Weekly Flylady Thread 9th September 2013

furball

My morning so far:- 7.30 am son shouts mum listen there's a cat under the house. I called cats and sure enough I heard a faint meow. Checks cats, only 2 out of 3 accounted for. House has a massive space underneath floor but sealed, so went outside to look where cat (Mika) could have got in. Saw a small gap and realised if she had dug down and under she might not be able to get out. An hour later hole made bigger and flashlight in hand I happen to glance up to conservatory to see Mika sat looking at me wondering what I am doing.

The meowing we heard was my daft ragdoll cat sat in bedroom window above conservatory answering my son everytime he called cats.

Madcatgirl

Morning all. Well yesterday was a total right off, but today I have much more energy and feel like getting stuck in with my flying. The list today is looking like this:

• Ring Tesco to get some cardboard boxes - I have to go there and ask apparently

• Go through larder and meal plan what can be used up
• Wash and sort baby's hospital clothes - All washed - need to sort
• Research home insurance for new house
• Spend half an hour packing up the "posh" tea set.
• Buy "essential" things for my hospital bag
• Pack hospital bag for me and baby
• Begin birth preferences plan
• Send birthday card to best friend

Monday - Kitchen
15 Minutes..
Wipe out the fridge, note what needs using up or restocking
30 minutes to spare..
[STRIKE]Sweep[/STRIKE]and mop[STRIKE]the floor[/STRIKE]
Wash out the washing machine drawer
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Wipe the surfaces, removing things which don't belong here as you go[/STRIKE]
Are the spiders coming in from the cold, go on a cobweb hunt
Extra challenge:
Choose your messiest drawer and give it a good tidy, wipe out if you have the time
Renew library books, fill in that form you've been meaning too, [STRIKE]check for birthdays in the next few weeks[/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and downstairs loos
15 Minutes..
[STRIKE]15 minutes tidying, putting away or sorting a pile in the corner - [/STRIKE]done, but now have a new pile of baby clothes!
30 minutes to spare..
[STRIKE]Hoover the floor[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe mug rings and sticky finger prints away, wipe the remote control[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Sort out a cupboard in one of these areas
Work on that paperwork mountain with 15 minutes shredding, filing, recyling etc
Extra challenge:
[STRIKE]Locate wellies and waterproofs, check they fit[/STRIKE]They live in my car;)
Change pet bedding, they will be spending even more time in them now the weather is turning

Wednesday - In memory of our dear friend Toots
15 minutes ......
[STRIKE]make contact with somebody you have been meaning to email/text/phone or visit[/STRIKE] -
30 minutes to spare........
[STRIKE]write your Toots list if you don't have one or if you do complete one item from it [/STRIKE]
Got an hour .........
[STRIKE]Then it's me time, life is too short, when our final day comes we will all still have a 'to do list' so do something you enjoy for an hour[/STRIKE]

Thursday - Bathroom and study
15 minutes...
Clean the toilet, sink and bath
30 minutes to spare..
Wipe the window ledge
Got an hour...
Hoover/mop floor
Descale the shower or bath screen/tiles
Dust up high, being careful not to injury yourself

Extra challenge:
Check doors for draughts and fix as required
Delete some emails/favourites/old documents
Check renewal dates for Driving License/home insurance/passports/MoT/tax etc

Friday - Bedroom, you choose which one
15 Minutes..
Strip the bedding and remake with fresh linen
30 minutes to spare..
Hoover right into the corners and under the bed if you can
Clean a window or two
Got an hour...
Dust the light shades
Do you have a bedroom hotspot - deal with it
[STRIKE]So which summer clothes did you not wear despite the wonderful weather? Is it time to let go of them?[/STRIKE]

The list looks quite long, but achievable. I'm going to take it slowly though! Hugs to all xx

bossymoo

Kitchen bits done:
Apples from tree peeled, chopped and made into pan-shaped mush I'll do muffins later and freeze the rest - for cakes. I do a nice spiced apple and sultana cake mmm
Fridge checked, mince needs using, really can't be bothered faffing with lots of pans so settled on a meatloaf - looked for a slow cooker recipe and just mixed it all in the sc itself so that will do for tomorrow. Tonight we are at a friends for tea.
Compost caddy emptied and bin taken out.
Work tops cleared and wiped. Toaster shaken out and wiped.

Laundry collected, will strip the beds tomorrow as kiddies going to inlaws so will have a little time to myself :T

Just spoke to MIL, to see what time tomorrow. Seems DH cousin, who was recently diagnosed with the big C has been given a 50:50 chance its so carp. I feel really annoyed. She's only in her mid 30s. Not that there's ever a good time. They haven't managed to start chemo yet as she needed a transfusion first. And apparently they can't operate - not the greatest news.

On a positive note, DS has asked several times if we can go to school yet! He's decided he won't need to cry today, if he can take a morrisons let's grow voucher for his teacher, and if she will come and wave at the window with him bless him. He's even asked if he's going to the (after school) club! Hoping its a little breakthrough. Suppose I ought to go get him changed...

decogecko

Hi all

Jo if you do the collection for Toot's family/flowers and I'll set up a page with Virgin Giving for the Macmillan Coffee morning in her memory. People can then give to either or both if they wish.

The adverts are saying that the 27th September will be the world's largest coffee morning, so can I tentatively suggest this date?

I will try to sneak on from the paid stuff (like I am now ).

The brilliant thing about a virtual coffee morning is that you can eat a whole cake without the weight gain

Deco x

x_raphael_xx

Morning guys, just posting my list before reading thru the posts.

Friday - Bedroom, you choose which one
15 Minutes..
Strip the bedding and remake with fresh linen Moving to my Monday list. OH is away this weekend so the dog is allowed to sleep in the bed with me. I have to make sure the bed is fresh on her return.
30 minutes to spare..
Hoover right into the corners and under the bed if you can
Clean a window or two
Got an hour...
Dust the light shades
Do you have a bedroom hotspot - deal with it OH's pile of dirty clothes (where's the eye rolling smilie?) Dealt with.
So which summer clothes did you not wear despite the wonderful weather? Is it time to let go of them? Slowly working through this, it's on my Toots list.

Extra challenge:
Locate your winter woolies, do they need debobbling

Leftovers
Monday - Kitchen
Choose your messiest drawer and give it a good tidy, wipe out if you have the time They all need doing, moved to Toots list

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall - DONE
Wednesday - In memory of our dear friend Toots - DONE
Thursday - Bathroom and study - DONE

Raph's 'Toots' list
Clean out and rearrange kitchen cupboards.
Clean out and sort junk cupboard.
Streamline wardrobe.
Buy new dog bed.
Clean newspaper print stain off kitchen lino.
Sort fancy dress outfit for November James Bond party.

Other bits
Put away washing
Dishes
Change bedding - Monday

jools27_2

Morning all.
Had a day of chasing after mum and mum in law yesterday, MIL has pleurisy (again) and has refused to be admitted to hospital (again), so achieved nothing for me but they both have full fridges!
Bathroom done this morning , shower cabinet scrubbed whilst in there! Have made DDs bed which has been airing since she went away, hoovered and dusted in there the other day. DS was [STRIKE]ordered[/STRIKE] asked nicely last night to get his room sorted today or I will be going in with the binbags.......the only thing in his wardrobe currently is his father's kilt, and the normally black carpet is currently the colour of denim, hoodie, t-shirts....you get the picture!
Need to do a run to the dump with some carp, pop in on MIL to make sure she has stayed in as its piddling down, and will meet myself coming back this afternoon for a snooze hopefully, have been wide awake since 3am and my head is starting to thump. Hopefully its tiredness and not a migraine starting!!!

pigpen

SarahShattered wrote: »

Piggers Do you remember when you asked us all to tell Toots something lovely about herself? It was to do with writing a list of nice things about oneself I think. But Toots couldn't think of anything. The posts and posts of things she'd done or said that showed us all just how special she was made me sob and sob.
You're right though, she wouldn't know how much she impacted us. :A

I'd forgotten about that.. we should find it and print it and put it in a card for her to take with her.

kerri_dfw

Morning all, nothing got done yesterday as I was up the hospital and then I had to rush off to a meeting for work in Cardiff.

Today's list:
15 Minutes..
Wipe out the fridge
30 minutes to spare.. - done
Got an hour... - done
Extra challenge - Done

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and downstairs loos
15 Minutes..
15 minutes tidying, putting away or sorting a pile in the corner
30 minutes to spare.. - done
Got an hour...
Sort out a cupboard in one of these areas
Work on that paperwork mountain with 15 minutes shredding, filing, recyling etc
Extra challenge - done


Wednesday - In memory of our dear friend Toots
15 minutes ...... - done
30 minutes to spare........
write your Toots list if you don't have one or if you do complete one item from it
Got an hour ......... - done


Thursday - Bathroom and study
15 minutes... - done
30 minutes to spare.. - done
Got an hour...
Hoover/mop floor
Descale the shower or bath screen/tiles

Extra challenge:
Check doors for draughts and fix as required
Delete some emails/favourites/old documents

Friday - Bedroom, you choose which one
15 Minutes.. - done
30 minutes to spare..
Hoover right into the corners and under the bed if you can
Clean a window or two
Got an hour...
Dust the light shades
Do you have a bedroom hotspot - deal with it

Extra challenge:
Locate your winter woolies, do they need debobbling
Gales forcast from Sunday onward so put away anything outside which could be blown around

Extras
Transfer the rest of the money for hypnobirthing
[STRIKE]Make bean burgers[/STRIKE]
Make courgette casserole in SC
Timesheets
Sort a box in DR
Expenses
[STRIKE]Pay VC if expenses in[/STRIKE]
List 5 things on fleabay (9 done so far and counting)
Call pet food people re: bad batch

toochoosey

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

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


Monday - Kitchen
15 Minutes..
Wipe out the fridge, note what needs using up or restocking
30 minutes to spare..
mop the floor
Wash out the washing machine drawer
Got an hour...
Are the spiders coming in from the cold, go on a cobweb hunt

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and downstairs loos
Got an hour...
Clean the toilet and sink

Friday - Bedroom, you choose which one
15 Minutes..
remake with fresh linen
30 minutes to spare..
Hoover right into the corners and under the bed if you can
Clean a window or two
Got an hour...
Dust the light shades
Do you have a bedroom hotspot - deal with it

Good morning all xx

Just had a cuppa after taking Mum to the docs and then to work.
Bedding was washed this morning, now in the TD and another load in the wash.

Who's up for a HHC at 10:45??? Join me if you can..............

mrs-moneypenny

ionafan wrote: »

Don't have a cat :rotfl: but will do HHPainting

Running to catch you up, mrs-mp.....

how did you get on iona?
typos can be wonderful things cant they, i meant to put a space inbetween. (i dont have a cat either anymore sadly:()

did my HHexcercise

personal challenge update
craft part i finished and gave away the cardi, have also given the cupboard under the stairs a really good tidy so i know whats in there-its rammed full and there is extra wool that wont fit in the attic, the drawer under the bed and a couple of bags elsewhere
ive done 30 mins excercise every week day
and after last weeks gain of 2lb i have better news to report. since last friday ive actually managed to lose 7LBS:j

virgin decided to play up for a bit, so turned puter off and on again and its seems ok now.

going to grab a shower and then make a start on our room before i go to work