Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

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SAVEALOT wrote: »

Can someone please suggest a good way to tackle a slightly neglected gas hob? It is getting worse, I do most of my kitchen, but kinda close my eyes to the hob, I need help please.

I've got a gas oven and hob. And when I moved in here in May last year it was minging and I mean seriously minging:eek: So much so that I didn't know where to start.

So first things first. Baby steps. Do a bit of it each week. Some weeks you might get a bit carried away and want to do more once you can see there's light at the end of the tunnel. Other weeks maybe not. However you do it. Little and often will get you there in the end.

I'm in the habit now of always wiping over the oven, hob and grill everyday or when it's been used. Result being I only have to stick the oven shelves in the bath with some soda crystals every now and again And when piggers sticks clean oven and hob on the list I know I won't have to do it! Just whiz it over with a 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar. Niffs for a few minutes but works a treat

cosmomo

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces Done
Sweep and mop the floor Building up the courage
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven Sparkling...and the stainless steel cooker hood - all 3 miles of it
Clean out the fridge.. Next
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary done
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products! Phew, did it yesterday (needed to find something...)
Dust and deweb Aaaaaaaaarrrrghhh
Wipe over the units and large appliances Done
Extras

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

Do I need a Christmas tree because I'm new (and there's me wanting to take mine down today...)?

Triker

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
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

So far....DW x 1

WM X 1

TD X 1

Binbag filled and discarded.

Medication taken

Work phone calls made

dough for cinamon rolls made and proving

Coffee decluttered

Happy birthday Quillion hope you have a lovely day :bdaycake:


Welcome all the new lovely flyladies :hello:

Glad you found your keys Greenbee.:T

Hope you feel better soon Mudders.

RacheBud

Well after the shock of finding out that my daughter's preschool doesn't start until Wed, we're having fun at home whilst my older twins are at school. Had plans of getting loads done, but not so easy with a 3 year old in tow. And her favourite shout at the moment is 'Mummy, I want you!!!!' So not sure I'll get it all done today but hey ho

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces - DONE
Sweep and mop the floor - Done
Level Two
Clean the hob and oven - HOB DONE
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
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

Plus
Try and find the floor in the front room!!
Hoover downstairs
sort out cupboard for coats, shoes, toys etc (its a mare!)
Buy shoes for chorus ladies in show
Buy Birthday cards

Scared1980

Right after a very lazy few months I am kicking off the new year properly and am going to keep up... My youngest is off to nursery next week so I now have more organising of uniforms etc. to do and also... I want to whisper this as its VERY VERY early days... I've just found out i'm pregnant... shhhh! its a secret lol!

Anyway... my list....

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]clean blinds/curtains[/STRIKE] don't have any!
Clean the [STRIKE]hob[/STRIKE] and oven
[STRIKE]Clean out the fridge..
[/STRIKE]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!
[/STRIKE] OH did this yesterday :j
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances[/STRIKE]

Extras

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

Hope you've all been keeping well... looking forward to being a better flylady this year :0)

L
x

Triker

For my hob and oven front I keep a stash of babywipes to wipe it down after splashes and muckiness.

For a tougher job I've used the long forgotton about steam cleaner that was lurking in our garage to shift the worst of the grease.

Some plonk all the removables like racks and trays etc in the bath with washing powder (I think).

Good luck, I cleaned my oven inside for the first time in 4 years last year....:rotfl:it wasn't that bad, I think its supposed to be self cleaning.:D

Pollybear

Morning all

Not caught up yet! But I did look at the list last night and I've completed it, even the extras. I also did a couple more cupboards, as we've been using stuff up I've been able to tidy them better. Tidied a couple of drawers too. My under the sink cupboard is full but I've been through it and there's nothing to throw away, though I probably don't need any washing up liquid for a couple of weeks.....

Very cold and frosty here, I've cleared the bird bath four times already but the birds are using it so it's worthwhile.

Hope everyone's OK, going to catch up a bit now.


Happy Birthday to Quillion and lil-me's DS1 :bdaycake:

Glad you found your safe keys greenbee

Congratulations scared1980

Welcome to all the newbies

ajmoney

I am having an impromptu HHC NOW or I will still be sitting here when OH gets home from work.

ragz_2

Mudbath wrote: »

Thanks Ragz - must have been scary having contractions on top of being ill. How long have you got now if you don't mind me asking?

I'm going to have to do baby steps because I'm bored already so I'll just put a wash on. I will be back xx

Was scary and incredibly painful as the bump is BIG and it hurt all over! Same thing happened a few days before I had DS2 though, I called out midwife and it turned out to just be a tummy bug!
Got just over 3 weeks to go, though head's been engaged for weeks so slight possibility of an early one but other two were both a week late so who knows. I am sooooo very uncomfortable this time though so really hoping she's early.

Do try not to do anything, I know how you feel though, the state of my place after I was ill for a few days was shocking and of course kids were ill too so the washing pile was HUGE. But really rest is what you need.

shazba

shazba wrote: »

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Level Two
Clean the oven


i have also got my own little list that needs done:

[STRIKE]sort uniform out ready for school on tuesday[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]put drywashing away [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]wm x1 [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]tdx2[/STRIKE]
then put them loads of clean washing away
wash school coat
finish my assignment for college.

well i have done a few things off my list so not much more to do im waiting for mr t then will be putting shopping away and preparing dinner.DD1 has just fell asleep for her nap so i think i will get on with my assignment for college and then that will be another tick off my list. Hope everyone is having a good day. I will catch up with the threads later. so hugs to those who need/want them.xx