Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Housekeeping

Find cleaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Housekeeping forum.

Tuesday FLY

55 replies

Jelley · 06/03/2007 06:53

mission
I must have been doing this too long. How often can you declutter your tupperware?
There is no shortage of other jobs to do though.

OP posts:
staceym11 · 06/03/2007 06:57

ok i should probably do this as i didnt last time! dd is up really early again today and i am knackered, dont feel well, doubt il get much FLYing done!!

morning jelley

Jelley · 06/03/2007 07:01

Hers's hoping for a better day fortortoise GO for your ds.

laloop and shouldbe I have to endure regular never-ending shows, too. DD2 spices it up with a dance around waving a tambourine

ludaloo not sure about lemon-drizzle-with-a-hint-of-chicken cake.

We have an early drs appt for ds today.
Back later.

OP posts:
Jelley · 06/03/2007 07:01

morning stacey

OP posts:
Jelley · 06/03/2007 07:01

morning stacey

OP posts:
yaddayah · 06/03/2007 07:39

morning jelly and stacey (hope you feel better soon) !
I have to endure "dance" shows.. with DS showing off his "special moves" and dd with her "ballet"

Go .. hope your ds is better soon, my ds had that when he was a toddler .. used to pop him in the bath with a drop of lavender and teatree oil.. seemed to clear up quicker

Tortoise, hope you have a better day today

Hi to everyone else

Agree re: mission .. i find the same with the shampoo bottles .. we have one bottle of shampoo, one conditioner, one shower gel one facial wash.. i really can't declutter any further !

Today i've getting my haircut, can't decide if i want to get a "radical" cut (currently shoulder length) but i'm so bored with it.. dh is grumpy as he hates me getting it cut .. what is it with blokes and long hair ?? Especially as my dh has no hair .. virtually bald so he shaves it every week !

Have got DS's first parents evening tonight as well, and a neighbour has offered to babysit DD (its at 7.45pm as dh gets back from work late) so want to get the house sorted .. i'm sure she won;t be inspecting for dust..but her house is show home immaculate and i'm getting paranoid

Will be back with more babble and a list later.. gotta do the school run !

glitterfairy · 06/03/2007 07:45

Hi everyone. AM going to do Mondays mission today as didnt get much done at all yesterday. Also need to seriously de clutter my dining room as I have been bringing stuff home from my office and have a room full of debris.

Will do a list later I think.

satinshoes · 06/03/2007 09:25

Morning everyone.

Off out today for the first time since DD has been ill. Hope it will improve her mood as virus seems to have left her with grumpy attitude

Came downstairs to find cat had knocked a plant over so have had to clean that up.

Did the mission last month. I love the kitchen as it is always relatively organised and i find i can keep on top of it. As long as i have a clean/tidy kitchen i can cope with a bit of clutter in the rest of the house. That said I have to clean the oven and the floors this week

Have a good day all.

shouldbedoingthehousework · 06/03/2007 09:55

Hello everyone

satin hope things improve - you seem to have had quite a run of it lately {{{hugs}}}
stacey rest up and get better x
jelley and yadda totally agree on the bottle/tupperwear thing - sadly no rest as there are plenty of other jobs to keep me going!

I have a whole house of jobs to do today - the place is a tip
Will just start downstairs and work my way up I think....

See you later x

ludaloo · 06/03/2007 10:04

Morning Everyone

I have the after fuzz of a migraine . It came on yesterday evening...so I went to bed early, and eventually got to sleep...but woke up feeling a bit fragile.

Will take it easy today I think.

We did this last time round this mission didn't we? Well I can't declutter tupperware anymore than it is..I don't have that much of it anyway! I will find plenty more to do though no doubt!

Well better go do something..

Have a good day xx

ludaloo · 06/03/2007 10:22

Well D/W is unloaded and reloaded so thats a start!

Jelley The lemon cake is going quickly so it can't be too off putting, lol! (It won't really matter if the next chicken tastes lemony will it ) Hope it goes ok at the doctors

stacey hope you are feeling better soon xxx

yaddah ooh a new haircut! Let me know what you decided to do

GF Good luck with your decluttering!

satin Have a good day out, hopefully it might knock the cobwebs from dd, and put her in a better mood (My dd2 knocked our plant pot over not so long ago!)

shouldbe Working your way up sounds like a good plan...I might do it that way too!

Right well, I have to go do a very smelly nappy!

xxxxx

bewilderbeast · 06/03/2007 10:36

morning all

bloody bathroom leaking through kitchen ceiling again its a right mess, sob

done
1 lot washing folded, 1 hung up, 1 in wash
half washing up done
kitchen worktops cleaned
bed made

can anyone spot my morning routine yet?

tortoise · 06/03/2007 10:48

Morning all.
I'm feeling a little brighter this morning. Still feel tired!
DD1 is at pre-school all day so just me and DD2 at home.
I'm sure i have masses to get done so i better make a start!
stacey hope you feel better soon.
GO Hope DS is feeling better today.
Yaddah Hope the hair cut goes ok. Go short! It will soon grow back if you dont like it!
satin Hope trip out brightens DD1s mood.
shouldbe Good luck!!
Luda hope you feel better soon too.
BB Sounds a nightmare. Hope all fixed and cleaned up soon.

yaddayah · 06/03/2007 11:00

BB Thats awful ! Are you having major renovations (saw the plumber/gasman on yesterdays fly ?)

tortoise glad you're feeling better

Right .. my list

Deep breath

done

d/washer s/s kitchen
clean loo (grrr @ dh )
school run
hoover upstairs
bean bag covers in w/maching (dd spilt cereal all over them this morning
spilt polystyrene balls from split in bean bag cleared up .. zip caught in hole and spilt everywhere

cup of coffee (trying to stay off the biscuits)
bills sorted (cheque for milkman/pre school)
pull up on dd changed (slight accident .. potty training still)

to do
Lunch
Nursery run
Clear kitchen table of craft stuff
Dry bean bag covers
Extra washing load
Yesterdays ironing pile
Haircut (am going for a chin length bob.. sod dh)
Dinner
parents evening
glass of wine to recover

bewilderbeast · 06/03/2007 11:15

yaddah
We're not having major renovations, we moved into this house - which has supposedly been modernised and developed by a builder in his spare time to discover that everything they have done and modernised has been done appalingly and needs re-doing, this will be the fifth or sixth time we have had plumbers and we've only been here 5 weeks, I am sooo hacked off. The kitchen wasn't fitted properly - i opened the oven door and it fell out of the cabinet - just as an example. We knew about the roof so I'm not fussed about that although the roofers are giving me headache, it's all the stuff inside that they told us was done and that looked perfectly fine and new. grrrr. Honestly I am really fed up, so far its cost us everything we have and our wedding! I am trying to remain stubbornly cheerful. Sorry to whinge but I'm trying to stay upbeat at home for the sake of the family

tortoise · 06/03/2007 11:24

Grrrr! I have done bugger all! Neighbour popped round with some bunny food and has been chatting since! lol!

Ok, i better do something now! Wil start with DW etc in kitchen i think.

BB That sounds awful. Hope its all sorted soon.

yaddayah · 06/03/2007 11:53

Bewilder, thats really pants i know how rubbish that is, we moved into a new house 3 years ago ..the 1st few months (atually thinking about it they were still coming back after a year )were spent with various tradesmen coming in and scratching there heads/arses because something hadn't been finished/put in/taken out.. when they tried to rectify stuff a lot of the time they actually made it worse,we gave up after 203 seperate snags

You just want to be in your house, unpack your stuff and feel like its home

Stick with it and watch them all like a hawk !

shouldbedoingthehousework · 06/03/2007 11:56

OK. Downstairs is looking pretty good again now Haven't bothered to mop the floors cos FIL is here doing some decorating and tramping in and out of the house...

Upstairs is more tricky cos the rooms are upside down due to the decorating...will prob just do the bathroom for today and maybe get out in the garden ...can't wait to do some jobs out there again

BB that sounds awful - hope it resolves soon x

tort how come I never knew you had a rabbit Have I missed something?

Going to make dd some lunch in a mo (still off school ) and then collect ds from pre-school.

yaddayah · 06/03/2007 11:56

bewilder Whinge away (not that you are!)i'm a firm believer that on the internet .. no one can hear you scream !

If i don't rant on a forum i end up ranting at dh or worse dd/ds

tortoise · 06/03/2007 12:10

You didn't know shouldbe? !!!
Look on my profile,there are pics of Fudge (rabbit) and Toffee (guinea pig).

Got a little bit done in the kitchen. Not much work needed after i did it yesterday. Need to sort dining end (although its no used because i sold the table!!)
DW unloaded and loaded and switched on. lots of bits used making flapjacks last night!

Had to stop to do a freecycle wanted advert for my bro! He's been asked to start a job tomorrow but has to have steel toe cap boots! Obviously he has no money to buy any and can't work if he doesn't have them. Fingers crossed freecycle comes up with something!
Will pop back again soon.

staceym11 · 06/03/2007 12:56

hi everyone, not doign a lot today as i feel like crap still, dd seems better but is eating me out of house and home!

trying to declutter but even things i put on here as FFP no-one seems to want, even though they are perfectly useable items, i jsut dont need them anymore!!!

ludaloo · 06/03/2007 12:58

Hello

My head is slowly defuzzing! i have to take dd1 to a friends after school so it is just as well I am feeling a bit better really.

I have done a fair bit today considering..

~D/W done
~W/M 2 loads
~Vacuumed done
~Been to post office
~Had a tidy round
~Done lunch

ludaloo · 06/03/2007 13:00

What have you been putting on here for FFP stacey ?

ludaloo · 06/03/2007 13:01

tort Nice pics

tortoise · 06/03/2007 13:04

Dining end looking a bit better. Some paper was very damp and going mouldy! Not good!
HUGE Piles of washing need putting away again! Guess i should get lunch and make a start on it before picking DD1 up.

Luda thanks.

glitterfairy · 06/03/2007 13:05

Right so far I have:

Been to the gym
Been for counselling
Taken kids to school
done the packed lunches
Talked to a colleague from work
Put on a load of washing

Now off to have lunch
Shower and wash hair
Wash up
Start on de cluttering

thanks for the good wishes with this it is making me sad jsut looking at it and there is a bootload in my car to bring in as well.