Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

koolkid

msgnomey wrote: »

I too have bin problems...they are full to bursting! as we have wheelies we are not 'allowed' to put out any lose bags but at this rate I will never catch up with collections again!

Our council have said they will collect black bags if left at the side of the wheelie bin.... but won't be coming until next Tuesday

Just going to see if the green bin is empty- I could store the bin bags in their if not

kk

Poppytime

Have got to the bottom of the ironing basket again :j:j:j
Wont be getting the childrens rooms done as they are 19/17 and think they should keep them clean themselves. Having said that once DD is back in Uni I usually have a blitz through there as she wont be here to mess it up again :rotfl:
If the back room can be likened to a spare room then maybe that can be partly substituted Toots?
On hold now as DF's laptop has died a death so she is bringing it over for me to look at - probably work on that for the rest of the night!!!

Valli - DS's room. Been there and done that :eek: hence the reason I dont intend entering again :rolleyes:
G&B - Good news on DDs tests but shame about the rabbit
JoJo - Hope it is nothing to worry about
Koolkid - Have got 5 binbags out the back as I missed the collection this week :mad: Miscalculated which day the bank holiday was so thought the collection would be a day late I have double bagged them and am just keeping my fingers crossed. Seems to be the cats that are the worst problem here

greenbee

msgnomey wrote: »

I too have bin problems...they are full to bursting! as we have wheelies we are not 'allowed' to put out any lose bags but at this rate I will never catch up with collections again!

Try being nice to your neighbours. Some people (like me) never fill their bins up. We haven't had a collection for several weeks, but the bin is less than 1/4 full. Recycling is more of a problem, so I may have to have several walks up to the village hall.

School is staying closed, although they've got a digger clearing the carpark so if it snows again it should be OK for staff to come in on Monday. Only one teacher lives in the village (plus all the TAs) but we can't really open the school with so few staff. Ironically another reason is that if we open and the pupils who are driven can't make it, it'll affect our attendance numbers, whereas if we stay shut... we'll be fine :rolleyes:. So we need some ideas as to how we can open to walkers only without impacting on the stats... and next time hope the staff get snowed into the village so that they want ths school open to give them something to do!

beemuzed

Am getting odd bits done - but not a great deal! Managed to clear out both fridges and clean, so feel a bit virtuous! had to go to nearby village to meet the children I'm to be tutoring this term today - DH drove as I loathe snow! Worst bit was our own road (we live at the top of a hill in a close, so not too much traffic to keep road clear - we got stuck trying to get back! Glad it wasn't me driving. DH very patient and managed to get us moving again in the end.
So glad I no longer have to make decisions on whether or not to close the school! Whatever decision made means not pleasing someone! Sometimes I think that's been the best thing about retirement!
Our non-recycling bin was collected today, but not the food bin. Don't know whether they'll try again tomorrow or leave it until next week.

ajmoney

I haven't done much but I did look at the list and realise that there are some things that I don't have or don't need doing.

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding!
Level Two
Vacuum and turn the mattress
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wash windows[/STRIKE]
2. Dust and deweb
3. Shine 2 lightshades!

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
Level Three
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Extras

1. polish and dust all the electricals!
2. Binbag dance..

Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
[/STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
[STRIKE]Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!![/STRIKE] OHs brother is coming back to stay, I will wash the sheets once he has gone.
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean 2 windows[/STRIKE] Already done
[STRIKE]Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors[/STRIKE] I have done this
Extra Task List

1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
2. HHI
3. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Going to pick OH up early and perform my stuff to him for some feedback.

Penelope_Penguin

ajmoney wrote: »

Going to pick OH up early and perform my stuff to him for some feedback.

I have no idea what you do, but hope that OH give you good feedback for your performance

Lots of decluttering done, and rewarded myself with an hour's needlepoint :T

Penny. x

Careful_with_that_Axe

We have a dreadful time with binbags here - seagulls rip them to shreads and make a dreadful mess. Tis quite common practice to throw a blanket or old sheet over the binbags outside and is normally enough to keep most vermin away.
No flying here except onto my bum in the snow.

nicki_2

Another snow day tomorrow!!! :j:j:j:j:D:D:D I think we'll have a Harry Potter-thon and get all the ironing done tomorrow so I'm off to do stuff around the house from the list. First things first though...off to get that box for DD

caledoniaquine

Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor[/STRIKE]
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
[STRIKE]Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe![/STRIKE]
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors


And cleaned the bathroom after reading it might be that today lol :rotfl:

jjef

Afternoon all,

Toots - when you have a chance a bathroom star for me
Dusty - thanks for the list I have obviously being doing this too long as i automaticaly think Thurs its bathroom day and had made a start before i checked.
pigpen - glad it was just a technical glitch re no list

I still have a huge pile of ironing to tackle so going to squeeze in a HHI before tea in the hope that i may get to sit in front of the box later