Weekly Flylady Thread 30th March 2015

Honey_Bear

ionafan wrote: »

Glad to hear you've found a new canine companion or two, HB.

They haven't arrived yet, so there is a possibility that it might fall through but hearing their backstory that seems unlikely. Fingers crossed, but if it isn't them, it will another dog that needs fostering at some point because apparently the Oldies Club have a waiting list for dogs needing to come into their care. (I've been a bit breed specific.)

I have been given clues, had an Easter Egg hunt and found my treasure. It's a handmade one, so I'm going to save it until Mr Bear gets home tomorrow before cracking it open. (He's got a stash of handmade chox to come home to, so it's all fair.)

A pleasure, Jazee. I, too, have been doing gardening things with seedlings and the like, but the big planting will have to wait until I've got no more washing on thte lines below the sundeck. At present there are five loads out there, all sunning themselves, and I've got another load ready to wash when there's space to put it out. I was lucky enough to get one of the MSE offers of fruit trees and berry shrubs from Park but we haven't decided where they're going yet. I want to fling out all the scruffy stuff that has been snagging me as I walk past it for years, OH likes it looking like that. We will 'negotiate.'

I've planted grass seed where Mrs Dog made her mark and under the sunflower seed feeder where the pigeons have made theirs. I'm trying something new on the bald patches which might mean they don't get quite so big or last quite so long. We'll see.

Both fridges are getting a right seeing-to. I've been desperate to get to them and now that we're lodger-less for a couple of days and no Mr Bear to keep squawking about where everything is, I can crack on.

I'm also cutting out this (page down a bit to the polka dot dress) from the Great British Sewing Bee for a 1950s style steam train ride for a friend's 65th birthday party tea. I know that what he's aiming for is elegance, so I hope he likes it. The fabric isn't vintage style, but the pattern is, and with Mary Janes it might look just the ticket. (See what I did there?)

MinnieMousesMummy

Hope everyone is having a lovely Easter. I have had a relaxing day at the beach with my two little ones. I am just going to update my list and then organise what is needing to be done next week.

Magnificent Monday - Master bedroom and Landing
Wash the windows
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms!
Sort through wardrobe and remove unwanted clothes
HHI
Look for MOT paperwork for the car – need to check when its due
Look for insurance paperwork and check when it due
Sort through one bag of paperwork
Do meal plan for April

Twinkling Tuesday - Bathrooms and office/study type places.
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Vacuum the floors
Catch up with the forum
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
Wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Sort through one bag of paperwork
HHI..
Clear a hotspot
Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!
Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!
Do a DIY task that you have been putting off since time began

Wishy-washy Wednesday ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs
Declutter floors.. in all these areas!
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Sort through the coats and bags and shoes.. What can you fling?
Clear the mantle and a hotspot and replace only what should be there!
Empty a cupboard or drawer and fling all that is no longer needed and rehome anything that shouldnt be there!
Wash any soft furnishings
Wipe all the paintwork and all the doors!
Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
Wash the windows if they need it
Binbag dance.. fling that rubbish!
Polish any mirrors and pictures and glassware
Clean out smelly pets

Thrilling Thursday - Kitchen and Dining mess
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances
Empty cutlery drawer.. wash cutlery tray and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean out the fridge
De-web and fluff the room
Wash the windows
Sort through the freezer.. what do you have loads of and what needs using first.. vacuum up those escaping peas and brussels!!
Wipe down paintwork/sideboards/units in dining room
Clean filters and detergent dispensers
HHI
Catch up with this thread

Good Friday - Guess what it's catchup day!
S&S the kitchen and bathroom
Make time to do something for yourself!! A haircut, a long bath, a facial... whatever it takes.. do it!
Whizz over the main living area.. make it presentable
Change any smelly bedding that needs doing
Clean the fluff out of the TD filters.. or clean the WM/DW filters
HHC clearing the messiest room in the house
Wash any windows that are needy
Complete 1 task you have been 'meaning' to do for ages and not done it!!
Clean out a cupboard..
Polish all your electrical appliances.. tv's, stereos etc
Sort through your most used handbag.. get rid of those receipts and used tissues!
Get a quote for business insurance, as this is due for renewal
Print off accounts paperwork
Update and finalise accounts for March
Catch up with thread

There is still a lot of jobs that I have not managed to get completed this week but not to worry next week is a new week.

mrs-moneypenny

Honeybear I loved that dress when they made it on the sewing bee, I'm sure it will look perfect for your train trip.
I do hope everything goes to plan and your new companions arrive and are everything you want for each other.
Washing done and out, dry bought in and another load in the wm
Family all fed given choccy and now all gone back to their homes, leather settee gone over with baby wipe so that looks much cleaner, bathroom S&Sed this morning
Hope everyoneis having a good Easter day and getting what they want achieved.
Hugs good wishes posi vibes sticks and spoons where needed.

just_the_two_of_us

lynnejk wrote: »

Hiya everyone :easter_ba:
Well done Narco on the flowers and lurve the frogs
Valli - must say that looks very professional indeed
HB - great news re new fostering on the cards
Froddington - pleased for you though must admit not my favourites either
CY - hope your throat soon feeling better
Daisychain - welcome to the thread
Msgnomey - good luck with your mission
Frizzle - good new about your Dad and hope he improves quickly

Same as Lynne said from me too - being lazy, sorry!


Spent two hours on my hands and knees clearing out the drain across the driveway this morning so DH can jet wash tomorrow without it flooding. A whole ( old) washing up bowl piled high with soil. leaves, worms, and more than 100 sycamore seedlings -yes I counted them! Problem is that only about 6 inches of the metal cover will come off so I had to push the stuff along to one end! Looks much better now!!!


We then went for a walk to the prom - couldn't see much due to a sea fret - and then home via the local!!


Catch up tomorrow when I'm off for an extra c shop shift.
x

Jazee

Evening all. Just on here while waiting for dinner to cook. I hate it when I'm still preparing food this late in the day...and there's still the washing up to be done...

Anyway, Frodders and Ionafan, when you see me next week, can you check that I haven't got MUG written across my forehead please. I can't see it myself but it must be there because not only did my boss turn down that job offer for me without checking first, DH has volunteered me for a project which will involve a 400 mile round trip too, again without asking. Oh and it is hard work and will use one of my precious days off.

Also, think I've got a bit far with the decluttering, can't find a book which is a first edition signed.

I promise not to moan on next week's thread.

Fuming...me?

See you all on the next thread.

Honey_Bear

(((Hugs))) Jazee.

Still cutting out here. The woman who owns the sewing shop has lent me the pattern so I can't really make marks on it. There are darts, I'm lengthening it by 7", adjusting the shoulder seams and I'm a size 14 which the pattern says it is, but size 14 now is bigger than it was then (1952). So, alterations at the cutting out stage and I haven't done resizing before. *bites nails*

Dustykitten

Daisychain1 wrote: »

Hello all a newbie here :j

Is it possible I could join you next week? My home desperately needs a bit of TlC. Please could someone tell me when the new list for next week will be up and running.

Many thanks

DC1

Welcome aboard, I will be doing the new thread within the next hour and will post a link on this page.

Dustykitten

Where has the day gone? Had my Mum and Sis and DS1's GF for lunch. House is quite tidy, WM1 done, dried and ironed. DH did the washing up even with his dodgy leg (he hates making conversation).

We are all very tired this evening.

I'll do the list and set the WM and call it a day I think. I want to make an early start tomorrow of paperwork, bit of gardening and a good bit of time on ancestry free weekend, too tired to do that tonight. There are also still bits of decorating to finish and things to put back. Not sure if that will get done with DH's bad knee and he is off to Zurich on Thursday so won't be here next weekend.

bossymoo

Looks lovely honeybear good luck with the cutting out.

We've had a nice day here. Lunch at friends house, trample round the NT gardens (they ran out if eggs for the easter trail so didn't charge us) and the play park, then back to friends for an hour. Littlies have had to get in bath as there was much rolling down hills and sliding in mud. Mucky pups. They are both shattered lol. The bath water was grey :eek: :rotfl:
Think they are probably asleep

We might pop up to town tomorrow - I did say they could buy another egg instead - or something else. And I want a few bits for our hols - we need a pack up for the flight and some toothbrushes.

Other than that I'll be turfing the littlies out in the garden, it's supposed to be bright. And I need to start packing really.

I'm pretty tired too - we've had toast for tea, so I might just do 5min in the kitchen then head upstairs...

X

Dustykitten

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