Flylady Thread for Monday 26th February

mumoftwo

Beccatje wrote:

Mumoftwo, I'm sorry to hear about the funeral? Was it somebody close to you? Those kind of things are never nice in any case.

I am well and truly miffed today.
Had to run some errands this morning.. Go to post office (the main one on the other side of town) and I had to go to a building company to pick out new glass for in my front door.
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It was DH's uncle, his mothers brother. He was 82. Not very close but brought back memories of T's funeral, still had sore head.

Go to postoffice.....was that to post a parcel to me???:D

What is it with that man of yours just now. Don't jump in and "rescue" him, he was supposed to cook, so come what may he will have to do it, kids hungry or not, let him put up with the moaning (you can have something nice when you are out tonight )

I didn't do much flying today either, and working all day tomorrow as well. I did go into the kids rooms, worked on the cherry ade stain, made the beds and looked around, decided I couldn't be bothered and left again!! Sorry Moggins, will do better next week.

serena

((((pigpen)))) Well, I'm in awe of how much you do! Last year I had to spend a month in Bangkok with a very ill DS1, leaving OH to manage with DD and DS2. I gather there were quite a few comments along the lines of 'I never knew Mummy did so much.' He's been very much more appreciative since! (And I have to tell you that he didn't clean the bathroom once while I was away. The day after we got back, thanks to jetlag, I was up in the early hours bleaching and cleaning!)

Just wasting time here, as dinner in and on the timer, so nothing to do. DS1 coped ok at hospital, but now curled up having a snooze.

Haven't done everything on the list, sorry moggins, but I'm quite happy as the house is so much better for all the past two months work that I can afford to slack a bit!

lil_me

Pigpen (((hug))) have a hug from me. Know how you feel with a lot of things, my DP does nothing (even the shopping bit and DIY jobs can take several years) but can't imagine what it's like when there are 8 to run around after rather than 2. I sometimes say he's just another one to look after, clean for etc etc, but I suppose it's true. Have to clear up what he left on desk before went out in a mo, go find the dirty clothes he's just took off etc, says it all really.

Anyway. Got quite a lot done, 3pm swimming was cancelled again so have put the bags away instead of unpacking them, sick of doing it, then they are ready when they do go. Desk and L/R clutter is tonights job when boys have gone to sleep. It's mainly paperwork, books, magazines etc etc and tried doing it with them still up and failed.

pigpen

Thanks all xxx I am feeling a lot less.. pathetic now.. having a lovely text conversation with the plumber.. who is in the bath at the moment apparently!.. Let's not even go there!! But damn it is good for my ego!!

I've cleaned the loos, that soot took some scrubbing off that new loo!!!

the man is still not home from work.. and I need to go out shortly to collect my sisters WM from freecycle . with my mother ROFL!!

We had some nasty news today too.. my cousins ex's mother dropped dead this morning.. really awful!!

hugs and flowers and cyber chocolate to everyone!! .. it is VERY low fat!!

cha97michelle

cha97michelle wrote:

Thursday 1/3:
7. Clean inside of LR/dining room windows
Kitchen and Bathroom
1. Wipe down all worktops
2. Clean top of cooker, inside of fridge and microwave.
5. dust living/dining room
Bathroom
1. Clean bath and sink.
2. Wipe down tiles can't do as they are lethal and fall off [STRIKE]and mirrors[/STRIKE]
4. Clean soap holder and toothbrush holder
5. Clean around taps and shine them with a dry cloth.
6. Dust any shelves and top of medicine cabinet.
7. [STRIKE]Clean toilet, especially under the seat and around the hinges.[/STRIKE]
Master Bedroom/Hallway/Stairs/Landing
3. Tidy under that bed
4. Dust
5. Tidy away anything that isn't in it's proper place
clean skirting boards. Clean skirting boards up the stairs
Clean and tidy landing
Childrens rooms/Spare room/[STRIKE]Study/office[/STRIKE]
1. Tidy all of the above rooms you have
2. Hoover (as above)
3. [STRIKE]Dust (as above)[/STRIKE]
4. Dust all lampshades
5. [STRIKE]Clean marks off lightswitches[/STRIKE]
also did window sill in baby room, including cleaning off patch of mould
[STRIKE]Tackle filing[/STRIKE], hotspots, [STRIKE]and a 27 fling boogie (or as many bits of rubbish as you can find, if you don't have 27 things then well done)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]If the sun is shining where you are open the windows and let some fresh air into those bedrooms, even if only for 10 minutes.[/STRIKE]
Make breadbuns decided not to bother
[STRIKE] Baby bottles
Deal with post
Get chicken out for tea [/STRIKE]
Phone npower
[STRIKE]Watch DVD rental[/STRIKE], and post back
Do some of the dreaded ironing
[STRIKE]Write a list of all things to take away for weekend[/STRIKE]
Start putting out on spare bed
[STRIKE]put new tax disk in my car[/STRIKE]

also been and bought a new iron, paid a cheque into the bank, and picked up some swimming nappies.

I don't suppose i'm doing too bad, but i haven't stopped yet. Tomorrow is going to be mega busy. So i need to do some more tonight so i can still go to playgroup tomorrow.

Michelle,x

thriftykatie

First of all big hugs to pigpen - always really enjoy reading your posts and don't like to hear you sound as though you're having a down day.

Not such a good day for me today flying wise but not too worried as the jobs on Moggins list weren't that applicable to me as no study/spare room. Whizzed round and did all light switches and lampshades and hoping to do a couple of my own jobs whilst watching tv just now, but spent over 2 hours at a hospital appointment with DD this morning - was routine so should have taken 10 minutes or so. That threw me completely and so didn't get the work done I should have done so felt I couldn't do any flying.

Anyway, house nice and tidy from previous flying so will still do S&S round bathroom and kitchen before bed to keep all in order. Hope tomorrow's list is ok but going out in the evening so won't have much time when I come in from work to do anything. Don't want to fall by the wayside so early and don't want to be playing catch up at the weekend either.

Right, off to sort out my magazine pile - trouble is I start to read them when I'm sorting. Can't bring myself to put them straight in the recycling bin.

this_is_it

havent got a lot done today just feel so tired all the time dont know cause dont do much.
spent most of day sorting things out for dd whos 14 shes going through a bad time at school shes never coped very well with high school and gets bullied which the school have denied in the past at one piont we had to get the police involved as the school wouldnt do anything with out witness's that all got sorted by the police . but just latley shes been wondereing around the school doing her own thing and has been getting tearful at home shes now admitted shes been bullied again but didnt want to make a fuss as its small things like name calling, pushing etc so kept her off school and have been on the phone most of the day and have a meeting with someone from the education authority in the morning. sorry didnt mean for all that to come out.
what i did get done today, 3 loads washing, dishes, tidy of living room . cooked some more meals for freezer think i'm actually slowy getting the hang of meal planning.

nicki_2

nicki wrote:

• [STRIKE]Dailies[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]WM x [/STRIKE] 5 done...still 2 to go though which will have to wait as there's no-where to dry it!
    
  • [STRIKE]Uniform for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Evening meal[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]School run x 2 [/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Check ebay listings [/STRIKE] Now standing at £21.36
    
• [STRIKE]Livingroom / Dining room[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Hoover through[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Dust[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Clean inside of windows[/STRIKE]
• Kitchen
  • Clean Inside fridge
  • " " microwave
  • Make inventory of cupboards / fridge / freezer
  • [STRIKE]Hoover floor[/STRIKE]
  • Mop floor
  • Scrub floor? - if I have time, if not another day!
• Bathroom
  • Bring toothbrush cup down for washing/soaking & DO!
  • [STRIKE]Clean toilet [/STRIKE]- will de-limescale it at a later date when I can leave it ALL day
    
• Masterbedroom
  • Tighten bed - we are NEVER getting another metal framed bed again :mad:
  • Rotate washing as appropriate - on going.
    
• [STRIKE]Childrens room[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]make up bed - as late as possible so it can dry out[/STRIKE]

Also managed to tidy under the stairs and win some clothing for DD on ebay Bargain of 14 items for £10.75 including postage :money: Just asked OH to help me paint the hall at the weekend so dailies for the rest of the week and thats it Just wondering whether I'm still going to my mates tomorrow or not as I haven't seen her today. Think I'll go wash my hair and then settle down to watch Paul McKenna Night Night

lil_me

Pleased to hear you're feeling better Pigpen! Asking no questions when it comes to baths and plumbers. Heard too many stories when DPs brother was a plumber :rotfl:

this is it bullying is so cruel, kids can be awful, saying that so can adults, hope you get things sorted, teenage years are bad enough without extra stress of bullying (((hugs))) for you both

Anyway, tonight I have been organised, kids uniforms out ready apart from undies and a top for DS2 (will get them when I go upstairs) washers been on again as DS1 is actually asleep, tf his prescription arrived! Drier on now aswell, have got sausages out for tomorrows tea and chopped all the veg ready to throw in SC in morning, stocks boiling up on hob so that will be all sorted to throw in as taking my sister to get the carpets for her new house tomorrow, and paying for them, for now.

Mag sorting, you just reminded me promised myself I would get that done tonight, have 2 boxes full of papers, mags, uni stuff etc thats just been dumped in and dumped in some more. Right off to get that done while stocks on.

DeniseNZ

I would llike to present . . . a much tidier office:


Just ignore the pile under the scanner - they are all now filed properly, too, and yes, there are still wires on the floor, but I'm hoping No.1 son will fix that when he comes home this weekend

Friday so far:

Kids beds stripped;
Two loads of laundry on the line;
Have walked puppy;
A nice piece of corned beef in the SC.

Still to do:
Remake kids beds;
Tidy kids rooms (with their help of course)
Business/personal finances - should get both finished today.

Pigpen - you've got to watch those plumbers . . . !!!