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Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd October 2007

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  • serena
    serena Posts: 2,387 Forumite
    Wrecked Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    [strike]Vacuum floors [/strike]and sofas If I do this they will fall apart
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything All flat surfaces covered, and therefore impossible to dust
    [strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/strike]
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets DS1 and DS2 watching, so can't do...
    Clean all the doors in the downstairs of the house!! Wood, don't need cleaning
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister Can't think of any reason not to do this, except can't be bothered today...
    Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc Don't have any
    [strike]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![/strike]
    Clean a window or 2..
    Extra Mission:
    Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    • [strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself [/strike]
    • Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    • 30 minutes ironing Don't iron anything
    Deep Clean Challenge
    Empty, clear and clean the inside of a cupboard. Sort the magazine/newspaper heap. the one big pile of 'hotspot' we merged last week.. give it a more thorough sort through.. you do not need bills going back the last 24 years or invalid insurance policies!!

    We have food - well, for a few hours at least! I'm tired now, and can't face doing anything else today. Maybe I'll just do it tomorrow.:D
    It is never too late to become what you were always intended to be
  • Daisydoll
    Daisydoll Posts: 544 Forumite
    Evening ladies....been a busy day for me today, worked till 1pm came home with dd2 and managed to do the lounge before picking dd1 up from school then headed into town to pay some cheques in and post some more ebay parcels. Then decided to take the kids to mcdonalds for tea for a treat excuse to not cook or wash up:D

    Wrecked Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    [strike]Vacuum floors and sofas
    [/strike]
    Going to have to do a quick hoover of sofa later as dd1 has just got biscuit crumbs all over it!

    Level 2
    [strike]Dusting, even if around everything
    [/strike]

    [strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    [/strike]

    [strike]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    [/strike]
    Clean all the doors in the downstairs of the house!!
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
    [strike]Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    [/strike]

    [strike]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!
    [/strike]

    Clean a window or 2..
    Extra Mission:
    Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    • [strike]
    • Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    • [/strike]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    • 30 minutes ironing
    Deep Clean Challenge
    Empty, clear and clean the inside of a cupboard. Sort the magazine/newspaper heap. the one big pile of 'hotspot' we merged last week.. give it a more thorough sort through.. you do not need bills going back the last 24 years or invalid insurance policies!!
    DFW no.630!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Tomorrows list now up.. so I can have a headache over that tonight as well!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Well, I'm getting there!

    Wrecked Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

    Level 1
    [strike]Vacuum floors and sofas [/strike] - [STRIKE]and put sofa covers in washing machine[/STRIKE]
    Level 2
    [strike]
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Clean all the doors in the downstairs of the house!!
    [/strike]
    Level 3
    [strike]
    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!
    - did this at weekend

    Clean a window or 2..
    [/strike]
    Extra Mission:
    Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    • Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    • [strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/strike]
    • Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!! - I can't so this - I don't have enough rubbish! But I did add a couple of things to freecycle.
    • [strike]30 minutes ironing[/strike]
    Deep Clean Challenge
    Empty, clear and clean the inside of a cupboard. [strike]Sort the magazine/newspaper heap. [/strike]the one big pile of 'hotspot' we merged last week.. give it a more thorough sort through.. you do not need bills going back the last 24 years or invalid insurance policies!!

    [strike]
    Also WM x 2
    Hang clothes out on line
    Package ebay parcel
    [/strike]

    [strike]Post ebay parcel[/strike]

    Sort through at least one toybox in attic. - This might have to wait!
    List two things on ebay
  • Solwaykid
    Solwaykid Posts: 853 Forumite
    Hi all, reading the posts but not Flying tonight. I've got the grots and snots lurgey. I could probably have done with a day at home in bed but there was a meeting today that I really wanted to go to. It ended up being 4 whole hours long and muggins here got to secretary it. Never mind, I learned a few things and stuck up for my staff a bit.
    I need to get better before Friday though. The spare room needs de-catting for my Bro and SIL to visit at the weekend. We're going to see Ross Noble on Saturday night and I don't want to be hacking my way through it!
    Finally sorted my house contents insurance last night and saved myself almost £100. £10 a month less on my direct debits will be swallowed up by something else no doubt but slowly slowly.

    Going to get into my jimjams and do not much until Heroes at 9 if I last that long.. Reminds me, have a lovely trip Nicki!

    I might pop back later, if not have a lovely evening.
    One debt v 100 days Part 14 £400/£400
    One debt v 100 days Part 13 £329.66/£380
    One debt v 100 days Part 12 £380/£450

    One debt v 100 days Part 11 £392.50/£400

  • LJD1_2
    LJD1_2 Posts: 2,173 Forumite
    I'll try and do master bedroom tomorrow morning before we leave. Not going until 1130 so should be possible. Still need to pack but only going for two nights so shouldn't take long as long as I can wrestle half the toys of darling children. House is looking tidy with few hotspots left. Need to keep on top of it now. Anyone know when Lil_me hopes to get back online?
    xx
    January budget
    Nothing left!
  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    Right, 2 hours until bedtime (will probably end up staying up later though knowing me :rolleyes: ) and my list is :
    • [STRIKE]Ironing - OH is doing this now :D[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]MAKE OUR BED[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Put laundry away[/STRIKE]
    • Update money
    • [STRIKE]MAKE LIST OF PASSWORDS ETC FOR FORUMS ETC so I can access them at IL's while away on their new laptop :D[/STRIKE]
    • Bath (defuzz etc)
    • PACK
      • Clothing, toiletries, make-up etc
      • Light saber (no I haven't lost it, DD got one from Blackpool at the weekend but I refused to take it to Wigan on the train as it wouldn't fit in the case she took :p So I promised I'd take it up tomorrow in the car)
      • Handbag - PILL
      • Food for car (planning on having a mini breakfast of cereal bars and bluecharge etc incase we over sleep and have to leave without brekkie)
      • [STRIKE]BOOK TO READ - decided to borrow one of MILs instead ;) Oh and I bought a copy of MORE magazine :D:rotfl:[/STRIKE]
    Right, going to go and put laundry away & make our bed then I can see where I'm working when it comes to packing :rolleyes: :wave:
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • russetred
    russetred Posts: 1,335 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Flying very,very slowly this week.By the way has anyone seen my enthusiasm I seem to have misplaced it?
    "Sometimes life sucks....but the alternative is unacceptable."
  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Now I get to shop for a TD! Woohoo!
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Evening all, I have acheived just about nothing today - did get the apples frozen. Kitchen a tip again.

    I have lost the will to fly, or do anything else actually. I find kids talking to you the whole time asking questions bl**dy exhausting.

    Right 2 upstairs putting PJs on so hotties and lights out I think.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
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