Weekly Flylady Thread 20th January 2014

ionafan

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Ionafan, what are 'jack-ups?'

https://www.urbandictionary.com defines jack-ups as "Excessively short trousers resulting in the exposure of ankles, and in extreme cases, calves." (Not what your upper-class Victorian piano would be seen dead in, either!) My growing sons used to refuse to wear trousers that showed more than an inch of sock, for fear of being laughed out of the school playground

The same dictionary defines "budgie" as "Condensed version of old scots playground taunt “Has your budgie died?”. Used to tease people who have outgrown their trousers or shrunk them in the wash, thus exposing their ankles. The trousers were like a flag at half mast (a sign of respect for the dead) hence the question. Popular in 1990s Glasgow schools."

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I'm on count down to the needley event at 2.50, and hoping that the new dentist knows his stuff about phobic patients. For the last 25 years I've had to have a GA in order to allow someone I don't know very well to put an electric drill in my mouth, switch it on and apply it to a part of my person. I'm consoling myself with soup.

Good luck, Honey Bear - will be thinking of you. I braved the dentist's surgery yesterday. I hope someone is escorting there, holding your hand as you drift off into oblivion and bringing you home afterwards.

FizzWhizz

I've cleaned FOUR bathrooms today, thankfully one of them was my own. I will admit to not having given my bath a good scrub in ages (I have been wiping, just not really going for it) but I've done it today and buffed it to a shine while I was at it. Unfortunately, I now need a shower Makes a change from the skids messing up my hard work I s'pose!

Dinner is already prepped and waiting to be reheated for 6.30, feeling ahead of myself which usually means something will go t!ts up soon :P

wendywitch

Honey Bear - I might try something like this. One more threat tonight then its black sacks!


It seems that an ex of mine has been using similar nick-names for me and his current girlfriend and has just been caught out on [EMAIL="f@ceb00k"]f@ceb00k[/EMAIL], oops lol


I've done a few bits but got sidetracked by [EMAIL="eB@y"]eB@y[/EMAIL]


Monday - Master bedroom & landing
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Got an hour...
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Extras




　


Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Mess
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop the floor
Got an hour...
Clean out the fridge - now the weather seems to be turning colder is there anything that can be turned into soup and frozen. I have a collection of butternut squashes for some reason, so butternut squash soup for us I think
Extras
Clean filters and detergent dispensers
　


Wednesday - sprog/spare room
15 minutes...
Strip beds and wash sheets and any other bedding in need!
Clear the floor of gibble
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floor
Wash window
De-web and dust the room
Got an hour...
Binbag dance
Wipe away sticky marks
collect dirty laundry
Extras
HH catch-up!!
　



Thursday - bathroom and cruddy study!
15 minutes...

30 minutes to spare...
Mop/vacuum the floors

Got an hour...
Clean any radiators/fires
Extras

Valli

Hello all

PPA afternoon - I will be spending it doing the PTA accounts for the meeting this evening.

I have realised that my entire life atm is spent doing things in order of urgency.

Another urgent job is petrol for the Valli Jalopy

roxy7699

Have been reading and not doing - time to do.

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Mess
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]
Empty cutlery drawer.. wash cutlery tray and replace
everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in
there..
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large
appliances
[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
Got an hour...
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed
Clean out the fridge - now the weather seems to be turning colder is there anything that can be turned into soup and frozen. I have a collection of butternut squashes for some reason, so butternut squash soup for us I think
De-web and fluff the room





Extras

• Wash the windows
• Wipe down paintwork/sideboards/units in dining room
• Clean filters and detergent dispensers
• HHI

Wednesday - sprog/spare room
15 minutes...
Strip beds and wash sheets and any other bedding in need!
Clear the floor of gibble
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floor
Wash window
De-web and dust the room
Got an hour...
Binbag dance
Wipe away sticky marks
collect dirty laundry





Extras

• HHS&S of the upstairs of the house..
• HHI while watching some gubbins of the gogglebox
• HH catch-up!!

Thursday - bathroom and cruddy study!
15 minutes...
Declutter the floors and desk!
Remove all the dirty laundry
30 minutes to spare...
Mop/vacuum the floors
Polish the bath/shower/loo/basins/keyboard/mouse/monitor etc.. defrag/virus scan/spyware scan the pc while this does
Empty and clean out the bins
Got an hour...
Wash any curtain/shower curtain/screen/bathmats that needs doing
Shine mirrors and screens and windows
Clean any radiators/fires


Extras

• Dust and wipe the pc desk
• Straighten the towel cupboard
• Wipe down any chairs/sofas in the study
• deweb and dust these rooms!

FizzWhizz

HAH! Just logged into Facebook to see DH has changed his profile pic to this:


D'you think I've been moaning about my cramps too much?! :rotfl:

bossymoo

Crammed in a little flying between school run and popping into town with my mum. Did a little shopping and took DD for lunch "we are ladies, aren't we?":rotfl: was only Mr M cafe...

But, 2xwm done. Mostly bedding and towels but all laundry is in the basket now and clean towels put out. Also emptied DW and set it going again.

I have cakey bakey things so will start that tomorrow. Also purchased a little robot notebook for DS. I'm leaving it under his pillow on his birthday with a letter on the first page, and asking him to write back to me. Thought it would be nice to leave each other little "secret" notes. And it will help his reading and writing, plus we'll be able to see how he's developed throughout the year :T we also bought a gift for the boy he's sharing the party with, plus some cards. DD chose a sweet one for her brother :A

Need to go get DS in half an hour. Apparently my dad is coming this aft. He said he'd walk to school with us :eek: <totally unheard of>

nicki_2

Work progressing slowly. I'm about half way through the job, but the washing is basically done (except the sofa cover, DD can help me take that off when she gets in), and I've drank way too many hot blackcurrant drinks, I fear I may be purple by the end of the day :rotfl:

DD is on her way home so I guess I should think about something for tea. Might just do tinned spaghetti on toast, its quick, its simple and we haven't had it in years

Back to work now I've finished my drink. Nearly time to start putting it all on the system. :wave:

just_the_two_of_us

Update at 3.45 pm

Thursday - bathroom and cruddy study!
Polish shower tray
wash shower screen/Shine screens and windows

Monday - Master bedroom & landing
Vacuum mattress
Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Mess
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Wipe dining table - that is my study so removed one task above
Clean detergent dispenserin washer
Wednesday - spare room
Clear the floor of gibble

HHI and put away

Prepare beef casserole and freeze half. Veggies prepared and rest won't take long.

Also decluttered an hour nap as must have run out of spoons!

Thanks Ionafan for the spoons link - wish I had had that 18 years ago!! A family member still does not understand - having an endless spoon supply themself. Have given up trying to explain - just try and walk a mile in my shoes comes to mind.:rotfl:

Just going to do HHI whilst watching Antiques prog and that will be me for the day/week. Anything left over will just have to wait.
Have a great weekend all - catch up with you all on next week's Fred.
xx

roxy7699

Afternoon,

Have decluttered 2 cups of tea, sorted the kitchen drawer and working on the unit fronts and down the side of the cooker which is plastered in icing from Christmas - which means its been there a month - nasty.

I liked the spoon link also - I could have done with that a few years ago to try and explain how I used to feel. It took me back. I only wish I could dish out spoons and sticks to all. The thought is a start and everything else can wait.