Weekly Flylady Thread 15 August 2016

Honey_Bear

(((Hugs))) for everyone who has a relative who's going through it at the moment, for those that are going through it, and for those that have lost someone they loved. The only person who ever said anything absolutely 100% wrong to me was the person who said, 'It's probably a blessing in disguise' when my disabled neice died, but even that didn't make it worse. I think the fear most people have is that they're going to make a difficult situation worse, but in reality I don't think that's possible - what the wrong person said shocked me and made me angry, not sadder.

lynnejk wrote: »

Trouble is, although I've offered to help, he keeps putting it off. I don't want to make a problem out of it - any ideas how to get him motivated ??

Anyone who's got the answer to that one figured out has solved one of life's perenial mysteries. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Sewing. Bliss.

LameWolf

Valli wrote: »

Some people have said they don't know what to say - just acknowledging that is a plus, i find. I would be interested to know if others feel the same too.

*Raises hand* I never know what to say to people in "ordinary conversation" iyswim, let alone someone going through such a harrowing ordeal. Please know this, though - all the Wolfy strength I can muster is heading to you and your sis. x

Biscuit_monster

I never know what to say. What can you say in such circumstances? I usually find a hug helps (real or virtual) if words can't be found.

So hugs to Valli xxx
And anyone else that needs one.

This morning I have :

Forced children to pick stuff up from their bedroom floor, and hoovered it.
Picked stuff up from our bedroom floor and hoovered it.
WM on and pegged out.
DW on.
worktops and table cleared and wiped.
hhi
Kitchen floor hoovered and mopped
Bog and sink swished
Bathroom floor mopped
Lr hoovered

Dd1 went to her friend to play this morning
Dd2 now has her friend here.

More flying planned later - Bil visiting tomorrow and I am at work all day tomorrow so need to clean today.

Valli

She's moving....

Will get to go visit later

We did set off - so,e idiot had a van with a ladder which lost it in the road Lane two. We avoided it, the we had to turn round and come bak. By this time they had closed the M1 to retrieve it. A lucky escape because we neither hit the ladder nor got stuck in the closure.

I was on standby to travel in the ambulance. I am slightly disappointed:(

Her hubby is in the ambulance, he plans to get a taxi back to Northampton:eek:

Matody

Magnificant Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop 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

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
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!
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

• Name all the school garments!!
• Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it
• Deflea children
• Deflea pets

Wednesday warts- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One.
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two.
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Level One
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!

Extra mission

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• Clean the outside of all cupboards in the bathroom
• HHI

Thursday Throwout!!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Level Two
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list

• 32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean all paintwork on the landing
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear out your spare linen.. all those holey sheets, manky duvet covers and stained pillow cases.. FLING!!

Friday Frenzy- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Tasks

• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• Binbag dance!!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

not much done this week, but will get there

Narc0lepsy

Oh dear, I'm only on day 2.
Tuesday bluesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Vacuum through the living room, hall[/STRIKE] and stairs didn't do stairs, but did conservatory
Level Two
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE]
Clean windows [STRIKE]and all glass.. including the tv screen[/STRIKE] gave windows and other areas a quick swish with feather duster
[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]

also watered all plants in living room
one load through DW, about to unload it
Went to Body Balance then did the gym exercises set by the physio, plus a small amount of time on the treadmill.
Labelled up things to post.

This eve I have a student's work to look over, greenhouse etc watering to do and anything else would be great but I'm cream crackered now.

milasavesmoney

I just decided to start today.

Thursday Throwout!!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers. check
Level Two
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. check
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance I really needed to do this! Check
Level Three
Vacuum floors in bedrooms check
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead yuck and yes done
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.working on this one today but it will take longer

cyclingyorkie

In my experience saying something is better than saying nothing.

A good friend of 20+ years has disappeared from my life since I started this journey. She doesn't do the nasty stuff in life. Sadly I don't have this choice. Her daughter was on of DD2's bridesmaids. She actually apologised for her mum's behaviour.

Today has been mainly given over to sleep. And Olympics, obviously.

Glad to hear of bad vacancy. Love and hugs to Valli

kazwookie

Love and hugs to all xxxxx

I am a bad fly lady today, work is very busy, as I result tonight I cannot be bothered to do any thing, except watch the Olympics.......

I did clean the kitchen this mornnig before work, if that counts

bossymoo

I've flown a bit.

Tidied the bike store while dinner was cooking, one bike removed (going next door) and homeless chairs in its place. Put toys back where they belong and swept it out before replacing everything. Closed up the other stores as we are forecast some wet weather over the next couple of days.

Kitchen is a bit messy after dinner but bin emptied and DW going.

Also cleaned upstairs bathrooms while kiddies had their baths. All this swimming has done DD hair no favours at all, so I have been brave and given her a trim! Now this is not a particular skill of mine - but we managed ok, I even layered it a little, remembering the technique my hairdresser uses. It looks fine, thank gawd. I've been checking it's even ever since, haha. Hopefully it will be a bit easier to manage :T

I've sorted torches and a few camping bits. Just watching a bit of tv then will do kitchen.