Weekly Flylady Thread 17th August 2009

fedupandskint

good grief I am soooooo tired tonight. Off to bed soon after watching the tennis on eurosport (with terrible sound quality!). No X factor for me either Toots!

Kazw, have a wonderful big day!

Left to do Extras

1. HHI
2. Binbag dance!
3. Wipe the back door.. inside and out

soappie

The kitchen floor has had a thorough sweep over. I managed to drop a pyrex casserole dish lid. Boy, for something so small in the grand scheme of things, it didn't half travel far in a gazillion pieces once it hit the ground!

BB was quite upset with me when I locked her out of the kitchen for the duration of the sweeping...

But I think all the glass is up now. Maybe I should find a small child and pay them to walk bare foot over the kitchen floor just in case...

toottifrootti

pigpen wrote: »

*drumroll*

I have washed my way through the 20 loads of laundry on the kitchen floor... there were actually 21.. but I did do some fromthe basket that was already there and I did take out some bits I refuse to do!

I have need of a binbag as I have a pile of stuff for charity shop and another carrier full for nursery when they go back (16 days of horrorday left!!)

Off to get them all into bed... they have been playing nicely for a change and SD1 eventually turned up to collect Jacob.. we had had an hours play then he went to sleep for 2.5 hours lol.. after having his stinky nappy changed of course.. and DS1 finally left about 7pm... after a hair cut and a shower!!

glad to know I am useful!

Anyway, as I had the shears out I minced DS2 and DS3 as well so they are not happy... but they look so much tidier!!

I lopped a whopping 8inches off DD2's hair last night and continued operation deflea this afternoon.. the little blighters were not done in by the full marks so we are back to the trusty old nitty gritty combing until it is back to school.. She is the only hoppy one at the moment so I am desperately trying to prevent them spreading to the littlies.. one of those gets them and all 3 have them!

Back soon..

good grief pigpen what a busy day you hav had -20 loads of washing - incredible!!! And 8 inches of DD2's hair - it must be really long? Is she happy with it shorter? And you get a star too - WTG!!!!!

just bveen speaking to Miss A and her Mum - they have arrived safely and are settled in their campsite - about 20 paces from the play area so Master W is well pleased!! they are busy trying to decide whats first on the agenda!!!

toots xx

ellenandjess

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch! DONE!!!
:beer: My 1st Ever Full Day!!! Does this mean I earnt a star????
Level One - DONE
[STRIKE]Declutter all the floors [/STRIKE]- Can now tell we have an upstairs!
[STRIKE]Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes etc[/STRIKE] - Filled a bin bag full of coats and one of shoes to go to charity thingie
Level Two - DONE
[STRIKE]Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats[/STRIKE] - Done whilst Jess has been terrorising the grandparents lol
[STRIKE]Dust and polish any electricals[/STRIKE] - Hope the hoover counts ;-) lol
[STRIKE]Wipe and wate and plants[/STRIKE] - Took them out to the great outdoors and gave them a good watering!
Level Three - DONE
[STRIKE]Check all those smoke alarms![/STRIKE] - Changed battery and gave it an hoover
[STRIKE]straighten any books/CDs/DVDs etc on shelves[/STRIKE] - All sorted just need to ebay ones not used anymore
[STRIKE]Tidy the understair cupboard[/STRIKE] - Don't have one so did a HOTSPOT instead

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE] - I found one at last
[STRIKE]Sweep[/STRIKE] and mop the floor (To be done)
Level Two
[STRIKE]Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits[/STRIKE] - Gleaming
[STRIKE]Clear and clean window sills[/STRIKE] - Didn't know we had one till I started on here
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed (Hubby to do sunday)
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe units[/STRIKE], kickboards and [STRIKE]appliances[/STRIKE] (Getting there)
Clean the oven and hob (Sunday!)
[STRIKE]degunge the fridge[/STRIKE] - Restocked too!

Wednesday Wobblies ~ Bathroom, Landing and Loo!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors[/STRIKE].. mop or [STRIKE]vacuum[/STRIKE] as appropriate - (Finish in the morning by mopping)
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out the bins![/STRIKE] - YUKK
Level Two
Wash any shower curtains, bathmats etc that need it - (Sunday)
[STRIKE]clean the bath/loo/basins/showers etc .. polish up those taps so they shine![/STRIKE] - Rubber gloves on and now gleaming and fresh!
[STRIKE]Scrub down the tiles [/STRIKE]- (I did it when I had deligated hubby)
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe over any paintwork, including the doors![/STRIKE] - (Nearly done)
[STRIKE]Clean any light fittings[/STRIKE] - Did windows instead
Empty and tidy the towel cupboard, restock loo roll holder if necessary - (Need new towels, maybe tomoro)

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed as soon as sheets are dry. not at bedtime! - (Sunday morning)
[STRIKE]Do some filing!! See if you can clear one hotspot![/STRIKE] - What can I say besides at the mo my whole house is an hotspot!
Level Two - DONE
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. shoes away, clothes away.. mess away![/STRIKE] - 3 bin bags of unused/out of date/ill fitting close for charity
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now you can see it![/STRIKE] - Done twice
[STRIKE]Sort through one cupboard make sure all is neat and tidy within![/STRIKE]
- Sorted 2 bedside cabinets, 1 chest of drawers AND the wardrobe!
Level Three
Wash the curtains/nets - (Sunday)
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting and bed frame!![/STRIKE] - Never seen so much dust!
[STRIKE]Tidy the bedside cabinets.. get rid of all the empty packets and used tissues..[/STRIKE]:p - Minimalised them

Friday Flyby! ~ Childrens rooms/spare rooms or neglected rooms!
Level One - DONE
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding.. replace with clean[/STRIKE] - Yay
[STRIKE]Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!!!! You work hard and deserve it![/STRIKE] - (Had a can of Fosters and did some sudoku I'm so tired!)
Level Two
[STRIKE]Drag the junk from under the bed and put it away nice and tidy[/STRIKE] - Did as was looking for a missing shoe!
[STRIKE]Vacuum/mop floors[/STRIKE] - Done whilst no Jess
Dust and deweb - (Tomoro)
Level Three - DONE
[STRIKE]Sort through a box of toys or 'stuff' and get rid of the junk and rubbish![/STRIKE] - So done!
[STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard of clothes and get rid of the stuff tat no longer fits and make it all tidy[/STRIKE] - Wardrobe fit to burst!

Well to top my week off I took some unused jewellery into town to make some cash, expected £50-60 but got £140!!!! Going to get Jess a new bed with it!!

I am so proud of myself and what I have achieved in just under a week! - I have cleared 12 binbags! Found a bedroom floor AND some stairs!
£140 made on unused jewellery! £54 from Mazuma mobile!
And on top of that may have sold 1 of our 2 laptops for another £200!!!

xxxx

tootifruities

stars done to 1056

Zoelikesjam

hope6804 wrote: »

:DThursday all done:D

Just got 6 demi johns off freecycle to start on wine making yey!!!:T

Don't know what I'm doing mind you but I guess I'll find plenty of help on here.

If you need any help hun pm me, i've got two of my demi johns on the go atm with apricot and strawberry wine and a big fermenting bucket with 30 bottles of rose!!!:rolleyes:

Sorry i've been missing in action, been uber busy and not able to get much acess on this blinkin thing grrrrr. will post my list in a bit, did DDroom yest, took me four hours to un pack all her boxes and organise toys but it looks wonderful now! x

toottifrootti

WTG ellen you have done brilliantly - you could even have more stars tomorrow - you are very close.
What a result with your jewellery etc and all that decluttering wont need doing next week - I am really pleased for you.
toots xx

greenbee

hex2 wrote: »

Greenbee - very envious of the figs. Our local garden centre had some fan trained fig trees the other day for £40, must check on Crocus as that seems like a lot to me, and I just cant justify it at the moment.

They got it as a very little baby fig, dug a hole, lined it with paving slabs and waited... it's taken its time, but most years it does pretty well. Some years it's fantastic, and occasionally it sulks. My dad grows asparagus too... Apparently they now have an indoor fig in the conservatory which they got a couple of years ago and it has just started fruiting. When you think of the price of figs in the supermarket, £40 seems quite reasonable! But you should be able to get it cheaper.

Toots - aren't you supposed to be in bed by now? And no... I'm not a daddy's girl... I'm nice to ANYONE who does DIY for me If I finish my walk with my brother on time I'm off to the basingstoke meet (even though soappie has abandoned me so I'll have to brave all those strangers on my own!). And then I have to finish my flying so I can bake the sponge for the birthday cake I need to make for next saturday (a piggy for a 1st birthday!).

My dad has just squashed a spider on the landing. He's more scared of them than me... but he had shoes on and I didn't... I walked right past it, and only noticed the shadow! I think I'm going to have to keep the windows closed until spider season is over...

lil_me

toots I won't know until morning but I hope not, he acts like he's still a kid expecting everyone to run round after him
Kaz enjoy, we'll be moving on the 1st, hope you have a wonderful time x

I've cleaned the car out for in the morning, bloomin' kids and their junk! Cleaned cool box out ****ewwww**** I left half a cucumber and some crumbs in since Monday....yuk! Dragged DS2 in after dogs last walk of the evening. Alarms set for 6.45am ***yawns** just going to go do the sandwiches/cool box but most other stuff is in the car ready as neither of us will be in any fit state to remember everything in the morning.

Night night all x x x x

hollyh

Evening all,

Jo thanks hun that is such a kind offer, Oh found a portable in his attic i'm using at the moment but it's really small. If you're getting rid of yours i'd love to have it, i will pay you for it.

I've done a HHI but haven't put it away yet. I'm hoping for some sunshine tomorrow as my garden needs some attention.