Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

Mum_on_a_mission_2

thifty wrote: »

I have tried in vain to buy a draft excluder (cost me £77 on Lakeland just looking for one tonight:eek:) and I have decided to get my sewing machine out and make one but will have to hunt the house for things to stuff it with

Have a look at this article - actual article about draught excluders isn't great but the comments are really useful.

Off to persuade everyone to get up and dressed and then we'll have an expedition out. Hugs to all still suffering with the white stuff...


Moam

Psykicpup

Ishtar wrote: »

Or a Miele. We had a Zanussi dishwasher for 2 years...in that time the PCB caught fire twice and had to be repaired (OH worked for an electronics firm at the time, so this was done free), then finally the pump went.

They (Bosch and Miele) aren't cheap brands, but if you shop around you can get a good deal. Our Miele DW cost just over £350 two years ago, we bought from John Lewis via Quidco and got back £30.

We had to replace the WM two weeks later :rolleyes: so went for a Bosch. Would recommend either brand TBH.

Flying-wise I'm catching up on the outstanding jobs - maybe I'll get a week's worth of stars (I can dream!).

Have got to try and start the car today - it's been standing for almost a week...looks like I might be going to buy a battery charger later!

Have a good day all
D
x

I was looking at getting a full size DW as we have just a slimline at mo (with 4 of us it struggles a bit) & lots of ex Bosch owners were recommending the Beko! equally as good or better at washing & about half the price (not the top of the range one thats been in a TV ad recently either) if I remember rightly it was this one http://www.reevoo.com/p/beko-dwd5410#/reviews

if I can manage it I will post later my progress on the lists :T how do you keep the colours when you post?

gratefulforhelp_2

Ishtar wrote: »

Or a Miele. We had a Zanussi dishwasher for 2 years...in that time the PCB caught fire twice and had to be repaired (OH worked for an electronics firm at the time, so this was done free), then finally the pump went.

I've had the same/similar experience with Zanussi (dw and wm). Would never consider buying again. Now have a SMEG dw, and its great, but a little too short on the bottom deck for our big dinner plates.

Intentions today,

hall and loo floor
washing
ironing

Mr S has cancelled again...

Psykicpup

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces[/STRIKE] - 1 done - gonna aim for one a day to get fly'ed until I get back to normal
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven- done Sunday - thought it was comiing;)
[STRIKE]Clean out the fridge[/STRIKE].. - later today if I get chance
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products! - new bottle of stardrops bought![/STRIKE] did the double cupboard where I keep plates & pans instead - but did buy a new bottle of stardrops :T
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb[/STRIKE] - none to do strangely
[STRIKE]Wipe over the units and large appliances[/STRIKE]


Extras
wash windows
Declutter the tops of the wall units
Sort recipe books/files work in progress but I need a deeper bookcase really
[STRIKE]Wipe over all the small appliances[/STRIKE]
Greenbee will love me..

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing! - & two others:eek: master not done but DD & spare done instead
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding! not a chance :rotfl:
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clear a box of stuff from the landing. none
[STRIKE]Vacuum and turn the mattress[/STRIKE]
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
[STRIKE]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.
Extras
Wash windows
Dust and deweb
Shine 2 lightshades!
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments.. done!

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
Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
Wipe and water plants


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 - see above (master)
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
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
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.[/STRIKE] defrag on auto every wednesday :A
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc[/STRIKE] didnt need doing yet
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! [/STRIKE] cant do as no rubbish collection till next week as landfill is snowed in:eek:
[STRIKE]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] - new ish bathroom so no manky bits
Extras[STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Empty the cupboard and clean it out.. colour ordered bottles inside!
Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
If you have a shelf.. empty and clean it
[/STRIKE]


also done Bathroom washed wiped windows floors the lot! can I get a star early ?:rotfl:guess not as the desk of doom added in there

jinky67

I am going to do a HHC at 10 if you care to join me:D


Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One:j
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains This might have to wait...cant get them unscrewed :mad:
Level Three:j
Extras:j

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One:j
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three:j

Extras

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

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs ALL DONE TOOTS


Extras

1. Wash any soft furnishing that need it

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. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One:j
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks 2 down, I to go
Wipe keyboard, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms. 2 down 1 to go
Collect all the dirty laundry

Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. If you have a shelf.. empty and clean it

Too blooming cold here today

Love and kisses as always to Toots, Diva ( hope you are ok honey :lovethoug:kisses3:)and L-L :hello:

Dorastar

Count me in Jinky

AllBuyMyself

What does HHC stand for??

kalojac

MrsChaos wrote: »

Thank you. They look like a great idea. Will need to put major effort into training up DS1 though, because he barely manages to put his dirty clothes into his laundry basket at the moment. Attaching little plastic things to pairs of socks as he takes them off will be a real challenge, but probably well worth it.

I think I may order some of these for the boys socks, their drawers are full of grey socks and black sock for school, and they are always getting lost, or a faded sock being paired with a newer sock and so they look odd, I thanks goodness for the days they are not at school at wear character socks, and least they are easily paired back up.

Thanks agian, Kalojac

FLYING
I hope to reach Level 3 today for the boys room, we did clear up the floor area on Thursday but the cupboard etc are ridiculous again, so think I may go up shortly and straighten everything out in there, so that next week will be easier. Tomorrow I hope to tackle my built in wardrobe, it is really bad, everything kinda gets chucked in their over the festive period and the trailed back out and now it looks as though it has been bombed, will do that tomorrow though.

Good luck everyone else today, will report back after supper time.

juliejim

AllBuyMyself wrote: »

What does HHC stand for??

HHC - Half Hour Challenge/Clean - spend half an hour doing as much as you can and then come back and report.

I've just

Put dishes away
Washed more dishes
Unloaded and reloaded WM
Unloaded and reloaded TD

I'll join you jinks a bit late!

Dustykitten

Morning all

Two beds stripped
yesterday's laundry put away
Newspaper read

Planning on going out after lunch with DH to look at tiles for the bathroom and he sensibly said lets' take the rubbish and recycling as we drive past the dump (it's another town) so that should clear some of the clutter - he needs to get rid of the christmas tree to the park first (not dumping we can drop them off their for chipping and use in the park).

Think I'll do the bathroom whilst DH makes shelves up for DS2's books.

Rose - hugs sweetie and hoping some money appears from somewhere - have you checked bag pockets, coat pockets, drawers etc just incase.