Weekly Flylady Thread 13th April 2009

xx_Jo_xx

Hi Zippy

I (normally) work full time and am a single parent to a 7 year old boy.

Im not the best 'flylady' - far from it in fact and rarely get lots of stars (but manage about one a week I think - roughly).

But I notice a HUGE MASSIVE ENORMOUS difference to my house, so am definately doing something right - stars or not.

I find easiest for me.....

Pigpen normally posts a list in the evening for the following day. I will check out the list at night time and start to do what bits and pieces I can before bed i.e.

• put the hoover and relevant cleaning materials in that room.
• wash anything in that room that needs/that i can overnight (cushion covers in lounge/ bath mats in bathroom etc) and hang up to try in the morning.
• In the morning, I do what little bits and pieces that i can before I go to work - if its the bedroom, i put bedding in the wash while im at work and sprinkle bicarb on the mattress and leave it all day while im at work.
• When i come back from work I then do most of my dailies while tea is cooking, hoover relevant rooms and put contents of WM in the dryer.
• After tea, finish dailies and sort out little one for bed. When he is in bed (8pm) I will try to finish the rest of the list for that day
• 9pm ish - I try to do HHI whilst catching up on Heroes, 24, CSI, criminal minds etc.
• 10pm ish - collapse into shower then bed.......check list in bed and see what the next days list is.
• Get out of bed again and sort out what i can for that list......

Dailies are things like

• WM (normally before bed as electric is cheaper)
• TD (hang up in morning and TD in evening if not dry)
• Dishes (morning and evening.......:rolleyes:)
• Dinner (SC takes the hard work out this, or use pre-made portions from freezer)
• Packed lunches (make at night for next day)
• Uniform for little one (which is why HHI is required)
• Work clothes for me
• S&S kitchen (when im making tea)
• S&S bathroom (when i shower in the morning normally)

It does not always going according to plan - but that is what i aim for. I dont always get all the lists done and therefore dont always get a star, but do enough to make a considerable difference to my house!

Hope this helps you xxx

Dustykitten

Flylady_Flower wrote: »

Dusty, you're in herts aren't you?

I certainly am.

Mudders hugest, holding my breath, vibes for your lovely Dad, he needs to be able to see to buy you the correct bars of chocolate.

Valli

Mudbath
Hugs and prayers for dad from Valliland too - I love reading - don't know what I'd do if I couldn't...

xx_Jo_xx

Mudders - the biggest hugest vibes for your Pops xxxx

*zippy*

Some good advice there thank you :A I have been trying to do a HHI each night and putting the washer on in the morning and before bed, but my enthusiasm starts to wane as the week goes on and I get more tired, worth the effort though to get to the weekend and not have a huge pile to do :T

Mudbath good wishes for your dad x

xx_Jo_xx

*zippy* wrote: »

Some good advice there thank you :A I have been trying to do a HHI each night and putting the washer on in the morning and before bed, but my enthusiasm starts to wane as the week goes on and I get more tired, worth the effort though to get to the weekend and not have a huge pile to do :T

Mudbath good wishes for your dad x

Its that very thought that keeps me going and makes the effort in the week worth it !!!

moonflower_2

What is HHI please?

have been whizzing around today and the house looks amazing, well at the moment anyway.
Just going to make some lunch and sit in the garden ,hurrah I cant believe that its my house.

Hope that everyone is enjoying the lovley day and hugs for those that need them.

rosepink1984

Moonflower hunny, we are all on the new thread now. Click on the big red writing in Pigpen's post and it will open the link to this week's thread.

HHI is half an hour's ironing