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Weekly Flylady Thread 3 May 2010
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I stayed up as late as I could, the woke 3 times during the night, had ot be up early to sign on this morning
so like Penny and others excuse any weird spellings, I cant see straight :rotfl:
I've taken coffee and feel much betterGoing to see how long I can hang in, but therev will definitely be an ear;ly night.
Plus ca change, plus ca meme chose
A linguist too - is there no end to your talents :T
soappie - have a wonderful holiday!
Flying - off to find a list :j:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Dust/polish grubby glass and mirrors and pictures.
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Pile all hotspots into one heap and sort through it all.. File/shred as appropriate
[/STRIKE]Clean and defluff the fire.. arrange for chimneys to be swept if necessary and services!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
[/STRIKE]HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!! Clear out handbags and schoolbags!
Extras- Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
- Check insurance policies/tax/mot etc to see when the renewals are up!
Level One ~ done :T
Level Two ~ done :T
Level Three ~ done :T
Extras- Clean a hotspot.. even if that is the inside of the breadbin!
- Wipe down all the paintwork
- Wash the windows
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms are working
[/STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the rain/sunnyness
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[/STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard and find 10 things to get rid of!
[STRIKE]Freshen up any curtains or bedding that needs doing![/STRIKE]
Extras- binbag dance
- Clean all the upstairs door frames
- Clean windows in these rooms
- Do half hour clearing of the place you hate doing the most..
Level One ~ done :T
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extras- Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
- Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
[STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras- Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- [STRIKE]HHI
- [/STRIKE]End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
School run done.
Aim is to keep moving for an hour and then a stroll down to work.
Starting with collecting laundry and putting it on.The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
Good morning all xx
Slept late this morning but managed to watch a bit of the news........confused.com!!!!!(wonders if there would be much of a difference if people queueing till 10 were allowed to vote???)
Need to crack on, cuppa first then a HHC at..........9:30.....join in if you can xx0 -
Myself and hubby stayed up until about 1.30....interesting night by the looks of it and still ongoing.
Released chickens
fresh water
wm x 1
coffee being decluttered
I'm off today....:DDFW Nerd 267. DEBT FREE 11.06.08
Stick to It by R.B. Stanfield
It matters not if you try and fail, And fail, and try again; But it matters much if you try and fail, And fail to try again.0 -
Really cold here this morning I'm freezing may be due to the open windows though:cool: sky is black so I think the rain will be with us shortly. Stayed up for some of the count last night ours was in about 3am so not too bad and no surprises the news is doing my head in this morning so I have turned the TV set off, something unheard of in this house. Decluttered the kids to breakfast club at 8.30 as they didn't want the cereal we had in the cupboard. I will stick the WM on in a mo I've been sitting here for ages researching aspergers and still haven't got round to it.
Right I may go back to bed till it's time to make the lunch for incoming weans. No I have decided I will deffo go back to bed:DFunfairs list of daily dreads
(not in any sort of order!)If all else fails
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Level Three
Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Level Two
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Friday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras
- Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- HHI
- End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
I stayed up as late as I could, the woke 3 times during the night, had ot be up early to sign on this morning and get registered at a doctors !!!!!!!!!!!
so like Penny and others excuse any weird spellings, I cant see straight :rotfl:
I'm not a muggle...I'm just magically challenged0 -
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Mop floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Friday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[STRIKE] Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
[STRIKE] Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Clean 2 windows[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors[/STRIKE]
Extras
- Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
- [STRIKE]Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames! [/STRIKE]
- HHI
- End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
- Finish grouting tiles in hallway
- Sow stuff in greenhouse and raised beds (!)
- Make blind x 2
- [STRIKE]Online shop for next week[/STRIKE]
- Replace sealant in bathroom (have found 5 different brands of sealant in the shed!)
- Mow 'lawn'
- Lose 3lb
- Finish painting stairway/landing
- Bath dog
- Sand and paint over newly fixed pops.
- Take top wood off raised beds.
- Buy gloss paint
- Find stuff to list on eBay and list it!
Best get on, as it won't do itself"A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.0 -
Ugh. My place looks like a toxic dump.
A nightmare candidate has won in my constituency.
The cats are going mental for some reason. Running around, leaping, knocking things over.
And I have a driving lesson this afternoon.
(hides back under covers)I could dream to wide extremes, I could do or die: I could yawn and be withdrawn and watch the world go by.Yup you are officially Rock n Roll0 -
Morning all,
I tried to stay up to watch the election results. I fell asleep on the sofa at about 11.00, woke up at 3.45 freezing cold, dragged my quilt downstairs and fell back asleep about 4.30. Then i woke up at 7.30 to find we're still none the wiser.:cool:
I need to find my list.
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level Two
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
Clean through the cupboard full of food.. what needs using soon?
Extras- [STRIKE]Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc[/STRIKE]
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the rain/sunnyness
Level 2
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
Level 3
Sort through a cupboard and find 10 things to get rid of!
Friday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE]
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!![/STRIKE]
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
My Extras
Ebay I am uploading pics off my camera now so it's empty ready for ebay pics
Sort Ds2's toys
Sand, prime & paint cabinets x 2, shelf ( have sanded x 2, primed, painted x 3 ), toilet roll ( have sanded & painted x 2)& towel holder thingys ( have sanded, primed & painted x 1 )
Deal with post
Mow lawns
Weeding have done a bit of this
Clean & put BBQ away
bank money
Massive wardrobe & clothes sort out
Wrap & post 15 books 2 posted
Transfer money
May Budget
Sort out sewing machine
Take up curtains :eek:
[STRIKE]Rubbish & recycling out[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]VOTE[/STRIKE]
Bins in
Pack for mini holiday0 -
Ok, just finished tea and toast, now need to move.........0
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