Weekly Flylady Thread 28th January 2008

hex2

jjef - I will join you, 5 minutes late but otherwise I will sit and eat a whole packet of biscuits. 25 minutes on the playroom.

Happy Birthday W

Serena - I need plants too, but it is far too cold to go outside here.

newmrslockwood

Here i am with a quick update. Phew! This is the first time i've stopped today.

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Move clutter so you can vacuum under it [/STRIKE]
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
[STRIKE]Dust any areas below eye level [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so) [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup![/STRIKE]
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these

• Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc (yes I know it's repeated but lots of members were not about when it was done)
  
• [STRIKE]Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW[/STRIKE]
• Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside) clean any marks from window
  
• Cl[STRIKE]ean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY![/STRIKE]
• 20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, oh and make sure you put it away!

Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Remove floordrobe from the floor!
Vacuum floors in these areas [/STRIKE]
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
[STRIKE]Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there! [/STRIKE]
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time' I wish!
  
• Empty the top or bottom of your wardrobe, wherever you 'store' things, sort through it, clean wherever it goes, remove what shouldn't be there then replace what should be
• Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
• Clean doors including handles downstairs

Well caught up! now i'm not doing anything else today apart from making tea.
Ds3 it currently having a tantrum, so radio is on full blast to drown the noise out lol.

Now to catch up with rest if posts.

rumblytum

Well, after 15 months of trying to buy a house, and this being the third one we've tried to buy, I'm suddenly exchanging and will be completing in a week and a half.

And I'm not ready :eek:

I was ready last May when I was about to exchange on the first house, but now I'm not.

At least I decluttered like a woman possessed last year, so what's left is what we want to take.

Think I'd better bow out of the Flylady thread for a couple of weeks, so I can ... um... stress a lot, and um... pack boxes and stuff.

See you in a couple of weeks from Hampshire :j

rumbly x

pigpen

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY is my oldest child a TOTAL F***wit?????????

He left his phone on the bus this morning on the way to school and only just got the idea to ring and tell me.. what a twerp.. and do you know what he said??? .. don't block it... it might be at the station when I go tonight!!!!!!

!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?

I am so going to rip his limbs off when he comes in.. and he is not getting a new phone he can effoff!!!!

Swear.. the air in here is BLUE!!!

hex2

Congrats Rumblytum - glad it has all come together in the end. You must be pleased even if you are fretting about the move. Iammoving.com is very good.

tiamai_d

I think I just level 3'd the living room....

Scrubbed window, cleaned dado rail thing, wiped marks off the wall (needs re-painted), wiped the skirting, cleaned the doors, hoovered under sofa's, mopped the floor, cleaned TV and stand, dusted tables.... oh also cleaned the sofa's, going to moisturise them in a min.

I feel a lot better now!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

Found Arrw radio on the sky radio bit, so blasted that on that huge telly I have. Was like :j:T:j:T:j

shell2001

I have been sat at the computer far too long looking at holidays - not gonna happen this year me thinks but nice to dream. So gonna make a cuppa, close all the windows as has now gone blooming cold and crack on with some jobs so going for a HHC 2-2.30 - anyone else up for it?

I have phoned and made an appointment to get my eyebrows done. they are not bushy or anything but thought if they shaped them I could try and follow that myself. Hope they dont do the thin look - like they have been drawn on with a pencil. Starting to worry now.

Also have a question for you lot. DH has got a work charity ball to go to next month (black tie etc), now I have ordered a couple of dresses and to be honest I think they look cheap. Should I wear the dress that I did to his Xmas do (which I loved and looked classy - well as it could on me) but all his work collegues have seen it - then spend the money i would have spend on a new dress on boots;) or wear one of the new dresses just cos no-one has seen it before even if I think it looks like cheap tat. Bear in mind others will have paid £100 for their tickets plus clients will be seated with us at the works table.

tiamai_d

Congrats rumbly! Now you know you HAVE to post pics of a nice new house so we can all be jealous!

Shell, wear the dress you wore at christmas, one, you love it, and two you will feel more comfy. the money you would have spent on a new dress, spend on new accessories. Shoes, bag, jewelery, get your hair done etc. it will look different with different accessories.

Get them to pluck your eyebrows (I'm scared of wax) then they shouldn't go too thin.

jjef

Quick update after HHC
WM emptied and reloaded with bedding
DW emptied
TD on
living room & dining room decluttered
online banking done
clicks done
phoned for ortho appt for DD1

Thats me for now need a couple of bits from asda on way to school will be back 4 ish.

Rumbly congrat with the house mine is going on the market next week so frantically decluttering at mo.

Dustykitten

mumofjusttwo wrote: »

I am off out with my mum for lunch today being a mystery shopper so i won't even have to pay for it

I'm doing my first one of those tomorrow - very excited - is it with RE and are they good at paying your expenses - can I pm you a couple of questions?

Tia - do you want me to answer you question? You won't like the answer:p

Shell - glad you are taking me seriously - I have had 3 glasses - 2 more than usual:o