Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

serena

greenbee wrote: »

Any chance of cuttings for flyladis this summer?:D:D

I'll certainly give it a try. I'm not always lucky with this one, but I have a friend who's got very green fingers!

soappie

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

And carefully separated out her dirty laundry from the basket, returning it onto her bed.

Sorry JoJo, but this bit really made me chuckle Hope you get on OK at the docs...

Dusty - brilliant about the birds in your garden - and the whistle blowing on the cyberbullying....

I have flown a bit but outside and off piste - cleared NN's car and drive of snow and cleared mine of snow as it's thawed a teeny, teeny bit today. It'll freeze again tonight but at least there'll be less to clear in the morning.

xx_Jo_xx

How can I clear my garden path of 7 inches of snow and ice without a shovel?

serena

BenW - my bedroom was in a terrible state when I started Flylady, with about a foot or so of walking-around-the-bed space, and then piled up to three feet or so , as well as the top of the wardrobe, chest of drawers, under the bed, etc. Because OH had stacked 20 years of car magazines against the door on my side of the wardrobe, I had all my clothes on the floor. I couldn't really bear to start, but did exactly as suggested, doing 15 minute challenges in there, and trying to keep the space clear and clean to join up with the next bit. I have to say it took me a year to get to the stage where I was ready to redecorate, and then fit new wardrobes. But, I did get there, and am pleased every time I walk in!

My other top tip is to have a very clear idea of what each room is for, what you need to keep in that room for its purpose, and most importantly, the right kind of storage for what you need to keep in there. I'm still working on that one!

poohbear59

toochoosey wrote: »

I think we shuold set a date,,,,gather all our odd socks, have 1 last pairing session and then fling whats left????????

(I will have to have a look behind the wash basket first as a few sometimes get lost down there)

I did that in October but now have a whole mini bin full again. Where do they go?

Mumof2_2

1_step_closer wrote: »

I actually like matching socks, how sad am I!

Pinching most of hubby's for the cold at the mo..........

Me too 1 step - so if you're sad then I definitely am too!!!

Natty68

I'm back!!!!

Ok I didn't go anywhere but I had a serious case of CBA since the snow has arrived. Although I have been around and about on FB as a few flyladies can testify..lol

I have just finished hoovering my stairs - oooh it is so much better with the new attachements for the Dyson But guess what I have found the missing tools!! Yep I know..but I am sure I have pixies that have been playing hide and seek!! Still the new ones are so much better anyway, and it's always good to have a spare set of tools!!

I hope that everyone that has snow isn't too snowed in, we are sort of snowed in here as Swale council has run out of grit so that most of the roads aren't gritted. I haven't seen my car since Monday evening..it is covered in snow, as are most of the cars in the road!! We have to go to Asda tomorrow but DH and I are going to put our walking boots on, take our wheelie trolleys and see what shopping we can get. I doubt if I can get cat litter but I need to get some as the poor darlings are on half a bag of litter. I only need a couple of bits like dog and cat food, milk if they have any and anything else that grabs my fancy. But apart from the pet food we can manage for another few days if necessary. I knew there was a reason I was keeping a stock of bread mixes in the cupboard. Just have to hunt the bread machine out of the spare room. We have plenty of porridge, butter and veggies for the time being. I might even make a couple of soups tomorrow after shopping. Thank gods we went and did our bulk meat shopping just before Christmas as we have plenty of meat in the freezer.

I'm not sure what time DH is going to get home from work as I can't locate him at work so I think he might have decided to leave early and get one of the coaches leaving from London. He has done really well and got in to work every day during the snow, which has been no mean feat as he works in London, as his coaches are not running from our village so he has to walk 30mins to pick up the coach at it's first stop. And then he has a 30 min walk back home after he is dropped off. I do hope the bank appreciate the effort he has made.

We are on another severe weather warning from 3pm today till Sunday/Monday as they now say that another bout of snow is expecting across Kent..ugh!! Still the garden does look nice and white, with paw prints in from the dogs.. Last count we had 4 inches in the garden.. Haven't turned the heating off at night since it started snowing, I don't particularly fancy the pipes freezing over night. So we have decided to say to heck with the bills it has to be cheaper than paying for pipes!!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Level Three
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances

Extras

1. wash windows
2. Declutter the tops of the wall units
3. Sort recipe books/files
4. Wipe over all the small appliances

Greenbee will love me..

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Clear a box of stuff from the landing.
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Wash curtains/blinds that are in need.

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
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
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
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc

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
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. Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
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!

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area - DONE

Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes

shazba

well in my slightly longer hhc i managed to:
wash dishes
wmx1
tdx1
sweep kitchen floor
tidy LR

i will be making tea soon and then i will wash tem dishes,dry and put them all away.

cosmomo

Mumof2 wrote: »

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:

Lakeland sell two gadgets for cleaning venetian blinds - a special microfibre duster and something else (I've forgotten what - it's a minute since I checked and I have the brain of a goldfish:cool:). https://www.lakeland.co.uk and search under venetian blinds.

I clean most things with wet wipes or OzKleens Kitchen/Bathroom power - leaves everything sparkling...then I guess a weekly dust with Lakeland duster and they'd look lovely all the time!! :T

Having a CBA day today. Started on 2 year olds bedroom and decluttered some clothes and toys. Cleaned windows and windowsills (so I could see progress of snowclearing outside). Rehomed 2 boxes of clutter that DH had put in there - tools? I'm amazed DS hadn't sawn his leg off. Can't face DD's room. My bedroom now has piles of clean washing with no home - can't go on floor and no room in wardrobe. I think my get up and go has got up and gone.

ragz_2

macpep1 wrote: »

I have a sock monster in my house as well :rotfl:I mean where do they go

I actually put them all back in the washing basket and just keep washing them, in the hope that one day they will find their partner or just disappear into the sock monsters mouth :rotfl:

hehe me too, OH HATES it! He says I'm the perfect housewife apart from the apparent vendetta I have against his socks!

All days all levels complete! No extras though. Only managed this much as we've been snowed in all week and it's clean or watch kids fighting!