Weekly Flylady Thread 30th September 2013

Honey_Bear

Hugs CY. I hope your mother's next set of test results come back with some better news.

It's heaving down here, thunder, lightening, the lot. We wanted to take Mrs Dog to the chalet beach at low tide for a run with the dog she'll be spending a festive day or two with in December, but it's out of the question in this. Tomorrow is due to be better, apparently, so we'll try again then.

For the last three months I've been searching CSs for a couple of brightly coloured duvet covers or sheets to remake into cushion storage bags for the chalet, so they can live under the bunks without getting covered in dustballs or going mildewy if they're put away damp. Yesterday, bingo! I found two matching doubles in an excellent CS in Ivybridge (excellent local charity, too). Got them home, opened one up - 100% cotton, superkings. So, that means I now have two more bits of bedding for this house and still have no cushion storage bags. The search will have to continue.

Going to see if I can get the film catering file sorted today, so that I can clear the pile of cookery books out of my office and the bedroom. Then I can go back to sorting the crockery for fleabaying and that'll clear another gibble nest in the office. After that, I think I'll put all the linen back into the settle which the antiques restorer clearly isn't going to come and collect, seeing as he's not replied to three phone messages and didn't pick it up three weeks ago. I hope he's alright but I fear not, as he is an older gentleman.

Honey_Bear

Really, really weird. The antiques man just phoned.

bossymoo

We are all shopped out. Remembered DD medicine, something for friend coming to tea tomorrow, plus I've got a little Christmas spirit so have toffee vodka in the making and some Christmas pudding flavour brandy (bit of an experiment this one). Also got a cheap-ish cardi to leave in my locker at work as I'm often colder than I expect there.

It's really foggy here today, the damp in the air makes it feel colder than it probably is. So DD and I are tucked up with apple juice / cuppa for a cuddle on the sofa. We've nowhere else to go until school run and hopefully she'll be good for a nap too

Right. Need to wash the slow cooker and get the beans soaking for tomorrow...

skint_breeder_5

sparrer wrote: »

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!

Thanks for the tip Sparrer I have used soda crystals on back patio before but it used up about 5 packets worth. I have 90 metres of ancient fencing with ivy all over it.

My new-ish NDN (the NICE ones) are talking about replacing all their boundary fencing, which will be great for me, because most of the roots are on their side. I just have odd runners that have got fat over the years. Although I could swing at mattock at the ivy roots, if I misjudge it by a fraction of an inch the fence will collapse in a heap of dust :rotfl:

x_raphael_xx

Morning all, just reading thru the posts. Was supposed to have a music lesson today, but its monsoon weather here and my street is flooded, not walking thru that! I have to walk to work at 3 so that will be bad enough!

Me and OH are thinking of fostering and we had a phonecall from the foster company this morning, asking the first set, in what I can guess will be, of the endless questions. They will get back to me in a couple of days, and maybe arrange a home visit.

Just2Ashamed wrote: »

In ouchy news, I trod on the upturned plug from the vacuum cleaner (in just my socks) and now my foot is bleeding and sore... woe is me!

I have a fear of doing this, ever since my granma did it. My plugs are always pushed to the wall if not plugged in. _pale_

Katinkka wrote: »

the council are dithering over whether the 3 pieces of a settee make 1 collection out of my 5 piece allowance or 3 pieces of the sofa mean 3 collection credits! I despair!

Surely if the guys turn up once, it's one collection! What next? Counting the sofa cushions as extras?!

Natty68 wrote: »

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

I'm notorious in work for rarely washing my cup it stops everyone else from drinking from it!
At home I'll use the same cup for everything, tea, orange juice, coffee, all day (with maybe a quick rinse in between)
I'll have a fresh cup for bed, then try to hand it to OH in the morning for my morning cuppa, and she'll refuse to use it. It's only been used once!:rotfl:

Monday Musings ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Extra Mission ~ Choose one or more of:

• Clear and wipe the tops of the wall units!!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

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
Deep Clean Challenge
Clean skirtings even the ones behind furniture.

Wednesday Whiles ~ Master Bedroom & Landing ~ DONE

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
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
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

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!!

Raph's 'Toots' list
Clean out and rearrange kitchen cupboards.
Buy Make new dog bed.
Wipe grouting off bathroom tiles.
Sort DVD's/CD's

Other bits
Book Boot Camp sessions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daily Sax practice M T W T F S S

x_raphael_xx

bossymoo wrote: »

Christmas pudding flavour brandy

Recipe/instructions please!!!

LameWolf

mummyyof5 wrote: »

Out shopping with DD1 tomorrow as finally had her Tax credits sorted....they owed her over £1000...she got a letter 3 months ago accusing her of residing....with her own brother..letters to say she owed them £5000..very scary.:eek::eek:.then a letter yesterday to say they had recieved all the info but were stopping her claim and she owed £2000...she was in pieces last night....the money they owed her was in her bank this morning:j:j

This sort of thing makes me so cross.... when I worked for the Valuation Office, I used to really pull out all the stops to get the assessments correct first time. (This was back in the days of Domestic Rates, before Council Tax was brought in). Ok, they've finally sorted it out, which is good, but I'm absolutely certain they don't appreciate the misery and fear caused in the interim.

toochoosey wrote: »

I meant to say to V.G. on facebook, well done on your stoptober, I'm afraid I have failed!!!

No cigs left now so have no choice!!!!

(((HUG))) You haven't failed, you just had a wee hiccup at the start. You can do it.:o

Dustykitten wrote: »

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.

It double-posted me yesterday, too - luckily I read through my posts after I've posted them to check for missed typos, so I was able to delete the 2nd one.:o Maybe the site has indigestion, is why it keeps repeating.:rotfl:

I'm struggling today. I don't like being dogless.:( I specially don't like being dogless in the first few days after such huge characters (personality-wise) have gone home.:(

I need to keep busy - if I stop, I start thinking, and that's when the BD creeps in. So far today I've done a WM load of towels, early, while still on the [STRIKE]cheaper[/STRIKE] less hideously expensive leccy, made the base for a pizza and washed my black dress (yet another one that runs better than Usain Bolt). Also done 30 mins WiiFit - that was hard, as I missed Bailey plonking his soggy, stinky soft toy on the balance board.:D

Kazw I hope the three-legged pudd'n-cat is ok - feel-well vibes on their way for him.

skint_breeder_5

Big Hugs CY and some gentle hugs and posi-vibes for Mum x

x_raphael_xx

Building up some motivation. Anyone up for a HHC at 12:30?

ionafan

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

Building up some motivation. Anyone up for a HHC at 12:30?

I'll just run downstairs and make myself a :coffee:, then I'll do a HHP (painting the airing cupboard - woop-woop!) while you clean.

Oh, and we have a new lawn!!!! Even better, I've been told *not* to try mowing it this year