Weekly Flylady Thread 29th December 2008

nicki_2

I went missing earlier but for a very good reason... my house is now Christmas free (except for putting the boxes in the store cupboard, my new seasonal organiser which I'll fill in soon, and the gingerbread house DD & I made from a kit, and I've left the Xmas cards up so DD and I can take them down together when she gets back.). I've managed to declutter a 6ft tree, 2 cardboard storage boxes which had ripped and some odds & sods from my ebay pile which I've also sorted I also cleaned the livingroom window, which included scraping it clean after the "merry Christmas" banner I put up stuck to it :mad: I know its early to be taking down the Xmas decs, but I would like to spend some time with DD when she gets back on Wednesday so I took advantage of her being away to get the boring job done. :rotfl:

Monday Mayhem..
Level One
[strike] If you have a special meal New Years Day make sure you have everything you need! [/strike] Got my shopping list written, just need to go to Asda now.
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!
Level Three
Change any bedding you need to get washed
HHI .. We will not have any left for New Year!
Extras

1. HHC in your bedroom.. most look like a war zone!
2. Dust round the whole downstairs
3. Make sure you spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!

Tuesday - Twinkle Time!
Level One
Clean 5 windows! inc sills. 1 down, 4 to go.
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!
Level Three
Vacuum up the stairs.. and the landing and at least 1 bedroom!
Wipe all the paintwork down in one room
Scrub the bath/shower.. and the sinks.. and the tiles!
My personal list :

• Wash dishes
• Wash DD's pillow & quilt
• Study OU work

Right, I'm off to bed :wave:

toottifrootti

hugs for you and OH vanilla - I am sorry to hear he is having a bad time still - healing thoughts and prayers coming his way - you be carful and not overdo things - you have to think of yourself and the bump too.
toots xx

Lady-Liberty

Mudbath wrote: »

but i'm bored!!!

I sound so like my 9 year old when I say that!!!!

Tomorrow i'll do paperwork / computer stuff and try and behave. I was good most of today. Honest but then I got boorrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeddddddddddd! :rolleyes:

I think i'm just going to be grumpy instead :mad: just like my overtired children!! xx

But you have to behave...you know I'm watching you closely so I know what to expect..............my DH has been told I won't be able to do anything for 6 weeks, if he thinks you are up & about after 2 there is no hope for me having a rest:rotfl: when my turn comes,seriously take it easy, healing properly now will pay dividends in the future xx

Mudbath

Hugs to you and your hubby Vanilla.

A big welcome to all the newbies.

I know i'm behaving like a spoilt brat - I think it's because the children were out all day and normally I would be playing board games with them, reading with them, getting hugs from them, watching them on the wii. I guess i've just missed them today!!! I promise to do better tomorrow as they're not going out until 6pm (they're all going to the panto) so I can bug them all day instead of bugging you lovely people. Hugs to all and tomorrow night i'll tell you about all the relaxing things that I've done xx

Edited to add - Lol at your message Lady liberty - message read and understood. I will do nothing to jepodise your 6 week rest. Thanks for making me smile!! xx

toottifrootti

glitterball wrote: »

I have read the Flylady Website for a long time but felt a little overwhelmed by it. This thread is fab I am sticking to Level One for the moment and keeping it simple.

Monday Mayhem..
Level One
S&S kitchen Done

Tuesday - Twinkle Time!
Level One
Clean 5 windows! inc sills.
Sweep and mop the kitchen floor!

I am quite excited to see if I can keep it up for a month.. is that sad???

Hello and welcome glitterball! No its not sad to give yourself a goal and its a realistic one and we will help you get there and just think what a shiny house you will have by then!!
you will see such a difference if you try to follow pigpen's lists - they are brilliant and much easier to follow than the U.S. site.
make sure you read the first post with all the info and abbreviations.

a new list is added every evening (this weeks is a bit different but we will be back to normal next week) and you do what you can no matter how small!!!
There is no such thing as failure on here - every little thing you do is success! Remember your house didnt get in a mess overnight and wont get tidy in a day - you need to take BABYSTEPS. It gets easier every week with every little step you take!
We have loads of fun but the support and encouragement is simply THE BEST!!!
ask any questions and we will try to answer you - sometime you will get a sane answer but more often than not it will be insane!!!
welcome to the totally bonkers mad house!!!!

toots xx

lil_me

Well had a lazy ish evening chatting to someone I ain't seen for 15 years, which was a bit mad.

DP and I have discussed, his brother has said he'll look after Luke tomorrow so if we end up in Scotland, the Lakes or pigpen land we'll be taking the kids out somewhere. So in the morning clearing toys up (so his brother doesn't fall over them) dog on a long walk to get him a little worn out, pack the car and go, somewhere....

Just off to bed now, well after catching up on some more email sorting, got the over 4000 one down to 3000

Lady-Liberty

Hugs to Vanilla & OH

Toots thanks for the emails lol xx

mags50_2

Sorry haven't got time to catch up on posts tonight...I'm knick-knacked and want my bed . Managed to get quite a lot done today so I'm happy

Hope you're all ok

Back tomorrow...have a peaceful night xx
Monday Mayhem..
[strike]Level One
If you have a special meal New Years Day make sure you have everything you need!
S&S kitchen[/strike]
[strike]Level Two
S&S bathroom & loo
Clean the oven and hob now you've eaten your feast! It shouldn't take long!
Clean the fridge to make sure none of the christmas goodies are going to waste.. find a recipe if you think they might![/strike]
Level Three
Change any bedding you need to get washed
HHI .. We will not have any left for New Year!
[strike]Catch up on some laundry .. [/strike]
Extras

1. HHC in your bedroom.. most look like a war zone!
2. [strike]Dust round the whole downstairs[/strike]
3. do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
4. [strike]Make sure you spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself![/strike]

toottifrootti

hope you have a lovely day out lil_me!

I am off to my pit shortly so will say night night to you all!
sleep well
toots xx

Hawthorn

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] did this today
Extras

1. Descale the kettle and iron
2. Clean out the microwave
3. [STRIKE]Clean out the TD filter and the WM filters and drawers.. and the DW filter[/STRIKE] Did this today
4. [strike]
   
5. Clean the crumbs out of the toaster before it bursts into flames!
6. [/strike]

Um, I don't have a toaster. It, well, burst into flames