Weekly Flylady Thread 25th November 2013

CompBunny

Starting 5mins early as need to start washing machine with the load that I shoved in it yesterday

Good luck short_bird and mrs moneypenny! :j

Dustykitten

LameWolf wrote: »

Dusty do you remember challenging me to get the back of my waistcoat knitted by the end of November? Well, I finished the back and cast on the right front last night.:T It's slow going, as my wrists are horrible (big swollen lump on both) and knitting with splints on isn't easy; but we are gradually getting there.;)

:T Very Proud of you - well done

CompBunny wrote: »

After a spectacular failure yesterday due to a horrible headache

Flyladies never fail, we have hiccups, hope you feel better soon

Nicki - dreadful news

Where is Bonnie?

Very little achieved, 50 minutes on hold to Scottish Power!

RPs vet food has arrived and she has eaten the first mouthful so big fingers crossed.

Going to put Washing on the line now and then do a

HHC at 11:30 so I at least get something done today.

mrs-moneypenny

fingers crossed for RP

doing the HH but again got distracted, had a pile of stuff (halloween and socut camp) to put in the attic off landing, while up there i got all the christmas stuff down. its now stashed in the spare room till next week. ive started a CS bag. had to come down as i heard it start raining so came to grab what was dry.

landing is now clear so im going to dyson all visible carpet upstairs

short_bird

Bed made, batch of laundry in, a couple of small bags of rubbish generated and taken to the chute. Basin cleaned but attempts to clean shower head frustrated as dratted thing won't undo. So I didn't vacuum but got milk as need :coffee:

nicki_2

DD is helping me fly. She's done the kitchen (except floor and stuff I need to do), cleaned most of the bathroom (well she's the one who covered it in talc). I've done most of the admin for work, just some shredding needs to be done now..

School have named the teacher who has died. Twitter is filled with people spreading rumours connecting stories in local press. Local press isn't helping by now announcing the school is closed due to a bereavement. I just feel so sorry for the staff, pupils and family of the poor man. If it is him then the last thing people need is it splashed all over the front page.

DD is now watching TV for a bit. Right, time to find my laminator.

CompBunny

Nicki, sorry to hear about the teacher Local press, twitter, gossip...they never help these situations do they? The rumour mill can be a dangerous or upsetting machine, especially now its online so can gain momentum more quickly..

My HHC didn't get me very far..I started WM and folded floor laundry but putting it away was more difficult than anticipated because we simply don't have enough drawer space! Either that or too many clothes..

Also paired up lots of socks but found some without "brothers" as usual. Into the odd sock bag they go.

I took a "before" pic of the spare room and its shameful. I want to get it into a semi-acceptable "after" state before the end of today.

How do people go about storing their jumpers? They are just so bulky and fill up a drawer in seconds! Especially as OH's drawers are half depth ones. At the moment I'm adopting the fold shoulder-to-shoulder and roll method.

Another HHC later at 2pm for me.

pigpen

*GLEE*


I had to ring the loan and the mortgage company today and the bank loan will be paid off in 12 weeks time!!! I owe them £600 less than I thought I did so I am beside myself with glee.


Mortgage balance isn't too dreadful either.. still a substantial sum but less than it was.


Sorting accounts and stuff to pay through December and catching up on stuff since my bank account was locked down..

ionafan

pigpen wrote: »

*GLEE*
I had to ring the loan and the mortgage company today and the bank loan will be paid off in 12 weeks time!!! I owe them £600 less than I thought I did so I am beside myself with glee.

Mortgage balance isn't too dreadful either.. still a substantial sum but less than it was.

Brilliant news - well done pigpen! In 12 weeks' time you will feel very rich indeed :j

Great progress being made here - last night we slept upstairs in our own bed :j (but don't jump on the beds, children!)
This morning the fencing contractor came and put up our back fence in 3 hours. It looks so good that I just had to leave the painting and mow the lawn :rotfl: Extremely pleased with myself for managing it before we get rain - it hasn't rained here for several days, but the leaves were all blowing up and it suddenly went cold and dark grey.

Meanwhile DH has built 2 B1lly bookcases from the Swedish store. Unfortunately one of them doesn't have a back, so we can't fix them permanently, but they fit side by side in the alcove with just a centimetre to spare on each side

:rudolf: If opening furniture packaging counts towards my challenge total, I am now up to 11/20 boxes done. Have also set up my computer upstairs so I can look out at the fields and horses as I sit here.

Oops, daydreaming again - must get on with that undercoat or it won't be ready for gloss tomorrow.

teaandcakeaddict

Hello! I havent done much the last 2 days to be honest, its been frantic! Daughter had her ballet exam yesterday, so by the time I'd taken her to school, came home, got her ballet kit ready, sewed elastic on her new ballet shoes, it was time to pick her back up and take her to exam. Lots of waiting around...then a celebratory meal.

Today I was helping at my sons school till lunch, then at the docs, now I'm going to cram in 45 mins of cleaning before the school pick up.

Nicki, thats really sad about the teacher, I hope your DD is ok. My daughter and I witnessed her lollypop man get hit by a car last week, I think I was more upset about it than she was.

nicki_2

Quick list update so I can see whats left to do. DD is busy vacuumming upstairs.

Just discovered I have no wrapping paper for my dads gift :wall: Could have sworn there was some but there only seems to be pink girly paper left. Will have to pop to the shops and get some.

So lets see what's left to do:

Personal:
Ironing
Sort dads Gift! - Wrap it!

Monday ~ Lovely Lliving Room, Happy Hall and Safe Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum these areas
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Dust any areas below eye level
Got an hour...
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Extra Mission Tasks~ if you want to do more

• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining room
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop the floors
Run appliances through a 'clean' wash
Extras - help yourself!

• Clear out a manky cupboard
• If you want a christmas supermarket delivery you need to book it this week! - Slot not available yet, as soon as it is I will be booking it though!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedrooms and Landings
Got an hour...
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas
• Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
• Clean light fittings and light switches in any room, more than one if you like
• Plan your shopping list for your christmas goodies.. don't forget the turkey! If you are ordering stuff from local shops.. pork pies/meat etc get it done this week!

Thrilling Thursday - Bathrooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Write those christmas cards and sort stamps for those to be posted
• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these room

Friday!!~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms!Got an hour...
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Dust and vacuum and wipe of sticky grotty bits.
Extras

• HHI
• Check what else you need to buy or make for Christmas presents
• Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!!

Doing quite well. Mainly downstairs left which won't take long really.

ETA: Tea&cake - She seems to be okay. She didn't know the teacher personally.