Weekly Flylady Thread 12th January 2009

Justamum

My list for today-

Monday - living room/hall/stairs
Level One
[strike]Declutter the living room , hallway and stairs
Clear and tidy the mantle[/strike]
Level Two
Vacuum the cleared floors and [strike]up the stairs[/strike].. under furniture if you can move it safely!
Sort through coats and shoes and bag
Level Three
[strike]Check smoke alarms.. change any batteries that need doing[/strike]
[strike][strike]Sort the understair cupboard/mess[/strike][/strike]
[strike]Dust the flat surfaces[/strike]
Extras

1. Wash the windows in these rooms
2. [strike]wipe all the stairs edges/spindles/handrails etc up the stairs[/strike]

Also vacuumed all the bedrooms, dusted all doors, skirting boards and surfaces in bedrooms, and dusted all the doors in the house.

I actually managed to vac DD1's bedroom. For days I've been asking nicely for her to tidy up and put away all the clean clothes, which find their way to her floor then stop! I went in there this morning and nearly cried. I told her off, and she did do a quick tidy round before going to school. I had to put her clothes away though. I can't dust her room - every surface is filled with clutter :rolleyes:. She's just like I was at her age :rolleyes::rotfl:

My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............

I've bookmarked a whole load of openlearn courses from the OU, and I'm going to make sure I do at least an hour a day. My brain is going to mush being stuck at home with a toddler :eek: I'm also going to go through my 'ufos' and finish them off (Craftyscholar will understand what I'm on about I'm sure )

Just need to vac downstairs and the lounge. Just off to clean the sticky finger marks off the windows in here :rolleyes:

Flylady_Flower

toottifrootti wrote: »

Thanks flower and AnW's MUm - I hear what you are saying but when I look back over my posts I see that I am really only replying to other people's chat and not really about flying! If I am honest I have done very little flying recently - I start off the week ok and then it just disappears and because the thread has been so long no-one has noticed that I havent posted a list for days.
I cant really do just 'relevant' posts - I am incapable of keeping quiet! I think I will have to train myself to just post lists for a while!
I certainly couldnt cope with a parallel chat thread - I hardly manage to keep up with other threads and emails as it is.
toots xx

Then it will be my mission to check you are noticed and doing your lists - well, you are noticed if you don't post, but I get what you mean about the lists...

But all your posts are relevant - you offer great help and advice to people and also, you have been there - your table saga and how you came through it is just a small part of it. I know the thread is big - the same thing has just happened on the GC - and I know when I'm working I will never catch up, but this thread is for people with more than housework to sort out - when we have clutter in our lives, we have clutter in our minds and I know a lot of people have benefited from your wise words and helpful demeanour.

My personal opinion is with you and others not posting it will make this particular thread less than what it is now - I'm not talking general chat, like the thanks challenge and what programmes we're watching, etc (not that they are not worthwhile subjects!) but the life [STRIKE]problems[/STRIKE] hiccups that we all face are often the reason we all get CBA syndrome and fall behind in our housework in the first place.

If I can explain - it is the 'family' of people on here that has got my house clean and has got me believing that I can do stuff - no small feat I can tell you. My friends are far and wide, but here you are all in the same room as me with a coffee and a hug, and you are a bit part of that Toots - DO NOT DISAPPEAR PLEASE - we all need you!

OK, rant over... sorry about that, just wanted to explain my feelings on the matter...:o

SummerMoon

Quick catch up while I have a cuppa and a cuddle!

So far today I have....
Emptied and reloaded WM
Emptied and reloaded TD
Packed lunch made
DS1 taken to school
Made and eaten breakfast

Need to

Wash dishes
Dry and put away
[STRIKE]Fold and put away dry clothes
[/STRIKE]S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom

Monday - living room/hall/stairs
Level One
Declutter the living room , [STRIKE]hallway and stairs
[/STRIKE]Clear and tidy the mantle
Level Two
Vacuum the cleared floors and [STRIKE]up the stairs[/STRIKE].. under furniture if you can move it safely!
Sort through coats and [STRIKE]shoes[/STRIKE] and bag
Sort through the drawer or cupboard that you stuff junk in!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms.. change any batteries that need doing[/STRIKE]
Dust the flat surfaces
Extras

1. Make an appointment for some ME-time.. go get your hair done, half an hour shopping, coffee with a friend..
2. Wash the windows in these rooms
3. [STRIKE]wipe all the stairs edges/spindles/handrails etc up the stairs [/STRIKE]
4. Wash any soft furnishings that are in need!

My MACAW for this week... eat better!! 3 meals a day, no snacking, no junk food!

Does it ever end? Started on the stairs, came back into living room 20 minutes later and it looks like a bomb has gone off!!!
DS2 has been 'playing' with Mad Max. Which means they have run round like mad things. OoHHHH well, it needs doing I suppose!

HopeElizzy

I'm here for my weekly check in so you all know I'm still here and flying.

Not much chat from me I'm afraid - I never seem to have the time to read what you've all written! :rotfl:

Hope you're all ok I'm off to finish the Chicken Korma and make a tray bake for the littlies lunch boxes this week.

Hope
Xx

kassey

Well Said Flylady-Flower.

SummerMoon

kassey wrote: »

Well Said Flylady-Flower.

What she said!!!!!:D

Off to clear living room floor.

greenbee

Toots... we need you to give us your updates and nag us about things we should be doing... and the nagging is relevant to the thread.

HAVE YOU SORTED OUT YOUR UTILITY BILLS???

... and I seem to remember you need to get a refund out of BT...

I can't find my work notebook :eek: so my actually have to declutter the study on work time :rolleyes:

Off to load the WM, then shower and change before going to the gym.

I've got two reports out already today, and will get a couple more done when I get back!

AnW'sMum

Flylady_Flower wrote: »

My personal opinion is with you and others not posting it will make this particular thread less than what it is now - I'm not talking general chat, like the thanks challenge and what programmes we're watching, etc (not that they are not worthwhile subjects!) but the life [strike]problems[/strike] hiccups that we all face are often the reason we all get CBA syndrome and fall behind in our housework in the first place.

Well put and agreed with, plus the rest of your post. The prospect of trying to keep up elsewhere as well fills me with doom!

Off to declutter the stairs and then lunch. This afternoon I am nipping down to Mum and Dad's to get the low down on what they want me to keep an eye on while they are away in the Southern Hemisphere for 6 weeks :eek:

HomeSpun

Right, here goes proper list (all lists amalgamated into 1 so I know what I'm doing!!):

Dailies:

Make bed[strike]Mon[/strike] Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Make pack ups for children [strike]Mon[/strike] Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Feed cat and dog [strike]Mon [/strike]Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Eat Breakfast Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Check carpet for wet patches and clean! Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sort, deal with and file post [strike]Mon [/strike]Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
WM on at least twice [strike]Mon [/strike]Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Dishwasher on, done and put away[STRIKE] Mon [/STRIKE]Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
S&S Kitchen Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
S&S Bathroom [strike]Mon [/strike]Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
S&S WC [STRIKE] Mon [/STRIKE]Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Monday - living room/hall/stairs
Level One
[strike]Declutter the living room , hallway and stairs[/strike] Done
[strike]Clear and tidy the mantle[/strike] Done
Level Two
[strike]Vacuum the cleared floors and up the stairs.. under furniture if you can move it safely![/strike]
[strike]Sort through [strike]coats and shoes[/strike] and bag[/strike] Done
[strike]Sort through the drawer or cupboard that you stuff junk in![/strike] Don't have one (how organised is that! I had one til last week and everything has a home now )
Level Three
[strike]Check smoke alarms.. change any batteries that need doing[/strike] Done today
[strike]Sort the understair cupboard/mess[/strike] Don't have one - it's part of my pantry!
[strike]Dust the flat surfaces[/strike]
Extras

1. Make an appointment for some ME-time.. go get your hair done, half an hour shopping, coffee with a friend.
2. [strike]Wash the windows in these rooms [/strike]
3. [strike]wipe all the stairs edges/spindles/handrails etc up the stairs[/strike]
4. [strike]Wash any soft furnishings that are in need![/strike] Done Friday

Left over from yesterday:

• Nothing yet because it's the first day

Additions for this week:

• Find mouse with left button which works first click :rolleyes:
• [strike]Clean windows in bathroom and girls room[/strike]
• [STRIKE]Clean downstairs WC[/STRIKE]
• [strike]Wash bath mats[/strike]
• Put fat balls and new house out for birds
• Wash Hall and Sitting Room carpets
  
• [strike]Wash bed spread[/strike]
• Clean oven door (stardrops didn't work, more stuff on there now) - now about 15% clean (I mean, I have a 1 inch clean band across the door, but my neck hurts so had to leave it )
  
• [strike]Change avatar to something less christmassy![/strike]
• STUDY!

Additions every week:

• [strike]Weekly online grocery order (Monday am)[/strike]
• [strike]Weekly veg box order (Monday)[/strike]
• Meal plan for following week (Saturday/Sunday)
• Wash 2 sets of bed sheets (0/2)
  
• [strike]Bins out and put back after they're emptied (Monday)[/strike]

My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............go to bed before 11pm at least 3 times! So far: 0/3

Gryfon

:wave: I'm still here but it really is very quiet! So either everyone is busy tidying or doesn't dare post anything.

Currently sewing badges onto a Cub jumper. Forgot to do it and DD1 has Cubs tonight! Also lost one of the badges as I put it somewhere safe, although I have seen it in the last day or so.

Dailies:

Just one each of the following is good, any more is a bonus!
DW
WM
TD
Load of washing hung

Clear lounge floor
Sweep kitchen floor
Clear one bit of worktop