Weekly Flylady Thread 11th November 2013

mrs-moneypenny

sweeping dysoning and dusting done

going to have another HHC with the window cleaner and polish
HHc @3pm anyone?

LameWolf

Hi all.

Once again, I shall Fly as best I can; I think a lot of this week will be spent removing black dog hair from the carpets!:D

November Challenge - the shredding of all the carp from the loft is now complete, and the utilities and bank files have all been weeded and archived. There just remains our personal files (Mr LW can do his own:eek:) and the techie side of it to do, so I'll see how I get on with that; Bonnie's quite time consuming (three walks a day, and it takes me an age to get into my outdoor gear, plus she needs brushing daily) but she's worth it, so I don't mind a bit.:o

Regarding our Remembrance thoughts; my mother's first fiance was MIA, and eventually thought to have been killed during the Suez Crisis. My mother married my father very soon after receiving this news, and then shortly afterwards "J" (the fiance) turned up, safe if not entirely sound. If only she'd taken a bit more time to get her head together, because her marriage was never happy, she ended up married to a bully and a martinet.:( Also, again info from my aunt (and I gather she wasn't ever meant to tell me) my own physical characteristics are somewhat similar to "J"'s, and in fact nothing like my father's.:think:

More recent history - the chap I was engaged to when I was 18 had the truly terrible experience of seeing his best mate killed, right beside him, in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

May all the brave men and women who have laid down their lives for their country - no matter which country - rest in peace.

mrs-moneypenny

that is so sad LW, i know the past can never be altered but how different things could have been

Mumof2_2

LW awww, that's so sad isn't it. We take everything so much for granted and it's very easy to forget what people went through for us. How long have you got Bonnie for?

Mrs-Moneypenny sort of been with you for HHC on and off - washed up all dishes, wiped down tiles, cleaned electrics in lounge, did skirting board and units and done stairway. Couldn't get to all the skirting boards (huge furniture in the way) so cleaned damp base and piano instead.

All list now done :T. Feels good and looks much fresher in here. Now going to relax ready for DD to get home from school and then out at 4.15 to get DS from football club.

bossymoo

LW it was never spoken about but my late gran (who was the eldest of her siblings) was half american. Seems my Gt gran had a bit of a fling with a GI shortly before marrying my Gt granddad and was pregnant when they married :eek:. Apparently Gt granddad knew and my gran sadly carried the shame of this to her grave

Remembrance Day - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors [/STRIKE]and sofas
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]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.
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts.
[/STRIKE]
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper. [/STRIKE]
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!

Dustykitten

Paid stuff done.

Just need to get some papers/downloads ready for tonight, charge the tablet, bake something and sort out dinner - easy peasy

mrs-moneypenny

thanks for the company mumof2, in the second HH i got the fish tank pump and filters clean out and binned some weed, all glass including lounge and hall windows and mirrors have been polished and the plants have been watered

nicki_2

Going to do a quick list update before DD gets in from school. She's out at choir which finishes at 4pm in theory. Tea is already in the slowcooker While I wait for her to get home I'm going to have a coffee and will do jobs when she gets in.

Personal WEEK:
Work out how many sets of lights I need for Christmas & which ones I want - can't decide between coloured or white LED ones for around the room. Also can't decide how to tackle the lights for the tree this year. I need about 500 bulbs if not more, may require a trip to Christmas departments in town
Shredding
Make a start on fleece blinds/curtains
Find net wire/hook & eyes
Demould: Livingroom, Bathroom, hall
Put old bed outside Need DD to help me fold/tie up old mattress. She just needs to sit on it as the mattress is wrecked anyway :rotfl:
Clear yarden
Pay CC when bills arrive
Update finances

Work (Week):
Mon - collect/deliveries 6pm
Thu - order due (no books)
Chase missing items, sort replacements
Update call book
Find Christmas Cards to write.

Remembrance Day - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
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
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• If you are wanting to take part in the flylady christmas card swap please PM Natty68 your details!! .. name address and email addy.. some people may want to send e-cards .
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Dust all those trinkets! Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!

Personal Mon:
Dailies
Laundry: dark, light, towels
Ironing (while the pile is small )
Sort through boxes in my room that have just been dumped.

Time to put the kettle on & have a break

ClaireT13

Hi

I'm just starting a HHC. Plans are:

• Load DW
• WM
• Fold stuff on airer
• Put it away
• Clear pool table
• Prep dinner

Off I go!

Claire

Honey_Bear

Have spent several hours rubbing bri11o pads along all the chrome spokes of the oven shelves and spreading evil chemical muck on the oven bottom again. I'm getting there with it, but this is all still stuff from cooking during film-making - and that's still in post-production so I'm not the only person still working on it.

LW and Bossy, it has helped me enormously hearing other people's family history about individuals who were affected by the wars, so thank you for sharing yours. I'm very unsure why this particular Remembrance Day has affected me so much, but the news this evening about 500 people turning up to the 99 year old Dambuster Ground Crewman's funeral today at 11.00 has brought today to a fitting close for me. I think I'll go and visit Kenneth Robinson's grave at some point - my father found it in the 1980s or 1990s and I'd like to put some flowers on it as the anniversary of his death comes round. I'd never thought about doing so before.