Weekly Flylady Thread 21 October 2024

Narc0lepsy

Honey_Bear said:

I'm so sorry you've not been able to find a new home for your range Narco.  Have you tried F'book Marketplace and Gumtree?  As a freebie if necessary.

I've tried Gumtree, for some reason I'm never so confident about FB marketplace although it is worth a try. I'm trying not to think about it as I loved the range we had previously.    Today Mr N has finished re-flooring the bit under the range and we had some spare vinyl flooring - not identical but similar - so as it will be mostly hidden by the new cooker and the new pan stand (when Mr N builds it), it will do.     I've been researching coffee bars as I'm going to do some consolidating of general dry goods cupboards, microwave, a rather tatty cupboard currently housing mugs and glasses.   I've drawn a rough plan, comprising a shelf which will hold mugs, coffee makers (I have a cafetiere and a filter coffee machine) and the most frequently used teabags. Under the shelf will be the kettle and the new spice rack which will hold spices, herbs and the most commonly used items such as baking powder etc. This should free up mess elsewhere - so watch this space! New cooker and spice rack arrive tomorrow.

- did aqua aerobics
- posted a letter on the way home. Has anyone else noticed fewer collection times? It took me a while to find a letter box with a 4pm collection, most others have just a 9am. 
- did some tidying in the bedroom, vacuumed, emptied upstairs bins.
- relocated several other items around the house that had 'wandered' from their home.
- researched wheat-free american-style biscuits (a bit like scones) to have with soup (made squash and pea soup, which we had with German sausage in as they were prominent in L1d1).  Found a recipe which just used oats, margarine, an egg, a bit of milk and some baking powder; I topped them with a bit of grated cheese and they were yummy with the soup.  I've promised a gf chocolate cake for a family gathering this weekend so I'm really trying to save on flour as I haven't had replies from the few places I emailed for Orgran. 
- drumming practice

Honey_Bear

Didn't collect the prescription as I can do that tomorrow on the way back from volunteering, but I did almost all the rest of my listie.  I've sautéd the shallots, some bendy carrots and a lot of celery so I can easily make soup another time. 

Yes, Narco, I have noticed that later collections are sparse around here too but we have a hit and miss post office about 100 yards away with a postbox outside it with a 5.00pm collection so I don't mind about the other postboxes all showing 9.00am as the only collection.  What I have noticed though is that we never get any post on Saturdays any more, seldom much on Monday but a large bundle on Tuesdays. 

kazwookie

Poppy launch day, however for what ever reaason my street license does not start until Saturday!! and it is sunny atm here, was gonig to risk it, but OH has pointed out there is a fine of upto £1000. So I'll be good and clean something instead.

WM is going, just going to hang out, once I've eaten my toast.

Kitchen is  done, not that it takes long these days.

Cats fed. 2 curled up with OH, who is sleeping off his hangover, where he volunteers had a 'social night' in a local pub, say no more.

Might cut the grass this afternoon if it dries out.

Jazee

Morning all.  Hope you're all ok.

 I was in WAC from 4am so got up and sorted admin quietly before paid stuff.  Dailies and dog walk are done.  Kitchen sink scrubbed and I've finished cleaning downstairs windows.  

Waiting for a delivery now.  Once that's here I need to pop out to collect knitted poppies for a display at local memorial.  Also need to take some rubbish to the tip before more paid stuff later.

Valli

Morning all

Washing on the line.  Bin out - and this week, thanks to the allotment clearing, it is full.  

WUALTD, cleaned vacuum filter and it's pegged out too, in a net bag.  When I bought a new one I kept the old one...so now I can let it dry thoroughly.

eltee2

Hello

Plan for today fell apart a bit, due to little/no sleep (cough, cough, cough all night).   Luckily, I'd stripped & remade bed  and vacuumed matress & headboard earlier this week.   

Bedroom
✔️Open windows

✔️Clear ottomandrobe

✔️Clear & damp-dust radiator shelf & ✖️bedside table

✖️Dust, anybody? dust 

✖️Vacuum floor

✔️Clean windows

eltee's extras

✖️Dust & de-web stairs, landing, hallway

✖️Vacuum ☝️☝️☝️

✔️✔️✔️Laundry x3 (need to rinse through winter clothing retrieved from loft)

✔️✔️d/w x2

Extras

✖️HHI

✔️S&S kitchen

✔️S&S bathroom

This week's MAD project - inside window cleaning

✔️Kitchen door

✔️French doors

Front room

✔️Hallway, ✔️stairwell & ✔️front door

✔️Hallway mirror

✔️Bathroom

✔️Bedroom 1

✔️ Wardrobe door mirror

Bedroom 2

✔️Boxroom

eltee2

Ooh valli - what does WUALTD mean?

sexymouse

weenancyinAmerica said:

@sexymouse - re-socks: have you tried safety pinning them by pairs before putting them in the wash? You can also use onion or orange bags (the netted ones) for the socks or crochet one. 

Personally I agree with the theory that socks escape from the washing machine and go join the lids from plastic containers in having a romp around the beaches. Good luck keeping up with your socks. 

That's a good idea actually (the bag might be better for us). Will have to investigate. Thank you.

sexymouse

eltee I think it might mean washed up and left to dry.

eltee2

sexymouse said:

eltee I think it might mean washed up and left to dry.

Ahh, that makes sense - thank you sexymouse