Weekly Flylady Thread 7th October 2013

mrs-moneypenny

welcome to the new flyers.

right anyone fancy a quick HHC at 4.45?
i need to get stuff off stairs and put away
sort and clear the pile of recycling that has just been dumped infront of the recycling bin
wash up
make soup

had a text from DD1 in spain (its raining) and i havent got her set of keys ive got her fellas so she can get in once she comes home, i was panicing as i thought shed given me her keys and shes getting home first

ideally would like to have all this done by 5.15 so i can squeeze a HHe on the wii fit before DH and the boys get home

short_bird

FizzWhizz wrote: »

DH is not keen on the idea of leaving it running too much, it's labelled as 180w and I could see him doing the sums in his head as to how much it'd cost. Maybe I should leave it on the low setting tonight as we're watching TV, that way he should see that it's not going full pelt 24/7.

Ours goes on at roughly 2/3 capacity so it isn't running all the time. (I have a somewhat frugal other half who has Done The Maths.)

I don't think I'll get anything done tonight as the Hangover Fairy is visiting. :rotfl:

Honey_Bear

Big piles of stuff decluttered to the post office, car (for recycling), charity shop and a small pile has gone up to the attic. Shower room done, bathroom done yesterday, so I've crossed them off my list and I've zapped the dog hairs on the worst of the stairs. The place looks a lot better - I'm another one who gets a bit jangly if it's all in a muddle.

We have a dehumidifier going in the basement most of the time. The cost of repairing the fabric of the house, replastering, painting, replacing rotting wood, demoulding areas where the damp builds up has been so horrendous in the past, to say nothing of tanking various walls (we're built in to the side of a hill) that I never worry about the cost of running it. The trick is to remember to empty it when it's nearly full - Overflows R Not Us anymore.

FizzWhizz

Honey_Bear wrote: »

We have a dehumidifier going in the basement most of the time. The cost of repairing the fabric of the house, replastering, painting, replacing rotting wood, demoulding areas where the damp builds up has been so horrendous in the past, to say nothing of tanking various walls (we're built in to the side of a hill) that I never worry about the cost of running it. The trick is to remember to empty it when it's nearly full - Overflows R Not Us anymore.

This is an excellent point well made; it had got to the stage of the carpets feeling a bit damp under foot and if those had ended up needing replaced I dread to think of the cost involved. That said, I would've replaced them with something NOT cream coloured. 5 children here and... yeah. Minging.

short_bird wrote: »

Ours goes on at roughly 2/3 capacity so it isn't running all the time. (I have a somewhat frugal other half who has Done The Maths.)

I don't think I'll get anything done tonight as the Hangover Fairy is visiting. :rotfl:

DH pays the leccy bill and grudges anything with a plug on it! I pay for the groceries and he complains if there is no wine and has asked for beef wellington for dinner tomorrow. It's easy to care less when it's not your cash I guess Hope you're feeling better soon!

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

have a lovely time at your dinner fizzwhizz, catching up with your inlaws holiday news

Thankyou! I have other vested interests, insomuch they have brought me 200 ciggies back from their travels and they're doing HM Chinese tonight including THE BEST sticky ribs ever :rotfl:

Ironing all done and away. Off for a shower, if I can bring myself to mucky up my lovely shiny bathroom... :eek:

pozza_73

Crikey - so many of you do so much more. I have just given the sink and bath a wipe, picked up the clothes on the bathroom floor and took the rubbish downstairs. Couldn't clean the toilet as the toilet brush has broken although will give it a squirt of bleach tonight.

LameWolf

On the subject of dehumidifiers - ours lives in the hall, on low most of the time (unless I have damp washing indoors, when I turn it up) and I no longer have to mop all the windowsills every morning in the cooler weather. It cuts out automatically when it's full, and the green light on top goes red; I use the water out of it to water the pots of herbs on the patio.:o

Nut loaf and carrot'n'orange cake made, and currently on the cooling rack. The cake will go in the tin ready for Mr LW's lunch boxes, and the nut loaf will be cut into 8 slices and frozen - we're going to be eating the last 2 slices of the previous one tomorrow with sweet'n'sour rice and pineapple chunks. *Note to self - get Mr LW to pour a little sherry into a little jug for the sweet'n'sour sauce, as the sherry decanter is bloomin' heavy.;)

Giant mountain of washing up done and put away; kitchen re-sparkled.:D

Mr LW has just called to say he's on his way home; so I just have time to do my Brain Training, then make some chips to go with the 2nd half of the qu8iche I made yesterday.:o

Touch wood, no weird stuff with my eyes today.:T

toochoosey

Hello all xx

Daily routines
washing, T W T F S S
swish and swipe kitchen T W T F S S
bathroom, T W T F S S
ironing, M T W T F S S
making beds, T W T F S S
vacuuming high traffic areas, T W T F S S
making meals T W T F S S

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, T W T F
swish & swipes of the kitchen M T W T F S S
tidying the living room before M T W T F S S .

Monday - Bathroom, shower room, toilet
15 minutes...
Clear and wash the floors
Clean toilet
Empty any upstairs bins
30 minutes to spare ...
Clean all plug holes and the plugs themselves
Clean the sink including the pedestal
descale the taps and brush around the base with an old toothbrush
Got an hour....
Clear and wipe window sill
Clean the bath/shower cubicle

Extras
Deal with any paperwork
Do another 5 minute job

mummyroysof3

Reading this reminded me the toilet brushes had been soaking in bleach in the bathroom bin all day...sorted now.

Been mostly working my way through daughters room throwIng out rubbishing and sorting toys to sell and making sure the rest is tidy. We are decorating her room at the end of the month.

Just got a tesco direct email showing me the bed I've been wanting for 2 years is half price but we don't need one now...went for cheaper one as couldn't afford £1000...ironically it's called a charlotte bed too grr

mrs-moneypenny

ended up taking the piles upstairs but they need to be put away tomorrow.
sorted the recycling all put in right bins or bags and stairs and hall dysoned.

gong to prep soup now and get the boys tea ready

have a good night all

Kaz2904

We actually ate at our dining room table tonight, it was finally empty enough to sit at . DH is currently painting DS's door so I'm ging to make him some coffee and try to persuade him to do some paint when he's finished undercoat