Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd February 2009

Dustykitten

Afternoon ladies

Not done much flying yet today but have done my 'out of house jobs' and really enjoyed today's pilates class.

Toots - I'm much happier today thanks hun, how are you?

Ocado delivery just arrived so plan is to:

Unpack shopping
prep dinner and start cooking

Then I'll check my list and get DS3 to finish his homework.

Dustykitten

Wishy-washy Wednesday ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
[STRIKE]
Level One
Declutter the clutter!
Level Two
Wash floors
[/STRIKE]Clean [STRIKE]the baths/basins/bogs etc [/STRIKE]and the keyboard and mouse!
[strike]
Defrag the pc and scan pc
[/strike]Level Three
Declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe!
Wash all the windows and doors bathroom done
Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. Clear last drawer of desk
3. Do a five minute job you have been putting off forever.. like changing a lightbulb or moving a hotspot... put stuff back into loft[strike]
4. Bank x2/charity/M&S/returns/bread/boots/jam/post TQs
5. [/strike]

1. kitchen hotspot do another 15 minutes
   
2. Meal plan

Wednesday
[strike]
Try another pilates class
4-5 ocado
[/strike]
DS2 footie

Thursday
family room or garden depending on weather
DS3 swimming

Friday
family room or garden depending on yesterday
Bank x2- remember to take cheque and book this time!
DS2&3 Judo
Friends for drink/snacks

rosepink1984

That's a good one Crafty, I must try that. I'm quite impressed that what I said made him go away so quickly! Normally they are more tenacious! He sounded so scared at the end!:rotfl:

Personal list:
Wash up –one sinkful done today and hob is now clear!
Heel balm on heel AM PM MUST DO THIS
Write cards/letters to friends
Make up ‘stuck at home’ package for friend
[STRIKE] Sign Tenancy Agreement – has to be witnessed by someone
Online banking
Do online surveys
[/STRIKE]
Tuesday Wednesday in the village:
Library – take books back

MACAW: Declutter a hotspot (LIVING ROOM FLOOR) and keep it clear for a week!

Mondays are Marvellous!! - Living pit
Level One
[STRIKE] Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Hoover the sofa
dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Dust bookshelves etc
Wipe all the paintwork! There is no paintwork to wipe[/STRIKE]

Twinkly Tuesday - kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE] Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces
Hoover the floor [/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] degunge the hob[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] S&S the units and appliances things that are supposed to be white are white again![/STRIKE]
Extras
2. [STRIKE]Clear out a cupboard of junk![/STRIKE]
Wishy-washy Wednesday ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
[STRIKE] Declutter the clutter!
throw out 100 things from the house![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[strike]Wash/vacuum floors[/strike]
Extras
2. [STRIKE]Polish any fire surrounds/radiators[/STRIKE](we only have one so I did that!)


Trumpet blast: Toots, please may I have my star for Monday please?

mummy2mygirls

smiler34 wrote: »

Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice as I don't really know where to start. I have two toddlers (3 and 19 months) and just getting my OH to do the washing up every night to do his bit is a chore in itself. My house is on 3 floors; kitchen in cellar, living room on ground floor and 2 bedrooms and bathroom on 1st floor. I didn't really know where to start so decided to do a list of what needed to be done in the kitchen intending to do it on sunday but there was so much to do think I overfaced myself a bit and now I just don't know where to start. I can't clean through day as such as I look after the kids full time and my daughter doesn't have a nap through day. Could possibly clean after kids are asleep (7.30ish) but this is only time I get to actually sit down! My list for kitchen was;

• Take cleaned and dryed clothes upstairs
• Get some washing and drying done (the pile seems never ending)
• Get rid of old pram
• Get rid of cardboard to recycle (up to Oh cause I don't drive)
• Put all of kids old clothes on freecycle
• Clean out fridge and defrost freezer
• Clean oven
• Sweep and mop kitchen floor

Think that was it allthough no doubt I will come up with something else. ermmm basically...................HELP:eek: :eek:
Oh yeah I am also pregnant and I have a mum and sister who seem to keep their houses looking immaculate without any effort :EasterBun (sorry just had to put that one in cause it's funny!)

Hi i havent read all the other replies yet so sorry if i repeat things - just wanted to say hello and I am in a kind of same possition but mine are 5yrs (so at school) and 2yrs - and refuses to nap!! So i no the running round feeling Im pregnant and due in 4 weeks - it reallt takes it out of you looking after little ones and trying to look after the house and the tiredness of pregnancy....

I would say maybe take a little thing from your list at a time or try and just do level one from the daily list and soon you will see a improvement! I tried jumping straight in and failed so i tried to do atleast the first level and any more was a bonus!!
Try and consentrate on what you have done rather then all the rest that needs doing! I used to get upset with how everything is rather then think 'ive run round after dd done the school run dinner etc and any house work i have done is lucky!!' Also you could try and get the little ones to 'help' it does make things ten time lnger but when they are dusting the lower levels atleast the higher bit are getting a good clean..

Dont get me wrong my hose is still in madness at times but i am finding it a bit easier when i keep sticking to the list on here... Good luck and im sure you will see improvemtent soon - just dont expect it to happen right away as that will be putting to much on yourself...

I also understand about the oh!! mine is the same.....

Sunnygirl_2

Hi Smiler. Welcome to the thread!

Maybe you could just try to do one job in the morning, one job in the afternoon and one in the evening. E.g. Take washing upstairs in the morning, wipe out the fridge in the afternoon while the kids are sat with you eating a snack. IMHO a quick wipe out of the fridge is enough when you've got two toddlers and when you're pregnant. Things like defrosting the freezer and cleaning the over are big jobs to do when DH (or someone else) takes the kids out.

As far as OH is concerned, you could try saying something like "would you mind just running the hoover over in the lounge while I finish sorting tea out? Or would you rather do tea?" Hopefully he will feel like he has to do something as you will be busy too but he also has some kind of a choice as to what he'd rather do?

Rosepink's idea of your mum or sister having the children for a couple of hours once a week sounds good but it depends if they will or not.

Well, spuds on for sausage and mash for tea. Think I'll start a virus scan going so I can cross something else off the list.

rach

rosepink - yeah she is excellent, she has been in a few things. she read at my wedding and afterwards my dad (who didn't know she was an actress) said 'the lady doing the reading was excellent: so professional'.... I said, 'she is!' lol

Mudbath

Hiya Smiler - welcome to the madhouse!

I picked up stuff from Argos, had a snooze and now my children and DH are going to do today's list.

On the subject of cold callers....when one calls here I tell them how pleased I am they've phoned as I have a fantastic product i'd like to sell them! They soon put the phone down on me!!! xx

embb

*Rant*
Oooooh I'm hopping mad! the council haven't been :mad: what a bunch of incompetent ignorant scrotes they are.....OH isn't happy cause he wasted almost 4 hrs waiting for them for no reason....which has made me feel bad even though it isn't my fault, you see they have no idea what repurcussions their actions have and neither do they care :mad: *rant over*

On the plus side my SC is smelling divine, I'm dead excited as it's the first time I've used one :j the car is loaded up waiting to go to the skip but have to go and pick littley up first then go.....I'm nearly finished the living room just the floor to wash...so, everything is ticking over...woot!

and there's another 20 items to add to the 100 thing fling, thing....so that makes 70.

Off to kick something........:mad: then wash the floor...

funfairprincess

Bathroom done, kitchen done so not doing too bad. Potatoes and Veg prepared for dinner just can't be bothered making it now!

Rosepink great story but why did you have a hard hat handy?????
Pigpen I remember my Gran crocheting those toilet fairies for the church fete, I was always amazed at how she did it as she had been blind since before my mum was born.




Mondays are Marvellous!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras

1. Get a pile of filing done!!
2. Get a pile of washing done (in progress)
3. Drop bag off at charity shop

Twinkly Tuesday - kitchen and dining area all done:D
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras
Wishy-washy Wednesday ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
throw out 100 things from the house! Does ebay, charity stuff count or only the stuff you bin????
Level Two
Level Three
Extras

1. Pay weekly bills, see what I have left for Christmas fund.

This weeks MACAW (Make a Change a Week challenge... ) cut down/out smoking

embb

Forgot to right click and paste my list :rolleyes:

Mondays are Marvellous!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!

TOOTS! Done

Twinkly Tuesday - kitchen and dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two
degunge the hob and oven
slop over the dribbles in the fridge
Level Three
Wash the windows and sills
S&S the units and appliances

Wishy-washy Wednesday ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the clutter!
throw out 100 things from the house!
Level Two
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Wash the bath mats, shower curtains and toilet hats!
Defrag the pc
Level Three
Declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe!
Wash all the windows and doors
Empty all the bins AFTER 15 minutes filing/shredding!



my list:
make beds
sort my lunch out
skip run
tidy living room
prepare SC
load DW
load WM