The Weekly Flylady Thread w/c 29 July 2013

pigpen

Bills paid.. again.. skint once again!
Squeaks cheque in bank

DD2 bossed to make a cuppa
Dot done OH her 2nd nappy in an hour lol.

I managed to et my rings off with the aid of soap, water and brute force My feet are huge still, I cannot get shoes on at all.. I'll have to borrow OH's size 12's lol

LameWolf

I'm back.... but please can I just do sitting-down jobs for the rest of the day? Pretty please, Teacher?:D I'm fit for ab-so-lute-ly nothing!:eek:

Lovely day yesterday - we did a necessary run to @ldi as I was getting very low on grapefruit juice and can't seem to get it anywhere else, then off we trundled for a lovely few hours at Stowe Gardens. Mr LW did a lot of exercise, pushing the wheelchair.:D Pub lunch, then home for a ...."rest";) and a small blessing ritual, then a bottle of champagne and a candle in the evening.

But as I say, it's all left me a bit like a wet dish-rag. Done a WM load this morning, and hand-washed a dress, also prepped some stuff I have to post next week, and put post-its on with the dates I need to post the items.

I need to do a proper back up on my household accounts (going to do this weekly now, after the 'puter ate both the working copy and first back-up and I had to reconstruct three weeks' worth of transactions from paper dockets) and download photos taken at Stowe.

I also have a ton of email to wade through, as I didn't even switch the 'puter on yesterday.:o

Valli

LameWolf wrote: »

I'm back.... but please can I just do sitting-down jobs for the rest of the day? Pretty please, Teacher?:D I'm fit for ab-so-lute-ly nothing!:eek:

Of course - you are excused PE. Now get a book and read:D

Thinking of Dusty et al.

Taken DD and DD's friend to Y not festival - 38 minute drive took about an -hour-and-a-half because we got lost (no change there) ended up on a single track road *puzzled* but met a man in a car coming the other way and once he had backed into the passing place and I had sidled up to him turned out we COULD get that way. Anyway I have driven through Cromford, Matlock, Matlock Bath and Rowsley today (stopped at Peak Village for a 'comfort break'. And various other pretty places.

Sheets on line

Indian for tea but will be Hm, with a bottle of korma sauce on offer at Morries.

mrs-moneypenny

sorry im late miss, i daren't put the puter on or it would distract me so instead i got a stack of my fave cds and spent the last 4 1/2 hiurs ironing. the basket is now EMPTY!!!!!!!!!

just got to put it all away now, i have taken a pile that looks too small for anyone and thats gone in the CS bag.
found a pair of DH work trouser that need mending so that on this aftys job list.
twice a year i like to empty the ironing basket. rule is the cases cant come down to pack for hols till ironing is done, and the tree and deccys dont come out the loft either till its done. done ask me why but it does mean twice a year i catch up on the ironing.

thinking of Dusty and family today

hope all are well
hugs good wishes and positive vibes where needed

off to find the lists now and do something else,

Honey_Bear

I hate, loathe and detest wirgin media. The police say that in the first instance malicious calls should be reported to the provider so they can monitor the line. I've just been given the serious runaround by two different people at wirgin intacto, and the upshot of that is they will only secure the content of the heavy breathing recording if I upgrade to a more expensive service! I live in a Kafkaesque world.

ETA: I was so angry about wirgo's total lack of customer care and their taking of the opportunity to try to sell me something, that I phoned the offending number. Turns out it was the local stationery company phoning to check to see if I wanted to place and order, and the person concerned is a woman with laryngytis! In the end, of course, I had a good giggle with N who sorted it out, but it has been an eye-opener about the wretched publicity-seeking bearded one's company's service. Can anyone suggest a provider with great customer service, or are they all as bad as each other?

Lamewolf I don't back anything up anymore - I just send all my important documents to myself as an email attachment.

mrs-moneypenny

thank you for stepping in and doing the lists this week Valli, they've been really motivating.


Flinging and Flying in the living room

• wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
• Clean the windows

Flinging and Flying in the Kitchen Klean-up
[STRIKE]empty the bin[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed[/STRIKE]
mop floor
wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
wipe the microwave outside - put half a lemon, or some lemon juice in water inside, let it run for two minutes then leave the steam to soften gunk, wipe it out
Clean the windows
EXTRA SPECIAL
Start that CHRISTMAS shopping


Beautiful bathing will be yours - bathrooms and cloakrooms
wipe the shower rail; wash the shower curtain rings
wipe or dust all high horizontal surfaces - door tops and screens
Clean the windows
Mop the floor

[STRIKE]If your bin's been emptied why not fling the water from the mop bucket in the bin and 'agitate' it to loosen dirt, leave it upside - down to dry - a fragrant bin puts those bluebottles - and their maggotty 'offspring' off! [/STRIKE]

Valet the vestibule and make an entrance - hall, stairs, landing
get a cloth or a duster and wipe or wash the woodwork
remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed
sweep and mop hard floors
vacuum carpet
get a cloth, and some hot water and wash down the doorDH will do that when he washes the car
shift boots and shoes
clean any glass
[STRIKE]get the mats outside, think of your mother in law and wack them against a wall to dislodge the dirt[/STRIKE]
wipe or dust all high horizontal surfaces - door tops and screens
clean the light fittings
find a long duster and clean the radiators
if you haven't booked your central heating service, aga service or the chimney sweep DO IT NOW

Friday on my Mind -Free to choose from - your bedroom/kids bedroom or another room that need attention - conservatory, dining room - whatever needs doing!

Got 15 minutes?
[STRIKE]clear the floor[/STRIKE]
vacuum, sweep or mop
clear one surface - sideboard, occasional table, whatever
[STRIKE]water any wilting plants[/STRIKE]
Got 30 minutes?


as above plus dust all surfaces - vertical AND horizontal
straighten/dust/vacuum blinds or curtains
Full hour?

clean windows
[STRIKE]remove anything that shouldn't be in this room[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]clean out one drawer or shelf[/STRIKE]
Little extras


A stitch in time saves 9 so attack your mending pile.
Sew on any name labels for September - GLUE them into shoes - copydex is brilliant for this!

[STRIKE]Check PE kit made it into the WM [/STRIKE]
Put plimsolls/pumps/daps on the shopping list...they will start to sell out soon
Do little people need optician/dental check ups? Get on that phone!

if you have no little people wash your throws/picnic blankets and/or cushion covers! dries in the sunshine they make a room smell fresh

mrs-moneypenny

really sorry to hear virgin were no help what so ever honeybear. I also hope it was a random stupid idiot and it doesn't happen again

thifty

Mrs Moneypenny, I share your pain! I have been ironing for 2 and half hours and have given up for now! The pile was mid thigh height so I'm pleased that is now about 20 cms high! Don't usually leave it that long but it's been so hot and I've been decorating.
I'm off to the charity shops in a bit and the library and Mr A for beer for DH's cousin who has got us a new car battery at cost and is coming to fit it tonight- lett's hope it will start! I'm a supply teacher and haven't got my next placement sorted yet so we are living on DH's money and the money I have saved to get us through the summer break, so I hope it works!

mrs-moneypenny

thifty wrote: »

Mrs Moneypenny, I share your pain! I have been ironing for 2 and half hours and have given up for now! The pile was mid thigh height so I'm pleased that is now about 20 cms high!

wasnt too bad, the lads stayed out of my way and i had Meatloaf, Elvis, Billy Fury, Chris de Burg, Kate Bush and Billy Idol to keep me company;)

i treat myself to a good cd session if its going to be longer than an hour

posites just been so tortoise now has his new lightbulb.

pigpen

cots stripped
DW on
noodles scoffed.. only the most nutritious lunches for me!

Blanket almost done..