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Weekly Flylady Thread 1st June 2009
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poohbear59 wrote: »I have three bathrooms and a study, can I have an extra star??:p
Nope - if I can't even get a special star for tiling my kitchen floor or an extra star because my kitchen is so darned big then you can't for having three bathrooms - actually, that's just plain greedyI am the leading lady in the movie of my life
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Pleased with what Ive managed today and the way the house is looking.
Been to my vol job but just doing the meet and greet not been on the ward.
Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study! SOAPPIE DONE.
Got a couple of bags of stuff to take to the charity shop tomorrow.
Has anyone heard of Stardrops Antibacterial spray. Its advertised for 99p in a store leaflet.
rach Hugs.
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Wednesday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum/mop floors & stairs![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the sofas[/STRIKE]
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]
[STRIKE]Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc[/STRIKE]
Extras- [STRIKE]Wipe and water the plants [/STRIKE]
- Clean out the pets
Get a pile of filing done!!
[/STRIKE]Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the clutter!
throw out 100 things from the house![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wash/vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
[STRIKE]Wash the bath mats, shower curtains and toilet hats![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Defrag the pc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash all the windows and doors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty all those upstairs bins![/STRIKE]
Extras
- [STRIKE]Dust and deweb [/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Polish any fire surrounds/radiators in these rooms [/STRIKE]
- Clear a shelf/cupboard wipe everything before replacing neatly
- D[STRIKE]o a five minute job you have been putting off forever.. like changing a lightbulb or moving a hotspot... [/STRIKE]
:j:jSTAR FOR WEDNESDAY:j:jPlease Soappie
ETA to add...DD2 is off school tomorrow so in between studying she will clean out the fish.
Will clean bathroom when I bath LO tomorrow morning.
Feeding 6 Adults 1 Teen a 8 year old with hollow legs and a very fussy 5 year old. Also 3 cats and 3 fishies
To include all Food,Toiletries and Petfood.0 -
3 bathrooms, I would clean 2 of them and lock them so they stay clean.!!!
Hoovering done
Sweet peas planted on.
Seedlings watered
Cats fed, cat1 been to fat cat club today and has only 1/2kg to loose, when he get to that weight he will have lost nearly 4kg.!! he is doing well, but you have to watch he doesn't 'steal' cats2 food when she leaves it.
The dog I 'sit' for sometimes, arrived somehow in my garden tonight, it seems he got out of his garden, and came here to see me!! :jjumping over my fence to get here, I took him home (just across the cul de suc) his 'mum' was most suprised when I knocked on the front door!Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 1,006,489 / 1,000,000 (10.09.25 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st October 2025 36/100Sun, Sea0 -
3 bathrooms, I would clean 2 of them and lock them so they stay clean.!!!
seconded - and I'd love to have my own from which DS would be banned...
Just done a HHG...planting lettuces and finding a millipede - which might explain why two of the last batch mysteriously died...Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
Not much done tonight but I find it a great achievement managing to keep the kitchen super clean & tidy! Still can't find that darned spider in my room, was hovering (or was that hoovering) last night trying to find, so ended up going to bed exhausted.
Working tomorrow night at 2nd job and all weekend at main job so not gonna get another star - boo! At least more money in my mitts, have a great night everyone x0 -
Valli
I use loads of slug pellets!Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 1,006,489 / 1,000,000 (10.09.25 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st October 2025 36/100Sun, Sea0 -
So frustrated today and yesterday didn't go to plan at all and i've got nothing done..ah well tomorrow is another day
Wednesday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc
Personal Extras
1) Study Sessons 4 and 5
My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............Exercise - Walk 20 mins a day minimum 5 days this week
Weights or yoga minimum 5 days this week
Monday- 20 minute walk and weights DVD :beer:
Tuesday- 20 minute walk and weights DVD :j
Weds - Weights DVD (no walk) :T
Thurs - 2[STRIKE]0 minute walk[/STRIKE] and weights DVD0 -
Evening - have started the 'throw out' and sorted the desk. Off to have a quick read through the thread before I go out to the gig
Magnificent Monday - Kitchen
Level Two
Clean oven and hob
Wash all the skirtings and door and window frames!
Level Three
Sort the stamps and foil and bottle tops!
Vacuum the floor
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
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Dust and deweb..
Wednesday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!
Level One
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum floors & stairs
Level Two
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Level Three
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. I'm good to you all I know!
Extras
Get a pile of filing done!!
Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom
Level One
throw out 100 things from the house! - 14 done
Level Two
Wash floor
Clean the bath/basin/bog etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Wash the bath mats!
Virus scan the pc
Level Three
Wash all the windows and door
My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list
- box up programmes
- sort ISA
- pick up tickets
- [STRIKE]pay credit card[/STRIKE]
- update IEPs
- [STRIKE]sort tomatoes and carrots[/STRIKE]
- car checks"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
soappie - totally right. I've done the worst bit (stapling all the reciepts in order across a4 sheets of paper - something I won't miss!), just hadve to enter and code everything now (everything has 2 seperate budget codes!). I did stop inbetween to cook and eat dinner though.
We;re just heading out to vote and drop FiL's birthday card off then I'll finish. I probably won't have a drink tonight, one at most as we've a long drive in the morning (i'm driving) but I'll certainly put my feet up!Mum to gorgeous baby boy born Sept 2010:j0
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