Weekly Flylady Thread 28th December 2009

hypno06

DS's room is done - bar the replacement of the bedding which is in the wash now, so that is a significant improvement.

DD has just surfaced with much grumbling about how her room is actually-perfectly-ok-thank-you-very-much :rolleyes: I will persist with the [STRIKE]nagging[/STRIKE] gentle persuasion and see how we get on :rolleyes:

Dishwasher emptied, washing machine/tumble drier working overtime today, and will do a final HHI to complete my challenge later this afternoon.

beckyandjack

right have managed to get a bit done inbetween trips to vomit!! how lovely

Monday

DONE

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]
Declutter floors.. take any unhomed presents away upstairs to their respective rooms
Vacuum visible floors!
[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]
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
[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants while dewebbing!
Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork
Binbag dance!
[/STRIKE]



Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
[STRIKE]
Strip, wash and replace the bedding!
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter the floordrobe![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]
Tidy a chest of drawers or a cupboard

Stash away all the christmas paper, presents etc for next year

Vacuum the floors
[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Polish mirrors and windows
Put away all the bags and shoes that are lurking
Clear the bedside units/tables/bookpiles

[/STRIKE]

Thursday ~ Childrens rooms and the bathroom!
Level One..
[STRIKE]
Childrens jobs: Collect ALL the dirty laundry from your bedroom and put it in the wash basket!
Parent jobs (includes daddy too!): Clear and mop the bathroom floor
Throw away all the empties and put the new toiletries in the bathroom in the correct places!
[/STRIKE]

Level Two
Childrens jobs: [STRIKE]fill a binbag with rubbish, or stuff that is no longer used for charity shop/bin
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]
Parents jobs: Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins and the bidet and the tiles!
Wash any shower curtains/bath mats that are in need
shine the taps!
[/STRIKE]

Level Three
Childrens jobs: [STRIKE]Vacuum the floor and take down to the kitchen and dirty cups/pots/beakers
[/STRIKE]
Parents jobs: [STRIKE]Inspect the childrens rooms and help them make room for their new stuff if they are not old enough to do this themselves! If it looks good then they are permitted a reward for their hard work..
Empty bins etc from upstairs
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]
Strip and wash childrens bedding
[/STRIKE]



Extras

1. [STRIKE]
   1. Wash any windows in these rooms that need it
   2. Binbag dance
   3. Use up any remaining christmas food before it grows legs and starts running!
   4. HHI.. or more for those trying to complete the challenge!
   [/STRIKE]

HOORAY, all done

some might of been delegated to OH but it is all done so I don't care

greenbee

hex2 wrote: »

We have major condensation - seems far worse this winter than in previous years. Will a dehumdifier help? Any recommendations? Stone walls probably want re-pointing.

I've got a cheap homebase one, and it's great. Interestingly, it seems to be more effective if I have it on upstairs, but I do move it around.

hex2 wrote: »

I hoovered all of upstairs, and DS2 is doing all of downstairs. Again, for a treat :D.

Would he like to come and visit?

Nearly finished this horrid bit of work (2.5 hours so far... supposed to be 45 minutes...)

xx_Jo_xx

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
mop the floor
Level Two
Level Three
Wipe over the units

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
Level Two
Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
Level Three

Extras

1. HHI
2. S&S the porch
3. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
replace the bedding!
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
Clear 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

Thursday ~ Childrens rooms and the bathroom!
Level One..
Parent jobs (includes daddy too!): mop the bathroom floor
Throw away all the empties and put the new toiletries in the bathroom in the correct places!
Level Two
Parents jobs: Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins and the bidet and the tiles!
shine the taps!
Level Three
Childrens jobs: Vacuum the floor
Empty bins etc from upstairs

Extras

1. HHI.. or more for those trying to complete the challenge!

xx_Jo_xx

I have some flan cases and some bananas which need to be used.
Anyone got a recipe for a caramel-type sauce which i can use with the bananas and the flan, which wont make the flan base go soggy!? Or any other ideas how to use them up?

TIA xx

gratefulforhelp_2

jo sounds like banoffee pie to me. Heat large can condensed milk in a non-stick saucepan, add 6oz butter and 6oz sugar and stir on a low heat 'til butter and sugar dissolve. Boil for 5 min, carefully, as it will burn your skin. Pour onto base and decorate with sliced banana soaked in lemon juice to prevent browning (and cut throught the sweetness).

Toots I am at the bottom of the ironing basket!!! :j:j:j

It is like sick bay here, 3/4 of us have stinking colds.

hex we had water running down the inside of the sitting room walls, the condensation was that bad. Dehumidifier has helped loads, as well as trickle heating and proper ventilation. Read Jeff Howells who writes in the Torygraph about it (askjeff.co.uk).

msgnomey

Right off out now to Hobby Craft ...eekk:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:...will no doubt spend far too much LOL

Have just decluttered some lunch and DD out of bed into shower

Catch you all later!xx

Valli

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
so I am on the phone to Amazon Mastercard/co-op bank/hbos who kindly patched me through to Amazon who put the phone down on me back to co-op/amazon:rolleyes:
so DD makes pancakes so DS makes them (separate equipment) and smoke alarms tested and cooking oil left out, lid loose, knocked over on floor, (by me) floor mopped (by me) half of pots washed by DD DS 'suddenly' NEEDS to do homework :rolleyes: air in kitchen dining room BLUE from SMOKE back door open DS freezing (wearing a t-shirt in December ...

on the plus side the washing's drying WM x 2 now on line
zapper removed...
DS switches heating on
I switch it off

MrsChaos

Quick update:

Since joining the last HHC I've
S&S kitchen/caught up with last bits of washing up
opened and sorted mail
more feeding of WM/TD
emptied DW and put more dishes in
cut up lots of break to feed ducks tomorrow
quick tidy round of LR
soaked peas and took ham out of freezer for soup later
put shopping away

Ready for lunch now, then take some non-iron clothes upstairs. Make a start on ironing and then go an see friends down the road (have promised DS2 for being good today).

MrsChaos

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

jo sounds like banoffee pie to me. Heat large can condensed milk in a non-stick saucepan, add 6oz butter and 6oz sugar and stir on a low heat 'til butter and sugar dissolve. Boil for 5 min, carefully, as it will burn your skin. Pour onto base and decorate with sliced banana soaked in lemon juice to prevent browning (and cut throught the sweetness).

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Would it work with evaporated milk? Bought too much when I got the ingredients for fudge.