Weekly Flylady Thread 13th May 2013

wendywitch

Back's playing up so stopped for 5 mins, wouldn't mind so much if I'd done a lot but I haven't Also got a headache coming on
Stripped my bed, decluttered 2 phone calls to my mum (forgot what I wanted to tell her in the first phone call ). Also called my best friend, haven't seen her since last week and I know her fibro is playing up but I haven't felt great enough myself to go over.
Dog fed. DW on. I've unloaded one airer, the other is still damp. Sorted out the underwear basket. One load on the line, another in the WM. That's when my back went. Now that the ex has taken down the old trampoline I have nothing to put my wash basket on, it's lot of bending. I think it's down to all the raking yesterday, plus having a weak back after an accident a couple of years ago.
Got a letter saying my appeal is being looked at so I bravely phoned the benefits office to find out I would be getting any money. I hate doing it, I hate talking to people I don't know and I hate asking for money

pigpen

front room cleared ish.. needs a vacuum which I'll do in a sec when I've glugged my cuppa.

Dot in bed
Squeak in garden
OH gone to collect DD1 and is taking Squeak swimming at 1:30

Sun be shining.. washing outside drying .. and.. the baby has turned overnight so is no longer breech.. My stomach is taking a hammering but my bladder is a bit happier.

OH has man-vacuumed the middle room so I need to go over that!

Valli

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

DS1 needs early tea as hes babysitting for DD2 and her partner theyre going to ee Eddie Izzard (lucky things). im on emergency phone back up to talk him through stuff if they wake!!! i wish him luck its his first babysitting stint.

If you're on twitter sent Eddie a message once the doors are open IYSWIM - before the concert, and in the interval, tweets from the audience (or anyone else) to Eddie are 'displayed' on the big screens - so you can mention them by name and give them a shock! I saw him last Friday *swoon*


Hello Flypeeps

Been mega busy. Have 4 lots of washing on line (started washing yesterday in the hope of a fine day) and car has been washed, cleaned inside, windows cleaned and car vacuumed.
Did a meter reading yesterday and have shaved a bit more of the fuel bill WOOT! - helped, no doubt, by my running DW and WM (and, if necessary, TD) on cheap rate as much as possible and generally nagging:D

Have also mowed front lawn, and raked it, removing lots of moss; weeds pulled round front and drive swept. Trimmed my box bush (it's supposed to be a ball - but when you buy whoopsied plants they are never perfect;)) and have potted up my Datura gift from Mum and Dad for Easter because we (sisters and I) envied them when we visited Budapest.

Am, however, very sniffly and itchy (hay fever :rotfl:)

Have eaten very old chicken tikka masala (over a year it's been in the freezer, and it was whoopsied:cool: )

I need to cut the meadow out back - and I need to stop admiring teeny potato plants and get on with stuff.

Bossy - I clicked through to that link - I too am not on the route I planned , but it was my choice to deviate from it, and that makes all the difference.

Am now trying to decide what to do next...shall probably start upstairs.

pipersky

Loads still to do - had a verrrrrry lazy week

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level Three
Clean doorseals, filters and detergent drawers

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum sofas
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Extras

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.

Wacky Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc AreaLevel One
Clean baths, toilets, (don't forget the outside!) and sinks
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!

Extras

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Clean the radiators in these rooms

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & LandingSort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..

Extras

• Binbag dance!
• Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first!

bossymoo

DS has new trainers. A size bigger. Lets see how long these last chucked them out into garden but we've all come back inside now as its gotten chilly and dark out there! He's saying he's hungry. Again. Am ignoring him

Cleaned fireplace, was quite dirty. Used a "cleaning stone" which is not so much a stone but rather like astonish paste. Did the trick, anyhow.

Kitchen is all tippish but I'll do all the washing up together after dinner. Not enough for a DW load and I don't want to leave it all weekend. Speaking of which, we are still not packed. Not going till after lunch, though.

Oh, I won a tenner on the lottery last night! Hurrah! Will buy us all an ice cream! Have no idea what to pack. Am all in a muddle. Told DD she can stay in her own room tonight, I really need a good nights sleep...

Moved some seedlings out into the planter, more lettuce and some aubergines!

Am sure I must have done other stuff too... Oh, we filled the bird feeders.

pollyskettle

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and [/STRIKE]mop[STRIKE]/vacuum[/STRIKE] floor
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean doorseals, filters and detergent drawers
Oven and hob to be scrubbed -you know you want to do it really!!!
Extras
Wash the windows!
Wipe over the woodwork

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc [/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean a window or two.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves[/STRIKE]

Wacky Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, (don't forget the outside!) and sinks[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it! [/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms[/STRIKE]

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen.[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]replace before bedtime!!![/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash windows and nets/curtains[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed.
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Binbag dance![/STRIKE]
Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby

Blimey - I need a sit down after all that! See you tomorrow

mrs-moneypenny

Valli wrote: »

If you're on twitter sent Eddie a message once the doors are open IYSWIM - before the concert, and in the interval, tweets from the audience (or anyone else) to Eddie are 'displayed' on the big screens - so you can mention them by name and give them a shock! I saw him last Friday *swoon*

for some reason he has that effect on me as well, hes got a strong jaw and i look for that in a man:o [STRIKE]whats his twitter addy please[/STRIKE], DOH found it- its his name of course!!!!:o
as its someones whos goings birthday today;)

actually ate a frog ive been putting off for ages, ive made an appt for myself at the DRs. ive been ignoring a hard walnut sized lump in my back for about 6 months thinking if i do that it will go away its not so ive bitten the bullet and got an appt for next wednesday. i told the receptionist i just wanted advice and told her, she sort of told me off and said i should have gone straight away, at least now a dr can hopefully tell me its nothing and safe to ignore

only did it because i had to walk into town past the drs and get a pressie or i wouldnt have bothered.

playing catch up now once DS2 has been collected for babysitting. ive got loads to do and DS2 has come home from school looking washed out, hes had to give show rehearsals a miss tonight and now im panicing because its his weekend away starting tomorrow morning. wheres the calpol? (at 13 thats still the mend-icine of choice)

hope all are well
hugs where needed

toochoosey

Hello all, hope you are all well, hugs and spoons to all in need xx

Just a quick look at what needs doing.
Down the van tomorrow straight from work..........

Daily routines
washing, F
swish and swipe kitchen F
bathroom, T F
ironing, F
making beds, F
vacuuming high traffic areas, F
making meals F

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, T F
making lunches, T F
swish & swipes of the kitchen T F
tidying the living room T F

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop floor
Level Two
Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back! Does anything need to be used up?
Level Three
Clean doorseals, filters and detergent drawers
Oven and hob to be scrubbed -you know you want to do it really!!!

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister

Extras

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing


Extras

• Binbag dance!
• Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first!

• Finish getting clothes ready
• Pack clothes
• Get food ready and packed
• sort out fridge food ready to pack after school

funfairprincess

Hi all x

The grand total of my day so far

S/s scullery
HM spag Bol
Hoovered LR and hall
WM
Sleep

OH just run DS2 to the cinema with his pals to get their tickets for fast 6 tomorrow night. He paid for it out of his savings when I asked what savings that was he told me his change from his school dinner money. I think I will be topping his dinner card online from now on if he can save £9 in a week.

Off to Hoover the stairs and upstairs rooms that will be something else off my list then I may do a HHI.

Wendywitch if I was you I'd go back to your GP and tell him that you still feel low and that you feel the meds you were taking weren't helping. Perhaps there is some other kind you could try. I know I used to give myself a hard time for taking meds cause it made me feel like a failure but I now know I need to take them otherwise I'm on a downward spiral.
Tell your GP that you don't like having to ask for sick lines and you would like to get to a position where you were able to take a job but at present that's not possible. Tell him what they have said about your appeal just lay it on the line. Deffo take someone with you for support.
I know very little about the benefit system but I'd suggest getting yourself to your local CAB/money advice centre they will know and be happy to help xx chin up love it does get better xxxx

LameWolf

Valli wrote: »

Bossy - I clicked through to that link - I too am not on the route I planned , but it was my choice to deviate from it, and that makes all the difference.

Same here - but 'twas not my choice to change path, in my case. Wheels were never part of the plan.:cool: Good job Holland is reasonably flat!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thank the gods I did the rest of this week's Flying yesterday, albeit in fairly cursory fashion. I'd forgotten that Dave likes l--o--n--g walkies!:D

Piggers I agree with the other ladies who think you should stay home and do a little therapeutic flinging this weekend. If OH wants to flounce, let him!;)

I have to admit, this week's Fred has made me a little reflective (no, I don't mean I'm turning into a mirror, sillies!:D) I've never lost anyone close, at least not anyone of the human variety, simply because I've never had anyone human close before. And I know for a fact I won't cope if anything ever happens to Mr LW:( - it's something that does prey on my mind a bit, simply because he's a decade older than me.:cool:

Anyways - Dave has decided that our bed is his bed (to be fair, he will be sleeping on it at night, because he sleeps on his owners' bed, and I don't have the heart to make him stay in the kitchen, he'll think he's done something wrong). But he's been on there sleeping in the sunshine this afternoon, after his walk - eventually I got fed up of making him move out of the full sun, and drew the curtains.:D

Oh yes, and I keep thinking it's Friday today.... Confused-dot-com is me, methinks.:rotfl: