Weekly Flylady Thread 13th April 2009

Lady-Liberty

Hi All

It has been lovely & sunny so at least the front garden has had a little work & the washing has dried outside.

sexy grrrr to OH............do you know if you have any free time this week for a cuppa? xx

Love to everyone..........just going to catch up

xx

Valli

Jue
don't they drive you MAD!

Still you could freeze it or save it for tomorrow

or chuck it at him

froddington

Hi - hope everyone is having a good day. It's been nice and sunny here. I went tot he cinema this morning (free preview tickets so very MSE!) and have been sorting stuff for work this week. We have no computers / whiteboards / printers, etc to use all week :eek: so I'm having to do more at home ready for tomorrow.

OJK - good to see you back

thrifykatie - welcome back; hope you had a good time

serena - glad the wedding went well

toots - thanks; he is doing ok but seems to have got a cold so has gone to bed :rolleyes:

greenbee - hugs; I've been eating rubbish too so am on a mission to be good from tomorrow. I've been really lethargic all week :rolleyes: It's 13 weeks til my birthday, so I AM going to lose at least a stone by then.

shazba - welcome to the little one; hope all are doing well. Does he have a name yet?

juliejim

Valli wrote: »

Jue
don't they drive you MAD!

Still you could freeze it or save it for tomorrow

or chuck it at him

Chuck it at him is what I feel like doing! I've already got mince out of the freezer defrosting for tomorrow night's tea - I'm wondering whether to cook that and stick it in with the juices and veg in the SC to make some sort of stew - don't know what that'll turn out like. Nearly £9 for a joint of beef that he'll probably just have a sandwich of now.:mad:

froddington

Flylady London Meet

Saturday 25th April

We will meet upstairs at London Bridge station at approx 12:00. We can get a drink and sit down whilst we wait for people to arrive.

The plan is to then go on a walk (thank you rach ) round some lovely back streets to the river, and over Tower Bridge to St. Katharine Docks. The walk should take less than an hour.

We will then have lunch / drink / whatever people want in a pub / pizza place at the Docks and can stay there for as long as we want.

Hope that sounds ok for people.

I will be coming into Waterloo station and am happy to chaperone anyone who is not confident on tube lines etc. Just let me know where you want to be met and we will sort something out.

Please PM me if you are interested in coming. Children welcome!

froddy x

ETA - I am about to PM those of you who have said you are coming to the meet so you have my mobile number. sexymouse, I know you already have it.

If anyone else wants to come, please PM me.

Thank you

cha97michelle

Valli wrote: »

afraid not
If I wrote a book about fascinating flies they'd be the type without wings LOL

ETA sometimes the thread 'opens' without Thanks buttons but they appear if I refresh. Anybody else spotted this?

ETA - Michelle WTG what a sterling example with those two lists of achievements...

Thanks valli and toots for the high praise indeed. Unfortunately it takes a lot of effort to keep the house looking this cluttered and messy with the kids, the cats and DH. DH is getting loads better though than he has ever been, he is even saying what jobs need doing as well as what i tell him to do. Not always what i would prioritise, but we are getting somewhere some of the time. Sam is also getting easier now he is getting bigger. He is happy to bum shuffle round on the grass after a ball, so i can play with DS1 and 2 while DH gets on.

I had grand visions of how i wanted the house to look before i went back to work and how much school work i should have done, and i'm not there but i am not stressed by it as i know i will.

I might join in the grand declutter next week as well as trying to get at least one star.

juliejim

Froddy - it's 5 weeks to I go on holiday so I need to be really good from tomorrow - I've put 4lb on:o in 3 weeks because I've been eating rubbish with being at home and having Easter eggs etc.

vivw_2

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the frontf of units and large appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge![/STRIKE]
Extras [STRIKE]Thoroughly clean the cutlery drawer!
Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
Clean all the filters and door seals etc
HHI
[/STRIKE]
Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet
Mattress vacuumed turned vacuumed other side and redress bed
Level Two
[STRIKE]Deal with the floordrobe
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Vacuum floors
[STRIKE]Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers[/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!
Extras[STRIKE]Binbag dance
Binbag for charity
Sort out your own shoes and bags.. can any be rehomed?
[/STRIKE]

1. Wipe hand rails on stairs

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean the floors in these rooms
De-grot the loo/bath/shower/sink etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wash the windows
Empty and clean out the bins
Clear and clean a shelf or cupboard and put back only the necessary items[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear the desk of mess and mush.. get rid of those
Wash down ALL the dining chairs..
Drag out the pc desk and clear under and behind it ... see how good I am to you lot!?[/STRIKE]
Extras - binbag list! This is my favourite!

1. fill a binbag for charity shop
2. [STRIKE]fill a binbag for the bin[/STRIKE]
3. fill a binbag for a friend
4. [STRIKE]fill a binbag for recycling![/STRIKE]

Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. I'm good to you all I know!
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Wipe and water the plants
2. Clean out the pets
3. Wash any smelly soft furnishings
4. Get a pile of filing done!!

Funky Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
Declutter the dog shelf
Binbag dance!
Level Two
Strip and wash the bedding
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake
Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be!
Vacuum floor
Level Three
Wash the windows
Deweb, dust and destickify the room!
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!

Extras

1. Empty all the bins!
2. Clean out all the pets!
3. Wipe over all the paintwork
4. S&S the kitchen!

Thats good , I thought I hadn't finished any this week but it seems as though MONDAY/WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY are DONE

soappie

juliejim wrote: »

After preparing dinner this morning and having the SC on all day, DH has decided that he's not hungry:mad:. So what was the point in me preparing a beef dinner that the kids won't be bothered about anyway?

YOU can enjoy it JulieJ

fedupandskint

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the floors in these rooms
De-grot the loo/bath/shower/sink etc
Level Two
Clear and clean a shelf or cupboard and put back only the necessary items
Level Three
Clear the desk of mess and mush.. get rid of those

What else can I do for Friday list? - Alternative Friday List DONE!!!:j:D:j:D:j

Oh well, 4 stars this week. Spent the day outside after a S+S of kitchen and mopping kitchen and bathroom floor, rehoovered the house.

3 lots of washing all dried outside, pottered in the garden not doing that much really apart from getting things all over the place, so have tidied my own mess up! Also scrubbed the patio clean where the dog stained it!

Still to do

Make chicken stock in SC overnight
Get work bag and clothes and lunch ready for tomorrow - must make sure I take everything I need to stop me going to Mr T's at lunchtime.

The bathroom might just have to wait until this week. I need to make sure I am on the ball to make sure I get the house clean and tidy in time for my holiday. This will be a first for me as usually I leave it as I do and return home to clean it. Quite looking forward to returning to a changed and clean bed and clean and tidy house!

This weeks list
Make sure have cake ingredients
Clean outdoor stuff
Pack out door things
Get cleaning stuff ready and dry ingredients
Bake cakes and snacks
Prepare meals for weekend
Write lists for hols
Seed lawn
Plant salad, carrots, tom seeds and basil
Order Strawberry plants x 32
Collect garden order