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Weekly Flylady Thread 10th September 2007
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            Ok as per previous post have been playing catch up tonight. Since my last post I have managed the following. Will be finishing work early tomorrow, thankfully so that will give me a chance to get bed all changed and vacuumed. Must admit place is shinning like a new pin.
 Tuesday
 Level 1
 [STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas[/STRIKE]
 Level 2
 [STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
 Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE]
 Level 3
 [STRIKE]
 Wipe light switches and banister
 Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself will do tonight
 [/STRIKE]Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
 [STRIKE]
 15 minutes floordrobe clearance
 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
 [/STRIKE]Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
 Level One
 [STRIKE]
 Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter
 Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
 Sort through those half empty bottles or ones with only a dribble left and decant into one bottle and recycle the rest
 [/STRIKE]
 Time for tea now!!
 
 Just started comping again, wish me luck!!!
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            oooh I can change colours now
 as well as size
 sorry for that but up til recently I've been such a complete techno phobe I struggled to work out how to get on this site let alone do stuff like this(i know i'm easily pleased,)so thanks lil_me:D
 Oh has done almost 2 hrs of clothes squashing so think that brings us almost upto date with the 1/2hr a day challange.
 Kaz huge hugs comming in your direction.hope as we are in same neck of the woods they won't take long to get there.keep posting,:grouphug:
 Nicki luuurve the boots.
 hugs to anyone else who wants/needs one.Lead us not into temptation...
 just tell us where it is and we'll find it....0
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            7_week_wonder wrote: »It's official, you are my long-lost twin and we must have been separated at birth - that's the sort of well-balanced thing I eat ! !
 Cheers :beer: Official Mascot and Chief Cheerleader for the 'Mortgage Free in Three' Gang Official Mascot and Chief Cheerleader for the 'Mortgage Free in Three' Gang 0 0
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            So we know it's a girl weighing in at 6lb 5oz, jealous there as ours were (9lb 6oz and 9lb :eek: all we need now is a name . Hope you managed to get some sleep last night Jill, am guessing you were allowed home today. . Hope you managed to get some sleep last night Jill, am guessing you were allowed home today.
 I couldn't wait to get home with DS, fortunately he was born in the morning and we were home by lunch time, drinking champagne in the evening!!!Official Mascot and Chief Cheerleader for the 'Mortgage Free in Three' Gang 0 0
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            Housework tomorrow.. I'm just going to post the list!!!!
 Aww pigpen, thought it was too good to be true I'll have a go tomorrow although I'm really REALLY pleased with myself today. I have finished all the ironing and can now see the bottom of the basket AND I've cleared out the understairs cupboard :eek: Flip me was it gruesome :rotfl:                        xXx Vanda xXx0 I'll have a go tomorrow although I'm really REALLY pleased with myself today. I have finished all the ironing and can now see the bottom of the basket AND I've cleared out the understairs cupboard :eek: Flip me was it gruesome :rotfl:                        xXx Vanda xXx0
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            Congratulations Jill on the birth of your beautiful flybaby!
 Hope you get plenty of rest though now that she has arrived.
 sexymouse xxEnjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.I married Moon 8/4/2011, baby boy born 26/9/2012, Angel Baby Poppy born 8/11/15, Rainbow baby boy born 11/2/20170
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            Congratulations Jill
 Today has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. I got up this morning to find that one of the rats had beaten up another one, the one who had already had to have an emergency castrastion, and then to top it off I checked on the babies and one had died Ended up going out in the garden in my PJs to bury him in the garden with my other ratties. Ended up going out in the garden in my PJs to bury him in the garden with my other ratties.
 Work has been a total nightmare too.
 However I have been flying The house is slowly getting back to it's normal clean, tidy and organised self. The house is slowly getting back to it's normal clean, tidy and organised self.
 Updated list.
 Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
 Level One
 [strike]Clean floors,[/strike]
 Level Two
 [strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
 Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
 Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)[/strike]
 Level Three
 [strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
 Clean the INSIDE of the microwave... don’t forget the ceiling!!!
 Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances[/strike]
 15 minute fling and tidy in that junk drawer in the kitchen.. get rid of all that stuff you put in there for ‘later’ .. mind those prehistoric mousetraps!! 
 Extra Mission
 Choose one or more of:- [strike]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms[/strike]
- Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
 
 Level 1
 [strike]Vacuum floors[/strike] and sofas
 Level 2
 [strike]Dusting, even if around everything
 Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
 Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike]
 Level 3
 [strike]Wipe light switches and banister[/strike]
 Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
 [strike]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! [/strike]
 Extra Mission
 Pick one or more of the following tasks- Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
- Clean the fluff from the fire.. not while it is on!! Don’t forget to arrange for it to be serviced before winter sets in if you have a gas fire!! Or chimneys swept for real fires! Central heating boilers etc need servicing too!
 
 Level 1
 Check fire alarms are working
 Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
 Level 2
 [strike]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross last week![/strike]
 Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
 [strike]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/strike]
 Level 3
 [strike]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/strike]
 Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
 Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc
 Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more- [strike]27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter[/strike]
- Sort and put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!! e.g new socks/sweaters
- Clean windows in these rooms
- Clear any one hotspot
 
 Level One
 [strike]Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter) [/strike]
 Level Two
 Clean baths, toilets and sinks
 Clear any clutter from desk
 Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
 Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
 Level Three
 [strike]Clear clutter from floor [/strike]
 Wipe down tiles in bathroom
 Clean 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:
 Pick whichever you want to attempt- Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
- Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames!
 
 Level One
 [strike]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see [/strike]
 Level Two
 Level Three
 Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
 Extra Task List
 As usual pick any one or more of the following if you fancy an extra challenge today and are still alive after entering the kids rooms!!- Fun one.. look in that medicine cupboard... is there anything you can fling? Is there anything you need to stock up on? It is soon to be snot and grot season so make sure you have all you will need.. nothing worse than wanting a lemsip right now and having none in!!!!
- Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
- Clean 2 radiators or the skirting in any room of your choice!.. or if you have the bug today you could do both!  
- Clean any one (or more) window that needs doing
 Debts: Mum £3923 0% APR0
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            Finally home from London and had to check to hear if there was any news of Jill before i head to bed and
 Woop Woop
 Way to Go Jill :beer::j:j:j:beer::D:D:D:D:D:D:beer::beer::beer::j:j:j:j:j:j:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T :beer::j:j:j:beer::D:D:D:D:D:D:beer::beer::beer::j:j:j:j:j:j:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T
 right i feel better now. I can sleep easy!
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            Lil_me .. has her head in a spin her feet don't touch the ground..
 Nicki has.. kinky boots kinky boots
 Sproggi.. condemns herself to insanity by proclaiming we are all nuts... can I be the walnut then??? I don't want to be hazel or brazil.. or am I the fruit and nut????
 JillD .. is on the 'fast weight loss' diet.. pop-a-person.. coolness!!!
 Kazmeister.. can be our official cheer-meister so we need her here to 'GIVE US AN 'A' ' or something like.. 
 Did I tell you I got on the bus earlier and a 'thing' sat next to me that smelled like a wet fish shop?? GROSS!!!!!!! I had to get off 2 stops early so I wasn't sick!!!
 AND.. to make you all happy... you have me for the next week too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 .... alcohol.... cuppa.... BED!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 The answer to that question is.. YES!!!!!!! lots!!!!!!!!!!!!
 And yes we are stupid!!!!!!!!!!! or £2.99 I will tell you to ... get a dog!!!!
 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cat-dog-fox-deterrent-pest-toilet-garden-scarer-poo_W0QQitemZ330163865902QQcmdZViewItemLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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            Weekly List
 Weekly Menu - DONE
 Grocery List - DONE
 Grocery Shop - DONE
 Work - Mon, Tues, Wed
 Wipe through kitchen, including microwave and cupboard fronts All kitchen done - it's sparkling  
 Dust living areas, bedrooms, entry, utility rooms
 Vaccum [strike]living areas,[/strike] bedrooms, [strike]entry[/strike], hall, utility rooms
 WASH FLOORS!!!!
 Change beds
 Clean bathrooms (x two)
 Take bottom rubber off shower door and clean
 Keep laundry up to date - Raining, but I have a load to put on
 Wipe down laundry walls
 Walk Arsha every day - Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun
 Write up master list of things that need doing around the house (most of which cost money, so won't be happening in a hurry) DONE
 Change signature at bottom - going to make it a Mortgage Pig 
 Keep business accs up to date 
 Yesterday:
 Banking
 Try and find a man that I owe money too - he's moved his office and I'm not sure where to LOL DONE
 Vacuum living areas DONE
 Pay phone and power bill (due today - oops) DONE
 Get rubbish bin for office - plastic bag hanging on a hook 
 Ironing Ironed all shirts Ironed all shirts
 Walk to town with OH cos he rode over his glasses with the lawnmower! DONE
 Friday:
 Walk Arsha
 Laundry x 1 load
 Take kids to school DONE
 WW meeting DONE
 Phone insurance re OH glasses DONE
 Take claim number to Optomistrist DONE
 Return overdue Library books DONE
 RSVP invitation DONE
 Order dog biscuits DONE
 Banking (not done yesterday) DONE
 Change DS4s bed
 OK - off to change that bed, get washing on, have lunch, then walk Arsha - hopefully the rain will have stopped by then 
 If there is to be any peace, it will come through being, not having - Henry MillerM.A.C.A.W Member . . Wannabe Flybaby0
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