Weekly Flylady Thread 18th August 2008

Ginger_Girl

Evening all!
Popped to our nearby Mr T superstore this afternoon and picked up some back to school clothes for me!
Then after dropping DS off and cooking dinner, DH and I did a HHC to tidy up the house ready for tomorrow.

Plans for tomorrow:
Tip run
Clean bathrooms and change beds
HHI plus another HHI (probably another one after that!)
Baking

Monday:
Name school uniforms ready for back to school
Catch up with washing
Go out on bikes with Gingerkids or if weather is pants then go for a swim

See you later

AnW'sMum

serena wrote: »

:hello:Hi AnW's mum - did you hear me wondering where you were? I was going to start my post to ask and there you are- spooky! I have an OH glued to the Olympics, and have managed to largely miss most of - the housework is up to date just about, and I've nearly run out of books to read! Yes, we are a gabby lot, but I think a little bit of flying went on!

Awwww thanks for thinking of me the pc has hardly been on this week due to the Olympics. A has already decided that she wants to go to London in 2012 to watch the althletics and the swimming! Told her we might just have to invest and go as if it's another 64 years coming to the UK then I will be 102 and she will be 72 and we will both be far to old!!!!! As for the housework here erm well less said the better

AnW'sMum

Right keep your fingers crossed, SP3 has just d/led and updated on here and now needs a reboot. Will do that and put A & W to bed, then report back here

jinky67

To make up for my slackness since Tuesday I skived off work today to catch up.....:D
And I have done
Monday Marvels - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean the fridge
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Wipe & declutter all the windows sills in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer, cooker hood and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. S&S over the hob and oven
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
   
3. 32 fling boogie..
4. GO! buy yourself a treat.. you deserve it!
5. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

All done on Monday:T
Tuesday bluesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
Level 3
Open a drawer.. sort the junk within!
15 minutes sort of the junk on the landing!
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
2. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!

All done on Tuesday:T

Wednesday warts- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms done
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush done
Clear any clutter from desk done
Polish the monitor drag out the pc case and dust the top and back! done
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc done
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc none
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this. done
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! done
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Pull out the pc desk and clean BEHIND AND UNDER it!!!!!! done
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms done
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes not needed
3. replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it not needed
4. Clean the outside of all cupboards in the bathroom done

Thursday Throwout!!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working.. mine needs a new battery... I didn't think it was working until it alarmed at me the other day! done
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers. done
Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness done
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. done
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. done
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance done
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing done
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead done
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one. done
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. 32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter done
2. Clean all paintwork on the landing
3. Clean windows in these rooms done
4. Clear out your spare linen.. all those holey sheets, manky duvet covers and stained pillow cases.. FLING!! done

Friday Frenzy- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI
4. Binbag dance!!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Weekend List

1. Deflea children!!
2. Deflea pets and wash any bedding/cages/tanks that require it
3. For those 'the south side of the border' Make sure you have everything you need for your young 'uns starting back at school. For those 'North of the border' Make sure everything is ready for the new week! done
4. HHI
5. Change any bedding missed through the week done
6. Binbag dance... Fling in the bin, charity shop or rehome! done
7. Attack a hotspot and beat it into submission! done
8. Wash any soft furnishings that are needing it!
9. Have a few hours off and don't feel bad about it!!

plus ALL of my huge and I mean huge pile of ironing...and I put it all away too.
i think I have gone insane:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
:j :j :j :j :j :j

AnW'sMum

Woohoo all ok! Now off to :drool: over Pierce Brosnon

jo1972

Polkadot, mystery shopping is where you are paid to shop somewhere and report back about the customer service, cleanliness of the store etc etc. have a look on the extra income board for information and companies you can join up with.

My mum has a ton of Franklin Mint plates, she used to collect them years ago when I was a kid, god knows why cos she never put em up, they are all still in the boxes covered in dust! She keeps asking me if I reckon they're worth anything (who does she think I am, David Dickinson!!!) but I've not got the faintest, so if you do find out, let me know!!

Done pretty much nothing on the flying front today bar the ongoing chore stuff, promise to make headways with it tomorrow and actually look at this list thing you're all doing :eek:

Night all

lil_me

vanilla hope your DD is ok
AnWsMum hello lovely to see you pop in, yes I did thank you x Someone was saying some hotels are booked up already for 2012!
shell welcome home honey, well done with the driving. Like you said it's your Mam's choice, she's obviously confident about staying.
Franklin Mint - they don't seem to sell for much at all, seen plates go for £3-5 on ebay and at car boots.

jo1972 try going to a shop and asking for a shop stock one, maybe a local shop rather than a chain? I remember ours took months, they promised us it for Xmas, it arrived the day before Xmas eve and we'd ordered it in the September. What about a second hand one? Seriously my friend just got a beautiful suite out of the adtrader (free ads), 2 months old, lady didn't like the shade of green it was, she paid 1/5th of the cost price. The photo yes, it looks a bit more peaceful than it is, but the sound of the fall, which was quite loud, drowned out the noisy tourists. We stayed there little while until was just us there at that point, to enjoy it without loads of people.

Today well it's been lots of washing with other stuff in the middle where I can. I helped DP clean his car out, was definately needing it after going away so often and so much mud/dog hair/junk. I'll be putting the dogs in mine from now so his can stay nice til we're touring about next year. Been and did a little food shopping, did miss the farm shop which I'll have to go to next week but got some things we needed, printer cartridges and a vacuum cleaner to use in the caravan because the dustbuster handheld thing just isn't managing to keep me and my OCD with dog hair happy It's a cylinder pets one and the thought is over the winter I can use it as my upstairs vacuum cleaner & car clean the car out at the expense of the caravan sites

Managed to get petrol lawnmower on freecycle which will save me some money so will be cutting the forest down tomorrow (fronts not too bad but back has been left since lawnmower was smoking) hoping it'll get through it a lot quicker than the electric one did.

Think I should do a list for tomorrow as I've been doing bits of everything and not getting very far at all! Will work on one when I go up to bed after seeing to dogs, finishing putting shopping away that's left and tidying the kitchen up.

shell2001

Morning all

Thanks for all the welcome backs and words of wisdom. Spoke to mum last night and she is doing okish, only to be expected I know. Trouble is she only has a mobile so even using the bt vision phone its still 17p a minute:eek: .

Think I have childcare issue sorted for the 4 weeks I need it in September. The lady I arranged it all with before I went to visit mum had forgotten all about it when I rang her back on my return. She expected me to just meet her at the school on the 3rd and leave DD2 with her. I dont even know where this woman lives:eek: . So phoned a few more and go to look at a place on Wednesday, but its the lady my driving instructor uses and she speaks highly of her so another one sorted;) .

Plan today:-

Finish girls room (trashy telly got in way yesterday:o )
S & S bathroom
Hoover through:o
Make lemon drizzle cake
Shopping

Think that will do, need to break myself back in gradually:D . Still not managed to read back through thread so hugs to all that need them.

AnW'sMum

morning all

Looks like it is going to be a nice day so we are off out with my sis and her kids to the local EH Castle, apparently they are doing some special event there so the kids should enjoy it.

Better get dressed and get a picnic made, hope you all have a good day xx

Dustykitten

Morning all

So pleased I gardened all day yesterday as it has poured all night and is raining lightly now - boys off to a cricket tournament so wonder if it will go ahead - it is at the moment.

Going to shower and do the toy sorting with DS3 whilst they are out and then see if it stops raining to do a bit outside.

AnW'sMum glad you are ok hun, I often think of you

Have a good day flyladies x