Weekly Flylady Thread 17th August 2009

soappie

sexymouse wrote: »

and on Sunday, OH and my M&D and I are all going to the Shoreham Air Show. *wonders if the red arrows will be there for Soappie and LadyL*

The Reds will be doing a flypast at 14.48 at Shoreham on Sunday apparently. They'll be doing a full display at Bournemouth today, tomorrow and Sunday which is much closer to my neck of the woods. In fact, they gave me a personal flypast a couple of hours ago on their way to the airport - they cruised past the bottom of my garden at a very low level

I'm off to Bournemouth airport soon. That's where I'm meeting them this evening :D

Ishtar

Morning all
Sorry to say I haven't had a chance to catch up with the thread...will try later on. Wanted to send hugs to anyone who needs one though (could do with one myself today to be honest)....

I've been catching up on the week's worth of lists and have managed the following so far:

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

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
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
Wipe units,[STRIKE] kickboards [/STRIKE]and appliances
Clean the oven and hob
degunge the fridge

Wednesday Wobblies ~ Bathroom, Landing and Loo!
Level One
Declutter the floors.. mop or vacuum as appropriate
Empty and wash out the bins!
Level Two
Wash any shower curtains, bathmats etc that need it
clean the bath/loo/basins/showers etc .. polish up those taps so they shine!
Scrub down the tiles
Level Three
Wipe over any paintwork, including the doors!
Clean any light fittings
[STRIKE]Empty and tidy the towel cupboard, restock loo roll holder if necessary[/STRIKE]

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed as soon as sheets are dry. not at bedtime![/STRIKE]
Do some filing!! See if you can clear one hotspot!
Level Two
Declutter the floor.. shoes away, clothes away.. mess away!
Vacuum the floor now you can see it!
[STRIKE]Sort through one cupboard make sure all is neat and tidy within![/STRIKE] Actually tackled the airing cupboard :eek:
Level Three
Wash the curtains/nets
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting and bed frame!!
Tidy the bedside cabinets.. get rid of all the empty packets and used tissues..:p

Friday Flyby! ~ Childrens rooms/spare rooms or neglected rooms!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip and wash bedding.. replace with clean
Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!!!! You work hard and deserve it!
Level Two
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it away nice and tidy
Vacuum/mop floors
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort through a box of toys or 'stuff' and get rid of the junk and rubbish!
Sort through a cupboard of clothes and get rid of the stuff tat no longer fits and make it all tidy

Have managed to do my dailies each day, and living in fear of tackling DDs room....it'll only lead to arguments. I'll do some of the list, but think I'll wait until she's back at school (12 days, yay!!! not that I'm counting or anything ) before really giving it a good tidy. Problem is, it's tidy-ish when she goes to bed but then she plays until she's ready to sleep, then leaves it really untidy.

I did manage to spend half an hour in the garden, so the front is starting to look a lot better. One of the flower beds is weed free now and ready to take the shrubs I'm moving from the back garden (creating a very small vegetable plot out the back).

I'm off to get some lunch now and perhaps read for a while before the baby wakes up.

Have a good day
D
x

BlimusOreilly

Triker - hope your cat is going to be okay.
Ishtar (((hugs)))

Still ploughing through DS1's bedroom. Found loads of stuff to chuck, a stack of comics for the doctor's surgery, some educational toys that will go to dh's work and a couple of bits for ebay.
I only did this a little while ago - it's amazing how much stuff is still left!

Going to stop now for some hm carrot and lentil soup and then I'll start again since it's just started chucking it down (looks like bbq on the beach is out later).

lil_me

Thanks for the birthday messages on here and on Facebook, I've now cried on my birthday as it was so lovely reading them. I am a bit miffed DP hasn't phoned yet, maybe he's still in bed, of course the boys haven't had him here to prompt them so have no idea it's my birthday.

Triker hope kitty is ok that sounds worrying
soappie I am soooo jealous, hope you have a great day with them
jinky spiders don't like conkers and they are falling early this year, you can use conker oil too
Rach pleased to hear you are on the mend!Well done to your DH too, you must hire him out lol
AnWsMum will try to do more photos as we go, DS2s room I am dreading, red walls and black/grey carpet? His choice....
Valli there is a loo like that in South Shields, won loads of awards
LG awww poor you, hope you manage to rebook it, Happy Anniversary
Me fab news!Sounds like things will be a little manic for you, good luck!

DS2 just had a strop because I refused to let him off the site to the village park, he's only 8 and no way can I allow him that far in a strange place.

Must book van hire now, before it's too late to get one on the day we need it!

juliejim

Off I go to the docs now.

DS wants his pocket money now that his bedroom is tidy. Eerr no - he is supposed to tidy it and keep it tidy for his pocket money not me do it!

froddington

I now have a kitchen drawer that things don't fall out of, a working doorbell and 2 radiator shelves :j Thank you Daddy :T

rach - glad you're on the mend

valli - how was London (apart from the toilets :rolleyes:)?

Mudbath wrote: »

How I wish 'how clean is your house' would go and visit my mother!!!

Well, you could always apply ...................


likkegibbon - huge hugs; that's such a shame - can you rebook?

pigpen - how many bags of rubbish are you supposed to put out? We don't have a limit AFAIK

Triker - hope kitty is ok

soappie - have a lovely evening with your pilots

Need to find and update my list ................

*zippy*

Hello, sorry i've not been here for ages, but have been keeping up with the house. Hope everyone is well. The dining room needs a blitz today so could do with a bit of company to get myself moving.

Today..

[STRIKE]Strip DD's bed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy upstairs and round up washing[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean utility room[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Washing machine on[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Put ironing away[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Take next returns back[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Name badge new school clothes[/STRIKE]
Hoover downstairs
Clean and dust dining room
Sort out the paperwork mountain
Ring about Gas
Clean hamster out

cally_c

Hello everyone!
Getting on a bit better today, though I am off out for coffee & cake later with a chum!
Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
:j:jALL DONE:j:j

Tuesday Twinkles ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Sweep and mop 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
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
Clean the oven and [STRIKE]hob
[/STRIKE]degunge the fridge

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed as soon as sheets are dry. not at bedtime![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Do some filing!! See if you can clear one hotspot[/STRIKE]!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. shoes away, clothes away.. mess away[/STRIKE]!
Vacuum the floor now you can see it!
Sort through one cupboard make sure all is neat and tidy within!
Level Three
Wash the curtains/nets
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting and bed frame!!
Tidy the bedside cabinets.. get rid of all the empty packets and used tissues

That'll do for today I think! Both kids are out, so they can tackle their rooms themselves later & I'll wash their bedding when/if the weather is better at the weekend.

Valli

froddington wrote: »

valli - how was London (apart from the toilets :rolleyes:)?

Really HOT!

but we saw
The monument (and Pudding Lane) I wouldn't go up that
Tower Bridge (went in and up :eek:)
The Tower of London
Thames Cruise
Westminster Bridge
Houses of Parliament
Routemaster Buses:D:D:D:D
(DS 'why are we on this bus?' me 'because this is like the buses I rode on when I was a little girl' 'where are we going?' 'I don't know' 'Well why are we on this bus?' 'because I like these buses' 'we'll get lost!' (we didn't!))
London Eye:eek: it stopped - I said there was NO WAY they were winching me down if it jammed when it stopped!
Gherkin (St Mary Axe - DD's planning on being an architect - it took us ages to find it!)
All Hallow's church
The Strand
Fleet Street
(eye out for Monopoly places)
Northumberland Avenue
Rode on many tube lines inc Jubilee, Northern and VERY many buses
Yo! Sushi !!!:eek:
City Hall
County Hall
More london
queue for London Dungeon :eek:
etc. etc. etc. DD thinks I will have lost POUNDS (weight)
Selfridges
Harrods
Trafalgar Square (and a changeover on The Fourth Plinth!)
national Gallery
etc etc
Oh and Sister Act at the Palladium!

Lady-Liberty

sexymouse wrote: »

Yesterday I had a lovely day with LadyL, and on Sunday, OH and my M&D and I are all going to the Shoreham Air Show. *wonders if the red arrows will be there for Soappie and LadyL

soappie wrote: »

The Reds will be doing a flypast at 14.48 at Shoreham on Sunday apparently. They'll be doing a full display at Bournemouth today, tomorrow and Sunday which is much closer to my neck of the woods. In fact, they gave me a personal flypast a couple of hours ago on their way to the airport - they cruised past the bottom of my garden at a very low level

I'm off to Bournemouth airport soon. That's where I'm meeting them this evening :D

I have decided I'm not 'talking' to soappie any more *stamps foot* so not fair :p;):D Have a lovely time

Hugs for holly ,LG & rose

Triker hope puddy cat is OK x

Mudders :hello: hugs for stripes

Rained on my washing, now the sun has come back out :mad: oh well... back to ebay.

xx