Weekly Flylady Thread 7th September 2009

cyclingyorkie

DD2 has left a note to say that she has to work tomorrow - giving me much more chance to catch up flying at home!

Eltee12

Not much flying today, bsy busy busy

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Diming Room of Gloom
Level One, Two and Three - DONE!


Extras

1. [STRIKE]Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best[/STRIKE]DONE!
2. Wash the windows
3. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]DONE!
4. Dust and Deweb

Eltee's Monday Extra Excitement

1. [STRIKE]WM x 3 [/STRIKE]DONE!
2. [STRIKE]DW x 3 [/STRIKE]DONE!

Tickly Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors[/STRIKE] and sofas

Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE] DONE!
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE]DONE!

Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags[/STRIKE] .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!


Extra

1. [STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.[/STRIKE] DONE!
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
3. Clean a window or two.
4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Eltee's Tuesday Extra

1. HHDDAW (Half Hour Desk Declutter at Work - just for a change:rolleyes:) pencilled in for 2pm - Miserably failied, deferred until next week!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1 - DONE!


Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross last week!)
[STRIKE]Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen[/STRIKE]DONE!
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]DONE!

Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed




Extras

1. 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!!
3. Clean windows in these rooms

Eltee's Wednesday Wishes

1. [STRIKE]Order DS's Birthday present[/STRIKE] DONE!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One - DONE!

Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/STRIKE]
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard, house phone and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)..
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear clutter from floor [/STRIKE]DONE!
[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/STRIKE]DONE!
[STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain/bath mats if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]DONE!
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
Extra

1. 1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
      
   2. Wipe down 2 doors.. room doors.. both sides
      
   3. Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be and anything no longer needed is rehomed.
   4. [STRIKE]HHI [/STRIKE]DONE!

Eltee's September Stuff

1. Sort out OH's tax return
2. Sort out DS's tax return
3. Sort out own finance recombobulation
4. Buy new rotary line
5. Start distance-learning course
6. de-clutter linens & towels
7. Get that bl:eek::eek:ming great telly out of my front room and into the garage!

Friday Fings not started yet!!!!

rach

evening all

Just popping on quickly, been off work today so DH and I have been to london zoo. Was really nice to spend the day together doing something a bit different. His bro & SiL have come up now (staying with my in laws) so we'll be going to the hospital tonight to see FiL as it looks like he's going to be staying in.

I'm shattered as I slept badly last night. DH woke me again to say I was keeping him awake, my ongoing cold /sinus probs are making me breathe too loudly apparently! So I ended up on the (not so comfy) futon in the spare room. His turn on there tonight if I keep him awake again. Looks like I need to go back to Drs yet again as I'm still not right (despite course of antibiotics), it has been a month now and I'm still coughing yukky stuff up.

Kebabs here for dinner, but DH needs to wash up and I need to clean the bathroom and put the towels in to wash first!

serena

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area Done!!:D:D:D
Level One
Level Two
Level Three

Finally got around to this, but not until I'd done the school pick up. Like dusty, I spent an hour (or two:o) reading in the sun. Dusty - what do you mean that's not your real name???:eek::D :rotfl:(Giggled at greenbee's answer!)

fedupandskint

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Diming Room of Gloom
Level Two
Wipe the units
Level Three
HHI

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
DONE!!!! :j:j:j:j
Extras

1. Clean windows in these rooms
   
2. Wipe down 2 doors.. room doors.. both sides

Marvellously swept the bathroom floor last night before bed and mopped it this morning before work for the first time ever and managed to get up early the first time in ages to do this instead of nodding back off to sleep Returned home to forgotton about mopped floor all dry

Finish kitchen tonight and the 2 doors extra

Valli

two birds one stone

DD is grilling her HM burgers for her tea (she makes them herself, having watched her dad's GF make them...ho hum) and she has tested the dining room smoke alarm LOL

all today's laundry is either ironed and airing (sheets and pillowcases...I know, I know) or away (towels). Nice one!

lell_2

Think that's me for this week - didn't manage to clean the pictures/mirrors - maybe next time :rotfl:

So 4 stars for me I think.... really starting to see a difference to tidyness/cleaness of everything. Although think I might need to watch I'm not getting too obsessed :eek:

Have a great weekend everyone.

Lell

jinky67

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo bored

*cries*

greenbee

Why does everyone seem to think that because this is a holiday cottage it doesn't need cleaning properly :mad::mad: If everyone just wiped things down it would be so much less hassle...

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Diming Room of Gloom
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter [/STRIKE]and mop/vacuum the floors
[STRIKE]Find and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge![/STRIKE] Kettle & veg rack thoroughly cleaned & disinfected!
[STRIKE] Clear a sticky dishevelled cupboard[/STRIKE] My dad sorted & tidied two drawers... mind you, I haven't checked that he cleaned them first :rolleyes:
Level Three
Wipe the table
[STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE] Washed towels, bathmats & teatowels instead
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob.. [/STRIKE]



Extras

1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best - will wipe out and switch off when I leave...
   
2. Wash the windows
3. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
4. Dust and Deweb

Tickly Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE] Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house![/STRIKE] sorted through fleeces/jackets/wetsuits etc. that live here. Will take some fleeces home to wash...
Extra

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
3. Clean a window or two.

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom
Level 1
[STRIKE] Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE] - we have a scary fire alarm system that does the whole row... I'm not testing it, but all the lights are on!
[STRIKE] Remove and wash bed linen.[/STRIKE] everything that stays here washed. I'll take the rest away with me tomorrow.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross last week!)
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen - i'll remove the mattress topper, pack it away and cover the mattress with a clean flannelette sheet
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE] Have done this while packing
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom - there is no landing...
[STRIKE] Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed [/STRIKE] Sorted through all linen. Two duvets sent back as dog-duvets, one set of kingsize linen sent to my parents, two kingsize duvet covers to go to charity shop.



Extras

1. [STRIKE]27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter [/STRIKE] Took ancient electricals and lots of metal stuff to tip

Thursday ~ Bathroom
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
[STRIKE] Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/STRIKE]
Washed, dried and packed away 4 sails instead of doing the study bit, seeing as there isn't one here...
Level Three
[STRIKE] Clear clutter from floor [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/STRIKE] Scrubbed with cream-cleaner & scourer... grout is now mostly white again
Clean shower screen/curtain/bath mats if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
Extra

1. 1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
      
   2. Wipe down 2 doors.. room doors.. both sides
      
   [STRIKE]Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be and anything no longer needed is rehomed.[/STRIKE] Found a wetsuit in a drawer... hung it up with the wetsuits & lifejackets

Floopy Friday ~ Spare Rooms
Level One
[STRIKE] Strip, wash and replace bedding[/STRIKE] Done when my dad left
[STRIKE] Declutter the floor![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Tidy up the clothes[/STRIKE] sorted bedding for sofabed/airbed
[STRIKE] Drag the junk from under the bed and put it all away[/STRIKE] sorted underbed drawers
[STRIKE] binbag dance.. Where does all the rubbish in there come from?![/STRIKE] no idea, but I've taken a binbag full down to someone else's bin as I won't be here on Monday...
Level Three
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting
Vacuum the floors..
Extras

1. Wash windows if needed
2. [STRIKE]Wash any curtains or duvets that are in need[/STRIKE] duvets thrown out... curtains will be done in summer
3. [STRIKE]Go around the house and find draughts etc that can be stopped up before the weather turns cold and the icicles get in! .. windows and doors etc..[/STRIKE] This house can't be draught-proofed, but the dehumidifier is on a timer for E7 and the storage heaters downstairs will be left on low...

Suppose I'd better get the hoover out and see whether it needs cleaning before I hoover tomorrow morning (I might do some tonight so that I can wash floors before I go to bed...)

I've also done kitchen skirtings which were grim, and the architrave. As this is a tiny place, it wouldn't take much to get 5 stars... but then again... I'm on holiday!

boddy

Tickly Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs ALL DONE
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house![/STRIKE]



Extra

1. [STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself [/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Clean a window or two.[/STRIKE]
4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Evening everyone. Went across to my old workplace this afternoon. Really weird being a visitor. Had no regrets about retiring. Have done loads of shredding since I got back.