Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

helen_jelly

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One

Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three


The bathroom was absolutely disgusting but its sparkly now - gonna have a bath soon hehe Comp desk will be done later so I'm going to get 5 stars this week yeah!!

Ta ra for now

Helen x

shazba

Toochoosey i have been feeling the same with my dd's i seem to be losing my patience. And it doesn't help that i can't get them out of the house. Well i can get dd1 out but dd2 is only 18 mnths and can't walk in the snow as its up to her waist:eek::eek:And i can't push a buggy either:rolleyes:.

I have just made lunch i am just finishing my cuppa then i will do the dishes and hoover LR and then see if there is something good on tv.xx

toochoosey

I have decluttered the junk drawer in the kitchen and is looking loads better!!!

Something better than nothing seeing as I haven't gone near the bathroom yet!!!

Lil_me.....Not sure if you posted and I missed it but did DS enjoy his birthday and did any of the vouchers work?

Hugs Shazba....DD has gone to her fiends now so going to have a peacful cuppa xx

MissHiggerty

Hooray! Thankyou, thankyou Piggers! It ***was*** the bathroom today.

[SHAME on me for ever thinking that you might make it the attic and outbuildings today, just to steal our stars from us! :p:rotfl::rotfl:]

Anyway, that's two stars I've earned today, because I did a few jobs on the study to finish off the bathroom list; plus I did the kitchen today (there's nothing like tackling things in a logical order, is there? :rolleyes:)

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area STAR PLEASE TOOTS!!! :j
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge.. [/STRIKE] ... and I found some extra fridge bits in my plastics cupboard (see below), including some zigzaggy door shelf guards to stop all the bottles committing hari-kiri if you fling the door open a little abruptly... like DH does...:rolleyes:
Used the wrinkly veggies for a bit pot of soup...and made some bread to go with it...
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products![/STRIKE] I did my freezer trays/biscuit tins cupboard instead because everything kept falling out when I opened the door. Now sorted and stacked neatly; cracked stuff thrown out; biscuit tins emptied of anything soft (made them into crumbs for the birds), and all wiped over. Hope this is OK.
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. wash windows Not in this weather!
   
2. Declutter the tops of the wall units
3. Sort recipe books/files Where would I start!!!!
   
4. [STRIKE]Wipe over all the small appliances[/STRIKE] Kettle, toaster, microwave, stick blender, Magimix.
5. [STRIKE]Culled all the aprons hanging by the door.[/STRIKE] Found DD's 'Little Miss Messy' painting overall, size 2-3yrs, at the bottom of the heap, still plastered in paint and playdoh from the last use. Um.... She's 12 now....:o

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area ANOTHER STAR PLEASE TOOTS!!! :j
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms [/STRIKE]
2. Empty the cupboard and clean it out.. colour ordered bottles inside!
3. [STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes [/STRIKE] ... or refilled with toiletries in less attractive bottles that have been hanging around for a while...
4. [STRIKE]If you have a shelf.. empty and clean it[/STRIKE]

Yippee! Still got a bit of cooking to do, so that will probably be it for this week, but it's good to be back. Bathroom in particular looks *much* better.

Love and hugs to all (no time to read the whole thread I'm afraid!)

MissH
xxxxx

xx_Jo_xx

BenW wrote: »

The first task for the spare room (actually I have two and both are in the same state) was to put away anything that didnt belong there. Well anything that doesnt have a home goes into the spare rooms (once one was full, we started to fill up the other one), which means that almost everything in those two rooms doesnt belong there. It would take a year to clear it, so thought I would concentrate on the easier bits for now, until those are in hand, then start to tackle the spare rooms.

Ruth

Hi Ruth - welcome to the thread. Im glad that your finding it useful! Like Dusty has said, the stars are nothing to worry about - they were more for long term fliers who become complacent and just to encourage everyone to try that little bit harder!

There are not many people who earn all the stars every week, except a few who have been following for a long time. Like Dusty said, jobs which take you 30-45 minutes initially, only take a few minutes the next time, as you are only wiping off a weeks worth of dirt instead of months of buildup! You then find you have more time to get on with the next task etc.

Regarding the spare rooms - Rome wasnt built in a day and neither was the piles of clutter in those rooms. Dont try to tackle these in one go and take 'Babysteps'. Set aside 10 minutes everyday and do something....

Go into on one room for 10 minutes everyday, either chucking out rubbish, filling a bag for the bin or charity shop, listing 5 things on Ebay...

It wont take you long to start seeing a difference and you will get there eventually, and we will be here to help you xx

Careful_with_that_Axe

JoJo. Big hugs to you and congrats on exams.

I suffer from depression too although am managing OK(ish) on Anti-D's but am finding the lists here help me as I end the day feeling I have acommplished something - however small. I'm also finding I'm forgiving myself for the things that haven't been done as there's always tomorrow. That's a big thing for me.
In the middle of finishing the L/R list iyswim. Will update lists later on.

nikki_angel

4 stars in total please!

Couldn't do yesterday as it would mean sustituting kids room/spare room for walk in wardrobe and I'm just not prepared for that bit yet! Done half of it but done ironing instead of finishing!

Bathroom completed - woohoo! My house is sparkling.

Thank you everyone!

Valli

Benw (and anyone else collapsing under clutter) - I think you need AnWsmums patented (and popular) dot-2-dot method for those spare rooms/combined with a 15 minute challenge or HHC

here's how I would do them

get two boxes label them charity shop/freecycle and e bay. Grab a bin bag.
allocate a set amount of time a day (eg half hour HHC)
select one area/pile/cupboard and go through everything in the area.

Either keep (and rehome if necessary); put in e bay box; put in charity box; put in bin bag and bin.

every item in that area.

After half an hour stop, put up feet and leave for the next day. Photograph anything you're ebaying and upload to site (or amazon or play whatever...). Offer anything on freecycle. Put charity stuff in car ready to drop off at your convenience.

IF you can persuade someone to help you you will need BIG boxes because it's very easy to be ruthless with someone else's stuff. Precious to you but gibble to everyone else;)
When I go and fling at my sisters I actually bring a lot away with me then I know it has left her house. Much goes to neice for carbooting!
(I am only v. quick at flying because I have been here ages and have e-bayed and flung no end of stuff! - best sale was a DVD of DD's which went for an incredible £25 on Amazon!)

Mumof2_2

OK, I've had a go at the blinds (had to take everything back off the window sill to do them and clean the sink after). They were FILTHY (sorry to shout).

I've done them as best as I can but for next time can someone tell me if there is an easy way to clean Venetian blinds? I sprayed some Dettol spray, left it for a bit and then wiped with a damp sponge. They look much better but not perfect. Now you must remember Flylady says we don't have to do things perfectly so I'm not about to dash back upstairs lol!

Next time I'd like to do them better plus the kitchen blinds will need doing when they're next on the list and there's 2 of them :eek:

artydoll

I,d like to join,really need a kick up the backside to get me moving,lol
I suffer with COPD and osteo arthritis , so will try level 1 please as a start