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Weekly Flylady Thread 28th September 2009

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  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    What's up jinks, too tired from your weekend? ;)

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    maybe kinda;)

    Manic Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter worksurfaces[/STRIKE]:D
    Sweep and mop floors
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE] and see if you can do those small appliances on the way round
    Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
    Empty, clean and sort a cupboard
    Level Three
    Clean out the fridge
    Wipe the hob and oven
    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
    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors.. make the stairs safe and the hall clear
    Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs.. it looks so much better when you have clear stairs
    Level Two
    Wipe the sofas
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the inside and out of the front door
    Level Three
    Clear all the paperwork into a box or bag, clearing those cluttered surfaces
    15 minutes filing.. from above box/bag if you just filled one! Elsewhere if you didn't!
    Dust and deweb those corners and mantel
    Polish the glass and mirrors
    Extras
    1. Clear and tidy up all the bags and coats and shoes
    2. Update spreadsheets.. end of month so a lot of you will be being paid.. but we all have more than one!
    3. We need to start running down our cupboards to make room for christmas bits so make a cupboard inventory and incorporate what you can into your meal plan for the month!

    Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]:D
    Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed before you need to get in it! Air bed and duvet!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    Put away floordrobe
    Tidy away the excess slap, smellies and shoes!
    Level Three
    Sort through a box of stuff or a cupboard/chest of drawers
    Dust and Deweb
    Straighten a few shelves
    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. wash curtains/nets if needed
    3. wipe paintwork and doors
    4. Check smoke alarms!
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, Loo and Study
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]:D
    Scrub all things grotty.. ath, loo, basins mouse, keyboard etc
    Level Two
    Shine those tiles.. grout.. bleach & his good friend ... toothbrush! Actually.. while the bleach is out.. do those manky pullcords!
    Polish all shiny things.. taps, etc
    Vacuum/mop floors
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe any chairs/sofas etc
    15 minutes filing.. and also some shredding.. see if you can declutter the desk!
    Extras
    1. Wash windows & monitors
    2. Wipe paintwork
    3. Empty and wash out bins
    4. Binbag dance!

    I think I shall just shoot myself now:o:rotfl:
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • milliejo
    milliejo Posts: 318 Forumite
    Working all out of order this week so this is what I have done today.



    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One

    Declutter the floors.. make the stairs safe and the hall clear DONE
    Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs.. it looks so much better when you have clear stairs DONE
    Level Two
    Wipe the sofas
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the inside and out of the front door
    Level Three
    Clear all the paperwork into a box or bag, clearing those cluttered surfaces DONE
    15 minutes filing.. from above box/bag if you just filled one! Elsewhere if you didn't!
    Dust and deweb those corners and mantel DONE
    Polish the glass and mirrors

    Extras
    1. Wipe the hand rails, banisters and spindles DONE
    2. Clear and tidy up all the bags and coats and shoes DONE
    3. Update spreadsheets.. end of month so a lot of you will be being paid.. but we all have more than one!
    4. We need to start running down our cupboards to make room for christmas bits so make a cupboard inventory and incorporate what you can into your meal plan for the month!
    Spare room also tidied dusted & vacuumed.
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    soappie wrote: »
    Morning all

    DS and DiL STILL haven't exchanged. It may be today, but then it may not....

    How bl@@dy annoying - hope it happens today.

    Morning folks, lovely and sunny here.

    Plan to get my dailies finished, living room finished and then off out shopping/returning for a bit.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Ok here goes this week!

    Daily routines
    washing, F
    swish and swipe kitchen T F
    S+S bathroom, T F
    ironing, M T F
    making beds, T F
    vacuuming high traffic areas, T F
    making meals etc T F
    Do at least 10 mins in spare room W T F

    Night-time routines
    preparing clothes for the next day, F
    making lunches, T
    swish & swipes of the kitchen and tidying the living room T



    My extras
    1. Fix DD's blind
    2. take bags to charity shop(don't know how, without car!!!) in the car ready..
    3. clean awning rugs
    4. sort throught toy drawers in lr


    Extras
    1. Wipe the hand rails, banisters and spindles
    2. Freezer inventory & meal plan
    3. Wash windows

    Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    remake bed before you need to get in it!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    Level Three
    Dust and Deweb
    Straighten a few shelves


    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. wipe paintwork and doors
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, Loo and Study
    Level One

    Declutter floors
    Scrub all things grotty.. ath, loo, basins mouse, keyboard etc
    Level Two
    Shine those tiles.. grout.. bleach & his good friend ... toothbrush! Actually.. while the bleach is out.. do those manky pullcords!
    Polish all shiny things.. taps, etc
    Vacuum/mop floors
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe any chairs/sofas etc
    15 minutes filing.. and also some shredding.. see if you can declutter the desk!
    Extras
    1. Wash windows & monitors
    2. Wipe paintwork
    3. Empty and wash out bins
    4. Binbag dance!
    Good morning all, hope all is well and healing vibes to all poorlies xx

    Ned a cuppa now but planning a HHC at 9:45, feel free to join in.....
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    HHC on hold....need to pop to the chemist...........
  • jackywhizz
    jackywhizz Posts: 726 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Unexpected day off work due to DS2's lurgy having got the better of him today. Great opportunity for me to catch up with flying. Off to find my list-will catch up with the thread later.

    Welcome Lala1974 here are a couple of:xmastree::xmastree:so Toots our official meeter & greater will spot you. You have come to the right place for motivation. Start with baby steps and you will get there. you will start to notice a difference after just a few weeks. & watch out for those flying silver mules if you slack.:rotfl:
  • toochoosey wrote: »
    Ned a cuppa now but planning a HHC at 9:45, feel free to join in.....

    Just finished my first - bedroom done :D I'll join you then have coffee :beer:
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    I'll join you then have coffee :beer:
    I guess I better join you:o:o:o

    i will start in the kitchen I think:cool:
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    In that HHC I made a start on my list:

    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors.. make the stairs safe and the hall clear
    Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs.. it looks so much better when you have clear stairs
    Level Two
    Wipe the sofas
    Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the inside and out of the front door
    Level Three
    Clear all the paperwork into a box or bag, clearing those cluttered surfaces
    15 minutes filing.. from above box/bag if you just filled one! Elsewhere if you didn't!
    Dust and deweb those corners and mantel
    Polish the glass and mirrors
    Extras
    1. Wipe the hand rails, banisters and spindles
    2. Update spreadsheets.. end of month so a lot of you will be being paid.. but we all have more than one!
    3. We need to start running down our cupboards to make room for christmas bits so make a cupboard inventory and incorporate what you can into your meal plan for the month!
    Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter floors
    [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Strip and wash bedding[/STRIKE].. remake bed before you need to get in it! [STRIKE]Air bed and duvet!
    [/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    [STRIKE]Put away floordrobe[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    Sort through a box of stuff or a cupboard/chest of drawers
    Dust and Deweb
    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. wipe paintwork and doors
    3. [STRIKE]Check smoke alarms![/STRIKE]
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, Loo and Study
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]
    Scrub all things grotty.. ath, loo, basins mouse, keyboard etc
    Level Two
    Shine those tiles.. grout.. bleach & his good friend ... toothbrush! Actually.. while the bleach is out.. do those manky pullcords!
    Polish all shiny things.. taps, etc
    Vacuum/mop floors
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb
    15 minutes filing.. and also some shredding.. see if you can declutter the desk!
    Extras
    1. Wash windows & monitors
    2. Wipe paintwork
    3. [STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins[/STRIKE]
    4. [STRIKE]Binbag dance![/STRIKE]
    HHC 10-10.30 anyone?
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £1130/£1200
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £2873.51/£30,000
  • jackywhizz
    jackywhizz Posts: 726 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Here we go
    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs&Cruddy Study All Done:D:D
    Extras
    1. We need to start running down our cupboards to make room for christmas bits so make a cupboard inventory and incorporate what you can into your meal plan for the month!
    Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing&spare room
    Level One

    Declutter floors
    Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed before you need to get in it! Air bed and duvet!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    Tidy away the excess slap, smellies and shoes!
    Level Three
    Sort through a box of stuff or a cupboard/chest of drawers
    Dust and Deweb
    Straighten a few shelves
    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. wipe paintwork and doors
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, Loo
    Level One
    Declutter floors
    Scrub all things grotty.. ath, loo, basins
    Level Two
    Shine those tiles.. grout.. bleach & his good friend ... toothbrush! Actually.. while the bleach is out.. do those manky pullcords!
    Polish all shiny things.. taps, etc
    Vacuum/mop floors
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb
    15 minutes filing.. and also some shredding.. see if you can declutter the desk!
    Extras
    1. Wash windows
    2. Wipe paintwork
    3. Empty and wash out bins
    4. Binbag dance!
    My extras.
    1. DIY shopping
    2. Leave of absence form for DS1 (don't know if i need this now:rolleyes:)
    3. Collect my new glasses
    4. Car wash
    5. Post DH's parcel
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