Weekly Flylady Thread 17th February 2014

Narc0lepsy

Meant to have a real blitz and report proudly today, but just isn't in my slothful nature. To be blisteringly honest, all I've achieved so far is:
- reading in bed for too long
- reading too many forums
- watching some olympics
No let's not be too harsh, I have also:
- sent out my 'availability diary' to some of my students who don't have a regular slot
- read emails
- done a few surveys
- emptied dishwasher which could have been everything clean, shiny and tidied but instead the bl****y machine had a tantrum and raspberry sauce, coffee, cheese sauce and various other delights appear to be evenly spread over EVERYTHING and baked on, so it will be a wash-everything-by-hand session. Later.

Now I'm salvaging all my guilt feelings with a coffee and a determination to get a current report completed before I meet a friend for lunch at 12.45. Be realistic; I'm not turning up in my perpetual homewear of multicoloured fleece trousers and grubby baggy jumper......12.15.

And I've just wasted 5 mins typing this.....oh I'm really not worth the effort.......don't worry it's not a mental health crisis, just pure exasperation at my idleness. Have a nice day!

wendywitch

Oh Valli I did love your post

I'm going to try to be in this week. Half term here too but I doubt I'll see much of my two. Except on Thursday when I'm making them go to Canterbury with me to see the Bagpuss exhibition (bargain tickets :money:)

DW on, TD on.

Magnificent Monday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
[STRIKE]Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!! Air the room!!! Nothing worse than a bedroom smelling of parps![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. [/STRIKE] Did mattress last week
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk!
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! Likewise socks!.. and it is time those knickers you have had for 37 years were binned.. let hem go liberate yourself!!
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...
Extra Mission
39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Wipe or dust over the upstairs light fittings.. don't go injuring yourself please you have the rest of the week to work through!
Clean windows in these rooms
Wipe down the skirting in the bedroom and on the landing

superrhinos

Another newbie joining you all. I end up spending far too much time on a weekend doing the housework and then finding I don't get everything done so I think I need to do this.

Have my 3 year old DS and 4.5 year old neice with me for most of the day today so will see how much I can get done.

short_bird

ionafan wrote: »

- help DH sort out his outdoor jackets, then go with him to M€rry H€ll :eek: to buy a new one that fits properly *and* is long enough to keep him warm *and* is waterproof

Merry Hell? At half term? You're made of stern stuff

Anybody wants me this evening, I'll be sorting out that floordrobe. Send the sniffer dogs in if I haven't checked in by 8 :rotfl:

ionafan

short_bird wrote: »

Merry Hell? At half term? You're made of stern stuff

Having been fully retired from paid work for 5 years and working to a different routine for the past 18 years, I forget what half term shopping is like :eek:

I am pleased to say that we have gone through DH's coats and jackets and he has decided *not* to go out and buy a new one (a total waste of money when it will be far too big for him in a few weeks' time if we continue our SW success ) so the trip to Merry Hell is cancelled and we are off on holiday wearing our old but still serviceable jackets for hopefully almost the last time. My winter coat hangs on me like a sack

Have rung DD. They are all back in one piece from skiing and the floods have not affected their area, though the subterranean stream under their lawn is now visible in the form of a soggy patch in the far corner of their garden.

I have also just put 2 of DH's storage boxes through the DW and they have come up almost nice enough to have on show in my utility, even if they do have to contain some of his stuff. I shall just need to crack open the Ast0nish to deal with a few stubborn black marks which have probably been on them for more time than I've been out of school routines. 4 more to do!

Beds stripped and WMx1 finished; 2 more loads to follow.
Frog munching progress is being made

Onwards and upwards...

Mumof2_2

Just checking in - WM x 1 done, washing up done, bit done from list, kids outside with DH whilst I'm making soup for us and boiling up the peelings for the chooks. This afternoon taking DD to get her hair cut and not sure what else. Bit of a lazy day really but suits me fine.

lemanie

To do list looks like this;
Lunch
Go to town and visit 2 x banks
Prepare Dinner
WM shuffle
HHI
Bake scones
Do something fun with DS2
Crocheting
Have a good afternoon All

wendywitch

What is "Merry Hell"? :think:

DW unloaded, why don't silicone moulds clean properly in there? So I still had to wash them by hand :cool: (DD1 made cupcakes in silicone cases, left me to clear it all up.)
I've cleaned out the fridge and decided I'm no longer buying DD2 hummus and stuff cos she never finishes it :mad: I've also done an inventory of the freezers so I'll meal plan and do a shopping list from that. Which I'm going to now with the aid of a coffee . . .

TTFN

Valli

Shopping centre similar, one assumes, to Meadow Hell

Merryhill
Meadowhall

I am marking assessments

charlies_tribe

Afternoon all. I'm here again. Thank you for these post's, I didn't do as well as I planned last week but till more than I would have done if I hadn't posted on these threads.


So far today I have...
2xwm
1xdw
1xtd
Emptied and reloaded airers.


Need to make a start on the list...
Check fire alarms are working-Done last night after burning dinner
Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!! Air the room!!! Nothing worse than a bedroom smelling of parps!
Remove and wash bed linen-Done and dry, ready to go back on after hovering.
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk!
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! Likewise socks!.. and it is time those knickers you have had for 37 years were binned.. let hem go liberate yourself!!
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...
Extra Mission

• 39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Wipe or dust over the upstairs light fittings.. don't go injuring yourself please you have the rest of the week to work through!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down the skirting in the bedroom and on the landing

Hmmm... Think I better make a start!