Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd October 2023

roundtuit

HB I was humming and hawing about the Christmas cards that need posting....with the price of stamps being so extortionate. You've decided me. I'm going to cull.

Back soon
Rxx

roundtuit

Number of stamps required for Christmas cards reduced from 10 to 2. 

Brought in the washing....it's just about dry, now draped on the airer to finish off. Weather looks like it doesn't know that it's not raining until later, so I'm not taking any chances.

Rxx

pigpen

Thought this would be nice for some to see 

ionafan

Sorry, can't work out how to insert this with a picture but....

Unfortunately, that news was followed by this....

IntoTheForest

Can I join you all again? I start with good intentions but then end up doing overtime etc and it drops off. 

My circumstances have changed massively. I am pregnant, this wasn't at all planned as I was told I was infertile and would not be able to conceive naturally. I've done nothing around the house for weeks, I've had HG so have been bed bound. 

So my to do list is massive. I want to get the whole house deep cleaned and decluttered before this baby arrives! 

nicki_2

Afternoon all!

New week and it's being more productive than last week already.  My plan for this week is to do a load of laundry each day when needed, and do at least one housework & decluttering job aside from dailies each day, then the rest of the week is going to be dedicated to admin stuff now I can sit at the desk.

Today I've had a lie-in until 8.30am, did time consuming ablutions/wound care, HHwork, had lunch, watched a couple of tutorials online, found something in sons bedroom which I needed (which is a miracle, I literally only go in there to close/open the blind/curtains and to hang laundry to dry), decluttered the summer stuff from under the stairs which will go in with the next clothes wash, made sure my laptop was all up to date, sorted email out and put a towel wash on, which has just finished it's second spin! I've also been doing surveys as they've been coming in trying to raise some extra income this month since last month my earned income was zero, while I'm sat here at the computer.

Technically I can't vacuum the floor, so I'm going to swish the majority of it with the flat mop, but I may have come up with a solution for the rug which is so thick with dog hair you could make another rug from it. My vacuum (shark flex from 2018) weighs about 4kg, but if I take it apart it weighs less, so if I took it apart, and just plugged the motor part into the head, then sat on the floor while using it ONLY ON THE RUG, it should be under the 10lbs (4.54kg) weight limit that I've got to stick to and I can make the currently black with dog hair rug grey again which in turn will help with the way I'm feeling lol  If it goes wrong I'll just get told off by the doctors on Wednesday lol

I didn't get my bullet journal (bujo) done yesterday...in fact I can't remember what I did yesterday so it was probably spent watching videos & playing games on my phone. I really need to kick that habit. But I did declutter 2 items from sons bedroom which had done mouldy & cleaned up the offending mould from the wall as well (small patch and I was sat on the bed to do it) and emptied all the bins so the wheelie bin actually got emptied this week. I'll be flinging more later in the week so it'll hopefully happen again next week, I produce so little rubbish that sometimes the binmen don't empty it for up to 6 weeks I think is the record, not good when there's poop bags & rotting food in it.

Off to split the washing into manageable weight loads to take upstairs to hang to dry, then I'll get on with my bujo as I'll be in bed in about 5-6 hours and I want to get some more of my library book read before then.

Valli

I have been swimming - missed last week due to DS's birthday.  Ooh it was cold.  And I came out to rain so I hope DD has got the washing in.  Back at work now and I am going to tidy up here, as per instructions...

pigpen

ionafan said:

Sorry, can't work out how to insert this with a picture but....

Unfortunately, that news was followed by this....

I was just going to add that.. they are just nasty sometimes.. I see their point but really.. it is a bit ridiculous.. it is like they (NT and EH) are refusing to allow future generations any newer heritage.. replacing something does not remove the original from history it just makes it a new story.. there is going to be nothing for future generations to have as heritage because they spoil it all by not allowing things to evolve naturally.. Do they think these big trees were never saplings???

roundtuit

I've had a shower,  washed my hair, put on a clean nightie, and I'm cabinned in for the night. 

DS has messaged me his NI number for the nomination form. 

Eggs needed using so I had scrambo on toast for lunch. Not hungry now so will probably just have cereal later.

Rxx

Fayolle

One straggler here, returned to the fold (thank you, Piggers).
Awful night’s sleep again (a Sunday - but not exclusively so - thing), busy day at work as my desk seems to be a magnet for work landing on it, easy dinner of LO from the weekend. Tomorrow I’m off and I’ll start list number 366 trillion. First job for the morning - take car in for its overdue service.
Round - I found a broken glass yesterday and looked on it as contribution to decluttering…