Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd August 2009

greenbee

Valli wrote: »

oo Greenbee that is some list.
Start with the boudoir then you KNOW that your reward will be fragrant linen in a clean and freshly aired room when you do make it back to bed! I will probably be envious when I am hiking up some minor incline dripping with sweat....

I'm jealous of YOU!!! I'd much rather be doing a decent walk than housework... particularly given how little exercise I got this week

mumofjusttwo wrote: »

I also think that starting on the bedroom first is a good idea, Greenbee, as puts you in the right frame of mind when you wake up in the morning.

But my bedroom is the worst :eek: as it's still got piles of clothes all over it from when I started sorting them out :rolleyes:

I think I'll have about 4 loads of laundry, so I'm off to put the first one in. I've collected all the bins from round the house so will sort the rubbish and make sure I move things back into the right rooms. Downstairs shouldn't take too long as I did it thoroughly last week and haven't used it much since. Upstairs hasn't had quite a much TLC but it should be reasonably OK... just needs a major dust and hoover...

gratefulforhelp_2

Morning all. Think I am signing the pledge.

Did a 2HI this morning and got to the bottom of the ironing mountain, and I may get a (late) spare oom star...

fedup I am so sorry about your doggle. Sat here in floods of tears.

valli I took another test after a positive, just to be sure. I also, with DD2, got a negative result and did another 'cos I just didn't believe it, and I was right...I can't even think about people who are pregnant and don't want to be, though.

summer holiday list
put stuff in loft
bookshelf in kitchen
gardening
reclaim spare room
briwax fireplace x2 not so sure about this, mum says it needs cleaning first!
get water pipe to well mended and lengthened
move compost bin
put black weed suppressing sheet down
buy paint for back of fireplace, and use it!

speak to surveyor about the damp

Thanks for the Laura Ashley suggestion (can't rmember who, sorry.) their website is a bit pants for actual upholstery fabric, though.

Craftyscholar

Mini rant alert :mad:

OK not really a big deal but

Went out this morning - up to library - down to ATM - into Mr T for bits & pieces

There is a new cafe beside Mr T so I decided to treat myself after all the painting.

It looks really good - all home made stuff. Got a bit of a surprise at the prices
Americano £1.90 - I only pay £1.75 in city centre. Scones & croissants similar.
Still it was a treat so I waited - only one waiter (sorry 'waitperson' according to sign)
fair enough, but 'I'll be with you in a moment' would have helped.

Then realised he was taking the order from the table behind me - which had been empty when I came in!
So I left - watched by the older man at the counter (manager?) who made no attempt to stop me - and it must have been obvious why I was leaving.
As I said - no big deal, but when you were treating yourself...
A friend did remark that they seem popular with the 'yummy mummies' so maybe I didn't fit their customer profile.

OK rant over - sorry to have bored you if you got this far :rotfl:

greenbee

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
Empty bins etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
wipe the sofas
Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
Level three
Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it - sofa cover :rolleyes:
Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
wipe and water any plants

Extras

1. HHI
2. 15 minutes filing/shredding
3. Binbag dance!

Tuesday Terrors! ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Declutter floors and work surfaces!
Wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe all small appliances and replace
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe over large appliances and unit doors.. make sure insides are clean too
Level Three
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Clean out the grotty fridge
S&S the hob & oven

Extras

1. clean filters and door seals of large appliances
2. Clean windows and sills as necessary
3. HHI
4. Run washing machines and DW through clean cycles

Wednesday Wonders! ~ Bathroom & Study
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors[/STRIKE]
Clean the [STRIKE]baths[/STRIKE], loos, [STRIKE]showers[/STRIKE], sinks etc
Level Two
[STRIKE]Collect all the laundry and deposit in the basket![/STRIKE]
Wash shower curtains/bath mats etc
Defrag PC while you clean the tiles and shine the mirrors!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe any sofas/chairs in these places
Empty and clean out any bins
Recycle/bin any empties and make a note of what you need to restock on[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. dust and deweb
2. Clean windows and sills as necessary
3. Wipe over any paintwork
4. 15 minutes filing and desk clearance!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Land of Spare Oom & Utility Room
Level One
Strip beds, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Put ALL the shoes & books back in their homes!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor[/STRIKE]
Pack up batch of clothes and take to clothes bank
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort box on utility worksurface
[STRIKE]Sort a cupboard [/STRIKE] - done the glass/booze cupboard in the s/room! Must start drinking the stuff, it's getting ancient
Vacuum the floors

Extras

1. Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
2. Wash the windows if needed

Flinging Friday ~ The Queens Boudoir and the landing!

Level One
Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Empty a box of junk from the landing
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter the floordrobe
Laundry in the basket[/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort a drawer
Sort a cupboard of clothes.. make it neat.. can anything be flung?
Vacuum the floors

Extras

1. Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
2. Wash the windows if needed

Well I've done SOME stuff

xx_Jo_xx

i decluttered myself off to the bath.....

dollydaydream07

Valli wrote: »

erm - you know how they say they are not 100% accurate - well if they say you are PG you are...if they say you are not PG you might well be. If AF doesn't show try again. The innacuracy only applies to nergative results (I can explain this to yu scientifically if you like but don't want to bore the pants off everyone)

ah, i didn't realise this, i might well do another test then, as i still feel like i was with DD! your right they should make it clear that the accuracy only applies to a negative result and not a positive! can you explain it scientifically and as simple as possible as well?
with DD i did do 3 tests, first one as i was late and i am never late, 2nd one so i could show DH and the 3rd just to make sure! lol!

erm, what else did i want to say...... erm ...... sorry to hear about your dog fedup hope soappie has a lovely day today and hugs to everyone else cos i just can't remember what i was going to say now!!

before i went out yesterday there was
1 sinkful of pots(there was 2 but he washed 1 lot before i went)
kitchen floor needed sweeping
living room needed hoovering
this was the bare minimum that needed doing and this is what i came home to
2 sinkfuls of pots(added to the 1 sinkful that he never got round to washing)
kitchen floor needs sweeping
LR needs hoovering
plus this extra mess
dining table needs wiping
kitchen worktops need wiping
DD's bedroom looks like a bombsite(even though it was only done on thurday)
so i was not impressed at all, i was out for 9 hours doing something that wasn't a very nice thing to have to do, including 2 hours of driving and i came home to that mess, doesn't sound a lot but after i had spent all week getting the house tidy the least he could have done was make sure i walked into a clean and tidy house - after all, that is what happens when he has been out at work all day, every day, the house is clean and tidy and his tea is practically on the table!:mad:
i have no idea what he was doing, i asked DD if daddy had played with her and she said 'no he hasn't' .... scratch that i know what he was doing, sat on his backside all day watching the cricket - and he thinks us SAHM's sit and watch daytime tv all day!:mad:

so all morning i have been playing catch up, instead of just giving everywhere a quick s&s, i am having to redo everything that i have already done this week, i have no idea what we are having for tea tonight, DD wants to go swimming and i promised her we could go so i can't go back on my word now, we have to pick him up from work after swimming and then i have to make tea and i JUST DON'T WANT TO!!

Hippy110

HHC at 12.30 anyone? Must make a start on the RofD - sitting here worrying about stuff ain't going to help

ETA on my own then!!

Zoelikesjam

just finished the kictchen, wiped everything down whilst singing and dancing like a nutter to my mama mia sound track haha. OH is at the police station making a statment atm so cant get started on DS's room till he's back, can you imagin paintin with three under five?! Oh is not impressed he's had to spend all morning down ps, my ex decieded to follow him and threaten me the other day, nice...he's in trouble though cus i have a non molestation order which means he cant do anything horrible,
Ok rant over lol¬! Going to go and cook some tomatoe soup whilst he's out, then i'll go do lou's room x

Dustykitten

Afternoon all

Not a whole load going on in the Dusty household other than the dailies.

We have got the old water tank (original 1920s iron) down from the loft and OH has been up there sorting stuff out - I have no idea what until he brings it all down after he is back from dropping the boys at cricket.

DS3 at a party but due back soon.

Plan this afternoon is to go to Potters Bar to get school shoes for DS3 and running shoes for DH as his birthday present. Then on to watch the cricket.

Tashja wrote: »

Ill from tablets and had a disasterous couple of days holiday - wasp sting in neck x4, broken down car, sick baby and a 6 year old with severe burns to her right arm we were only away from home for 1 night in Sheffield !!??

Ouch on all accounts hope all those injured/unwell are recovering including the car.

AnW'sMum wrote: »

I am worn out, what with an ATM that has not worked since Thurs night and will not be working this w/e it was a very busy day at work yesterday.

I used to work on an ATM helpdesk so have an understanding of how fraught things are when they breakdown. That is a long time for it to be out, are you waiting for a part?

Valli wrote: »

I LOVE that, as we trawl round the forums we think...ooo I know a flylady who could answer this! We're like the CAB of MSE :rotfl:I've done it myself...

For some reason this makes us sound like 'wonder pets' :rotfl::rotfl:

Dustykitten

Dolly - sweetie you are approaching meltdown, step off the merry-go-round for a while and give yourself time to grieve. Grief can disturb lots of other feelings we have about relationships and issues and can make it really hard to separate them out as they can all become one big pain/issue. Sending you lots of love x

Crafty - when the yummies have gone and the business fails they will wonder if they should have spent more time on a wider audience. Hope you can treat yourself in some other small way x