Weekly Flylady Thread 1st March 2010

soappie

jinky67 wrote: »

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“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"”:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

Or ".. would you like another gin and tonic...."

Just nipping in quickly to say hi whilst I have a cup of tea before going to clean NN's.

Valli, I thought of you this morning. We were discussing obsessional tidiness in the office. I said to one colleague "I bet you colour match your pegs on the line". She replied that she always did! Turns out though, if three pegs are required, she will ensure the middle one a contrasting one! How's about you?

Right off to fly next door and then do some flying here when I get back.

macpep1

Valli wrote: »

ah Macpep- I use sheets as well as a duvet so the duvet covers don't get washed every week - I use top and bottom sheets...I change them, and the pillowcases, every week.

Ahhhh....now I see, I couldn't do that as for one thing I would be too warm, another I have all my bedding in "SETS" so if a sheet gets dirty from the "set" then the full lot has to get changed

soappie wrote: »

Valli, I thought of you this morning. We were discussing obsessional tidiness in the office. I said to one colleague "I bet you colour match your pegs on the line". She replied that she always did! Turns out though, if three pegs are required, she will ensure the middle one a contrasting one! How's about you?

Right off to fly next door and then do some flying here when I get back.

I love Valli because of her pegs, before I joined here, my DH thought I was the only person in the WHOLE WORLD who colour co-ordinated them on the line, If I had to use 3 then they would still all be the same colour, no contrasting allowed *shudder*

polkadot

:opokes head in:o

Is there someone I can do an HHC with from 15:00 to 15:30 please? The baby has stopped making me sick (infact I dont even feel like Im pregnant this week) but DF's mum is arriving next Saturday (as he is becoming my DH the following monday) but I haven't flown since I was about 6 weeks and the house NEEDS it, but I cant get motivated. I have a dress fitting at 14:00 so Im sitting making lists for when I get back. I still have to do the topper for my cake this weekend and finish the flowers for the favour boxes. I was hoping some cleaning might motivate me to that end but I cant get going on the cleaning.
Ive been too afraid to come on here because Im scared I might get too caught up and feel obligated to post (yes, I know Toots said I didnt have to but I cant get my head around it) and then I'll really never get flying.

Zoelikesjam

:jWhooooooo! Happy buuuurthday to me! Thanks for all the wishes my fellow flyers! And thankyou for all the huggles re the crappy court outcome. I am in much better spirits as we had Jaimee's parents evening wednesday and it was so amazingly sparkling that i couldnt help but glow a little, and secretly gloat that its me that has helped her be such a special and wonderful little girl, not her waster dad;)
I am absolutly EXHAUSTED. My sister came round wednesday to do wedding hair trials, and decieded to stay over and help me spring clean the whole house yest.....:eek::cool::T We did nearly top to bottom so very super proud! Was shattered, and went to bed early but was kept up ALL night by milly who has chicken spots and Lewis had to have the dr out as he has croup and became very short of breath which was terrifing but he is fine and now on steroids, still insisted on going to school bless him! Has anyone elses little ones got dress up today for national book day? Jaimee has gone in as red riding hood, lewis as a racing driver out of his favorite book!
I've had a lovely birthday so far(despite being sooooo sleepy!) lots of nice goodies, and the hugest bunch of flowers ive ever ever seen, they are bigger than my tele!!! Hugs and snuggles to everyone xxxxx

Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
[STRIKE]Wipe table![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe fronts of units and large appliances[/STRIKE]
Scrub out the sink and polish the taps
[STRIKE]Run appliances through a clean cycle.. clean filters, drawers and doorseals first![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe over the oven and hob and fridge
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! [/STRIKE]

Extras[STRIKE]Scrub tiles
dust and deweb!
Wash small appliances and replace
wipe the fluffy tops of appliances!
[/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway STAR PLEASE TOOOOOOOOTS!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum floors
Wash any soft furnishings and plump pillows and fluff throws[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum under sofa cushions and wipe away any gungy marks
Tidy coats, bags and shoes
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Tidy understair/hall cupboard
Dust and deweb
Polish glass and metals and mantel
[/STRIKE]
Extras[STRIKE]Wash windows and curtains
Clean out fire..arrange for chimneys to be swept.. every 6 months if you burn wood and smokey fuel!
Wipe doors and skirtings
Catch up on any important phone calls
update finances spreadsheets
[/STRIKE]

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
Declutter the floors and vacuum!
[STRIKE]Strip, wash and replace the bedding[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clear the floordrobe/shoes/bags etc that are strewn around
Make sure any chairs in the room are visible!
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/chest of drawers
Level Three
Do your pillows need replacing?
Binbag dance
HHI

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Empty and wash out all bins upstairs[/STRIKE]
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 StudySTAR PURLEASE
Level One
[STRIKE]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.[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Polish screens (microfibre cloth and a dab of white vinegar brings them up a treat) and mirrors and glass shelves.
Shine taps and shower rails and radiators
Remove 10 dead/unused links from your favourites and clear out some of your inbox![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]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!
[/STRIKE]
ExtraS
[STRIKE]Sort all empties to recycling and make a note of anything you need to restock
Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
Wipe over any sofas/chairs
[/STRIKE]

Friday ~ Everything else!STAR TA!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors in childrens rooms, hall, stairs and landing
Vacuum these floors[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Strip some neglected sticky bedding
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]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[/STRIKE]
Extras[STRIKE]Clean fronts and backs of 2 radiators
Binbag dance
Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture!
HHI
[/STRIKE]

Blinkin nora:rotfl:what a spring clean! I am sooooooo chuffed with myself its unbeliiiiiiiiiivable! The children are off to dads/nans tomorrow so jase and i have the whole day to ourselves so we plan to gut the kitchen, tops of all the cubords, clean out my junk drawers, clear top of blooming fridge! and have a shift round in the lounge, see how it looks arranged differently! Siany(my lovely sis) also put up my stunning mirror in the lounge, which has been laying in the hall waiting for jase to do it for the last 16weeks:eek: It makes a HUGE difference and looks wonderful. I shall leave you all be now, as i am about to go dive into a frothy lush bubble bath with my new book and a glass of champers before heading off to a birthday meal Jase has planned with jaimee-leigh! Love you all xxxx

Valli

macpep1 wrote: »

Ahhhh....now I see, I couldn't do that as for one thing I would be too warm, another I have all my bedding in "SETS" so if a sheet gets dirty from the "set" then the full lot has to get changed



I love Valli because of her pegs, before I joined here, my DH thought I was the only person in the WHOLE WORLD who colour co-ordinated them on the line, If I had to use 3 then they would still all be the same colour, no contrasting allowed *shudder*

stands shoulder to shoulder with macpep on the pegs issue...
probably a good idea really to wash them altogtether actually because the pillowcases get faded before the duvet covers...I have piles of white pillowcases for 'unmatched' weeks...Horrockses' - they're lovely BUT I hear TKMAXX (near AnWsMum) calling me to come buy more bedding...

why oh why do I buy the certain clothes washing liquid that never shifts blood properly (because it was on offer you dimwit) instead of the one that WAS FULL PRICE but works...am now optimistically hoping the sun will bleach the last bit off...

RuthG

macpep1 wrote: »

I love Valli because of her pegs, before I joined here, my DH thought I was the only person in the WHOLE WORLD who colour co-ordinated them on the line, If I had to use 3 then they would still all be the same colour, no contrasting allowed *shudder*

EEK I do that as well! Never mentioned it to anyone before because I thought it was a bit, well, peculiar. But now at least I know Im not alone

[I have to have them by size too - two sizes of pegs for different weight clothes - at least, that's what I tell myself; so two pegs of same colour and same size for each item on the line (or three, etc)]

Done no flying today. Spent most of the morning on the phone, cancelling all my appointments for the next two weeks and getting ready to return to Sussex, as it appears my mother may not recover.

Ruth

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Two lots of washing out in the sun............no delivery as yet..........done the following.............

[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Wednesday ~ Master bedroom[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Level Two
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/chest of drawers
Level Three[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Do your pillows need replacing?[/FONT][FONT=&quot]

Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Clear out a cupboard.. any cupboard.. or a very full drawer I guess[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]List 5 things to sell/giveaway[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]February meal planning and finances need doing/updating!![/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Friday ~ Everything else![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Level Two
Strip some neglected sticky bedding
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
Level Three
Wipe paintwork in a room you've not done this in for some time
Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture! [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

not bad..................

1_step_closer

BenW wrote: »

Done no flying today. Spent most of the morning on the phone, cancelling all my appointments for the next two weeks and getting ready to return to Sussex, as it appears my mother may not recover.

Ruth

Sorry to hear that hun, can any of us help you in any way?

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debtdesperado

I'm trying to get on board with flylady, but finding it difficult to maintain the momentum... I have been decluttering for most of last year, a control journal and can usually stick to the cleaning for about a fortnight, and then suddenly I think, oh well, my house looks fine, it won't matter if I miss a day... and then suddenly it's back to [STRIKE]normal[/STRIKE] being completely messy...

Does anyone have any tips to sticking with it and not backsliding? How did you get past the idea of cleaning when it looks clean?!

Any tips gratefully received!

JillD_2

Hello strangers!
Been AWOL for a bit, nothing sinister just busy busy.
House is a total tip, I have lost all motiviation for housework so here I am again
Most of the "stuff" is in the right place but I havent actually cleaned for weeks and the irning basket has gone crazy.

I think I might use the weekend for a bit of a blitz to get started - we've got no plans and hubby is around for the children - and then try for Level 1's from next week.

Hope everyone on here is doing ok, I'm looking forward to catching up on the gossip

Jillx