Weekly Flylady Thread 30th September 2013

Dustykitten

toochoosey wrote: »

Huge ((hugs)) for you and your family CY xx

Dusty, is there something wrong with the site?Your last 2 posts have been posted twice????

Funny it did that this morning too and I deleted one, that was from the tablet and this is on the pc - maybe it is my account.

mrs-moneypenny

all day when ive tried to post, ive had a message come up saying i cant make 2 posts within 30 seconds of each other and to try again in 29 seconds. i know im only clicking post once so i think its something up with the site its trying to double post everything

Daisydoll

Evening all, I've managed to catch up on yesterday's tasks but now got today's to do. Plus my Hoover has packed up again. Going to have to get a new one I think. So I will change bedding tonight and finish the rest tommorow.

Natty68

Evening,

CY so sorry about your mums news, huge hugs to you and your family.
AnW'sMum I have to ask, but what does SW5 and SW stand for? I've been trying so hard to figure it out but have got nowhere fast...

Hope all the dippy tummies have cleared up or are on their way to clearing up now. Horrible things dippy tummies

Well DH and I did go out and we ended up having an exchange of words on the drive to Morrisons and in Morrisons..oops!! My fault as he was driving and I didn't tell him that I was going to go into town but park somewhere else, then saw a space and thought we could park there instead.. He said he wasn't a mind reader and wasn't driving round aimlessly. Well I can't help it if he drives in town differently to me..I knew I should have taken my car and let him just take his car to fill up with petrol...:mad:

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

She uses a fresh glass or cup for every drink, even if it's the same drink, so we end up with hundreds of cups to wash at the end of the day.

Oops that is one thing that drives my DH up the wall.. I always use a different mug/glass for every drink. And I won't use the same mug if it's for the same drink..oh no it has to be clean. And yes I usually end up with several mugs in the bowl by the time he has come home from work.. Still at least that way I know how much liquid I have taken in during the day...hehehe

LameWolf wrote: »

I often leave things out if I know I'm going to use them later, to save a few spoons, and the usual thing is I go to get the item, whatever it is, and find he's “helpfully” put it away. *rolls eyes* Bless him, he means well.:D And yes, I agree, just carry on with what you were going to do anyway, and make your DH move when you need to get to where he's perched.;)

LW I had to laugh at that, I have the opposite he won't even get the spoons out or "helpfully" puts away etc.. And then moans when I do... I gave up with getting him to move, I decided to say "sod it" and sort everything out on Friday after I have been down the Spa for a swim and he's out for a while

Haven't really got a lot done but I have had an enjoyable evening with a kitten pouncing from one chair to the other chair and hoping she doesn't get chased by the elder cats..lol Oh and this kitten is one tart, she adores DH which wasn't my intention. I was hoping she would be a mummys girl..hmmm think that went a bit awray somewhere..lol

Natty's list ~

• [STRIKE]Shower/get dressed[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Meds[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Print off to do list[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Make bed[/STRIKE] with comforter
• Change the bigger cats litter tray
• Hotspot kitchen
• Hotspot living room
• Hoover litter around kitten's tray
• Water plants
• [STRIKE]Empty veg box and put in fridge[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Charge up phone and tablet[/STRIKE]
• MSE list for today
• [STRIKE]Shopping for various bits and bobs, plus lunch out. (Only in Morrisons nowhere exciting!!)[/STRIKE]

Monday Musings ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clean floors
30 minutes to spare...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
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:

• [STRIKE]One load of washing[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Empty bin and make it smell nice[/STRIKE]
• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Clear and wipe the tops of the wall units!!
• [STRIKE]Clean oven if you didn't do it last week[/STRIKE]
• 30 minutes ironing.

Deep Clean Challenge
[STRIKE]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!!![/STRIKE]

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...
Dusting, even if around everything
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

Extra Mission ~ Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [STRIKE]One load of washing[/STRIKE]
• 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.

Wednesday Whiles ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box
Extra tasks list ~ as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• [STRIKE]Put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!![/STRIKE]
• Clean windows in these rooms
• [STRIKE]Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it![/STRIKE]

Deep Clean Challenge

Get under the bed.. drag everything out and sort through it.. Clean out all those dust-mammoths before putting back ONLY the things you need to keep!

Thursday Tinkles ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour...
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment the pc while doing this (programs.. accessories..system tools.. defragment!.. if you do the disc cleanup as well it clear all the cookies and temporary files too.
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!

Extra mission ~ Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be

Deep Clean Challenge

Empty and wipe out those bathroom cabinets. Get rid of everything you don't/won't use before replacing the things you do need. BIG scrub under the sinks/baths/loo's .. eradicate all those dust-bunnies and stray socks and toothpaste gloops!!

AnW'sMum

Evening

Natty68 wrote: »

AnW'sMum I have to ask, but what does SW5 and SW stand for? I've been trying so hard to figure it out but have got nowhere fast...

SW stands for scallywag and the number refers to their order of birth in the grandchild stakes! I have SW 3 and 5, SW3 is also Miss A when she has occasionally posted, and SW5 is W . My sister is the 'owner' of Sw's 1,2 and 4 and if that all makes sense can you explain it back to me please :D:D:p:p

ETA It's Monday tomorrow so I had better skidaddle off to bed.

Later gators x

Narc0lepsy

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

Thanks for all your kind thoughts...

Mum did get the expected diagnosis. They have listened to everything she and my sister said and are going to test for secondaries in the bones.

Really sorry to hear that. Lots of hugs and supportive vibes to you.

Narc0lepsy

Dustykitten wrote: »

Spent an hour comparing energy suppliers, will check again tomorrow and try to decide.

Presumably you've tried Martin's Energy Club? It couldn't find anything cheaper than us which is relatively green (currently dual on NPower Juice). We checked it a couple of days ago (so ticked off list and data input so it keeps checking itself). Like everyone else's I'm sure, it has gone up after the last 2 hard winters even though we're careful. Our "aga" (actually a Stanley but nobody has ever heard of them) is gas, but it does do the heating and hot water, and we have a small gas fire in the lounge which we don't use much.

Narc0lepsy

No actual flying today as I had my first 2 uni students, seemed very nice but timetabling will be a nightmare as one of them has a different schedule for every week, not even the same days off every week so goodness knows how I'm going to fit him in - it's not worth my while driving there for less than 2 hrs work.

Did a large amount of photo sorting which is on my list for this week as we're visiting my mum this weekend and also OH's brother who lives fairly near her.

ionafan

ionafan wrote: »

I have found my favourite William Morris fabric on sale online at a very reasonable price, so I may go for that, if I can persuade DH! To be honest, I think he will say yes just in order not to have to go round any more curtain shops :rotfl:

I was right

Just2Ashamed

Phew, well visitors have been and gone - trying to motivate myself to clean up before I go to bed so I don't wake up to it.... so sleepy now though.