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Weekly Flylady Thread 28th December 2009

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  • TAG
    TAG Posts: 2,823 Forumite
    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
    :j:j:j ALL DONE TOOTS!!!:j:j:j


    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!! :p
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
    Level One
    Strip, wash and replace the bedding!
    Declutter the floordrobe!
    Level Two
    Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard
    Stash away all the christmas paper, presents etc for next year
    Vacuum the floors
    Level Three
    Polish mirrors and windows
    Put away all the bags and shoes that are lurking
    Clear the bedside units/tables/bookpiles
    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of gibble
    2. dust and deweb
    3. Straighten the linen/towel cupboard
    4. Do a small job you have been putting off for weeks and weeks
    Normal Daily Household Chores!!!!
    Tidy the kitchen. Load/unload/reload DW. Wipe surfaces.
    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.
    Mop front doorstep.
    Tidy living room and put any stuff upstairs.
    Wipe over PC desk + keep free from clutter.
    Tidy bedrooms and make beds.
    Bring dirty washing downstairs.
    Do 2 loads of washing.
    Tidy and S+S bathroom.
    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)
    Walk Sweep. (delegate if needed)
    List 5/3/2 things on Ebay

  • Tilli-Tot
    Tilli-Tot Posts: 182 Forumite
    edited 30 December 2009 at 2:38PM
    Morning, thank you for all the hugs yesterday, it helps, y'know :o

    Congrats Polkadot :j

    I'd like to join in the Health/weight challenge too please. I decluttered 22lbs last (this?) year but unfortunately I am a comfort eater and have found 12 of the things I left lying around. I wasnt to tidy away about 35lbs all together but I will take it a lb or 2 at a time :D

    I'm Flying babysteps this week, but heres my list to get me motivated.



    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
    Level One
    mop the floor
    Level Two
    Clean oven
    Clean out the fridge.. make a note of the lovelies you bought for christmas and have not yet eaten.. work it into a meal plan
    Level Three
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe over the units and large appliances

    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. Scrub down any tiles that are looking icky
    3. Wipe over all the small appliances
    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Done!!
    Level Two
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
    Sort out coats and bags etc.. wash any that need doing before we go back to school/work
    Level Three
    Wipe and water plants while dewebbing!
    Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork

    Extras
    1. S&S the porch
    2. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!! :p
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
    Level One
    DONE!!
    Level Two
    DONE!!
    Level Three
    DONE!!
    Extras
    DONE!!

    Not too bad I don't think.. onward then :D
    (note to self... remember what page my list is on :rolleyes:)
    LBM 26/12/08
    Overdraft Dec 08-LBM (before payday) £615

    Overdraft Oct 09-GONE!!
    Sealed Pot Challenge 09-£45-13

  • Morning everyone - off to find my list.
  • welshkaz
    welshkaz Posts: 288 Forumite
    edited 30 December 2009 at 9:41AM
    My everyday bits are ....
    1/ Put washer on.
    2/ put tumble on or peg out (at mo more tumbling grrrr).
    3/ Hoover living room.
    4/ sweep kitchen floor hall and downstairs loo.
    5/ wash the above floors.
    6/ s+s kitchen surfaces, sort dishes etc
    7/ take all rubbish out nightly.
    8/ s+s downstairs loo.
    WOW I may just start giving myself a penny a job in a cleaning jar i bet it will soon add up monthly for a treat for the chief cleaner!!!!!
    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
    Level One
    Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Level Two
    Put away the special crockery/glasses you got out for christmas
    Clean the hob and oven
    Clean out the fridge.. make a note of the lovelies you bought for christmas and have not yet eaten.. work it into a meal plan
    Make stock/stew from leftovers

    Level Three
    Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
    Clean out the drawers which house the cutlery and the big utensils (ladles and such like!).. I just noticed mine are gross!
    Dust and deweb
    Wipe over the units and large appliances
    Extras
    wash windows
    Scrub the sink and polish the taps
    Scrub down any tiles that are looking icky
    Wipe over all the small appliances

    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter floors.. take any unhomed presents away upstairs to their respective rooms
    Vacuum visible floors!
    Level Two
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
    Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
    Sort out coats and bags etc.. wash any that need doing before we go back to school/work
    Level Three
    Wipe and water plants while dewebbing!
    Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork
    Binbag dance!


    Extras
    1. If you are leaving your tree up past New Year.. make it look nice again!
    2. HHI
    3. S&S the porch
    4. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!! :p
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and LandingLevel One
    Strip, wash and replace the bedding!

    Declutter the floordrobe!
    Level Two
    Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard
    Stash away all the christmas paper, presents etc for next year
    Vacuum the floors
    Level Three
    Polish mirrors and windows
    Put away all the bags and shoes that are lurking
    Clear the bedside units/tables/bookpiles
    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of gibble
    2. dust and deweb
    3. Straighten the linen/towel cupboard
    4. Do a small job you have been putting off for weeks and weeks
    better get off my bum and get cracking first im off to sliming world !!!!!!!!
    may groc challenge £167/£280...
  • jackywhizz
    jackywhizz Posts: 726 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 30 December 2009 at 4:21PM
    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
    Level One
    Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Level Three
    Wipe over the units and large appliances




    Extras
    1. Scrub the sink and polish the taps
    2. Wipe over all the small appliances
    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs



    Extras
    1. HHI
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
    Level One
    Strip, wash and replace the bedding!
    Declutter the floordrobe!
    Level Two
    Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard
    Vacuum the floors
    Level Three
    Polish mirrors and windows


    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of gibble
    2. dust and deweb
    3. Do a small job you have been putting off for weeks and weeks
  • Poppytime
    Poppytime Posts: 8,353 Forumite
    So glad today is bedroom as mine is usually pretty tidy – just got to wait for daughter to wake up before I can get in there as she slept with me last night
    Sexymouse - Well done on the bargain shopping
    Soappie - Great news on the book – Congratulations. Have an online friend that has had a book published and could ask him some questions when I next speak to him if it would be of any help – he is in Australia though so don’t know if that would make any difference
    Carlsberggal – Middle age spread, I know tis a bugga :o
    Mumoffour77 - Hope all be ok with Dad. You gave me the biggest giggle I have had in days with your 3D’s – that is if I have the third one right ;)
    Lil_me – Hope you get your new sofas today and :mad: for your niece
    Polkadot – Congratulations
    Tilli-Tot - Hugs for you
    Special hugs for LadyL, Toots and Diva
    JINKY – Have your got anything sorted with DD yet. Hope all turns out how you want it


    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
    Level One
    Level Two ALL DONE :j:j:j
    Level Three

    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. Scrub the sink and polish the taps DONE
    3. Scrub down any tiles that are looking icky
    4. Wipe over all the small appliancesDONE

    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter floors.. take any unhomed presents away upstairs to their respective rooms Have asked them to do this but fallen on deaf ears
    Vacuum visible floors!
    Level Two
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
    Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
    Sort out coats and bags etc.. wash any that need doing before we go back to school/work
    Level Three
    Wipe and water plants while dewebbing!
    Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork
    Binbag dance!
    Extras
    1. If you are leaving your tree up past New Year.. make it look nice again!
    2. HHI DONE X 2
    3. S&S the porch
    Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!!
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
    Level One
    Strip, wash and replace the bedding!
    Declutter the floordrobe!
    Level Two
    Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard
    Stash away all the christmas paper, presents etc for next year
    Vacuum the floors
    Level Three
    Polish mirrors and windows
    Put away all the bags and shoes that are lurking
    Clear the bedside units/tables/bookpiles
    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of gibble What is gibble :o
    2. dust and deweb
    3. Straighten the linen/towel cupboard
    4. Do a small job you have been putting off for weeks and weeks





    I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun ;)

  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
    Level One
    Level Two
    Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard
    Vacuum the floors
    Level Three
    Polish mirrors and windows

    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of gibble
    2. dust and deweb
    3. Do a small job you have been putting off for weeks and weeks
    Sunnyzo's list of things to do
    Plant bulbs
    Plant garlic
    Take wardrobe apart and take to tip if possible
    Council Tax
    Biscuits to make
    Complete ironing by Wed at the latest :rotfl:
    Plan walk
    Walk food etc
    Birdfeeders and food
    Garden tidy if weather improves

    Morning all!

    Bucketing down with rain here today, still at least no more snow now it has finally gone.

    Bedding in the washer now and I'm having a cup of tea before cracking on with things today
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • Bedding in the washer, healthy breakfast scoffed, wii fitted, teens still snoring :rolleyes: Off to walk the mutts before cleaning floors as we will return muddy
    LBM 26/12/08
    Overdraft Dec 08-LBM (before payday) £615

    Overdraft Oct 09-GONE!!
    Sealed Pot Challenge 09-£45-13

  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I got up earlier than OH, he is still in bed and I finally seem to be getting somewhere with these dratted programme notes. Maybe today will be productive.
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £1130/£1200
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £2873.51/£30,000
  • tinkerbellsmum_2
    tinkerbellsmum_2 Posts: 574 Forumite
    edited 30 December 2009 at 11:38AM
    hi all hope u all had good xmas's. i've had a busy 2 days and have guests coming tommorrow so have alot to catch up on today

    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Sweep[/STRIKE] and mop the floor
    Level Two-done
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary[/STRIKE]
    Clean out the drawers which house the cutlery and the big utensils (ladles and such like!).. I just noticed mine are gross!
    Dust and deweb
    [STRIKE]Wipe over the units and large appliances[/STRIKE]



    Extras
    1. wash windows
    2. Scrub the sink and polish the taps
    3. Scrub down any tiles that are looking icky
    4. Wipe over all the small appliances
    Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One-done!
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move![/STRIKE]
    Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
    Sort out coats and bags etc.. wash any that need doing before we go back to school/work
    Level Three-done
    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]If you are leaving your tree up past New Year.. make it look nice again![/STRIKE]
    2. HHI
    3. S&S the porch
    4. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!! :p
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
    Level One
    Strip, wash and replace the bedding!
    Declutter the floordrobe!
    Level Two
    Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard
    Stash away all the christmas paper, presents etc for next year
    Vacuum the floors
    Level Three
    Polish mirrors and windows
    Put away all the bags and shoes that are lurking
    Clear the bedside units/tables/bookpiles


    Extras
    1. Sort through a box of gibble
    2. dust and deweb
    3. Straighten the linen/towel cupboard
    4. Do a small job you have been putting off for weeks and weeks
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