Weekly Flylady Thread 27th August 2007

shell2001

Morning all - if anyone has the kettle on mines a tea, milk no sugar TA!:D

Been busy so far:-

Littles room, tidied, hoovered, dusted, toys sorted etc
Beds aired and made
Hoovered through
Bathroom S & S
Hall & bathroom floors mopped
Phone bill opened and :mad: at!
Kitchen S & S
Towels and shower curtain in WM
Undies and socks sorted and put away
Ironing sorted into piles - still not done any:eek:

Need to do:-

Kitchen floor
Shopping list for this coming week (away at butlins next weekend)
Put BM on
Peg out towels when WM finished
Play in garden with littles
Sort out their play shed (needs a hoover)
Do cobweb stomp
Do some ironing
Sort out freezer shed
Do countdown chart till DD1 cast comes off

Should have gone to a puppet show thing this morning but girls didnt want to go (the last one was a clown show and it was rubbish), they are playing with Happyland so will NOT be selling it now. Am thinking of buying more bits to add to it:D so much for my cashing in by flogging it at xmas on ebay.

DD1 had yet another episode yesterday, over an hour of rage. I set the camcorder up this time so DH can see what she is like. He thought it was a good idea and that if it should continue once she is at school/her cast comes off at least we have evidence to show to doctor. Health visitors here are rubbish. I phoned them once about a feeding issue with DD2, they phoned me back over a week later:eek: .

Am trying to catch up on all the jobs as its my weekend off this week so we want to spend time together, planning on a trip to felixstow on Sunday.

Right WM now finished, so will put kettle on, peg out and then make a brew!

Dustykitten

Just made some tomato soup which is in the AGA and a bake in the box try me free which I was very dubious about but it is absolutely delicious - had 2 pieces warm yum yum.

Putting washing on the line.

Writing shopping list - if I pop to the corner shop to get sausages i can put off going to town until tomorrow and then can shop in peace and go into John Lewis at the same time!

maralum

Hello there all!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry it's been such a long time, the summer holidays are a pain in the behind. I can't seem to get anything done. All I do is bum about, play games and chatter. Lots of fun for the boy and I , but the house is very sad .

My mum's coming to get Owen this weekend, so I should be able to sort a few things out while he's away. Bless her, she misses him so much, I know that she wants us to move closer, but we just can't afford it at the minute.

The little girl is doing well. She's gorgeous and has just started giggling. She looks very surprised when she does it, but it's very cute :j . What with playing, baby clinics etc, I just don't get anything done any more. As soon as Owen goes back to school though, I'm back on my lists every day. I can't hack it with the house in a state nowadays, it gives me the heebies just looking at it.

On the plus side, I've done some of my christmas shopping already (the kids don't mind shopping, so long as we pop to a couple of toy shops on the way!!!)

Right, the wee one's awake again, so I'll have to go. Hope to pop in soon and say hi. Missing all the chat and goss, can't wait until I'm back in the swing of things. x

mumoftwo

hello everyone :wave:

My house is a mess, my oven is broken, my mood is stinking, my sister is not home for a chat, my diet is not working, my shopping not yet unpacked....

and I have come on here to read all your lovely threads for some inspiration and a laugh and some cooing over a hedgehog... ahhhhhh!!

last night in the middle of cooking my huge shepherds pie in the oven, all the electricity in the house went off and when I flipped the switch, I discovered after about 20 minutes that my oven wasn't working anymore and my shepherds pie was still cold... had to put it into a smaller dish to heat up in the microwave.. Oh well, I can drag kids and OH around tomorrow in search of a new oven Are these things easy to replace yourself? Mine is seperate from the cooking plate.. Is it a case of slot one out and slot another one in? Or do you need an electrician?

Lakeland order came yesterday including my shortbread mould and traybake, will have to wait to use it now until I have an oven again..

someone give me some ooomph to get stuck in.. I hate going into the weekend when the whole house is a mess. Going to aquafit this afternoon to escape this house..

tinselfairy

rach- I fainted after giving blood once and was advised to drink the squash afterwards as a cool drink is better than a tea/coffee. Take care.

maralum- how lovely to 'hear' from you! Glad you are all well.

mumoftwo- sorry you are having such a rubbish day so far, hope it improves this afternoon. Big hugs for you.

pigpen

YAY!! I emptied the vacuum cleaners...

Hey Maralum ... nice to see you are still in the land of the flinging... back to school next week and you'll have no choice but to join in!!

mumoftwo ... sounds like my life.. have a KICK!!!! to get you started!!

I need to go collect the gremlins now.. and bank a cheque.. and post a parcel.. and raid a shop..

See you in a bit for another cuppa xx

nicki_2

Lunch Time Got a little bit more done, spoke to mum on the phone and won the fight on facebook :dance: He won't be happy when he logs in :D DD is currently laying on the sofa watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, once I've done upstairs she's going up to play and I'll get on with downstairs :

• [strike]Laundry x 1 - plus put stuff currently drying away, its raining so only 1 can be managed today :mad:[/strike] Its in the machine now. - Opps forgot to put it on hangers etc still sitting in the machine
  
• Ironing
• School stuff check
• CLEAN OUT WHEELIE BIN - it stinks due to an off duck that been sat in it all week

Kitchen

• Level Two
  • Clean floors
  • Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
• Level Three
  • Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
  • Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
• Extra Mission:
  • Choose one or more of:
    • Clean inside of fridge
    • Clean inside of microwave

Living Room

• Level 1
  • Vacuum floors and sofas
• Level 2
  • Dusting, even if around everything
  • Remove clutter
    
  • Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
  • Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
  • Clear any clutter from desk
  • Dust PC and desk
  • Wipe keyboard and mouse
    
• Level 3
  • Wipe light switches
    
  • Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
  • Tidy shoes, coats and bags
  • Vacuum under furniture
    
  • Check for cobwebs on way round
• Extra Mission:
  • Pick one or more of the following tasks
    
    • Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
    • Clean windows in these rooms, or even just one
    • Using the idea Shirley suggested, get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be

Hall & Stairs

• Level One
  • Clear Clutter
  • Hoover
    
  • Check Smoke alarms
    
• Level Two
  
  • Wipe light switches and banister
• Level Three
  • Clean glass
  • Clean Brass
    

Master Bedroom

• Level 1
  • Vacuum floor in bedroom
• Level 2
  • [strike]Clean window & wipe windowsill[/strike]
• Level 3
  • [strike]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs[/strike]
  • Wipe doors and handles
• Extra mission tasks
  • Wipe at least one door and it's frame, don't forget the handle
  • Dust skirting boards in any one room
    
  • [strike]Clean your vacuum cleaner out, get that hair off that brush, it'll improve it's performance aswell as being cleaner![/strike]

Bathroom

• Level One
  • Clean floor
• Level Two
  • Clean bath, toilet and sink
• Level Three
  • Wipe down tiles in bathroom
• Extra mission:
  • Pick whichever you want to attempt:
    • 15 minutes paperwork sorting!
    • Clean windows in these rooms

Kids rooms

• Level One
  • Vacuum Floor (even if it's just where you can see)
• Level Two
  • [strike]Put anything back in it's place that isn't where it should be[/strike]
  • [strike]Dust, make sure you get the tops of wardrobes/drawers[/strike]
• Extra Mission Tasks - pick any one or more

[strike]Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference[/strike] Work in progress - just got a binbag at the top of the stairs that I'm adding to as I go along :rotfl:
[strike]Clean windows in these rooms[/strike]
[strike]Declutter one hotspot anywhere[/strike]
Clean any mucky marks off kids doors and walls, oh and those lightswitches and door frames.

Off to set too upstairs - bathroom won't take long and then its just hoovering but first I need to put this washing out on the maiden :wave:

rach

had my meeting and collected the car - is the kettle still on?
spoke to my sis who advised me not to give blood and then drive for ages so i am going next week instead. i am quite comfortable doing it so figure i may as well as some people are not able to do it. my meeting was really helpful and helped me to get the next 4 months of work into perspective as to what i should and shouldn't be doing.

collected the car, £99.40 all in which included 2 new tyres so not bad. it is going in next week for a service to an independent VW specialist. more expensive, but the guy fixed a major problem before for me and so i think its worth it as my car can be very glitchy. thankfully i've done a lot of work miles this month so when i do expenses should be ok to cover it!

right, off to get mileage book out of car, will do expenses and then the try my list after lunch. WM has been on already and stuff hanging up to dry. OH leaving work early so i plan to leave around 3 to get there when he's in from work. oooh, that's not long at all, better shift my butt

pigpen

Rach.. My kettle is on.. again.. gosh.. that's unusual!!

rach

tea please. any calorie free biscuits??!