Weekly Flylady Thread 1st February 2010

soappie

Morning all

Boy, yesterday was manic! Meeting went well but then the phone didn't stop and it was 9pm before I even got to think about dinner so it was a really trashy one - bacon, beans and oven chips! But once in a while won't hurt.

Am still fighting something. Am a bit snotty today but I can cope. Hopefully today will be quieter. Mind you, DS phoned last night and has persuaded me to drive him to Southampton on Saturday in exchange for lunch. He came off his bicycle on the way to work on Monday. He lost it on a patch of ice on a corner.

Fortunately he's not badly hurt - just bruised. He says he's watched the incident on the CCTV tape and it was quite impressive! But, his beloved iphone isn't well. There's no sign of damage to it, but it's not happy. So he's hoping that Apple will replace it for free. Hence the need to go to Soton - it's the nearest Apple store place. We shall take BB and make a half day of it with a walk in the forest on the way back.

But, off to bathe and do the work thing... catch you all later

tootifruities

Done to 913

franby64

Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
Declutter floors in childrens rooms, hall, stairs and landing
Vacuum these floors
Level Two
Strip some neglected sticky bedding
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
Level Three
Tidy up coats, bags and shoes.. throw away broken umbrellas!
Wash some grubby curtains
Wipe paintwork in a room you've not done this in for some time
Extras

1. Clean fronts and backs of 2 radiators
2. Binbag dance
3. Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture!
4. HHI

Hi all
I didn't get much flying done yesterday and I didn't clean the bathroom apart from washing the curtains and cleaning the rail when I put them back up.
Today I will:
Clean bathroom and loo including washing walls and carpet around loo:(
Change kids beds, tidy and hoover kids rooms, landing and stairs.
Tackle 1 box of old toys under kids bed.
General returning things to their homes!

Thank you all for the motivation on this thread - (most of) the place looks much tidier - now its just crying out to be decorated!

kalojac

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
DONE
Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
DONE
Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
DONE - Star Please Toots, thank
Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study
Level One
Declutter and vacuum/mop floors in these rooms!
Set pc to declutter cache and defrag while you scrub the fixtures and fitting in the bathroom/wc.
Level Two
Polish screens (microfibre cloth and a dab of white vinegar brings them up a treat) and mirrors and glass shelves. (thanks pigpen will try that today, I seems to scrub the shower screen forever, so I am up for trying something else)
Shine taps and shower rails and radiators
Remove 10 dead/unused links from your favourites and clear out some of your inbox! (great idea, can't see anything for looking)
Level Three
Remove all dirty laundry/smelly soft furnishings to the wash basket
Replace bathmats/shower curtains/sponges and toothbrushes that are manky
Declutter and wipe the desk.. do any filing you find on there!

Extras

1. Clear and wipe and windows/french doors
2. Sort all empties to recycling and make a note of anything you need to restock
3. Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
4. Wipe over any sofas/chairs

Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
Declutter floors in childrens rooms, hall, stairs and landing
Vacuum these floors
Level Two
Strip some neglected sticky bedding
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
Level Three
Tidy up coats, bags and shoes.. throw away broken umbrellas!
Wash some grubby curtains
Wipe paintwork in a room you've not done this in for some time
Extras

1. Clean fronts and backs of 2 radiators
2. Binbag dance
3. Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture!
4. HHI

Okay, if I get going today (day off) I can really get this done, so that the only things left for the weekend are S & S and odd ironing bits, which would be bliss, last weekend was spent catching up on the lists. Hugs to all who need them, away to get the kids ready for school - Kalojac x

kazwookie

Morning folks

Cat fed
WM on
All washing gathered up
DW emptied, salt refilled

Hugs, hi to all newbies xxxx

Pigpen~~ cats will be cats!!! I think mine has demoused the area, not seen him with one for ages!!

juliejim

Morning All

So far this morning

2 x HHI
WM & TD unloaded and reloaded

Off to mum & dad's for tea tonight so not sure whether I'll get on later otherwise I'll catch you all tomorrow.

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue

toochoosey

Good morning all, not caught up on thread and forgotten a lot of what I read last night......

Hope all with grumps are feeling better this morning xx
Carlsberggal, glad the scan went well and hope DD can work something out woth her ex xx
Pigpen, hope the weekend isn't too bad xx

Daily routines/todailies
laundry, F S
swish and swipe kitchen F S
swish and swipe bathroom, T F S
ironing, T W T F S
making beds, F S
vacuuming high traffic areas, F S
making meals etc T F S

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, W T F S
swish & swipes of the kitchen T F S
tidying the living room before you go to bed T F S

Ok here goes this week!



Extras

1. Clean out pongy pets
2. Binbag dance
3. Finish/do a small DIY job
4. Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified
5. Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard
6. Wash those misty windows!

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
Level Three
Binbag dance
HHI


Extras

1. Empty and wash out all bins upstairs
2. Clear out a cupboard.. any cupboard.. or a very full drawer I guess
3. List 5 things to sell/giveaway
4. February meal planning and finances need doing/updating!!

Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study

Level Two
Polish screens (microfibre cloth and a dab of white vinegar brings them up a treat) and mirrors and glass shelves.

Extras

1. Clear and wipe and windows/french doors

Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
Declutter floors in childrens rooms, hall, stairs and landing
Level Two
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
Level Three
Tidy up coats, bags and shoes.. throw away broken umbrellas!
Wash some grubby curtains
Wipe paintwork in a room you've not done this in for some time

Extras

1. Clean fronts and backs of 2 radiators
2. Binbag dance
3. Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture!
4. HHI

RuthG

hypno06 wrote: »

Morning ladies

I also want to tackle the sock pile.......that awful job of pairing up and wondering where the heck all the odd ones go to. Although I am getting to the point where I will pair up what I can and throw the rest. I am sure we are not all walking around in bare feet, so we must have more pairs than we really need, even with the sock mountain's contents! And it will make a big space in the utility room in the process!

I mentuioned this to my steop father the other day and he has a 'sure fire cure' for losing odd socks. When he takes them off, he puts one over his hand and then puts the second sock over the first, so one is inside the other. He then washes them like that, dries them like that and returns them to his sock drawer like that. Hey presto, no odd socks.

Hope this helps someone!

Ruth

gratefulforhelp_2

Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
[STRIKE]
Declutter floors in childrens rooms, hall, stairs and landing
Vacuum these floors
[/STRIKE]

Morning all. 5 more get up days.

Valli

maralum wrote: »

DS is in year 2, he'll be 7 on valentine's day, but he's very young for his age. He's intelligent and articulate, but we've taken care to try and shelter him from ugly behaviour (I have seen too many monkey-see, monkey-do situations), he's also easily led. Great.

I'm hoping that if we nip it in the bud now, it'll be ok in future. DH is firmly behind this decision, we talked it through tonight and he's more than happy to handle it. He's already informed DS that this boy won't be allowed in our house any more, nor he in theirs. It feels good to have him on board, it makes me feel more confident.

good on you - think contacting social a good idea and I know it sounds selfish BUT you have to pout your family first. DH is a star! If he does the school run next week then the cycle will be broken - or you could go as a family...
You could start to drip-feed him information about making choices - choosing appropriate friends and distancing himself from inappropriate behaviours and circumstances.
For all I rail on about my DS he doesn't smoke, drink, hang around on street corners or get into fights. I know his friends, they come here. He's not perfect but he'll do (but DON'T tell him I said that!)

pigpen wrote: »

Mine have had bats.. which flew around the house, racing pigeons pilfered from a loft a few gardens up the street.. mortified I was.. our record of 6 mice in 24 hours is yet to be beaten.. oh no .. just remembered the day Cracker had 23.. nd the one left living was hugely pregnant.. I swear he was waiting for her to pop!, a rat.. pet not wild!! Fish froma neighbours pond!! Frogs, a toad,.. no princess as yet! hundreds of butterflies and the best to date has to be.. the grass snake!!!

I hate cats sometimes!

But I bet they are SO PROUD

toottifrootti wrote: »

Valli

:cool::T:A

Morning all

WM (towels) done on E7...for some reason I cannot bring myself to plonk a coat on and schlep up the garden at 5 am to bung them in the TD so I will wait until th eload I have in now is almost done then start with the TD then I can 'run on' the drying and not bother with the cooling cycle...a bit of devious folding and I'm done. DDs school trouser don't need ironing, f'rinstance
(flyladies now panic as Valli has had some kind of alien abduction with mind-altering effects!)

Sarah - worry not BUT hoaxes abound...I checks snopes and deletes
A poster got FLAMED to a cinder last year somewhere on this site when she INSISTED a bag had been stolen in John Lewis when a lady (who her sister KNEW;)) had gone to the toilet and left her bag OUTSIDE the cubicle on a hook provided by John Lewis for that very purpose.

Valli Towers is looking good...Valli herself - sat here in nightie and manky (but oh-so-warm) fleece as I am 'waiting for the kids to go to school'.
Note time of post.
School starts at 8:30
:rotfl:

I shall go and have a bath in short order...