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Monday FLY

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DontDreamItBeIt · 04/02/2008 07:59

Morning

I justwanted to do a uik post to wish TMH all the best for today.We are all hinking of you.....

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BiancaCastafiore · 04/02/2008 08:24

Me too - best wishes for today TMH x

I'm off to work now, will check back this evening

Shannaratiger · 04/02/2008 08:31

Good luck for today TMH.
BBL

Shannaratiger · 04/02/2008 09:04

mission
Just realised it wasn't up

TheMadHouse · 04/02/2008 09:51

Thankyou wonderful Fly friends.

DH has let me have a lovley lie in, as I was so anxious that I could not get to sleep even with a double dose of my tablets

We are going to pick up my mum in a wee while.

DH has done all the morning routine and the boys are being good. DS1 was running quite a temp last night and is still coughing (he is at the consultant on Wed) and DS" is still not right, no more being sick, but he is full of goo (eyes, nose and coughing)

I will post as soon as I get back home. Hope everyone has a good morning

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DontDreamItBeIt · 04/02/2008 09:51

Sorry. I started doin links and a legible post, and got distracted.

Major clean up required here today.
I may be back later for a tea break....

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tortoise · 04/02/2008 09:57

Morning.
TMH Good luck for today.

I am tired! Spoke to soon with regards to Mickey! He was barking worse than normal until i gave it at around midnight and took him upstairs! So i had a dog and 2 kids in my bed! Maybe i need to repeat what i did Saturday. He is going to have to get used to being left. Especially if i need to go out without him in the day time!

ludaloo · 04/02/2008 11:04

Good luck today TMH

Tort Oooooh noooo....a barky dog! I hope he settles soon.

Well I have been busy already today,

~Dropped kids off
~Drove to town to go to bank
~Came home and emptied all the bins (bin day today)
~Cleaned the guinea piggles out (Gibberish... one of them was making the weirdest kind of noise I have ever heard! Like a road drill....I'm taking it that she wasn't happy being disturbed!)
~Picked up all the dirty washing and sorted into piles
~Load of washing in machine
~Unloaded and reloaded the D/W
~Updated my Diet Diary

That's it so far...loads more to do...

~Kitchen needs tidying
~Bathroom needs a good S&S
~Whole house needs to be vacced
~Living room needs tidying
~Several piles of clean washing needs to be put away...and as DH fixed the drawers yesterday , I have no excuse now

Righto..better get on and do it all!

RubyRioja · 04/02/2008 11:10

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damewashalot · 04/02/2008 11:12

(slips in quietly and hovers in the corner)
It's been a long time since I did the flying thing but with no4 on the way I really do need to get my house sorted so thought I should give it another go, help can't remember where to start shine my sink? Also how do I stick with it this time?

tortoise · 04/02/2008 11:13

Im soooo tired!! And i need to wash up and stuff!
I could of ignred the barking if we didn't have neighbours! [yawn]

tortoise · 04/02/2008 11:13

Hi dame. Congrats on no4! Whens it due?

damewashalot · 04/02/2008 11:19

10th June

It's encouraging to see there are still familiar faces on here as I seriously crashed as far as the flying goes.

Oh no ds3 is cleaning with wipes.... the sofa, best do something usefull myself

ludaloo · 04/02/2008 12:02

Hello dame Loveley to see you again. Congratulations on baby no.4 too!
If you have a look on the FLY site, and follow the baby steps, you won't go far wrong.

Well It has taken me almost an hour to vac the whole house! But its done now.
What else was I needing to do?
Ah yes...

~Kitchen needs tidying
~Bathroom needs a good S&S
~Whole house needs to be vacced Done
~Living room needs tidying
~Several piles of clean washing needs to be put away...and as DH fixed the drawers yesterday , I have no excuse now

Lunch first I think

ludaloo · 04/02/2008 12:15

P.S to be able to stick with it, I think you need to try and make a good routine, which, if you do it enough, just kind of sticks....also keep posting here, as the FLY ladies are a super lot

damewashalot · 04/02/2008 12:31

Think I had trouble seeing the better bits and could only see the bits I hadn't done yet, didn't help that days I thought I'd done really well dh would come ome and point out stuf that needed doing or worse sigh and pick something up or move it in a well if your not going to I'll have to kind of way and I figured what's the point? and gave up.

Fresh new start, routine building is what I need to do then

tortoise · 04/02/2008 12:38

Well done Luda.

I have washed up!

Janni · 04/02/2008 12:56

Hello ALL. Love to TMH, Tort - what a nightmare! Dame - welcome. Try to declutter as much as poss and write yourself a workable routine, something manageable each day. Be realistic or you will give up. Will you have help at home with the new baby?

I am having a rotten day. DD flooded the bathroom and I'm desperately hoping it didn't reach the flat downstairs. I have no energy or motivation, BUT because I did stick to my routines last week the place is actually OK

Need to break down my chores into babysteps:

  1. clean toilet
  2. clear kitchen - cannot face that mission, though
  3. do meal plan and shopping list

Back soon.

ludaloo · 04/02/2008 13:07

Thank you Tort

Dame Hmmmm I would smack your DH upside the head next time he comments! Ignore him...what does he know
Routine is definately the way forward (well it was for me)
I agree with Janni too...declutter, declutter declutter

Right, where is my list

~Kitchen needs tidying done (and I did the mission too...and got carried away and did not only the fridge top but the cupboard tops too! YUK! and I got rid of 2 major hotspots!)
~Bathroom needs a good S&S done
~Whole house needs to be vacced done
~Living room needs tidying
~Several piles of clean washing needs to be put away...and as DH fixed the drawers yesterday , I have no excuse now

Hmm...seem to be actually giving the house a good go today
Upstairs is all lovely and tidy and vacced (I did a shake 'n' vac .... DD2 thought it was flour! )
Downstairs is all good too. Living room not quite tidy...DD2 has lego out...and her Peppa Pig stuff...and a teddy...and her Dora Bag crammed full of little itty bits! Will let her play for a bit longer I think.

ludaloo · 04/02/2008 13:09

p.s Janni...Nightmare! My DH nearly flooded the bathroom the other evening. He ran the bath, then made a phone call! DS came jumping down the stairs shouting..."Mummy...the bath...the bath!"
Just got there in time luckily!

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DontDreamItBeIt · 04/02/2008 13:09

welcome back Dame. Your dh sounds like mine. I get very angry when I spend loads of time claning and he finds weetabix from breakfast stuck to the table instead of noticing everything else.

I found doing babysteps properly helped me stick to a workable routine,plus posting here at least once a day keeps me going.

My dining room is tidy (except for all the stuff piled up next to the computer o be "sorted out " later) and the dds room is clear enough for dp to get atthe cupboard he is going to cut down o go in dd1s new room tomorrow. He suggested that he could do it after she moved in, but I've just told him its now or not at all, so fingers crossed it gets done today.

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DontDreamItBeIt · 04/02/2008 13:10

yes, fingers crossed that the flood didn't reach downstairs, janni

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damewashalot · 04/02/2008 13:12

Well my dining table is disappearing under a pile of folder washing (clean) more about to go in tumble ad another load in, so I guess I'm getting somewhere. Have tons of washing as dh just got back from being away for a week but have also gathered various stray bits that were drying around the radiators.

damewashalot · 04/02/2008 13:15

Ooh loads of posts while I was being slow

Flood sounds bad

Hi jas, I got bored of the baby steps last time, just took too long to get anywhere.

Yaddayah · 04/02/2008 13:20

Late good vibes for madhouse
Waves and welcome back to dame and waves for everyone else

Hrumph I'm really not with it today (possibly the two bottles of wine I had last night has something to do with it .. I couldn't possibly comment)

Sigh MIL coming round to babysit tonight (sadly nothing exciting just a PTA meeting and ds won't be back from work in time) So i'd better get this place sorted before she comes round all Antheaesque with her white glove

boot me off if you see me roaming around mn anywhere

TIA

damewashalot · 04/02/2008 13:23

As for he help at home question, don't really know, dh will be working from home so that should make school runs etc easier but the thought of having my mum or mil here, well I'm not sure I could cope, mum helps too much and drives me mad and mil can't realy help any more so ould just be extra person to feed and make cups of tea for.