Weekly Flylady Thread 11th January 2010

jackieglasgow

Should be fine, the weather's much warmer today, about 2 degrees, and I can see grass now in my garden. The foxes are everywhere, poor things (DOn't tell the chook keepers I said that!) they must be starving, and of course they'll be in season round about now. My OH works in Clydebank just now and he says it's been fine over that end, I'm nearer Celtic Park than Love Street, Jinky!

hollyh

Evening all,

Helen that's great news about your DH.

Fingers crossed for the sale to go through Thifty.

My car now works we had to push it ( well not me i was sat in it but OH, Dsd2 & her friend ). Actully OH wasn't too bad on the i told you so's, i thought it was going to be much worse.:rolleyes:

Since my last post i have

Folded 1 load from Td
TD x 1
Dealt with paperwork
Sorted recycling
Cooked Tea
Made Ds1's lunch for school
Put dry dishes away
Washed fruit bowl
Cleaned fridge
Cleaned tin cupboard
Made jelly
Refilled soap dispensers
Washed up
S & S Kitchen
Tidied & hoovered living room
Put shopping away

toochoosey

Lady-Liberty wrote: »

Thanks piggers I'm taking that as my permission to post

Just wanted to put in my tuppence worth......I have said it so many times (you will all be sick of me ) but the love & support on this thread is second to none.....& I would hate to lose that....I appreciate it is off-putting for newbies....but as pigpen & others have said...once the New Year flurry is over it will all even itself out again.....so I guess we all have to be patient.....too much chat & it is very difficult to keep up....even for me who does nothing & it makes it very hard for toots or soappie to see who needs stars.....but without some chat & certain personalities it risks losing it's charm.......on that note I will shut up before I get thrown off
DITTO APART FROM THE SHUTTING UP AND THROWING OUT:rolleyes:


AnW's Big hugs honey....xx

toots Never apologize...we love you as you are xx

Flying......decluttered some chocolate

Good night All xx

toottifrootti wrote: »

What have I done to you all - I should have kept my mouth shut - now some of you have been upset by the other thread - some of you are not posting because you are frightened I cant cope - I seem to have stirred up a right hornets nest - I am so sorry:o I havent managed to read the thread properly because of my stupid pc and various other things but I will be making time to read it all tomorrow and see what exactly has been said - i dont know how to make amends.

anyway I am signing off for now but I did want to say one thing as I didnt do it earlier

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACH:bdaycake:Yes I know i am shouting but its a long way to london from scotland and I wanted this lovely lady to know that I was thinking of her and I hope she has had a fandabbydozey day because she deserves it xxxxxxxxxxxx



night night
toots xx

TOOTS, I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS OFFENDED NOW SHUSH ABOUT KEEPING YOUR MOUTH SHUT WE NEED YOU xx

Craftyscholar wrote: »

But obviously not as chatty as I had thought :rotfl:


Thank you soappie, that was exactly what I intended.
BenW had seen a warm welcome - I had been aware of a feeling of being invaded.


Thank you. Still think I should keep out of everyone's way for a while.

jinky67

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Should be fine, the weather's much warmer today, about 2 degrees, and I can see grass now in my garden. The foxes are everywhere, poor things (DOn't tell the chook keepers I said that!) they must be starving, and of course they'll be in season round about now. My OH works in Clydebank just now and he says it's been fine over that end, I'm nearer Celtic Park than Love Street, Jinky!

:kisses:.......you werent so far away from me then;)

hollyh

Tomorrows list

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level One
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe window sills.. do not put back the junk.. bin it!
Level Three
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the fridge and freezer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood..
Extras

1. Sharpen knives
2. Order and organise the spices and sauces.
3. Sort the plastic boxes/tupperware
4. Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months!

My Extras

Fill in K form
Clean out car
Get OH to put boxes in attic then put airer back on landing
Jan budget / Spending spreadsheet
Get food waste bags
Recycle milk bottles
Book dentist
Sort toy corner
Ebay x 5
HHI
Declutter inbox
Pay CC
Shredding

JillD_2

nuttyrockeress wrote: »

Hi all

I'm a long time lurker and long time lazy butt.

I think that flylady could be a good idea for me but when I come in from work and do the dinner I have that "I really can't be bothered with cleaning" feeling.....

How long on average would you say you spend on each level per day? I think if I had an idea how long it would take me, this might give me more opportunity to decide how I could incorporate flylady in my day to day life.....

Thanks in advance to any replies

Hiya nutty
I would look at it another way and say "how much time do I have to do houseworky jobs each day" and then do what you can in that amount of time.
The great thing about the lists is it focuses you rather than you panicking about it all, and the same basic tasks crop up every week so you get on top of and, more importsantly, stay on top of the basics, really quickly, and then you can spend any leftover time doing other jobs off the lists. When my children are off school I have no chance of getting everything done so I do what I can each day, this may mean, for example on bathroom day that the shower cubicle gets done one week and the bath the next, or that I change childrens beds one week and ours the next, that kind of thing. Use it as a tool to imrpove what you already do and dont stress about always doing everything otherwise you will get so hacked off if it doesnt happen.
Hope that helps!

ETA yes carrying over to the next day is permitted (well thats what I do all the time anyway LOL)

jackieglasgow

jinky67 wrote: »

:kisses:.......you werent so far away from me then;)

I didn't think you were still up here! I vaguely recall reading something which made me think you are darn saff!

well, I'm off to bed, need to rest up for all that FLying I'm going to do tomorrow!;)

Night all! X

nopot2pin

juliejim wrote: »

Is anyone in Glasgow? Can you tell me what the roads are like there - specifically M8 around J29. DH is driving up there on Thursday so wants an idea of how good/bad the weather/roads are.

The M8, in that area, is absolutely fine.
Most of the west side of the M8 is ok.... I think the futher east you go, the worse it is... but thats not until waaaaay east past the M74 cutoff.
(J29 is the airport for whoever asked )
But as you know, it could all change again before Thursday....
If you PM me on Wednesday, I will be able to give you a better update (sorry, I would forget to do it without a PM )

Not so much flying today... working and still had a mega sore head
But here is my updated listy anyway.... I did quite well last week, so this weeks should be ok.....

Monday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
[STRIKE] Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!/hobbies/SOAADFA[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas[/STRIKE]
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt bodies!
[STRIKE] Sort coats and shoes and bags[/STRIKE]
Level Three[STRIKE] Sort out emergency box.. in case of power failures etc.. candles, matches/lighter/torch/batteries and emergency numbers.. plumber, gas, electric, water etc
[/STRIKE]I keep one of those wind up torches/radio's at my fuse box - so no need for batteries. All numbers are in my mobile...and a spare too. Candles/matches/lighter all live in the same place they have for years, so I know where they are.
Organise a bookshelf!
Check smoke alarms



Extras

1. Wipe tops of downstairs door frames
2. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
3. polish and dust all the electricals!
4. Binbag dance..
5. Shampoo living room rug

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level One
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe window sills.. do not put back the junk.. bin it!
Level Three
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the fridge and freezer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood..


Extras

1. [STRIKE]Sharpen knives[/STRIKE]:jMy dad bought me a new knife sharpener for xmas... so everything is now razor sharp
2. [STRIKE] Order and organise the spices and sauces.[/STRIKE] These are always getting used, so always being "sorted
3. Sort the plastic boxes/tupperware - The cupboard of HELL:eek:
4. Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months!

Own extra's

1. Gloss woodwork in bathroom - mask area forgotten about last week first :rolleyes:
2. Fix wee bit of skirting in kitchen.
3. Bottle chardonnay wine
4. Bottle rhubarb and raspberry wine
5. Rack wine that needs it... 2 lots to do
6. Start preparing spare room to be decorated. (It wont be this week - but I dont want to take it off my list iykwim)
7. Check car tyres
8. Hoover out car
9. Upload CD's onto ipod
10. Go to the gym 4 times - 1 down 3 to go
11. Lose 2pounds:rotfl::rotfl:- lost 1lb last week - better than nowt

I'm off to bed now....
See you all tomorrow.
Potty

toochoosey

Monday - Living room, hall and stairs

Level Three
Sort out emergency box.. in case of power failures etc.. candles, matches/lighter/torch/batteries and emergency numbers.. plumber, gas, electric, water etc
Organise a bookshelf!
Check smoke alarms
Extras

1. Wipe tops of downstairs door frames
2. Binbag dance..

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level One
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Level Three
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood..
Extras

1. Sharpen knives
2. Order and organise the spices and sauces. I LIKE THIS ONE!!!
3. Sort the plastic boxes/tupperware OH AND THIS
4. Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months!

JillD_2

List update:

Monday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one - Done
Level Two - Done
Level Three
Sort out emergency box.. in case of power failures etc.. candles, matches/lighter/torch/batteries and emergency numbers.. plumber, gas, electric, water etc
Check smoke alarms
Extras - Done

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level One
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe window sills.. do not put back the junk.. bin it!
Level Three
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the fridge and freezer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood..
Extras

1. Sharpen knives
2. Order and organise the spices and sauces.
3. Sort the plastic boxes/tupperware
4. Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months!

carlsberg- so what did freezer surprise turn out to be in the end ?

toots - forget about the hornets nest, dont waste your energy reading the debate, everyone is fine and dandy and we need you to concentrate on
a) yourself
b) our stars

juliejim - PC running slow - you havent installed any toolbars in your browser have you, they can kill your machine very sneakily. You will see them along the top with fancy widgets and possibly a non-google search type box.

AnW - lemmings - I used to love that! and DONT FORGET YOUR PEDOMETER

MOAM -well done on dreaded tax return :T
piggers - thanks for the medical box item, I have been meaning to do this properly for AGES