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Weekly Flylady Thread 9th November 2009

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  • smartie12
    smartie12 Posts: 7,658 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Monday~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    DONE!! STAR PLEASE:D

    Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs
    Level One

    [STRIKE]Declutter and degrot the floors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Vacuum/mop floor
    [/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs
    [STRIKE]Wipe the sofas[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Check smoke alarms..[/STRIKE]
    Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there.
    Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?

    Morning :)

    Off to buy cakes:D It's my friends bday tomorrow so I'm going round for lunch today. But I will quickly do all of the above before I go;)

    Hugs to all that need them:A
    BLOWINGBUBBLES:kisses2: SMARTIE12
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    looking for my list :p
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi All

    Busy getting rest of winter clothing/bedding etc. sorted so am just aiming for level 1 this week........also have a mountain of ironing to get through.

    have recently discovered the delights of local library quiet study area, so now know how I'm going to deal with lack of quiet place to do number 6 below:D



    November Nearly-dones
    1. Finish the great Summer/autumn/winter clothes declutter
    2. Massive Clear/declutter/dust/tidy/hoover our bedroom after aforementioned clothes declutter happens
    3. Sort out OH's tax return
    4. Sort out DS's tax return
    5. Extra tax returns – BIL & 2 x mates of DS’s (think I will have to start charging for my services!)
    6. Start distance-learning course
    7. Put in new rotary line
    8. 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
    9. plant windowsill herb collection
    10. plant bulb thingys
    2018 AFD 23/240
    2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
    Mortgage-free since 2013

    Debt-free since Nov 2017
  • TAG
    TAG Posts: 2,823 Forumite
    Here's what's left to do then.........

    Monday
    ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Extras
    1. Clean blinds
    2. Take a freezer/fridge inventory and see if you can start using it up and making space for christmas goodies!!
    Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs
    Level Two
    Wipe the sofas
    Level Three
    Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?

    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. binbag dance
    3. Make sure you have christmas cards.. especially those 'special' ones you get.. you know daughter/mother/husband etc
    Normal Household Dailies!!!!
    Wipe inside of oven and grill. (Done everyday then I don’t have to clean it IYSWIM)
    Sweep + mop kitchen floor.
    S+S downstairs toilet + mop floor.
    Tidy bedrooms and make beds.
    Bring dirty washing downstairs.
    Do 2 loads of washing.
    Tidy and S+S bathroom.
    Mop bathroom floor.
    Hoover d/s toilet/hallway/kitchen/living room/dining room +stairs
    Hoover bedrooms/landing and bathroom.
    Sort clean washing + put clothes away.
    Keep ironing together (x15)


  • Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs
    Level One

    Declutter and degrot the floors DONE
    Vacuum/mop floor DONE
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb DONE
    Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs
    Wipe the sofas
    Level Three
    Check smoke alarms..
    Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there. DONE
    Check oil/coal stores and prices for those who need them for their winter heating.
    Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?

    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. Declutter and make pretty the airing cupboard/linen store DONE
    3. binbag dance
    4. Make sure you have christmas cards.. especially those 'special' ones you get.. you know daughter/mother/husband etc
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Hi,

    I got a bit carried away and that HHC turned into 1 hr and 15 mins.

    In that time i

    Made beds
    Collected laundry
    Folded dry washing from airer
    Put damp washing in TD for 10 mins, it still wasn'y dry so has gone back in for another 10
    Put shopping away
    S & S Bathroom
    Put dry dishes away
    Washed up
    S & S Kitchen
    Emptied Kitchen bin
    Put washing on airer
    Dealt with todays post

    Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs Done can i have a star please Toots
    [STRIKE]Level One
    Declutter and degrot the floors
    Vacuum/mop floor
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs
    Wipe the sofas
    Level Three
    Check smoke alarms..
    Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there.
    Check oil/coal stores and prices for those who need them for their winter heating.
    Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?[/STRIKE]

    Extras
    1. HHI
    Extras

    Ebay
    Update Xmas SS & wrap
    Decorate passage 1 coat on bottom, 3 coats on top, ceiling & coving done
    Weed small garden
    [STRIKE]End of Month Accounts ( have done it on paper )[/STRIKE]
    PICK UP PARCEL ( i keep forgetting )
    Sew button back on coat
    Deal with paperwork
    Transfer money
    Clean out & move Rabbits
  • Morning all! Had a bit of a lie in today and DH has just gone to work - I feel sorry for him as it's absolutely freezing here and also I think it's raining so he's going to get very very cold.

    Spose I'd better do something useful instead of sitting here all wrapped up in my blanket!

    HHC at 11:10 - please join me if you can!

    Hugs Mrs Chaos, thinking of your MIL and your neighbour

    Lady L, have you heard from Diva yet? How are you today?

    Pleased I got one star last week, going to try to match that this week! Also joining Toots on her ebay challenge – list one item a day
    DAILIES:
    Washing up
    Empty bins
    Tidy LR/Kitchen
    S&S bathroomm
    HHK
    French lesson
    Days Text
    Bible reading
    Heel balm once/twice
    Laundry
    Go outside once/twice
    EXTRAS:
    Sew up black bra and pink one AGAIN! GRR
    Make draftexcluder – do after holiday
    Meet up with T and learn how to do accounts so can apply for HB and CTB – going to be done after 1 Nov
    Measure windows – go to Ikea to buy fleece blankets with holes in them
    Sort out reclaiming bank charges
    Put quilt under bottom sheet on bed
    Empty shredder
    Do shredding
    Sort out crackly phone

    Monday~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
    Level One
    Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
    Level Two
    Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
    Clear a sticky dishevelled cupboard
    Level Three
    Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary. – table covered in DH’s gibble, refuse to touch it, things live in there!
    Clean the oven and hob..

    Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs
    Level One
    Declutter and degrot the floors
    Vacuum/mop floor
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs
    Wipe the sofas
    Level Three
    Check smoke alarms..
    Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there.
    Check oil/coal stores and prices for those who need them for their winter heating.
    Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?
    "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together."
    Sealed pot challenge no.576 Loose change pays your debt challenge #2 no.1 Wannabe flylady
    Weight lost since 9 June 2009: [STRIKE]5.5[/STRIKE] 6 lbs
  • Quillion
    Quillion Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    Morning

    Took ds to school and the cat to the vet. Both the cat and i are now home anyone fancy a HHC 11.00-11.30 just a bit late so off i go xx
    :beer: Officially Debt Free Nov 2012 :beer:
  • jinky67
    jinky67 Posts: 47,812 Forumite
    Quillion wrote: »
    Morning

    Took ds to school and the cat to the vet. Both the cat and i are now home anyone fancy a HHC 11.00-11.30 just a bit late so off i go xx
    I think I will join you, this room is a mess:o:mad:
    :heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls
  • serena
    serena Posts: 2,387 Forumite
    Monday~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom Done!!:D:D:D
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three
    Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs Done!!:D:D:D
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three

    :coffee::coffee::coffee: Anyone??



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