Weekly Flylady Thread 31st March 2008

cha97michelle

Morning everyone.

I'm more awake than DH this morning. Think i have been working him too hard, we are all breakfasted, and i am about to drop DS at nursery then come back, sort out the list, and get on with it today, seems though i feel slightly energetic.

List to follow when i get back.

Michelle, x

hex2

Mudbath - glad you are ok
Tia - are you any better?

Still ill here, DH has it too. Be good weight loss this week as I haven't eaten more than the odd biscuit (for tablet taking purposes) since Monday.

Today is DS1's 5th Birthday. We promised we would take him to Diggerland at Castleford but neither of us can stand up for more than 20 minutes without getting dizzy. Haven't told him yet, rather dreading that. Thanks for all the suggestions on the Transformers cake, no luck and left it too late for e-bay so he is having a Roary the Racing Car one. I have already blighted his life by not buying him the transformer that turns from a truck into a gun? Sounds apalling to me.

FrankieM

Morning everyone...
Well , I've not really managed much so far this week, just general tidying but today is the 'children's bedroom declutter'...
We are doing it this morning and early afternoon, we're out this afternoon, so I want it done by then.
Then my younger 2 go back to school tomorrow and I can spend the next 2 days doing the list and hopefully putting the stuff they've decluttered from their bedrooms on ebay( well, whats not broken)
Hopefully by next week I'll be back on board 100%...this holiday business really throws me out of routine.
Hope you are all ok, I haven't read the thread, so big hugs to all who aren't.
I'll post later on tonight about how lovely their rooms are!!

gunsandbanjos

Good morning all,
Sorry to hear about your Fil getting worse Johanne and just ignore your Mil, be the bigger person:rolleyes:

Just getting ready as its the funeral today, going to drop LO off at my mums.
Should be back about half one, not going to anything afterwards. Should probably wake hubby soon.
Dont know how much flying i'll get done, its the living room though which is actually not bad:D

moanymoany

pigpen wrote: »

Hubby has found a job he likes the look of.. but.. it is in Bath so he'd be away from home Monday to Friday.. would I manage without him???

Do I strike any of you as the simpering sort?

pigpen, I've read LOADS of your posts and I can say - with my hand on my heart :heartsmil - I have NEVER detected even a HINT of a simper.

skintscotslass

Morning all

I've been up for ages for a wee change lol. Dishes done and first load in the WM. It's a lovely sunny day so hopefully will get it all dried today. Need to buy shoes for my Ladies Day outfit and then pack my suitcase

Time for a coffee first I think while I sort out my Grocery Challenge. Any takers? :coffee: :coffee: :coffee:

AnW'sMum

Yes please SSL hope you have a great time at the races.

Morning to everyone, glad to hear there is no lasting damage Mudbath. Johanne I understand why you wouldn't want to burden your OH with MIL's comments but don't let them fester either. I would suggest writing them down, it helps to get them out of your system and should you ever have a conversation with OH about what she said then it's there in black and white later on Hugs to G&B for today, hope it goes as well as it can.

Dustykitten

Morning all

Hex sorry you are still unwell.Hope your DS enjoys his birthday and that he is not too cross with you

Mudbath - hope your pain has eased and you get on alright with today's xrays

G&B I hope you FiL gets through today

Johanne hugs to you

Finding it tough to get going today, have put the recycling out in my PJs.

Going to the shower and then to get the hoover out again in the living room as I found some more pieces of glass last night so every toy needs picking up and sorting so I can hoover under it - long day ahead.

Plan a walk to the local little pond as we need to get rid of a geocaching travelbug and want to see if there are any tadpoles yet.

Dustykitten

Dusty's left overs

Clean windows kids to remove all muddy ball marks from outsides

Outside
Move soil and finish repositioning turf need the soil to dry out a bit first
sow remaining seeds
move 2 raspberries
tidy fence border
plant up mint roots

Online orders
French cream [strike]awaiting reply from email[/strike]do today

Master bedroom & landing
tidy books on floor

child bedroom DS1
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

Finish magic sponging upstairs

Family room [strike]& bathrooms [/strike]- Tuesday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
spend 15-30 minutes filing that paperwork!!
Finish sorting basket of toys
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

• Watch a DVD with the children and have a hug!
• put easter decs back in box ready for loft

Mad Wednesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Make sure you have got your ebay stuff ready to list on Thursday!!! 5p listing!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Sort that under stair cupboard.. this is my ebay cupboard
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Extras

• Make certain ALL the house clocks are saying the right time.. replace any batteries that need replacing!
• wrap present on bedroom floor

cha97michelle

Right, back from the nursery drop off. Next door are having some work done (loft conversion i think so it is a bit noisy here, and the cheeky plumber has parked over my drive so i had to park quite a way up the street.

Anyway, i have made a start, the WM is on with its 2nd load of the day, but i have just noticed it is already 9:40 - i am going to have to be disciplined today or nothing will get done and i will sit on here reading instead and then wonder why the house is still a shed.

johanne ignore MIL's - they all come out with rubbish at some point in your life even if they are usually nice enough. Did you see Solwaykids mum's comment to her SIL? I just hope i don't turn out like that myself, although i bet i will do something that will peeve someone off.

Big list to follow, notice it has 3 sections though, and the longest is before baby, which is 5 weeks away (crossed finger smiley):

Wednesday 2nd April
Jobs for today:

• [strike]Drop DS at nursery[/strike]
• [strike]Pay bill at nursery[/strike]
• [strike]Get some chicken out for dinner[/strike]
• [strike]Wash towels[/strike]
• [strike]Clean outside line[/strike]
• [strike]Hang outside[/strike]
• [strike]Clean cat box, put away in the garage[/strike]
• [strike]Wash Ds’s next size vests along with baby 1st size vests that are new[/strike]
• [strike]Clean fridge[/strike]
• Defrost and clean freezer
• [STRIKE]Food shop for next fortnight[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Put away shopping[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Pack bag for DS to take to parents[/STRIKE]
• Pick up DS
• Visit parents and bath DS there
• Cook evening meal
• Get DH to change the downstairs clocks

Jobs for this week:

• Tidy out front bedroom ready for carpet to be fitted
• Get rid of old carpet
• Put on the top of the new wardrobe
• fill new wardrobe with our clothes
• Get charlie’s feet measured – buy shoes for wedding
• Work out what I need for the baby/hospital bag
• Give A bag of maternity clothes back
• Give W Easter pressie
• [STRIKE]Buy a card for wedding[/STRIKE]
• Empty classroom/office desk at work
• put out recycling for collection
• get petrol
• repair hem on my black trousers so i can wear them to wedding

Jobs for before baby

• wash my dressing gown
• get newborn and 0-3 stuff out of loft and washed/sorted
• buy – changing mat, [STRIKE]softwash[/STRIKE], nappy sacks, potty for DS
• pack hospital bag
• write a birth plan
• pack DS an overnight bag to send to sisters
• carpet fitted in DS new bedroom, old carpet disposed of
• fire engine bed assembled
• border put on in that bedroom
• 2 new lightshades up
• new pictures put on wall
• wardrobes moved to that room
• get DS next size clothes ready in new wardrobe
• pack away any too small DS clothes to go in the loft
• put new baby clothes in wardrobe
• find out bouncer chair/baby bath/moses basket from loft, checking if clean and make sure they are ready to use
• midwife appointment on 9/04
• dentist appointment on 10/04
• make myself an opticians appointment
• bulk buy larger nappies for DS
• GBS test done and sent off
• hall curtain taken up and rehung

which will definitely be added to as i come up with more jobs, as we all know that is the case.

HHC - 10-10:30 if anyone would like to join me - energy high but motivation a bit pants. Will actually start now by hanging out that washing. (line cleaned, towels out on line, cleaned cat box and put in garage, rescued load of tea towels and bibs from TD, now folded and away, cleaned filter in TD, hung up load of white baby vests on airer upstairs, sorted out 2 loads of dh's washing and got one load in WM and on, cuppa made)

HC - 11-12 - washed up breakfast dishes, emptied fridge, chucked furry/out of date stuff, washed all shelves and door fittings, put all back together and put food back in. Emptied WM and hung up washing, cleaned outside of fridge, descaled kettle with white vinegar, got next load of jeans in WM, answered door to post man and accepted parcel, washed up the tray the kettle stands on, scrubbed the top of the cooker, now soaking it in starclens and needs a bit more elbow grease


Michelle, x