Weekly Flylady Thread 30th September 2013

Lozzy88

Good luck toochoosey, my uncles voicebox cancer has been confirmed he is going for a 8hr op to remove it a week on Wednesday! He has been smoking for at least 50 years he has patches to help him stop before then. I really do wish you the best of luck xx

Daisydoll

Morning all,

Roxy-yep it is like choosing a house, so stressful! Will be glad when we've made our choices and it's in!


Got up early to do 30 mins exercise, put a load of washing on but off to work in a bit. Then will be home for a quick tea and out again to take dd1 to high school open eve. Hoping I'll have time and energy to do lounge tonight if not I'll catch up Wednesday.

Dustykitten

Pinch and a punch for the first of the month

Daisy and Roxy, from somebody who has chosen schools 3 times and is a Governor (including sitting on the admissions committee) I can offer you a little advice.

Go with your heart - you know your child best
Be realistic - you can only express a preference not actually choose a school
Ensure you understand the admission rules
Do not worry where your child's friends are going - they will make new friends
Remember when they start in 11months they will be older and ready to go (in the majority of cases)
If the school's offer visits during the day these are great for seeing the school in action rather than putting on a show
Visit the toilets the pupils will use
Ask the school's students lots of questions

Good luck!

Going to get the WM on then eat a frog before my shower.

nicki_2

Morning all.

Spider dealt with at 5.50am this morning. It was a big one too. Thankfully it was in the bath so I was able to wash it down the plug hole. Cruel I know, but DD and I can't stand the big ones. If they're small enough to fit in a wine glass I will do my best to put them outside instead, but not any bigger or if they're on the ceiling/top of the walls. :eek: Henry and flyspray come to my rescue then

Just about to update finances. Today is the main bill day, only thing to come out later in the month is my mobile and debt repayments I need to go to Mr A for bits I forgot to get delivered and fabric conditioner. Every time I've had that delivered its leaked so I just go to the store instead now. Will have a mooch round while I'm there for some gift inspiration. Also need decide whether I'm going out to the shops further a field, or whether I'm going to leave it for today. If I have enough money in my personal account I'll transfer the equivalent of the cash I have from work over to my work account. If not, I'll have to go to the bank so I might as well go out to the other shops. Invoice has to be paid tomorrow so no choice really.

Best get this money updated. Can't believe that its October already :eek:

Just2Ashamed

Having some breakfast and a cuppa, HHC at 9 anyone? Need to get my bum in gear this morning!

Kaz2904

Once again, my ironing pile has been removed from the wash basket and put away. Once again, I'm not complaining !
DH has a shopping list and is shopping straight from work. We're out of milk so I've had hot ribena instead of coffee .
DH has put up the curtains and pole in DS's room again. All that's left in there is to paper the one wall when it arrives and paint the door.


Cyclingyorkie, hope the news was positive yesterday.

Pooped now, so off to bed. TTFN. Hugs, sticks and spoons to those who need them.

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
hugs good wishes and positive vibes to all who need them.
i hope everyone is well sending extra special coping vibes to all those with illnesses and or operations of loved ones to cope with

Decluttered DS1 to work and DS2 to school.
DS1 is two weeks into his new job, he decided the apprenticeship wasnt for him after doing it for a month so found another job thats within walking distance instead of 12 miles away. Hes loving it-more money gets on well with his workmates and because of the distance it seems like less hours (its not its still full time) hes happy and if he is we are i must admit i was worried when he said he wanted to change but as long as hes got a full time job and is happy thats the main thing.
Dh spent about 3/4 of an hour last night getting the thorns out of my hands for me so i literally look like ive been dragged through a hedge backwards.

just going to empty wm onto line and make a start on the day.


Monday Musings ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or manky stuff in there!!
Wipe dining table..
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..

Extra Mission ~ Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• 30 minutes ironing.

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that cupboard under the sink and fling everything you don't use.. if it hasn't been used in the last 6 months you don't need it.. fling it!! Give it a GOOD scrub out before replacing the things you do use and need to keep. Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Tuesday Thrills ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
D[STRIKE]o something from your Toots list, or at least start something if you have nothing you can do in 15 minutes[/STRIKE]
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. don't forget your purse too!!!

Extra Mission ~ Pick one or more of the following tasks –
One load of washing
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Clean a window or two.
Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down.

personal 'me' challenge
30 mins excercise every weekeday [STRIKE]m[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]t[/STRIKE] w t f
complete 8 more flower brooches
make a start on the knitted bunny for a new baby due soon

5 things that i will do in october
make a start on the christmas stocking im sewing for my friend for christmas
tidy[STRIKE] front [/STRIKE]and back garden and get them ready for winter
make the christmas cake
empty ironing basket
take another load of stuff down CS

my list for this week
hem DD1s shorts
[STRIKE]go with mil to nurse for injection[/STRIKE]
ring friend
post a birthday card
sew patrol leader badge on DS2 scout shirt
meeting at school to discuss DS2 Y10 options

FizzWhizz

Just2Ashamed wrote: »

Having some breakfast and a cuppa, HHC at 9 anyone? Need to get my bum in gear this morning!

I will join you, I need motivation to get out of bed! DS1 and DS2 are both off school today because of the strikes so I'll [STRIKE]boss[/STRIKE] coerce them into helping.

I have a BIG frog to deal with today so I'm psyching myself up. Ciggie first (well done toochoosey for taking on the Stoptober challenge :T) then cleaning in my jimjams

mrs-moneypenny

Dustykitten wrote: »

Pinch and a punch for the first of the month

Daisy and Roxy, from somebody who has chosen schools 3 times and is a Governor (including sitting on the admissions committee) I can offer you a little advice.

Visit the toilets the pupils will use

when the first of our five moved up to the school, youngest is now at and im a govenor of the then head made the toilets part of the parents tour. i felt really strange about that and asked if we should be in there. oh obsolutely he said its mid lesson so no pupils should be in here and if they are i want to know why also i can check the kids are respecting it and the cleaners are doing a good job. cant really argue with any of that. he was a proper old school head with motar board and cape that all the kids stood up for when he walked into a room.
on similar topic weve now got a new head (without motarboard - the other retired) and have new state of the art toilets complete with harry potter style sink/drinking fountains. they are doorless to stop any messing about incidents (they have cubicle doors just not an outside door) anyway we were shown round them after a meeting and head pointed out the boys that we were in had aim stickers (flys footballs etc) in the pans to reduce mess and add a bit of fun. one of the govs then asked what stickers the girls had in theirs:rotfl:

agree with all the advice Dusty has given re new schools. my kids have automatically gone there as their primary is a feeder school but Dh went there as a boy and it really is the best school in our area.:T
but what suit one child doesnt always suit another so check around and visit a few during daytime is best as Dusty says then you can get a feel of the day also check what extra curricular clubs and activities are on offer, a good gauge of how committed the staff are is how much extra they do with the kids

thifty

Monday Musings ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Got an hour...
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Extra Mission ~ Choose one or more of
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

Tuesday Thrills ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Do something from your Toots list, or at least start something if you have nothing you can do in 15 minutes
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare...
Got an hour...
Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. don't forget your purse too!!!
Extra Mission ~ Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back
Deep Clean Challenge
Clean skirtings even the ones behind furniture.



Morning all:santa2:
I have a serious case of CBA today again:o Think I'm going to stick the washing out and then go to the allotment to lift my spirits. I've then got to go to the swimming baths and hope that they have my swimsuit which I left there last night. It's my newest, favourite, most expensive one:(

My jobs:
Spanish homework
ironing
prune raspberry canes
strip bed and remake
fetch swimsuit