Weekly Flylady Thread 10th March 2008

Bellie_2

DUSTYKITTEN here is the thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=683165

soappie

Just checked the met office website and the latest severe weather warning is the winds are expected to last until 8pm tonight :eek:

My car is currently covered in bits of debris like leaves etc. The back garden is covered in twigs and pine cones from the trees at the bottom of the garden. But hey, the sun is shining

luby-lou

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Where is our glorious leader Maybe she got eaten by the Giant Schnauzer;)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Just cheered me up with that.

DD1 has come home from school in a right mood! Can't do anything right for her today. So sent her upstairs to get her pj's on. Bed at 6.45 me thinks!

Failing miserably at flying today - not done a thing!

Here's the revised list for today now (not even attempting a full master bed clean as I know its not going to happen - did bedding on Thurs anyway.)

• Tidy kitchen
• empty bin
• pick up rubbish from bedroom
• put washing in machine
• try not to strangle both the kids

Only a short one as in work tonight.

If I achieve the last one it'll be a miracle!!!

kazmeister

Hi everyone

Back from Nanny's funeral so thanks for all your kind hugs. It was a lovely service and it was nice to see so many relatives show up for her Even the sunshine turned up for a while. Mostly my dads cousins as Nanny was one of 12 children :eek: so dads cousins number about 50. It was sad too, as she was the youngest and last of that era to die which is another generation all gone now. Still seems hard to believe she's gone as she wasnt ill as such and just died peacefully in her sleep so no chance for proper goodbyes. The pub where we went to after did a lovely spread and is just across the river from where she was born in Ely (and where she will go home when we bury the ashes)and right next to where she and Grandad lived for a while. The pub also have old photos of the family in there so there was a real family history link which was lovely. A nice send off.

No flying for today although I will sort the HUUUUUUUGE pile of washing and see what can be folded and put away (taking hints from all you lot ) and I 'm going to have an early night as I could lay down and go to sleep now - think I'm coming down with a cold as well.

Parrots for me to see if that helps I think now plus another cuppa.

See you all later and thanx again

K x

Penelope_Penguin

DS is home from school, and managed to dodge the showers. I then asked him to go out and post a letter, and he came back soaked :rotfl: I gave him hot chocolate and HM cake, and he's now on MSN. This afternoon I've done:

Bolognaise – cooking in Rayburn
Order seed catalogue – done
Book car in for service – done
Football accounts – done
Money to bank – done
Rearrange dentist appointment – done
Resign from committee (at AGM) – done
Chooks – fed and watered
Kitchen floor – swept and mopped
Ironing – done
Order new paying in book - done

Pumpkin and pea risotto for tea, and I've started that. Catch you later, Penny. x

gunsandbanjos

Glad today went as well as it could kaz, have a glass of wine and a nice early night.

vanilla

Not done much here today, went to meeting at school and the teacher was telling me that DD has no friends but doesn't understand why, she stands alone most days in the playground and same in class. The only people who will play with her is DS1 and 2 off his friends. I think the problem is the kids don't realise that if they stand behind her she can't hear them and that they need to be facing her for her to understand, so they get bored repeating themselves and don't bother with them, even when DD asks to play they tell her no and to go away.:sad: Feeling really sorry for her.

Right homework done and dinner on, then i'll do the list.

Kaz i'm so sorry for your loss. (((hugs)))

tiamai_d

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Urgh, think i may have poisoned myself, was cleaning out my fishtank and i have a suction pump thing that is gravity fed, but i couldnt get it going so sucked the water through... Needless to say i got a mouthful of fish water and feel really sick now:eek:

I worked in a pet shop for years and lost count of the times I managed that. The sick feeling is just you reacting to the gross factor. Unless your fish have TB or you have put in a lot of medication, you will be fine! :rotfl:

I swallowed a fish once, accident I swear, but needless to say, I will NEVER eat sushi!

Goldfish water tastes worse than tropical water I noticed!

so list...

[STRIKE]
S&S kitchen
Dishes
WM unload
TD and radiators loaded
Phone Enviromental Heath about skittery dog fouling the step
[/STRIKE]
Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the spring![/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. - haha! right!!!
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
[STRIKE]Air the duvet[/STRIKE] threw it about too, it's a feather duvet
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! likewise socks!
[STRIKE]Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Clean all the upstairs door frames
Clean windows in these rooms
Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

tested fire alarm and checked CO2 alarm's too

Most of you know the master bedroom is one I ALWAYS skip but I am starting to do it, it's going to take time though. Went up ages ago to do it, ended up in kids room with DS2 watching telly while DS1 played xbox downstairs. We lay on the giant polar bear and I fell asleep....

Right, oven on for dinner, hoover filter drying, so will shove dinner on and hoover the bedroom.

likklegibbon

(((hugs))) to Kaz - sounds like you gave your nanny a lovely send off - and how great to have a pub that isn't just full of yobs and alcopops but still has some character. Hope that you got chance to remember some of the lovely times with your Nan rather than just sadness x

Your family sound better than our load of ragamuffins - whenever my dad's lot get together there's always at least one punch-up, solemn occasion or not (wonder why I'm not telling them about my wedding )

So, dress shopping called off but car fixed and picked up - they didn't charge me for the repair but unfortunately had no luck getting the tow money refunded time to look for a different car I think - i should've threatened them with pigpen - where is she today? in piggy quarantine after cavorting with all the pooches?? (ooh, i'm gonna get battered for that one, she says running and hiding under the tidied bed)

Bedroom nice and tidy - wonder what delights await us tomorrow?

SAV3R

Hi everyone

Thanks for all the suggestions, better raid my cupboards. Did fancy trying the anti-freeze but worried about putting it near the food in my freezer. I was told diesel would be a good one, apparently it goes like wax, but it would smell forever, yuk!:rotfl: :rotfl:

After my flying achievements lately I was feeling quite relaxed and chuffed with myself. I got home from work and the stress level went to 95%.
I need to find a new NHS dentist for the boys. If I want to stay with the current one(stopping NHS end April), they can be treated on a private basis £35 for a check-up, the normal rate for all else, - or £6.95 each per month on Denplan.:mad: :mad: :mad: I think this is disgusting. Also, I only made an appt for their check-up last week, they never said a word. This means we will have 3 diff dentists for a family of 4!

Hope everyone is surviving the storms, we haven't had it too bad here, but it
looks dreadful on the TV.