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Weekly Flylady Thread 26th October 2009

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  • poohbear59
    poohbear59 Posts: 4,866 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Mudders. I have been looking for doggy training info for you. DD has it and she is away. I will e mail it to you next week.
    Soappie DH is still not at work but has the whole house clean and sparkly. He has even cleaned the windows. So we have Finished for this week. We are away for the weekend at a wedding. (no 3)


    I just need some motivation to sort through paperwork to find car tax letter. I am off out this afternoon to my friends for a cuppa. My get up and go has got up and gone!!
    business mortgage £0))''(+ Barclay's business kitchen loan £0=Total paid off was £96105 PPI claimed and received £13527
    'I had a black dog, his name was depression".
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Stock on the go, banana and walnut loaf made and now cooling

    Just looking for a nice pie recipe for leftover chicken - think will adapt Jamie's
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Right I've done as much as I'm going to do this morning, have a good day and catch you all later xx
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,494 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing DONE - PLEASE MAY I HAVE A STAR?

    Wednesday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Level One
    Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
    Find and wipe the worksurfaces
    Level Two
    Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
    Clear a sticky dishevelled cupboard
    Level Three
    Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
    HHI
    Clean the oven and hob.. :D

    Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
    Level One DONE - thats my limit in there
    NOT claiming a star:p;):rolleyes:

    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • SummerMoon
    SummerMoon Posts: 1,090 Forumite
    Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One

    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Extras
    1. Check all the winter coats are clean and ready to wear.. and put away all the summer ones! Polish your wellies!!
    2. binbag dance
    3. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    Declutter floors
    Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    [STRIKE]Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
    [/STRIKE]
    Sort through one cupboard of clothing
    Level Three
    Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. wha t can go? What do you need to keep?
    wash any curtains/nets that need it
    Sort through one box of junk!

    Extras
    1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
    2. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
    3. Sort out the junk from your favourite/most used handbag!.. Get rid of those receipts from 1982 from your purse! lol
    4. Fill a binbag for charity shop (or the bin if you prefer!)
    Wednesday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Level One
    Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
    Find and wipe the worksurfaces
    Level Two
    Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
    Clear a sticky dishevelled cupboard
    Level Three
    HHI(will think of something to replace this with as I DONT iron)
    Clean the oven and hob.. :D

    Extras
    1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
    2. Wash the windows
    3. Binbag dance
    4. clean door deals, filters and deterrgent drawers!
    Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
    Level One

    Strip, wash and replace bedding
    Declutter and vacuum the floor (trying to do this now... its a work in progress)
    Level Two
    Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
    Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
    Straighten the toy boxes and shelves(doing this too.. another work in progress)
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. 15 minutes filing
    3. sort the shoes, coats and bags!
    An' It Harm None, Do As Thou Will

    MACAW... EAT BETTER, no snacks, no junk
  • huston_kw
    huston_kw Posts: 552 Forumite
    Didn't do master bedroom as planned, did bits in kitchen and dining room, still not done a full days. As soon as I can get into master bedroom, that will take no time.

    I'm doing another hhc at 1.30pm if anyone wants to join me but just off for a :coffee: before I start.
  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    quick list update - not much done this week, busy busy busy - will be doing level 1s for all rooms tomorrow......hoping for a star or two next week.

    must dash - have a great weekend all, see you next week:D

    Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard or drawer..


    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    2. [STRIKE]Check all the winter coats are clean and ready to wear.. and put away all the summer ones! Polish your wellies!![/STRIKE]
    3. [STRIKE]binbag dance [/STRIKE]
    4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    Declutter floors
    [STRIKE]Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!![/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
    Sort through one cupboard of clothing
    Level Three
    Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. wha t can go? What do you need to keep?
    wash any curtains/nets that need it
    Sort through one box of junk!


    Extras
    1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
    2. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
    3. [STRIKE]Sort out the junk from your favourite/most used handbag!.. Get rid of those receipts from 1982 from your purse! lol [/STRIKE]
    4. Fill a binbag for charity shop (or the bin if you prefer!)


    Wednesday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Level One
    Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
    [STRIKE]Find and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
    [STRIKE]Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge![/STRIKE]
    Clear a sticky dishevelled cupboard
    Level Three
    Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
    [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    Clean the oven and hob.. :D


    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best [/STRIKE]
    2. Wash the windows
    3. Binbag dance
    4. clean door deals, filters and deterrgent drawers!
    Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms! Not my responsiblity soooooo..... DONE!!!;)



    This week in Eltee-World
    • Buy anniversary card for Mum & Dad (already got present – am smirky)
    • Finish the great Summer/autumn/winter clothes declutter/changeover (as per 16 & 17 below)
    • Clear/declutter/dust/tidy/hoover our bedroom
    • Find the scrap bin cannister thing - last seen making its way up the garden in high winds - give it a clean & disinfect ready for use again – where has it gone?:confused:
    • [STRIKE]a number of HHIs to catch up on what I haven't been doing[/STRIKE] – did one lot on Sunday, done an hours worth on Wednesday, 1 lot left to do on Friday - yaaaayyyy:j

    Final October Offerings / Winter Prep
    1. [STRIKE]Buy new winter duvet for DS [/STRIKE]
    2. [STRIKE]Buy snuggly fleece blankets in Primani for TV watching[/STRIKE]
    3. Sort out OH's tax return
    4. Sort out DS's tax return
    5. [STRIKE]Sort out own finance recombobulation [/STRIKE]
    6. [STRIKE]Buy new rotary line [/STRIKE]
    7. Start distance-learning course - ALMOST! Have contacted them
    8. [STRIKE]de-clutter linens & towels[/STRIKE]
    9. [STRIKE]
    10. Get that bl :eek::eek:ming great telly out of my front room and into the garage! - Has gone into DS's room[/STRIKE]
    11. Put in new rotary line (as per number 4.)!
    12. [STRIKE]get winter sheets, pillowcases, duvets, duvet covers out of loft [/STRIKE]
    13. [STRIKE]wash/dryclean/iron everything listed in 11 [/STRIKE]
    14. [STRIKE]get scarves, gloves, hats washed [/STRIKE]
    15. [STRIKE]stock up on porridge oats (for porridge and also for hob nob recipe) [/STRIKE]
    16. get autumn/winter clothes down from loft - HALF done
    17. put summer clothes into loft (after decluttering old carp) – sort of started
    18. plant windowsill herb collection
    19. plant bulb thingys
    20. Extra tax returns – BIL & DS’s best mate
    2018 AFD 23/240
    2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
    Mortgage-free since 2013

    Debt-free since Nov 2017
  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    I did this in my HHC.........


    Monday
    ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two:j

    Level Three
    :j
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!*
    Level Two:j
    Level Three:j

    Extras
    1. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
    *DS will be doing this

    Wednesday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Level One
    Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors

    Level Two:j
    [STRIKE]Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards![/STRIKE]
    :D
    [STRIKE]Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge![/STRIKE]:D
    [STRIKE]Clear a sticky dishevelled cupboard[/STRIKE]:D
    Level Three
    HHI

    Extras
    1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
    2. Wash the windows
    3. [STRIKE]Binbag dance [/STRIKE]:D
    4. [STRIKE]clean door deals, filters and detergent drawers![/STRIKE]:D

    Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms! ALL DONE happy-smiley-611.gifhappy-smiley-611.gifhappy-smiley-611.gif

    Extras
    1. 15 minutes filing
    2. List 1 item to sell
    3. sort the shoes, coats and bags!
    Just having lunch then I am going to get the hoover out and get another star:A
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    need to
    [STRIKE]wm x 2 now on washing line
    wm x 1 on
    call at charity shop
    collect wicker chair - freecycle
    collect macie
    collect decorating bits freecycle
    call at bank pay cheque in
    hang wm x1 out[/STRIKE]
    empty living room of ebay carp
    and of any other carp
    put arm on sofa
    [STRIKE]clean window[/STRIKE]
    move furniture round away from radiator ie winter positions not summer positions
    wash and wipe paintwork
    wash sofa cushions and dry and put back on -I HATE THIS JOB
    [STRIKE]paint stairs[/STRIKE] no carpet and they look grotty but quite quick job 1/2 done finish when macie goes
    empty hot room of ebay carp
    clean hot room - brush mop wipe paintwork
    [STRIKE]go to tip
    nip to shop[/STRIKE]
    brush hoover mop wipe laminate in living room
    iron curtains
    refix rail - 5 min job not major thing
    remove blind
    windolene window
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Hi,

    I didn't get the bedrooms done earlier, i put the washing out and Ds2 decided he wanted to play in the garden, so i thought i may aswell do my outside jobs first.

    Since my last post i have

    Wm x 1
    Put washing out
    Cleaned out & moved Rabbits
    Filled wood & kindling bags
    Made & eaten lunch
    Washed up
    S & S Kitchen

    I'm going to do a HHC in Ds2's room at 1.50 if anyone wants to join me.

    Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
    Level One
    Declutter floors
    remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
    Sort through one cupboard of clothing
    Level Three
    Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. wha t can go? What do you need to keep?
    wash any curtains/nets that need it
    Sort through one box of junk!

    Extras
    1. Sort out the junk from your favourite/most used handbag!.. Get rid of those receipts from 1982 from your purse! lol
    Wednesday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Level Three
    HHI
    Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
    Level One

    replace bedding
    Declutter and vacuum the floor
    Level Two
    Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
    Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
    Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
    Extras
    1. List 1 item to sell
    Extras

    Ebay
    Update Xmas SS & wrap
    Decorate passage 1st coat on walls & coving done, 1/2 ceiling done
    Weed small garden
    Clean out car
    Bring rubbish & recycling in
    Update spending SS again
    Make Xmas cake
    Get ingredients for & make Halloween cakes
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