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Weekly Flylady Thread 9th September 2013
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Thank you Anw's mum for telling us.
eternal grace rest unto Toots and may perpetual light shine upon her. Amen.
CY very sorry to hear that Mr CY was right in his diagnosis. Will he need surgery?
X-Raphael sorry the op was cancelled at the 11th hour. It's so unfair on everyone who is steeled for the op.
I've lost an envelope with £30 in it... Going on a hunt.0 -
Sorry to hear the news about Toots, she obviously touched many people on here.
Just dropping in quickly to update my list before I go and prep for dinner. DH left his phone at home so I could ring Orange so his work alerts have been coming through all day - it sounds horrendously busy so no doubt he'll be hungry when he comes home.
Monday - Kitchen
Done
Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and downstairs loos
Got an hour...
Clean the toilet and sink
My very own extra special list:
- Send eBay parcel
- Get rid of excessive bathroom products - do I really need so many lotions?
- Attempt to downgrade Sky
- Speak to MIL and SIL about baby shopping / meet up / Christmas
- Freecycle / eBay cooker
- List 3 things on eBay
- Whinge at Tesco and Thorntons for their respective incompetence
- Sort out hospital appointment (still not done!)
- New cover for support pillow
- Remake bedPAD: £4843.10 (loan paid, yay!)
One debt vs 100 days: £288.73 / £750
£20 a day: March £838.97 / £620 April £224.53 / £600
Total debt 04/2015: £13,997.510 -
Thank you for letting us know... the world will be a much poorer place for having lost her but we are all a little richer for having her in our lives.
R.I.P Toots my lovely.. you will be very much missed xx
Many hugs to you and your 2 very beautiful not-so-littlies.. I know you were all very close to her heart and you must be very sad xx I hope you are all doing ok xx
Couldn't have put it better myself. RIP Toots.
And thank you to AnW'smum for telling us the news...... miss you!:jFlylady and proud of it:j0 -
Thank you for letting us know... the world will be a much poorer place for having lost her but we are all a little richer for having her in our lives.
R.I.P Toots my lovely.. you will be very much missed xx
Many hugs to you and your 2 very beautiful not-so-littlies.. I know you were all very close to her heart and you must be very sad xx I hope you are all doing ok xx
Very eloquently put, we shall miss her but she is now in a better place. DH is already there to keep an eye on her
We are doing ok ta. Had a couple of weeks with Mickey and co on o'ther side of the pond.
Congrats on your latest edition, seen pics elsewhereOfficial Mascot and Chief Cheerleader for the 'Mortgage Free in Three' Gang0 -
Hi to AnWs mum..nice to see you ..wish it was in better circumstances....I will miss Toots dreadfully but very glad she was my friend and Pigpen has put it well...I do feel my life was richer for her being in it and have missed her since she stopped posting on Flylady
RIP to a wonderful lady ...Love you Toots xxxFeeding 6 Adults 1 Teen a 8 year old with hollow legs and a very fussy 5 year old. Also 3 cats and 3 fishies
To include all Food,Toiletries and Petfood.0 -
Such sad news, i have lots of fond memories of Toots from here.0
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Tragic news
sleep peacefully brave brave lady xx
One day I might be more organised...........
GC: £200
Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb0 -
Last little bits and thats me done for today. I'll save the rest and catch up tomorrow.
Mumto5 - yeah its a little frustrating, but emergencies obviously come firstjust want it over and done with.
Monday - Kitchen
15 Minutes..
Wipe out the fridge, note what needs using up or restocking Defrost done, everything washed and wiped out and food back in.
30 minutes to spare..
Sweep and mop the floor
Wash out the washing machine drawer
Got an hour...
Wipe the surfaces, removing things which don't belong here as you go
Are the spiders coming in from the cold, go on a cobweb hunt
No spiders, but a mouse ran under the sofa while I was sat here! So traps and poison down.
Extra challenge:
Choose your messiest drawer and give it a good tidy, wipe out if you have the time
check for birthdays in the next few weeks. Presents picked out to buy for my brothers birthday soon.
Tuesday - Living Room, Hall
15 Minutes..
15 minutes tidying, putting away or sorting a pile in the corner Washing collected and put away
30 minutes to spare..
Hoover the floor
Wipe mug rings and sticky finger prints away, wipe the remote control
Got an hour...
Sort out a cupboard in one of these areas
Work on that paperwork mountain with 15 minutes shredding, filing, recyling etc All my paperwork has been moved from my 'to sort' draw into my files
Extra challenge:
Locate wellies and waterproofs, check they fit
Change pet bedding, they will be spending even more time in them now the weather is turningDebt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!
EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000
MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.980 -
Monday 7.28am
Any one know how Toots and LL are?Hi Everyone
Long time no see.;.................................
I am very sorry to have to let you know that Toots passed away yesterdayshe will be missed by a lot of people.
RIP Toots you will be missed xxx
AnW
Hope you are well and A & W doing ok at school.Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
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Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 504,789 / 1,000,000Sun, Sea0 -
Very eloquently put, we shall miss her but she is now in a better place. DH is already there to keep an eye on her
We are doing ok ta. Had a couple of weeks with Mickey and co on o'ther side of the pond.
Congrats on your latest edition, seen pics elsewhere
I saw you had been off gadding about the worldGlad you enjoyed yourselves. You are also greatly missed here and often mentioned xx
And she has our lovely Diva there to sing to her too.
And ty.. the addition has settled in very nicelyLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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