Weekly Flylady Thread 15th September 2008

johanne

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhhh

MIL rang today.... OHs cousins wife is popping in to see me tomorrow as its my birthday.

I have avoided family visits here as im so ashamed of the place as we have not finished it yet! The living room and hall carpet is still the one my nan and granded had laid... before i was born - im 23 tomorrow!! And theres paintwork unpainted in the hall and no flooring, tiles or paint in the kitchen!! Place is not tidy either with OHs crap just plonked all over place.... Ohhhhhhhh noooooooo... i need the 60 minute makeover team here now!! Should i mention that, although shes a nice down to earth person, she is married to an MD or something or other of John Lewis?!!?? So imagine her house!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

i should be spending the day doing this final exam for uni... but i feel the need to clean and tidy....

But its such a lovely day i also want to be outside enjoying it with sarah......

ARRRRRRRRRRGGGHHH

Dustykitten

Arrange to meet at a coffe house!

I spend my 30 minutes very productively sitting in the sun potting on wallflowers - well it was on my list and I did empty the compost and get the washing in too.

That should help to top up the vit D for the day. I need to go to the scrap store now to look for treasure and loose some - very usefull to somebody else stuff!

TAG

Managed to hoover the living room, hallway and stairs, kitchen and downstairs throne room. Swept and mopped the kitchen floor. Unloaded the washing machine and cleaned out the kitchen bin. That's it I think. Place looks much better already.

Nice to know I have been missed. It's only been a few days but that HHC has had me sweating buckets.

I have been flying of sorts through the week so I'm off to find a list to post.

How did everyone else do?

beanynharrison

In my HHC I

did a bowl of washing up
sorted clothes off airer
hung washing out
put toys away
s & s kitchen
emptied upstairs bins
gave DD booby!!

Need to have something to eat while little ones are both sleeping then going to tackle our bedroom....mainly needs floordrobe sorting then will be presentable. Am going to change bedding tomorrow cos we are away for weekend and will be nice when we get back on Sunday evening!!

Valli

I have cleared pots away
Cleaned kitchen - cupboard doors, windowsill, worksurfaces, tiles - well stardropped them all!
Cleaned wall behind washer - under/adjacent to boiler so there was a mess as it has been fiddled with ALL WEEK
Swept then mopped kitchen floor.

Phew!

Now I need to mop bathroom floor and get my bed made then it's HHP for me!

x about 10 I should think!

Flylady_Flower

Johanne, go enjoy the sunshine with Sarah... the stuff will still be there when you get back, and maybe you can do a bit then - I'm sure if she's nice enough to come round on your birthday, she will accept how upside down you are, considering what you've both just been through... and anyway, it might rain tomorrow...

Right, that's my last HHC for now - I've got to go shopping and pay some money in the bank or no bills will be paid...

This half hour I did:

Hung out my bedding
Cleaned cupboard under the sink (you're right Polka, that is always the worst one...yeuck!)
Ironed what was dry (pillowcases)
put bottom sheet on bed ready to finish making now...

So now my bedroom is completly done - once I've put the quilt cover back on... I might change DS's bed out of the way before I go so it's all done for tomorrow too...

Have fun everyone... and well done to HowGreat... brilliant first day, glad you enjoyed it...:D

TAG

Mega list coming up ........

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
[strike]Level 1[/strike][strike]Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs[/strike]

Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/strike]
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
[strike]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!
[/strike]
Level Three
Wipe and water plants
[strike]Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..[/strike]
[strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/strike]

Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
1. Have a bit of a tidy in the cupboard under the stairs.
2. Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
[strike]3. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!![/strike]
[strike]4. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet?[/strike]

Tuesday Trauma - Kitchen and Dining Room
[strike]Level One[/strike]
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Sweep and mop floors[/strike]
Clean the fridge.. get rid of all those furry things growing in corners!
[strike]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/strike]
[strike]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, microwave etc[/strike]
[strike]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/strike]
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..

Extra Mission : help yourself
1. Run the WM through 'clean cycle'.. hottish wash with a splosh of vinegar, soda crystals bleach.. whatever you fancy just clear those pipes of gunge!
[strike]2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/strike]
3. 31 fling boogie..
[strike] 4. Wipe over the oven and hob[/strike]
[strike] 5. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET[/strike]

Wednesday wobbles- 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
[strike]Clear any clutter from desk[/strike]
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
[strike]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins![/strike]
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[strike]Collect all the dirty laundry[/strike]

Extra mission: Take your pick!
1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
[strike]2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes[/strike]
[strike]3. replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it[/strike]
4. Make a long list of those bodies you need to purchase christmas gifts for!!.. 98 days!! lol

Thursday Throw!- 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
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance

Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
1. 32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Clean all paintwork on the landing
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Clear out your trousers/skirts

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]
S&S downstairs toilet.
[strike]Tidy living room & put any stuff upstairs.[/strike]
Wipe over PC desk & keep free from clutter.
Tidy bedrooms & make beds.
[strike]Sort out dirty washing.[/strike]
[strike]Do 2 loads of washing.[/strike]
Tidy & S&S bathroom.
Wash bathroom floor.
[strike]Hoover living room/ hallway/stairs/kitchen & d/s toilet.[/strike]
Hoover bedrooms/landing & bathroom.
Keep ironing together (x15)
Sort clean washing & put clothes away.
Walk the dog

Do sandwiches for the next day
Bath/shower DD and bed for 7.30 pm latest
Get DD uniform ready for the morning
Get DD book bag/lunchbox/shoes + coat ready for morning

Oooooooooh - not done as much flying as I had thought :eek:

Money_saving_Diva_2

Hi all!

Well, still having to use buckets to flush the loo and now the washing machine has broken down. Just too much potential expense for me to even think about.

My daily list

feed cat at least twice
deal with the post
do my click thrus
write at least 3 reviews
check emails and reply
do any surveys pending
Do some STP if I can bear it *laughs*

Extras for today
file 10 peices of paperwork
try and get rid of this headache
make some chutney
prep for dinner
ring plumber again!

I am sure there is more to do but my mind has gone blank.

Howgreatthouart - you are doing really well! I am so impressed!

Hope everyone is having a good day with their flying!

Hugs

Diva.x

beanynharrison

woohoo just checked weather forecast on bbc for my area and it is sunny intervals for the next 5 days!!!!! think it must be faulty!!!

gunsandbanjos

Afternoon ladies, currently at my mum and dads waiting in for my boots to be delivered. I am flying a little (f all needs doing as their house is spotless!) although i did empty the dishwasher for them:D cos i'm nice like that. Had a nice easy morning at uni, just an algebra and a calculus lecture as the tutorials dont start til next week.

Welcome to Howgreatarethou, its fun here! You'll find a lot of us are in our twenties so we're not all old women(though some are, shant mention any names:p ...) I like to try and be a 'proper' HW to, even though i'm out a lot i still like to try and have a homely home and nice home cooked meals.