Weekly Flylady Thread 15th September 2014

Honey_Bear

Stairs done, shower room sparkly, two beds changed, WM on, BM on, kitchen floor swept, one drawer turned out, supper prepped.

I was in two minds about posting this, but I've decided to ask for some Flylady help/vibes. I don't know if anyone else is following the poppy project at the Tower of London. I've put forward a name for the Roll of Honour (Lieutenant Kenneth Robinson) and should have been my grandfather - the fact that he wasn't was a complete catastrophe for my family. He was a doctor, and was killed on 25 September 1915. I put his name forward about two weeks ago thinking it would be weeks and weeks before they would get round to him, but it's tonight at 7.25pm. If anyone happens to be passing the Tower of London then, or knows of anyone who is, please could someone listen out for his name? He's the second on the list tonight, and I can't be there.

nicki_2

Beds made
Wheelie bin retrieved
Dishes washed
Kitchen S&S
My laptop updated & virus checked
Email inbox finally cleared!

Unfortunately got stuck in the "take this survey" vortex when dealing with one of the emails so not much else has been done. I'm going to have a Q(uarter)HC as its nearly my lunch time, get some washing on, and sort out some bits for work.

mrs-moneypenny

honeybear i wont be anywhere near london but i will be thinking of your Lieutenant Kenneth Robinson at 7.25 this evening. so many brave people represented by those poppies it seems such a waste of lives. its not till you see that sea of flowers you really comprehend the scale of the loss.

pigpen

Honey.. I shall send a thought up to heaven for him at that time. My should-have-been granddad was killed in WWII and the man my nanna married just a few months later was a horrible man, a horrible husband and a horrible father.. so many stories go along similar lines!

LameWolf

Thought I'd drop in for a swift progress report (and a sanity check).:D

Five blokes turned up at a little before 09:00 this morning; they had the entire kitchen gutted by 10:30.
I narrowly averted a full-blown panic attack - I so do not like people in my house.:eek::eek::eek:
We are now down to 2 blokes (the others were along for the ripping out bit, to get it done as swiftly as possible).
Anyways, it transpires Bee and Screw-it don't have the worktop I wanted, and can't get it til 27th September; so the Chief Kitchen Fitter guy took a picture of what he thought might be a good alternative which they do have in stock, for my approval (wow, a bloke who thinks ahead!!) and I've said "yes" to it, so we're having a Beech worktop now.

They're currently installing cupboard bases, and if Bee and Screw-it can scare up the tiles I want (apparently they're having to raid their Bletchley and Northampton stores as they only have 2 boxes in the Milton Keynes branch - it's a right farce) we should have the tiling done also; we'll have no boiler til tomorrow as they've had to take it off the wall and prefer not to put it back til the tiling adhesive has set. However, we can use the immersion for hot water, and it's not freezing cold yet, so it won't be a big problem.

I cleared all the remaining washing early this morning (set the machine to come on at 04:00) but of course it's raining, so that's all hanging in the bathroom.:eek:

We've managed to get lunch (cheese on toast) and do the little bit of washing up in the bathroom hand-basin, but Mr LW has said if doing dins is going to be too problematic, we can eat out in the evenings - we'll see how it goes.;)

FizzWhizz

Morning Flyladies :wave:

Thank you Dusty and Natty as always. I am going to try my best to try my best this week, but we'll see

So far today I have:
Stripped three beds and washed the lot
Done a huge pile of WU, it's air drying but should be done in the next hour or so
Decluttered the DSs to school
Put away the gigantic blow up bed and shoved the boys bunks back into position, also rehomed the spare duvets and pillows
Decluttered my sister and nieces to New St station
Decluttered my face of tears, mascara-runs and snotty bits, I hate saying goodbye
Hung up the washing and refilled the machine

Everywhere is still a bit upside down, DS1 finishes early today as it's his school's open evening, I have an hour before he gets home, anyone fancy a HHC at 1.15?

ionafan

kazwookie wrote: »

Daily mail / free lego sets / WHS

From Sat 20th Sept. (ideal stocking fillers!!)

http://brickset.com/sets/list-11288

Thanks, Kazw :T

Honey_Bear wrote: »

...the poppy project at the Tower of London. I've put forward a name (Lieutenant Kenneth Robinson) who was a doctor, and should have been my grandfather - the fact that he wasn't was a complete catastrophe for my family. He was a doctor, and was killed on 25 September 1915. ... it's tonight at 7.25pm. If anyone happens to be passing the Tower of London then, or knows of anyone who is, please could someone listen out for his name? He's the second on the list tonight, and I can't be there.

Will be thinking of him, HB. Well done on the sewing, BTW.

LameWolf wrote: »

Thought I'd drop in for a swift progress report (and a sanity check).:D

Five blokes turned up at a little before 09:00 this morning; they had the entire kitchen gutted by 10:30.
I narrowly averted a full-blown panic attack - I so do not like people in my house.:eek::eek::eek:

Well done LW. It sounds like your workmen are being very considerate :T

I lost over an hour this morning with an unplanned visit to the Dr: 40 minutes in the waiting room followed by 4 in the consulting room with a very nice, helpful, efficient locum who will refer me to the horsepiddle. Nothing life-threatening, just old woman

So our walk was deferred until after lunch, but at least it is a bit sunnier now. WMx1 will be switched on before we go out, and I have done some tidying and shredding and emails and put the evening meal in the SC. Will update the challenges list later.

Dh has changed ready to go out and looks remarekbly smart. I've got spotty socks on - definitely in my "rebel" mood today

**Vanilla**

Updated list...


Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
30 minutes to spare...
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Got an hour...
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..

Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet? All washed and drying now

Also have fixed the L-shape sofa that kept coming loose. Then found an old shelf which I've stuck behind the 2 seater to stop it hitting the radiator when the kids sit on it (bounce more like).


Hoping to get the cushions back on the 2 seater before the kids get home. DW been emptied and slowly getting refilled.


Will go do a bit more before the school run.

elsiepac

Hi all

I've been very naughty and not been flying these last couple of weeks, so biting the bullet and getting back on it!
Hope everyone has kept well and that no-one needs hugs etc...

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes..
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
Got an hour...
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself.

LC x

FizzWhizz

I've scrubbed my bedroom, the bedside tables have had a good wash down with bleachy water as they were sticky and grubby, and I've cleaned the windows. The mirror and all the pictures have been sparkled and the chests of drawers have had a good wipe over too, some of the "handles" (MALM drawers so it's more the tops of the drawer fronts where you grab) on the lower, hardly used drawers were disgusting

Bathroom has had a S&S, WU is away, kitchen has been tidied and a load of towels have been hung on any available surface, that's the last of the washing I'll be able to do today.

Waiting for DS2 to arrive, I'll listen to him whine about having to play rugby for five minutes and then I'll crack the vacuum out