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Weekly Flylady Thread 15 August 2016

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  • bossymoo
    bossymoo Posts: 6,924 Forumite
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    DD is currently sprawling over me - bushed! Lots more swimming and we've cracked the bike thing - she whizzed across the field on her own today :T think she'll sleep tonight!

    Just having a cuppa then will head back outside :)
    Bossymoo

    Away with the fairies :beer:
  • Ishtar
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    Been busy today...

    Tuesday bluesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Vacuum through the living room,[/STRIKE] hall and stairs
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure![/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Open a drawer.. sort the junk within!
    15 minutes sort of the junk on the landing!
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
    Extra Mission
    Name all the school garments!!
    [STRIKE]Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
    Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!![/STRIKE]
    Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it
    Deflea children - haven't done this, but DD was a bit put out by this one!! :D
    Deflea pets - this I'll do later, when I can locate them. They saw the spot on stuff come out and ran...

    Hope everyone is getting on OK.
    D x
  • Narc0lepsy
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    Well it took far longer than I'd anticipated, but kitchen has now had its best clean since goodness knows when
    Magnificant Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean the sink and slush the drain out[/STRIKE]
    Level Three.
    [STRIKE]Wipe the door handles[/STRIKE] Plus wiped down every cupboard and appliance
    [STRIKE]Wipe the oven kn@bs, underneath too if you can[/STRIKE]can't get under an Aga!
    Extra Mission
    [STRIKE]Wiped all fridge shelves and cleared out dross[/STRIKE]
    Find 10 things to throw/give awayDidn't actually count, but lots thrown away, recycling put in correct bins rather than on one area of the worksurface, and all other non-kitchen stuff is back to its rightful place

    Just walked up to post some letters, stopped at 'wild' plum tree on the way back and gathered a whole T shirt full (no don't panic I didn't take T shirt off - just filled up the 'lap'). As a bonus, a family of fairies were in the tree and twittered away happily while I was gathering the fruit.

    Bumbag emptied.
    Library books renewed.
    Remember...a layer of dust protects the wood beneath it.
  • dancemum
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    3 x wm dried outside

    Flew at parents' home

    Ground floor dysoned
    Travel bag purchased
    Wedding photos framed for my parents' Diamond wedding party
    Conservatory panel re attached
  • froddington
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    Evening. I'm back from a lovely and very hot weekend in Munich - great city!

    Valli - sending lots of hugs and prayers your way xx

    rainedaze - welcome x

    Natty - sounds like a lovely plan and something to look forward to x

    Dizzy - I keep meaning to ask .... why does your location say East Sussex?!!

    So far today I have collected the baby ratties from Dad, unpacked suitcase and WM x 1.

    List ...............

    Magnificant Monday ~ Kitchen

    Level One

    Vacuum the floor

    Level Two
    Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
    Clean the sink and slush the drain out

    Level Three.
    Clean the windows
    Wipe the door handles
    Wipe the oven kn@bs, underneath too if you can

    Extra Mission
    Find 10 things to throw/give away


    Tuesday bluesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level One

    Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs

    Level Two
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen

    Level Three
    Open a drawer.. sort the junk within!
    15 minutes sort of the junk on the landing!
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

    Extra Mission
    Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • kazwookie
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    Some shady gardening done today

    Just arrange to go to the beach tomorrow with OH to see DIL and 2 x grand kids :) and now just relised it is main carnvial day along the coast and red arrows! so it will be packed, but not seen grands kids for ages so we will leave very early, take extra clothes and camera.
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  • Natty68
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    lynnejk wrote: »
    Sounds a terrific future plan Natty - is it the Animalarium ?

    It is lynne :D Didn't realise others knew of it... :D T can't wait to get there, but she does keep going every other week...lol And I've told her I want one of the baby lynxes that have not long been born :p
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  • ionafan
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    Welcome Raine.

    Woo-hoo Natty! - that's a great plan, and of course you'll be within easy reach of future Welsh Marches Flymeets :D

    Glad you enjoyed your day at the seaside, Dizzy.

    I agree Froddy - Munich is a great city.

    My bookshelves are finished and I have hoovered the upstairs floors.
    We went to SW this morning and then I took a friend out to lunch. We found an excellent cafe in a little village less than 15 minutes' drive from here - yet neither of us had ever been down that road before!
    WMx3 done and dried outside; HHI completed.
    Watered the pots in the back garden.
    Phoned my friend in our old home town.
    Did a bit more reading.
    Watched more of the Olympics.

    The freezer part of my FF gave up the ghost overnight so we have eaten large quantities of fish for tea tonight! The neighbour's cat will enjoy the haddock.

    Tomorrow I have a dental checkup in the morning and DH has a horse piddle appointment in the afternoon - I doubt that much will get done between.

    (((Hugs))) spoons and sticks to all in need x
  • dancemum
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    just discovered ds1 has been making calls lasting over 1 hour again on his mobile. Some of you may remember the shocking £300 bill we had for 19 days in Autumn. It looks like we haven't been charged for them this time but I will be checking the account daily. I gave warned him he will be going on payg. He said then he will get his own contract. Maybe he will learn then.

    Fence company will be coming tomorrow to give us a quote. I'm sick of seeing the neighbour's jumping out of their hot tub. (Which they leave on 24/7. It. Is on decking and vibrates causing a loud low pitched hum in my conservatory.) We have been putting off new fence as they have attached things to our old one without asking and are always kicking balls at it. They have also a massive gas bbq very close to it.

    Kitchen tidied and pots done
  • Valli
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    I am keeping busy. Done a small wash today, ironed and paired socks as I hit the bottom of the laundry basket, so odd socks were located. Cleaned DS's bedroom floor, window and sill, changed bedding and sponged his rug. The dusting I shall leave, his surfaces are so cluttered. Lots of texts to and fro, no bed in Leicester yet, so empty bed vibes would be useful
    Have got WM in for the morning. Also had washed DS's work tie, which was watermarked but isn't now, and have a second load on standby. Tue label says dry clean...so I very gently hand washed HA dry clean only tie - I WIN!
    Managed to update job share partner without blubbing then wept at macMillan advert on TV.
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
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    Thank you Honey Bear
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