Weekly Flylady Thread 11th February 2008

galantvr4

I've got a santas elf costume complete with rubber shoes so can I come too!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm sooo jealous of you soappie I want to be sneaking through gardens:rotfl:

Dustykitten

Mudbath I am definitely not as qualified as you, do you think if we get stopped I could just say 'I'm with the rabbit'?

cha97michelle

Evening everyone.

edited to add :rotfl: you lot are so funny - i am so glad i don't have to leave the house till tea time tomorrow so i won't miss any of it.

Feeling rather tired and achey this evening. I was having a bit of a tearful moment as i have worked my socks off all day in the best way that i can, and to me i have not done a lot. DH says i've done loads and the house looks better, but i know it is not usual standard, but as my back and knees are killing me i have to listen to them.

Although, i think the knees are from bathing charlie, the monkey was climbing on my legs and trying to bounce, and then he did me a surprise stinky nappy before bed, and then wee'd as i was changing the nappy which he hasn't done for months - requiring then full change. It's all the getting up and down, and trips up the stairs which do me in.

Anyway, that is it for me for the day - may go and get in the bath with my book after catching up again on here.

forgot to say - charlie may be ill. he had a rash all over his legs when i bathed him. It did go once he got out the bath, but i have no idea what caused it as we did nothing new. Fingers crossed for me for an easy night and getting him to nursery tomorrow. I think it may be another case of half-termitis - i.e. Mummy is at home so i am going to be really ill so she can't do anything. :rolleyes:

Mon 11th Feb

• [strike]Drop Charlie off at nursery, pay nursery bill by cheque[/strike]
• Phone human resources to stomp about them not replying yet to my maternity leave letter nearly 5 weeks later is not good enough
• Mark set of y10 books and h/w, do report stickers, mark remaining y7 books
• Remark 11J5 coursework
• Email G with lesson plans I have done, he will then try and do some I haven’t so we can share.
• [strike]Post off DVD rental[/strike]
• [strike]Write and Post off reply to DS’s birthday party invite for end of march, before I forget[/strike]
• [strike]Wash DS’s bedding and white vests, out on line[/strike]
• [strike]towels now in[/strike] - DH said last night don't let charlie near that one as it may have fibreglass on from him sorting out the loft insulation the other week - it's only been on the floor then for a couple of weeks :eek: MEN! :rolleyes:
• [strike]Wash a load of my work stuff[/strike], out on line
• Wash my hair
• [strike]Remember to pick Charlie up from nursery[/strike]
• [strike]Cook dinner veg now peeled[/strike]
• [strike]Deal with post have decided to delegate to DH as it is car tax for my old car that he is supposed to have sold to his mate which is still sat on our drive - seems though i sorted both cars out last month, he can do this one[/strike]
• [strike]pay DH's CC bill which i found on the side last night.[/strike]
• Evening kitchen sort

Meddling Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas[/strike]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/strike]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
If you have a porch.. clean that out too, [strike]or at least declutter it!. [/strike] all toys now back in my car. :rolleyes:
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[strike]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?[/strike]
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [strike]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper. [/strike] spent over an hour putting stuff in the filing cabinet, looking through the filing cabinet at what could be got rid of. There is now a pile for shredding, but i need to [strike]empty the shredder[/strike] 1st. :T
• [strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself [/strike]
• Clean a radiator or two.
• [strike]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!![/strike] 2x cardboard boxes now in recycling from dining table, paper recycling out, 2x last year diaries finally dealt with and gone, 2 empty sweet tins to go to school for food tech so will put in boot of my car, couple of old newspapers,
• HHI.. get that mountain gone!

extras:

• emptied airers - clothes folded and put away - only 3 of charlie's T shirts added to the ironing
• washed charlie's thick coat
• emptied hoover out
• found yet more paper recycling to get outside
• i've just emptied the TD from yesterday, and put in the towels washed today to make sure they are dry for bathtime tonight
• compost out

will sort myself out a list for tomorrow before bed though i think and try to save some time thinking in the morning.

Michelle, x

lil_me

hollyh see I would be thinking 'is the effort worth 10.5 points' then probably would have thought, NO!!! Actually we do love a nice walk, my son however refuses to go with my BIL who ended up dragging us through brambles, holly, nettles and over barbed wire fences the last time.

Well I've done not a lot since my last post apart from update some more of the GC list, some emails sorting and now it's bills and spendingdiary update time, bah!

Michelle listen to your body and your partner! Clean houses are worthless without a well Mummy! Now stop it and be careful!

Oh and a 'man moan' he had a poorly ankle (now better) he had manflu (now better) he now has toothache and he's driving me insane! Moody swine he's been today, had to stop him 4 times from shouting at the kids for no fluffing reason and stop him ODing several times as he's popping pain relief like sweeties. He'll maybe learn not to eat so much chocolate and drink so much fizzy pop! Then again he's ignored the last few times I've suggested it might be crippling his teeth aswell as the finances.

Solwaykid

I really, really, really hope the red Fiat parks there tomorrow Soappie; I for one will be disappointed if the spy mission has to be aborted. The whole mental image of loads of Flyadies tiptoeing round being furtive -one in a rabbit costume (what?!) the others in shades, mystery shopper and a Brownie outfit is making me laugh and should be enough to scare the Fiat owner out of the area for some time.
No more flying today (not done much of today's list really) I'll be back to work tomorrow and have just had the promise of back issues of Smash Hits '86 - '88 to read at tea break. I have a reason to get out of bed in the morning!
I'll leave you with my favourite spy password (can't remember where it came from) 'An infant in the lap dampens the spirits'... **taps side of nose and gives an inperceptible wink**

hollyh

It was a nice walk until the hill. (oh and the manure )

Mudbath

Dustykitten wrote: »

Mudbath I am definitely not as qualified as you, do you think if we get stopped I could just say 'I'm with the rabbit'?

Jeez, go on then dusty but honestly, you dress up as a rabbit and suddenly everyone wants to be your friend! :rotfl: I laughed out loud when I read your message and DH is convinced i'm on a dating website!

Galant - elves are good at this time of year you could just say you're a garden gnome.

Michelle - big hugs. There's nothing worse than doing loads and not feeling you've done much. If it makes you feel better you've done a whole load more than I have today.

Holly - the walk sounds fab minus the hill, the buggy and the aches and pains. In fact, i'd stick with the pizza next time!!!

I've found the perfect little table for my phone at ikea and it's only £8.99. Just had to clear a big box of rubbish out of the old phone table (cardboard box full of rubbish) to see if the new table would fit and it does. That counts as my hotspot clearance for the day. Yeah...I flew, I flew!

Edited to add - I don't mean I have a phone at ikea...I mean I found a table that I can buy at ikea for my phone at home. Shall I go chew on a carrot and shut up now!

ashbart

soappie - :rotfl: at ORF - excited it's kicking off tomorrow instead of Wednesday - I don't think I could've handled the suspense!!

hollyh - Our road is exactly the same as yours.. Train station a stones throw away, three story terraced houses opposite with driveways. I don't understand why the house builders thought the 1 and 2 bedroom maisonette's needed their own parking where as the 3 bedroom HOUSES obviously didn't need any parking at all. We get so many people parking out the front of our houses to use the train. When we re-mortgage, we are paying to have a proper driveway done.

Haven't looked at the official list yet however, Have done quite a bit of flying this evening. I had a bit of a result in the kitchen - started cleaning and couldn't stop. Gutted the whole thing, behind all appliances, etc. I was so proud I took some pictures!! I might post them tomorrow if I'm feeling brave.

Hope everyone is ok today and those of you that are off with kids for their hols - hope you haven't had too many chaotic moments.....!

Night ladies (& gents??) - see you all bright and early for the results of ORF. :T

kazmeister

Back again

Love ORF and all the spy stuff - you lot are mad :rotfl:

Michelle _ i thought we'd got away from your long lists today, dont be too hard on yourself you havedone done loads and it sounds as if your DH thinks so too.

In my hour and 15 mins I have done the following

Meddling Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas [/strike] - both living rooms done floors and sofas
[strike]Dusting,[/strike] - both rooms done
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/strike] - all done and stairs wiped down
[strike]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike] - all done both rooms
[strike]If you have a porch.. clean that out too, or at least declutter it!.. [/strike]- dont have one
[strike]Wipe light switches, sockets and banister [/strike]- all done (except skirting behind furniture)
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc - dont dont windows and blinds when its dark so this can remain on outstanding list
[strike]Tidy shoes, coats and bags[/strike] - tidied in the loosest sense of the word (meaning yeah they're not falling off so must be ok)
[strike]Wipe skirtings[/strike], - some, doorframes and other paintwork - nah not really cant really count baby wipin the top of a door
[strike]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.[/strike] - dont have any junk in these rooms except an old flylady list, oh its todays
[strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/strike] - done behind sofas both rooms
[STRIKE]Clean a radiator or two[/STRIKE]. - wiped rads in both rooms, hall ones covered up
[strike]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!! [/strike]- no trash in here just a couple of odd slippers and balls the dogs had
HHI.. get that mountain gone - I will all my shirts and trousers for the rest of the week in a bit

AND PHONED DD TO WISH HER G'NIGHT (hate to say this but I miss the little monkeys bedtime tantrums)

Still need to tonight (outstanding stuff in bold for another day)
Clear away tea stuff
Wipe kitchen surfaces
Empty TD and reload from WM
Empty WM and reload
Make salad for lunch tomorrow
Iron work stuff

cha97michelle

lil_me wrote: »

Michelle listen to your body and your partner! Clean houses are worthless without a well Mummy! Now stop it and be careful!

must be those pesky pregnancy hormones. I will try to spend more time sat on a proper chair tomorrow rather than the dining chair, and perhaps have an afternoon snooze or a lie down with my book.

My aim is to feel less stressed and knackered after the week off, not more. Anyway - DH's solution - he's got to come up with something to distract me from looking at the house as i was less stressed last week when i was busier at work and wasn't sat looking at mess. :rolleyes: I am sure he is right, and it is probably a school-work avoidance tactic,


Anyway, doesn't look like pigpen is posting a list this evening, so maybe i will do nothing

seriously though - i promise to try harder to look after my joints and rest. I wouldn't mind if i had done some of that hill walking and had more of a reason to be acting like a 90 year old.