Weekly Flylady Thread 29th December 2014

dancemum

Spent an hour removing snow and ice from my car and it's still not good enough to drive. Ice seems packed around the tyres.I hope I haven't scratched it.

1xwm done
Sparkly nail varnish removed (now I know why I don't use it regularly)


Off to make lunch then I better get motivated to do some HHCs

Honey_Bear

I noticed when I got my first dog that glass bottles left on the street get broken really quickly and the fragments are a nightmare until the rain has washed them away. So, for the past five years I've been picking up bottles and glasses as I passed them and dropping them in one of the bins I pass on the walk - the only effort required from me is to bend down to collect them and this is cheaper than joining a local gym.


I decided over Christmas one of my new year pledges will be to collect 365 bits of rubbish and bin it while on dog walks. As I wear leather gloves in the winter I don't have to touch the crud, which is a plus and if I can carry a bag of dogpooh as far as the bin a few fag packets and crisp wrappers aren't going to kill me. I think so far I'm up to about 45 pieces, and this morning's haul included a frosted thong. People are so weird! So far I have only rubbish picked while the dog has been sniffing and have never had to go a single step out of my way. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes to clear her normal walk and I have to go off-piste so to speak - and it's not even 2015 yet!


Over the years keeping my beady peepers on the ground has netted me a paring knife (much better off the street and used every day), a laundry basket (fantastically useful, much more than I ever would have thought), a Christmas wreath (used every year) and a very good make of saw. It costs me a bit in bleach to decontaminate the stuff but it doesn't go to landfill and it's Free!


If I were a beachcomber this would be regarded as romantic.


Sunflower hearts seed feeder refilled, bird bath ice broken and refilled, stuff tidied. The goldfinches are getting through an unbelievable amount of sunflower seeds at the moment and I've added a peanut feeder to the mix. A coal tit has started visiting.

juliejim

I can see a bit more floor but no bed! It's not looking good!

bossymoo

I've sorted kiddies shoes. DD had the next size up in wellies, school shoes and 2x trainers :T thanks to hoarding / shopping granny. DS school shoes are fine and he also has 2 pairs of trainers - currently trying to squeeze his feet into a pair of size 10 bright pink barbie wellies :rotfl:

DD has "tidied" her room - actually does look better, and I've cleaned their windows.

Conservatory is half done, might see if I can fit the Lego railway in the middle of the Hornby one...

jacci45

Fairly new here and I always seem to have an excuse not to do any dreaded housework!

Today I will do.....
Only got 15 minutes...
Tidy up and find a home for all those things sitting about
Hoover
This will be my room as its just got too much stuff in it...15 mins will make a small dent!

Happy New Year all!

dancemum

I weighed myself 4lb Christmas Gain. Will power lasted 3 hours, celebrated with a mince pie and cream

Dupawu

Dustykitten

JulieJim keep at it.

Bossy I've had a meltdown at mine today, DS1 (20) was laughinng and saying oh it is your annual post Christmas fit! Very true!

DS3's room done, lunch done, litter tray done. Kittens were good to start with but have now started weeing in other places, a paper bag and th3e corner of the LR - I am not happy abuot this so now have a second tray in the kitchen too.

Off to encourage DS1 to finish his room and sort out WM2.

Narc0lepsy

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I decided over Christmas one of my new year pledges will be to collect 365 bits of rubbish and bin it while on dog walks. As I wear leather gloves in the winter I don't have to touch the crud, which is a plus and if I can carry a bag of dogpooh as far as the bin a few fag packets and crisp wrappers aren't going to kill me. I think so far I'm up to about 45 pieces, and this morning's haul included a frosted thong.
Sunflower hearts seed feeder refilled, bird bath ice broken and refilled, stuff tidied. The goldfinches are getting through an unbelievable amount of sunflower seeds at the moment and I've added a peanut feeder to the mix. A coal tit has started visiting.

That's a great thing to do. Wasn't my thong. Once when I was riding through the woods, I saw a pair of skimpy knickers hanging from a branch. Call me unadventurous but I've never fancied it up against a tree with all that scratchy bark.......

Yes I'm having to refill the sunflower hearts every day, fat balls and nuts every few days and if I could afford it, the dried mealworms every hour! Coaltits are lovely, we have 2. Still no fairies yet.

Narc0lepsy

Lounge now tidy and decluttered.
All downstairs vacuumed and vax emptied (nozzle full of poinsettia leaves!).
Kitchen improving but I'm leaving the rest of it till after lunch.
Horse now vaccinated and teeth rasped (hence interrupted kitchen and lunch).

Crowdpleaser

Thanks you dusty for this and natty for last week. Im in.

Been at work all morning. Mum is coming to stay tomorrow so will go up and make sure spare room is ok and make bed up there. Its full of drying washing at the moment lol.