared a paper pile[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe all the remote controls/phones[/STRIKE]

Declutter Mission:

Sort through all the clothes hangers in wardrobes, ironing basket etc. Do you have more hangers than clothes? Get rid of any you do not need. Don't have enough hangers! Made a note to get more.

kezlou

Hey peeps!
how is everyone? Its blloming freezing here today brrrrr

Had an absolute nightmare today, coddy (ds2) becing a complete get, OH not helping, cat stealing my cuppa :mad::mad::mad::mad:
On top of all that i still cannot get the site to verify with google arghhhhhhhh

and breathe ........

If its not on the list its done.

Monday - kitchen and dining room
level one
Sweep and mop the floor

Declutter Mission

Sort through tuppawear. Do you really need all those empty pots? Are you missing lids? still doing

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level 2
HHI :eek:
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Level 3
Clean the mantel or coffee table, re home things that don’t belong here
15 minutes on a hotspot
Wipe all the remote controls/phones

Declutter Mission:

Sort through all the clothes hangers in wardrobes, ironing basket etc. Do you have more hangers than clothes? Get rid of any you do not need. need more hangers !

Personal challenges
tuesday - walked the boys to school, froze my backside off rescuing a cat from the yard gutter. Oh and froze myself shotting rubbish out. Tonight i'll be walking three monkeys home, brrrrrr so that's my walkout sorted.

Not even attempting any Christmas stuff, too scary for me!

Well better shift on before latching myself back to the website again

dancemum

Hey Seafarers_wife is that bag packed yet?

I'm just back from the stupid go to school for 10 mins day (actually we were only in the appointment for 5mins). DS1 is progressing ok.

Anyone fancy a HHC now?

roundtuit

Lame Wolf - (((gentle hugs))) and healing vibes to you. Nice to know I'm not the only 'eccentric' flylady .

During my HHP, which turned out to be 70 minutes P., I completed the application form and cheque for DS's racing license 2012; sorted out where I am with my rent....4 weeks in front ;and completed a Christmas catalogue order which included my Christmas cards, wrapping paper, gift tags, plus two presents...phew....I actually feel like I'm getting somewhere esp. as rent thingy was a bit of a frog.

I've sat and watched my birds as requested byDusty. Freddie brought his Mrs and a young un, which made the bird table wobble a bit lol. I think Harry Spadger must have known he was going to get a mention on flylady 'cause he brought far more mates with him than usual; and Doug and Dora Dove were their usual unsociable selves. Santa is bringing me a new birdtable then NN can have hers back - I borrowed it after my old birdtable collapsed.

Decided to put another load in WM so that's merrily swishing away. Got to go to JobCentre for 3:45pm - so I'd better get myself sorted. See you later xx

Dustykitten

Invigilating done so time for a cuppa and a chocolate biscuit then I'll sort out who will be where at dinner time.

ajmoney

I have decluttered quite a bit of music practice on various instruments today and had a long chat with my mum.

I have passed my piano exam that I took 2 weeks ago so I am very happy :j

We are having a take away or eating out tonight so I am going to try and do the kitchen now before DH comes in.

Monday - kitchen and dining room
level one
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Wipe the work surfaces
Dust any flat surfaces
Wipe out the fridge and check the drain hole - mine overflowed this week
Level three
Clean the kitchen sink and drains
Empty and clean out your bins
Polish the table

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level 2
Give your cushions a good bash outside (exercise those bingo wings)
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Level 3
Clean the mantel or coffee table, re home things that don’t belong here
15 minutes on a hotspot
Wipe all the remote controls/phones

Personal Challenges

Monday Pollyanna Day DONE

Tuesday Go outside Day
I want you to spend 10 minutes today outside (or looking through the window) enjoying the season. Look at the birds, the beauty of the plants in your garden even those which are stripped bear. Whilst you are out there see if there are any evergreens, seedheads, berries which you will be able to use for Christmas decorations. If you don’t have a garden then a brief stroll somewhere close by would be good.

Preparing for Christmas Challenges

Monday dates ALL DONE

Tuesday outfits ALL DONE

LameWolf

Aj congratulations on passing the piano exam.:T

I've done my best with today's list and challenges:
Personal Challenges :starmod:

Tuesday Go outside Day
I want you to spend 10 minutes today outside (or looking through the window) enjoying the season. Look at the birds, the beauty of the plants in your garden even those which are stripped bear. Whilst you are out there see if there are any evergreens, seedheads, berries which you will be able to use for Christmas decorations. If you don’t have a garden then a brief stroll somewhere close by would be good.
Bird feeders and water bowl checked and replenished; garden observed (and leaves that need raking up carefully ignored as I need Mr LW's help with this):whistle: whilst I had my lunch – Lord Magpie was on the patio and looking in the door, cheeky wotnot!:D

Preparing for Christmas Challenges:rudolf:
Tuesday outfits
Check any outfits you need for parties over the festive period. Do they need cleaning, check buttons and hems. Do you have the shoes/bag/accessories to hand.
Have you got to prepare a costume for the Christmas play?
Even if you are not going out for Christmas could you wear a favourite outfit at home?
N/A – I don't attend parties. Polite excuses at the ready, for the unlikely event of me being asked to any.:eek: Buttons and other minor repairs get done as they occur – instead of being put away after washing, the offending garment gets put on top of the sewing box, where it will annoy me, so it gets dealt with straight away.;)

Monday - kitchen and dining room
Level Two
Wipe the work surfaces Done
Dust any flat surfaces Done

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstair loo
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs Done over weekend (Mr LW):A
Level 2
HHI There isn't any – Mr LW cleared it on Sunday,:A he does it every week as I can't lift the ironing board.HHYoga done instead
Give your cushions a good bash outside (exercise those bingo wings) Tried, but it was too painful an exercise with my shoulder playing up.
Clean the downstairs loo and basin Done – we only have the one bathroom,:D and there's an A-frame of wet washing over the bath, so just the loo and basin done today.
Level 3
Clean the mantel or coffee table, re home things that don’t belong here Done, though nothing needed re-homing.
15 minutes on a hotspot No hotspots, so did a general dust/deweb
Wipe all the remote controls/phones Done

Declutter Mission:

Sort through all the clothes hangers in wardrobes, ironing basket etc. Do you have more hangers than clothes? Get rid of any you do not need.
All our hangers are in use; in fact, I have several instances of 2 skirts sharing a hanger, and Mr LW has a similar situation with shirts/trousers, as we actually are a little short of hangers!:D