Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd June 2009

funfairprincess

Hope you are all well. I think we are for rain today.:mad:

domino_sue wrote: »

Well - not a THING done so far this week ...... I've been at Wimbledon for four fantastic days. Came back to a house that really needs some flying done - new boiler was installed while I was away so ....... !!!!!!
Been at work today and it's the local carnival tomorrow so gonna have to get a grip on at least some of the jobs needing done.
Good luck to me - will catch up with what's been going on probably on the next thread.

Glad you enjoyed Wimbledon I'm green I'd love to go I'm being nosey now what carnaval are you going to???????? The show bit coming out in me loads of my pals are down south at minute for the Newcastle Towm Moor ect.

toottifrootti wrote: »

FFP - dont worry honey I wont be tackling my list - it was just to see what I was missing out on!!!:rotfl: Thats a good idea about the studying but you have been very good at trying to catch up - I am impressed with you!!

Felling a lot better thanks - and thanks for all your kind wishes - I have been teaking it easier today and had a nap this afternoon after the cleaner went.
Must dash and do the stars
back in a bit
toots xx

Glad you are taking it easier and you weren't gonna try that full list you had me worried. Impressed thats a word I have never heard in the same sentence with my name, I'm well chuffed!




Mr B the last time I gave up I just kept thinking about my grandparents they both smoked John Player full strength the ones with no filter about 30+ a day for goodness knows how many years and then just gave up. I kept thinking if they could so could I. I started again after 6 years when I went back to manage the pub and stayed back one night for a shandy (something I don't normally do).:o


WEEKEND Frolics
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO IGNORE!!
New one this week.. for those who have extra weekend time and can't function without tasks... lol If you don't have time or want to spend time with your family that is brilliant.. go for it. It is a list of 15 tasks to do over the weekend if you get chance.. no pressure at all.. just ideas!

This is also a chance to get hubby's and children involved in the flying :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:(that was a joke, right??????)

1. S&S the kitchen
2. S&S the bathroom!
3. Extra 30 minutes ironing
4. Sort through the freezer.. what do you have loads of and what needs using first.. vacuum up those escaping peas and brussels!!
5. Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
6. Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list... based on what you found in the freezer
7. Make sure you have everything ready for [STRIKE]school[/STRIKE]/work for monday
8. Fill a binbag for charity shop or bin.. or better still do both!!
9. Wash any nets & clean any windows that need it
10. Sort through one cupboard.. food, clothing.. whatever
11. Tidy the airing cupboard/pantry/understairs cupboard..
12. Vacuum those places that you missed during the week, or worse, miss every week!!.
13. Do a D.I.Y. job, fix something you've been putting off forever!!
14. Bake a cake or try something new for dinner!! .. a new recipe or new vegetable or a new way of cooking something!!
15. 15 minutes filing those exciting papers!!

Right I may attempt the cupboard under the stairs IF someone says that if I go in they'll rescue me if I can't get out! I have at least 6 boxes of books in there do you think I should charity shop them??????????? I may even venture into the walk in cupboard in my room, on second thoughts that's too big a job even for me, I may get killed by falling LP's (who's idea was it that I live with a DJ?????????)

AnW'sMum

Good Morning :hello:

Nice to see the site up and running again. We are about to leave for swimming lessons and then on to the church fair remembering to be back in time for a freecycler to pick up the FF!

Weather so far is looking good which should help on the £ raising front.

Hope you all have a great w/e catch you all later

pigpen

*sneak up behind huston and bops her on the head with The Golden Feather Duster of Power*

I woke up and thought.. hmm... I need to fling that table out of the back room today.. nip up the road for a piece of cusshion floor and rip up a crappet... AND see if I can convince myself to unblock the loo and then maybe mince the grass and trim the bush before it takes up the whole street!!

hex2

My mission to clear the ground floor is moving slightly, although I had to go back and re-sort the kitchen this morning which was a bit annoying.

Can't decide - sort the horrid hall (and associated paperwork mountain, and the understairs cupboard which stinks of damp) or sort the rather cluttered Living Room, the hall annoys me but the LR I use every day. The purring kitten on my knee thinks I should sit here and do nothing which is lovely if not productive.

rosepink1984

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

rosepink hugs. Can you just say to DH "darling if you hoovered the floor, we could...have dinner/go out/do horizontal jogging? I know its really really hard when the black dog has you.

He did hoover in the end when I got up and started doing things. He doesn't ever do anything unless I'm working too! But I'm glad he hoovered, he's a good lad really just needs a rocket up his backside to get going. Once he's going he does things quite well!

SarahShattered wrote: »

I have lovely children, but I'm raising them to be lovely adults. That doesn't mean that I expect adult behaviour from them, but I do expect them to contribute to the smooth running of the household.

Well said Sarah, I wrote out a long spiel, but you've put it much better than me!
Serena, sorry to hear your DD’s prom didn’t go as well as hoped, that’s a shame

Hugs Boddy, hope you had a better night’s sleep last night

Mrs B, you sound really stressed – getting your kids to help out more sounds like a great idea. How on earth did they get toothpaste on the ceiling??? My mum is disabled and has been since I was 3 years old (well since her teens really but she got a lot worse when my sister was born when I was 3) so my sister and I have had to do most of the housework/cooking etc from quite a young age. While I wouldn’t wish that on anyone and I’m certainly not suggesting that anyone make their kids do everything round the house, it was quite good training for adulthood, and doing some chores won’t do your kids any harm. Lazy kids turn into lazy adults in my opinion

Kaz, I want your house. Nice kitchen and dining room, love it

WTG SSL on the weight loss! Well done!

I've read a bit of the thread, not completely caught up sorry. Am packing and cleaning to go home (we decided to stay one more night after all) and need to get a move on now. See you all later xx

rach

Hello all

I won't manage to catch up this week - our laptop is down again so I'm sitting in the study typing this. DH is still asleep, I'm shattered after a busy week (I've earned myself over 7 hours toil so I am now finishing job on Tues ) but I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep.

Flying wise we're keeping on top of things here. DH's sis and BiL were round for a meal last night so DH hoovered right through and I cleaned the bathroom. Washing is up to date and everywhere is tidy. I've done most of the washing up from last night already, DH will finish it later. I now have wed-fri off next week (though DH is taking fri off too so we'll go for a walk) but I can catch up on any deeper cleaning then.

Hope all are well, don't like not knowing what's going on!

Dustykitten

Morning all

G&B it has arrived!! Thank you very much, I shall read the instructions later and have a go tomorrow when everybody is out of the house at cricket xx

Towels on the line
bedding in the machine
tax return done minus one figure
pile of paperwork sorted (I so wish I could get to the end of this task).

Time for a cuppa and a shower.

hollyh

Ooo it's working again:j.

I haven't caught up still and i'm not going to now as really need to do some flying first my house is shocking:eek::eek:.

HHC 10.30 anyone?

I need to find my huge list first.

Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level Two
tidy the underbed stash of junk and miscellaneous gibble!! Rehome those dust mammoths!!
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!

Wonderful Wednesday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Clean WM/DW/TD filters and door seals and detergent drawers!
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the clutter!
throw out 100 things from the house!
Level Two
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Wash the bath mats, shower curtains and toilet hats!
Defrag the pc & declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe!
Level Three
Declutter the email inbox and delete some useless links from your favourites
Wash and polish all the mirrors!!
scrub down the tiles

Extras
Empty all the bins AFTER 15 minutes filing/shredding!

Friday Frolics - childrens rooms and spare room
Level One
Clear the floor!!!
vacuum the floor
Level Two
Strip the bedding get it washed and remake the bed
dust and deweb!
Binbag dance (doesn't have to be in one room it can be from all over the house!)
Level Three
tidy the cupboards /drawers of clothes
Catch up on important phone calls
Wipe grotty marks from the walls and paintwork
Extras

1. Wipe over any electricals etc Put away discs/games
2. HHI
3. HHC in a room that needs lots of attention!!

WEEKEND Frolics

1. S&S the kitchen
2. S&S the bathroom!
3. Extra 30 minutes ironing
4. Sort through the freezer.. what do you have loads of and what needs using first.. vacuum up those escaping peas and brussels!!
5. Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
6. Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list... based on what you found in the freezer
7. Make sure you have everything ready for school/work for monday.. pe kits, socks, homework done etc.
8. Fill a binbag for charity shop or bin.. or better still do both!!
9. Wash any nets & clean any windows that need it
10. Sort through one cupboard.. food, clothing.. whatever
11. Tidy the airing cupboard/pantry/understairs cupboard..
12. Vacuum those places that you missed during the week, or worse, miss every week!!.
13. Do a D.I.Y. job, fix something you've been putting off forever!!
14. Bake a cake or try something new for dinner!! .. a new recipe or new vegetable or a new way of cooking something!!
15. 15 minutes filing those exciting papers!!

My Extras
Sort Ds1's & 2's books
7 items Ebay
Sort Ds2's toys
Sort bags of baby clothes I've sorted 3 bags
Buy more tshirts for transfers
Update spending
Take bags to Charity shop
Find out when sponsor money needs to be in
Sort out pet insurance
Deal with weeks post
Milk bottles recycling
Get food waste bags
Garden
Clear out wendy house
Weed borders
BB & wood chip borders
Trim conifers I've started this
Buy more gloves

Not much to do then:rolleyes:

DayDreamBeliever_2

Hi everyone,

Just a flying visit things are pretty manic here atm!

Toots - i've read through the lists and i've completed all 5 lists so could i have 5 stars please?

Hope everyone is well, big hugs as and where needed! Haven't managed to catch up, so sorry for no individual mentions but i am thinking about you all! xx

hollyh

Right off i go Ds1 is joining me he's going to do his room....................