Weekly Flylady Thread 29th December 2008

jjef

Monday Mayhem..
Extras

1. HHC in your bedroom.. most look like a war zone!
2. Dust round the whole downstairs
3. do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

Tuesday - Twinkle Time!
Level One
Clean 5 windows! inc sills.
Sweep and mop the kitchen floor!
Level Two
Wash a duvet cover or 3 that need doing!
Clear out a cupboard.. the one you ALWAYS put off doing!
Fill a binbag to go to charity shop
Level Three
Vacuum up the stairs.. and the landing and at least 1 bedroom!
Wipe all the paintwork down in one room
[STRIKE]Scrub the bath/shower.. and the sinks.. and the tiles![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Clean out the microwave
2. Clean out the TD filter and the WM filters and drawers.. and the DW filter
3. Clean the crumbs out of the toaster before it bursts into flames!

Okay found a list not sure how much will get done before late afternoon as taking the girls over to edinburgh tomorrow for all the christmas markets, shows and iceskating.

toottifrootti

well done jjef getting all your ironing done - seems like I am lagging behind !!! Thats strange about the cards - it was either 23 or 24th I got mine!
hope you have a great time in edinburgh tomorrow - sounds like great fun!
better get back to the board!!!
toots xx

greenbee

DW unloaded, filters cleaned, DW reloaded. TD & WM filters checked and they don't need doing

Monday Mayhem..
Level One
S&S kitchen
Level Two
S&S bathroom & loo
Clean the oven and hob now you've eaten your feast! It shouldn't take long! Didn't cook Christmas dinner, but they could do with a bit of a blitz

Extras

1. HHC in your bedroom.. most look like a war zone! Probably need to put some things away before unpacking
2. Dust round the whole downstairs
3. do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs kitchen table & unpacking
4. Make sure you spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself! Tuesday... waxing...

Tuesday - Twinkle Time!
Level One
Clean 5 windows! inc sills.
Sweep and mop the kitchen floor!
Level Two
Clear out a cupboard.. the one you ALWAYS put off doing! Need to spend time in the utility room working out cupboard insides...
Fill a binbag to go to charity shop
Level Three
Vacuum up the stairs.. and the landing and at least 1 bedroom! Can't get out of this one...
Wipe all the paintwork down in one room Need to pick a room
Scrub the bath/shower.. and the sinks.. and the tiles!
Extras

1. Descale the kettle and iron
2. Clean out the microwave
3. Clean the crumbs out of the toaster before it bursts into flames!

Call tree surgeon and agree date
Oil utility worktop
Wash utility tiles
Run dehumidfier upstairs
Unpack AND PUT THE STUFF AWAY!!!!

Might try and convince myself to do a bit more in the kitchen. I should really be able to get it sorted (or at least, redistribute the mess into the rest of the house )

jjef

toottifrootti wrote: »

well done jjef getting all your ironing done - seems like I am lagging behind !!! Thats strange about the cards - it was either 23 or 24th I got mine!
hope you have a great time in edinburgh tomorrow - sounds like great fun!
better get back to the board!!!
toots xx

you have to get your ironing done, I think it was your suggestion that all ironing was up to date!!

greenbee

jjef wrote: »

you have to get your ironing done, I think it was your suggestion that all ironing was up to date!!

Too right... she can't challenge everyone else and then not do it herself!

FireAngel_2

Hi everyone

I just discovered this site and have been lurking on this thread with great interest. I would love to join in but think I need to do some massive de-cluttering before I can even get as far as level one. At the moment I just envy everyone who is organised enough to clean regularly - my usual problem is I can't see the areas that need cleaned for clutter.

To give you an idea of how bad it gets in my house, I resorted to throwing everything that was lying about into cardboard boxes and hiding it all in the loft before all my visitors descended for Christmas dinner! I'm sure that's not the way to do things!!

I wish I was a tidy person and not a hoarder. I guess I need to make that my New Year's resolution. Now, who has a magic wand? Hopefully I'll join you all on this thread one day.

johanne

wwwwwwwwooooooooooppppppp!

OH dealt with a serious incident other day in work...and as a reward his employer gave him a choice of vouchers from any of the shops in the complex he works... and he said he thought of me so has just given me £25 in Lakeland vouchers!!:D Never been able to justify spending money in there before so it will be soooooo good!:D

pigpen

FireAngel wrote: »

Now, who has a magic wand? Hopefully I'll join you all on this thread one day.

That would be me.. except it is a golden feather duster and some fluffy golden mules...

You have now joined and your life and your home shall be transformed...

You need..

binbags.. and lots of them
Microfibre cloths
stardrops
a mop and a brush
and washing up liquid.

Nothing fancy all just good old fashioned stuff!

greenbee

Great news Johanne! So what are you going to spend it on?!

Do we have any consensus on the best way to descale the kettle and iron, seeing as they're on the list?

Have done most of my work surfaces, and the hob & oven. I've been working on the oven since August, and it's loads better than it was, but I've neglected it recently, and have noticed this time that its a bit sticky... the bits where the shelves go have stuff that looks like part-cooked chocolate cake mix on them (it can't be, it would have burned off by now), and it turns into spongy brown bits when wet... I'm hoping its just the really old grease that's finally coming off, but let me know if you think different! Either way, it looks as if I'll have to have a few more blitzes on the oven to make sure I get right back to the surface at some point!

FireAngel_2

Thanks pigpen.

It doesn't sound impossible when you put it like that! I'm sure it doesn't help that, since I found this website just over a week ago, I've spent most of my spare time lurking! There's so much good advice for cleaning & decluttering and for money saving/getting rid of debt that I'm struggling to know what to concentrate on first!

I think I could spend the next week on this website reading different threads and not actually doing any cleaning. Although that could also be a good thing as it means I won't have gone to the sales to spend any money either.

I'm glad I've found it as it seems like a fantastic place with lots of lovely people all willing to help out those who struggle. I'm looking forward to becoming a successful flylady....just not sure how many years it will take me to achieve it!!