Weekly Flylady Thread 12th October 2015

neveah

Hi thanks for the thread I'm in

ionafan

Morning all and welcome Justforme and huston_kw:hello:

Fingers crossed for Dusty's Mum.
Really pleased to know that you have successfully dealt with the two things that were weighing you down, Jazee.
That's an early half-term, mrs-mp! - schools round here don't get holiday until the following week.
YL, well done for making your list and spotting that many of your worries are about things that only *might* happen.
Poor Pixie - hope she and you feel better soon, pigpen.

Thanks for the new list, Natty, and for last week's, Bossy.

Today my diary is completely free for the first time for months :j so I hope to tie up lots of loose ends and finish off odd jobs and errands. I have started sorting my list by category (house and garden, studying, personal/hobbies, my boxes work, and other commitments) and identifying with different coloured highlighting which jobs are "urgent", "important", "need to be done within a year" or just "odd jobs and errands" (things to be done at odd times this week). Anything else comes under the heading "No need to think about this at present" or simply "Dream on!" :rotfl: and has been removed from my list. The strategy seems to be working, as my list is greatly reduced and I have tackled at least three urgent jobs and several important ones in the last couple of weeks and not just sat around dreaming

So, today my list looks like this:
- [STRIKE]look up how to make a sugarpaste lion cake topper on youtube[/STRIKE] - DONE
- S&S bathroom
- S&S kitchen
- use Aunt Kate's Head (antique soft fluffy white brush on a long bamboo cane) to clear the spiders out of the landing lightshade
- clear floor and desk in study bedroom
- deal with remaining updates of charity paperwork
- course reading
- write a short letter and post it
- do a bit of shopping, call in at CS, and pay in cheque at PO
- get outside for at least an hour in the sunshine
- design a shield
all interspersed with :coffee: and parrots to keep my snuffles, sneezes and mild aches under control

Spoons and sticks all round, with waves instead of hugs so I don't pass on the snuffles :wave: Hope everyone has a good day, especially YL and CY xx

Joining you now for HHCx2, pigpen

poohbear59

Thanks Natty. I am going to fly gently this week. My back pain is still bad. I think I over stretched.

Today I have to reapply for my blue badge, cut out fabric for a bag for DD for Xmas, sort some papers for the accountanting assistant.

And must not forget WI tonight!

Honey_Bear

ionafan wrote: »

Morning all and welcome Justforme and huston_kw:hello:

Fingers crossed for Dusty's Mum.
Really pleased to know that you have successfully dealt with the two things that were weighing you down, Jazee.
That's an early half-term, mrs-mp! - schools round here don't get holiday until the following week.
YL, well done for making your list and spotting that many of your worries are about things that only *might* happen.
Poor Pixie - hope she and you feel better soon, pigpen.

Thanks for the new list, Natty, and for last week's, Bossy.

... and thank you to Ionafan for summing up everything I wanted to say so beautifully. :A <- Ionafan.

Shot down to the charity with the overload of fresh seasonal veg to make sure the marrows didn't end up at the tip and came away with three marrows, two cabbages (both of which are shrink wrapped) another bag of beetroot (about 5kgs?), some very bendy carrots and parsnips, a couple of perky carrots, a couple more onions, a potato, and an unidentifable thing that has me completely foxed. Dropped off a jar of marrow and ginger jam with the promise of some of the apple and carrot chutney that will be ready for C-Word and came away with gleeful shouts of, 'We'll see you again on Saturday!' Apparently even the vegetarian staff are stick to death of stuffed marrow, but the recipe I'm using at the moment for marrow and ginger jam is the best I've ever come across so every scrap will be put to good use. Raided Sainsbobs for ginger, sugar and Certo so that'll be another 20 jars later. I'm going to run out of jars. *wah* I'd let dozens go because I didn't envisage a glut of anything this year but I just can't bear the thought of all that food going to waste. A Gumtree Wanted ad, I think. Flying will happen later around jam making.

OH and I are off to finally choose a proper bathroom cabinet after putting up with chaos in the storage department for 20 years. Yesssssss.

Mumto5

Take FIL to hospital for appointment with specialist
Collect DD2 from school
Take DD2 to swimming lessons
Take DS2 to work
Out for dinner with DH (gr0upon deal)
I MUST do some ironing.
Bathrooms were done Friday so it's just a s/s.


Making progress! 3 jobs done.
Going to tackle the ironing now. I may be some time!

nicki_2

Just stopped for a coffee after tidying up right through the house (except the desk & kitchen) Slowly crossing things off my list, but that's what today is for I hung washing out, and 15 minutes later it started raining! Brought it in, put it in the drier and just put a 2nd load in the drier. Its supposed to be dry this afternoon so I'll put out the not so urgent stuff and dry the rest. On the plus side downstairs isn't doing too bad temperature wise despite me having the window open so it's not all bad :rotfl:

Personal (week):
Laundry ([STRIKE]towels x3,[/STRIKE] dark, light, fleece, cloths, quilt, blanket, dog)
Ironing
[STRIKE]Sort bags[/STRIKE]
Jigsaws (going to set one up which is being charity shopped but I need to check all the pieces are there first. As its multiple puzzles in one box I need to do them rather than just count the pieces)
Accounts
Mr A delivery
Change my bed - Its stripped...
Recanvassing newsletter
Recanvassing books
Dailies: Beds, dishes, laundry load, S&S kitchen, S&S bathroom, dog walk
Sewing repairs: Monkey, doll
HGP jobs
Clean front of the house
Sort dehumidifiers for bathroom and DD bedroom
Shredding
Stuff to charity shop (See photo for opening times)
Nag DD over arrangements going away (she's sorting it with her grandparents who are away atm and will forget)
Plan bake sale stuff (twinks, chocolate cakes, cupcakes) including packaging (used foil trays last time and they never came home despite me asking for them back! so I want stuff I don't mind disappearing.

Magical Monday - Barnacled Bathroom and Sociable Study/Pc Area
Level One...
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two...
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three...
[STRIKE] Clear clutter from floor [/STRIKE]
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment the pc while doing this
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or are dead!
Extra mission:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Clean the radiators in these rooms
• Pull out the pc and desk and clear under and behind it.. how much money did you find? Clean windows, hang up clean nets and draught-proof curtains and any table cloths/throws or other dust and grot gathering bits of fabric!
• Wipe sticky and dirty marks off the walls and doors

Going to fold the laundry and then work on the desk area/jigsaws. DD has 3 jigsaws scattered across the desk area. :mad:

:wave:

mummyroysof3

Trying to keep busy to put out my mind that I won't see my eldest till Friday as he going away with school...not cried yet but I'm sure I will

ionafan

Just updating my list: if it's gone, it's done.

- deal with remaining updates of charity paperwork
- course reading
- write a short letter and post it
- do a bit of shopping, call in at CS, and pay in cheque at PO
- get outside for at least an hour in the sunshine
- design a shield

Back later...

huston_kw

Just updating my list, for some reason I thought it said bedroom so I have also cleaned the clutter from there, nice mistake to make Off for a quick :coffee:before I go to the gym & shopping

If it's gone it's done

Magical Monday - Barnacled Bathroom and Sociable Study/Pc Area
Level One... DONE :j
Level Two...:j
Level Three...
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean/wash the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
Extra mission:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
• Grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
• Pull out the pc and desk and clear under and behind it.. how much money did you find? Clean windows, hang up clean nets and draught-proof curtains and any table cloths/throws or other dust and grot gathering bits of fabric!
• Wipe sticky and dirty marks off the walls and doors

Editing as I decided not to go to gym and actually clean more!!! I'm also horrified at my dinning room radiator (where PC is)!

kazwookie

Thank you for all the lists.

I am pleased to tell you all that I ahve nearly worked my way around my industrial office decluttering it, I have been through all the paper work / files / cupboard / desk etc etc, I have shredded / dumped loads over the last 3 months or so, it has been a major project but thank goodness it is now drawing to a close.
I now have the best part of 40 A4 files empty, and other such stuff.............

Wm is done
Clothes drying is taking place outside
Cat is sleeping in the sun
OH has come shopping with me.
Rubbish out
All bins cleaned
Toilets bleached.......