Weekly Flylady Thread 20th April 2015

Jazee

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Tuesday - Living Room or similar
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clear the floor and hoover through[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Collect up any leaflets, newspapers, school letters which can be recycled[/STRIKE]
30 minutes...
[STRIKE]Dust the tv and other electricals[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Piles - how are yours? Deal with at least one[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty the bins[/STRIKE]
Got an hour....
Wash any [STRIKE]throws,[/STRIKE] curtains, [STRIKE]cushion covers[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the windows and the ledges[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe the mantle and the coffee table[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Declutter your purse of receipts and your handbag of sweet wrappers[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pelvic floors girls give them a workout[/STRIKE]

I have also cleaned the cloakroom. Just the curtains to wash in the LR then and I've actually done a list. I haven't walked the dogs yet though.

Need to start the paid stuff now, so will take a break later to walk them.

See you all later.

CCP

jttou - willow warblers sound possible if you've got patches of woodland anywhere near you. Or they could be chiffchaffs, which are quite similar to look at: if you listen and can hear something singing "chiffchaff chiffchaff chiff chiff chaff" etc etc, you know that's what they are! (I love the noise chiffchaffs make - so kind of them to tell you their name! :rotfl:)

Today's plan:

15 minutes...
Clear the floor and hoover through [as an 'orrible slug made its way in over night and left silver trails all over the carpet :mad:]
Collect up any leaflets, newspapers, school letters which can be recycled
30 minutes...
Dust the tv and other electricals
Empty the bins

bargainhunterss

Just the two of us, yes please post a pic, dying to know what bird it is! (I'm a bit of a bird nut )

Monday - Kitchen
15 minutes ....
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink
Sort out the fridge!
30 minutes ....
Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Got an hour ....
Hoover and mop the floor
Extras
Eat a frog - ring the dentist!!

Tuesday - Living Room or similar
15 minutes...
Clear the floor and hoover through
Collect up any leaflets, newspapers, school letters which can be recycled
30 minutes...
Dust the tv and other electricals
Got an hour....
Wipe the mantle and the coffee table

Narc0lepsy

just_the_two_of_us wrote: »

Morning everyone - and thanks for the bird suggestions but they are definitely not any of those - we have loads of each breed in our garden and I know them well. They are not long tailed tits either - the nearest I can see from my books is a Willow Warbler but not sure if they come into town gardens though it does say that the males nest in birch woods when they come here in about March, and it is a birch in our back garden. I'll try and get a picture.


Bossy are you exaggerating about the 3 st gain? Try SP for a few days if so.

How about a chiff-chaff? I went for a walk with mum yesterday, lovely protected meadow near us smothered in cowslips and separated from the canal by lots of hawthorn hedge etc covered in blossom and..........saw 2 tiny, pointed birds with yellow and a bit of greyish white. Squeaky. We thought some type of warbler, but when I got home there was a bit in the paper about chiff-chaffs and I think that's what they are. I didn't know what c-c looked like.
We've got loads of blue tits, great tits, goldfinches and greenfinches visiting the feeder constantly, also a robin, starlings and yesterday briefly a woodpecker. No fairies though .

Took mum to get her bus home earlier, came home via garden centre to spend my birthday vouchers and get the free coffee. I could have come home to lots of flying but honesty compels me to have been lying on a yoga mat in the garden with kindle....... However I did get 1 load of washing done and on line, made us a cooked breakfast and checked the greenhouse.

Bossy yes I hope you meant 3lb not st..........I'm away next week and doubtless the weight will rocket.

Have received documents on the tender for this job I'm after; lots to read through but it really is a proper tender; I have 4 'tasks' to quote how much I would charge, and I'm really stumped. I don't want to lose work by over-quoting, nor sell myself short. I'd only assumed the quote would be a single one for an assessment, but I have to quote for what I'd charge if the client didn't turn up, and a couple of other things. Something to think about this eve as now I'm really going out to put supports round the peony, canes up for runner beans and sow a few more seeds.

Narc0lepsy

CCP wrote: »

jttou - willow warblers sound possible if you've got patches of woodland anywhere near you. Or they could be chiffchaffs, which are quite similar to look at: if you listen and can hear something singing "chiffchaff chiffchaff chiff chiff chaff" etc etc, you know that's what they are! (I love the noise chiffchaffs make - so kind of them to tell you their name! :rotfl:)

Lol I replied before I saw your post, so at least we both thought the same thing!

CCP

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

Lol I replied before I saw your post, so at least we both thought the same thing!

And you were quite right, BTW - chiffchaffs are members of the warbler family.

Narc0lepsy

CCP wrote: »

And you were quite right, BTW - chiffchaffs are members of the warbler family.

My dear late stepfather used to call them "wobblers" so they always make me smile, mum and I were sure they were wobblers....:heart2::heart2:

mrs-moneypenny

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

My dear late stepfather used to call them "wobblers" so they always make me smile, mum and I were sure they were wobblers....:heart2::heart2:

My mil calls herons herrings late fil used to go into hysterics when she shouted there's herrings flying over the back garden looking for a pond

Work done for the day, some stuff decluttered from the attic, wm done and stuff hung out. Kitchen tidy, need to post a friends birthday card and wrap another friends pressie for tomorrow then got to nip down and get some more salad for tea

just_the_two_of_us

Hi - sorry to have taken us so totally off thread. No, sorry Dusty but thanks for the suggestion - not a yellow wagtail - have seen those - they are beautiful birds. I looked in my book again and it could perhaps be a garden warbler - or yes the chiffchaff that a few of you suggested. Haven't been in today to watch out for it!! - but I have my camera ready!


Lost 1.5 lb today so the long walks and two days strict SP have worked. Did gardening, got Mr T order put away and went to catch the wine offer before it ends today. Then went for fish and peas for our evening meal - DH had chips. Now off for a glass or two of the vino with ndn!


Did you see flying in all that - oops - must try harder tomorrow!!

Jazee

Gardening is flying and I definitely saw the garden word in the last post.

Bad back here tonight so no flying. Bedroom tomorrow morning, back permitting.