Weekly Flylady Thread 17th September 2007

nearlynewbie

Christmas shoe boxes
"AnW'smum," Oh, I have some stuff for shoe boxes too, as well as shoe boxes! Hoping MIL's church does a collection this year as i have no idea where to send them if they don't "

tiami_d

http://www.samaritanspurse.uk.com/occ/dropoff-points.asp
Just type into your post code and it tells you where and when to drop them off if MIL church not doing this year.

ChasingButterflies

I give up - I don't know how you all do it...

... How do you manage to read and reply to everyone's posts and get the work done? :rotfl:

A bit behind already but I will make up time... grrr computer won't open up my word doc with all the details in - ok I need to spring clean my comp too (too many pics of kids lol need to find a way of backing them up so I can free up HD)

Well needless to say my kitchen is making me feel so proud It is amazing how much better it looks when all the stuff that migrates into here migrates back to where it should be :rolleyes:

Only prob was when I was clearing out fridge I found a tub of natural yougurt that goes out of date today - so I HAD to make a double batch of muffins - Chocolate and Orange - so the kids have mini ones in their lunch boxes today and I have to resist the usual temptation to eat the lot :rotfl: I am going to freeze half of what is there and the rest can go between snacks for kids and some for oh to take to work. I will allow myself 1 a day - I went up a dress size over the summer hols - so I have a capsule wardrobe atm...

tiamia_d - the gift baskets are beautiful - I know in particular the bratz baskets will go down a treat!

embb - thanks - user id is just about the only calm thing about me :rotfl:

I would recommend Ovenmate to anyone - The only places I have seen it now are Lakeland and Kleenze - up here you used to be able to get a double pack from Costco for the same price as you pay for 1 elsewhere - they stopped stocking it up here It is so good though I just bite the bullet 'cos I know it works!

Just found out that the kids have Friday/Monday off school :eek: oppppss I mean :j So I need to get the playroom sorted by then... as well as keep up with the lists...

re the ebay challenge - for the sake of my marriage I have to give it a miss :rotfl: however I will sort through all outgrown stuff and pass on to people who have kids the right age/store for the school rag bag scheme which I think is collected in November.

Hope everyone who is a bit down is feeling a little better today.

AnW'sMum

Bet I'm too late for that cuppa lil_me, can we do lunch instead?

pigpen

Chasingbutterflies.. we all spent the first 2-3 weeks chasing our tail as well.. it seemed like we never stopped but it does get to a point where you think (or at least I am at the moment) why bother with most of the list as the room is tidy.. I do try to do a bit more of a bigger fling then though and see what I can shift out of the house! As for todays list.. I did half of it the other day so my hall and stairs are fine.. and front room needs a vacuum over and bit of a fling and reshuffle but it is mostly ok.. the children got to clear all their junk out of it and most of the household junk is theirs so there isn't much left for me to do.

SO.. I get to do painting and flinging!!

pigpen

AnW'sMum wrote: »

Bet I'm too late for that cuppa lil_me, can we do lunch instead?

I'm doing a cuppa and lunch sounds fab!

jjef

aaaargh, I have just unpacked the shopping and realised that I have forgotten to order milk, so will need to go to shops after all AND it's started raining so much for sunshine and wind I had two loads out on the line, house now looks like a laundrette as I am trying to avoid using the TD - does anyone know where I can get a costing of using a TD - aiming to cut back my usage with a few to saving money but not sure where I can work out the actual saving.

AnW'sMum

jjef not sure how accurate this calculator is but it should give you an idea on running costs

FrankieM

I didn't manage an hour, I was starving. Have only managed the utility room cupboards...why do we keep so much stuff that we never use. I found stain removers that my hubby ex wife bought and we've been together nearly 15 years!!!
Looks great in their now. I found loads of broken or slightly damaged bits that I put to one side for Hubby to fix. I figure if he hasn't done them by now, then its not going happen.
Waiting for the window fitters to arrive, so I haven't been cleaning windows or window sills. Once the new windows are in I'll start on those.

So just the girls room to do now and dinner, making chicken pie.
Gonna put my feet up for half an hour and start again at 1pm.....

pigpen

FINALLY... some peace.. Tiddles in bed and hubby JUST gone to work.

Washing out, some more in.. and once I've necked this turkey casserole I am going to go paint something!!

borderlakland

after noon all
so far today i have done
absolutly nouwt,zero, ziltch:o except help oh hang washing out

had to go back to drs which took half the morning.She has told me NOT to go back to work until I've finished with the osteopath,so i've got to go and break the news to that bloody woman from personel tomorrow on way to said osteopath.that will make her day(not)

house looks like a bomb site but I'm going off in a min to try and have a mad hour before the small people(who still hate me)come home and wreck it all again.dd's have been told they are not going anywhere,no tv,computer etc until they tidy their room.I refuse to do it for them,i think at 7 and 11 they are old enough to do it.ds's are grounded til wkend for being little sods and refusing to go to sleep,making so much noise they woke the girls up,so they can tidy their room up as well.
can't hoover at mo though cos oh is in bed