Weekly Flylady Thread 11th August 2008

juliejim

Pleased you had a good holiday AnW's mum

mumoffour77

Awww thanks gunsandbanjos........firstly im going to do my shopping, so if anyone in Northern Ireland sees a mum frogmarching 2 small boys around the shops today (who look extremly tired) and ordering them to fetch this that and the other........please understand they are on punishment!!!!

mumoffour77

The eldest is going to my moms and DD is coming with me aswell but she will be sitting in the trolly (she cant walk when her eczema is bad:()

vivw_2

Wednesday Thllliiing!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove [/STRIKE]and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
[STRIKE]Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/STRIKE]
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
[STRIKE]Air the duvet[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard and find 10 things to get rid of![/STRIKE]
Freshen up any curtains or bedding that needs doing!
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more[STRIKE]34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
[/STRIKE]

1. Clean all the upstairs door frames
2. Clean windows in these rooms
   
3. Do half hour clearing of the place you hate doing the most..

Also need to;

Dry washing in machine
Wash bedding
Dry bedding
Another wash load
Dry wash load
Clear conservatory table
Finish cushions for kitchen table
Clear kitchen table
30 mins preparing school work
30 mins deleting files on pc
Read my book
S & S kitchen
S & S ensuite
Cook tea


Think that will be all for today..........................

TAG

Morning all

I've only skimmed through the thread. It is soooo long yet again. We are such busy Flyladies;) :grouphug: to all that need them.

Here's my list plus I must, must either go to the bank or do some parcels or both today. Totally skint you see :eek:

Ok here's the list -

Tuesday Triumphs - Kitchen and Dining Room
[strike] Level Two[/strike]
[strike] Sweep and mop floors[/strike]

Wednesday Thllliiing!- Master Bedroom & Landing
[strike]Level 1[/strike]
[strike]Check fire alarms are working[/strike]
[strike]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/strike]
[strike]Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness[/strike]

[strike]Level 2[/strike]
[strike] Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/strike]
[strike]Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..[/strike]
[strike]Air the duvet[/strike]
[strike]15 minutes floordrobe clearance[/strike]

Level 3
[strike] Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/strike]
Sort through a cupboard and find 10 things to get rid of!
[strike] Freshen up any curtains or bedding that needs doing![/strike]

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
1. 34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
[strike] 2. Clean all the upstairs door frames[/strike]
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Do half hour clearing of the place you hate doing the most..

My normal dailies -

[strike] Tidy kitchen. Load/unload/reload DW.[/strike]
[strike] Wipe surfaces.[/strike]
[strike] Wipe inside of oven. (Done everyday then I don't have to clean it IYSWIM)[/strike]
[strike] Sweep and mop kitchen floor.[/strike]
[strike] S&S downstairs toilet.[/strike]

[strike] Tidy living room & put any stuff upstairs.[/strike]
[strike] Wipe over PC desk & keep free from clutter.[/strike]

[strike] Tidy bedrooms & make beds.[/strike]
[strike]Sort out dirty washing.[/strike]
[strike]Do 2 loads of washing.[/strike]
[strike] Keep ironing together (x15)[/strike]
[strike] Sort clean washing & put clothes away.[/strike]

[strike] Tidy & S&S bathroom.[/strike]
[strike] Wash bathroom floor.[/strike]

[STRIKE] Hoover living room/ hallway/stairs/kitchen & d/s toilet.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Hoover bedrooms/landing & bathroom.
[/STRIKE]
Walk the dog

toottifrootti

Morning everyone!!

Just received an email that I thought you would like????!!!! It had super graphics with it but I havent been able to transfer them - sorry!!
LADIES!!!!!!!!!



Remember...a layer of dust protects the Wood beneath it.

'A house becomes a home when you can write 'I love you' on the furniture.'

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just
perfect - 'in case someone came over'
Finally I realized one day that no-one came over; they were all out living life and
having fun!
NOW, when people visit, I don't have to explain the 'condition' of my home .

They are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I
was away living life and having fun.
If you haven't figured this out yet, please heed this advice.

Life is short. Enjoy it!
Dust if you must .......
but wouldn't it be better to paint a picture or write a letter,
bake cookies or a cakeand lick the spoon or plant a seed,
ponder the difference between want and need?!
Dust if you must,but there's not much time . . . .
with beer to drink , rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
music to hear and books to read, friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must,
but the world's out there with the sun in your eyes,
the wind in your hair,
a flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around, again.

Dust if you must,
but bear in mind,old age will come and it's not kind. . .
And when you go - and go you must - you, yourself will make more dust!

Share this with all the wonderful women in your life.
I JUST DID.
It's not what you gather,but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you
have lived.



TF xx:D

mumoffour77

I love it tootiefrootie!!!!!
thank you.....you made me smile!

Ginger_Girl

Morning all!
Mo4 - I reckon the garage must be calling!!!!
Embb - she's gorgeous!
Soappie - hugs (and later some of Twinks hob nobs!)
TF - that's BRILLIANT! Will send to some friends later!

Back to the office again this morning - chasing money and this afternoon I'm off to brave the uniform suppliers for school jumpers. Aim to do level 2 and some baking (got some friends coming round tomorrow so need some choccie orange cookies and hob nobs).

Kitchen s/s already, wm on and I did manage to send off for the laptop yesterday (just need to track it later so make sure they got it).

See you all later!

AnW'sMum

Right just had a skim read over the last day or so strictly to get back into the swing of things you understand Eaten brekkie, now to jump in the shower and then get on.

Congrats to embb what a cutie your new GD is

serena

Have those flyladies who have already posted Wednesday's list and crossed it all off, actually done it already this morning???:eek: I really must stop checking the pc in the morning. Trouble is, it's about the only time I get a chance to get near it!

mumoffour - giggling about your two boys! Been there, done that, got the t shirt...

embb - :jCongratulations Grandma, and even bigger congratulations to mum.:j

ssl - Congratulations to your DD!:T

vanilla - happy to hear better news.

:hello:To AnW's mum!! Glad you had a lovely holiday! We got back Saturday, and I've just about caught up with emails, almost done all the washing, and haven't managed at all to read the last two week's threads - my word, flyladies know how to talk! Scroll back a few pages to see embb's new granddaughter!!

Okay, now I really have to go get some work done... Yesterday I did the livingroom, hall and stairs, and decided I really had to get rid of an horrendous clutter hotspot in the kitchen, which I could only face doing in five minute slots while waiting for kettles to boil, coffeee to brew. I'll carry on with that the rest of the week, and get the children to sort through last year's school stuff and clear it from the shelves.

rebekah - hugs - some days are just like that! I hope today goes better.Celebrate your successes, and don't play catch up - the rooms will come round again next week.
If some flyladies seem to be doing an awful lot of their list, well, some of us have been doing this for a while and just got better at it! I found for me that the key was decluttering so that I could clean without having to tidy, and also having the right sort of storage for the things that we want to keep - I'm not done yet, but I'm definitely getting there! The kitchen is pretty much okay for storage, and it takes me just about half an hour to do to level three (except for cleaning the oven - can't face doing that too often!). The main bedroom was an absolute dumping ground, and it took me a whole year of doing an hour every week, to clear it for decorating, and fitting a wardrobe. It's just got a few finishing touches eg, bedside chest of drawers and a chair to buy now. The house was so cluttered, that it took me quite a while to think through how to sort it out - I finally came up with having a clear idea of what each room was for, what needed to be in it, and what to keep those things in. It isn't original I know, or very clever, but it works for me. So, for example, the main bedroom is for sleeping, dressing etc, but not for storing sleeping bags, outgrown children's clothes and toys, or files of important documents. Once they were out, I have been really strict with myself about not dumping them back in again! And because it is clear, it takes me under half an hour to clean (well, it will if I ever get up there today and do it!!)