Weekly Flylady Thread 30th September 2013

rebeccaharris31

Apologies for being late this week, but please count me in. The black dogs visited over the weekend, yesterday and most of today, and as a result of which, hardly anything got done. However, some finance problems have been sorted out today and that has helped move some of the dogs, so am hopeful of flying more tomorrow. Think I will do some more dot-to-dotting and see where that leads to.

Have also got to eat one of my frogs tomorrow - filling in a form - NOT my favourite occupation as they always seem to take so long. If I wake up early, I'll have breakfast and then make a start on it - get the worst done first!

Good night all.

Rebecca

Honey_Bear

Delightful new lodger has arrived - all smiles despite a delayed flight followed by a long coach trip from Thiefrow. And she likes cats and dogs. Ex'lent.

This is, without doubt, the most amazing spider year I've ever known. They are everywhere, shedloads of them, huge, and OH thinks they ALL have teeth. And carry machetes. Off to Mount Edgcumbe once the conker season starts and we will have little piles of the glorious shiny orbs scattered willy-nilly in the Honey Bear House to deter them. I can't be doing with the histrionics when he finds one, and then expects me to move them. I'm not wild about them myself but I'd rather be someone who can pretend to 'man up' when required, than admit it. OH is a big girl's blouse, truth be told.

Narc0lepsy

Meant to post last night as my naff day did improve a bit and I got some things done...but when I sat at computer and read through new cc bill, noticed they had added incorrect interest on for the second month. Last month I noticed some, rang them up to query it and they agreed to refund it. This time the refund was clearly printed, then above it a new lot of interest! Cue another phone call and 'discussion' as to why, if I had no outstanding balance, they could charge interest on it! Surely any % of £0 has to be £0.........trust me, I'm a teacher. Passed phone to OH who argued more coherently than me (I hate phones), then spoke to manager who agreed another refund. Watch this space.

Today - gym x 3. One of my zumba instructors has been doing a course in a 'Strictly' style dance class, so she added a Charleston into our class, which was manic but good fun. She asked us if we would like to be guinea-pigs for this new class, so next week she's throwing in a jive. Came back shattered, via Mr Ts as I'd run out of fruit & veg (apart from the 5 bowls of apples in the kitchen). Got bargain Indian meal for 2 reduced, £5 for 2 mains, rice, bhajis and naan.

Turned on computer to check today's list, and found email from manager at Uni asking if I could start with a new student asap. Arranged for tomorrow, and added a second one. So that's my 'freelancing' started. I have another 5 referrals from that Uni who are going to let me know their timetables, and am starting next week with 2 from another Uni. I'm quite excited and relieved, as although I've enjoyed the preparation for this, until I know I will have some money coming in it's a bit of an anxious time. Spent a while preparing paperwork.



Got lots more photo sorting done. I guess the house cleaning is postponed for another day.........

Narc0lepsy

Honey_Bear wrote: »

This is, without doubt, the most amazing spider year I've ever known. They are everywhere, shedloads of them

There certainly are. My house looks like something from a Hammer Horror film much of the time, with webs everywhere even though i'm being fairly proactive with the vacuum and fevver duster.

skint_breeder_5

J2A thank you for your kind thoughts for DD1


Monday Musings ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces

Got an hour...
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:

- Mt Foldmore is growing! although not by much as I have been putting away as part of tiding the new rooms
• Empty bin and make it smell nice
• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms - DR done
• Clear and wipe the tops of the wall units!!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week not doing this, haven't used oven in a whole week, but I will give the hob a going over later
• 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!!![/QUOTE]

to do


[STRIKE]renew library books, or go to library for new books if I feel up to it[/STRIKE] done online, as my library is closed on Tuesdays

[STRIKE]t@rt credit card around :money:[/STRIKE] done in the small hours of tuesday, just waiting for it to be approved


move more stuff out of DD3 room ready to get DD4 moved in there

check all upcoming appointments again (as forgot to make a note of them when I changed my phone handset )

Book [STRIKE]smear[/STRIKE] and HB1AC tests as both are long overdue - lines engage will try again Tuesday

[STRIKE]Email myself a list of all upcoming appointments so I can't loose it[/STRIKE] of the ones I have booked so far

ring my car insurance about my hit and run can't drive for a
W£rthers Original as Old Bill rang me with his insurance details

Tuesday Thrills ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Do 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
  
  [STRIKE]Book appointments[/STRIKE] for DD3 and DS for Specs@vers, 6 months since they have had their eyes tested, but with the regularity DS breaks them it seems like I never leave!

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down.

My Toots list is a very important one. I hate Ivy with a passion, but iradicating it completely requires more time, effort and patience than I currently have at my disposal.

While everyone is out picking blackberries for jams, crumbles, vodkas and other assorted niceties, it is important not to ignore the poisons that could be lurking in your garden.

I noticed that the ivy berries were starting to form on the fence panels. Wood pidgeons love them, but I don't want a poorly DS or worse. Although the berries won't be ripe for some time, the chance of getting fine weather to do something about them is going to be limited.)

Ivy berries, honeysuckle berries all cut off with hedge trimmer ready for bagging tomorrow.

Weeds experienced a Skinty Chain Saw Massacre (well Hedge Trimmer Massacre didn't quite have the same ring to it :rotfl:)

Went to Orange DIY store and bought a 3 in 1 garden blower/vac/shredder and had a quick play with it before it got too dark outside.

Front garden mowed around all the tree stumps. Any large rocks I could remove with my bare hands pulled out. (DS kindly informed me I have lovely hands not like BEAR hands at all :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)

5 bags of garden trimmings and 2 barrow loads of rocks and 1 box of assorted garden gibble taken to dump

put Living Room to bed and whizzed hoover round kitchen floor, but that is it for indoor flying

Everyone fed bathed and in bed, I call that a victory.

System

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

There certainly are. My house looks like something from a Hammer Horror film much of the time, with webs everywhere even though i'm being fairly proactive with the vacuum and fevver duster.

Gosh I thought it was just me, seem to be finding them all the time, getting increasingly paranoid about going to sleep at night incase one lands on me :S AND I live on the THIRD floor with 3 cats!

Dustykitten

I've been eating frog after frog this evening and am now completely full of them. Still lots more to do but I find once I get the first one eaten the others are somehow more palatable.

Off to bed now for a chapter of my book.

Narco - glad you had such a good day

optimistic-mummy

evening/morning all.

hope everyone is well. im really behind this week and have a very busy week next week so im aiming to get as much done as possible tommorrow and the rest of this week.

LO's clothes are ready for school and his lunch is done
DW x1
wm x1
td x1
oven sprayed - will scrub in the morning
DP hoovered the LR

going to finish my cuppa then im off to bed ....... hugs and vibes of all kinds to those that need/want

night night ... see you in the morning

what's gone is done or n/a

Monday Musings ~ Kitchen
15 minutes...
Clean floors
30 minutes to spare...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
sort and clean fridge
Got an hour...
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
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Clear and wipe the tops of the wall units!!
Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that cupboard under the sink and fling everything you don't use and give it a scrub

Tuesday Thrills ~ Living Room & Hall
15 minutes...
Clean sofa and chair
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting
Remove clutter
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Sort through your handbag and purse
Extra Mission
Paperwork clearance
Clean a window or two.
Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture

Wednesday Whiles ~ Master Bedroom
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Sort one area of clothes
clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box
Extra tasks list
27 fling boogie
Clean windows in these rooms
Deep Clean Challenge
Get under the bed.. drag everything out and sort through it

roxy7699

Had a very strange evening and unproductive flying wise. Saw the final school for Dd1 and came home and went to bed with dd2. Dd1 had been in bed about an hour when she came in asking what that noise was. Couldn't hear a thing but apparently it was an alarm of some sort. Told her to go back to sleep, she then announced me turning off the light had made her jump. I hadn't moved in hours. Realised I was sitting in darkness having gone to sleep watching tv. Power cut. Great. Went to call OH and phone wasn't working. It was very strange. Half the neighbours were outside with torches, mobiles weren't working, sirens flying up the road and helicopters overhead. Felt like a movie.

Not sure how much flying will get done.

sparrer

Skint breeder I chuck 1/2 a mug of kitchen salt dissolved in a large (3 pint) jug of boiling water over the base and tendrils of the ivy every now and then. It's the only thing I know that works other than chemicals and I don't use those. A bonus is it also gets rid of weeds in cracks in patios etc. Don't let it go onto the lawn though, it will kill the grass!

Slept til 10 this morning, had to make myself get up but so tired I could sleep for a week (always like that after a busy time and had a visitor for a week which was lovely, just get very tired)
Last of laundry done and dried, last of ironing tomorrow
Kitchen and bathroom got their daily swish
Planted more bedding and another net of daffy bulbs
Did tops/ceilings with tickling stick
Brushed dog and cat
Slept all evening, just woken up as it's time to go to bed!