Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

greenbee

ruthiejane wrote: »

the cats are asleep on the spare bed. I can't put the light on in there as it would wake them up.

Bet hex borrows that excuse sometime... :p:p ... she's always claiming that her cats stop her doing things;)

(((hugs))) hope you feel better soon.

I'm hungry... at least, I think I am. More likely I'm bored... but I am making progress with the paper (the shared one, not one of my own :rolleyes:)

thifty

valli what is your most hated job then? I too have a button tin!

jinky67

Mumof2 wrote: »

AF has arrived with a vengeance

here too, with NO warning at all:mad::mad::mad::mad:

And I am using that as my excuse for my CBA'ness of today:D

I have still done nothing but.....

I did declutter dinner and turn on the DW earlier:A

Valli

I was just pulling my duvet up and straightening it when my cat took a flying leap on from the windowsill. talk about luxury! The sun streams in through my bedroom window and she was BASKING in it.
Mind you, had I not finished I would have scooted her off...I'm not THAT indulgent. I can't lie down all day - why should she?
I am cleaning the dining room, just dropped in as I go upstairs with some stuff! My blue box (tins and bottles) and blue bag (paper) will be collected tomorrow and I have found more stuff to put in them...looks like the wellies will be going back on
(actually I have just remembered I have batteries to go in too...I recycle mine and I bring them from work, too)

Hated job is drying and putting away pots. By the time I have cooked and eaten and washed up I feel I have seen quite enough of them!

pigpen

Valli wrote: »

oooh I am ALL GROWN UP

I know this because I now have a proper button TIN like my mother and her mother before her - except mine's square, theirs were round (as opposed to a choc-full plastic vitalite box and an equally choc-full meds box dated 1984 which was my Great-Aunt's) with buttons and, more importantly, room to scuffle them around with my fingers while I look for buttons - and remember the hours I played, as a child, with the aforementioned button tins,
Some of the buttons I have in there are OLDER THAN ME!

Decluttered two plastic containers there, one of which will be reused!

I have my grans button tin, there are buttons in there older than my mother!.. so probably about the same age as yours .. it smells divine. I also have my great grandads drill.. it is ancient and useless but it is mine. I also have an old old sewing book which was given to my greataunt when she got married... 60 years ago!.. still in the original packaging it was posted in.

ruthiejane

Excuse me being thick but what is AF?

I've just listed something on ebay, so at least the whole day hasn't been wasted!
We've a house rule that the cat's must not be disturbed... I think it comes of not having kids!

thifty

i have my grandma's cake stand and lots of my mums things from when she passed. Not junk, just useful things with happy memories attached. My mum would have been very proud of my OS ways!

jinky67

ruthiejane wrote: »

Excuse me being thick but what is AF?

Time of the month;)

I have some old cookbooks of my GGrans...things like sheeps head broth_pale_

Penelope_Penguin

45th week! THOU SHALT BOAST ABOUT THINE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, but only in special Spylady invisible ink ;-)

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One ~ done :j
Level Two ~ done :j
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary[/STRIKE]
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. wash windows
2. Declutter the tops of the wall units
3. Sort recipe books/files

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding!
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear a box of stuff from the landing.[/STRIKE]
Vacuum and turn the mattress
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors[/STRIKE]
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!?
[STRIKE]Wash curtains/blinds that are in need.[/STRIKE]


Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Dust and deweb
3. Shine 2 lightshades!
4. Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one ~ done :j
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
Sort coats and shoes and bags
Level Three ~ done :j

Extras

1. Binbag dance..

Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
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!!!
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
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. [STRIKE]Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
   
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames! [/STRIKE]
3. HHI
4. 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!

And I did some bathrooming already too

• order new camera
• empty freezer
• sew button onto DS's school trews
• return library books
• order Bero book
• wax coffee table
• [STRIKE]make brown loaf
• menu plan
• shopping list to match [/STRIKE]
• pack away decorations
• [STRIKE]fill log basket[/STRIKE]
• fill coal scuttle
• stuff to the loft
• bake cake
• sort credit card receipts
• [STRIKE]internet banking[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]make white loaf
• [/STRIKE]order computer cable and headphones for DH
• polish kettle
• make brown loaf - having children home for lunch has depleted bread stocks

Linda32

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding! - Friday is bed day
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc[/STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum and turn the mattress
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors[/STRIKE]Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
[STRIKE]Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash curtains/blinds that are in need.[/STRIKE]

Did the top of wardrobe as part of the declutter thread and washed net curtain at weekend, does that still count?

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Dust and deweb
3. Shine 2 lightshades!

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
[STRIKE]Clear floors of clutter[/STRIKE] and vacuum them
[STRIKE]Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace![/STRIKE] :beer:
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
Wipe and [STRIKE]water plants[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
2. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
3. polish and dust all the electricals!
4. 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]
[STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! [/STRIKE] - Seem to cross that one out far too easy :beer:
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe!
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!