Weekly Flylady Thread 25th August 2008

juliejim

I'm back! First HHC 10-10.30. Anyone joining in?

Zed42

Morning all, long time no speak and all that .. I think I've been missing since um, April perhaps.

With the impending thing called DD starting school next week, I'm trying to galvanise myself into getting back into some kind of routine.

Beginning in a lukewarm manner today.

Today is a "normal" 9-5 working day, but I have already done 2 loads of washing and hung them out .. one of them being my DD's bedlinen :j.

Frankly, I'm a bit (lot) scared of her room, so that is a job for the pair of us to tackle this w/e. She is 4 and 3/4 and is v.crafty and a hoarder ... so paper crowns etc., fill the room!

But if she is going to start school on Tuesday, I want her to do it with a clean, ordered, tidy, dusted room.

Uniform still not completely bought, so another job for this w/e, complete with frantic sewing on of labels. At least I've done the dreaded shoe shop!

So, my list for the w/e is:

• DD's bedroom
  • Bedlinen stripped & washed
  • Fresh bedlinen
  • Binbag boogy
  • Find her dressing table top (it surely must be under that heap of "Junk")
  • Re-organise her wardrobe and remove too small stuff
  • Re-organise her drawers and remove too small stuff
  • Tidy bookshelves
  • Tidy toys
  • Dust ceiling
  • Dust walls
  • Tops of the curtain rails
  • Windowsills & skirting boards
  • Behind the bed
• School Uniform
  • Buy it!
  • Wash it
  • Label it
  • Iron it
  • Pack P.E. bag
  • Lunch money
• Choose birthday pressie for me for my DH to buy :j
• Shred another box load of paper (ongoing, attempting to "rationalise" the filing cabinet)
• HHI or two or three
• Make bread and lots of it ..... according to the freezer .. we have none, plenty of tortilla wraps and pitta breads, so guess what's going on the mealplan, LOL.

I think that's a good place to start .... ! I probably won't be doing Monday, but I will most definitely be in from Tuesday .....

Big (((hugs))) to all that need, oh and to everyone else too

juliejim

Well done on the weight loss Shell - I knew I'd forget something I wanted to say!

juliejim

Okay looks like I'm on my own - off I go!

polkadot

Morning all

Will add my list soon,had a really tough night with DS and the itchies. I started out on the sofa bed but then I thought I heard a mouse:eek: in the lounge so rushed off to wake DF. Needless to say a few minutes after we discovered it was DS scratching:eek::eek:I think Im going to take him to A&E today. It has spread to all around his mouth and he has patches all over back and front now too.I'll just explain nicely that GP didn't have much of an opinion-I ended up bringing him onto sofabed and letting him watch a dvd to distract him poor thing:(

Also, as for me being completely off keel in the health department the last few, DF noticed last night that the last time aunty flo visited was 18 July:shocked:
Right, off to find my list

shell2001

Oh polkadot - poor DS, hope you get a Doctor with an idea of what they are doing today. And oooooowwww, trip home via chemist for a pregnancy test too me thinks;) . Was it you that wanted to try for No 2 after the wedding? Or am I getting muddled again .

Quote for car recovery got, will check with DH later but £80 with £20 cash back seems pretty good to me.

nicki_2

I'm here and awake...just DD slept in my bed and kept kicking me, but otherwise I slept okay. I'm that used to noises & stuff now that I rarely wake up unless its one I don't recognise. DD's baseball bat right next to the bed also helped :rotfl::rotfl: I'm thinking of getting a proper one or an old fashioned truncation Trust me that if anyone ever broke in they'd be leaving in an ambulance not a police car :rotfl::rotfl:

The landlady has been - someone is coming between 11-11.30am to measure up and let her know how much so in theory it should be replaced today. Just going to go and remove DD's rollerblind and move some bits out the way (including the fireguard on the heater) so its easier to get too. THEN I'm going to crack on with some jobs since I'm stuck in and DD is doing her Brownies Writer badge work & reading. No TV today until the work is done!

So my list looks like this :

Monday Melee - 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
Level 3
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

Tuesday Chuck!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
[strike]Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness[/strike]Level 2
Make any appointments you have been putting off and catch up on phone calls you need to make! How many of you actually made that smear appointment??? I am going to nag.. and nag .. and nag..
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
[strike]Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/strike]
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. attack those naughty spider housing estates!!
2. Clean windows in these rooms
3. Clear out your sweaters.. how many are fit for making into draught excluders?

Wednesday Washdown- Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Clean oven and hob
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Wipe out a dirty cupboard... get rid of everything you no longer need and make it all pretty and tidy!
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. clean any spillages in the fridge
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Thursday Thrills- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
[strike]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc[/strike]
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes

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 Its being replaced instead :rotfl::rotfl:
Grab a toy box and throw/rehome anything that is no longer wanted.. it'll be chrimbo before we know it and we need the space!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Sort the school clothes for next week.. is everything labelled?
2. Wipe the skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI

Also :

• Dishes
• Sort out application form and references into an envelope ready to take.
• Update food inventory.
• Lunch
• Tea

and whatever else I think of...

Off to sort out DD's room :wave:

gunsandbanjos

nicki wrote: »

I'm thinking of getting a proper one or an old fashioned truncation Trust me that if anyone ever broke in they'd be leaving in an ambulance not a police car :rotfl::rotfl:

Same here, i have an extendable kevlar baton, just in case.... I used to carry it when i walked the dog at night in a less slightly dodgy area.

juliejim

Polkadot - we will be awaiting news!!!! Hope DS gets sorted out.

I'm just trying to find my LR floor!

polkadot

shell2001 wrote: »

Oh polkadot - poor DS, hope you get a Doctor with an idea of what they are doing today. And oooooowwww, trip home via chemist for a pregnancy test too me thinks;) . Was it you that wanted to try for No 2 after the wedding? Or am I getting muddled again .

Quote for car recovery got, will check with DH later but £80 with £20 cash back seems pretty good to me.

Yes, it was us- but operative word being AFTER:eek: I dont want to get my hopes up,but it does seem very long,doesn't it? I had considered waiting out the weekend and if nothing happens by monday mention it at doctor (practice manager remember?) And I an feeling rather premen but I felt the same in early days with DS too

Oh dear-Pigpens going to be booting me soon-I really am trying to get my list up,but I have done the beds and put away last nights ironing-I did ironing last night:j