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****Wednesday FLY - clear bedside tables*******

56 replies

satinshoes · 22/11/2006 09:13

Morning all

kellys mission

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satinshoes · 22/11/2006 09:15

Did the mission this morning before I came downstairs so nice to be ahead of the game. Felt rotten all evening and slept v. badly so DH gave me a lie in until 7.45 which was nice.

Have a good day all.

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peegeeweegee · 22/11/2006 09:33

Morning all...

Right, will go upstairs in a minute and do the bedside tables, will also dust the rest of the bedroom.

Still have to do the lounge and dining room as I never did them yesterday.

Hope everyone is okay today.

satinshoes · 22/11/2006 11:14

wow! it is so quiet!

I've been into town on a Christmas tree hunt DD loves them so taking her out for 1/2 hour to find them keeps her entertained.

While we were out we got her a Postman Pat advent calendar - reduced in mothercare! And I got a couple of tops for after the baby comes.

Now we're back and yet again she's watching a DVD

Bedroom is looking pretty good. D/W and W/M finished so now emptied. off for a cuppa now...

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Quootiepie · 22/11/2006 11:25

Morning - a thread I can read! I dont have any bedside tables, a bedside cot takes up all the room! Am doing out my wardrobes today when DH gets back from his mums (I didnt go). Hope everyone is well

peegeeweegee · 22/11/2006 11:29

back again....

right, have dusted bedroom and swept the floor. did the same in dd's room... but can't face doing ds's as he still has not tidied it despite frequent requests....plus it is in the loft and that means another set of stairs... groan..

washing machine is doing its thing, so no excuses now, will start on lounge and dining room.....

back later...

ludalightsandlanterns · 22/11/2006 13:30

Hello.... no bed side tables..but it needs a good dusting..so will do that.

I am beginning to get slightly fed up with people comming in my house and commenting!
I'm begining to feel bad that it is tidy!!!!!!!

A mum came round yesterday and commented (and I actually felt quite smug)
.....then this morning I popped round to hers to give her back a teddy her dd had left...and she said
"oh please excuse the mess...come in"...then went on to say how she couldn't keep up to my standard..."but at least you can come in and sit down without worrying about making a mess"

I don't want people to feel uncomfortable in my house!!!!!!! Its not THAT tidy!! I did hoover a lot though to get all those bloody balls up.....
She should of come round at about 9am!

Then a minute ago the woman from across the road came knocking, selling christmas trees...I invited her in cause its raining....and she said "blimey..you need to get out more! your house is spotless"

not sure whether to be sad or happy...I'll be one of those people everyone talks about won't I! "oooh she keeps her house so tidy...you don't feel you can sit down..blady blah!!"

CAN'T BLOODY WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

RubyRioja · 22/11/2006 13:38

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HazelnutsRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 22/11/2006 13:47

Afternoon all.

I have done the everyday bits and been sorting DD`s clothes out.

Eating lunch at mo and checking emails, not that I get very many

HNtree said to say Hi to you all. She told me that she has put her house on the market. She wants to move as getting fedup with all the crap that goes on round where she lives. She wants to ask me something but di=oes not want to do it on the phone. I can only think it must be good as she does not do bad things. The only reason she told me about the house is so that she tells me and no-one else. They put the forsale board up yesterday not long after she got back from doing all that needs to be done to sell a house. They took the photos of the house last week,( thats why she had to go home last thursday) She said she did not want to tell me before as she was sstill unsure if she really wanted to sell up.

Tortoise. I think I will go to the CAB to sort out my moneies. I am paying loads of money each month and most of that goes on interest I thought I was going to see the end of no money next year but I read the date wrong. Its 2008 I moght be debt free, the end of at that. 2 more years. I would think paying off them at a small amount with all the charges stopped would get them paid off one day. I know it sounds hard as it would take longer to get credit again but to be honest I dont think I want credit again.!! I cant get into trouble ever again with credit being ramed at me all the time. The only credit HNtree ever had was her house. That got paid up when her 1st hubby died. She has done ok for not having credit. So once I have got not more debt I will be much better off. Credit cards want people to fall behind and over spend as that is where they make their money!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

You will get sorted one day. just like I will.

Well done to the CAB (Hope they can help me) Its people like them who tell us about rip off company's who we think are not ripping us off.

Off now to get ready to leave to get DDS from school and get a few bits I need to get.

See you laters

Jelley · 22/11/2006 13:51

Hello, I'm having a busy day, and trying to stay of the computer. (I'm supervising ds' lunch now so I have to be in here)
I've read some of yesterdays thread, but too much to remember.

I do agree re studio. I missed a payment once or twice and got charged more than I owed for being late!

I have no bedside tables, and my bedroom is ok. I've been doing kitchen hotspots, and then I will hoover downstairs.

Luda, loads of people commented when I first started, but it was so bad before it was a bit of a transformation. Now it's less dramatic but much easier to maintain.

ISawTortoiseKissingSantaClaus · 22/11/2006 14:14

Hello.
Been to toddlers today and thats all.
Had to phone DS's dad to pick them up this morning as i felt DS2 wasn't well enough for school. Typical that as he went out to the car he was looking much better but i did explain it was probably the calpol that perked him up! Not sure if he took DS1 to school or not.He has a bad cough so i left it upto him if he took him or not!
DD2 is asleep! Very unusual for her.Must of warn her out at toddlers!
I'm waiting for my sol to phone back. I have been offered xmas day 5pm until end of boxing day.I think thats worse than xmas eve-11am xmas day. Still pushing for all xmas day.He had last year so why shouldn't i be allowed this year. I don't have any other family to spent xmas day with.(Hope no-one mind me putting xmas.Just being lazy!)

Quootiepie · 22/11/2006 14:22

thats awful about christmas... you really should have them

Lu - I get that about my house, you cant win! Same when I dress up, I get "why have you dressed up???? Where are you going??" lol

My DHs ex left him in piles of debt, and his parents. We just have to wade through it. I recently put my name to it all to secure it on the house, rather than have it dotted about, to try and improve our credit rating, so we could hopefully get a 0% credit card to pay the secured loan off with. I have never owed a penny to anyone, and it does get me down thinking how much we owe... especially since there is nothing to show for it. He bought her a car, took her on holiday, paid her rent & a deposit... makes me Thing is, we have a mortgage to pay, so have no spare money to just save & pay it off... its going to be a long, slow process.

Quootiepie · 22/11/2006 14:23

OMG, my MIL is in a bisexual chatroom!!!!

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ParanoidAndroid · 22/11/2006 14:25

Hello all - still wobbling around here, but at least I don't seem to be in tears today so things must be on the up?

I've managed to swish & swipe, and make a bed. That's it!

Our washing machine seems to have packed up blast it! Every time I turn it on it just trips the electricity so something must be going wrong with it. I need to wait for DH to get back to fiddle with it - if I bend down, I fall over!

It's pouring with rain here, cold too, so I'm going to light the fire and lie on the sofa until the kids come home. It was DS' 10th birthday yesterday and I felt like such a heel for not being able to take him out for a meal as we had promised him. But DH made a lovely meal and we played various card games so I think he had an ok time. It was supposed to be his birthday outing to the Roald Dahl museum on Saturday, but there's no way I can do that with him. So DH is going to take him to see the new James Bond movie.

And we're supposed to be going to the Scissor Sisters gig on Sunday - we've got standing tickets - ha ha ha ha...... I can stand up for about a minute before everything goes wobbly and I fall over. So somehow between now and then, I've got to get myself fit! Failing that, I suppose I can hire a wheelchair and get a disabled ticket.

Hope all is well elsewhere. I understand completely about the money issues. I won't tell you how big my debts were, but when I was spiralling down to my breakdown I was spending compulsively. It's sorted now, but it makes me go cold just thinking about it. and I still have the odd compulsion when I'm depressed, but at least I'm able to control it now. Lots of hugs to those struggling.

Quootiepie · 22/11/2006 14:26

lol, we are both on AOL... and when you have the mouse over a screen name, you can see where they are... shes in some bisexual chatroom!

ParanoidAndroid · 22/11/2006 14:26

Blimey - what a x-post QP!!! tell us more

ParanoidAndroid · 22/11/2006 14:27

Umm, without being rude, does she know where she is?!!

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ParanoidAndroid · 22/11/2006 14:35

Hi Ruby - yes, I'm feeling brighter today. The GP has given me some new pills so I'm not feeling constant seasickness! Hooray. I've even managed to have some lunch.

"Disney princess wheelie shoe things" = what exactly?! I have to say that half the time the things I buy for the kids are because I like them, never mind what they think! This is especially true of a) books and b) horsey things!!!! (Not so true of bionicles or glittery pink things)

Quootiepie · 22/11/2006 14:36

yeah - she does The chat room is called "something bisexual!"

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ISawTortoiseKissingSantaClaus · 22/11/2006 14:40

Front room tidied and hoovered.Thats all it seems to take now for it too look quite good. Not perfect but not too bad either.

Q. Maybe she clicked on the wrong page?

ParanoidAndroid Hope you are better soon.You do sound brighter.Hopethe washing machine hasn't got a major problem.

ParanoidAndroid · 22/11/2006 14:41

Ah - "must have" heels - I can understand those!!

QP I keep thinking of my own MIL in similar circumstances and it frankly doesn't bear thinking about

ParanoidAndroid · 22/11/2006 14:43

Hey Tort - how are you doing? Even if I don't post, I still read the threads if I can so I'm keeping up with the news a bit, I think. Am I right in thinking you have a mtg tomorrow about Christmas? If so, good luck, I'll be thinking of you. If not, forgive me for getting it wrong

ludalightsandlanterns · 22/11/2006 14:57

oooh you all talked at once!

um...Ruby.......I think it is easier now to keep on top of it...it used to be a mare...washing always over flowing..just couldn't get to grips with it.
We moved house to here about 2 years ago and it was a good opportunity to clear loads of crap out...
I discovered routine from somewhere!!!????
I now manage really well to keep up...usually all it needs is a good tidy/pick up and vaccuming then its done...
I really really love this thread too..it motivates me no end..I love the fact you lot are usually doing just the same as me...I feel loads better!!!!!!

HN...say hi to tree...I'm sorry to hear she is having trouble where she lives...a move might do her wonders

Jelley...I'm glad i'm not the only one!!!

Tort...good luck for xmas day...keep nagging!!!!

Quootie....yes I get it too when I dress up...

oh and STUDIO..........nightmare intrest rates!!!!

bought my washing machine last year......never use them again thats for sure!!!!!!!!!!