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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th June 2009
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So Valli HAS got one because she talks so muchOh and LL there is no such thing as using up your flylady vibes quota, did you not know they are like love and cuddles the more you give the more there are to give and receive
Too right...
... OK... so I've had a lie-in, eaten half my breakfast and now need to get my act together if I'm going to have the place looking habitable by the time my parents arrive tomorrow.
I also need to 1. fill in my own self-assessment form for next week's selection pools; 2. make sure my IPC is up to date in case my boss remembers that he wants to see it and actually bother to do my Q1 rating 3. make sure my team's IPCs are all up to date 4. review the team's assessment forms and provide feedback 5. fill in my skills assessment for each of my team members 6. update my CV and post all over the internet 7. review and comment on the CVs my team have sent me...
oh yes... and go shopping, mow the lawns, tidy the garden, do some walking and go to yoga/pilates/swimming (preferably all three!)0 -
the outsides of mine have been washed and I realised how dirty the insides are!! :eek: .. and if i have to do all of mine.. you have to do all of yours!
Pah! That's what you think!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows
Level Three
Extras
Thoroughly clean the cereal/baking
clean the lightshades
Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!
Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
wash the windows
Level 2
Level 3
Wipe light switches
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing and putting away not we have warmer weather!!
Extra Mission
Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed
Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day..
Wishy-Washy Wednesday - Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding![/STRIKE] DONE
Clear some floordrobe
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear landing floor.. or sort a hotspot out there!![/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors[/STRIKE] HOOVERED AND WASHED TOP HALLWAY, LANDING, SPIRAL STAIRS AND TOP LANDING
Level Three
Sort out one cupboard
Binbag dance
HHI
Extras
sort a box of gibble.. if there is anything to get rid of.. DO IT!!
List 5 things to sell..
Dust and deweb
[STRIKE]Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!![/STRIKE] DONE
Thursday Scrubfest- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins![/STRIKE] AND HAD TO PHONE TO FIND OUT WHY DS CHEMISTRY EXAM PAPER WAS IN HIS BIN :rolleyes:
Extra mission: Take your pick!
Binbag dance.... ready.. set.. go!!!!!!!!
Friday fun! - childrens rooms
Level One
Clear the floors in the childrens room.. throw out any broken toys and find some that are no longer needed that can be sent to charity shop or given away.
Drag everything out from under the bed too.. there is floor under there!!
Level Two
Change the childrens bedding/wash curtains
Vacuum mattress (after turning & wiping any waterproof sheets) and floors
Wash window
Level Three
Sort through a clothing cupboard.. anything outgrown?
[STRIKE]Put any discs back in cases and books back on shelves etc[/STRIKE] - BOOKSHELF ON TOP HALLWAY TIDIED
Dust.. lightshades, curtain poles, games consoles/PC's etc
Extras
Make sure coats and shoes and uniforms are ready for school and homework is all done so you can relax the weekend!
Wipe any sticky handprints and dirty marks off walls and doors
Wipe down the paintwork & radiators
Clean out any pets!
The beautiful squeakend list
Spend 15 minutes pairing up those nasty odd socks.. children are great at helping with these!!
HHI
Mend 2 things from your 'mend it' pile!!
spend at least an hour with your family... playing, reading or just watching a dvd and having a hug!
Work yourself to level 3 in your messiest room!!
15 minutes filing!
Wash and fling all the uniform bits ready for Monday. Clean lunch boxes.
Fill a binbag of things to get rid of.. charity/bin etc
15 minutes hotspot clearing
Write a cupboard inventory.. include the freezer and fridge.. then Mealplan for the week.
Bit more done. need to hoover our bed and remake before I forget and leave it until I'm ready to fall into it.
See ya laterMortgage, we're getting there with the end in sight £6587 07/23, otherwise free of the debt thanks to MSE help!0 -
Done HHI, detailed DH to find the parasol for the garden...Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0
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I've done my online shop. I'm doing Tesco diets so i'm writing down my weeks menu. I'll carry on flying after lunch.0
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Right - last attempt at getting some bits done coming up then.....Soappie you're marvellous - thanks for spotting that I'd completed Monday! :T
Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
ALL DONE!! :j- Thoroughly clean the cereal/baking
- [STRIKE]dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
- clean the lightshades
- Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!
Tuesday Living Room, Hall
ALL DONE!!
Extra Mission
Pick one or more of the following tasks- [STRIKE]Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it[/STRIKE]
- Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
- [STRIKE]Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed[/STRIKE]
- Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day.. that’s on your list too!!
Wishy-Washy Wednesday - Master bedroom
Level One
DONE!
Level Two
DONE!
Level Three
Sort out one cupboard
[STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the mirrors[/STRIKE]
Extras- sort a box of gibble.. if there is anything to get rid of.. DO IT!!
- List 5 things to sell..
- [STRIKE]Dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!! (do not set fire to anything.. just press the button!!)[/STRIKE]
Thursday Scrubfest- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean & wash floors in these rooms[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush[/STRIKE]
Clear any clutter from desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Clean the windows in these rooms...
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
[STRIKE]Replace sponges and toothbrushes that need doing!![/STRIKE]
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the bins! [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE] It's in the wash now! Along with the bathmat!
[STRIKE]Collect all the dirty laundry [/STRIKE]
Extra mission: Take your pick!- [STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]binbag dance.... ready.. set.. go!!!!!!!![/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]empty out the bathroom cabinet.. clean it.. fling what you don't need and stash the rest in a beautiful manner.. in alphabetical order please![/STRIKE]*whispers* mine's actually already tidy! :eek:
Friday/Saturday fun! - Random stuff
Level One
[STRIKE]Empty the cat litter tray[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Ring Virgin media for TV/Phone/broadband quote[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]S&S Kitchen[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]S&S Bathroom[/STRIKE]
Clear and polish front room coffee table
Level Three
Hang laundry out to dry
sort out mobile ready for sending for sale etc
get filing up to date
I'm cutting the weekend list as it's frankly a miracle I've got so much done as I have this week anyway! I shall spend tomorrow patting myself on the back and trying to get ahead for next week!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
I've done 3 x HHIs, put more washing on the line and nad reloaded the WM - in my HHC which I started at 10.15 with hollyh!NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
MBNA £55000 -
I also need to 1. fill in my own self-assessment form for next week's selection pools; 2. make sure my IPC is up to date in case my boss remembers that he wants to see it and actually bother to do my Q1 rating 3. make sure my team's IPCs are all up to date 4. review the team's assessment forms and provide feedback 5. fill in my skills assessment for each of my team members 6. update my CV and post all over the internet 7. review and comment on the CVs my team have sent me...
oh yes... and go shopping, mow the lawns, tidy the garden, do some walking and go to yoga/pilates/swimming (preferably all three!)
Well if your team do not get new jobs it won't be for want of hard work by you greenbee.0 -
Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and utility room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean out the gruesome fridge
Wash windows
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
clear and wipe window sills
Extras- Thoroughly clean the cereal/baking
- dust and deweb
- clean the lightshades
- Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
wash the windows
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing and putting away not we have warmer weather!! I once found a half sucked lolly in my pocket that had been there for 5 months!!
Extra Mission
Pick one or more of the following tasks- Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
- Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
- Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed
- Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day.. that’s on your list too!!
Level One
Strip and wash bedding!
Clear some floordrobe
Level Two
Clear landing floor.. or sort a hotspot out there!!
Wash curtains
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Sort out one cupboard
Binbag dance
HHI
Extras- sort a box of gibble.. if there is anything to get rid of.. DO IT!!
- List 5 things to sell..
- Dust and deweb
- [STRIKE]Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!! (do not set fire to anything.. just press the button!!) [/STRIKE]
Level One
Clean & wash floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Clean the windows in these rooms...
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! [/STRIKE]
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[STRIKE]Collect all the dirty laundry [/STRIKE]
Extra mission: Take your pick!
- Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
- [STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes [/STRIKE]
- Binbag dance.... ready.. set.. go!!!!!!!!
- empty out the bathroom cabinet.. clean it.. fling what you don't need and stash the rest in a beautiful manner.. in alphabetical order please!
Level One
Clear the floors, hoover and wash
Clear all the stuff from the bed and put it away
Level Two
Vacuum mattress and make bed
Wash window
Level Three
Swap summer and winter clothes back
Dust.. lightshades, curtain poles, etc
Extras- Wipe any sticky handprints and dirty marks off walls and doors
- Wipe down the paintwork & radiators
The beautiful squeakend list
- HHI
- Mend 2 things from your 'mend it' pile!!
- spend at least an hour with your family... playing, reading or just watching a dvd and having a hug!
- Work yourself to level 3 in your messiest room!!
- 15 minutes filing!
- Clean lunch boxes.
- Fill a binbag of things to get rid of.. charity/bin etc
- 15 minutes hotspot clearing
- Write a cupboard inventory.. include the freezer and fridge.. then Mealplan for the week.
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Afternoon :hello:
Sorry its such a big thread and as I only get on at weekends I can't keep up with all the news so big hugs to all, did notice you are home toots :T and pigpen hope your lovely cat is recovering well, I really can't understand how people get to be so horrible.
Beautiful day here, I have been plodding on this morning, but want to get things done out of the way. I'm going to have a HHC and hopefully get all upstairs done by 12.50.
Need to..
[STRIKE]Hoover[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]strip DD's bed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Give it a good tidy[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Brave dd2's bedroom to find any washing[/STRIKE]0
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