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Weekly Flylady Thread 16th September 2013

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  • Jazee
    Jazee Posts: 9,457 Forumite
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    I'm in again but need to do the bedroom this morning first. Sorry I've not caught up with the thread for a couple of days so hope everyones ok.

    Bossy - did my challenge first week but not at all last week. Must try harder.

    DD has just got home from hols and declared my new hairstyle makes me look like Mr Spock (and I'm going out later...)

    Hope everyone has a great day.
    Spend less now, work less later.
  • boddy
    boddy Posts: 3,326 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Cat been fed and decluttering a cuppa. Had to shut him in the kitchen at 4.45 as he wanted fed then.

    Breakfast then nipping to MrAs as need some bits for work.

    Before work
    Swish and swipe.
    Dust.
    Cat stuff.
  • Good morning all. Happy Monday :)

    Well after only joining in with this thread on Saturday I feel more organised than I have done in ages. Even OH has noticed!!

    So to make sure I keep up the good work please count me in for this week.

    Hope you all have a great day :D
    SPC9 #507
  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    edited 16 September 2013 at 8:31AM
    morning all
    thank you for the lists dusty and natty and for keeping us motivated on our personal challenges bossy
    lovely photos pigpen
    hugs good wishes and positive vibes where needed

    Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    15 minutes...

    Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
    30 minutes to spare..
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
    Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
    Got an hour..
    Wipe and water plants
    Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • [STRIKE]Have a bit of a tidy in the cupboard under the stairs.[/STRIKE]
    • Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
    • Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    • Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet?


    my 'me' challenge list
    30 mins exercise every weekday mt w t f
    finish off 10 flower badges for charity stall

    my list
    put new zip in DH work trousers
    mend knee in DS1 jeans
    print off some poster/adverts
    clean fish tank pump/filter
    make dentist + optician appts for half term
    sort out mil and nieces birthday cards for next weekend
    wrap nieces pressies
    sort out stuff that needs taking over mums
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning all

    Lovely and sunny here this morning, shame my friend has cancelled our walk but instead I shall go and do my paid gardening job next door in a bit and an hour in my own garden too.

    I was going to mop the floor but I'll do that after I've walked back and forth through the house gardening.

    WM is on
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • **Grr, just typed a message then left the page and lost it so will try to remember everything**

    Thanks PP, am going to attempt washing my bath curtain later so will update on how that goes. Hope Squeak is okay and didn't get too much of a bump.

    Jazee, your DD sounds like a right charmer :rotfl:I'm sure your hair looks lovely, hope you have a good time while you're out.

    Kaz, I've emptied the dehumidifier once already and will have to do it again before too long :eek: Where on earth does it all come from?

    Afm, DH and I are up, fed and DH has been packed off to work looking respectable after I pointed out he had a big blob of mousse in his hair and his t-shirt was on back to front :rotfl: Think he may have still been a little tired! Just finishing a cup of tea and then I'll have to get properly dressed on the off-chance that the gas man turns up early (he won't, he's going to make me stay in all day just to annoy me, then turn up at the last possible moment / when I decide to do something else).

    DW is already on, but this was as more of a protest. DH kept promising to put it on over the weekend then 'forgetting' so when I awoke to a worksurface full of dirty dishes this morning I filled the DW with as much noise and sighing as possible ;) Am expecting M&D at some point this morning so will try to crack on with as much of the lounge as possible first.

    Hope everyone's well, hugs where needed :)
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    One debt vs 100 days: £288.73 / £750
    £20 a day: March £838.97 / £620 April £224.53 / £600


    Total debt 04/2015: £13,997.51
  • Morning all,

    I am in again this week, thanks for the lists.

    Have an unexpected day off as DS is poorly,( I haven't rung work yet but it should be ok to take A/L) so once I have him settled on the sofa I aim to do LOADS:D

    Will need a trip to supermarket to stock up on winter medications for us all, DD2 just informed me she has asked her friend for tea (maybe ask me first next time?)No problem though, always cook enough to feed an army apparently:rotfl:

    Pigpen-beautiful family, I would have loved to have more children, the more the merrier I say;)

    Right, off to ring work, then shower, then shops, and then plan to have a little trip into the loft to see if I can find our missing winter woollies.

    See you soon x
  • wendywitch
    wendywitch Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Photogenic
    I'm in again this week, not working on a specific room today as I have several things that need doing. I don't have a actual list :o but I'll list what I've done later :D

    Pigpen thank you so much for posting those lovely pictures, I can't wait for my DD1 to get home from college so I can show her. She's been fascinated by the size of your family for years :) (she's studying level 3 childcare).
  • Morning everyone. I'm in again this week, as although I went a bit quiet towards the end of last week, this really helped keep me on track. Thank you for running the thread and all the support! We put our flat on the market to rent a couple of weeks ago and haven't had any viewings yet - we reckon the Estate Agent put it on way too expensive, so we're going to speak to them today about lowering the price to a much more realistic one (and a price all our budgets were based on), so hopefully we will have a few more viewings. However, this does mean I'll have to get on and keep on top of the flat just in case we have some surprise viewings!

    My list for this week looks like (I might add to to):

    • Go through larder and meal plan what can be used up - also use up all freezer food before vinyl fitter comes
    • Wash maternity pillow and baby slings - put away
    • Research home insurance for new house
    • Book in vinyl floor fitting man for next week
    • Spend half an hour packing up the "posh" tea set.
    • Sort out money and spends for the past few days.
    • Buy "essential" things for my hospital bag
    • Research Landlord's insurance for flat
    • Speak to developers and solicitors - hope to fix completion date on the house
    • Go through flat, make a list of all areas which need to be painted, start painting them.
    • Transfer birth preferences plan from notebook to maternity notes
    Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    15 minutes...

    Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
    30 minutes to spare..
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
    Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
    Got an hour..
    Wipe and water plants
    Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • Have a bit of a tidy in the cupboard under the stairs.
    • Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
    • Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    • Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet?
    March 2016 - £178,914.59; July 2017 £146,160.38
    Mortgage end Sept 2043; Target - pay off by March 2022, now Sept 2021
    Target balance July 2018 £112,560
  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    Morning all :D

    Dailies
    Wash up MTWTFSS
    Beds TWTFSS
    S&S Bathroom MTWTFSS
    S&S Kitchen MTWTFSS
    HHTidy before bed MTWTFSS
    Crafting / Project (1hr min) MTWTFSS
    HH+E TWTFSS
    HHM TWTFSS

    Mon: Dentists
    Tue:
    Wed: Delivery due
    Thur: DD half-day, see Dsis, Deliver to customers
    Fri: INSET
    Sat: Ex here
    Sun:

    Work:

    Tax return
    Shredding
    Write newsletters for next book
    Prepare books

    Other:
    C lists / home spruce up list
    Colour hair


    Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    15 minutes...

    Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
    30 minutes to spare..
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
    Got an hour..
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

    • Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
    • Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet?
    Right now I'm off to have a bath, paint my nails again (as they're disgustingly chipped, more nail than polish!) and then I'll be getting on with my work. First job will be to get the newsletters written as thats the most involved, the rest of the jobs can be done while watching the TV or something lol;)
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
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