Weekly Flylady Thread 20th July 2009

Penelope_Penguin

hollyh wrote: »

Off we go again.....................

I'll carry on with you ..........

poohbear59

hollyh wrote: »

Off we go again.....................

I am still with you too!

Quick updateExtra list
1. Research loans
2. Sort fabric for ragrug making
3. Find a cheap fabric cutter wheel (Freecycle?)
4. DHs tax return
5. Get someone to earth up my potatoes



Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor and vacuum it![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty the bin and take ALL the dirty laundry to be washed![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Strip the bedding wash and replace... BEFORE bedtime!!!
Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]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!!! [/STRIKE] Done last week
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
Sort through your underwear and get rid of the dead stuff!
[STRIKE]Put away all the toiletries and make-up left lying about[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc

[STRIKE]Put away all the shoes
Tidy a shelf or drawer
[/STRIKE]

xx_Jo_xx

Hi all - hope everyone is well!

I have half-done two of my challenges.....

The first box I took upstairs to the bed room was the frame of the chest of drawers. there was no point dragging all the other stuff upstairs as everything would have just been everywhere.....so I built the frame up. So I have taken HALF of the boxes upstairs and built HALF of the chest of drawers.....well, I have built the 'chest' I just need to build the drawers now!

You will all be glad to hear I have finally found the inspiration to clear out the rest of my toiletries and make up........

My card-making and hamper stuff all arrived!! :j:j:j

So Im clearing out the toiltries as these drawers will be used to house all my crafty bits and pieces! My teachers gift basket was a massive success, so its given me the confidence to do some more and hopefully make some money.

Ive come into an email at work this morning instructing us to put all business on hold so its not looking good. :rolleyes: Jsut what I need - to be put out of a job, but they have said there will be a further announcement by the end of the week, so at least I wont have to wait long to find out.

Anyway - am off to buy some curling ribbon for my baskets and then will start making them up and listing on Ebay I think!!

elf06

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Can I ask you Flypeople a question, please I have a plastic bin in my kitchen, lined with a carrier bag, which I fill with stuff for the compost bin. I empty it about twice a week, replace the liner, and wash it in hot soapy water. It still smells slightly of musty fruit peelings

Any suggestions on how to get it to smell better

TIA, Penny. x

Havent read all the way to the current post yet but thought if I didnt do this now then I would forget who it was for :rolleyes:
I always use tea tree oil in my bin to keep it smelling fresh. dont know if it will work on musty fruit but it deff works on day to day smelly cat food and wet nappies :rotfl:

elf06

ok caught up now - bicard will prob do the job too. I have a spray of tea tree oil and I use if for bins and potty but might give the bicarb a shot on the bin next time

OrkneyStar

serena wrote: »

Hi orkney - it wasn't the daily flying lists I was referring to, but a rather exhausting and major decluttering guide that I posted! It definitely would need you to be childfree and full of energy to do!

Oh ok .
I tend to de-clutter every so often, when I have the time/energy, so don't ever let it build up too much (just the way I am lol), partly because of my back problem I could not tackle it if it did build up too much!! It is so therapeutic to de-clutter though :T.
Children can help, at any age, as long as you make sure they are safe- it is like an adventure to them really!

rosepink1984

Dustykitten wrote: »

Quote of the day:

"It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it."

Vince Lombardi
1913-1970, American Football Coach

Great quote

Thanks Frodders for letting me know about WDYTYA

Thifty, sorry to hear you were so ill last year, glad you got help and are much better now, that’s good to hear

Natty – rest, do not do any flying, you are ill and must rest

Penguin and Triker and Julie hope you are better soon

Swinstie – your glasses would go to some very grateful people in Africa if you donated them, would that help you to part with them? Re Hope Springs, we saw the end as we were waiting for Casualty 1909 – man (housing developer I think) and Ann Marie were going to have an affair but man told his wife and they split up and wife went to the hotel to celebrate. Ann Marie and man made plans for hotel and she went to hotel to tell the ladies to leave and she didn’t pay them what they were owed so they tied her up and put her in a cupboard. One of the ladies kissed the policeman. All the ladies went out to the car to leave except that 3 of them didn’t want to go, but Alex Kingston (sorry don’t know her name in the drama) said they had to go as they were about to be caught, and I think they showed someone phoning someone in London to say they knew where the ladies were. Not sure if the ladies left or not, I think it ended before they had decided.

Well done Greenbee on the jeans, that’s great!

Julie the Moss Valley looks lovely hope you enjoy your hike

Valli get them some knitting to do while watching tv, that way they can do organised fiddling! I used to be a terrible fiddler in my teenage years, I fiddled with pens, remotes, even resorted to having a ball of blue tack to roll up endlessly in my fingers, and then I found knitting! Keeps the hands occupied and is useful at the same time!

Big hugs to Me and your mum

Well done Holly

Penny I think putting salt in a bin gets rid of nasty niffs

Dollydaydream can’t Kev just say sorry I have the morning off, can’t come in, and the AM will have to make other arrangements

Flying: I'm pleased to report that DH was very industrious last night and threw away lots of his rubbish in a successful attempt to find the source of a nasty smell so the kitchen and table look much better today.

I plan to clean the bathroom sink and try to do some washing up today and carry on hanging out the washing that I washed yesterday.

Feeling a little better but very tired. Had a panic attack last night, since I've had this virus I've been feeling very panicy and odd and it seemed to boil over last night and get completely out of control. DH was very sweet. I'm trying to be as relaxed as possible today

hollyh

Hi,

In our 2nd HHC we

Dusted living room

Magnificent Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
[/STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms!..
Thoroughly clean the fridge
Extras
[STRIKE]Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle... de-mank the microwave
[/STRIKE]Scrub out the oven and hob
Tuesday Terrors! ~ Bathroom of Doom and Cruddy Study and Lost Landing!
Level One
Declutter all the floors!
Empty all the bins
Level Two
Set computer to defrag then clean the bath and loo and tiles and basins and toilets and showers and bidets etc
Wipe over any chairs etc
Polish the pc/lappy
Level Three
Clear a hotspot from the study
Vacuum/mop all the floors
Wipe over and dusty paintwork

Wednesday Wishy-washy ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs Done can i have a star please Soappie
[STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum the floors!
Level Three
Empty a cupboard or drawer and fling all that is no longer needed and rehome anything that shouldnt be there!
Wash any soft furnishings
wipe all the paintwork and all the doors!
[/STRIKE]Extras
[STRIKE]Wash the windows if they need it
[/STRIKE]Binbag dance.. fling that rubbish!
[STRIKE]Polish any mirrors and pictures and glassware
[/STRIKE]Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
Declutter the floor and vacuum it!
Empty the bin
Level Two
replace... BEFORE bedtime!!!
Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while
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!!!
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Sort through your underwear and get rid of the dead stuff!
Put away all the toiletries and make-up left lying about


New Weekly Challenge...
Clear behind tv cabinet
Sort Utility Room cupboards
Sort all Ds2's toys
Shredding Ds1 is currently working his way through this
5 Items Ebay

I'm going to do another HHC at 11.00 if anyone wants to join in?

msgnomey

Tuesday Terrors! ~ Bathroom of Doom and Cruddy Study and Lost Landing!
Level One
done
Level Two
Wipe over any chairs etc

Level Three
Clear a hotspot- the study is a hot spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wipe over and dusty paintwork
Extras
Wash any windows in these areas that are in need
Catch up on a couple of phone calls! Maggie and Chris




Wednesday Wishy-washy ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs
Level One

Sort through the coats and bags and shoes.. who needs what for winter and back to school? What can you fling?
Level Two
Clear the mantle and a hotspot and replace only what should be there!

Level Three
Empty a cupboard or drawer and fling all that is no longer needed and rehome anything that shouldnt be there!
Wash any soft furnishings
wipe all the paintwork and all the doors!
Extras
Wash the windows if they need it
Binbag dance.. fling that rubbish!
Polish any mirrors and pictures and glassware
test those smoke alarms!!



Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
Declutter the floor and vacuum it!
Empty the bin and take ALL the dirty laundry to be washed!
Level Two
Strip the bedding wash and replace... BEFORE bedtime!!! did that already
Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while
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!!!
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Sort through your underwear and get rid of the dead stuff!
Put away all the toiletries and make-up left lying about
Extras
Wash windows
Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc
Put away all the shoesmy BIG weakness
Tidy a shelf or drawer


ok back from quacks with cream for itchy rash- could be shingles :eek::eek::eek::eek: (on my arm?????)

OH has just reminded me that we have a visitor at the weekend so I must get on and sort out the spare room aka dumping ground;)
so let the list bashing begin!!!

carlsberggal

Morning lovelies - dry here at the moment, so fingers crossed as I have washing on the line.

This morning I've:
loaded wm
hung washing out
cleared few bits of paperwork in kitchen and filed in filing cabinet
took paper to recycling bin
s/s kitchen
started dw
cleaned blasted glass table again!
showered and came to work after mercy dash to DD1's boyfriends house, as she'd left purse at home and couldn't get to work. Blooming 19 and still can't remember vital things like a purse? :rolleyes:

This morning I feel really weird, I've got like a sugar rush feeling, do you know what I mean? All lightheaded and not quite with it. Great when you have a job where you have to think on your feet!!! :rotfl:

Hugs to all that need them, poorlies, stay in bed, let the others look after you for a change. Housework, if they don't do it will still be there when your better, so no point worrying about it. If your like me, the cleaning fairy never comes to our house and miraculously cleanes everything! :rotfl: