Weekly Flylady Thread 6th January 2014

just_the_two_of_us

Update 2:30 pm

Tuesday ~ Kitchen Tinklings
Ironing done
Back door mat in washer
Not done cupboard fronts as did week before Xmas.
Did spend a long long long time scrubbing one oven tray - how it got like that heaven only knows:eek:
To do still
Wash the windows and sills - waiting for floor to dry first
Catch up on important phone calls... if you do it now you have time to chase the follow up calls later in the week! - omg where do I begin!
[STRIKE]Ironing HHI at 9:00 if anyone wants to join me?[/STRIKE]
Toots and Frog list to do - love your idea LW it is easy to work to - hope mine isn't too long but bet it will be!:o

Decluttered a programme about garden topiary whilst having lunch - want to try something with my shrubby loniceras before they take over the world!!!

May I ask - how often do you all do what we call "up North" "bottoming" type cleaning - ie washing skirtings rather than just dusting etc etc. When I was working full time and also a carer it was just impossible - but now I could do all the tasks every week and still have time to spare - if I had the health and energy and inclination that is!:rotfl:

Think I need to get searching for more voluntary work heh?

Anyone in the North West of England thinking of having a Flylady meet up? - please count me in.

xx

mrs-moneypenny

afternoon all
first shift of the year done at work, DH and me have eaten and hes gone back for his afternoon shift.

helen jelly massive supporting hugs to you and your DH, hope something comes up and help can be found for you and soon.

skinty hugs and GWS vibes for your DD hope now the stone is passed she is in no pain but as soon as she can she needs to go to her gp and get checked over.

LW, armful of sticks thrown in ramdom directions to keep the BD busy and away from you

Fizzwhizz, ive just rejoined the no more buying toiletries thread as part of my clutter problem is related to the amount of stuff ive got stashed away in the bathroom and bedroom cupboards. Hopefully this is the year we will both get our respective stashes under control.

got a letter from mind thanking us for the extra £48 our donated [STRIKE]tat[/STRIKE] items via gift aid have made for them:T

just going to see what i can do to make the place look tidier

mrs-moneypenny

:eek:just tidied the left over christmas drink away:eek:
i think it will be a long time before we need to buy any alcohol, we arent big drinkers just maybe a glass of wine (or 2) on a friday night and 3 bottles of beer each tops over the weekend. we stocked up on a bit of beer and wine in the offers but DH got given quite a bit from customers at work so there is erm lots left:o.
the spare bedroom does look much tidier now

its just started drizzling here so washing in and all dry, going to tackle the toiletry stash now and try and put some of the christmas stuff away -its all in a big bag in our room

Mumto5

Westfield won. I bought new plates, bowls and tea towels in the J Lewis sale. Got a present for DH's birthday in March half price. A new dress for my friends significant birthday in a month also HP. Kerching!

Did a tesc0 shop on the way back. DD1 had also been and now I can't fit my stuff in the fridge. This is causing problems. They need to get their own refrigeration device.

Helen that's really rough. Good luck and perseverance with the forms.

dancemum

Popping in with good news. After nearly 10 weeks in hospital my DF has a predicted discharge day of Thursday.

I have been trying to clear some space for him to fit in at home. My mum didn't want anything to go and was very upset. We managed to take 2 car loads out. The room is still 3/4 full.

Zumba gold class attended for first time

2xwm here
Bathroom S&s
Mum's washing up done

mrs-moneypenny

brilliant news Dancemum, pleased for you hope everything goesas plpanned and smoothly.

Mumto5, glad you had a good day, hope the fridge situation sorts itself out

just thrown loads of cardboard boxes and tatty bottle bags into recycling.

going to put tea on for the boys then quick tidy of the toiletries (to clear the bed) and get martial arts stuff ready for tonight.

ionafan

Great news, dancemum!

Helen, I'm sorry to hear that life has just got even more difficult for you - hang on in and keep coming back to the list for moral support and (((hugs))) when you need them.

Skinny, you too! Hope your DD 1 feels better soon. How worrying for you.

Before lunch I cleared out the kitchen fridge, defrosted the freezer and listed all the contents, but this afternoon I gave up trying to do any more flying and have sat and read a book for an hour instead. Must go and cook risotto now as DH wants to go to his model railway club tonight. While he is out I "will" sort out and pack up the decorations, promise!

helen_jelly

Thanks everyone, LW - they needn't try it on with me, I'm all guns blazing with this lol, I'll take no crap from anyone :]

Bathroom is now very sparkly, won't list all I done but its had its spring clean :]

Also cleared the landing of bags and bags of stuff for - charity, cash for clothes and books to be taken to school [cash for clothes is quicker than Ebay and cash in hand :]

DH at Docs tomorrow, going to try and get a sick note for several months so we don't have to keep sending them into ESA people and then he's at hosp on Thursday so hopefully a plan of action will finally be sorted - they seem completely useless at the moment :[

Having tea in a min and then loading car with all the donation bits :]

Sunnygirl_2

Been working all day and was a good fly lady and started flying as soon as I got home, so my list now looks like this:

Monday ~ Bathroom Mayhem..
Clean the sinks, baths, toilets, showers etc
Scrub down the tiles
Wash the floor
Wash the shower curtain/screen
Extras
Empty and clean out the bin

Tuesday ~ Kitchen Tinklings
Wipe the dining chairs
Empty under the sink cupboard.. give it a wipe out and put back neatly the things you NEED.. get rid of or rehome the rest!
Extras
Catch up on important phone calls... if you do it now you have time to chase the follow up calls later in the week!

Not too bad considering I've done two long days in work. I even roped DH into helping. He has been at home all day, but had a couple of bad days with the BD lurking around

Not had chance to read the thread so hope everyone is ok.

Dustykitten

pigpen wrote: »

Is it possible his tummy pains are related to stuff going on? This won't have helped after the loss of puss and did he not lose granddad recently? and you having lots of unwell people close to you right now who's futures are uncertain.. it must be quite unsettling for him.

Yes this is what I'm trying to work out as somebody who has a very emotional gut He is a very sensitive child and has been knocked sideways this year. He has started to worry more than before, partly age and partly events I think. I spend half my time with him reassuring him. Rescue remedy helps a bit but getting out the homeopathy books later. Putting off the GP for the minute as I'm not sure how much help it will be. Thanks for clarifying my thoughts x

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

thanks all, i know mil is lonely and i do as much as i can but it just never feel like its enough for her.

Sweetie you won't because you cannot fill her loss. Don't beat yourself up about it. She needs to grieve and find her own new norm however much she may resist this.

just_the_two_of_us wrote: »

May I ask - how often do you all do what we call "up North" "bottoming" type cleaning - ie washing skirtings rather than just dusting etc etc. When I was working full time and also a carer it was just impossible - but now I could do all the tasks every week and still have time to spare - if I had the health and energy and inclination that is!:rotfl:

You can obviously add anything you want to your own list, they do sometimes appear, I'll see what I can do next week, I try to make my lists not too big to allow those with less time/health issues to feel success too.

Lamewolf - sticks way into the distance for your BD

HelenJelly hugs for you and DH