Weekly Flylady Thread 1st March 2010

Pollybear

I get obsessed with stars too, I do try not to but I get really depressed if there's something on the list which doesn't seem achievable by me. No matter how many times somebody tells me the lists are only a guide and if something doesn't apply to me I can leave it out. I'm useless.


Washing all dry, folded and put away.

LameWolf, that's really sad about the wolf I have a dog who is nearly 15 and I will miss her terribly when she's gone. Unfortunately I feel like I'm wasting the last year(s) of her life worrying about losing her instead of enjoying still having her. I watch her constantly and worry when she falls down.

poohbear59

I haven't done anything yet today as I am very short of energy. I will do a quick s and s in the bathrooms later. DS1 and 2 are going to sort the airing cupboard.

Sorry I haven't read through the thread today as I can't concentrate. Hugs for anyone who needs them.

Maybe catch up later.

Emma133

Not been around much today or got much done as I have had visitors hope everyone is ok and keeping well.

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

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Night-time routines [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]preparing clothes for the next day T F S [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]swish & swipes of the kitchen 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/homework[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Baking[/FONT]

Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining area
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Clean out the freezer.. defrost if necessary but just emptied and sorted
Extras

Tuesday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Tidy understair/hall cupboard



Extras

1. Wash windows and curtains

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
HHI



Extras

1. Clear out a cupboard.. any cupboard.. or a very full drawer I guess

Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras
Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
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

Own [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]Paint Bathroom Doors, Skirts and under radiator[/FONT]
3. [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]2 x Easter Bonnets[/FONT]
4. sort out photos on discs & develop
5. sideboard no. 2 drawers
6. DD2's Toybox and baskets
7. Freezers Defrost & inventory
8. Clean up PC
9. Nag OH to put shelves up
10. Sew on Scout badges - AGAIN

Emma x

tc3061

Hi all :wave:

Not quite completed to level 3 on any days yet, but aim to do so by end of the day tomorrow, especially for kitchen & master bedroom as those have now become my 2 easiest rooms

Did give DS room a good going over yesterday, but can't claim anything for that as the girl's room is horrendeous still :eek: so I'm still working my way up to tackling that, my mum did mention coming round one day soon to help me sort it so it won't be avoided forever.

Lost another 2lbs at sw this week so feel I'm on a roll (until the next holiday!) Haven't caught up with much of the thread but tonight is our night of no clubs so might get some time to read through some of it.
Good luck toochoosey.

tc3061
x

Dorastar

Pollybear wrote: »

I get obsessed with stars too, I do try not to but I get really depressed if there's something on the list which doesn't seem achievable by me. No matter how many times somebody tells me the lists are only a guide and if something doesn't apply to me I can leave it out. I'm useless.
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I feel the same way sometimes but am learning to live with the lists and lack of stars. At the end of the day we only do what we can do in the time we have. Have been on a course al day with other deputy heads who worked up to 70 hours a week - even the bloke running the course said that they "were only making things worse for themselves". Time has its limits and we can't 'make more time' as my dh keeps saying.

On the flylady web pages she says FLY is all about Finally Loving Yourself, which also means being realistic, looking after yourself and then seeing what time you have left and what you can get done in it without driving yourself potty.

Thankfully dh has done quite a lot today so house is ok downstairs - not that anyone is coming round - and he has said he'll sort clothes out tomorrow. So I'm off dancing tonight and stitch and bi*ch with friends tomorrow night!

toottifrootti

afternoon everyone
its bright and sunny here but a bit cold -
just catching up on the last couple of days.............

Penny glad Ds did ok and your meeting went well and loved Soappie's disguise!!!
boddy massive (((hugs))) for you and healing vibes for your colleague - is the outlook any better for her? It must have been nice for her too to see you and acknowledge that you were there xx
Kazw brilliant story:rotfl:
Dorastar thats brilliant about the school rooms and staff - I am sure they will realise that it will make the place much nicer to work in - well done to you for 'encouraging' them - you will get there at home too - little and often can make a huge difference.
sandy :rotfl: poor DH must have thought you had totally lost it when you were muttering about flying!!!
KazLA :T:T well done keeping the kitchen tidy - and I am sure you will get other rooms tidy too - its so much easier to keep on top of things and I am not surprised you are tired - you are after all carry a fly-baby - dont be overdoing the digging!!! And as PenPen says you cant fly and read the thread - you waste too much time reading so just maybe read the last page when you can.
cally hope mad kitty gets over her op quickly - maybe it will calm her down a bit too? She sounds wonderful:D
Valli sorry I missed giving you positive vibes for your observation but I see you didnt need them - you are obviously an excellent teacher and the praise was well deserved (((hugs)))
Kazm hello sweetie - hope you are ok - have a (((hug))) anyway xx
MrsChaos hope everything is going ok for the delivery - easy and safe delivery vibes for babies and MUM xx
Jinky yes i did miss you but thought you were having time out as last week was a bit :eek: - hope things are better this week and you are feeling in control again xx
aj hope you manage to shift the cold and it doesnt spoil your time with your lovely DH
johnina sorry to hear you have had a bad hand - hope it is much improved now.
thifty sorry to hear you are having a hard time at work - hope it passes soon
sabs10 sorry I missed the vibes for the dance comp - how did she do?
juliejim sorry I missed you too - how did your obs go?
helen jelly hope DS is on the mend now
83rachel hope you are feeling brighter today - good luck with the job hunting
FFP you cheeky mare!!! I speak proper like and dont have an accent like some folk!!!!:p:p:p:p:rotfl::rotfl:hope you are ok petal xx
83rachael keep trying freegle and or freecycle for wardrobes - put a wanted note on.
SunnyGirl you are not meant to be resting at college you are meant to be listening and studying remember:p:p
zoelikejam awh huge (((hugs))) thats bad news about the findings -hope the custody battle goes better for you -:bdaycake: happy Birthday for Friday and have a great time at the wedding exhibition.
methekids hope you are feeling better today
pollybear well done getting the reduced insurance - very :money:
Mumof2 the lists and the stars dont work for everyone angel - dont be hard on yourself - I think you do very well with what you do achieve - it take a lot of discipline to work at home and you do it well- perhaps the pc is your drain so on the mornings that you can why not pretend you are going to work at 9am like most people and get on with your typing - maybe the radio or some background music if you like but nothing to distract you too much - set a timer and work until it goes off - then a tea break etc - if you are easily distracted would it help if you wrote out a timetable for the day/ week and made your self keep to it - perhaps in 30 or 60 min slots so that you have astructured day and not just do things as they crop up? hope we can help you but remember the lists are for guidance so dont get too hung up on completing them- prioritise and do the important stuff FIRST! - Dusty's way works well for her.
lav1979 hope the scan went well - do we get to know if its pink or blue?:rotfl:
froddy thats brilliant that he has made such a quick recovery - bet you wer4e smiling when you saw him!!!
Jo thats a brilliant routine you have worked out there - I am impressed angel:T:T:T:D:D:D
Triker hope the weather is good enough for you to do a car boot - it would be good to get rid of some stuff quickly and get the cash!
mOZzy nice to have you hack with us again - glad to hear that DH has a job too:T
Diva great news about your shower:T:D
Ishtar huge (((hugs))) pet - its not easy - you feel as if you are helpless but just being there for your Mum and Stepdad is a huge support - make sure your Mum gets a MacMillan Nurse - they are worth their weight in gold - pm me if there is anything I can do.
soappie hope you maange to the meeting on time and it goes in favour of your friend
Mumto5HappyBirthday to your DD2:bdaycake: hope she has had a lovely day and not been too overwhelmed by it all
KornishKat its important to spend time with children when they are growing and developing- enjoy it:D
Natty lovely to have you back firing on all cylinders:rotfl:but go easy this week - you can go full throttle next week if your are ok!!!:D
Greenbee hope your heating is working ok now - it will help with the motivation
KittyKirsty you need to get GH trained to do things the wat you want then done:D
wilf yes its very easy to get carried away but it was all good prices so you have probably saved money inb the long run
rosepink its good to see that you are trying harder and not sleeping so much - now that you have got passed the recent bout of depression I will be taking you off the daily award - you are so much cheerier and now that the flat is tidy it wont get you down - we will still be watching for your posts to see what you are up to and nagging you to keep up with the housework like everybody else!!! Keep up the good work - you dont want to let the flat slip back or let those lovely ladies down.
helen great news about the CRB - I am glad you didnt have to wait too long
pooh sorry to hear you are short on the energy front but just you supervise the boys and enjoy it (((hugs)))
tc well done with the weight loss and get your MUM over asap and get that room done - its far easier witth someone to help and they have a way of being more ruthless than you do - they are not so attached to things!!!

I have had a good day pottering around
stripped the bed and got it washed and hung out
the cleaner brought it in and irined it and its just airing off
have sorted handbags
have done another bucket of shredding
have put away dry washing fromyesterday
have sorted through new medicines that came today:eek: (now have to go down my feeding tube)
dealt with the post when it arrived
have put away loads of bits and bobs - should have counted.
caught up on here - that took a while:D

feel satisfied with todays progress and its not over yet

better get tea organised
toots xx

ETA meant to say - there are loads of poorlies on here just now so I am sending masses of get well vibes to you all - sorry if I didnt mention you - I wass catching up between jobs. xx

Sarah2490

Hi all,

Hope your having a good fly week? No chance of catching up ((Hugs)) to al that need/want them

Been a very bust bee this week worked 2 day, trying to keep up with the flying and sort my finance out. 2 major event this week! decided to move house (moving end of month:eek:) and had to take DD to A&E as she pulled her pram on top of herself and knocked herself out cold, panicked and was just about to call 999 when she came round so just took her up myself. The did lots of test and watched her for quite a while before letting her come home. She's ok apart from a very angry looking bump and a few scratches



Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining area - Done, Star Please

Tuesday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway – Done, Star Please

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
Level Two
Done
Level Three
HHI

Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study
Level One
Level Two
Done
Level Three
Replace bathmats/shower curtains/sponges and toothbrushes that are manky


Friday ~ Everything else!
Level One
Vacuum these floors
Level Two
Strip some neglected sticky bedding
Sort through a box of toys/junk
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

Natty68

I have managed to do a fair bit this afternoon, but I am shattered now so am going to sit with my feet up while watching Babylon 5 at 6pm. I have Spanish Chicken cooking in the slow cooker and I thought I would do a Spanish style couscous that I have in the cupboard and green flat beans with it. Not too heavy but still substantial for DH to feel he has had a dinner after a long day at work :j
(pink done, green to do, orange ongoing!)

Shower/dress/hair
Feed birds
Breakfast/meds
Wash up
Change bed
Wash fleeces from living room (pet ones and sofa one)
Chicken in slow cooker with sauce
Dust living room
Hoover living room and stairs
Eggs from farm
Change cat tray
Doodoo run in the garden
Kitchen hotspot by the back door
Balance finances and update
Pick rubbish up from front garden - I hate being the first house in the close we get all the recycling rubbish that blows around from the recycling van when it stops outside our house to collect all the bins in the close..grr!!
Water plants
Write a couple of letters
Defrag computer
Ring Eve - she wasn't in

Just realised I don't need to do any ironing as I haven't got any Oooh now I really do wish I had kept up before my mega ironing session before New Years Eve, but I'm actually keeping on top of the ironing as and when it needs doing now. Thank you to Toots for sorting out the NYEve challenge, you really knocked me into shape


Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe table!
Level Two
Level Three
Clean out the freezer.. defrost if necessary but just emptied and sorted otherwise.. scrub those door seals!
Clean out the cupboard with the pet food/miscellaneous items!

Extras

1. Scrub tiles
2. dust and deweb!
3. Wash small appliances and replace
4. wipe the fluffy tops of appliances!

Tuesday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Polish glass and metals and mantel

Extras

1. Wash windows and curtains
2. Wipe doors and skirtings
3. Catch up on any important phone call
4. update finances spreadsheets

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom - DONE TOOTS
Level One
Level Two
Level Three

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

Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study - DONE TOOTS
Level One
Level Two
Level Three

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
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
Level Three
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!

Oooh two stars today, not bad going in one day

sabs10

toottifrootti wrote: »

sabs10 sorry I missed the vibes for the dance comp - how did she do?

7th in her ballet, 2nd & the Silver Medal in her Greek. I am one very proud Mum:D

Sarah2490

sabs10 wrote: »

7th in her ballet, 2nd & the Silver Medal in her Greek. I am one very proud Mum:D

Well done to your girl :j I was a dancer and I can't wait till my dd is old enough for classes