Weekly Flylady Thread 17th August 2009

sunshinesheli

:wave: Hello everyone... Wow. It's been AGES since I've been on here.. Bad Sunshine! I've been having a pretty hectic time of it, but I think things are settling down a bit (for now at least!) though I will be back at work in a couple of weeks _pale_ After 6 weeks, I've gotten used to being off!!

So, for all interested (probably not many! ) here is a little update..

My mum has been quite ill recently, leaving me in charge of all household jobs. It all really got on top of me for a while, but I think I'm getting there now!
My OH and I have moved our moving date forward, and it's now in 7 months!! This seems stupidly close, and is quite scary! It will also mean me commuting back here for a few months until the school year finishes, but I think it will be worth it.
I have my driving test on October 1st! Another scary prospect... :eek:

Right then, onto the important things; Good luck for your interview Jo!!


Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
[STRIKE]Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
Dust and polish any electricals
Wipe and wate and plants
Level Three
Check all those smoke alarms!
straighten any books/CDs/DVDs etc on shelves

Extras

1. Wash any windows in need
2. Wipe over sofas if needed
3. Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
4. Wipe skirtings and dados and door frames!

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
Clear and clean window sills

Level Three
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob[/STRIKE]
degunge the fridge
Extras

1. Wipe the back door.. inside and out
2. Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
3. Scrub out the grill pan
4. Clean light fittings/lamps

JennyBee_2

greenbee - thanks As soon as we found out about the redundancy I updated his CV to add his "National Employee of the Year" award and his new courses (his company sent him on a management training course 2 weeks after they announced the redundancy! - who were they expecting him to be managing?!) He's on Monster, JobSite, Total Jobs, registered with the Job Centre and I'm trawling the websites daily! He's got a telephone interview on Friday but there's not much about in deepest, darkest Somerset at the moment...or there doesn't seem to be unless you're a nurse or a welder! :rotfl: He's very lucky he's got til the end of September. Everyone else is leaving at the end of August but they've asked him to be on call for training the new lot. It buys us a bit more time at least and at least I have a job that I can go back to.

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
Clear and clean window sills
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
Clean the oven and hob
[STRIKE]degunge the fridge
[/STRIKE]Extras

1. Wipe the back door.. inside and out
2. Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
3. Scrub out the grill pan
4. Clean light fittings/lamps
5. [STRIKE]Get photos off OH old phone[/STRIKE]
6. tackle ironing mountain

Mudbath

:wave:

Morning!

Just popped on to wish Jo goodluck for her interview! Good luck! Good Luck! Good Luck! Good Luck! Good luck! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

So far i've s/s kitchen, washed bedding on my bed, decluttered gorgeous rocking horse DH made from my room to DD's room to display some of her favourite toys, put away all underwear, put dry clothes in basket ready for DH to iron, de-pooped dogs and then de-pooped garden. I'm about to take dogs and children to the park.

Had a few tears earlier.....DD had put some old socks on my bed and I thought it was our cat. Then I remembered we don't have her anymore. Also had to cancel the cat insurance as the last payment had come through. It's too wierd not having a cat!

Right, time to get on! Hugs to you all xx

rosepink1984

Morning all! So far today I've had breakfast, put away dry washing up and dry washing and hung out wet washing that I washed last night.

Natty, glad to hear lodgercat is getting better and that you are going to help your friend

Jo hope it goes well today

Hi Sunshine hope your mum is better soon

Going to tidy up LR floor this morning and wash up

BlimusOreilly

In my hhc I did some more of the kitchen and tried to book a hair appointment. It's a small town hairdressers but she was booked up till October! What happened to getting an appointment in the next couple of days?
I might have to go and get my hair done in Craig from Big Brother's new salon

I have also felt a bit unsettled after a phone call with my mum this morning. She had been to see her sister who has recently rapidly deteriorated with parkinsons and it has really, really upset her. She had cancelled a meeting and was still in bed, which is unheard of for her. I'm sure her distress is compounded as it must make her think more about my sister (her eldest daughter) who died from Leukaemia last year. And she's thinking about her own mortality and feeling lonely. I hate it when my mum is upset

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Extras
Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
mop the floor
Level Two
Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
[STRIKE]Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
Clean the oven and hob
degunge the fridge
Extras
[STRIKE]
Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
Scrub out the grill pan
[/STRIKE]
jobs for today
list things for ebay
sew more of the viking costume
clear away stuff into compost bin
Book hair appt
clean out chicken house
sweep paths

hermoine_2

Hi all sorry I have been MIA recently. OH got really funny about me being on the PC so I have been staying away from it. Having been trying to stay on top of the fly lady stuff. He is away this week so I am able to get on sometimes but working all week!!

Thank you all for getting me started though! My home is much nicer.

H :A

poohbear59

hermoine wrote: »

Hi all sorry I have been MIA recently. OH got really funny about me being on the PC so I have been staying away from it. Having been trying to stay on top of the fly lady stuff. He is away this week so I am able to get on sometimes but working all week!!

Thank you all for getting me started though! My home is much nicer.

H :A

I am so glad I am not the only one with a hubby who is jealous of the PC/laptop. I have to be careful not to upset DH as he feels neglected if I spend too much time on here. He is in bed poorly today but was lurking around all day yesterday so I did loads more cleaning and left the laptop alone. He also has no work this week and is back under a black cloud.

jo Good luck for your interview and helen I hope the funeral goes as well as a funeral can go.
Having had quite a few in the last couple of yours I know how difficult they can be especially with kids who are upset. DS3 has been dreadfully upset at each one and that really does set me off. I am thinking and praying for you both.

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch! Done!!!
Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
[STRIKE]Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
Clear and clean window sills
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob[/STRIKE]
degunge the fridge
Extras

1. Wipe the back door.. inside and out
2. Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
3. Scrub out the grill pan
4. Clean light fittings/lamps

My own list
Research oil prices
Book hotels for weddings
Reply to wedding invites
Book Walkers crisps meal deals for night before wedding.
Chase £110 lost by bank

witchwoopiggy

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]hover the floor[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear and clean window sills[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe units, kickboards and appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob
degunge the fridge[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe the back door.. inside and out[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle,[/STRIKE]
   
3. [STRIKE]Scrub out the grill pan[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Clean light fittings/lamps[/STRIKE]

All done
and im shattered going to sit on my bum for a bit

cyclingyorkie

have been ironing whilst watching the athletics! Have reduced ironing mountain to the size of a large hill! Still loads to go though!

Have changed some of the beds - we are away at little sis's wedding this weekend - and I don't want to feel i have to do all the beds the minute we get back.

For 4 of us to go to this wedding and stay 2 nights we could have had a week away in a posh caravan at the coast!:eek:

jinky67

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area ALL DONE, PLEASE MAY I HAVE A STAR TOOTS?:j:j:j:j:j:j
Level One:j:j
Level Two:j:j
[STRIKE]Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear and clean window sills[/STRIKE]:D
[STRIKE]Wipe the table[/STRIKE], replace cloth if needed
Level Three:j:j
[STRIKE]Wipe units, kickboards and appliances[/STRIKE]:D
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob[/STRIKE]:D oven hasnt been used since I cleaned it last time:cool:
[STRIKE]degunge the fridge[/STRIKE]fridge is always clean as well

so instead of that I scrubbed out and emptied the cupboard under the sink:D
Extras

1. Wipe the back door.. inside and out I cannot get to mine for all the junk in front of it, at least it saves people breaking in:D
   
2. [STRIKE]Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc[/STRIKE]:D
3. [STRIKE]Scrub out the grill pan[/STRIKE]:D
4. Clean light fittings/lamps