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Weekly Flylady Thread 7th July 2014
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Manic Monday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Make bed
Fling open the window and let in the summer![/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Declutter the floors
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Wipe over the radiators, paintwork bannister rails etc
Remove some dust mammoths and wipe over the paintwork[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks list...
[STRIKE]34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter[/STRIKE]
Sort the airing cupboard/linen store/towels etc.. make it all neat and tidy!
Clean all the upstairs door frames
Clean windows in these rooms
[STRIKE]Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf
Take all the dirty laundry to be washed
Put away all the shoes that are strewn about the place[/STRIKE]
Not bad! I love this thread. Makes me feel like I'm getting somewhere even if the rest of my house is a tip!😳Grocery challenge-
J- 52.40/£200 M- 187.56 A- 212.93 M-193.44 F-201.31 J- 240.62 D- £149.27 N- £210.69 O- 196.80
S- 213.68 A- £213.03 J- 249.66 J-206.29, M- 252.91, A-£250, M- £250
debt free as of feb 2015. Now saving for deposit for new house! Moving in June 2015!!!0 -
Boys bedroom back to being tidy, 2 full bin bags of broken toys to be thrown out. Bedroom been hovered, all winter coats brought up so i'll see what can do next year and what could go on ebay.
DD now hovering her bedroom so I'm going to make a start on the bathroom. Think i'll pull all units out and give it a really deep clean. It really badly needs its.“Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.”0 -
Piggers lovely photo.
LW when / if MrLW goes in overnight nad you need things I can help you, all you need do is mail me / ring / text me (I know you hate phones but needs must etc) I can bring what ever you need over, and leave on your door step ready for you, so you don't even need to meet me / let me in your house etc, but I am near by and CAN help if you need it.................and more over you know it makes sense to at least have the offer of help there, even if you may not need it.
'Nearly' did some thing daft today and not very MSE, and spent out shed loads of money, just as I was about to agree to something, I stopped and said to the person, 'I'll let you know in a few days time'...........
Looks like rain about to start here, off to get washing in.Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 1,006,489 / 1,000,000 (10.09.25 all done)Sun, Sea0 -
LW - I know what you mean about worrying all the time. I'm always worrying about something too
Most of the time nothing comes of it though.
Monday:
Update household accounts
Transfer money
Laundry Just towels to go now which'll be 2 loads done after tea.
Ironing (DD is doing her own)
[STRIKE]Clean scratched CDs [/STRIKE]
Finish ripping CDs - Nearly there.
Email
Tea - something with sausages by request of DD
Read a magazine I watched a programme at lunch instead
DIY list - bedroom wallpaper, colours/paint, hall paint, stain paint, shelves, flooring bathroom?, flooring kitchen?,
1000000 other things I can't recall :rotfl::rotfl:
Work (Week):
[STRIKE]Collect books from school[/STRIKE]
Accounts for last FY break down
Tax return
Tax Credits
National Insurance
Returns
Errors/Orders
Forms
Accounts - in progress, I think I have them up to date
[STRIKE] Cash[/STRIKE]
Calling book
Paying in book /Bank Tuesday
Order in Thursday
Prepare books
Where has this afternoon gone?!?!!? Best get the end of these CDs ripped and then get tea on before DD decides to get something else to eat. She's had a sandwich, a doughnut & is now munching her way through a serving of fruit & nut mix, she's only been in for 20minutes!
:wave:Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0 -
The second tadpole has matured into a full fat frog, and has had several tadpoles. *unhappy face*Better is good enough.0
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Honey_Bear wrote: »The second tadpole has matured into a full fat frog, and has had several tadpoles. *unhappy face*
bless you!!
That sounds like my house.. you think 'oh, 5 minutes job and it's sorted' .. then the wall falls down or the floor caves in or you find a leak and before you know it you are rebuilding your entire street!!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Kazw many thanks; I mean that.:A I think I have all bases covered now, but it's good to know there's someone I can call on if need be. Bless your cotton socks.:A:A:A
In any event, I'm bound to post progress reports here.:o
Jessie Labradoodle is an absolute sweetie - she's quite nervous at first, but has decided Auntie Wolfy is ok; we've had a game with her ball, and a walk - she walked very nicely with the mobility buggy, btw, and she's accepted a chewy treat (some sort of hide thing I think) from me - just waiting for Mr LW to come in now. He's under instruction to let her come to him, in her own good time.;)If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)0 -
Afternoon all. Thank you for comments on bedding, think it might be time to get rid of some.
baan another busy day here. Got all kiddies up and ready for school and spent 20 minutes on phone trying to get ds a doctor's app, with no luck, luckily he seems so much better today and no sick at all.
took little 2 to school and got home... walked back to give do her glasses.
I will be working on the list slightly differently this week. Having the kiddies and dogs it's a right tip before I get round to the room again, (I've filled 3 cylinders with dog hair today) so I'm going to try half hour in each room, as many as I can do each day and then restart each room, hopefully completing the list but will be able to hoover/wipe at least twice a week.
today I have done half hour in kitchen, cleared and wiped sides and hob and hood and swept floor and sorted med cupboard.
Half hour to clear and hoover hall stairs and landing and clear the junk from the windowsill (yes it was that bad it took the whole half hour)
Half hour in room, floor cleared and hoovered and table cleared of junk and pile of papers sorted.
tomorrow will start upstairs and hopefully clear some of today's list. Also done washing and dw needs to be loaded.
better go feed some kiddies and get them in bed.LBM in April 17 - Starting card debt £33554
Mortgage@1 June 18 - £76350
Total debt @june 18 £102311
Debt Jan 25 £8282
Mortgage £51215. Total debt now £594970 -
Some washing brought in and some more put out then it rained.. grrrrr
Bathroom now all nice and tidy, cupboards all organised and I really need to buy nothing more bath wise until I use up everything. My bedroom floor has been found and hall window has been cleaned. Even put bags and wipes in the car as I'm forever forgetting about them.
Now printing pics out for charity which i'll leave over later. Some tip run stuff gathered up and it can go first thing tomorrow morning. More washing on and as usual once boys bedroom done I have a full basket again.
Right best move and do some more....“Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.”0 -
Got washing in, and it hasn't started to rain!
But all folded and away in airing cupbaord for now to become tomorrows ironing.
Dinner done
Washing up done
Training course tomorrow morning.......I'm not sure I can cope with all this training, I've not studied for many a year..............ekk............Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 1,006,489 / 1,000,000 (10.09.25 all done)Sun, Sea0
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