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Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2008

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Mudbath wrote: »
    pigpen it's your fault i painted the bannisters coz i was thinking he wasn't doing it all quick enough. i mean...why can't OH paint the whole house in three hours. so i did the bannisters with my right hand even though i'm left handed coz i new you'd shout at me. so now i'm wheezing coz of the gloss paint fumes and my right hand hurts coz i've used it too much but i am laughing at myself at the state i'm in. i may be a wreck but i'm not down!

    Painting was NOT on the list!!!

    Mine can't paint the whole house in 3 hours either.. must be a man thing!!! Useless creatures!
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,428 Forumite
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    From todays list I have...
    Killer Kitchen - Monday
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
    Up to 5 ebay items listed! nope but that's a weekend job here
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Sweep and Mop the floor[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe the cupboards, appliances and all those manky corners!![/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    Defrost the freezer if needed!!
    [STRIKE]
    Wipe over all those small appliances.. don't forget the inside of the microwave!
    [/STRIKE]    [STRIKE]Wipe out the gicky parts of the fridge and have a quick check for what needs restocking.. [/STRIKE]
    Extras
    • [STRIKE]Clean oven/hob if you must.. [/STRIKE]
    • HHI .. not got enough
    • Clean windows and sills
    • Go play a game with the children who have helped you today!! went to cinema and park so hopefully that'll cover it...
    Childrens list.
    [STRIKE] Clear and wipe the table
    [/STRIKE] he also polished his shoes for school and tidied up the lounge - result!
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  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
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    pigpen wrote: »
    Painting was NOT on the list!!!

    Mine can't paint the whole house in 3 hours either.. must be a man thing!!! Useless creatures!

    no but i wanted it doing and i had a piggy voice saying...'well do it yourself you lazy mare!' so i did xx:rotfl:
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    skint_spice wrote: »
    Childrens list.
    [strike] Clear and wipe the table
    [/strike] he also polished his shoes for school and tidied up the lounge - result!

    :T :T Well done mini-spice.. working hard!! :T :T

    My littlest loaded the WM twice.. she is only 3. Then she sliced her finger open so went to bed with a purple plaster it took me 15 minutes to find.. and it is my last one.. not too sticky as it is about 5 years old!!
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Mudbath wrote: »
    no but i wanted it doing and i had a piggy voice saying...'well do it yourself you lazy mare!' so i did xx:rotfl:

    That wasn't me.. it was the voice of your semi conscious!
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  • johanne
    johanne Posts: 1,830 Forumite
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    "quick" update.... been in to see the IL's in hospital this afternoon.. MIL is getting surgery tomorrow on her wrist! Turns out its a nasty break so they are putting a metal plate into it asap! So fingers crossed (ours not hers.. she cant do that! :rotfl: :o ) everything goes ok with the surgery... FIL is hoping to see a doctor tomorrow to find out whats wrong with him and hopefully come off this stomach pump/drip machine hes been on for days :(

    Just got home from my mums.. had a nice buffet tea there and saw nicki and her DD. Saw SIL and her 3 kids at the hospital so seen whole family today - albeit some in strange circumstances! :) :rotfl:

    My dad DID clean the kitchen after himself!!! :D:D:D Cant tell hes been plastering (apart from its been done obv! :rolleyes: ) or that he put a new door surround on too..! Quite impressed as i was expecting to come home to a building site! He EVEN washed his tea cup out and the one id left on the side when shooting out to go the hospital! Must be something up with him! :confused: lol He also put up the picture rail in the nursery while he had time! Im really shocked.... maybe he realising i could pop at any point and is getting scared?! :rotfl:

    Got midwife appointment tomorrow, hopefully get into town to finish hospital bagand buy some raspberry leaf tea capsules, also need to go the supermarket and bank and then off to visit ILs in hospital for evening visit so another busy day!:rolleyes:

    Anyway update on list:

    Killer Kitchen - Monday
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces
    [/STRIKE]    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Sweep the floor
    [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe the cupboards, appliances and all those manky corners!![/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Wipe over all those small appliances..[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe out the gicky parts of the fridge and have a quick check for what needs restocking[/STRIKE]

    Extras
    • [STRIKE]Clean oven/hob if you must.. *rolls eyes* [/STRIKE]
    • Clear and wipe the table
    • [STRIKE]Load the dishwasher (DW) if you have one/wash dishes [/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]wipe over the fronts of the kitchen cupboards and fridge/freezer/washing machine.. sometimes you need to check the insides too as they get a bit sticky.. [/STRIKE]

    Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs

    Level One
    remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    Sort that under stair cupboard.. make sure evrything is in tidily rather than thrown from a great distance!
    Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
    Level Three
    Vacuum under the furniture you can move
    Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
    Clear a hotspot
    Vacuum hall and stairs
    Extras

    • Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs
    • Wipe front door.. inside and out!
    • Water any plants in the house and change flower wate
  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
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    pigpen wrote: »
    That wasn't me.. it was the voice of your semi conscious!

    whatever it was it was wrong!!!!!!:D
  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
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    johanne - i'll keep my fingers crossed that the op goes well tomorrow. hope that she's as comfortable as she can be. has she broken her elbow on the same arm as her broken wrist or is it both arms. thinking of you too...look after yourself xx
  • johanne
    johanne Posts: 1,830 Forumite
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    Its both arms! Her right wrist is broken and her left elbow (plus maybe a dislocated shoulder!) She cant do anything as her wrist is in plaster and her elbow in a collar and sling... she cant even pick up a cup to drink... OH had to hold a cup to her mouth before for her to get a sip of water. She cant dress herself or anything else... !

    I got it wrong last night apparently too.. she had previously broken her left wrist and had that pinned (hence why it didnt break - her elbow took the break instead!) so she will now have metal pins in one wrist and as of tomorrow a metal plate in the other!
  • vanilla
    vanilla Posts: 3,277 Forumite
    I have done nothing today except lie on the sofa:o , hubby done dinner and dishes:eek: . Hoping this lifts soon, i'm so not a good patient.

    johanne hope the op goes well tomorrow.
    Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.
    And things go wrong no matter what I do.
    Now and then it seems that life is just too much.
    But you've got the love I need to see me through.
    :j :j
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