Weekly Flylady Thread 7th December 2009

greenbee

I appear to have run out of caster sugar, so baking is on hold for the moment... trying to get the stove going really well, so am burning a lot of kindling :rolleyes: My dad has informed me that I need to buy local newspapers as they burn better than nationals or resort to firelighters :eek:

So between watching the fire and feeding it, I'm going to attempt to make some progress with the list...

So far all stocking fillers have been moved into the spare room, and lots of windows opened.

Monday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
Level One
Level Two
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.

Extras

1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
2. Wash the windows
3. Clean the top of the kitchen wall units.. if you can reach.. no accidents please!!

Tuesday - living room, hallway, stairs
Level one
Level two
Wipe and water plants
Wash the windows
Level three
Wipe the sofas and wash any skanky soft furnishings
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs. did this not long ago, and the kitchen, so might do different paintwork when I work out which needs doing most!

Extras

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows and any chairs/sofas
Clean curtains/blinds etc
Declutter floors
Level Three
Wash bathmats/shower curtain and furry bog hats

Extras -

Thursday - Master messroom! and landing
Level one
Strip the bedding and get it washed!
30 minutes floordrobe/junk clearing!!
Level Two
Vacuum and turn the mattress, vacuum the landing and floor
Remake the bed
Clean the windows
Level Three
Wash any curtains/etc that are in need
Wipe down all the furry paintwork
Fill a binbag for charity shop or the bin! - half a bag of clothes done
Extra

1. Wash some light shades

Friday - spare rooms or just neglected spaces
Level One
Change and dirty bedding that needs it!
Level Two
Vacuum through the rooms that need it
Wash any soft furnishings that require a wash
Level Three
Clear out the toy boxes.. (or a box of guff) .. Santa wants to fill them up.. but he can't if there is no space!
Clean out any bins.. and do a binbag dance!!
Clear out a grotty cupboard!.. any cupboard so long as it is grotty!
Extras
Also need to bleach the loo brush holder as it's grim :eek: and clear the leaves from the drains outside :rolleyes:. Bath probably needs a scrub with astonish sometime too, as it has some stubborn marks.

jinky67

I wont be back on till Wednesday now......so I will wish Diva a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY for tomorrow just now:D:kiss:


Save me a place for next week

kazmeister

Morning - jeez only just.

DH decluttered off to bed. I'm still in PJ's and dressing gown but have had a lovely fried brunch which should see me for a little while although I know theres chocolte in the fridge .......... Mmmmmmm chocolate

jinky67 wrote: »

Remember the deal I brokered with Daz's DD?
Well she is in for a bloody big shock when she is after her money:mad:
She has put rubbish outside her room door .....its been there since, and she hasnt hoovered it either....nearly every day she was doing it the next day......that is a whole week she has had, and neither would I say her room is tidy either, it may have been emptied of rubbish but thats it:rolleyes:
She will discover I am not a soft touch.....no money for her:cool:

That does not sound half as bad as DD and yes I'm being tough with her. She will get no money from me until its done and she wants to buy Christmas presents for school friends. Doubt that they'll get them now but she can deal with it and explain to them why as I am sick of it.

Here's the "improvement"

BEFORE









AFTER 2 WEEKS OF TIDYING !!!!????!!!!







I actually dont know what to do any more - I know those who have been here a while have seen this battle many many times but it seems to be one I cant win

I NEED HELP

greenbee

I wonder whether I've made any progress?

Monday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Dining Room of Gloom
Level One
Level Two
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best [/STRIKE]
2. Wash the windows
3. Clean the top of the kitchen wall units.. if you can reach.. no accidents please!!

Tuesday - living room, hallway, stairs
Level one
Level two
Wipe and water plants
Wash the windows
Level three
Wipe the sofas and wash any skanky soft furnishings
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs. did this not long ago, and the kitchen, so might do different paintwork when I work out which needs doing most!

Extras

Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows and any chairs/sofas
Clean curtains/blinds etc
[STRIKE] Declutter floors[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wash bathmats/shower curtain and furry bog hats[/STRIKE]

Extras -

Thursday - Master messroom! and landing
Level one
Strip the bedding and get it washed!
[STRIKE] 30 minutes floordrobe/junk clearing!![/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum and turn the mattress, vacuum the landing and floor
Remake the bed
Clean the windows
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wash any curtains/etc that are in need[/STRIKE]
Wipe down all the furry paintwork
Fill a binbag for charity shop or the bin! - half a bag of clothes done
Extra

1. [STRIKE]Wash some light shades[/STRIKE]

Friday - spare rooms or just neglected spaces
Level One
Change and dirty bedding that needs it!
Level Two
[STRIKE] Vacuum through the rooms that need it[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wash any soft furnishings that require a wash[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Clear out the toy boxes.. (or a box of guff) .. Santa wants to fill them up.. but he can't if there is no space![/STRIKE] Sorted all stocking presents and put them in the spare room
[STRIKE] Clean out any bins.. and do a binbag dance!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clear out a grotty cupboard!.. any cupboard so long as it is grotty![/STRIKE] Summer clothes packed away in spare room wardrobe
Extras
[STRIKE]Also need to bleach the loo brush holder as it's grim :eek:[/STRIKE] and clear the leaves from the drains outside :rolleyes:. Bath probably needs a scrub with astonish sometime too, as it has some stubborn marks.

Spare room is now done... fire seems to have finally got doing, so I'll have to see whether I can keep it alight for the rest of the day! Just going to hoover the whole of the upstairs, then depending on time I may have to start getting ready to go out

Craftyscholar

greenbee wrote: »

Also need to bleach the loo brush holder as it's grim :eek:

Why do they fix the bristles in with metal bits that rust so it looks 'orrible even after you have bleached it

Pollybear

Afternoon all

I read yesterday but I think I forgot to post....

Not much going on, normal washing, tidying up, cooking etc. Just saying I'm still here! Hope everyone's OK.

poohbear59

Hi All!!

I have given up on flying for the weekend and we have our new little collie. She was very nervous in the kennels but it now coming out of her shell a little. We had a good night, no messes or crying so we are even more delighted with her.

The only problem is when she gets excited she dribbles (pee) on the floor. I am putting copious amounts of water on it (when it happens on the carpet) and soaking it up with kitchen roll. I tried vinegar when we got the last dog and it dyed the carpet so any useful tips would be greatly appreciated.

cyclingyorkie

have survived DD2's sleepover!

May be back to post coherently later......

jinky67

kazmeister wrote: »

That does not sound half as bad as DD and yes I'm being tough with her. She will get no money from me until its done and she wants to buy Christmas presents for school friends. Doubt that they'll get them now but she can deal with it and explain to them why as I am sick of it.

oh that made me laugh:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
at least her room looks clean........this one is filled with empty cans, glasses, wrappers, plates, and crumbs and general mess:eek::cool:
I am still resisting the urge to OCD it though;)

hex2

Huge hugs for you Kazm - it doesn't seem that long since you bottomed the whole room out for her. Utterly frustrating for you.

Silly insomnia again so running on caffeine. I have hoovered the ground floor, wiped condensation and cat snot off the windows and washed the frames as a mould prevention measure. Emptied the DW and put it on a cleaning wash.

Poohbear - I squirt a bit of diluted vax animal care carpet shampoo on Bens little dribbles. I would test an area first though. Sounds good so far though if she is not crying, a hard habit to break. When do we get a picture?