Weekly Flylady Thread 13th April 2009

xx_Jo_xx

I have fallen behind on the flying......I decided I smelled and needed a bath!

So went for a long leisurely bath, face mask and all - it was great......God I love spoiling myself.

Alas, my life of Riley is almost at end as Mum, DS and asbo-dog (a.k.a. Copper) are almost here :eek:

to LL and anyone else celebrating.


Happy Anniversary to SS and hubby x

to any newbies I have missed.



Anyway - am off to scrape the contents of the linen cupboard off the spare room bed and chuck them all back in!! :rotfl: - will need to finish it off later.

Will concentrate on kitchen, LR and bathroom which are in need of some attention.

Can I get ready and fly round those rooms by 7pm???????? :eek:

best get a move on.......:rolleyes:


ETA - Moonflower - stars are awarded for completing levels 1 2 & 3 for one day. It doesnt need to be done on that day though. For example, you can do Monday Level 1 on Monday, Monday Level 2 on Tuesday and Mondays level 3 on Wednesday - and still gain a star for completing the whole list.

Extras are extras and do not count towards stars.

Check out toots post in number 3 - it explains it much better than I can but I hope this helps!

hex2

Greenbee, the problem I have with libraries is that they make you give the books back which is frankly shocking . I love reading, and I even like re-reading books. Being able to give them back or selling them is plain peculiar. Forcing myself to post duplicates is hard enough. I feel ill when I put them into a letter box. My name is Hex and I have an addiction !

Kitchen is S&S'd, 24 buns were made (although the boys appear to have eaten 8), creme caramel is in and I have no eggs left until I take a wander up the garden to put the chickens to bed later. DW is on, Must go and put yet another load in the WM next.

Looking at my magazine collection I think I need to make a commitment not to buy any more before 1st August. Can't afford them, don't need them and on a pence per word basis they don't deliver the hit that books do.

Tonight I have a choice between The Wolves of Willoughby Chaise, and The Man Whom the Trees Loved or my favourite bed time reading of Upex on TUPE law and Practice. Decisions, decisions

Craftyscholar

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Level Two
Level Three

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
Level Three
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers

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
Wash the windows
Empty and clean out the bins
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
Drag out the pc desk and clear under and behind it ... see how good I am to you lot!?

Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. You are joking :eek:

soappie

Evening everyone

Freezer's fine now thanks PollyB so no need to do a fly and grab - just the plug had somehow got dislodged so the juice wasn't getting through. All frozen back up now. I have apologised to the dog. It explains the big wet puddle on the utility area floor yesterday morning which I blamed on her.

Hi Nats - I was wondering how you were. How's Jet?

Enjoy your birthday meal L-L

JillD - group hug back

Have decided to take tomorrow off. Three days sitting at a desk doing nowt all day has worn me down. Have some v. good ideas for Plan B though

So I'm now going to take Gordon down the garden with me to sit in the last of the sun before it goes behind next door and chill for a bit. I will tackle the understairs cupboard tomorrow morning and get my star for today

juliejim

Okay, let's see if I've actually done anything off the lists this week!

pigpen wrote: »

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the frontf of units and [STRIKE]large appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Degunge the fridge![/STRIKE]


Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the cutlery drawer!
2. Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
3. Clean all the filters and door seals etc
4. HHI

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[/STRIKE]
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Binbag for charity[/STRIKE]
3. Sort out your own shoes and bags.. can any be rehomed?
4. Wipe hand rails on stairs

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean the floors in these rooms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]De-grot the loo/bath/shower/sink etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
Empty and clean out the bins
[STRIKE]Clear and clean a shelf or cupboard and put back only the necessary items[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Clear the desk of mess and mush.. get rid of those
Wash down ALL the dining chairs..
[STRIKE]Drag out the pc desk and clear under and behind it ... see how good I am to you lot!?
[/STRIKE] Not possible
Extras - binbag list! This is my favourite!

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

Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two
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
Level Three
[STRIKE]Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. I'm good to you all I know![/STRIKE]
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc
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!!

Not a lot but i have done quite a bit at home - still loads to do though!

greenbee

hex2 wrote: »

Greenbee, the problem I have with libraries is that they make you give the books back which is frankly shocking . I love reading, and I even like re-reading books. Being able to give them back or selling them is plain peculiar. Forcing myself to post duplicates is hard enough. I feel ill when I put them into a letter box. My name is Hex and I have an addiction !

Kitchen is S&S'd, 24 buns were made (although the boys appear to have eaten 8), creme caramel is in and I have no eggs left until I take a wander up the garden to put the chickens to bed later. DW is on, Must go and put yet another load in the WM next.

Looking at my magazine collection I think I need to make a commitment not to buy any more before 1st August. Can't afford them, don't need them and on a pence per word basis they don't deliver the hit that books do.

Hex - I have recently cut down on my bookshelves by removing a 3ft bookcase from the hall which had 4 shelves of B format (mid-size) paperbacks (I needed a chest of drawers there for scarves/hats/gym kit/handbags). I have also reduced the number of cookery books I keep out to two small shelves and the end of the window sill (instead of the whole 8 foot sill!). It's been very traumatic... I still have two floor-to-ceiling 3 foot bookcases (with adjustable shelves - but basically 8 shelves each!), one 2'6" shelf with three shelves in it, and about another 3 ft of shelf about my desk taken up by books, as well as the whole of the wall behind the downstairs loo (I keep my Jilly Cooper, Georgette Heyer, Anne of Green Gables and other comfort reading here!). I can't fit anymore bookshelves in my house, so I'm now at my limit. I get rid of things when I find myself looking at them and realise that I've not wanted to read them for the last few occasions I've looked at them. As I buy complete trash at times, this varies, but decent books usually last about 5 years. And some go home to live with my parents! I don't like lending them, as they never come back... I'd rather give them away when I know I'm done with them. I usually send 3 boxes a year down to Devon for the air ambulance ... so now you know where my money goes!

Magazines are definitely not value for money compared to books. Give up any subscriptions, and either pass on any you are finished with, or drop them off at the doctor/dentist etc (you can vist them there... they'll be around for years!).

fedupandskint

Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet - not nice enought yet this week to wash and dry or air the duvet. I did completely strip the bed and shake the feather bed and remake so is all nice and cuddly for tonight!

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

Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
DONE!!!! :j:D:j:D

Not too bad for an FHC! The list left is not too bad and shouldn't take too long. Might do a bit more later on tonight.

Bedding will have to wait for another day as it's been a bit grotty weather all week so far.

Right dogs to walk in a bit and then a bit of tea and a bit more flying! Glad I have caught up more today, it's amazing how it bothers me when I leave things each day - this never used to bother more before when I cleaned a room every couple of weeks or so!

broke22

xx_Jo_xx wrote: »

I have fallen behind on the flying....

So went for a long leisurely bath, face mask and all - it was great......God I love spoiling myself.

THAT SOUNDS LOVELY!

greenbee

Off to meet my friend for a walk... although given what it looks like out there I'm not looking forward to it! Hopefully I'll be a bit more energetic when I get back. If not, I'll have to have an early night, as I have a 7am gym appointment tomorrow!

nicki_2

DD is now awake... and playing on the Wii fit :rotfl::rotfl: So the livingroom and vacuuming downstairs/hall will have to wait. Don't think its safe for me to try dusting in that end of the room either :rolleyes:

Personal (including extras)

• HHR/S (thats Half hour reading/studying)
• Sort calendar for next 2 months (reprint April, May, June and July with updates as they currently stand)
• Ebay listings
• Spend some time working on word problems with DD (She's asked for help with it so I grabbed some from Primary Resources... I love that website )
• Wash shoes/trainers that need doing (4 pairs of DD's and counting...) First 3 pairs are in... another pair of DD's and maybe my trainers to go...
• Shredding... I must make some headway on this.. I feel the need to set up the shredder and do 15 things at a time everytime I pass it.... This will also count as my 15 mins filing won't it?
• Try to sort out new budget now the new financial year is here (remembering £2.50 a week for afterschool club to be added to "savings" )
• Prepare a slowcooker meal to give the remoska a rest :rotfl: Having Pasta with red pesto instead
  
• [STRIKE]Write shopping list on whiteboard[/STRIKE]
• Deal with vase
• Clean cutlery drawer
• HHI - As of Thursday evening still none to do
• Binbag dance
• Charity bag dance
• Ebay bag dance
• Wash soft furnishings (will have to wait until the washing itself is done, clothing/bedding is more important!)
  
• Put up new washing line (need to get hook things first)
  

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room DONE :j:D:j:D
Level One
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe worksurfaces - half done[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Scrub down the front of units and large appliances half done, [/STRIKE]
Level Two[STRIKE]
Wash windows and sills I must remember to deal with the vase tomorrow...its only been there since [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE] Got down on my knees and cleaned it :eek:
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle [/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Clean all the filters and door seals etc [/STRIKE]

Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level Two
Wash the windows
[STRIKE]Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Vacuum floors
[STRIKE] Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe hand rails on stairs[/STRIKE]

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the floors in these rooms
De-grot the loo/bath/sink
Level Two
Wash the windows
Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors![/STRIKE]
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two
dust over all the electrical appliances
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc

I need to make some tea, I'm hungry. Oooo its gone all dark and wet again!!! Roll on the sun coming back at the weekend apparently :rolleyes: Tea time :wave: