Weekly Flylady Thread 16th March 2009

carol22_2

Hi all
Seems I've missed quite a lot whilst I've been AWOL, hugs to everyone who needs them.
I've now moved flat (sorry I forgot how far up to date everyone is). It's much bigger than the other one, and much warmer and less mouldy
Got exams in 6 weeks, so starting to panic, but determined to keep on top of housework, just as soon as we've moved everything up here (the parents are descending upon us next week to help).

Got to do a bit of tidying up now, and then finish writing an essay in french.

Love to everyone
xxxxxx

rach

Just had short shrift from DH for interrupting his study time to ask if we were going to MiL's (he'd said earlier we'd go at 5!)

I'll be very glad when his exams are over and we can go back to normal. He has too much on his plate at the moment and can be snappy sometimes...

Soup is made, smells and tastes gorgeous. Just going to wash up then I'll sit down with my book

TAG

Hello:hello:
Wow I have been a very, very busy flylady today!!:j:j Today I have done everything that has a strike through it on the list -

Mondays are Marvellous!! - kitchen and dining area
[STRIKE]Level One[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe the table[/STRIKE]
degunge the fridge
Wipe the units and large appliances
Level Three
wipe any drawers that are grotty and cluttered
Wash the windows and sills
Run WM's and DW's through a clean cycle.. don't forget to scrub out the drawers and filters.
Extras

1. Deweb and polish
2. Clear out a cupboard of junk!
3. Wash any curtains/table cloths that need it
4. S&S the hob & oven

Twinkly Tuesday - Living room, hall, stairs and porch!
[STRIKE]Level One[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter ALL the floors!! [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear the mantle of junk[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Level Two[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum/sweep all the floors.. stairs too![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum/sweep under furniture you can safely move![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum sofas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Level Three[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash any soft furnishings that need it[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe down ALL the paintwork![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Extras[/STRIKE]

1. [STRIKE]Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Dust all the electricals.. carefully.. don't want any frazzled flybodies[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
4. HHI

Wiggly Wednesday- Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding
Clear the floordrobe
Level Two
Air the duvet.. if nice hang it out on the line for a blow!
clear the floors and vacuum them!
wash windows
Level Three
sort through a hotspot
Organise your toiletries and make-up stash
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy
Extras

1. Half hour... FILING... meanness I know
2. Deweb and dust
3. 36 fling boogie!! .. GO
4. empty and wash out all the bins!!
5. quick one.. check those smoke alarms!

Thursday Thrills - Bathroom and Study..
Level One
Declutter the floors
wipe down sofas and seats
Level Two
[STRIKE]Dejunk the desk and wipe off the gunge[/STRIKE]
Vacuum/mop floors
Scrub the bath, sinks, toilets, showers and tiles etc
Level Three
Wash the windows
Empty out a cupboard clean it out and put back only the bits you need to keep
Defrag the pc and delete 50 useless emails
Extras

1. [STRIKE]collect all the laundry from upstairs[/STRIKE]
2. HHI
3. Change any lightbulb you have been leaving.. (we have 3!!)
4. [STRIKE]Sort out the coats and bags and shoes.. [/STRIKE]

Friday is Funky! - childrens rooms! ~ spare rooms or just attack a neglected room!!
Level One
Strip and wash any bedding that need it
Make half an hour appointment or you time!! you deserve it.. nails done, hair appointment.
Level Two
declutter the floor.. inc under the beds and units
vacuum floors
dust and deweb the whole room
wipe away sticky marks
Level Three
wash windows
Straighten up a chest of drawers or wardrobe
binbag dance!
Extras

1. Catch up on necessary phone calls inc making those much needed appointments
2. [STRIKE]Ring someone you've not spoken to in a while..[/STRIKE]
3. delete some of those old contacts and texts off your mobile phone!!
4. HHI

Weekend list
A chance for the whole family to get involved and share the tasks!

1. Ring someone you love just to tell them so
2. HHI
3. Get all the stuff ready for Monday
4. [STRIKE]Catch up one room to level three[/STRIKE]
5. Wash any neglected windows
6. Clean out the car
7. HHG. trim a bush or mince your grass.. or other half hour task!
8. [STRIKE]Sort the rubble and junk from school and work bags[/STRIKE]
9. Empty and wash out all the bins
10. Do a cupboard stock take and sort a meal plan and shopping list
11. Wash any bedding that hasn't been done this week
12. 28 fling boogie
13. 5 things on ebay
14. fill a binbag for charity shop
15. Clean out pets/wash beds

Plus I have -
Pulled out the PC desk, hoovered and defluffed behind.
Brushed out the key board and now it types beautifully and very quietly again.
Got the carpet cleaner out and cleaned every square inch of the living room carpet
including under all the furniture and pc desk.
Done 5 loads of washing.
Drunk tea by the gallon
Lost my chewing gum on a regular basis:rolleyes:
Have wanted a ciggie lots today. BUT I have not given in :A:T
I'm in the middle of sorting out the DVD's and CD rack. I hate that job:mad:

All I have left to do is - chuck the dog in the bath, cos she stinks and needs de fleaing. I might as well chuck her bedding through the wash too. Finish the DVD's and CD's (don't hold out much hope of completing that tonight though:rolleyes:) and delegate the washing bringing in to someone else cos I'm flippin cream crackered now.

hex2

I have done lots and lots and lots of weeding, and we had a BBQ which was nice.

Nothing at all done inside so off to do the DW and get the WM on.

Hugs for you Rach.

embb

Done the hoovering upstairs now, I dropped the hamster cage complete with hamster and it fell apart :rotfl: littley was more concerned for the hamster, I was more concerned that I had to hoover her room again lol....anyway hamster is fine and we put the cage back together, littley is now playing Beethoven and is making an awful din on the organ I was trying to put in the cupboard. :rolleyes:

It's come over all dark outside, glad me washing's in....at least if it rains it'll save me washing the car

Still need to mop the living room floor and go to OH's to use his shower.

Dustykitten

pigpen wrote: »

I hope DS2 thinks of something he would like.. and DS3 enjoys his taddies!

Pigpen he was so sweet, he took a shoe box from home and filled it with little treasures. Grandma had some small silver items and he is so excited to have something 'valuable'. He also found an old tape measure, metal in a metal case which could have been my Grandfathers (he was a carpenter). DS is doing resistant materials as an option next year so was so keen to have the tape and has spent ages polishing the case. DS3 has the walking stick, a framed picutre of himself and Grandma and her wooden letter openner. They both coped really well. DS2 also found a ring which I think is saphire and diamond which I have never seen her wear, I wonder if it was an engagement ring, sad thing is I will probably never know but I will treasure it none the less until DS3 wants it to give to his wife! Sorry to waffle on but you are all so much more supportive than 'the real world'. xxx

Dinner eaten so time to get the washing in, never got to do any gardening in the end but if I get organised for tomorrow tonight then I should get sometime tomorrow morning.

kazwookie

embb

poor hamster, I hope it has no long term damage

lil_me

Tia, I got our last cork board from £ shop. With the certificates, I got a file with plastic pockets in. I pop the certificates in there and then once full the plastic pockets come out, go into a box (because I like to keep them) then new ones are started.
AnW'sMum great to hear W swam again, is this with the new teacher then? Fencings expenside for gardens, we usually use a smaller timber merchant rather than a garden place.....about £1.40 a board I think we paid last time.
Sunnygirl oh heck, you're lucky it wasn't more expensive. Diesel in a petrol one can cause new engine time!
embb calm down :rotfl: I am sure you'll kick butt and get it sorted. Poor ickle hamster!
SarahS entirely understand what you mean, not a hope I'd let my children do that. I suppose some parents don't care as long as the kids are out of their hair.
philb ((hugs)) for you, try not to be so hard on yourself. A less positive ofsted isn't caused by just one person, ever!
Dusty, sounds like your boys are dealing with it quite well. Thinking of you all x
wilf good luck with the fund raising
LG huge hugs xxx
Rach sounds like you've all had a wonderful time, if busy! Wow, you managed to fit so much in I bet you're all worn out.((hugs)) for having to be your DHs person he sounds off at, not fun, at least you know it's not forever and they will be over with soon x
funfairprincess pleased to hear noone is hurt, that sounds like a nightmare
Miss A what a lovely thing to do for your Mum

Well I've eventually managed to get the back lawn cut, first of the year so not as short as it was a bit of a wilderness but will be much easier to do from now. It's just finding the time/energy to do it. Need to put the mower away, did ask DP to before he went to work but guessing he's 'forgot'. Got sick of hearing neighbour out the back, definately likes the sound of his own voice. I do wonder why he has his children on a weekend as all he does is shout/swear at them then you hear him moaning to neighbour he can't go out because of them.

DS1 since dinner has been 'in a one' I've been doing him fish things with veg in for months, always eaten them, today he finds a pea and hit the roof. I think he's more upset that he's been eating them without knowing. He's calmed a little now, gave himself his usual headache from his mood, so sent to my room with a DVD on but complaining of headache (always happens after he gets himself wound up) Actually cancel that he's back downstairs ramming into things deliberately and screeching/screaming/growling looks like we're in for a fun night ..... :rolleyes: I am not giving in, I've removed the peas so he's been told he eats it or gets no desert end of.

Washer load done, actually it's still on the line. I suppose I best go get that in (put the mixed pegs away) and the mower put away before it gets darker.

embb

I'm calm now lil_me but if I think about it I'll flame up again, so not thinking about it lol

Kaz oh it's fine, it was still asleep after it hit the ground - totally oblivious

Right, off to do something productive.....

hex2

Dusty - huge hugs again. When my maternal Grandmother died I chose a silver bowl to remember her by, it always had sweets in when we visited, and we didn't see many sweets at home (health freak mother!). We use it as our fruit bowl and I think of her daily when I look at it. I hope you get some time to garden tomorrow - the hydrangea sounds lovely.