Weekly Flylady Thread 16th February 2009

soappie

Morning all.

Toots - I think you're right - it must be this rotten cold that's getting me so down. I'm STILL all bunged up this morning.

Sorry to have off loaded everyone, but thank you for being there to 'listen'. I've given myself a stern talking to.

The sun is trying to shine this morning so I may get to do all the outside windows. And perhaps earn a star!

kassey

Weekend list!!
For everyone to share!!! If you get all these done Auntie Toots may find a golden sparkly star for you!!

1. Clean out the car boot!!!!!! Oh yes the boot!! lol
2. Clear out and clean the porch!

[STRIKE]Get everything ready for school/work on Monday
[/STRIKE]

1. S&S the kitchen
2. S&S the bathroom
3. Wash any bedding that has been neglected
4. Catch up on the ironing mountain!!
5. Clean out the pets.. they are pongy!
6. Meal plan for the week
7. Organise the finances for the week.. I know a lot of get paid this week! YAY!!
8. Sort out one cupboard/chest of drawers
9. Vacuum a neglected room
10. Wash any windows that need it.. preferably the one you always seem to leave!
11. Decide who you need to buy easter eggs for this year and work out when you should be buying them.. one a week.. or none at all!!
12. Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this!!

OddjobKIA

morning ladies...and toots................ (only kidding)


well today is the day when we finally do DD1's bedroom...we have been sorting it out all week getting rid of clothes that are to small to big or are not wanted...

We have filled 2 binliners with clothes to go to charity shop..another huge box of stuff to keep for DD 2&3 when they get older...

but the rest of the room is...well.....not tidy so we must get on...taht and continue with the kitchen and laundry...

happy saturday peeps and dont forget you pancake stuff for tuseday

embb

Morning lovelies! :wave:

Dusty :hello: Welcome back, glad you had a good time and that photo is fab, one for a frame I'd imagine x
Serena glad you enjoyed your day trip, I'd have loved the Cathedral x

pigpen re: cleaner: Does she not charge by the hour? On a general clean we do the bathroom/kitchen/master bed first then living room/hall stairs landing then kids rooms and then if there's anything someone wants done specifically we do that too - the oven and hob should be cleaned as part of the kitchen. Just tell her what rooms you want doing and they'll be done. and pleeeeeeeease don't clean up before she goes I would be horrified if someone had done that (and they have) that's what I'm there for, the amount of muck doesn't matter, in fact, the more muck the better as far as I'm concerned cause then you can see what I've done, I love a good clean-up :T

Taking DD1 to maccy dees for breakfast cause she was upset yesterday and it's my treat, she also had a job interview at Durham so she finds out next week, a few flylady vibes wouldn't go a miss, please

Not sure what I'm doing round here today the house is fine, not much washing so maybe just a mooch about, I'm gonna go and 'help' OH spray some stuff on his van later erm underseal? but at least it's warm round his, unlike mine - checked my eon account and apparently I've spent £434 on Gas and £312 on electric since the last bill and there's not another one till June.....and the house is still cold. *blows raspberry*

ETA: (((((((soappie)))))) Don't beat yourself up, firstly you're under the weather with that cold and secondly you've done an amazing amount of work all by yourself recently, and actually all the time, you're amazing.

Pigpen have fun at Build A Bear - hope none of them come out with the most hideous looking thing you can ever imagine, like littley did last week, it freaks me out

greenbee

Just because I don't have any kids to clear up after...
Level One
Hoover upstairs and down
[strike]Descale kettle[/strike]
Level two
Pack up books & DVDs to take to work to sell (after I've cleared out the car boot, obviously :rolleyes: )
[strike]Clear and wipe a shelf in the study[/strike]
Clear utility room wall units ready for moving them
Level three
[strike]Gather up ALL the dirty laundry and put it in the wash [/strike] not enough for a full load, so it'll have to wait until next week
Sort out Ik*a stuff to return & work out what other bits are needed
Pack up utility room wall units ready for the change round!
Extras

1. Binbag dance - study & utility room
2. [strike]HHI [/strike] - none available to do
3. Sew on buttons & pack up dry cleaning
4. Sit and watch a film together! Like a family!! no friends, noone escaping.. Does going out to dinner on Saturday with family count?!

Weekend list!!
For everyone to share!!! If you get all these done Auntie Toots may find a golden sparkly star for you!!

1. Clean out the car boot!!!!!! Oh yes the boot!! lol
2. Clear out and clean the porch!
3. Get everything ready for school/work on Monday
4. [strike]S&S the kitchen [/strike]
5. [strike] S&S the bathroom [/strike]
6. Meal plan for the week
7. Organise the finances for the week.. I know a lot of get paid this week! YAY!!
8. Sort out one cupboard/chest of drawers
9. Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this!! I've got a whole weekend of this :eek:

My extras...
Continue to dejunk utility room
clear, wipe and refill study shelves x [strike]4[/strike] 3
Clean out the car! ... ideally before my parents see it
Pay tree surgeon - I called two three weeks ago and still haven't heard back
Wash & store remaining dog bedding ... when there is some chance of it drying :rolleyes:
Finish clearing study ... should be easier now chest of drawers is in... this is actually going quite well
Clean utility room tiles - started... and have had a second go... don't think it'll work...

gerturdeanna

Monday - Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe work surfaces[/strike]
[strike]Empty and wash out bins[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clear out the fridge and make note of what needs using sharpish[/strike]
[strike]Sweep and mop floors[/strike]
[strike]Clear and wipe table.. add a clean cloth if necessary![/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Clean the oven and hob[/strike]
[strike]Wipe all the cupboard fronts, kickboards and large appliance[/strike]
[strike]Wipe and replace all the small appliances[/strike]
Extras

1. [strike]HHI[/strike]
2. Wash windows
3. Clean any light fittings/shades
4. Binbag dance!

Twinkly Tuesday - Master bedroom & Landing
Level One
Strip bed and wash sheets/duvet cover
[strike]Clear the floor of gibble[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clear the landing of detritus[/strike]
Vacuum these floors
Wash the windows (and any curatins/nets the need doing)
Level Three
37 fling boogie!!
[strike]Empty upstairs bins[/strike]
[strike]Make sure all the smoke alarms are working and if you have high sleepers you should have alarms in those rooms too.. make appointments with the fire safety people if you don't and they fit really good ones free of charge!![/strike]
Extras

1. List 5 things on ebay!
2. [strike]Make sure all the school coats/bags etc are washed ready for school on Monday [/strike]
3. dust away all the webs upstairs!
4. [strike]Sort out your airing cupboard![/strike]

Wednesdays are Wonderful!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
[strike]Declutter the floors![/strike]
[strike]Vacuum/mop floors & stairs![/strike]
Level Two
Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!

Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Wipe all the paintwork!
Dust mantle and polish all the trinkets upon it.. and get all the junk off it!
Extras
Wash any smelly soft furnishings
[strike]Get a pile of filing done!![/strike]




Thursday - Bathroom & Study
Level One
Declutter floors
Wash bathmats & shower curtains.
Level Two
Scrub tiles and baths and showers and sinks and loos
Wash the windows
Wash floors
Level Three
[strike]HHI[/strike]
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Clear the pc desk
Extras

1. Sort out your coat pockets and handbag
2. Scrub the radiators
3. Wash the paintwork
4. Deweb and ust and demould these rooms!

Friday funtime and frolics! - Childrens rooms!
Level One
Strip the bedding and get it washed!
[strike]Sort through all the clothes that no longer fit or are dead[/strike]
Level two
Sort through a shelf of books or a box of toys and see what needs to be binned and what can be rehomed
Wash the windows
dust the shelves and flat furry spaces
Level three
[strike]Gather up ALL the dirty laundry and out it in the wash[/strike]
[strike]Get uniforms and bags etc ready for school next week! HOMEWORK MUST be done today!![/strike]
Vacuum the floor!
Extras

1. Binbag dance - doesn't have to just be this room!
2. [strike]HHI[/strike]
3. Wipe all the sticky paintwork and walls
4. [strike]Sit and watch a film together! Like a family!! no friends, noone escaping.. [/strike]

Weekend list!!
For everyone to share!!! If you get all these done Auntie Toots may find a golden sparkly star for you!!

1. Clean out the car boot!!!!!! Oh yes the boot!! lol
2. Clear out and clean the porch!
3. [strike]Get everything ready for school/work on Monday [/strike]
4. [strike]S&S the kitchen [/strike]
5. [strike]S&S the bathroom [/strike]
6. Wash any bedding that has been neglected
7. [strike]Catch up on the ironing mountain!! [/strike]
8. [strike]Clean out the pets.. they are pongy![/strike] N/A
9. [strike]Meal plan for the week [/strike]
10. Organise the finances for the week.. I know a lot of get paid this week! YAY!!
11. Sort out one cupboard/chest of drawers
12. Vacuum a neglected room
13. Wash any windows that need it.. preferably the one you always seem to leave!
14. Decide who you need to buy easter eggs for this year and work out when you should be buying them.. one a week.. or none at all!!
15. Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this!!

Yeah I finally did something yesterday!!! And plan to do more today!!!

Still not read the thread at all this week - apologies!


JUST REALISED - MONDAYS LIST DONE:D :j

embb

K, I have a council built brick out-house/come shed that's, apart from a couple of feet, next to the house, my plan is, and I've talked it over with OH cause he'll be doing the work, to turn it into a utility room - it's big enough to house the spare FF/WM/TD/ironing board/mops etc and still be left with room [STRIKE]for junk[/STRIKE] but that means emptying it :eek: and it's overflowing..... So, I may do that today, it leaks so everything in there is ruined and will be dumped (nowt special) and then I can see what's what. We'll see.

Need another cuppa then will text DD1. Gonna have a look at the Easter Eggs in marksies whilst we're there- a bit expensive but it is GD's first one.

soappie

Right, have been through the lists and cooee TOOTS

Can I have a star for Friday please? I don't need to do that, it's not my responsibility

[FONT=&quot]Friday funtime and frolics! - Childrens rooms![/FONT]

juliejim

Drainer cleared
Dishes washed
Breakfasts made and scarfed
Breakfast dishes done

That's about it so far!

greenbee

embb wrote: »

K, I have a council built brick out-house/come shed that's, apart from a couple of feet, next to the house, my plan is, and I've talked it over with OH cause he'll be doing the work, to turn it into a utility room - it's big enough to house the spare FF/WM/TD/ironing board/mops etc and still be left with room [strike]for junk[/strike] but that means emptying it :eek: and it's overflowing..... So, I may do that today, it leaks so everything in there is ruined and will be dumped (nowt special) and then I can see what's what. We'll see.

Good luck! That's basically what I've got - it was originally linked by a covered passageway (i.e. the flat roof extends all teh way to the house), and then doors were put on each end of the passageway to make it part of the house.

Give it a really good clean (mine was disgusting) and work out what order to do things in! It's worth having a separate electrical circuit for it, as you'll have a lot of stuff in there (and TDs are notorious for blowing fuses).

If you've got a concrete floor, then make sure you seal it. First time round I gave it a good clean, then painted the ceiling and walls (straight onto the brick) to make it lighter (and feel clean) and then painted the floor with floor paint as it stopped it being so dusty and made it easier to clean. I just used leftover paint for the walls...

Then I had the plumbing and electrics sorted out - all surface mounted on the brick to start with, and finally moved the boiler out there. It already had a sink.

Now I've opened it up by removing most of the wall that faces the house (I've kept the kitchen wall, as opening it up completely would a. make it too cold and b. mean I couldn't hide the mess!), insulated and lined the ceiling and walls, laid a new floor and fitted kitchen units for storage. I have the freezer, DW, WM, TD, SC, MW and sink out there, as well as storage for cleaning stuff, vases, my kitchen roll stockpile etc! There are lots of hooks so that all my scruffy coats, shopping bags, peg bag etc have places to hang.

It's also worth making sure you put in plenty of lighting (I got 3 sets of halogen spotlights from Homebase at £8 each) so you can see what you are doing.

Good luck - and let me know if you want me to post you the design I used, as I think I still have copies somewhere (I may even be able to give you materials/costs for some of it!)... It will revolutionise your life!