Weekly Flylady Thread 12th October 2026

Pollybear

Morning all. No washing today. It's sunny out but cooler and we had rain overnight. The ground is taking its time to dry up so it wouldn't have been as good a drying day as yesterday. I cleaned the bathroom and toilet fully this morning, then dusted and polished upstairs and downstairs. We went out for a short walk, DH has gone back to sleep now. That's about it I think but I'm glad I caught up on the cleaning. It never gets that bad unless we have family visiting but it plays on my mind if I don't do it. I feel as though I'm giving up and I don't want to be at that stage yet.

Hope everyone's OK x

Valli

well another week where life took over and flying took a backseat - although the weather forecast for the weekend is for the type of weather that inspires me to clean so who knows. I have ironed today and stripped and remade my bed. I've also driven to this side of steel city to return the borrowed drill and bits and I have taken DD's post (Dietetics magazine) so a bit of a fling. Bought petrol from their Mr M on the way back as it's cheaper than ours - by 4p per litre! WM locked and loaded.

YORKSHIRELASS

Morning everyone

Feeling tired and a bit ropey this morning, I have felt like it all week. No idea if I am fighting a bug or this is thyroid/menopause. Didn't sleep well either.

DH wants to go to the big out of town shopping centre, he needs new socks apparently. We also need a new microwave. I don't feel like it but getting out might do me good.

We also need to drop off a chair and some other bits at a local charity's pop up sale, I desperately want to clear the spare bedroom.

I gave the kitchen a good clean yesterday. It might be a steady day today.

Hope everyone has a good Saturday.

roundtuit

Morning all xx

Flying has taken a back seat here this week too.

I swallowed a lot of brave on Tuesday: parked in a multistorey car park (shudder) which was very mse as the pay machine was broken so I didn't have to pay; and travelled by bus across the muddy river to my hospital appointment- £3 each way! The bridge toll is £1.50 each way and with the price of diesel these days ...polishing my mse 😇.

I am now under the care of ENT, Oncology, and Nuclear Medicine. I'm collecting consultants 🤣. RAI treatment will probably be in January so I can relax now I have a timeframe.

I was totally wiped out on Wednesday - only got dressed to put out the bin ready for emptying on Thursday.

Spent Thursday and Friday decluttering magazines aka reading 😉.

Today I'm up, made my bed, taken my meds, turned over the calendars, completed the nyt puzzles, and supped a brew.

I spose I ought to do something today. Now I have recharged my battery. Another brew and breakfast first though

Love to all.

Rxx

Jazee

Morning all. Flying has taken a back seat here since Wednesday too. Paid stuff doesn't leave a lot of time.

Poppet is back to normal, well better than she was before. I thought she was getting up in the night because she's old, but no, it was a symptom so I get more sleep now too.

So far today, I've watered the plants in the greenhouse, harvested yet more tomatoes, first wash load is on the line, second in machine about to go out. DH has been to paid stuff and done weekly food shop on his way home so we've just put that away.

Breakfast and puzzles now, then I'll wash up, get showered and dressed and take Poppet for a walk. Rest of day will be pottering.

Have a great day everyone.

MinnieMousesMummy

Morning all,

My list for today

• Feed the animals and walk the dog
• Do paid stuff (3 clients today, social media posts)
• Spend an hour organising the planner
• Sort out planner for next and contact clients where necessary
• Do work on uni assignment that is due this week (feeling anxious as not even started it yet)
• Laundry x 3 loads
• Sort through the pile of laundry that has been done this week and put away/add to ironing pile
• Fill the DW and switch it on
• Make Mr T shopping list
• Update Mr T order and decide delivery tomorrow or Monday
• Take DD to the stables so she can feed her ponies
• Feed the animals and walk the dog

I think that is everything that I need to tackle today. I hope everyone has a lovely Saturday/weekend.

MadamMim2013

Hugs n flowers for all in need.. 🤗 & 💐

An odd bit of flying here n there, yet mainly I’ve been attempting to manage my sanity while trying to sort out others nonsense, illness or just general laziness 😑

Am in a perpetual unamused mood, though I think that’s the darn progesterone tablets.. 😬🫣

ionafan

Well, we've had more sunshine for the past two days, which is not what the Met Office had predicted!

At coffee time I decided that it was too nice not to do some work in the garden, so I put on my thick gloves, grabbed my secateurs and an empty trug, and went out to start weeding the long front border, most of which really belongs to our neighbours at the bottom of the drive. I have only tidied up the first section alongside DH's parking space, but even that little bit means it's looking a lot better already. If I can do that much every day, it will take me about 10 days to get to the far end.

My other main achievement today has been to finish preparing the materials for the children to make two sorts of lanterns at The Ark tomorrow - a very simple one using a clear plastic tumbler, and a more difficult one for the older children which involves cutting and folding a template. It's all packed up and ready to drop off with the person who will be running tomorrow's session.

I also remembered to take Rosie for a walk. Meanwhile DH had taken himself off for the afternoon to a model railway show in a neighbouring village. We've had our usual Saturday evening meal of risotto, which meant minimum washing up and more leftovers eaten up. My fridge in the utility is full of mini Christmas cakes, and I must remember to buy marzipan and roll-out icing in order to start decorating them next week.

Will see you on the new thread xxx

Blackcats

our bathroom refit is still a work in progress. It's being done by a family member so we are very much more tolerant than we would be with an unknown fitter. This means there is still quite a lot of mess, dust and boxes stashed around the place so I am using the pared back flying time to do some tidying and organising of cupboards, shelves and drawers. Seeing the tins and jars cupboard organised means that shopping lists should not contain any more "do we need?" purchases of chick peas, coconut milk, tinned tomatoes, baked beans and tuna for a while.

Pollybear

Afternoon all. I've done four loads of washing today - changed and remade both beds a couple of days early after looking at the forecast for the week. Should be able to clear the basket tomorrow. I've just cut the grass. It wasn't that bad but once again the forecast meant it made sense to give it a trim and tidy up. I seem to have inspired a neighbour who watched me walk round, because he's doing his now! I've got DD1's dog for 10 days from Wednesday, overlapping with DD2's dog from Monday week to Friday week. So the more I get done now the better. My stamina isn't great now I'm 74.

That's about it for today apart from getting tea and washing up. Hope everyone's OK x