Weekly Flylady Thread 7th April 2014

nicki_2

Morning all, just

Late in this week but we've had some much needed extra sleep. Yesterday I spent most of the day trying to put my hair colour back to normal. I tried to dye it dark brown and it gone black with patches. It stank and it had turned back to blonde when I had finished, now its going darker again. So I'll be loosing another day to it on Friday (too busy before then and it stinks too much to do it of a night) I will get back a more natural colour eventually.

Apart from that I tided up, took birthday decorations down, and generally pottered throughout the house. It looked great by the time I went to bed

dancemum wrote: »

We planned to take DS1 to Liverpool for his 18th birthday in Dec. He supports a football team there so we were going to take the stadium tour etc.

He decided today to ask if he could be taken in 2 weeks time to see a match.DH agreed forgetting the birthday plans I have bought them a two for one rail card and will book rail tickets soon. I need to also find out how they get from the station to the ground (45min walk each way).
We may have to think of another birthday treat as I think 8 month is too early to say it is his present.

There is usually a Soccer bus service running on match days. There is also 2 buses that run past Goodison & Anfield but I'm not sure if they may divert them on match days or not. All depends on which station they'll be getting into but with the love of soccer in this city it'll be easy to jump a bus there PM if you need any thing and I'll be happy to help Also the stadium tour and going to see the match are two very different experiences. I'm sure he'd enjoy both!

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Avon lady has just been telling me someone is trying to poach her round, i havent had a book but lots of neighbours have along with forms saying the new person is this roads official avon rep from now on - she is understandably livid.

This seems to be getting to be a more regular occurrence. Hope she gets it sorted out soon. I had all 7 roads that are mine taken off me as we got a new 'boss' and she didn't know that I had those roads (glitch in the system apparently), I soon put her straight!

Today DD and I are off to the bank to open her up her first current account (she already has a building society one, but there's only 1 branch and thats in the town centre). It may not be the best out there, but she'll be the 4th generation of our family with the bank, and the branch itself is by her school and she'll have internet banking etc When she's older she can start shopping around for herself to get the best deal, this is just for convenience and so she can 'save' her pocket money up (cash burns a hole in her pocket). She's going to pay in some of her birthday money, and then we're going to walk home via the charity shops with some of her other money so she can pick up some second hand books to use as her reading book for school

We also need to go a bit of grocery shopping at Mr A and Mr Al. Then I think this I'll tackle the ironing & washing while DD packs for going away on Thursday. I know there's going to be washing & ironing needed for that. Well I've just noticed the time so I best go and get a move on. Our appointment is 1pm and it'll take about 30min to get there and I'm still in my pjs! :eek: :wave:

Dustykitten

Spent loads more time on financial stuff, and not getting that far!

Going to sort DS3 some lunch, DS2 getting his and I've had mine and then an hour's flying.

Dustykitten

Monday ~ Stairs, Landing & Bathrooms
[STRIKE]Mop/vacuum/sweep floors[/STRIKE]

Wash towels and flannels
Put everything away that doesn't really belong on the landing!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen
[STRIKE]Hoover and mop the floor
Wipe the wall behind the oven
Wipe all the handles and switches in the room[/STRIKE]
Wipe the around the legs of cupboards

Find a recipe to use something up and make it - AGA inop!
[STRIKE]Clean the washing machine drawer
[/STRIKE]
Get rid of old leaflets/notices etc
Dig out your sandles/flipfops/birkis - are they fit for summer?

Auntie_Sceb

I'm off sick from work with this cold. I feel a little better as not coughing and snotting everywhere now but I feel like I've been in a fight - hurt all over. As I'm on phased return I didn't want to push it and end up off for longer so I will try and do another day later in the week.

But I had a go anyway - my kitchen is the size of a stamp so no need to feel sorry for me!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Brush and wipe the floor [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe the sides[/STRIKE] Anyone else got a OH who washes up (great) but just leaves the sides!
Extras
[STRIKE]Clear out cupboard to make more room for baking supplies[/STRIKE]

FizzWhizz

nicki, what brand of colour remover are you using? I used Jo Bazz and it went back to dark but I have heard great things about Scott Cornwall Decolour Remover (not Decolour stripper as this contains peroxide and will lighten your hair as well as remove the dye). It's getting on for £15 in Boots but from what I understand of the science it shatters the colour molecules rather than just shrinking them so the dye is much less likely to reoxidise. Good luck with it, I persevered, then had my hair bleached to ginger so I could go the bright red you see in my avatar. Within a few months I had gone back to black I really wanted to be red-red but it didn't suits me all that much and it was a faff, my bathroom was constantly pink every time I washed it. I got the idea out of my system if nothing else!

In the meantime, washwashwash your hair -- you really want to get rid of any lingering colour hiding under the cuticles of your hair.

Oh and just in case you didn't already know, after colour removing again you should wait at least a week and if poss, wash your hair on days 1-5 before redyeing, as any lingering colour will be reactivated and go dark again if you use a dye with peroxide before then. Washing should shift as many of them as possible but you want hair that is a couple of days "dirty" before using a box dye so your natural hair oils help protect the hair and scalp from any potential damage.

Hope that makes some sense!

FizzWhizz

Afternoon flyladies :hello:

I intend to keep my promise of not letting the flat slide this week, so although I have spent this morning crawling on my hands and knees dusting someone else's skirting boards, I'm going to crack on and get going in a min.

I vacuumed yesterday afternoon and had mopped both the kitchen and bathroom y'day morning. We ate at the outlaws last night and didn't get home until it was almost bedtime for my boys. DH and I immediately retreated to our bedroom to watch Jeremy Kyle so can someone PLEASE explain to me why I need to vacuum and mop again?! The kitchen and front hall are both disgusting and someone has dripped toothpastey mess all over the bathroom floor :mad:

I also need to strip the airer, put away any bits which don't need ironed and do another WM load. Getting fed up of the Forth Road Bridge washing situation here, I'm sure many of you understand…

ETA Kettle appears to be kaput It's dripping from the base. After the WM and vac packing in, I thought I was all out of electrical bad luck for a while. Apparently not.

lynnejk

Monday ~ Stairs, Landing & Bathrooms
15 minutes...

Mop/vacuum/sweep floors
30 minutes to spare...
Clean the bath, basins, shower trays and loo's
Wipe the window legdes
Got an hour...
Wipe all the paintwork up the stairs and on the landing

Extras
Sort out your nail polish and paint your toenails


Tuesday ~ Kitchen
Got an hour...
Find a recipe to use something up and make it
Extras
Dig out your sandles/flipfops/birkis - are they fit for summer?


Cleaned hob, cooker and micros as well


I'm just having a cuppa and then off to finish blitzing the bathroom.


Hope you all having a sunny day - we are for a change !
Lx

ionafan

Completed my list (plus extras).
Achieved my 3.5 stone award at SW
Now relaxing on London train with free Wi-Fi, K!ndle and cappuccino :rotfl: conserving energy for 4 days with DGS 1+2 :j

sexki11en

Quick one from me today as on the way to MW appointment.

Tuesday ~ Kitchen
15 minutes...
Hoover and mop the floor
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Wipe the wall behind the oven[/STRIKE] Can't reach
[STRIKE]Wipe all the handles and switches in the room[/STRIKE] Done
[STRIKE]Wipe the kickboards or around the legs of cupboards[/STRIKE] Done
[STRIKE]Deal with that kitchen hotspot [/STRIKE] Done
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Find a recipe to use something up and make it[/STRIKE] Did yesterday
[STRIKE]Descale the kettle[/STRIKE] Did last week when I descaled the Gaggia (reused the descaling solution)

SK x

LameWolf

Auntie_Sceb wrote: »

Anyone else got a OH who washes up (great) but just leaves the sides!

:wave:Yes! Mr LW will wash any number of pots and pans without complaint, but always, always leaves the side covered in a mix of coffee grounds, breadcrumbs and jam smears.:D

I can't complain; he does loads for me, considerably over and above the call of duty.:happyhear:A

Next task - taking the Princesses for their afternoon constitutional.:o