Weekly Flylady Thread 20th August 2007

debtfreehopeful_2

I'm not going to fly today. going to start again tomorrow and combine the bedrooms on friday which is dh day off so he can occupy the kids all day while i throw myself at those rooms.weve still s+s downstairs and doing dailies just not getting into detail on our bedroom as it really needs a big effort and if i dont get finished before he goes to work well have nowhere to sleep!
hope your all well

MrsTinks

Shirleypark - you might want to ask over on the wedding board too BUT...
Nice ones are with the "flock" together... instead of lining them up front on (not actually very flattering!) angle people. Not 90 degrees but slightly off 90 degrees. This is a far more flattering angle for everyone
Check out the venue - they may have photo albums that can give you ideas and then make a list of pictures you'd like to take and tick them off as you go. And always take several takes of each pose.
Another VERY cute shot I've seen is a shot from behind... now this can be done a few ways... either with the groom resting his hand on the brides bottom, or both doing it so arms kinda crossed. Or if that isn't their thing then holding hands walking away from the camera works well too
A bit like symbolising walking off to their new life together Also makes a great thank you card
Try to get one of the bride throwing her bouqet (sp) even if you need several shots - if you can make it fun and have a joke and get her laughing and taking the shot from the front then this works very well I should be a photographer lol!

lil_me

JillD more than happy to pass on the good news when little one arrives, will also stop us all worrying which does happen when one of the regulars isn't on for a little while. Pleased to hear you're feeling better.

Michelle pleased to hear you are feeling better.

Anne welcome, hope you enjoy joining us

Fire service called this morning, they are coming to speak to little one next week but came today to install fire alarms, I had one but wasn't enough, we now have one upstairs, one downstairs and one in little terrors bedroom. They fitted them all free aswell which is great, all with 10 year batteries and if we have a problem with them they come out and deal with it. The lady who came with the fitter also went through fire safety checks and some helpful stuff. Like pointing out that even washing machines put on overnight can cause fires! They were lovely but kind of scary that my son was being referred to as a 'firesetter', suppose it's just the term they use but not nice to hear.

Oh before they came me and DP tackled the shoes and coats big style, also the landing, stairs etc. Seeing as we were up there we pulled ottoman etc out and cleared/cleaned behind and under that, urgh! Problem, I moved a lot of junk and it's now piled on my bed to be sorted through today made more work as usual! Thinking of the risks in a fire yesterday really hit us. All the boys shoes are now upstairs in their room. All excess coats now upstairs.

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Good and bad today.

Good - I've stripped bed and remade. Dried two loads of washing on the line and just pegged out a third lot. Lovely breezy day. Dusted and vacuumed all the bedrooms and the landing and vacuumed toilet and bathroom floors.

Dusted living room and computer desk, vacuumed living room, stairs, hallway and kitchen. S & Sd kitchen.

Bad - checked bank online (which I do every day) and some little s*** has spent £1.800.77 on my switch card on travel money in Camberley. I live in the west country. I've been on the phone to the bank and they've cancelled my card and set up a fraud investigation but who knows how long that will take. I'm not overdrawn today but I will be tomorrow. They say that any charges will be refunded if they are due to the fraud but I don't feel sure about that. I think I might cancel the money going to e-savings which is due to go in 2 days. I can always set it up again when it's all sorted out.

Feel really sick and shaky, it was a nasty shock seeing that. I use AV, spyware checks and I never open emails from people I don't know. I've had lots of phishing emails lately from Barclays but we're not with Barclays so they'vs just been deleted unread. I don't feel safe at all now.

Pollybear

Thank goodness - I typed all that and then the page crashed but luckily it posted anyway. I say luckily, but I'd rather have had more luck with my bank account.....

vanilla

sexymouse wrote: »

Nice to see you over here vanilla - sounds like you are already getting on top of everything, so well done you!

Thanks sexymouse this is such a good tread.
So far today i've done,
Dishes
2 loads of washing( kids had a mud fight yesterday)
Took books back
Took my son for his injections and that's it.
Need to
do bathroom top to bottom
2 moreloads of washing
make dinner
hoover livingroom and hall
sort through school clothes.

lil_me

Oh Pollybear what a nightmare!! Hope you get it sorted soon. With the posting, try typing onto word/word pad them copy and paste it. I do this all the time now for largish posts (even this one) just saves that ARGH! moment when things don't work

No I haven't been back upstairs yet to do more I will in a bit, I promise. Have done 3 loads of washing however

Vanilla, well done and thanks for the books reminder, ours are due back, on Bank Holiday Monday! So will have to remember to deal with them this week!

nicki_2

Well we've made a start on the clothing - doing it 15 minutes at a time using my timer Uniform is done apart from socks & shoes and I'm writing a list as I go along of what she'll need NOW and what she'll need in a few weeks/months Not as bad as I thought, as long as I can keep her out of the boxes of other clothing until we've been through all the loose stuff :rolleyes: Wash basket is sitting there waiting for things to be thrown in it for a refreshing wash, a basket is waiting for things that no longer fit (already stuff in there :eek: ) and there is a pile of empty hangers :rolleyes: Looks like I'll be spending a while ironing this weekend :eek::eek: There's the timer...off for another 15 minutes of clothes :wave:

tracyg

Hi

Pollybear - thats awful, hope it gets sorted quick
Poohbear - got your pm! Will reply later

My list
Garage
Varnish mirror - 1st coat done and 2nd and 3rd.......grrrrrr.....
Swap curtains in dining room/living room
[STRIKE]Clean oven!!![/STRIKE]
[strike]Meeting for coffee at 3.30
Pick up prescription
Post return to sender/wedding acceptance
chicken defrosting for tea (with pasta)
email DH letter[/STRIKE]

Plus Washed my hair
Done a load of lightspeed surveys
Paid credit card
Got quotes and brought car insurance

Bye x

jjef

List for tommorrow looks like -
Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing

Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
slight accident with burnt toast this morning so yes they are working!!!
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing done
Level 2
Remove bed linen and replace with frsh linen on line along with the kids bedding as I didn't manage there beds on friday.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs done
Level 3
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen done
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter kids rooms did a bag in each
• [STRIKE]
  
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear any one hotspot
• [/STRIKE]

My bits to add in -
-[STRIKE]
I MUST iron on name labels to school clothing they go back on Thurs so has to be done tomorrow.
- hair appts for all of us tomorrow morning
-unpack Mr T's delivery
-prepare meals for freezer
-get girls early to bed for school
[/STRIKE]

Sorted out bed linen all on the line I decided to do the girls as well as I missed this last Friday and not sure if the weather will hold until this Friday. All the shopping has been put away and any meals that I had to make to freeze are made and cooling before they go in the freezer (very please with myself as both money off codes worked so saved £25)

I am going to spend 30 mins in the bedroom and then I must see to naming the school uniform.