Weekly Flylady Thread 10th June 2013

pigpen

MrsChaos wrote: »

Thinking of you and your family - vibes are on their way.

ETA I've just looked at the M&S website and seen the offer - 20% off school uniform. Do you think it's preplaced the 3 for 2 deal they used to have? I hope not.

They seem to alternate between the 2.. I wait for the 3 for 2 offer and find a code. plus quidco cashback of course!

Fathers day stuff wrapped.. card written.. all terribly organised for me, I usually do these things moments before handover! I got carried away and wrapped DD2's birthday present (Pikachu onesie!!)

Any ideas why we have hail here?

Squeak fits nicely in her age 5-6 school uniform ready for nursery in September.. she is 2!!! What is wrong with the sizing on these things? I need to get her a couple of school jumpers/cardies and she is sorted.

Honey_Bear

Strengthening vibes and (((hugs))) for Jazee.

MrsChaos

pigpen wrote: »

They seem to alternate between the 2.. I wait for the 3 for 2 offer and find a code. plus quidco cashback of course!
I got carried away and wrapped DD2's birthday present (Pikachu onesie!!)

Will do - and I'd forgotten about quidco. Thank you.
DS1 bought himself a monkey onesie for the festival - I bet he'd love a Pikachu one and so would DS2. Could be a good idea for Christmas.

Full of questions today - I cleaned DS2's floor earlier with a magic mop (well-known brand). I thought I'd squeezed the water out well (2 or 3 times each time), but it's not dried well, leaving the floor looking dull and feeling a bit sticky. I hate string mops or those with strips of cloth, so it looks like a return to my low-tech past with a floor scrubbing brush (long handle) and cloth - unless there is an option that works and is easier on my back.

nicki_2

Evening all.

DD is in the kitchen baking and destorying it in stages. One smashed plate & a pint of milk dropped all over the livingroom (we have like a serving hatch between the kitchen and livingroom). She put the milk on the shelf and apparently it jumped, bounced off the radiator and sprayed everywhere as it travelled to the floor. :eek: I'm just supervising when she asks for help and ensuring she cleans up properly after each thing.

pigpen

MrsChaos wrote: »

Will do - and I'd forgotten about quidco. Thank you.
DS1 bought himself a monkey onesie for the festival - I bet he'd love a Pikachu one and so would DS2. Could be a good idea for Christmas.

Full of questions today - I cleaned DS2's floor earlier with a magic mop (well-known brand). I thought I'd squeezed the water out well (2 or 3 times each time), but it's not dried well, leaving the floor looking dull and feeling a bit sticky. I hate string mops or those with strips of cloth, so it looks like a return to my low-tech past with a floor scrubbing brush (long handle) and cloth - unless there is an option that works and is easier on my back.

My vileda does this.. I end up with a bottle of flash.. spray floor and go over with a dry mop. I end up squeezing water out by hand as the mechanisms are rubbish.

It isn't so bad with a brand new head but I am not replacing it every time I use it. It seems to require a lot more rinsing than my cheapy mops ever did.

Honey_Bear

I've given up on sponge mops completely. The faffing about getting it out with the bucket that's big enough to take it and the puddles it leaves all over the floor because you can't squeeze enough water out of it before washing the floor, followed by having to rinse the spongy bit out and put it all away ... pfft.

I use a kneeling pad, my favourite one gallon yellow bucket (how sad am I?) a quick squirt of fla$h-type liquid and a microfibre cloth - done.

Dustykitten

I have this mop

Expensive but had mine about 8 years and it is great.

Ironing done
Most of back garden jobs done between the showers, hedges will be the next task out there, I hate hedge cuting
Duvet just blown across wet floor so will need another wash - darn

Dinner next and a tiny bit of cutting in the back garden, hope to get an hour or two in the front some time very soon too.

Valli

Jazee and Helen Jelly - Flylady vibes coming your way.

been on a Uni visit with DD - she liked the Uni (and the city but it's only 'next door' so to speak) but the courses aren't what she wants.

Re-visited a former haunt of mine - a s/h book and record shop - showed DD a picture they had up (still there after all these years) which always amused me - it's glued onto a doorframe and I heard the shop keeper say something - turned round and he remembered me. I haven't been in there for 25 years :eek:

bossymoo

Jazee wrote: »

I've actually come on here for some of your 'be strong' vibes for my DS please. He and his fiancee have just had the most dreadful news and I don't know how they will ever get over this.

Oh Jazee all strength to you, am sure you will help them face whatever is coming their way :A

pigpen wrote: »

Squeak fits nicely in her age 5-6 school uniform ready for nursery in September.. she is 2!!! What is wrong with the sizing on these things?

I have just taken one sweater back, we got 5-6 too but one of them is huge! The sleeves are 2 inches longer, not to mention the width / length. They checked all the others and they all seem to have the wrong label, but the 3-4 ones are too small :mad: so we've only got one sweater. They said to go back in about 4 weeks. I might get one or two non-logo ones from elsewhere just in case...

Right, I'm going to paint my nails! And have some tea!

kazwookie

Valli~# sorry to hear about the break in xxx

helen~~ does your hubby not get sick pay? get over to the benefits board and see if any one can suggest anything you may be entitled to, hope he is ok soon xxx

Work done
very tired so not going car booting tomorrow, going to pot on my plants and do the garden.

xx