Weekly Flylady Thread 13th July 2015

just_the_two_of_us

Hi - all - just spent a nice half hour getting my virus protection sorted remotely!! Funny red screen then after the system scan failed the icon disappeared! DH no help at all from work so I sorted it myself! I was supposed to be doing jobs!!


Off to museum for a full day shift to cover for this morning's receptionist - so not much will be done here today!


Have a good day everyone and hugs to all poorlies, hello to Pigpen, well dones where appropriate - you all seem to be doing enough for me too so I am OK coasting - for a while anyway!!

bargainhunterss

Funfairprincess, definitely not heard winterdyke before! I love the local names that people have for things in different parts of the country!

ionafan

I find language fascinating. The very first time I saw you use the term "winterdyke", FFP, I knew exactly what you meant but had to look up its derivation. Wikipedia informs Sassenachs: 'A winterdyke or winter-dyke is a Scots word for a clothes horse used in drying clothing indoors. The word "dyke" means a wall or a fence made without mortar that was occasionally used for hanging laundry in the summer months. Hence the winter dyke used specifically for the colder weather months.' You've really taken me back to my childhood when two big wooden clothes horses stood in front of our kitchen stove, laden with all the week's washing. Nowadays, if the weather's fine I hang mine out on the whirligig, or, if not, I use the TD - how unromantic is that!

Not a lot got done yesterday except that I decluttered 3lb at SW and spent the afternoon at my vol job.

Today I must clean through the house, do some paperwork and get to U3A Family History on the bus, as I've given DH use of the car all day - saves me an hour's driving, though the bus ride there and back will eat that up again.

(((Hugs))) spoons and sticks all round as needed x

nicki_2

Morning all

My plan to do HHI yesterday ended up with me clearing the pile and that took a lot longer :rotfl: That meant I ended up running late for work and then other little things cropped up and I ended up not getting anything else done all day! DD washed up, and even cooked pasta for tea when she got home then came out to work with me eventually. We didn't get in until 9.45pm so we're both shattered today, and she needs to be in school by 7.30am tomorrow so its early nights here!!

My head is still groggy today but hopefully some painkillers will help. Plan for today is to run out to work (once my phone is fully charged) then WM can do its thing while I do my tax return, renew tax credits, update accounts, fly (possibly the bedrooms as well while I'm at it), take DD to Mr A for lunch stuff for tomorrows school trip (I have price guarantee vouchers to cover some of the cost ), sort a decent evening meal and be in bed by 9pm. I will also be playing my music or TV loud as next door have workmen in and the drilling/hammering/sawing is driving me insane already!

Summer challenges:
Repaint Livingroom & finish decorating it
Fasten backs on to all the bookcases properly
Decorate kitchen / bathroom (should be able to do these at the same time as its basically painting in both)
Decorate DD's bedroom
Decorate my bedroom
Decorate hall/stairs/landing
Purge DD's school work, file away stuff she no longer needs and put into files stuff she might need during her GCSE's!
Scan old documents then shred
Put all files back on my computer

This week:
Accounts
Tax return
Tax credits renewal
Thursday: Me time - last full day of school

Marvellous Monday! - Bathrooms!
Level 1
Clean the loo
Level 3
Wash a window or two.

Terrific Tuesday! - Kitchen!
Level 1
Clear your work tops and give them a wipe
Dust and deweb, get at those corners and skirtings
Clear your floors and give them a mop!
Level 2
Wipe your small appliances and underneath them
Wipe down cupboard and drawer fronts - don't forget your kick boards!
Level 3
Clean a window
Clean your hob - and your oven too if you get carried away
Extras

• Run your dishwasher and / or washing machine on a hot, clean cycle

Wonderbra Wednesday! - Living room, hall, stairs
Level 1
Wipe the coffee table
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Vaccuum your floors
Level 2
Dust any electricals - take care now!
Clear and wipe down the mantle - try not to put the clutter back on it!
Wipe the fireplace
Level 3
Shine a window or mirror
Dust any picture frames / wall art
Extras

• Midweek "me time"

Phone is just about charged so time to get going.

Laters :wave:

sammiell

OK here we go!

Marvellous Monday! - Bathrooms!
Level 1
Clean the sink and scrub those taps.
Don't forget the overflow!
Clean the loo, don't forget the outside!
Level 2
Clean the bath / shower enclosure.
Now do the screen too, or take down your shower curtain and give it a wash.
Level 3
Empty and freshen any bins.
Wash a window or two.
Wipe down some tiles.
Extras
Collect up towels for laundering and replace with fresh ones.
Ditto face cloths / flannels.
Any bathrobes that can be washed and dried while the weather is *cof* good?
Clear a busy shelf or drawer.

Terrific Tuesday! - Kitchen!
Level 1
Clear your work tops and give them a wipe
Dust and deweb, get at those corners and skirtings
Clear your floors and give them a mop!
Level 2
Wipe your small appliances and underneath them
Wipe down cupboard and drawer fronts - don't forget your kick boards!
Wipe out the fridge
Level 3
Clean a window
Clean your hob - and your oven too if you get carried away
Extras
Run your dishwasher and / or washing machine on a hot, clean cycle
Do you need extra supplies for summer? Squash? Cereal? Baking stuff? Craft stuff?
Meal plan
Have you got lots stuck to your fridge with magnets? (Maybe that's just me!) if so, can some be recycled now?

Wonderbra Wednesday! - Living room, hall, stairs
Level 1
Wipe the coffee table
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Vaccuum your floors
Level 2
Dust any electricals - take care now!
Clear and wipe down the mantle - try not to put the clutter back on it!
Wipe the fireplace
Level 3
Shine a window or mirror
Dust any picture frames / wall art
Extras

i'm drowning in jobs this week ive been here up till then in spirit only as no time to post but this week i'm getting now where fast so its time for a focus
so here we go

bossymoo

kazwookie wrote: »

bossy can you make some scones / biscuits / rice krispy things and take them in later for the party?

Daily stuff done
Light shades washed and put back
General dusting done

Im working, chick. So I can't be in either the kitchen or going back to school. they said not to worry as there is plenty of food despite a number of parents telling me they didn't know either.

Asked DS teacher if there was a party or non-uniform day and she didn't know, but will find out today for us. I reminded her that requests for a specific colour tshirt the night before sports day wasn't ideal to ensure all kiddies feel included. I know it's not the teachers - it's the office, they are like my @rse at the moment with communication :cool:

bossymoo

Oh and mine is an airer, but my mum used to say "the rack" and we knew what she meant. But also know the term maiden too. I'm yorkshire...

ionafan

This morning I have
- mowed the lawn
- stripped the bed
- WMx2 and another one ready to go in
- dusted upstairs
- steam mopped the bathroom floor
- cleaned the downstairs loo
- dusted / cleaned the kitchen and LR sufficiently before DGDs come for the day tomorrow - they will doubtless need doing again on Friday!
- had lunch and read the paper


Now off to catch the bus - U3A family history writing up "Memories". I think I shall write about "Washday".

jjef

Afternoon all,


So far I have -
stripped washed and hung up bedding
washed, dried and put away dishes
WM on again
decluttered the hall
booked dog in for his injection
booked myself in for a hair apt


Just grabbing some lunch and then I have to return niece from her overnight stay, will try to do more later.

funfairprincess

Hi all x

So glad I'm educating you all in the Scots dialect. If Piggers was here she'd call me a foreigner :rotfl: next class will be the two or three phases of Gaelic that i can speak :rotfl:

So far today I have....

Got out of bed at 11am :eek: to be fair I was up earlier but it was too early so went back to bed.
Took bedding off all the beds
Washed and flung mine on the line
Reloaded Wm with DDs bedding
Gathered laundry from various rooms
Played frisbee with Mr Mac
Had a cuppa sitting on the stairs its lovely out there.

Just going to square the living room up now if anyone wants to join me for HHC at 1.30pm ?