Weekly Flylady Thread 19th April 2010

greenbee

serena wrote: »

ps greenbee - how's the garden getting along??

Garden is looking pretty good... I might send you photos soon...

The shed is up, with guttering on one side and one water butt in. I've just watered the lawn. Tomorrow I have to fill the gaps between the strips of turf and will do some planting (the stuff I've already got which was heeled in at the front and is now in pots). I also need to cut the edge of the turf for the curves in the beds, and my dad is going to put posts up in front of the shed next time he's down (we're going to use ropes to creat a pergola. The space behind the shed on the hard standing is going to be very useful. The old shed and base have been removed, so I need to think what to do up there. As the bit where the base was is in a pretty bad state, I might use decking to create an area I can use for a rotary washing line, morning sitting area (it gets the sun from the east) and possibly put a permanent BBQ.

My dad was pretty exhausted by the time he left!

I've got one climbing rose to go in by the patio (rosa mutablilis) so am looking for ideas for roses and clematis for by the patio and the shed.

LindseyandMatthew

ALL DONE

I'm all done not been on here today been so busy!

vanilla

Kitchen man is a no show, i'm gutted. I really wanted it finished tonight.
Hubby away to shop for goodies and drink, i need it tonight.:D
DW on as is wm and thats me tonight.
Nite all.

pigpen

LameWolf wrote: »

Hah! You folks'd be wossnamed if you had my calcium supplement horse-pills, then.:eek::rotfl:

Oh no.. I had little teeny tiny ones that dissolved..

Recycling sorted ready to go out
TD reloaded
WM x2 reloaded.. I now have 4 EMPTY laundry baskets.. All ready for everyone to drag their smelly school down tomorrow! :eek:

tootifruities

done to 805

toottifrootti

Valli thanks for the link hun - just shows how out of touch I am - must make a conscious effort to have the radio on more. sometimes there is so much comings and goings here that all i want is peace!
pigpen do you want me to catch pnuemonia, get rust or just drown - it is blooming freezing and piddling down with rain - if its like this tomorrow there is no way i am sitting out!!!:rotfl: yes I will take it easy-ish! and yes it does feel good to have got these things done. and i think pot kettle black is appropriate here to - you have been flinging/cleaning/ decorating like a mad thing and you have a life to watch out for - so you be careful too xx:p:p:D:D
jinky I think you need a big squishy (((hug))) too xx

LameWolf wrote: »

Hah! You folks'd be wossnamed if you had my calcium supplement horse-pills, then.:eek::rotfl:

LW thats just what i was thinking!!! and when i was getting chemo there was one lot of tablets that were the size of giant jellybeans and you had to swallow them whole!!!:eek:
vanilla a night off will do you more good

off to find my list and see whats left!
toots xx

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

[STRIKE]Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Sort out coats, shoes and bags
Clean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though!
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling those broken umbrellas and junk mail! [/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Declutter the floor!!
Strip bedding, wash and replace.. air the duvet while it is naked!
Level Two
Tidy up a chest of drawers.. fling anything that is unloved.
Vacuum floors!
Clear a box of stuff.. put it in its proper homes or get rid!
Level Three
Empty bins and do a mad 5 minutes filling the binbag!
Polish any mirrors or glass.. inc. dirty windows!
Wash any nets/curtains that are in need![/STRIKE]


[STRIKE]Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean the filters and door seals and detergent drawers and run the machines through a clean cycle.
Clean through the cupboard full of food.. what needs using soon?
[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob
Wipe down all the paintwork
Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Thursday ~ Cruddy Study & Bathrooms
Level One
Declutter floors!
Mop/vacuum/sweep floors
Level Two
Scrub tiles while running a defrag
Clean the bath, basins, shower trays and loo's
Degrot the desk and dust and polish the monitor and pc case etc
Level Three
Wash windows
Wash bath mats/shower curtains etc
Collect all the laundry from upstairs

Extras
Empty and wash out bins
Wipe all the sofas/chairs inthese rooms
Wipe paintwork in these rooms
Clear and wipe a shelf or two[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Friday ~ Childrens rooms/spare rooms or neglected rooms!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip and wash bedding.. replace with clean
Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!!!! You work hard and deserve it!
Level Two
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it away nice and tidy
Vacuum/mop floors
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort through a box of toys or 'stuff' and get rid of the junk and rubbish!
Sort through a cupboard of clothes and get rid of the stuff tat no longer fits and make it all tidy
Binbag dance
Extras
Straighten up the bookshelves
Wash the windows if needed
Scrub down the sticky paintwork
Tidy up computer/PS's etc and unsnaggle all the cables!!
[/STRIKE]


Ugh. All 5 days ALL DONE today.

Plus washed all lock n lock tubs, relocated kitty food into cupboard (39 tins)
Demoulderised washing machine, including both hidden layers inside rubber seal.
Emptied stuff out of food cupboard that I can't see myself using before it runs out of date.
Descaled kettle because I had forgotten to change the water filter.
Check bank balance What happened there? Must have cut down on food shopping - here's hoping it shows on the figure soon.
Argued with cat that was determined to sleep on DD's clean washing pile - every time I moved him off and shifted things, he immediately jumped on the next bit :mad: so ended up putting her stuff away for her.

Only thing left to do is to put last bedspread away after washing and drying. Unfortunately, two mogs (the well behaved ones) are currently snoring on it, having not really had a chance to snooze due to my activities today. I might let them get away with it just this once...

toottifrootti

I am not really doing lists but ......

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Level Two
Sort out coats, shoes and bags
Clean any electricals.. don't be frazzling yourselves though!
Level Three
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
Extras
Clean fires/behind radiators
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom
Level One
Strip bedding, wash and replace.. air the duvet while it is naked!
Level Two
Tidy up a chest of drawers.. fling anything that is unloved.
Level Three
Extras
15 minutes filing/shredding
Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean the filters and door seals and detergent drawers and run the machines through a clean cycle.
Extras
Thursday ~ Cruddy Study & Bathrooms
Level One
Level Two
Scrub tiles while running a defrag
Degrot the desk and dust and polish the monitor and pc case etc
Level Three
Extras
Friday ~ Anywhere
Level One
Declutter the floors
Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!!!! You work hard and deserve it!
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Extras
Straighten up the bookshelves
Tidy up computer/PS's etc and unsnaggle all the cables!!

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
me day

Sunday
Church

Whenever...........

1. forward email to P (when I get lappy back)
2. clean freezer
3. 15 minutes filing/organising spreadsheets/debtbusting!.. see if you can alter any of these payments to free up some cash!
4. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice
5. Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file
6. Passport - [STRIKE]get form, photo,[/STRIKE] photos signed by someone, fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. ebay to get the money for /joiners bill/ painters bill/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/doctors'fee / outdoor plumbing bill
8. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
9. Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
10. wash brushes/mops/dustpans etc
11. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
12. fill the fountain
13. repair bathroom blind
14. spend dobbies token on something for garden

No more than [STRIKE]35 30 25 [/STRIKE] 20 things on my list allowed:p

still loads not done from the lists - but hey ho there is still 2 days left and the kitchen list needs attacking!

I am still doing Dusty's thread but will keep that list separately - just chipping away at it!!
head down and batter on again!!!

toots xx

soappie

toottifrootti wrote: »

- it is blooming freezing and piddling down with rain - if its like this tomorrow there is no way i am sitting out!!!:rotfl:

Rain? What's that? We're so fickle down here in the south. We've have wall to wall sunshine with a bit of volcanic dust haze in the sky and fallout out on the car now and then for the last 2 weeks.

NN and I were talking this evening about maybe having to water the gardens over the weekend because they are so dry.

Oh, and the house martins and swifts seem to have arrived today.... summer must be on its way.

Have decluttered another 1000 words or so and a nice rump steak for dinner (I decided to treat myself!).

Am off to bed shortly - I'm on a guided walk guider (if that makes sense!) training course tomorrow morning..

greenbee

soappie wrote: »

Rain? What's that? We're so fickle down here in the south. We've have wall to wall sunshine with a bit of volcanic dust haze in the sky and fallout out on the car now and then for the last 2 weeks.

NN and I were talking this evening about maybe having to water the gardens over the weekend because they are so dry.
.

apparently the clear skies may be caused by the volcanic ash... particulate overdoses dry up the clouds (there's been some research done at Tel Aviv university). I'm going to be gardening at the weekend, so although the dry weather will mean lots of watering, I'm quite pleased it's going to be nice for digging and planting!

Suppose I should go to sleep now...