Weekly Flylady Thread 30th December 2013

Dustykitten

Banking mainly up to date, one more account to check but I need to fire up IE to do that for some reason.

Enjoying a lovely bowl of homemade soup, I think I'll add try out some different soup recipes to my things for this year tied into a new diet I want to try, health rather than weight loss.

Going to have a quick look for a bargain diary and possibly calendar next.

Honey_Bear

Note to self: If you think you didn't put the full 340ml of water in the breadmaker at the start, it's no use adding another 70ml during the first kneading part of the programme. It makes a heck of a mess.

ZCC72

Best intentions have been scuppered, but in a nice way - friends phoning to catch up, which has made me feel loved! Have decided to declutter the top of the stairs instead of a cupboard, as it needs doing more, am about to start on that.

Re CBT - I struggled for years to 'teach myself' CBT, but went on a LIFT course recently (both online and to a group) which was a huge help to me. I realised I was doing it all wrong, trying to change my way of thinking, when what I needed to do was change my way of doing! I still slip up, but I don't beat myself up quite so much now. The people 'teaching' the course were so lovely and I'd definitely go again for a 'booster' session when I need.

Right, off for a HH Declutter. Catch you all later!

roxy7699

Monday Bathrooms and a bit of Everything Else
Only got 15 minutes...
[STRIKE]S&S toilets and sinks (including the kitchen)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Have home been found for all the presents? Try to get one [/STRIKE][STRIKE]
thing out of the house for each thing in - new socks, get rid of the religious
ones etc[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare....[STRIKE]
HHI
Clean the bath and/or shower
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe any dusty surfaces in the bathroom[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare....
[STRIKE]Use up/decant any dribbles from shampoo etc, bin the empties [/STRIKE][STRIKE]
to make space for Christmas smellies.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Meal plan for the week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]
Declutter floors not just into a box or binbag to hide
away, try to put things where they belong, a home for everything will make life
easier
Sweep/mop/hoover floors you can now see

Extras

New year, New you, what would you like to learn to do this
year (much more inspiring than the same old loosing weight and exercising) - for
me it is to make sourdough rolls and learn more knitting techniques
Meal plan for the week
Count some blessings from the year gone by
Chill something fizzy to toast the New Year
[/STRIKE]


New Year's Eve - Kitchen and Dining Room
Only got 15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Wipe the table and work surfaces put everything away that [/STRIKE][STRIKE]
shouldn't be there[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Descale kettle, iron, taps etc[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare....
[STRIKE]Sweep/mop/hoover floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe kickboards or legs of cupboards and tables[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare....
[STRIKE]
Wash or exchange washing up brush, teatowels, cloths,
dusters
[STRIKE]Declutter one cupboard[/STRIKE]
Dust any furniture in the dining Room
[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Enjoy time with family/friends or some me time enjoying your own company[/STRIKE]
Are any thank you notes/phone calls still outstanding - must get in the post have been carrying these around


Wednesday - New Year's Day
Just some bits and pieces for those in the mood, if not have the day off ready to start tomorrow. Remember to spend sometime with family/friends if you like that sort of thing.

Hoover out smoke alarms and test - These woke me up beeping last week and all the batteries got taken out, I MUST get replacements and reconnect. I have had a house fire and it is no joke.

[STRIKE]
Update calendar/diary with all those important
dates
Delete some emails/favourites
[/STRIKE]
Back up photos from phone/laptop etc, enjoy looking over some
[STRIKE]
Put away any glasses used last night
Hoover any areas in dire need
S&S toilets and sinks if required
[/STRIKE]

Write a New Toots List (this is a list of all the jobs you want to get done from decorate a room, hang a picture etc) - burn or bin your old one (you can have a sneaky compare if you like). Now go through and put the month in which you are going to do the tasks next to them. We tend to over estimate how much we will achieve in the short term and under estimate what we can achieve in the longer term.

susan946

Pixie_Fairydust wrote: »

Thank you all for your really kind words, I can't really talk to anyone about my OCD problem, I think thats why I feel ashamed because I keep it a secret

Pix
xx

Our daughter suffers with severe depression and OCD. I started to talk to people about it and I'm amazed at the number of people who then say they suffer as well and what a relief it is to be able to talk about their experiences without feeling judged.

Why there should be such a stigma about mental illness I don't know. It's totally illogical but the only way I can see to change things is to talk about it.

OCD can be controlled but it's quite a long journey. Reading through the responses on here there's a lot of support. Please let us help if we can and let us know how you get on

Lozzy88

Happy New Year everyone I hope it is clean, clutter free and full of fun roll on 2014 I feel prepared.

We have had a lovely Chicken dinner.

Well AF has finally bogged off so I have cleaned the kitchen, fridge/freezer, WUDUPA, cleaned microwave, scrubbed the oven grill and hob, cleaned the front and draw of the washing machine, rubbed over appliances and sugar/tea/bread tins, the front of the cupboard doors and cleaned the tiles.
I just need to hooved up and mop and it will be done.

I am having a cuppa and then gonna have a good look at the lists to see what I feel like doing. Also have a read of the thread and see what I have missed

just_the_two_of_us

Hello everyone - Happy New Year!

Not done much today apart from declutter a few hours of TV and film catch-up!!! Waiting for DH to go back to work for more than a day and then it will be onwards and upwards!!! Trees and decs down first - I have permission :T- then it is washing drying and ironing catchup for the rest of Thursday and blitz whole house on Friday. We're not in too much of a mess as did so well before Xmas. Also very happy that I have sorted end of December finances.

Looking forward to a good 2014. Thanks all for your support. xx

rebeccaharris31

Hi and Happy New Year to everyone.

GUAG went partying for most of yesterday so the ironing challenge failed but it came back in time to go to to bed early and to sleep, but was woken up by fireworks.

Been doing odds and ends here and there today - not dot-to-dotting exactly, but just little bits. Hope to do better tomorrow pm as I'm at work from 10.00 am-12.00 noon.

Hope everyone has all their wishes granted in 2014.

Rebecca

babychick

Hello flyladies :hello:

I'm a long-time lurker but love reading what you're all up to... I'd like to come out of the shadows and join in please?

I work f/t and there's me, OH and DD8, DS7, oh and the 4 chickens... but they live outside!! I seem to live in a persistent state of catch-up and would love to make 2014 the year I finally get on top of things.

I completed the empty basket challenge yesterday so chuffed with a good start. Looking forward to flying through the year ahead. :T
babychick

Kaz2904

Not done anything at all today! Managed to stay in bed until 3:30 which should mean I'll survive the night no bother.
DH has just presented me with tea all from the the freezer and he's actually crossed it off the list, Yay!
May catch up later tonight, depends how busy work is. TTFN