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Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd March 2009

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  • JAMIEDODGER
    JAMIEDODGER Posts: 4,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Mondays are Marvellous!! - kitchen and dining area

    Done:D


    Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!


    Done:D
    November NSD's - 7
  • emily_jackson
    emily_jackson Posts: 1,695 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Hi,

    Thanks for all the nice messages. I want to start getting organised with the housework but am a bit confused as to what I should be aiming to do on a daily basis. I understand about levels 1, 2 & 3 but it's the rest I don't understand
  • ZCC72
    ZCC72 Posts: 338 Forumite
    OK, so I was perhaps a little ambitious, hoping to get it all done by 3.30. I won't beat myself up though, as I have all day!

    Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    [strike]Declutter and vacuum![/strike] - decluttering took forever. Papers all over the table, but now I can see the surfaces!
    Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! - This will be listening to the radio at 3.30 and knitting in my bestest ever clean living room!:D Have another 15 minutes to spare!
    Level Two
    [strike]Vacuum sofa[/strike]
    [strike]Wash windows [/strike]- inside only, as someone has stolen my sunshine:mad: and I want it back. Now.
    [strike]dust and deweb[/strike]!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
    Level three
    Vacuum right the way up the stairs! - Lovely wooden stairs, a quick go over with the Dustpan & Brush will do the trick!
    Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc - Aaagghh!! I have about 20 coats hanging up, and nowhere to put them. I must though, as I can only just open the front door!
    Extras
    1. Sort through a handbag - I love playing handbags!
    2. [strike]Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk[/strike] - done last week! ALL drawers!
    3. [strike]Sift through a pile of paperwork and file or shred as appropriate [/strike]see above!
    4. HHI
    5. Re-pot house plants, including all little babies!
    6. Sort out old photos. After all, I don't look at them regularly, but need to dust the boxes lots!
    7. Not really FLYing, but have to read book for Book Group tomorrow evening. I haven't started it yet!:eek:
    Does anyone have a magic wand I can borrow?
    :A FLY FIRST, KNIT LATER :A
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi,

    Thanks for all the nice messages. I want to start getting organised with the housework but am a bit confused as to what I should be aiming to do on a daily basis. I understand about levels 1, 2 & 3 but it's the rest I don't understand

    dailies are things you need o do every day.. the laundry, pots washed etc.. there is a list on the first post!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Sunnygirl_2
    Sunnygirl_2 Posts: 978 Forumite
    Mondays are Marvellous!! - kitchen and dining area
    DONE!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Going to do a HHC 4pm til 4.30pm if anyone wants to join in. A bit short notice....Sorry!

    Emily....Levels 1,2 & 3 get you a star from Toots if you complete them all but the 'extras' list is just that.....extras if you want to do them. HTH
  • Sunnygirl_2
    Sunnygirl_2 Posts: 978 Forumite
    ZCC72 wrote: »
    Does anyone have a magic wand I can borrow?

    Sorry, mine's broken at the moment.:rotfl:
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I saw a call out for a Birmingham Flylady to store a couple of bin bags for a few days????? I can do that, no problem.
    See you all later
    SS
    xx

    that's me.. and rosepink..
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • mummy2mygirls
    mummy2mygirls Posts: 2,443 Forumite
    Just got back from school run and wanted to check wha is still left - not to much from the dayslist - only got to sort through the pile of coats on the hooks (dh has b moaning at me for ages as he says there is to many and it will fall down...) and then the list is done :) even cleaned the fishtank today:D

    Im of the drs now - kids seem to think its a play ground or something and get all excited which is a nightmare by the time i go into the dr and need to talk to them - so wish me luck!! (always atleast a hr wait aswell!!)

    Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level three
    Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc
    Extras
    1. Sort through a handbag
    2. Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
    3. Sift through a pile of paperwork and file or shred as appropriate
    Today:
    Hang wet bits
    Washing up - after dinner
    Sweep and mop hall and kitchen
    Messure crib size and order new mattress!!!!
    Make a list for labour bag and start packing
    HHI

    This week:
    Clean pushchair and carseat:
    Wash baby clothes
    Wash baby bedding!
    FINISH labour bag!
    Test strealiser
    Sort understairs cupboard
    Sort the outside play house
    GC: Nov: £60.22/£450 Oct: £338.48/£450, July: £363.05/£450, June £447.98/£500
    £2 savers No68: £104/£100 :j
    :jmummy to: 8yr, 5yr, 3yr, 2yr, 1yr. No6 Due Mar 2013 My world.:j
  • ZCC72
    ZCC72 Posts: 338 Forumite
    Hi,

    Thanks for all the nice messages. I want to start getting organised with the housework but am a bit confused as to what I should be aiming to do on a daily basis. I understand about levels 1, 2 & 3 but it's the rest I don't understand

    The "extras" are suggestions - the acronyms are all on page one of the thread (HHI/C/E, etc). Just do as much or as little as you want/can.

    Hope this helps!
    :A FLY FIRST, KNIT LATER :A
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Mondays are Marvellous!! - kitchen and dining area
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three
    :D:D:D DONE:D :D:D
    Extras
    1. Clear out a cupboard of junk!
    2. S&S the hob & oven
    Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Level Two
    Wipe sofas
    Wash windows
    Level three
    Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
    Extras
    1. Sift through a pile of paperwork and file or shred as appropriate
    2. HHI
    Monday done, DDhas earned £4 pklus a friend gave her a pound so she has got enough to get her small refill of bindeez, what joy!!!!:D (could be worse could be more moonsand:eek: )
    Will wait and do the sofa tomorrow when DD is out of the way,
    Ironong has been postponed till 5:15 cause my back is starting to ache now...........
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