Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 2008

gunsandbanjos

Monday Misery - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Empty all the drawers.. shake out the crumbs and put back only the nice things
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Take one small electrical appliance and give it a thorough cleaning.. the toaster or the kettle or the microwave.. or whatever you like..
   
2. 37 fling boogie..
3. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Tuesday Terrors- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Level 3
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
2. Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
3. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
   
4. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Why is the water not draining from the back of my fridge? The hole isnt blocked, the bottom of my fridge is swimming:eek:

Mudbath

My list now;

Monday Misery - Kitchen and Dining Room

Extra Mission : help yourself

1. DOG TRAINING COURSE (not that i'm excited)

Tooti - the dog training is at 730 but it'll take me half an hour to get there as I checked it out today and it's miles away and down twisty yucky lanes. Oh well, the other one was easier to get to but wouldn't have started for another three weeks. If this one proves a nightmare to get too i'll start the other one as well and continue with that one.

All done on list. I'm shattered, lol. Need to do tea now. Speak later if I get a chance xx

Beccah_3

TAG wrote: »

You have nothing to fear Beccah. Valli and I will take you under our wings and look after you;)

Just to enlighten you a bit. It's now a bit of a standing joke that Valli and I came out of the closet, so to speak, and confessed to only hanging out our washing using matching pegs. Coupled with the fact that Valli is a self confessed duster ironer. And I will only iron 15 items at a time.

But, all the joking aside. This is a lovely supportive thread. We're all really nice. Love a giggle (as you may have noticed) And each of us makes this thread special in our own unique way.

You'll love it here I'm sure. Though beware it can become addictive.

Right I'd better go to bed as it's silly o clock yet again and I reallly need to do some flying tomorrow.

lol After my dad caught me polishing a pile of keys this afternoon.....I feel very at home in this thread!!!

Methinks my plans to hit level 3 on my first day were a little bit overly optimistic. Managed level one and then set about descaling the kettle, cleaning and re-arranging some shelves,organising my glass cupboard and and sat polishing the various keys that we have hanging up in the kitchen ( they looked dusty and grimey...I'm not completely OCD) whilst batch cooking a a vat of shepards pie base. So all in all I think I made a pretty good start, HUGE thanks to everyone for the encouragement.

loopy-loo73

Monday Misery - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the mouldy fridge.. fling out the manky things before they leave themselves.. and make a note of what needs using NOW
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
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Empty all the drawers.. shake out the crumbs and put back only the nice things
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Slop over the oven and hob
2. Take one small electrical appliance and give it a thorough cleaning.. the toaster or the kettle or the microwave.. or whatever you like..
   
3. 37 fling boogie..
4. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Tuesday Terrors- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Level 3
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
2. Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
3. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
   
4. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need

My extras this week
wm
td/airer
dw
packed lunches
bottles cleaned & sterilised
dd1 bag packed & uniform ready
dd2 bag packed
dd1 homework done
pack dd1 stuff for weekend away
Wedding stuff:

1. check numbers
2. make more invites
3. write & send more invites
4. ring jewellers to check rings in
5. shopping list for extras

ok i think that's it, i'll try to keep up with the thread but apologise in advance if i don't manage it!! dd1 is away at the weekend so will be able to catch up without too much problem with what i'm left with by saturday.

Lou x

toottifrootti

Thats a great stat Beccah.......but polishing keys!!!!! LOL
toots xx

SummerMoon

Tea eaten, Kids washed and fed and now in jammies, another wash load on and one in TD.

Think thats me for today, will make a start on living room tomorrow before house viewing, then finish it off later.... shouldnt take to long tbh.

hmmmmm... is it bedtime yet? lol

Dustykitten

Evening ladies and hugs all round

Justamum I'm glad you're back, I missed you. I'm sorry you feel so down, I am too and I don't think the constant doom and gloom with the economy is helping any of us.

?kids shoes DS3 had new shoes Saturday, he wore them a bit in the afternoon and a bit on Sunday. Wore them to school all day and has a blister on his heel and on the top of this foot. This has never happened before, the girl in the shop was happy with the fit, do you think it is cause they are new or should this never happen with kids shoes? I'll phone the shop in the morning but wanted your views.

Right need to pick up from beavers in a minute but quick list update first.

Dustykitten

List update:

hoover and mop kitchen floor

DS3 room
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors


This Week
Mend 2 things in pile
order new toothbrushes
sow more spinach
buy cord and fix blind
hygenist appointment
-visit to dump
-returns to S'nage
Harvest at school
Help at school
Visit library with DS3




ok I've done 2 things off my list today - very poor and I haven't done any of pigpens list.

Dustykitten

Harvest - am I mean or money saving?

I hate the way mum's buy stuff from the supermarket, take it to harvest and then we buy it back, usually for less - the only one doing well is the supermarket. This year I've got DS3 to take 10 potatoes out of the new sack I've brought - am I a tight cow?

mOZzy_2

TAG wrote: »

Silly part is that my normal dailies I usually whizz through in an hour max.

I'm just frustrated today, because it all started so badly. I asked DH to take DD too school. It's less than a minutes walk from our house. He got up and decided that his leg hurt so could I take her. This is at 8.15. I looked like Worzel Gummage, niffed to high heaven, so needed a shower and to wash my hair. Plus I had to iron uniforms, enter iron drama. Consequently DD was 10 mins late for school.

Yes he unloaded and reloaded the DW and S & S the kitchen. Got DD dressed and polished her shoes. And......................(he can insert anything else I might have missed that's important):rolleyes:

So I am spending the day upstairs now, decluttering and pottering. Whilst he spends the rest of the afternoon downstairs watching TVagain:rolleyes: And wondering why I'm a miserable, nag:rolleyes: Sorry rant over. The list can wait till later or tomorrow at the moment.;)

we all have days like this! just do as much as possible and start over tomorrow :grouphug:

tiamai_d wrote: »

Thanks! He is 3 and a half but has developmental delay. He will squeeze a pee out if your take him to the loo every hour and was asking to go a few weeks ago, but has to wear pull ups at nursery, so no idea how he will go today.

If I let him run round naked he will have a pee and I won't know (till I step in a wet patch!) so much better to put him in pants, plus I want him to feel when he is wet.

Slowwww process with him but one day, when he is 18, he will got to the loo on his own!

yep, positive attitude :T

tiamai_d wrote: »

*is also a Geek* :beer:

maybe we should create a 'Geek-club' instead of the peggers club :rotfl:

pigpen wrote: »

I'll go check them out

I love Jack too, we did study diplomacy together!.. but not (here comes the ultimate in geekdom) as much as Daniel!!

as i said ' GEEK'

Justamum wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about it. I thought potty training was a doddle because my DD1 took to it instantly at about 20 months. Then I had my DS :eek:. He was over 3 when he was potty trained, but wouldn't do no 2s in the potty for a while (even when he was in year 2 we had some "occasions" :eek:). With DD2 she was also over 3. I just waited until she was ready. I would ask her every couple of weeks or so if she wanted to start using the potty, but the answer was always "no". Then one day I asked and she said "yes" and that was it - nappy-free days (I kept her in nappies at night for a short while)

sounds very familiar :rolleyes: - ds is 4.5 now and was rather quick with using potty/toilet for both 'things' - but he still needs nappies for the night - i am not THAT brave
dd on the other hand sure takes her time ... little miss already :eek:

pigpen wrote: »

Toots.. I don't have a tv but watch them all online.. oh.. Babylon 5.. I bought the box sets... I just need the nerd glasses...:o

no tv :eek: .. oh, online!! clever girl - what about battlestar galactica?!?

Natty68 wrote: »

Aaaah this is ridiculous, for some reason I seem to have totally fallen off the wagon and cannot get myself going at all. The past week or so I have felt things slipping away from me.

I see everyone else's posts and how much they have all done and wonder where they find the time to do it all..seeing as I can't even get myself going to do anything. I have a feeling if I did everything I needed to do every day I wouldn't have any time for anything else..

I am drowning in my own sorrow here, still in my nightie, and have done nothing except 3 hours of cross stitch, watch carp t.v. and browse MSE all morning. I only got up cos a friend rang me at 9.30 and I was thirsty then, so got up for a cuppa and stayed downstairs. I didn't put the computer on till gone midday though..

Where do I start...? Wonder if I am feeling carp because the living room is being decorated and my kitchen looks like a bomb has hit it and I don;t want to tidy it up as I know in a couple of weeks it will be all ripped out and replaced.. Still that doesn't answer why I don't want to tidy upstairs..hmmmm

Off to make another cup of tea..

awww don't beat yourself up over this! you are expecting too much from yourself so start all over and i know you can do it!!!
first step done already coming on here :T
next: give yourself minitasks, write them down here and we make sure you'll do them - nawwww, but i find it DOES help to write them on here because when i come back and haven't got anything to report back it feels naff (does that make sense?!?!)

Little_Miss_Frugal wrote: »

Well this is day 1 for me and so far today I have:

Hoovered lounge, dining room, hall and stairs.
Cleaned cloakroom
Made up some garden tubs with winter pansies
Changed DD's bed sheets
Washing
Folded and put away clean washing
Been to Dunelm to get some bits to make a Halloween costume

Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Sweep and mop floors[/strike][strike]
[/strike]Clean the mouldy fridge.. fling out the manky things before they leave themselves.. and make a note of what needs using NOW
[strike]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)[/strike]
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
[strike]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc[/strike]
[strike]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/strike]
Empty all the drawers.. shake out the crumbs and put back only the nice things
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. [strike]Slop over the oven and hob[/strike]
2. [strike]Take one small electrical appliance and give it a thorough cleaning.. the toaster or the kettle or the microwave.. or whatever you like.. [/strike]
   
3. 37 fling boogie..
4. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

I still want to do HHI
Get washing in
Dust lounge and hallway
Wipe staircase

day 1 :eek:
i am sure were born midflight and you just had to flap and flap and had no time to land ...

take it easy


ehm, can't remember if i've got something to report back

well, cooked dinner and we all ate it.
oh, did meal planner and food shopping (took dd with me :rolleyes: )
put the shopping away
kids are washed, in pj and dd is already in bed


so, do i sit down now or do i attack the kitchen :rolleyes: