Weekly Flylady Thread 15th September 2008

SarahShattered

HowGreatThouArt wrote: »

Hi! 1st post. wondering if you OSers could help. I am a traditional housewife, and making a wonderful safe and comforting home for my family is really important to me. The thing that I have a problem with is structuring my day in order that all jobs get done. Does anybody have a plan to make things go smoothly?

In the 1930s or 1950s did a housewife learn a particular set routine from her mother??? I love learrning about the past and wondered if anybody had any wisdom to share, i.e. do i do my baking in the morning? or is it better to do the washing them? etc.

sorry if this sounds a bit rambling, but i am in my mid 20s and I grew up in care so i have had no useful skills passed down to me!

please help

You are SO in the right place!!! :rotfl: :T I've got to quickly catch up on the thread but will come back to you if someone else hasn't already! Welcome aboard!!

hollyh

Hi

i seem to have some energy today so i'm going to make the most of it.

I'm going to take Ds2 to nursery on the bike seeing as it's such a nice day out there. I don't know how long it's going to take but if i give myself 40 mins hopefully it should be enough. OH took the kids to school today so i didn't have to go out which was lovely although he could have told me before i was showered and dressed.:rolleyes:

My list so far

Morning
[STRIKE]Make beds
Collect laundry
Washing wm x 2 line x 2
Put laundry away
Wipe table & high chair
Dishes
S & S Bathroom/ kitchen sink/ potty
Water herbs
[/STRIKE]Deal with post
[STRIKE]Empty bins
Shower & dress
Dress B
[/STRIKE]Afternoon
Wipe table & h chair
Prep tea
Bm
Dishes
Tidy & Hoover downstairs
Washing
10mG
Evening
Wipe H Chair & Table
Dishes
Tidy & Hoover living Room
Washing
HHI
Update spending spreadsheet

Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Thursday Throw!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
[/STRIKE]Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
[STRIKE]Air the duvet[/STRIKE]
15 minutes floordrobe clearance haven't got one this week
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing will do tomorrow
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one. Ebay pile
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
Clean all paintwork on the landing
Clean windows in these rooms
Clear out your trousers/skirts


Extras
4 items ebay
Put bulbs up
Cut herbs & freeze
Wrap 2 presents & write cards
menu plan
Take trousers up
Take stuff to charity shop
Milk bottles recycling
Buy C's present and drop off on way back from party
Bins [STRIKE]out[/STRIKE] & back in 1 in 2 to go
Toddlers
Form
Wash cover of bouncer & put on ebay
Sort through box of clothes ebay good stuff charity rest
Get stuff for sandwich making
make sure camera has batteries
Collect sponsor money

I have also

Taken the laundry basket back upstairs
Put chicken in SC
Got rolls out of freezer
Made sweetcorn soup ( which is so yummy i end up eating a spoonful every time i go past, they'll be none left for lunch at this rate :rolleyes: )

Flylady_Flower

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I'm here and ready :T :j :A can someone please translate HHC - is it "half hour coffee-break"

Penny. x

Course it is... Just about to have one myself

hollyh

Right i'd better shift my bum or i'll end up sitting here all morning. I'll be back in a bit to update.

jjef

My list for today -
Thursday Throw!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[strike]
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness
[/strike]
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
[STRIKE]
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance Gonna take more than 15 15mins done
[/STRIKE]
level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
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. [strike]32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter [/strike]
2. Clear out your trousers/skirts

My bits
[strike]
empty WM
empty DW
[/strike]
sort out bank a/c (pay day today:j )
post office post friends pressie
study must finish assignment its due next week but I want rid of it by the weekend.

Okay going to do a HHC 10-10.30 if anyone else is about.

hollyh

I'll join you jjef.

SarahShattered

HowGreatThouArt Go to the first page of this thread. You'll see how we do what we do. Pigpen our illustrious leader posts a new list every day. We can opt to follow this, and/or add to it, or make our own lists. That way, we're not running ourselves ragged trying to do everything all at once.

I know that I feel so much happier now I'm on top of my home. If I let it slide because there's something more exciting going on, it doesn't matter, because it'll all come round again next week. :T

Good luck with it all.

HowGreatThouArt

waaaagh! I'm meant to get up and do something now aren't I!!

ok, ok, Mount paperwork will be conquered!! back in 20

jjef

Okay here goes for the first of my HHC today

OrkneyStar

I'll continue on from my last HHC and join you jjef from 10am onwards .
x OS