Weekly Flylady Thread 15th February 2016

bossymoo

DD room has been bottomed! She's sorted out all her teddies- kept lots but isn't it surprising which stuff they discard? She doesn't want any of the build a bear stuff - might try sell that - and a plush Ariel the little mermaid. But she kept the "nut" my mum knitted for her toy mouse (gruffalo story)

Anyway it's all tidied, clean bed, dusted and vacced so looks nice again

She's currently in the bath with her new goggles on...

pigpen

4x WM OH just hanging it out.
2x DW
Chicken just about cooked, cat going insane!
girls dressed
knitted the back of a cardigan..


I'm shattered now and in need of a snooooooze

Honey_Bear

Oven cleaned, fridge defrosting, kitchen floor swept and swabbed. The sky's clear here, but the forecast is rain at lunchtime so I haven't cleared the last of the pre-Christmas laundry pile as hoped. Lodger K told me that Tuesday and Wednesday were the first consecutive days since OCTOBER that it hasn't rained (her role means she mixes with people for whom this matters). No wonder I've had to resort to the TD to finish drying stuff.

More tadpole munching today.

Dizzy_Imp

Well the vets was utter chaos. Couldn't get just one dog out of the caravan - the other two were having none of that again, so I ended up taking them all, plus two small children. Then I saw an American vet who kept calling me ma'am and Girl Pup 'Sweetpea'...irritating. New bandage and dressings, plus additional antibiotics as it looks slightly puffy and he wants to nip any infection in the bud before it develops.

Got to go back tomorrow and Saturday morning to have new dressings and a honey-based oilment applied again. Oh, and it would be good if I could keep her bandage dry...sigh...I have a paddy field/mud bath as a garden and she won't go to the loo unless it's grass. I've tried the plastic bag over the foot trick, but she gets it off any way she can. :mad:

MinnieMousesMummy

Good afternoon everyone, I have been rushing around all morning so didn't get time to update my list until now. So far today I have let the chickens out to roam and fed all animals, taken my mum home, taken and collected dd from nursery and done 2 hours studying.
Magnificent Monday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Fill in forms for DVLA and post
HHI
Remove and wash bed linen
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk!
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs have moved in....
39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Wipe or dust over the upstairs light fittings..
Clean windows in these rooms
Wipe down the skirting in the bedroom and on the landing

Twinkling Tuesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! 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
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.
Clean the radiators in these rooms
Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
HHI... a bit more gone!

Whitening Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
HHI
Make phone call regarding part time work
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table..
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean out the cupboard full of pasta and packets and pickles..
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those filters and drawers for ickiness, gackiness and fluff!!
Do meal plan for March
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob or a knob!!..
29 fling boogie.. GO!

Thundering Thursday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Check uni emails
Close the chickens away before dark
Do another 2 hours studying
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dusting, even if around everything & water & wipe the poor neglected plants!
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm surprised it isn't compost!!
Change any dead lightbulbs in the house!
Clean a radiator or two.
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
HHI.. get that mountain gone

procrastinator

lynnejk wrote: »

Evening all

Sending gw vibes to all needing some, some squishy hugs and especially big sticks.



I use - highlight, copy and then paste. HTH




Thanks but how do you copy and paste, this time I've used the right click but still no colour.

Thundering Thursday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level One...
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level Two...
Dusting, even if around everything & water & wipe the poor neglected plants!
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Level Three...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork

Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm surprised it isn't compost!!
Change any dead lightbulbs in the house!
Clean a radiator or two.
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
HHI.. get that mountain gone
!

nicki_2

DD finally emerged at 11.30...had a cup of coffee, some leftover pizza then declared she was stuffed, had a headache, sore throat, felt roasting and was tired again. Checked her over and it looks like she might have tonsillitis She doesn't want to go to the walk-in (I'm not even attempting the GP!) so we're trying self care until tomorrow. If there's no improvement she'll be dragged to the walk-in by her ear! She's gone back to bed now, so all curtains and windows upstairs are shut so its as dark as possible (so glad she still has a black-out blind in her room) and I'll make her a hot toddy when she comes down (I've checked, she can have a small amount of alcohol so it will be okay), soup for tea I think as well as I have a couple of cans she can have.

Flying wise I've just put load 3 on, the other 2 are out on the line and I'm going to try and get on with some more work as quietly as possible as soon as I've dealt with todays post (all bills ) :wave:

pigpen

Nicki.. Alcohol evaporates at 75'C so if it is hotter than that (made with boiling water) it wont have any alcohol in it.

LameWolf

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

Mr N dropped in to see his mum and she'd had a fall getting out of the bath. Seems just bruising and she won't let him get the doctor. Within the last year we got a social service person or whoever to come and see if she was eligible for a walk in shower (it's a housing association property) as her bath is quite high, she is less agile at 86 than she used to be. They said no, she should get one of those little steps to use to get in and out of bath. Ridiculous - she could easily fall off one of those. So tomorrow Mr N needs to contact them again. And we need to start thinking what next, as sadly she is getting very....mentally not alert and can't remember the name of things (like today was 'that little room' when she meant the kitchen). It's all very sad. she is fiercely independent and doesn't like people doing things for her.

Narc0, I have one of these bath lifts:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Invacare-Aquatec-Orca-Bath-Lift/dp/B00EEHCCT2
Admittedly, I bought it myself (I prefer not to have SS nosing into my life), but it does help.
My situation was that I could get in the bath by sitting on the laundry bin (which is a solid wooden construction and actually doubles as a seat in the bathroom), swing my legs over the bath, and I was in. Having got sat down however, I needed Mr LW to haul me out, as once sat in the bath, I don't have the strength in my legs to get up again. This wasn't doing his back any good, so we decided to get the bath lift.
It works with a rechargeable battery unit which you just take off and recharge after use, and it's easily removed (by a decently fit person) when you want to clean it and the bath.
Would SS consider providing something like that for her?

Valli

And it has worked....

Off to the pub quiz!