Weekly Flylady Thread 14th January 2013

Mumof2_2

Lovely walk in the sunshine with Pip just now and am about to have a cup of tea and [STRIKE]DH's Minstrels I found[/STRIKE] a healthy snack . Guess then I should venture out into the kitchen, scarey place it is, and do some stuff from the list. I have been good this morning and done 2 typing jobs, paid bills online and done beds etc.

Saw some lovely birds on my walk as went along the lanes but a) I don't know which birds are which - needed Dusty and Narc0lepsy with me and b) even if I did know birds better, I didn't have my distance glasses on - how I hate getting older .

DH asked me what I want for my birthday which is coming up quickly now. Of course I said a puppy cos I've been desperate for one for ages but he's made it very clear no to 2 dogs . I did wonder about having my hair coloured to hide all the greys - what do you think or should I just give in to my age and let the greys come through? Last time I had it done it went really brassy and looked awful.

Skint, your LO sounds gorgeous and what a good boy he is! My DS likes to help me too - DD used to but now it's a bit more of an effort to get her to do stuff (apart from baking which she always pesters me to do with her!)

Best get me bum in gear hadn't I .....

Narc0lepsy

HH of whatever anyone? I'm freezing my **** off sitting at the computer, so if I set it on re-boot and update virus checker etc it will make me get on with some flying.

mrs-moneypenny

back from work DH has been fed and gone back to work im having a HHC with my cross stitch then going to wage war on the kitchen
loving the bird chat, weve got a big tree on the car pack at the bottom of our garden yesterday it was full of Jays. they arent here often but when they come they always seem to pick that tree.

ionafan

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

Having designated 2013 for having a life re-think, I'm not sure that the master plan of going freelance is a good idea. Should just be grateful with what I've got, and get on with it rather than rocking boats in stormy seas.

I was really lucky - I threw in the towel and left teaching way back in 2001, with a complete change of direction to freelance translation, and for ten years I had a wonderful job that I really enjoyed, instead of one that I had been pushed into by my first husband. I never earned a great deal, but I had more than enough to live well on by my standards, saved a lot, and had the satisfaction of knowing that every penny I earned was from using my own brain. My reputation with the agencies and individual customers that I worked for was good, for both quality of work and turnaround times, and I loved the challenges that each day brought. In many ways these were the best years of my life.

I carried on working when I passed retirement age - 60 in those days! - but soon afterwards met the man who is now my DH, and life got even better :j
I used moving house and getting married as my reasons for stopping work completely (anyway, by that time I was only working for one agency on a regular basis). Now I'm doing a completely different type of work, unpaid, and enjoying that. And playing with the grandchildren And flying, of course :T

I certainly wouldn't want to give up job security and try to branch out on my own in the current economic climate, but then I am not a big risk-taker. My 2001 "shock resignation" was in fact carefully calculated and well planned: it just needed something to nudge me over the edge of the cliff where I was hesitating, and when it happened, I jumped confidently. For me, it was the right decision, and one that I have never regretted.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do, Narc0lepsy. Live your dream if you can.

Anybody want some German/English technical and commercial dictionaries, so that I can clear 2 more metres of shelf space in the study? *fling*

macpep1

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

Yes it's getting really sad with all those big names, and fairly good quality too, struggling and sinking. Having designated 2013 for having a life re-think, I'm not sure that the master plan of going freelance is a good idea. Should just be grateful with what I've got, and get on with it rather than rocking boats in stormy seas.

And my DH just called to tell me he has had his redundancy letter in , (he drives freight trains) there was talk of this every year since he started there but now its come true. I don't know how we will survive on my wage alone, he has been offered to move to Carlisle but he doesn't want to uproot us all & it would also mean I would need to start looking for a job (much as I hate this one I am in, I need it).

He has an interview on Thursday, as he has been productivly looking as he knew redundancy may be on the cards. He has went round 3 of the railway depots and spoken to managers, asked questions relating to how the depots/company work, done loads of research on the internet & now just a 300 word essay to do before Thursday, this is his 2nd attempt to join this (passenger) railway company & if you don't get in 2nd time then you cannot apply again. Although 1st time around they asked him
"What do you know about our company?"
He Replied
"Nothing" :eek::eek::eek: as soon as he told me that, I told him he had blown it :rotfl:


So if you don't mind ladies, positive interview vibes for Thursday for my DH, he is quite a shy person & may struggle a bit but I am going to psyche him up the night before & bombard him with questions, I shall tell him the power of the flyladies will be in the room with him :A

nicki_2

I'm on a purging spree I'm clearing out bookmarks. Why on earth I've bookmarked individual pages on a website I don't know :rotfl: I'm counting this as my "HH dealing with files", only its going to be more like an hour. Best bit? DD doesn't have homework today so I can carry on working on the laptop until its time to make tea

Maisie_M

Monday Study and/or Living room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear the floor and hoover or mop[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]HH Paperwork or decluttering[/STRIKE] didn't really have any to do in these rooms so did HH sewing instead as I had a wee pile of stuff to do.
Level Two
Clean the radiators, behind, inside, defluff them
[STRIKE]Dust any pictures[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Do a 5 minute job that's been on your list for ages [/STRIKE]:mad:
[STRIKE]S&S the toilets and sinks[/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Wipe the table and work surfaces[/STRIKE] Sweep/Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe on top of high up cupboards if safe to do so
Clean the window ledge[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Catch up on any handwashing/sponge marks off furnishings[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort out/defrost your freezer, what can you use up this week
HHI[/STRIKE]
Extras
Sort out your baking trays/pans, ditch rusty ones.
[STRIKE]Dust any surfaces which need it
Go sort a hot spot - if you don't have one you deserve HHme time
[/STRIKE]
Dailies
- [STRIKE] S&S bathroom[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Washing - today pales[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]HHI x2 [/STRIKE]- done yeh for DS2 having a good nap

MadamMim2013

Hellooo... I'm very happy I have managed to do lots on my list but.. I cannot work out how to cross off things on it?? I have tried to find out (remember seeing it somewhere, cannot re find it tho!) any help will be gratefully received ta muchly

Mumof2_2

Mrsgibbs1503 wrote: »

Hellooo... I'm very happy I have managed to do lots on my list but.. I cannot work out how to cross off things on it?? I have tried to find out (remember seeing it somewhere, cannot re find it tho!) any help will be gratefully received ta muchly

Hi there, you need to go to Edit, then Go Advanced and you'll see the strike out sign there (an S with a - through it). Hope that helps!!

Dustykitten

Dusted DS2 room - whilst watching the birds (best room for it but he doesn't like me being nosey out the window) and saw 3 long tailed tits, I love the way they fly. Also spotted a new bird just not sure what it was as only a quick look but some sort of finch I think (cold have been a female chaffinch).