Weekly Flylady Thread 4th August 2008

Valli

TAG wrote: »

Valli you are bonkers! Well done for acheiving it though. :T

You've got me PEGGED Tag:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Now have any of you got a solution or a way of dealing with 'M-u-u-u-m have you seen my...'

Yes ladies - in aother words not only do we cook, clean, wash, iron and generally slave inside (and in some cases do paid work outside) the house we are also expected, at a moment's notice to be able to locate mobile phones, MP3 players, memory sticks (data pens or whatever you call them), remote controls (like we're allowed to use them!!) keys, pass cards etc etc. Because they abandon this stuff whenever they walk through the door and then can't find it.

So I'm throwing this one open to you. Any ideas?

Valli

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

A new thread will appear next week (sunday) courtesy of pigpen, we will then follow that list.

...said Gunsandbanjos with her tongue firmly in her cheek...;)

rach

hello all :wave:

i am smiling today as i've done some flying already (woke up nice and early for a weekend) but more importantly i got a cheque for almost £3k from my previous employers - i've been in a dispute with them. can't tell you how good it feels to have it - DH & i have been dancing around the flat and are going out for a celebratory lunch (only to starbucks haha):rotfl: we have a lot of bills this month so it is going to help us so much. emotionally its also fab as i feel i can properly move on now and i was so bitter about how i'd been treated. I'm now nipping into town before the bank closes to pay it in.

[FONT=&quot]Welcome back JillD[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Hugs pollybear[/FONT]
I am going to post my massive list seperately so i can keep track of it...this IS gonna be the last week i've got all this left on a saturday!

rach

[FONT=&quot]Monday Melee - Kitchen and Dining Room[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clear 1 window sill
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Scrub out the sticky fridge!
Level Three
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..
Extra Mission : help yourself [/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Clean the hob[/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Tuesday Twister! - Living room, halls and stairs[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level 1[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Vacuum floors and sofas and hall and stairs[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level 2[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Dusting, even if around everything [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level 3[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Wipe and water plants[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sort through a dumping drawer/cupboard - coffee table![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Extra Mission:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Pick one or more of the following tasks – [/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc [/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Sort through shoes and coats and bags[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Wednesday Winging & Flinging- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level One[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Clear floors of guff and stuff[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level Two[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Clear any clutter from desk [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level Three[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! – gets done Monday night when bin goes out![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Collect all the dirty laundry [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Thursday Thllliiing!- Master Bedroom & Landing[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level 1[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Check fire alarms are working[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Fling open the window and let in the fresh air[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level 2[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Air the duvet[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level 3[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sort through the cupboard and fling everything that no longer fits[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter[/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Clean windows in these rooms[/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Friday Flyday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Level One[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Level Two[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Extras:
empty shredder
[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Shred pile of paper in study
Grocery top up shop
Phone best mate in Switzerland
Wash towels
WM 90degree run to clean out[/FONT]
pay in cheques

Valli

rach wrote: »

hello all :wave:

i am smiling today as i've done some flying already (woke up nice and early for a weekend) but more importantly i got a cheque for almost £3k from my previous employers - i've been in a dispute with them. can't tell you how good it feels to have it - DH & i have been dancing around the flat and are going out for a celebratory lunch (only to starbucks haha):rotfl: we have a lot of bills this month so it is going to help us so much. emotionally its also fab as i feel i can properly move on now and i was so bitter about how i'd been treated. I'm now nipping into town before the bank closes to pay it in.

:T :T that's brill - not only to have the money but also because you can draw a line under what must have been an unpleasant time. Go Rach!

rach

i can't tell you how relieved i am!!! just want to get it paid in....still in pjs and need to go NOW!!!

Valli

Rach

If you don't get to the bank in time could you pay it in through an ATM? Then it would get processed Monday.

nicki_2

Thanks for the advice re: sleeping. I have a friend who I "talk" to (we text and message each other through another forum) about things, and I write him HUGE PMs with it all in and he advises me the best he can. My problem is when I get to bed my mind starts whirling and when I do finally go to sleep I have very vivid dreams some of which wake me up. They drive me mad, but I've always been someone who can remember their dreams, its just these ones are ones I'd rather forget but even now, I can remember vividly dreams I had last week. If I go back over my PM's to my friend (where I describe these dreams) my recollection is 99% accurate even now.

I'm going into town today and I'm going to see if I can pick up a cheap CD-stereo for my bedroom, then I'm going to start listening to some Paul McKenna CDs when I go to sleep, I also need a cheap lamp so when I doze off I don't have to get back up to switch the main light off which seems to wake me up again :rolleyes:

Any ways, I'm also off to TJ Hughes today as apparently they've got a tombola on where you can win up to £100 worth of shopping vouchers I'm going to check out their curtains section while I'm there to see if there are any bargains which I can invest in

Laters :wave:

Valli

Good luck with tombola Nicki keep us posted!
Hope you get the sleep thing sorted too. Take care. Love Vx

greenbee

Now have any of you got a solution or a way of dealing with 'M-u-u-u-m have you seen my...'

Yes ladies - in aother words not only do we cook, clean, wash, iron and generally slave inside (and in some cases do paid work outside) the house we are also expected, at a moment's notice to be able to locate mobile phones, MP3 players, memory sticks (data pens or whatever you call them), remote controls (like we're allowed to use them!!) keys, pass cards etc etc. Because they abandon this stuff whenever they walk through the door and then can't find it.

So I'm throwing this one open to you. Any ideas?[/quote]

Large bowl on a table just inside the door (or possibly one bowl each ). For the first couple of weeks frisk them as they come in and don't let them make it any further with anything that isn't needed inside the house. They can then collect it all on the way out.

Of course, this doesn't help if they've left it at work/school/a friend's/in the car...