Weekly Flylady Thread 9th February 2009

rach

sexymouse wrote: »

posted a card through Lady-Liberty's letterbox from all of the flyladies and gents to wish her a speedy recovery from her operation on the way there. It was all dark inside, and the drive was empty, so don't know if she'd made it back from the hospital (around 7pm) or not. Didn't want to knock in case she was in bed, so just posted it through.

Thanks for doing that sexy, lovely thought. I'd guess she'd be in at least overnight as it's quite a major op, unless things have changed a lot since my mum had hers (eeek that was well over 20 years ago!)

soappie - you're not evil, i think you're totally justified, i'd be furious if it was me. I used to have a housemate who had the heating tropical. We have ours on 18 and we have pretty much all outside walls and no heat from below as the shop doesn't have proper heating.

soappie

toottifrootti wrote: »

soappie it was the underhandedness I didnt like but didnt want to sound harsh - could you read your meter before you go out on a day that you know she is in to give you an idea of what she is actually using then you would have some amunition when you work out what she is costing in terms of fuel?

Toots - great minds - that thought has crossed my mind too - the meter readings. I'd have to be careful about it. The electric meter is in their bedroom! So I'd have to do it of an evening.... The gas meter's easier that's in the utility area.

Ooooh I'm not really liking myself at the moment. But something has to change...

Pink_Fairy_2

Evening all,

I've not caught up with the thread yet, (and may never get there!:o) but hope you're all OK.

Work manic as always but here's my week's list! (Just to prove I do sometimes Fly!)

Dailies [STRIKE](M)(T)(W)(T)(F)[/STRIKE](S)(S)

SS Kitchen, Bathroom, Shower room
Make beds
DW, WM, TD, BM, CM
Feed dogs, cats and fish
Groom dogs and cats
Walk dogs
5GC


Manic Monday - Kitchen, Utility and Dining Room/Area

Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these areas [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Water plants[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe down surfaces
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, fridge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters
[STRIKE]Clean the oven if missed last week or it needs it[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks - if you want to do more:
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.
Empty one shelf (or the top of a cupboard) clean it, clean what's on it and put it all back
Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
Wipe & replace small appliances like kettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)

Terrific Tuesday - Living Room, Den and Stairs

Level One
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter[/STRIKE]
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
[STRIKE]Water plants[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
[STRIKE]Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust any areas below eye level[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs.
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual try one or more of these
Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside) clean any marks from window
Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable
[STRIKE]20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, and make sure you put it away![/STRIKE]

Wonderful Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings

Level One
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Check fire alarms are working
Level Two
Remove floordrobe from the floor!
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!
Extra mission tasks: as always, try one or more of these
Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time'
Empty the top or bottom of your wardrobe, wherever you 'store' things, sort through it, clean wherever it goes, remove what shouldn't be there then replace what should be
Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
Clean doors including handles downstairs


Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
[STRIKE]Water plants[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
[STRIKE]Defragment hard drive on one PC or laptop[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks list: as usual choose one or more
Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items
Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it as well if you need to
15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now
Towels & Flannels- wash any grimy ones.

Frantic Friday - offspring’s rooms

Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade, curtain rails or above the door frame.
Level Three
[STRIKE]Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!![/STRIKE]
Drag all that junk out from under the bed and deal with it as required e.g. bin, put away, wash etc
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List: as usual pick any one or more of the following
Look in that medicine cupboard... is there anything you can fling? Is there anything you need to stock up on?
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27... choose any area!
Clean 2 radiators or the skirting in any room of your choice!.. or you could do both!
Clean any one (or more) window that needs doing
30 minutes ironing

Weekend Extras for those mad/dedicated enough to want to do more, you could try one or more of these

Do up to level 3 in any room you didn't quite do level 3 in this week
Fish stuff - filters, water test, gardening etc
Handbag clearing - empty it, sort it, ditch any rubbish and clean if required
Shoe cleaning
Spend 1 hour at least with family, doing something you all enjoy
15 minutes paperwork sorting if you still haven't got to the bottom of those piles
Sort through one cupboard or other storage area, making sure it only contains what should be there
Hotspot time - spend 15 minutes clearing some of one of your hotspots
Radiator cleaning (or vents if you have them instead) clean at least one, more if you can
Freezer/fridge/cupboard checks and meal plan from what is in
Lunch bags/boxes - give them a good clean this weekend.
30 minutes ironing catch up
Letter writing - yes, I do still do this!

I know - I've still got loads to do, but I'm going to do a load tomorrow as well!

Off for a nice bubble bath now, but I'll be up with the lark tomorrow, no doubt. I usually am on a weekend because I sleep well when I don't have to get up for work. It's only on work nights I toss and turn for hours!

Sleep well everyone. Goodnight, God Bless.

Pink! x

toottifrootti

I think you need to get the readings a couple of times otherwise you cant'prove' she's using too much fuel! And then you can speak to them and deal with it appropriately. be tough and put the rent up or they contribute what she is costing per day for elc/gas - it seem s perfectly fair to me!
toots xx

rach

I'd be 'balls to the wall' as my american friend says about it. At least in the first place tell her straight and then get onto reading metres etc if it doesn't get resolved. DH says we pay about £75-80 per month at the moment and that's for Gas & elec for a big 3 double bedroom flat.

SarahShattered

Sexy what a lovely thing to do, thank you.

Soappie just tell em your charging more. You going to drive yourself mad with this... she's never going to accept your point of view... she's cold, your not, she needs to pay more.

Pink_Fairy_2

I pay £97 a month for a 5 bedroomed house which is laid out like a 3 bed plus bungalow IYSWIM, and my heating's on all day because DS is home and unwell with ME. And I use my tumble dryer!

Sexymouse - that was a lovely thing to do for LL.

soappie

SexyM - thanks for doing the card for L-L - that was really thoughtful of you. Do let us know when you hear/see anything....

Rach - balls to wall it should be but I've mentioned it so many times, I think it's now time to do the meter readings bit. Then present the evidence (you know me - I like to have evidence - I could even make a power point presentation or pie chart out of them :rotfl:) for discussion...

froddington

sexymouse - thank you for doing that :A I'm pretty sure L-L will be in overnight at the very least.

soappie - you're not being evil (I'm not sure you can be ) Everyone knows how tough things are at the moment so I think you'd be justified in explaining your concerns and asking for more rent.

PC has been virus and spyware scanned and I am now off to bed. See you tomorrow for an HHC or two before football, if I get up in time

Night all, sleep well x

soappie

Pink_Fairy wrote: »

I pay £97 a month for a 5 bedroomed house which is laid out like a 3 bed plus bungalow IYSWIM, and my heating's on all day because DS is home and unwell with ME. And I use my tumble dryer! .

~stomps off muttering under her breath about how things are goin' to have to change around 'ere~