Weekly Flylady Thread 29th March 2010

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So here is how the big declutter has gone:



1st Paper Monday
[STRIKE]Anything to do with paperwork/photos/boxes of cards/kids pictures/books/magazines etc[/STRIKE]
Remeber some paperwork needs to be kept for certain periods of times
Shread confidential waste - always ongoing

2nd Cotton Tuesday
[STRIKE]Clothes - anybody's for charity/rehoming or ebay but not creating piles![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]If it has not been worn in a year is it ever likely to be?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Do you have summer/spring clothes stashed away which you could sort out?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Are some of your winter clothes really past their best?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Are there items not being worn because they are waiting to be mended/defuzzed? If so get that done this evening and start wearing them
Anything that needs drycleaning take to the cleaners.
Clothes which cannot be reworn can be bagged and labelled as rags and placed in [/STRIKE]the supermarket clothing banks or given to charity shops - they still get cash from the rag man.

3rd Leather Wednesday
[STRIKE]Handbag sorting/putting away/rehoming
including camping stuff/sleeping bags/sporting equipment
shoes/boots - do any need reheeling/polishing/waterproofing
Shoe banks for recycling are in lots of supermarket carparks
Sort through belts and accessories.
Have you filled another bag for the charity shop yet?[/STRIKE]

4th Linen Thursday
[STRIKE]Linen and airing cupboards
Towels give them a good sort; Vets often want old towels
Do not keep stuff just in case.[/STRIKE]
Sort all your bedding, do you need that many spare sets
Piles of spare nets and curtains again do you use them?
[STRIKE]Cushions - any lumpy horrid ones to get rid of?
Napkins and Tablecloths you never use.
Again recycle/charity shop/rehome/sell but do not stash.[/STRIKE]

5th Wood Friday
Can include toys n/a
Sorting sheds noooooooooooooooooo
[STRIKE]Tidying or restocking your woodstore [/STRIKE]
DIY jobs
[STRIKE]Sorting cupboards/drawers[/STRIKE]
Desk drawer sort out

6th Iron Saturday
[STRIKE]Cleaning out the car removing all the clutter from the boot and side pockets
Sorting your heavy metal records
Sorting your baking tins/cast iron pans
Golf irons - yes that's on my list[/STRIKE]
Cutlery drawers and all those utensils you never use
Are all the bikes ready for spring, now could be a good time to sell any which are nolonger used. na
Garden tools/lawnmowers again get them ready for spring and any you do not use ebay/freecycle or recycle at the metal part of your local dump

7th Day of rest! Almost lets pamper Sunday
Sort out your toiletries/make up bag and enjoy a bath decluttering all those bath bombs/face packs/trail samples/candle lit of course!
Throw away stuff which has been open for a good while, gooey mascara and nail polish.
Not long now until you can start using the fake tan and need the sunscreen so your final declutter is a good exfoliate.


Not bad

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This week I have also blitzed both bedrooms, cleaned them thoroughly, bleached the yukky black bits from mould on the ceiling and steamed clean both carpets.

Go me!

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Greenbee please give my love to Sandy.
Thank you

greenbee

Lady-Liberty wrote: »

greenbee If you think I can be any help I'll PM you my number?

Give Sandy my love.....

xx

Thank you... I'm sure it would be helpful. I'll ask her whether she would like to speak to you - if not now, then at some point soon. I can't begin to imagine how she's feeling, and I know that you sadly have much more of an idea than most of us (thankfully) as to what she is going through.

Lots of love and hugs to you too :A

gunsandbanjos

Hope you warm up soon Soappie, its not fun being cold!

LO picked up from school and i dunted my wing mirror squeezing into the smallest parking space ever:mad: Parking round here is an absolute nightmare. In the grand scale of things not the biggest problem ever i suppose:o

Mudbath

Please pass on my love and hugs to Sandy xxxxxxxxxx

thifty

onestep wrote: »

someone tell me to switch this bloody thing off.. am soo wanting another baby and it's not happening :mad: and I'm not getting any younger!!

It was the last one thank goodness, I sat and broke my heart afterwards, silly really.

sandy love and thoughts are with you and yours
soappie glad you got things moving if not fully sorted yet.
lemanie sorry you have a BD hanging around
piggers 8:eek: did you give birth to them all or are some from OH? Hate to think what giving birth 8 times must be like, you must have spent half of your life in maternity clothes:D

list
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Level Two
Clean out fridge CBA until it's a bit emptier!
Level Three
Extras Finish/do a small DIY job- put curtains up
Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Level One
Level Two All done star please Toots
Level Three
Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!
Extras

• Wash your bathroom mats etc
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Compulsory Extra.. done ! Twinkle Twinkle little star!

Todays list is half done as I did ensuite and cloakroom on Monday and have been s&sing since. Main bathroom is ok, tidy but will give it another going over later.
Today I have done
Tuesday's list
emptied radiators of laundry and put away
filled them up again!
WM x 2
DW x1 plus emptied and put away
made crispie cakes with DS
fetched car tax
tidied coats and shoes away
hooovered all through upstairs and down
tidied kids rooms and our bedroom
decluttered 2 bags of kids clothes to a friend who came earlier
fetched bins back round and emptied recycling bin from kitchen in again.
entertained friend and her 2 lovely kids am shattered now even though they were good!

soappie

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Hope you warm up soon Soappie, its not fun being cold!

Thank you. I've warmed up a bit as I've flown:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop floor can't really do this until I can get a bucket full of hot steamy water and I'm not going to boil the kettle 20 times! It will be done ACHE !!!!!! (After Central Heating Engineer Fan Fixing Session):D
Level Two
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles.. scrub that greasy grout!

polkadot

:hello:sneaks in while Toots is looking the other way:shhh:

Hello, my name is now Mrspolkadots and my house is a tip-again.
So the wedding is over, we've been "on honeymoon" and I've spent the last week as sick as a dog with sinusitis. The doctor wants me to go for an MRI but that will have to wait until September now.
I've read back a bit and although I dont know Sandy, I will be keeping her in my prayers...I dont know what I'd do if I were in the situation.
Soappie the heating? Now? Im so glad you got it sorted.
1 Step closer you've made some inspiring headway on the decluttering-is that the new list thats referred to in the first post? I was looking for it as I have loads to declutter and NO idea where to start.

I'm loving the Polyanna factor thats started while I was away...today mine must be that I can feel the baby:) Not little flutters but proper poking and prodding (think s/he's telling me that the house is not a tip because I have a headache-but that I have a headache because the house is a tip)

So to mark the start of my "new burst", I'm trying a different trick. I went out this morning and bought a pair of £5 trainers which I have dubbed my Flylady shoes. So I have clean shoes to wear indoors-Im going to try this getting dressed to shoes thing. As DS started half term today I think I'll ease in slowly (possibly where I went wrong before). I'll just do the one list to start with:
[FONT=&quot]Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Empty and wash out bins
Clean out fridge
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles.. scrub that greasy grout!
Clear window sills of gibble and wipe them before replacing back the necessary stuff and finding new homes for the unnecessary stuff!
Clear out the under sink cupboard.. fling what you don't need/use. Replace dishclothes etc if needed.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Binbag dance[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]HHI[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Clean light shades and blinds [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
4. [FONT=&quot]Wipe over oven and hob![/FONT]

So here goes... will check back later.

gunsandbanjos

Congratulations Mrs Polkadot