Weekly Flylady Thread 27th October 2014

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
thank you for the lists and the challenges updates and encouragements Natty Dusty and iona
i hope all are well or improving and life starts being kinder to some flyladies than it has recently.
last week was half term here so wasnt about or flying much so this week everyone is back to school and work so i need to roll my sleeves up and get on.

i dont do face book but would love to join the flylady card exchange again can someone pm me with a reminder of what i need to do please.

mils hospital visit was not brill last week it was confirmed in no uncertain terms that the radiotherapy is a 2 week course given just to control the symptoms and not a cure. the last treatment is today and as far as they are concerned no more will be offered future appt will be to monitor and manage symptoms pain and side effects.
it was hard to sit and listen to mil and DH being told this. obviously i understand the reasons they are giving but it doesnt make things any easier to bear. the hope is the therapy has zapped enough cells that it will take them a while to regroup so mil can get on with doing what she does and to enjoy her life. but she is obviously quite down and feeling dejected now the radiotherapy has upset her stomach and she looked so sad on sunday when we went round. thankfully weve had an appt letter from the gp re her fractured vertebra so hopefully we will be offered some more pain relief for her for that.

Make a list of just 5 things that you will achieve in October
get replacement fence fitted to give neighbours (and us) privacy back - booked work should start in november
get garden ready for winter - fence creosoted and all summer stuff in shed
knit another baby blanket - did a cowl and some prem hats for baby hospital instead
plant all tulip and daff bulbs
do a fair amount on celtic noel cross stitch. done a fair bit over the weekend
new cushion covers made for lounge 4/5done


Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

15 minutes…
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare…
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves but don’t use polish!!!!
Got an hour…
Wipe light switches, sockets and any banisters.
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!!
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts. Wash curtains/nets before putting away over winter.
Clean phone handsets/bases.
Extras:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
Clean a window or two.
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!
Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Wipe sofa's down. Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

my list
martial arts paperwork
explorers - journey share, get uniform ironed and send in enrolment money.
govs meeting - paperwork
paperwork for work, confirm school trip
clear ironing
ring DD1 to see about buying garden parasol off her.
mils cleaning
sort mils tablets reorder more.
post office
feed christmas cake (hic)

nicki_2

Thanks for the list Natty

I'm going to try and be in, but I'll be working my own list to start with this week. I have paid stuff all day Wed & probably all day Thursday (Thursday evening I'm definitely working) and I want to run errands Friday while DD is with me so going to get as much done as possible done today and tomorrow while DD is away.

Hugs, sticks, spoons, vibes to all

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

15 minutes…
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare…
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour…
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and any banisters.
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts. Wash curtains/nets before putting away over winter.
Clean phone handsets/bases.
Extras:

• Pick one or more of the following tasks –
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!
• Find somewhere/something different to go/do with the children this week as it’s half term. If you have no children why not do something different for yourself!!!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

Personal (Week)
Buy ToT sweets
Update/reconcile finances
Contact CC company who want to check "everything is still right for me"
Type up stuff in the "to do" folder
Ironing mountain
Shredding (15min at a time or the shredder overheats )
Clean kitchen
Declutter cupboards
Buy box for cupboard, shop around for spice rack
Clean bathroom
Demould bathroom
Clean DD's bedroom (big sort out on Sunday with her)
Winter blankets out for beds
Buy curtain rail for front door & put up for door curtain to go up
Find/wash/"install" draft excluders on livingroom doors
Do OC tasks (15min per day)
Clean my bedroom
Sort charity piles out & next week arrange collection (they sometimes come the same day so want it all to go in one go if possible ).
Livingroom DIY : Put up DVD shelves, move DVDs from my room to livingroom, paint fire surround, find shorter screw for fire surround, pull out bookshelves and secure backs properly, touch up paintwork, shorten curtains (need to find my sewing machine), hang mirrors, sort picture frames for display (plan what sizes, how I'm going to arrange them, buy said frames from £land, sort photos to be printed), source new sofa cover as this one is now ripped beyond repair,
and many many more things

My laptop has decided that it needs to do another complete scan as the virus programme has just been updated to a new version so I can't do the typing or scanning I wanted to do :mad: Instead I'm going to set the shredder up and start clearing some of this shredding. It is a BIG hotspot in the livingroom and I can't wait for it all to be gone

That's me off for a 15min challenge :wave:

ionafan

Dustykitten wrote: »

Ionafan hope you feel better this morning

Thank you. I took sushistar's advice and downed a couple of tablets, so although I woke up muzzy-headed, I feel a lot better now.

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

i dont do face book but would love to join the flylady card exchange again can someone pm me with a reminder of what i need to do please.

I have pm' d you, mrs-mp.

Got on quite well in my HHC. The LR is now spick and span - I even dusted the tops of the bookcases and the curtain pole


[STRIKE]Vacuum LR floor and sofas[/STRIKE] - also kitchen and DR floors as DH has dropped mud off his shoes everywhere
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE] - done as I walked back into the house after dropping DH off at the station
[STRIKE] Clean TV and other electricals[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves but don’t use polish!!!![/STRIKE] - played tetris with my orchids after breakfast
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) [/STRIKE]and any banisters.
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. [STRIKE]wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!![/STRIKE] See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
[STRIKE] Clean phone handsets/bases.[/STRIKE]
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Update my Toots list.
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It's amazing what you can do when you carry your list round with you. I found a lego brick and a tree from the wooden village under one of the sofas - they must have been there since DGDs1+2 came for a day in the summer :rotfl: And I re-set and wound up the grandfather clock: nice to hear it ticking again

I am stopping for a very quick :coffee: and then need to empty the Dys0n and change the filter before doing the rest of the downstairs floors and up the stairs. Also I need to find some blut@ck to hold the door of the grandfather clock shut.

Anyone want to join me for another HHC from 11.15?

lynsayjane

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Vacuum floors and sofas
Mop floors
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.

Hang pictures for shoe cupboard
Tidy sideboard for scrapbooks
Start one scrapbook

Morning all,
Hope you don't mind but I need a kick up the bum with the house, it's been a while since I've been flying but I need to get back into it. Since there's just over 8 weeks will the C word now is a good time so the house can be back in best form for it.

Things have been hectic personally and at work and everythings kind of slumped. At the minute I don't have a lot of time so might post and run some days but I hope you won't take offence.

Hitting the gym after work but will aim to work on this list once I get home, don't think it's unachievable so fingers crossed!

Hugs to anyone that needs
LJx

decogecko

Morning all


Thanks for the lists this week Natty and Ionafan for the challenges.


I'm in again this week.


Mrs M-P huge hugs for you, that news is devastating to hear when the doctors deliver it. I hope the radiotherapy has worked. Words seem pretty futile.


The back part of my jumper is complete, will start on the front tonight after the paid stuff and flying.


Have a great week all


Deco x

Valli

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

15 minutes…
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare…
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]no clutter:D
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[STRIKE]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves but don’t use polish!!!![/STRIKE] no plants here
Got an hour…
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and any banisters.
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house![/STRIKE]did this last week when I did under-the-stairs
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts. Wash curtains/nets before putting away over winter.
Clean phone handsets/bases.
Extras:

• Pick one or more of the following tasks –
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!! shredded wallpaper going in
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!
• Find somewhere/something different to go/do with the children this week as it’s half term. If you have no children why not do something different for yourself!!!! does decorating count?

Deep Clean Challenge - oh YES!
Remove dingy, grimy 10-year-old wallpaper
(in preparation for replacing with brught, new, clean wallpaper later this week)

extras - buy wallpaper...

I have statrted stripping the paper. I decorated when I was unemployed for a while. In 2004.

In my defence since the mad decorating binge of 2004 - when EVERY ROOM IN VILLA VALLI was decorated only the LR and the hall, stairs and landing have not been redone...:D

ionafan

[STRIKE]Vacuum LR floor and sofas- also kitchen and DR floors as DH has dropped mud off his shoes everywhere[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE] - done as I walked back into the house after dropping DH off at the station
[STRIKE] Clean TV and other electricals[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves but don’t use polish!!!![/STRIKE] - played tetris with my orchids after breakfast
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and any banisters.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clean phone handsets/bases.[/STRIKE]
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Update my Toots list.


The Dys0n suction is now working properly
I have also
- dealt with the GF clock door
- changed everything I need over to my smaller shoulder bag for work
- put gammon and chicken breasts in the SC for tea
- cooked pasta for my lunch

Best I've done in a long time :j

Will leave the paperwork and Toots list to be done this evening. Just time to grab an early lunch, then I must go to vol job.

See you all later x

mrs-moneypenny

thanks for the pm iona, have dealt with that and rung my mum.

Dustykitten

Town done, DS3 wanted to cycle so we did not do the scrap store.
WM2 now on
Early lunch had by us both.

Going to bake a cake, prepare breaded chicken to bung in when we get back. DH has landed but gone straight into work,he'll be knackered later.

just_the_two_of_us

Hi all - tree looks awful - but will grow again tg.


Just about to do HHI - at 12.30 anyone joining me?


Then will make a start on the list.
Have already
sorted all Xmas presents bought so far and now have a list so I don't forget what I have bought already
done HHI
done another load of W and drying


Hugs to Mrs M-P and mil. x