Weekly Flylady Thread 7th October 2013

pigpen

Dustykitten wrote: »

Knitting question - I have a 4mm hoop how different is that from knitting with size 10 needles - I need a very basic yes just do it or no it will be a disaster answer. It is to attempt to knit a teddy for a charity project from MF3.

4mm are number 8 needles.. if you are not knitting in the round then you may as well just use the straight needles. 3.25mm is the equivalent to size 10. It is possible to use the circular needles as straight ones.. yes you can do it and it will not be a disaster

AnW'sMum wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:So I am not the ony one to do that! SW3 kept slamming her door so I told her, do it again and I'll take it off. She did so I did she was mortified. The next morning I put it back with the promise that it would be off for a week if she did it again lol needless to say it has not been removed since.

Some December shopping done online but not a lot else

I haven't replaced their door.. 4 years with no door.. they don't learn quickly.

I'm just doing chrimboloid spending too !!

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

by hoop im assuming you mean the two pointy needle bits on the end of a plastic piece usually used for knitting in the round - something ive never mastered so cant use them

it would come up bigger so you'd need to allow more wool 4mm is the same as an old size 8 so you'd really need 3.25mm to be the same size
but as long as you are passing the stitches back and forth from one side of the hoop to the other i would think it would work fine

i think pigpens the best one to ask

I've only just mastered them.. they are quite simple really.. My next challenge is crochet.. again...

Pixie fed.. best hang out the washing it looks like rain might be upon us later.

wendywitch

I'm here, just about
By some miracle I did manage to get to sleep last night but not very well, woke up totally shattered.
I've dropped DD1 to her college work placement, come home put the DW on and watched "The hairy bikers meals on wheels" then I started to feel a headache coming on and now the nausea has hit I've taken some tablets, which I hate doing. I'm going to just rest up on the hope of feeling better quickly as after DD1 finishes her placement I have to drive her to have a fitting for get new drumming tunic.
As she's very petite the tunic they got for her needs altering a lot.
Hopefully I'll feel better by lunch so I can get some jobs done . . .

mrs-moneypenny

pigpen wrote: »

I've only just mastered them.. they are quite simple really.. My next challenge is crochet.. again...

Pixie fed.. best hang out the washing it looks like rain might be upon us later.

im left handed and knit in a really [STRIKE]weird [/STRIKE]unusual way. i cant hold the right needle its sort of wedged into my hip so its really hard for me to use npns (i ended up stabbing myself:o) one day i will persevere and crack it. crocheting another one i was doing some at the martial arts club the other week along side a lady who was also crocheting. in the end she put hers away and said the way i did it was too distracting as i was going the opposite way round to her. it wasn't like i was waving it over my head shouting look at the freak trying to crochet different to you all :rotfl:

The stuff i do looks alright when its done so im happy with that

bonnie_bumpkins

Morning

Monday - Bathroom, shower room, toilet
wash the floors
Clean toilet
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
wipe window sill
Clean the bath

Tuesday - Stairs/landing/Airing cupboard/kids room
Get everything out of airing cupboard, sort out, put back what you actually need, recycle/rehome as need be.
Hoover floors
Dust shelves
Clean a window or two
Wipe any marks off the walls - magic sponges are excellent


Wednesday - Kitchen and Hall
15 minutes....
Wipe over surfaces
Clean toaster / kettle / microwave
30 minutes to spare....
[STRIKE]Wash out the smelly kitchen bin[/STRIKE]
Shine your sink and shlosh the plug hole
Hoover and mop the floors
Got an hour....
Wipe over the hob
Clear a hotspot
[STRIKE]Clean out fridge, meal plan, shopping list[/STRIKE]

Extras
Tidy coats and locate hats/gloves and scarves if not already done, forecast is for the weather to turn colder
[STRIKE]Delete some emails/favourites[/STRIKE]
Mid week me time - what do you fancy doing? Meeting friend for afternoon tea & cake mmmmm

While I'm out later I need to
pay in chq
buy fruit
deposit glass
buy tights for DD

So glad you have lots of doggies LW
witchy hope you feel better soon x Oh.. and tell the fella to foxtrot oscar you don't need the hassle
Love the stories of removing bedroom doors
Lol at the woman who couldn't concentrate with mrs m-p next to her - see what else you can do left-handed that freaks people out :rotfl:

Coffee time, do join me!

trulymadlydeeply_indebt!

Hi everyone - been away for a while and not had a moment to catch up - hope you are all well. {{{HUGS}}} for those that are feeling bleurgh.

Just posting to keep myself on track. I'll try and squeeze time in to read back later.

Monday - Bathroom, shower room, toilet
DONE

Deal with any paperwork


Tuesday - Stairs/landing/Airing cupboard/kids room
Got an hour....
Dust shelves
Check kids/ OH’s / Your wellington boots fit and are water tight no splits, replace now before there is a shortage if needed
Clean a window or two

Extras
Pair up all odd socks, declutter the rest to recycling/nursery
Wipe any marks off the walls - magic sponges are excellent

Wednesday - Kitchen and Hall
shopping list
Extras
Delete some emails/favourites

Mid week me time - what do you fancy doing?
Will try and catch up on Downton Abbey on Netflix whilst the BM is on.

lemanie

Wednesday - Kitchen and Hall
[STRIKE]Wipe over surfaces[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Clean toaster / kettle / microwave
Wash out the smelly kitchen bin
Shine your sink and shlosh the plug hole
Hoover and mop the floors
Wipe over the hob
Clean out fridge
Mid week me time - what do you fancy doing?[/STRIKE]

Ahead of myself today, I think I might finally be catching up, thank you flyladies! Off to peg washing out, nip to charity shop and bottle bank, then it's lunch and school harvest festival.

See you tomorrow,

Mel

thifty

thifty wrote: »

30 minutes to spare ...
Clean the shower cubicle
Tuesday - Stairs/landing/Airing cupboard/kids room
30 minutes to spare....
Hoover floors
Strip bed/s and wash any bedding
Got an hour....
Dust shelves
Clean a window or two

Dustykitten wrote: »

Wednesday - Kitchen and Hall
15 minutes....
30 minutes to spare....
Wash out the smelly kitchen bin
Hoover and mop the floors
Got an hour....
Clear a hotspot
Clean out fridge, meal plan, shopping list
ExtrasMid week me time - what do you fancy doing?

My list:
measure bed room blinds, buy velcro and blind cord and try to make new ones - bring machine down into dining room so I don't disturb DH in the office
measure bean bag cubes and make inside covers, buy more filling, make a mess and refill
sort out decorating stuff needed for DD's room and begin the prep
put the new box of carboot stuff in the garage with the rest
prune raspberries
paint outside fences
put plants in garden and empty bedding pots
finish top I started a few months ago

Morning everyone,
No work today for me so I decided to make a cake, victoria sponge, which smells lovely but is wonky as I slammed the oven door! Bread maker is on for first time in ages so hopefully I've remembered how to do that and I peeled and out apples on for crumbles, sat having a coffee and forgot they were on, so looks like I have made apple sauce instead:rotfl:
So maybe not the best morning. Been beating away at the BD and then a book has just arrived in the post which I won off Goodreads so that has helped lift me a bit, I'm sorry I'm off loading but typing it on here helps too.

Pigpen- love the hat
Wendy- don't let the man get you down, I'm sure there is someone better out there just waiting for you
LW- how many dogs?:rotfl:

FizzWhizz

Regarding knitting with circular needles, it can be a PITA to begin with but IMHO it's worth persevering. I'm not left handed but similar to Mrs M, when I learned to knit it was on straight needles and I kept the right needle wedged under my arm, so moving to circs was very tricky, I felt as though I wasn't in control if the needles at all as I had to "drop" the right hand one to wrap the yarn for each stitch.

In the end I completely changed my knitting style from English/thrown (which means holding the working yarn and wrapping with your right hand) to continental (working yarn in left hand). Rather than wrap I now sort of "scoop" the yarn from the tip of my left index finger. I can't explain it any better than that! It took a while to get my techinque right and even longer to work to an even tension but now I'm there I can knit a LOT faster (when I bother to pick up my projects :rotfl:). I exclusively use circs now, whether working in the round or flat, because straight needles just feel too long and unwieldy.

HTH but I've probably just muddied the waters even more

FizzWhizz

Afternoon everyone :hello:




I have been a busyish bee this AM. Thus far:

• Wiped kitchen surfaces
• Cleaned small appliances
• Polished the bin (stainless steel, hate it!)
• Made the sink shiny
• Degunked the overflow (utterly gross :boke: )
• Swept the floor and steam mopped
• Cleared the surface under the wall units which was full of DH's carp
• Loaded the WM ready for my stuff when I have a shower this afternoon
• S&Sed the bathroom
• Bleached the loo

Still to do:

• Make up the girls' beds
• Clean our bedroom window
• Clear out my email inbox
• Set up a DD for my CC
• Apply online for C0-0p and Ice1and reward cards
• Vacuum the LR, boys' room and both halls
• Hang up the washing once it's done

I did indeed go to Stap1es first thing and bought myself a new note book and some pretty pens so I am primed and ready for lists aplenty. I made a start on a rough draft of my Toot's list but I need to decide how detailed I want it to be; will hide this list from DH as he will be scared off for life I think :eek:

Mumto5

Enjoy your jack russels Lamewolf.

Hello Bonnie you must be busy. I hope all is well.

Well done for doing your Christmas cake Mrs MP, do you use a particular recipe? I'm looking for recommendations.

WM x 2, 2 x HHI. Kitchen floor disinfected because of mouse entrails lovingly left by our very proud cat. She yelled her head off at 5.30am and DS2 trod in it as he was first downstairs this morning.

Bank account opened to save for our silver wedding celebrations which will coincide with the end of the mortgage. My gentle persuasion has worked on DH.

DS1 has 2 job interviews today. If he gets one it will be like a big lottery win for me.