Weekly Flylady Thread 15th February 2010

soappie

nuttyrockeress wrote: »

Ooo no poor you Soappie! We love Clumber Park so i'm so dissapointed that you feel that way

You should come back over and DH and I would be more than happy to take you round - we took lots of photo's today (we like having competitions to see who can capture the best picture)

That's very sweet of you - thankyou. I have fond memories of south notts, I'll just have to try and get over my abhorrence of certain parts of the county....

Sarah, glad DD is home and on the mend.

Feeling a lot perkier today so I think I've beaten the cold into submission. Work this morning and then writing this afternoon.

I'm off to London on Weds for some training but looking at the Met Office forecast, it seems it may be an interesting journey.... time will tell.

rubygems

Hello everyone,
Can I join in? I need some motivation to get back on top of the housework again! I started Flylady over a year ago but got fed up of the constant emails. I changed it to daily ones and now I hardly ever read it. I have a nearly three year old son and a husband and they both seem to do their best to make the place a mess and not clean up behind themselves, and by the time my son goes to sleep I have neither the energy or motivation to get anything done! I'll have to start by just doing level 1 stuff, as my table is currently covered in all the kitchen stuff that doesn't fit into my new kitchen! We had it replaced and they didn't put in as much storage as we had before they replaced it.

phizzimum

please count me in for this week - going to need some structure to the half term madness!

RuthG

rubygems wrote: »

Hello everyone,
Can I join in? I need some motivation to get back on top of the housework again! I started Flylady over a year ago but got fed up of the constant emails. I changed it to daily ones and now I hardly ever read it. I have a nearly three year old son and a husband and they both seem to do their best to make the place a mess and not clean up behind themselves, and by the time my son goes to sleep I have neither the energy or motivation to get anything done! I'll have to start by just doing level 1 stuff, as my table is currently covered in all the kitchen stuff that doesn't fit into my new kitchen! We had it replaced and they didn't put in as much storage as we had before they replaced it.

That sounds so familiar!

You need one of these so you will be noticed and added to the list:xmastree:

Sarah - I was wondering where you had got to - so sorry to hear that DD was hospitalised, but glad she is now on the mend. She of course will be your first priority so flying can take a back seat for now.

I woke up this morning with an idea for a chapter for my book, so will be writing that today - done the notes already, so just need to do a bit of research about the difference in thinking between mena nd women - ie men are supposed to think logically and women, emotionally. Then get all the words down.

Right, that plus flying plus getting the necessary wood to make a garden gate should keep me busy all day! My kitchen was lovely and clean most of last week, but somehow over the weeknd it has got into a mess again

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Oven and hob cleaning week... and it is level one so none of you can get out of it..
Level Two
Wipe table replacing cloth if necessary..
Clear out a cupboard.. the larder unit if yyou jave one or just the general messiness of cupboard.. the one where you stuff all things useless.
Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly!
Level Three
Wipe units and large appliances.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe the tops of the wall units.. lining them with old wallpaper or newspaper keeps them clean!
Dejunk window sills, dust blinds and wash windows!
Extras

1. Wash light shades and clean bulbs
2. Clean out the smelly fridge
3. Sort out and restock baking cupboards
4. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!

Ruth

Emma133

Hi Flyladys

Can I join in as well please? I have my usual dailies, weeklies and of course extras to add to the list. I have four children and a partner and they are like hurricanes through the house, we have recently moved so have a lot of decorating to do which just isn't getting done either.

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Daily routines/todailies
laundry, M T W T F S S
swish and swipe kitchen M T W T F S S
swish and swipe bathroom M T W T F S S
ironing, M T W T S S
making beds, M T W T F S S
vacuuming high traffic areas,M T W T F S S
making meals etc M T W T F S S

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day,S M T W T F S
swish & swipes of the kitchen S M T W T F S[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Weeklies[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Tanks[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Meal Plan & Shopping list[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Kids reading & spellings[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Baking[/FONT]


Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Oven and hob cleaning week... and it is level one so none of you can get out of it..
Level Two
Wipe table replacing cloth if necessary..
Clear out a cupboard.. the larder unit if yyou jave one or just the general messiness of cupboard.. the one where you stuff all things useless.
Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly!
Level Three
Wipe units and large appliances.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe the tops of the wall units.. lining them with old wallpaper or newspaper keeps them clean!
Dejunk window sills, dust blinds and wash windows!
Extras

1. Wash light shades and clean bulbs
2. Clean out the smelly fridge
3. Sort out and restock baking cupboards
4. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Own [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Extras – Usually Several Weeks to do.....and never gets smaller...[/FONT]

1. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Video Camera footage to disc[/FONT]
2. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Sew on Scouts badges[/FONT]
3. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]List stuff on ebay[/FONT]
4. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Paint Bathroom Doors, Skirts and under radiator[/FONT]
5. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]2 x Easter Bonnets – god help me!![/FONT]
6. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Buy Birthday Cards[/FONT]

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Hi ladies,

I'm in this week but not sure what levels I can do - half term, visitors later in the week and DH in hospital from later this morning.

But will have a furious 2 hours cleaning starting about 11.30, hospital is only 5 mins away and can't think of any reason to sit in an empty room for 3 hours whilst he's being sorted, so will come home and keep busy!

So plans are rather flexy today but whatever I do seem to involve lots of driving back and forth.

Moam

loopy-loo73

Morning everyone ... it's half-term :j
We had a huge effort to clear up last week as the in-laws came to stay friday / saturday so i'm not starting from scratch like i normally do in the holidays :rotfl:

So far today I have loaded dw & washed up other dishes, made dh lunch for him to take to work & am just looking at the 2 washing mountains as i type. 1 clean waiting to be sorted & put away, 1 dirty waiting to be sorted & washed!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Oven and hob cleaning week... and it is level one so none of you can get out of it..
Level Two
Wipe table replacing cloth if necessary..
Clear out a cupboard.. the larder unit if yyou jave one or just the general messiness of cupboard.. the one where you stuff all things useless.
Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly!
Level Three
Wipe units and large appliances.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe the tops of the wall units.. lining them with old wallpaper or newspaper keeps them clean!
Dejunk window sills, dust blinds and wash windows!
Extras

1. Wash light shades and clean bulbs
2. Clean out the smelly fridge
3. Sort out and restock baking cupboards
4. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!

My extras this week:

1. ring mortgage company
2. spend dd2 nap time each day finishing course work so I can submit it before going back to work
3. send invoice for doing vat work
4. write & post chq
5. finish decluttering the bookcase in the utility (i'm about half way through at the moment and you can actually see the shelves again!).

time for another brew if anyone wants one :coffee: then i'll get dd2 up & start folding clothes!

Lou x

greenbee

BenW wrote: »

I woke up this morning with an idea for a chapter for my book, so will be writing that today - done the notes already, so just need to do a bit of research about the difference in thinking between mena nd women - ie men are supposed to think logically and women, emotionally. Then get all the words down.

If you have time (:rotfl:) try Stephen Pinker - How the Mind Works and The Language Instinct both had some good stuff on this. And when you're done with your inspiration, can you send a bit in this direction please, as I'm at submission stage on two pieces and can no longer tell whether they're brilliant or complete cr*p :(. Suppose I'd better get the third one ready to go, and then have a look at some stuff which may well change my plans for the rest of the year's writing...

Kitchen is greatly improved from before the weekend, so if I manage to get myself organised I SHOULD be able to get it done today (which will be handy as I have half a dozen people coming over for pancakes tomorrow evening...)

RuthG

So far done not very much, except work! Just had a longish msn conversation about how to deal with child abduction :eek:

Thanks for the link Greenbee and inspiration vibes coming your way. Not sure how it happens - just woke up that way this morning!

Ruth

cyclingyorkie

Morning all!

Thanks to the good flyladies who run the thread! Your hard work is much appreciated!

DD2 has a mate coming round today - which will be a good test of how she is doing - she missed Thurs and Fri at school with a very sore throat. Saw the GP on friday- he thought she would feel better in couple of days.......

She's livelier and less whiney (she's 16...but never ill and a really bad patient)...but her throat is still sore. Will give it a bit longer before going back to GPs....

DS at work today and DD1 is having the cervical cancer jab out of choice - she missed it at school but GP is willing to give it to her so I will be pushing the wheelchair this afternoon! She has raised the possibility of coming back the long route for some more fresh air.....so I may try and push the wheelchair round the Coop! Cue Laurel and Hardy music.......

Off to do a HHC so the house looks semi-decent!