Weekly Flylady Thread 1st October 2007

lil_me

:j for Wispa, I resisted another when in the shop today, but I just found another choccy bar in the fridge, diet restarts when we move hot chocolate anyone, found 3 tubs of Cadbury's hot chocolate when sorting cupboards, being a horder has it's plus points!

Nope haven't gone to bed yet, got distracted with tele

ShirleyPark_2

With regards to the vacuum cleaner, I tried it about 1/2 a hour later and it still didn't work. The ex then took a look and said that it was still hot and maybe it was the thermal shutdown. Am going to try it again this morning and see if it's working, hopefully it is.

scaredy_cat_2

ok far too many people i wanted to say stuff too!!!
pollybear - hope the feeling has passed
LJD1 having been a teacher in the past in a primary school those things happen all the time and drove me nuts as much as the parents! it is NOT just you
Bartgirl - welcome on board!
Shirleypark - my carpenter vacuumed up the dust from the coving using my dyson - it stopped sucking anything - we washed the filters and it worked again so fingers crossed!

well, yesterday i visited a friend with dds and on the way home at a busy roundabout my clutch went!! don't you just love it when you breakdown and people beep you :mad: i did get out hte car and yell before sobbing then 2 nice people pushed me onto the grass verge and then i was towed to garage!
It only happened because we got back on top of our new budget and are v skint!!! But the lovely mechanic says we can pay payday!

so today we are going to have a big walk to my mums - hopefully that will tire them out and they might sleep all night :rotfl:

then when we come back i AM going to get the house swished ready for the new regime tomorrow - i also planned to do some study before my tutorial next sat.

Have a great sunday everyone - and pigpen - get moving in your own house!!!

rach

hello all

shirley - hope it works this morning!
lil_me - you sound like you're making progress - will be me moving soon!
michelle - hugs, and i think it makes you a great mum
pigpen - hope the ngith out was fun.
tiamai - re your car, i'd just keep an eye out. hard to talk to parents unless you have seen those kids do it
pollybear - i get those kind of feelings sometime. like this week i just knew OHs ex was in the area, and sure enoguh she is and we're having coffee this aft :rolleyes:

well obviously as i'm away this weekend so no flying but we walked 11 miles yedterday (in 3h 45 mins which was pretty good going including a stop for lunch!) so i am a bit stiff today but it did me the world of good. got a chinese with OHs parents last night too (were gonna go to pizza exp and then they offered so we thought might as well stay in -cheaper!) i am staying here til tomorrow morning and then visiting friends in north london for the day my godson so can't wait.

got a couple of tasks to do today so i may as well write them here!

stick all invite inserts in (OH is helping too)
make a list of stuff in my flat - stuff to move, stuff to give away...
add a couple of things to the wedding list (oven gloves for one...)
go for a drive (OH hasn't driven since he passed his test)
email florist re wedding flowers
contact great universal - didn't get my £10 off!
work out final guest list with OH before invites go out
finish job application - urgent

lil_me

Rach have a nice day with your god son.
Shirley, fingers crossed here!!
scaredy cat sorry to hear about the car, but what a nice mechanic most would not do that. I am pleased my partner is an ex mechanic as most repairs we do ourselves, couldn't afford to run 2 cars if we didn't. Reminded me must find the Haynes for one of the cars, see if there is anything in about if wheel bearing needs to be pressed etc.

So far I have been in the shower, done a load fo washing but waiting to see what weather turns out like before deciding how to dry it, fed the boys and dogs, dogs been out, boys now playing nicely (for a change) so will do my list and drink my coffee. Quite funny as DS1 keeps singing 'Don't stop me now...' just that line of course :rotfl:

Declare war on boys room - pack what they are keeping, thinking best put them into boxes as we sort them then put what they are keeping back in the toy boxes, saves on cardboard boxes (don't have many) and means they can just go straight on toy racks
Delcare same war in boys computer room. Toys, games etc also in there.
Start packing more of boys clothes, keeping out what they will need in next 2 weeks.
Pack more kitchen stuff as I go.
Sort through freezer properly, meal plan for more days from what is in.
Move food from cupboards we are taking to the ones that are staying so DP can take them down.
Clear the benches we are taking so they can also be taken down.
Pack ornaments, most of which are still boxes from when we decorated.
Do more plastering in hall.
[STRIKE]Phone DP to get him to put bin out at new house on his way back! Must remember this one!!! [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Phone my best friend, her baby due in 6 days, see how she is etc as haven't had time to go over this week. Going to be an honourary Aunty soon [/STRIKE] she's getting pains every 20 minutes, sounds like baby is on it's way :j

Will add the rest as I think of them

ShirleyPark_2

Vacuum cleaner worked, and then packed up again. I keep doing things, but nothing appears to disappear off my list, so I'm going to write a new list for today.

Sweep kitchen floor
Clean skirting on landing
Sweep and mop lounge floor
Clean skirting in lounge
Vacuum sofas
Put cover back on sofa
Find out what ex wants to do about DVD player in lounge, if it doesn't work get rid of it!!
Clean 2 remaining rat cages out - one done one to go
Get 4 boxes - charity shop, [strike]freecycle[/strike], sell, [strike]return to owner[/strike], and clear stuff from understairs, storage room into the boxes.
Get smoke alarms put back up
Sort through blanket box
Clear bedside cabinets
Vacuum bedroom
Tidy tools and stuff from spareroom away
Clean out empty cage and store away
Move books / comics / cds from study and storage to bookshelves on landing - in progress
Clear paperwork on desk
Make a christmas card list .. do it on the pc so you don't lose it! Make a note of posting dates for friends/family overseas! - while doing it, check birthday's left for this year
Make christmas present list
Sort out bills
Order extra doors for rat cage
Contact mortgage guy as to why there is an admin fee
Determine which elec / gas supplier to use
reload dishwasher - again!

Right that should keep me busy for the rest of the day !

rach

i know that feeling shirley!!! i am rubbish at finishing things, i end up flitting from one task to another!

AnW'sMum

Wow!!!!!!!!!! Hello to you all :hello:

Not had a chance to post since Wednesday (I think!) and you lo add 12 pages to the thread!

Been at w*rk Thrus/Fri, yesterday it was swimming for A in the morning and then bed moving an building for them both. We had to move the cabinbed out of W's room to A's which had to be partially dismantled to get it through the doors. Argos delivered W's bed 5 mins before the due slot so was really pleased. Once Mum and Dad had gone I was going to do some other stuff but couldn't wait to start on W's bed! I opened it to check everything was there, moved it upstairs and started making it. Reckon it took about 3hrs but I did it all by myself, felt chuffed. The self tapping screws towards the end nearly got the better of me but I was determined to complete it myself.

The downside to all this is that the house is a total and utter bombsite, boxes of stuff all over the place and I can hardly get into our bedroom. But the kids have the beds they want and A's room is half decorated (she want's to paint one wall herself :eek: )

About to get dressed and go to the shop to get some food and then we are off to my Aunts to try and sort out her BB connection.

Great to see you all so busy with cleaning/ebaying etc hugs, oohs and arghs as approp. Hope to catch up with you all tonight.

DeniseNZ

Well that's another weekend done and dusted for me.

I have to say it felt really good because I'd done most of what needed doing during the week . . . it's great when I put the effort in and do it properly

So all this weekend consisted of was:

Extra vacuuming - bl00dy dog . . . :rolleyes:
Changed our bed
Laundry up to date
Went shopping for a mirror for the bathroom - got one on special :T
Went shopping for Christmas pressies - go a couple of things on special :T
Baked some blackberry muffins - yum!
Walked Arsha
Spent this morning trying to get blog up to date - only 10 months behind now!
Blamed english ref for loss in rugby
Napped for two hours this afternoon while OH was watching motor racing
Got all laundry folded
Menu plan done
Grocery list done

Off to bed now, ready for the start of a new week - NOT!

Kids are back to school tomorrow - yah - no more late nights for them!

lil_me

Good night Denise

Well done AnW'sMum managing a bed on your own is not easy, done it once myself, great feeling however isn't it!

Not done much yet, have agreed with the boys to make a start on their room after lunch, spending some much needed time relaxing and talking to them first, been so busy haven't had much time for that lately. Popping on here while they've just gone to get some books to read, so best go and see which ones they have found.