Weekly Flylady Thread 14th September 2009

milliejo

Wednesday ~ bathroom annd cruddy study- DONE DINING ROOM INSTEAD OF STUDY
Level One
Declutter floors DONE
Mop or vacuum as appropriate DONE
Level Two
Empty and wash out bins.. to make it worth while you should fill them first! BINS EMPTIED
Scrub bath, tiles, shower head.. you all read the link I hope?!.. sinks toilets keyboards mouses etc... DONE
Defrag pc.. delete 50 unwanted emails and 10 dead/unused links DELETED 300+ OLD EMAILS! :eek:
Level Three
Clear the desk of gibble and give it a dust as you dust and deweb the rooms DONE
Wash the shower curtain/baths mats etc if required DONE
Shine any mirrors and clear mantels DONE
Extras

1. Wipe radiators, shelves and paintwork
2. Wash windows if needed
3. Clean any chairs in these rooms DONE
4. 15 minutes filing & shredding - have done so much shredding recently the recycle paper bin is now nearly full & not due to be emptied until next Thursday - am leaving space for DS to shred his 11+ practice papers tonight!

DS finally finished his 11 + exams yesterday so have at last been able to give the dining room a good declutter and clean- problem is that some of his 11+ practice papers are now in the study awaiting shredding ( he loves using the shredder but isn't usually allowed to as he keeps jamming it so shredding some exam papers tonight will be a real treat but won't do DH's blood pressure much good as he is the one who will have to deblock the shredder!)
will clean the study later in the week

Eltee12

Person at work getting on my nerves :mad:


Manic Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors[/STRIKE] and sofas
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE] Haven't got any - they die

Level 2 - DONE

Level 3 - DONE




Extra

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

Eltee's Monday Extras

1. [STRIKE]Go to dentist[/STRIKE]DONE Ow Ow Ow:(
2. [STRIKE]Buy hand-held blender (postponed from last week!) - NONE LEFT, I knew I should have got it last week:mad: will have to look elsewhere[/STRIKE]DONE (on Tuesday - yaaay)
3. HHI

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
Level One - DONE

Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe worksurfaces and see if you can do those small appliances on the way round[/STRIKE]DONE
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
Run the large appliances through a clean cycle

Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean out the fridge[/STRIKE]DONE
[STRIKE]Wipe the hob and oven[/STRIKE]DONE
Clean the table and replace cloth if needed




Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Clear and wipe all sills
3. Wash any blinds/curtains that are in need
4. HHI

Wednesday ~ bathroom annd cruddy study
Level One
Declutter floors
Mop or vacuum as appropriate
Level Two
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins.. to make it worth while you should fill them first![/STRIKE]DONE
Scrub bath, tiles, shower head.. you all read the link I hope?!.. sinks toilets keyboards mouses etc...
Defrag pc.. delete 50 unwanted emails and 10 dead/unused links
Level Three
Clear the desk of gibble and give it a dust as you dust and deweb the rooms
Wash the shower curtain/baths mats etc if required
Shine any mirrors and clear mantels

Extras

1. Wipe radiators, shelves and paintwork
2. Wash windows if needed
3. [STRIKE]Clean any chairs in these rooms[/STRIKE]
4. 15 minutes filing & shredding

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. [STRIKE]Buy new rotary line [/STRIKE]DONE
5. Start distance-learning course
6. [STRIKE]de-clutter linens & towels[/STRIKE]DONE
7. Get that bl :eek::eek:ming great telly out of my front room and into the garage!

wilf55

tinkerbells mum
hi

i am in a similar state to you....seriously my whole house is a dump and i had a crying session last week as this lot will tell you

1st
as you mentioned washing i take it you have clothes clean and dirty all over the place...cough cough!! speaking from experience
Bag it all up..roll of bin bags and bag whites into 1 bag or 10! and same with darks coloureds etc ie things that can be washed together
get another bin bag for crap ripped clothes stuff that doesnt fit etc and bin it....dont think your at the stage to sort for charity or ebaying etc anything particularly good save to ebay or charity for later

then depending if you have a dryer or not pile the bags tidily next to the washing machine and do systematically make sure you hang out or TD straight away or you will be left with piles of smelly damp washing ... been there done that

as its washed and dried hand in a clean wardrobe or draws ..even if you dont iron it at this stage..it just gets it out of the way!!

THIS LOT COULD BE DONE AT A PUSH WITH LITTLE ONE AROUND

In the meantime is there anyone that could have your little one for an hour or two or do you qualify for free nursery place or anything so that you can get cracking with other stuff....

if not its harder but you can still do it

write a list and do it room by room of everything you want done in that room...even the little things...put toys away etc etc

as you do a job cross it off the list...FEEL GOOD FACTOR!!

when you have wrote list you might have to rearrange it as you cant for example hoover the rug if its full of crap..pardon my french

if you do the washing and clothes stuff today even if you dont wash them all just bag them up you will be able to at least see where you are up to

if you are moving soon start packing up what you dont use then you dont have to keep tidying or cleaning round it

get some boxes from freecycle or something

good luck....i know where your coming from

debs xx

ps buy some smelly soap powder house will smell lovely then ....washing all over but sweet smelling washing at least!

wilf55

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:poor tinkerbells mum all that in just the 1st part...god help you!!

wilf55

eltee]
Person at work getting on my nerves :mad:


either count to 10 and smile sweetly or thump them

tinkerbellsmum_2

Manic Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1-done
Level 2-done
Level 3-done
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. Clean a window or two.
4. [STRIKE]Binbag dance [/STRIKE]

Twinkly Tuesday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
Level One-done
Level Two-done
Level Three-done
Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Clear and wipe all sills
3. Wash any blinds/curtains that are in need
4. HHI

Wednesday ~ bathroom annd cruddy study
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]
Mop or vacuum as appropriate
Level Two
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins.. to make it worth while you should fill them first! [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Scrub bath, tiles, shower head.. you all read the link I hope?!.. sinks toilets keyboards mouses etc...
[/STRIKE]Defrag pc.. delete 50 unwanted emails and 10 dead/unused links
Level Three-DONE

1. Wipe radiators, shelves and paintwork
2. Wash windows if needed
3. Clean any chairs in these rooms
4. 15 minutes filing & shredding

rosepink1984

AJ hope you manage to get the place sorted out now the workmen have gone

Hugs Helen, I wish you weren’t leaving – please post occasionally so we know how you are getting on xx

Well done Wilf on doing so much – grr to the lady in your road, sounds like your DS has an alibi so I’m sure it won’t go any further

Mrs B, I loved the story about the wine

Toots, glad you had a good day y’day at Macm house

Has anyone claimed Miss February yet? I have in mind me knitting a scarf, with balls of wool in the relevant places

Hugs Frodders, don’t be too hard on yourself

Julie - I've recorded Martin from last night to watch later

toottifrootti wrote: »

RP re your question - it needs to be ALL the clutter so I am afraid your idea of just doing the bits mentioned above wont work - I cant stroke that off my list as my hall is full of boxes so it will be months before I can get a LR/Hall list done despite my LR being spotless.

thanks for your input on this!

toottifrootti wrote: »

RP I think your dailies needs a bit of tweaking - if you dont mind me saying - if you read pigpens definitions on post 1 dailies are the 'housework' things we NEED to do every day - washing up, making beds, S&S etc - your heel balm applying and washing and getting dressed are personals - similarly your HHK, french lesson are hobbies /relaxation things and wouldnt really be classed as necessities in life - your text and Bible reading are important to you I know but again are personal so maybe you should split your list into 2 and only post the household things because the personals are for you and not the house IYSWIM.

You need to try to have a daily routine for the household chores that gets them done first and out of the way EVERYDAY regardless of how you feel or what you are doing - at most i would think it is an hour's work and if you try a little bedtime routine too it might help even more.

Once the daily jobs are done then you can catch up with the day's list and get your extras done - I think you will achieve much mre than you are - but well done for getting your wooden box done today - put some lavender in with the bedding to keep it fresh.
toots xx

I get what you are saying, and thanks AnW's too - these are perhaps not dailies in the way you might think of them - to me they are things I would like to get done every day. You are right, it's a mixture of personals and housework, but it's my list, so I'll have what I want on it!

cha97michelle wrote: »

toots RP's list - i thought it was ok to put personal things on the list. The original flylady has things like take your vitamin, drink your water. That is what the fly system is all about - finally loving yourself by taking careof your own needs. Just my opinion on it, i don't see the harm in having it on there. Pigpen also says feel free to work off your own list. Anyone else have a thought on it?

Thanks babe xx

TinkerbellsMum, I can’t help much but as AJ said the HHC’s are fab – it’s amazing how much you can get done in a short time if you really try. Re the washing – I’ve got into a routine with mine, try to get the washing ready in the machine, powder in, and then when you get up you can start it straight away by just pushing on button! Saves having to think early in the morning! Just an idea anyway. You will get there, babysteps and all that

Hugs Eltee

Sorry for such a long post - am going to find my list now xx

kassey

Wednesday ~ bathroom annd cruddy study All done Toots :j:D

tinkerbellsmum_2

debs: thank you so much hun off to do my washing now and lists thanks it feels better having a plan

Eltee12

wilf55 wrote: »

eltee]
Person at work getting on my nerves :mad:


either count to 10 and smile sweetly or thump them

:rotfl:hee hee, not so bad now, they have stopped talking and gone off to do some work and I have nuked my lunch and am having a break......

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.....aaaaaaaaagggggggghhhhhh!