Weekly Flylady Thread 20th July 2009

neveah

do any of you lovely ladies know the best way to clean venitian blinds ? thanks in advance

Dustykitten

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Thanks I will! Only DD1 is in bed after a gigantic tantrum in church, and DD2 is 23 months and gets things out as fast as I put them away!!

Sorry I was mixing you up with MOJT and thinking they were older.

When mine were that age I used to have a tidy up after they had gone to bed. How old is DD1?

I was really surprised when DS3 heard some music at home one day and said 'it's tidy up time' when I asked why he'd said that he said when that music came on at preschool they had to all tidy up:rotfl:

Just having lunch and then on to online banking and insurance

sexymouse

Magnificent Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe all appliances.. large and small[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe over units and kickboards[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Thoroughly clean the fridge[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe the table[/STRIKE]

DONE!:j

methekidsandthecat

Afternoon All

Well I have just decluttered a small plate full of chips and cheese - I know, I know it is really unhealthy but cooked by DD so how could I refuse!!? :rotfl:

I have done just over half of my HHC in the kitchen when they were ready and I had ot stop. Also moved the car back outside of the house as I would like to clean it later if it does not rain.

So when I have decluttered my mug of tea I will

spend another 10 mins in kitchen
empty WM and reload
hang out washing if not raining.
then I am going to carry on with turning out cupboard in the wall. It has not been touched since I moved here 2 years ago apart from opening the door to try and cram even more stuff in there!!! I will do as Pigpen orders and bin it....promise:o

DS has shown me how to listen to music on line (spotify) - not down loaded as I am not that much of a rebel. But really enjoying listening to Tracy Chapmen and a bit of Led Zep and AC/DC...... Oh ..... my mispent youth........:eek::rotfl::o:D

Me

xx_Jo_xx

pigpen wrote: »

At the moment he isn't giving me anything which is the whole point.. if he was I could afford to make sure we kept the house..those figures are just what I told him he needed to pay when we first split.. until I have paid off the overdraft I can't take on anything else.

the only thing he is giving me is aggro...

Oh im sorry Piggers, I misread that - I thought thats what he was giving you; not what he was supposed to be giving you.

Just confirms my existing opinion that they are all morons.

Sorry, I do feel for you. I was in the same position as you and gave up in the end trying to force him to want to spend time with his child. Its his loss.

greenbee

I appear not to have posted a list since Wednesday

Magnificent Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
DONE :D:D:D

Tuesday Terrors! ~ Bathroom of Doom and Cruddy Study and Lost Landing!
DONE :D:D:D
Extras

1. Wash any windows in these areas that are in need (?landing if time)
   

Wednesday Wishy-washy ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs
DONE :D:D:D
Extras

1. Wash the windows if they need it (stairs if time)
   
2. Polish pictures and glass doors in l/room
   
3. replace any dead lightbulbs (one has just gone in the hall :rolleyes:) in the house..

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
Level Two
Empty the wardrobe.. and put back ONLY the stuff you WILL wear and that fits.. no 'oh I'll fit in that one day'.. no 'I'll save that just in case' .. GET FLIPPING RID!!! :eek::eek: This could take WEEKS :eek::eek:
Level Three

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Tidy a shelf or drawer

Frantic Friday ~ a bit of it all!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Empty and thoroughly clean out one cupboard![/STRIKE] Did the one under the utility room sink, and my dad and I also fixed the leak
[STRIKE]Clear ALL the hotspots in one room!! [/STRIKE]- kitchen... had to as I had to fit 3 people round the kitchen table rather than just perching there myself!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter & vacuum a floor.. preferably your messiest room! [/STRIKE]Has to be one you've not done this week I've done all the rooms this week, so this is done!
[STRIKE]Find 20 things from each room to throw in the bin![/STRIKE] Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, utility & study done. There's nothing to throw from the hall, spare room or sitting room.
[STRIKE]Sort through the linen cupboard.. do you REALLY need it all? [/STRIKE]Yes I do need it thanks... I've thrown out SO much stuff in the last year! But it is now stacked neatly
Level Three
Sort through one cupboard of clothes and fling all that is no longer vital
Tidy a book shelf


Extras

1. dust and deweb anywhere that needs it
2. Tidy out your handbag/s
3. Empty ALL the bins in the house!

Weekend Wist

1. [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]... done several times due to cake-decorating!
2. S&S bathroom - needs doing... why can't my Dad clean the bath?! (mind you, he did change a tap washer, so I suppose I have to forgive him!)
   
3. Wash any neglected bedding (spare room sheets to go in with next load of laundry)
   
4. Wash any filthy windows... I don't have any... not after a year on here
   
5. Clean the porch - I'll wipe the front door, as I don't actually have a porch
   
6. shine any mirrors
7. [STRIKE]HH-something of your choice.. study or gardening.. not sitting! lol[/STRIKE] - mowed the lawn
   
8. [STRIKE]Clean out the car!!!!! -[/STRIKE] did earlier in the week (and it's been serviced too!)
   

New Weekly Challenge... Last week of this for a while so make it count!!

• [STRIKE]Change outside lightbulb[/STRIKE] (my dad did this!) DONE SOAPPIE!!!!
• Car insurance

Lawn is mowed BOTH sides, and it looks much tidier (my dad did the hedges on Friday/Saturday, and my mum did lots of emergency bindweed removal and weeding too!) I'd like to know who it is who is letting their dog cr*p on my front lawn though, so I could deliver it back to them :mad:.

Yesterday's washing is in, folded and in the airing cupboard. Luckily none of it needed ironing, and most of my ironing has been done by my mum so I'm relatively up to date.

So I need to hang out the laundry that's in the WM, empty the DW, do the floors and head off to the shop... then have lunch when I get back.

I know the list of 5 is stopping next week, but I have already started making a list of what needs doing - including making sure I take my spare tyre in to be looked at as it's flat

msgnomey

I have
had a bath
put lunch in oven (ready in about 10 mins)
got washing off line and put it in td (it was raining)
wiped all kitchen surfaces (kitchen floor was disgusting this morning at the cat had 'fur balled' all over it-but at least it wasn't on the work tops)
eaten some fruit (weigh in Tuesday)

now I am going to have a cuppa then lunch and a nap!!

Mrs_Beatson

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Am looking at a devastated house, so awful I don't know where to start. Floor is a sea of clothes and toys.

Dustykitten wrote: »

Start with a cuppa and a chocolate biscuit hun. Then do 15 minutes of sorting the clothes away and get the kids to start on the toys.

Good advice from Dusty there re the cuppa.
Is your washing machine empty? Gather all the clothes up and bundle them in the WM, ready to be washed.

This may not work but grab a box and see if you can get little one to put all the toys in the box for you. Lots of praise and ooooo look how fast/clever you are comments might work! Don't forget to empty the box in the toy cupboard or whereever they go when you're done, or the other flyladies will moan at me for making you make another hotspot!!!

Good luck gratefulforhelp, dont feel overwhelmed.. little steps and if you get really stuck, just stretch that cuppa tea out until its nap time for the kiddies if they still have one, then do a half hour blitz/fling/HHC

Lets us know how you get on

Mrs B x

Im kiddie free in 30 minutes and counting WOOO HOOO !!!!

greenbee

Mrs_Beatson wrote: »

Newbury..not far from my neck of the woods then GB!!

Now why does that make me feel nervous Whereabouts are you?

gratefulforhelp_2

HHI done, lunch decluttered, can see a bit of floor. DW on, WM on and unloaded.