Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd April 2013

mrs-moneypenny

i was already with you, ive emptied DH side of the wardrobe all the heavy winter coats are now on the spare rail in another room, ive hung his trousers suits and shirts back up neatly (8 of them are missing but he will never notice - he has 8 identical pale blue short sheelved old work shirts from before uniform colour change and he lives in those when hes not a work, as long as i dont mess with those he wont even notice the others are gone.
while doing rail in spare room decluttered a load of old newspaper clipping one of the kids had squirreled there and a mountain of plastic bags.

LameWolf

Natty68 wrote: »

My houseguest has gone home and already it feels quiet without her. I am so used to coming down the stairs and seeing her little face and her running up and down the living room wanting me to let her out. My two dogs couldn't care less if I get up or not, they are always asleep when I come down the stairs. Am hoping she comes back very soon Although saying that I do have a dog stretched out on the sofa next to me, he wanted a cuddle when I sat down. Now he is snoring his head off..:rotfl:

It's lovely when they so look forward to seeing you, isn't it?:o As for your two - of course they care; they're just secure enough to know that it's fine to go on sleeping, you'll always be there for them.:o Mary managed to stop me doing any work a few times - I'd lift her up for a wee cuddle, and she'd settle down and go to sleep on my lap; and I couldn't bring myself to wake her and make her move.:D

Natty68 wrote: »

LW you are better than me, I can't even go out with the dogs walking them. Weird that as I can go to my "safe" zones i.e. Asda, library and my friends house, although I am always in the car when I go to these areas and know where it is and can run to it if necessary. The rest of the places I have to go with someone with me. I did try walking the dogs on my own but got so worked up with my paranoia I had to run them back home.. Yet saying that I can take them out at midnight or later as there is no-one around..lol

Sadly, I don't have any "safe" zones like that; getting past the driveway is a major operation, I have to check that none of the neighbours are outside, then get on the buggy as quickly as possible and get me and whatever dog is in tow to where there are unlikely to be any people. The only human I can have come with me to make it easier is Mr LW; and of course he's at work during the day, so it makes life "interesting". I can't garden in the front alone at all, for fear of one of the neighbours appearing on the scene. A supermarket or library, without Mr LW with me, would be totally impossible.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

mummyyof5 wrote: »

If anyone has any spare good luck vibes can you sling them my way please???

DS1 takes his driving test at 1pm today...he is so nervous, poor boy.

Good luck vibes by the barrow-load.:)

I knew I shouldn't have capitulated regarding dogs in the bedroom.... when I first started dog-sitting, I wasn't going to allow it, but some of the little oldies settle so much better in the bedroom, so I relented.:o Anyways, I digress.... BD has spent the entire night curled up on my bed.:( It's now trying to sit on my lap as I type.:( Hopefully Jessie will give it the order of the boot when she arrives tomorrow.

As regards Flying.... it's bedroom day today, and I need to do the spare room too, as Mr LW will be wfh tomorrow so I won't be able to Fly. Aready done: three pairs of Mr LW's jeans washed (put on overnight) - he hung them in the bathroom for me, as it looked dull out first thing, but now the sun's out, so I've moved them out onto the whirligig. I also have a hand-wash-only top sitting in soapy water (must go and rinse in a moment) - this one has to be washed alone because it runs better than Usain Bolt!:D

Honey_Bear

Migraine healing vibes for Ionafan. I take my hat off to you. I couldn't have typed or cooked when I had one, you must be super-human. Calm, restful, healing, sofa-sleepy vibes for the rest of the day.

Good luck vibes to Mo5's DS1. I'll be thinking of him at 1.00pm.

Flying wise, I'm still working on:
Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
HHI or mending

The mending pile has been about 20 years in the making, so it's taking a while to work through. I've already made one sewing machine go 'Pop' (trying to teach myself how to do automatic buttonholes) and the engineer has taking it away to get fixed. OH's mother's has been hauled out of the attic and I'm going to teach myself how to use it today. It's an effort to make some pretty hand towels out of the beautiful embroidered towels we bought in France about 20 years ago that have bald patches now, they were so overused. I just can't trash them.

And the metre of cheesecloth I bought from Fleabay to use instead of the useless muslin has arrived, so I'm going to have to carry on with that project, after all. It really is a very dark khaki, but that's all they had.

And then, I suppose, I'll have to make some muslin shifts out of the useless muslin, or that'll be stuck on the mending/sewing pile for 20 years. I really cannot stand it any more.

optimistic-mummy

Hi everyone. im in again this week please. better late than never! DP has put new flooring down in the bathroom. and replaced the bathroom door, hopefully it will all look very nice when its all done. i need to have a serious clearout but with complete lack of motivation and feeling tired the last few days i haven't got far, i seriously need to sort this place out before the midwife comes here (should be within the next month). i was keeping on top of everything and all of a sudden things started slipping and now when i look around it scares me :mad: ... off to sort out my list and find a room to declutter or something to clean. see you all later


Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
Level 1
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits
Level 2
Meal plan for the week
strip a bed
pay bills
Level 3
Give sinks and toilets a scrub
Empty all your bins
Extras - outside this week
Get some hot soapy water and wash your front and/or back door and the frame. Clean the mogs flap so you can see out

Tuesday - Living Room
Level one
Clear the floor and hoover through
Level two
Dust the tv and other electricals
Piles - Deal with at least one
Level three
Wash any throws, curtains, cushion covers
Extras
Empty out any pots of dead stuff, sow some seeds (indoors), see what has sprung today

Wednesday - Kitchen
Level 1
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink
Level 2
Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Descale the kettle
Level 3
15 minutes flinging
Dust behind, underneath something that rarely gets done
Extras
Outside flying - sweep around your doorsteps, or in lurking corners, around pots and bins. Are leaves or litter lurking there? Do a quick litter pick of your garden/hedge if you are on a school route or near a shop/takeaway.
Or
catch up on what you've missed this week

Thursday Bathroom
Level 1
Hoover and mop the floors
Clean the sinks and toilets including the pedestals front and back
Level 2
Change the towels/bathmats for clean ones
Clean the bath/shower
Level 3
Deal with a hotspot or keep on top of an area you have worked on this week
HHPaperwork
File something, paperwork, nails, tax returns
Extras
Check the bathroom for any mould, deal with it now

Dailies
[STRIKE]1. Check diary for any appointments or phone calls need to make [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2. breakfast[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]3. Lunch [/STRIKE]
4. Dinner
[STRIKE]5. Laundry [/STRIKE] td x1 wm x1
[STRIKE]6. Wash up[/STRIKE] x1
7. Make beds
[STRIKE]8. LO dressed [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]9. Me dressed [/STRIKE]
10. Hoover all rooms
11. Mop kitchen bathroom and hall
12. S/S Bathroom
13. S/S Kitchen
14. Feed dog
[STRIKE]15. Take tablets [/STRIKE]
16. Feed rats
17. Feed hamster
18. Feed rabbit
[STRIKE]19. Open curtains and blinds (all rooms)
20. Clear dog mess [/STRIKE]
21. Clean the Kitchen table
Night time dailies
22. Put clothes out for following day
23. Cream LO
24. Baths/showers
25. Put WM or TD on
26. Clean up and wash up after dinner
27. Tidy LR
28. Tidy kitchen


My list for this week
1. Book asthma check
2. Phone nana
3. Change bulbs in kitchen
4. Clean animals out (rats/hamster/[STRIKE]rabbit[/STRIKE])
5. Clean oven
6. Clean fridge
7. Clean outside bins
8. Clear out under our bed
9. Take our mattress to skip
10. Clear on top of fridge
11. Clear top of kitchen cupboards
13. Empty bins
14. Fill a recycling bag
15. Sort fridge throw away stuff that’s no good
17. Sort out under the stairs

pigpen

skint_breeder_5 wrote: »

Pigpen A new pelvis for Christmas? if you have got SPD isn't the new Pigpen arrival going to give you back your old one good as new by then ? in the meantime, speak to MW about a referral to get a belly brace, it might give a bit of relief and stop you having to have crutches until near the end SPD is a Witch with a capital B, I had it with DS (but not DD4 strangely enough) so you have my sympathy.

I am already on crutches and the brace puts extra pressure on the bits that hurt and make it worse.. I am special.

Natty68 wrote: »

Piggers hope things aren't too bad re your building site. Hope you are feeling a bit better too, I know it's useless saying try and rest but do try and factor a little rest in between your hectic life Hope squeak is starting to feel better from her ear infection.


Oooh Piggers I love your pegs, although I would be even happier if they were pink and you do the same as me, put a colour on each side of the whirly gig That reminds me I need to buy some more while out today with my friend in town. Valli has a lot to answer for doesn't she..lol

Her ear is sore still but she is ok.. she struggled on the escalator thing at Tesco yesterday as it is angled and her balance isn't 100%

I like bright coloured pegs.. deliberately chose these over the pink ones.. I had peg issues before encountering Valli.



One beast pic.

I ended up not paying for them because I couldn't stop crying and I think they just wanted me to go away lol

optimistic-mummy

hugs piggers xxx

skint_breeder_5

right-y ho back to report typing one handed as a very cute and snuggly DD4 wont be put down

i managed HH Kitchen nuking x2 and a bit of LR, so lots of stuff to cross listy later

Currently in Daisy Mode, anyone join me for a well earned :coffee:

MinnieMousesMummy

Its been a busy morning but got most of the jobs done, although I now have a problem with wm, one of the plastic bits from inside the drum have came off so I will need to get DH to have a look at it tonight.

Pigpen - Congratulations on being pregnant, when are you due?

I have an hour before I need to collect the kids so grabbing a quick bite to eat and deciding on my next plan of action, I think I will aim to get Monday's list completed apart from the planting seeds (probably not a wise idea for me to do heavy lifting since I'm 6 months preggers). In order to complete Monday's list safely I aim to:

Monday
Hoover and mop the kitchen floor
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills - this will be business paperwork as I have a slight backlog at the moment.
Mending - got one pair of trousers to mend
Get some hot soapy water and wash your front door and the frame
Tidy the kitchen

Dustykitten

OptoMum midwife visit - very excited for you

Mummy5 - hoe all went well for DS1

Going to make a cuppa whist I put the washing on the line then see if I can get the lawn mower started on my own

skint_breeder_5

DD4 is now in a milk induced stupor.:j

HH dusting and loo scrubbing anyone?