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Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd January 2012

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  • Got back from work to discover we have no heating or hot water!
    :jFlylady and proud of it:j
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Got back from work to discover we have no heating or hot water!

    Oh no, any ideas why?

    Well I've not even finished one of those so back to work for me :(
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • seafarers_wife
    seafarers_wife Posts: 2,154 Forumite
    edited 24 January 2012 at 5:17PM
    List update

    MIL hemmed dinning area curtains
    New ironing board and kettle unpacked and put in place
    Went shopping for toys for Ben
    MIL touched up paint in living room
    Size 2 nappies exchanged for size 4's as have loads df size 3's
    Load of blacks done
    Maintenance wash done

    Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level Two
    Wipe on top of high up cupboards if safe to do so - cant reach
    Extras
    Go sort a hot spot - if you don't have one you deserve HHme time - under stairs cupboard as need polti and dehumidifier out and they are right at the back.

    Tuesday Study and/or Living room
    Level One
    HH Paperwork or decluttering
    Level Two
    Clean the radiators, behind, inside, defluff them
    Level Three
    Do a 5 minute job that's been on your list for ages - email boss re holidays
    Extras
    Clean all the screen pcs, phones, tvs etc especially touch ones

    Toots list to be done by end of Feb! Started with 20 things
    1. sort out paperwork
    2. shredding
    5. buy new iron if press doesnt turn up soon
    9. bathroom mirror to be put up
    10. work out finances to pay for windows, new boiler and bookcases before DH home
    11. chase up work about my holidays for end of year
    14. organise/sort out medicine box - nearly done
    15. sort out DVDs into alphabetical order so I can find them when i want them
    16. find somewhere ot sell my wedding dress
    19. do freezer inventory
  • dancemum
    dancemum Posts: 2,562 Forumite
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    1 x wm done, 1x mother taken to bank and pushed around the shopping centre, 1x Mr T shop,

    Going to help with a school trip tomorrow (whole KS2 again, haven't learnt my lesson after last term's one to British Museum)

    Off to take DS2 to swimming lesson back later

    Dusty sending vibes for your friend's boy.

    Hello to Toots if you are passing by.
  • Nanamia
    Nanamia Posts: 1,603 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Thanks jackywhizz gonna have another go with the strike button:) I hadn't highlighted first....

    Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    Wipe the table and work surfaces
    Sweep/Hoover/mop the floor
    Level Two
    Wipe on top of high up cupboards if safe to do so
    Clean the window ledge
    Level Three
    Catch up on any handwashing/sponge marks off furnishings
    Sort out/defrost your freezer, what can you use up this week
    HHI
    Extras
    Sort out your baking trays/pans, ditch rusty ones.
    Dust any surfaces which need it
    Go sort a hot spot - if you don't have one you deserve HHme time

    Tuesday Study and/or Living room
    Level One
    Clear the floor and hoover or mop
    HH Paperwork or decluttering
    Level Two
    Clean the radiators, behind, inside, defluff them
    Dust any pictures
    Level Three
    Do a 5 minute job that's been on your list for ages
    S&S the toilets and sinks
    Get everybody in your house to help you for at least 5 minutes each
    Extras
    HHExercise
    Check insurance, MoT, Tax, Passports etc are all up to date
    Clean all the screen pcs, phones, tvs etc especially touch ones


    No still can't do it I'm on an iPad could that make any difference ?
    The secret of Christmas
    It's not the things you do at Christmastime
    But the Christmas things you do
    All year through

  • Jazee
    Jazee Posts: 9,462 Forumite
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    After a few days of not achieving very much around the house, today I've vacuumed and swept through, cleaned the toilets and sinks and wiped screens, keyboards, phones & remotes.
    Spend less now, work less later.
  • Nanamia I can't seem to do strike through or coloured text on my iPad, there might be a way but I've only just worked out how to copy and paster on it :D
  • MummyD
    MummyD Posts: 142 Forumite
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    Hi everyone!

    Mad rush day today so not got it all done.

    Tuesday Study and/or Living room
    Level One

    [STRIKE]Clear the floor and hoover or mop[/STRIKE]
    HH Paperwork or decluttering
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clean the radiators, behind, inside, defluff them
    Dust any pictures
    [/STRIKE]Level Three
    Do a 5 minute job that's been on your list for ages
    S&S the toilets and sinks
    Get everybody in your house to help you for at least 5 minutes each
    Extras
    HHExercise
    Check insurance, MoT, Tax, Passports etc are all up to date
    [STRIKE]Clean all the screen pcs, phones, tvs etc especially touch ones [/STRIKE]


    Hope to catch up tomorrow maybe.

    Fly-vibes all!

    rx
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    if you type without the space at the beginning of the bit to strike through and at the end also without the space that works

    see
    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.)
  • LameWolf
    LameWolf Posts: 11,238 Forumite
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    [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Tuesday Study and/or Living room
    Level One
    Clear the floor and hoover or mop
    Done by Mr LW:A
    HH Paperwork or decluttering
    N/A – none of either requiring doing:p:p:p
    Level Two
    Clean the radiators, behind, inside, defluff them
    Done
    Dust any pictures
    Done, and all the Dragons:D
    Level Three
    Do a 5 minute job that's been on your list for ages
    The only jobs left on my list are ones I cannot do unaided, so that'll have to go on the growing list of Flying that will have to be done at the weekend:cool:
    S&S the toilets and sinks
    Done
    Get everybody in your house to help you for at least 5 minutes each
    N/A – there's only me here during the day, and Mr LW has already prepped the spuds for tonight's dins and left them in water to save my paws, and he's promised to help me wash my hair tonight.:A
    Extras
    HHExercise
    Done
    Check insurance, MoT, Tax, Passports etc are all up to date
    All OK – my PDA squeaks at me to remind me when these are due.:T
    Clean all the screen pcs, phones, tvs etc especially touch ones
    Done
    [/FONT]
    If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)
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