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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th October 2007

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  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Floors mopped so setting the timer and 30 minutes on one of hte many boxes/piles to my left.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • pigpen
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    *sigh*.. should I kick myself up the jacksie then and go do something??

    Nah.. finish my cuppa first..


    Actually can I add to my list.

    *Go around the garden picking up the dead mice.. and the huge pregnant fat one which wasn't actually dead and was leaping about when I 'rescued' it!!*

    It is such a good job I am not scared of mice!!
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  • tiamai_d
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    *eats cheesecake*

    Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Level 2
    [strike] Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/strike]
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
    Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts.
    Extra Mission:
    Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    • Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    • [strike]Clean a window or two.[/strike]
    • Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    • Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!
    Deep Clean Challenge
    Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. [strike]Wipe sofa's down.[/strike][strike]Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!! [/strike]

    DS1 been for his eye test, he is glasses free for 4 months! DS2 drew on the wallpaper above sofa with blue glitter gel pen, stardrops has failed me.

    Hubby got called into work at 1pm, but is off Saturday - weyhey!

    Babysitting for my mate at 6pm, which will be fin as I now have to take my two down! Her and her ex are going to relate and her Mum refuses to baby sit as she 'doesn't want them back together'!

    this cheesecake is good, I took a pic, but the syrup is a bit runny so its not perfect :o tastes perfect though!
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  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
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    I've just had a bouquet of flowers delivered from my DH so they will go nice in my newly clean living room!
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  • bumpybecky
    bumpybecky Posts: 440 Forumite
    ooooh was eating cheesecake on the list for today?


    and if not, WHY NOT Pigpen? :D
  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
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    I agree - eating cheesecake - or any sort of cake for that matter - should definitely be on the list!
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  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Did you see the size of it?

    I feel sick... _pale_

    but, I will eat the last bite...

    Ohhh Julie, whats he after eh? bit of the old 'hows'yer'faver'?
  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
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    tiamai_d wrote: »
    Ohhh Julie, whats he after eh? bit of the old 'hows'yer'faver'?

    Well I suppose I'll have to thank him in some way;)
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Eating cheesecake/chocolate cake or any other kind of cake is ALWAYS on the list.. It goes without saying so doesn't need to be written!

    Ooooh I want flowers!!!! .. what do I get?? Toilet seats, paint and pickling vinegar.. he is DEAD romantic my hubby!! lol.. ok so I have been getting the odd bunch of [strike]weeds[/strike] beautiful [strike]bloomers[/strike]flowers since I stropped and said I wanted some.. I bought him hyacinth and dafodil bulbs.. see how frugal I am.. perpetual flowers.. well.. pretty much!!
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Oooh.. exciting things.. I forgot to tell you!!!

    We have a meeting at nursery on Thursday afternoon for Tiddles to start after christmas... :D .. gleeful.. but no idea how I'm going to keep her awake all afternoon.. she is a right dormouse!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
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