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************Thursday FLY - wipe walls & windows in dining room*******

70 replies

tinshoes · 02/11/2006 08:21

kellys mission

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tinshoes · 02/11/2006 08:22

Morning all.

Glad it went well yesterday Tort. Sounds much more hopeful.

Hope everyone feels a bit better today.

off swimming with DD so no flying this morning. Might do a bit this afternoon.

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QuootiePieBANGERSandMash · 02/11/2006 08:29

Morning! Ill clean the one window in my dining room and the skirting board... Managed to get up without too much bother today, must be because I went to sleep a little earlier. To DO then:

*Dining room window
*Dining room skirting boards
*My "load a day"
*Give the living room a hoover
Ill take it from there!

peegeeweegee · 02/11/2006 09:14

Morning all, easy mission today then!!
Will clean the one window in my diningroom inside and out. will give dining room a general tidy, and wipe the walls...

Still feeling mildly fluey (is there such a word??) and very very very tired....

Quootie, glad you are feeling better!!

QuootiePieBANGERSandMash · 02/11/2006 09:21

Thanks Still got a cough, but, the main cold has lifted... theres nothing worse sometimes than a bad cold. Reeeeeeeally should get on and do some FLYing....

ludaloudbang · 02/11/2006 10:09

Morning all...glad you poorlies are feeling better

Tort..glad things are getting better too..

I don't have a dining room but the patio doors need some serious attention so I'll do them instead.
I have already got stuck in...put washing on and dryer on
been to post office and corner shop
lit the fire

Not too much to do as I did a good general tidy yesterday...
We have had a nit epedemic (third one since the summer hols!!! I even got them!!...eewwwwww!)which means I have to wash the bedding today as I changed it yesterday..not sure if it actually needs doing but psycologically I feel a bit better!!...bloody things and bloody people who don't treat their kids properly!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm not going to rant though...
but if I have to spend any more money on treatments when certain other people clearly don't give a hoot I'm gonna fire bomb their house!!!!!
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(ok a little rant)

Anyway...window cleaning it is!!

pippah · 02/11/2006 10:24

Today is my boy-free day...not many of them left before our new little one puts in an appearance. I have carefully filled it with antenatal appointments, dental appointments and taking the cat to the vets again...nice and relaxing!

Wiped the skirting boards in the dining area yesterday when moping the floor but the patio doors have lots of grubby little toddler handprints on, so I'll do those. Then I am going to chill. I went out to a friends last night and had half a glass of wine - feel like death this morning...that's what not drinking for 8 months does for you

QuootiePieBANGERSandMash · 02/11/2006 10:34

Just done the bathroom.... I got in the habit of doing it every morning... but ive lapsed! Its all clean again now and smelling nice DS is alseep, so, might cram in the kitchen before he wakes...

tortoisestrappedtoarocket · 02/11/2006 10:41

Hi.
I cleaned the whole bathroom this morning!
Now off to town and the park to meat a friend.
I have a cold today. Very sneezy!
See you all later.

MamaApronstrings · 02/11/2006 13:02

Morning all
A nice job today - my dining room is probably the most in control room - as we never use it! This means today's fly will be all rewarding and it will look great quite quickly. I need this atm as I have been having really bad anxiety over the last few days about selling the house and getting the family back to England.

tortoisestrappedtoarocket · 02/11/2006 13:30

Back from park now! I think i have the most grumpy,whingey,whining DD's ever today! DD2 has gone to sleep in the buggy and DD1 is now watching tv. I hopethey are not coming down with something.
Will do some FLYing after lunch.

asleep · 02/11/2006 13:32

hello!
our house at the moment:

entrance, hallway and landing: clean & tidy & decluttered
living room: clean & tidy & mostly decluttered
kitchen: dishes need doing, clean laundry needs to be put away, few bottles need to be put in the recycling bin
utility room: floor needs cleaning and walls washed down
bathroom: needs a good clean
DD's bedroom: clean & tidy & decluttered
DS's bedroom: clean & tidy, some stuff needs to go in the loft
our bedroom: a complete dump. would not let anyone in there. must sort out this weekend!

asleep · 02/11/2006 13:33

quite a difference from before i started FLYing, as most rooms were the same as our bedroom!

tortoisestrappedtoarocket · 02/11/2006 13:38

Thats great asleep. Wish i could say the same. i seem to be unable to maintain a tidy room. Mine was great a few days ago.i could reach the curtains without climbing on the bed. Can't now!
Also have a big pile of clothes to be put away again.

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 02/11/2006 13:41

Afternoon ladies

unfortunately havent been able to do anything the past few days - since Becky had her jab on tuesday and is about to cut her top 2 teeth,we have had a complete nightmare.Cant do anything while she is awake bar hold her and comfort her.... not easy with a jealous 2 yr old. House looks like a bomb has gone off.

Am trying to get them both to have a nap this afternoon but so far it isnt working!

asleep · 02/11/2006 13:41

MIL (whose house is spotless!) is babysitting in our house next week and i'm terrified that she might go into our bedroom while we're out. she would most definitely faint or worse! it's such a dumping ground. anything that doesn't have a home gets put in there. i cannot reach the window to open it because of the pile of stuff... i don't like sleeping in there.

pippah · 02/11/2006 14:50

Like asleep, I have noticed a huge difference in the house since I started FLYing 3 weeks ago. My DH comments on it nearly every day!!! This is a huge change for me, formerly the undomestic goddess

So here is my list of where I am:

entrance, hallway and landing: clean & tidy & decluttered
living room: clean & tidy & mostly decluttered
kitchen: dishes done, soup made for dinner, clean laundry needs to come upstairs and be put away
bathroom: clean, have bought new accessories today to celebrate!
DS's bedroom: not too bad, some stuff needs to go in the loft
our bedroom: Much better, even though I've had to clear out space for the imminent new addition and his clothes and moses basket
spare bedroom: absolute disaster area!!!

tortoisestrappedtoarocket · 02/11/2006 15:07

Arrrggghhh my fingers are cold and numb! But my rabbit and guinea pig will be warmer behind the piece of carpet i fixed to the hutch. I can't believe how cold it has got suddenly!

Rhubarb · 02/11/2006 15:13

Are you all real people then?

NannySparkler · 02/11/2006 15:15

PMSL Rhubarb, don't be rude!

tiredemma · 02/11/2006 15:15

what is FLYing?

Rhubarb · 02/11/2006 15:17

Something to do with Mary Poppins?

tiredemma · 02/11/2006 15:21

well?? what is it?

ludaloudbang · 02/11/2006 15:38

You are all doing well...I have cleaned the patio doors...decluttered living room
Done bathroom
Kitchen needs attention but will do that when I do tea
And shock horror..after four loads of washing I have come to the end of it!!!!!

QuootiePieBANGERSandMash · 02/11/2006 15:40

Afternoon! Just had a nap with DS... I always feel worse after! Feel abit better now though. Done nothing else really since doing the bathroom! Errr.... thats about it really! Report back once I do something...

ludaloudbang · 02/11/2006 15:40

tortoise...its chuffin freezing here too! Have lit the fire and put the hot water on for a nice hot bath later.