Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd December 2013

CompBunny

Flying to do for today:
- Washing up
- WM on, clothes dried and folded/hung
- Attempt number 2 at room of doom - 20 mins
- Froggy emails to my brother and a wedding venue we've decided not to go for (in favour of a pub reception - lower stress and lower cost)

Dustykitten

Morning all

Do take care in the weather, not reached us yet so I'm hoping it blows itself out.

Going to have a cuppa then HHC in he kitchen.

Mumof2_2

Welcome Juliajojo, be lovely to have you here with us!

Skinty sorry to hear you're a fellow BD sufferer . Sending really strong key finding vibes to you; it's a nightmare when they go missing isn't it. Hope you find them soon

Nicki revised plan sounds like a good one to me too; hope your feet and back feel better after a good sleep!

Ionafan thanks for the stick! Sounds like you're coming along so well in your house now and isn't it great to be able to unpack boxes and put things away.

Pigpen sorry to hear your hips are so painful; a day knitting sounds like an excellent idea. How's your throat or shouldn't I ask? I've had to put the knitting to 1 side as I get shooting pains in my arm tendons (I type for my job) so knitting and typing is just too much for my arms and it's only the typing that pays .....

The Scoop well done with what you've done this week - you'll find just doing a bit a week really does make a difference

Bossy lovely keyring, bet MIL will be thrilled.


Only just got up - couldn't get up this am so DH had to get up with me and help get kids ready; he got them sorted for school as I went back to bed after breakfast and rested. Legs feel so heavy and I just feel sad . I know it'll pass but it's hard; had this now for 10 years.

OK, quite an easy day today so going to do what I have to and then do some wrapping (5 presents a day) and then some sewing yay!

cyclingyorkie

Getting ready to go to work. Will leave early as I am not cycling in this wind - will have to dig out some pennies and go and find a bus....

Lozzy88

Monday
30 minutes to spare ...
Vacuum the stairs and hallway and living room
Give the downstairs loo, sink etc a good clean
Got an hour....
Wash the windows
Sweep you step, tidy your porch and wash down the paintwork to make it welcoming

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes....
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Use a cloth to get into the corners and wipe the skirtings
30 minutes to spare ....
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Wipe the table, including the legs
Extras
Right a list to stock up on Washing powder/liquid, pet food, kitchen roll, foil etc to see you through into the new year

Wednesday - Master bedroom and landing
30 minutes to spare ....
vacuum the landing and floor
Got an hour ....
Clear and dust one flat surface
Clean the windows

Thursday - Rooms of Doom or just neglected spaces
15 minutes...
... sorting, filing, flinging, putting away
Only got 30 minutes...
Me time, we are all starting to feel the pressure, take some time out for yourself
Got an hour ....
Vacuum through the rooms that need it
Wash any soft furnishings that require freshening (cushion covers)
Sort out your handbag
Clean out any bins.. and do a binbag dance!!
Wipe keyboards, phones, games controllers etc

Extras
Write a list of all store cupboard items you need to top up, sauces, salt and pepper, pasta, rice, cereals, Tbags etc plus anything you need for Festive baking

I have done a few bits here and there and its already looking better, I cleared 2 hotspots in the kitchen, top of microwave and fridge I also cleaned and organised kitchen cupboards. I actually managed to get a bin bag full of rubbish out of my 7 kitchen cupboards lol we are tramps.

I am going to do lunch soon and then crack on.

FizzWhizz

Ironing done and away.

Duvet jiggled on airer, think it should be dry by teatime.

All the bedding hanging on the rads, I've caved and put the heating on during the day for the first time since I moved in (in February). Shhh, don't tell DH

mrs-moneypenny

its taken me most of the morning to wrap 5 christmas pressies, they are double wrapped ready to post. ive also put stamps on all the posting cards to have a big bag of stuff ready to take out later.
need to finsh nieces 1st christmas deccy so that will hold up the stuff im sending to my mum.
looked at the calendar and havent got a spare weekend to go and see her before christmas now. glad i took all her pressies over at half term.
i will see her in the week between christmas and new year so im not a total failure as a daughter

nicki_2

Stopped working on the window as anything else would require me opening fresh paint. I'm going to whack the heating up and have a bath as soon as my phone has finished charging.

Just watching the Autumn statement and trying to work out what's going to effect me and keeping another eye on the weather...

Honey_Bear

positivelypurple wrote: »

I'm feeling a bit disorganised when it comes to Christmas - went to make mince pies last night for school and discovered that the jar of mincemeat which I was sure I had was no longer there. No idea where that's gone!

If you're anything like me, because it's a Christmas-type thing you've put it somewhere safe out of the way. I usually find all the wrapping paper and cards I bought in the January sales the following January (thus managing to bypass Christmas completely), when I store the following year's bargains. I had to stop buying stuff ahead of time eventually because it happened so often!

Sticks for Dusty's, Froddington's and Skinty's BDs in the hope that they can all s*d off and play together, thus keeping them happily occupied. Safe journey for Mr Kitten and glasses-and-key-finding-vibes for Skint.

I loved your original bear post Bossy and what you said moves me every time I think about the three of them. I hope your MIL finds your pouch comforting.

:wave: Hi and Welcome to The Scoop and Juliajojo!

Healing vibes for Pigpen and defluffing gloss vibes to Ionafan. Painting I don't mind too much, but sanding down I loathe with a passion. I imagine you'll be doing both - unless DH volunteers to do the decent thing.

Thanks CompBunny. My office is my RoD and despite two complete overhauls in the 18 months I've been flying, it had managed to acquire several gibble mountains AGAIN. That room alone took two hours of really solid work to sort yesterday, but the first time I did it, it took two weeks! I've found that Flying really does work if you develop new habits - I can't leave a room now without mentally checking to see if there is anything that belongs in another room; it only took one day of not letting myself move around the house empty-handed about three months ago to become second nature.

Good news all round - the scrap store says it will accept my extensive collection of cardboard (another craft project that I'm going to let go). That'll be three boxes out of the attic, which :rudolf: may be a week late, but completes my November Challenge. Is it wrong to feel so virtuous when it's so self-serving?

Mumof2_2

Nope, nothing wrong with that at all Honey Bear!

Done my filing and a bit of flinging, hung up washing, sorted and put away dry stuff and now about to have lunch.