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Weekly Flylady Thread 10th May 2010
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Unfortunately a slight bad bit to the day as I had a little scrape in my carBB enjoyed herself and was generally well behaved though she did delight in rolling in seaweed on the beach.Penelope_Penguin wrote: »grateful is Science minister.
Yay, off to change my siggy:j
Mrs B hugs. Did you want to declutter him?
valli think we will stay put for now, as no guarantee any other sleepy village schools any better. I am not letting it lie, though!
eta need to do whole house today!Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
Morning allMorning all
Been awol for a few days due to running round like a headless chicken! Was so busy yesterday but in a good way.
We did a car treasure hunt in the afternoon and wonMiss A and W were quite happy to accept the prize of a box of thorntons lol
Off to Sunday School in a few mins, catch you all later.
Like AnW'sMum been rather busy with life. Glad you enjoyed the treasure hunt, not done one in years but they have good memories for that is how DH and I got together,
DS1 has finished school, just has to go in for exams until 6th form starts
Water main has bee replaced. Garage still drying out but some of the stuff can go back today.
Soappie glad you had a good holiday
Aj glad your car incident didn't involve anybody getting hurt
Serena, sorry to hear about he pork incident
Flying in my own way which is working for me.
Today will be mostly gardening thoughThe birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
I'll join you a little bit late JulieJ.0
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Morning everyone.
Quite bright and sunny here now but it has been raining during the night. SIL has just rang as they are on holiday in Ayrshire. Off to do living room list and I want to get out the back and clean the gutters out from when they did the repointing.
Soappie. Welcome back and glad you and NN had a lovely holiday.
Mrs B Hugs.
Hugs for everyone specially Toots, Lady L and Diva.0 -
Right - am determined to do something useful today...
[FONT="]Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="] Tuesday - Master bedroom and landing
Level Two
Wash the windows
Level Three
Clear out one cupboard/wardrobe that needs it
Dust all those spider webs away.. I don't care if they are your halloween decorations!
Wednesday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms[/FONT]
[FONT="]Thursday - Bathroom and Study [/FONT][FONT="]
Level Two
Shine the bath,bog,basins etc
Twinkle the tiles
Level three
Clean the toilet seat germs off the telephone, keyboard, mouse, monitor, sockets and switches
declutter the pc desk
Sparkle the mirrors and windows in these rooms
Friday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level Two
Dust and polish any electricals
Wipe and water and plants
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In our slightly longer than HHC we
Folded 2 loads of clean laundry & put away
Wm x 1
Td x 1
Made blancmange
Sorted recycling
Put dry dishes away
Washed up
S & S Kitchen
S & S Bathroom
Opened windows
Made beds
Collected laundry
Watered plants0 -
Before we hit the new thread later today can I please say a profound THANK YOU to all you flyladies who took the time and trouble to read my DD1's article in our local paper about her life with ME/CFS.
Your kind comments have moved us:jFlylady and proud of it:j0 -
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Level Three
Wipe the table
Clean through the cupboard
S&S hob
Sundays plan
[STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
Clean kitchen
tidy up garden
make dessert and biscuits
[STRIKE]Take food out of freezer - don't forget![/STRIKE]
Kitchen floor swept and mopped
All ironing done and put away
Rest of clothes put away
Waiting now for floor to dry then finish of kitchen list - then done!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
Penelope_Penguin wrote: »Welcome back :j We have a new Flylady government - Greenbee is chief political reporter, so will fill you in on the details
:p:p
Craftyscholar wrote: »Do wish I didn't get 'twitchy' when I am going away.
I've done the washing up, emptied the DW, refilled it, emptied the TD, folded the washing and am now avoiding working
(((Mrs B))) you know where I am if you need anything0 -
im back again this week, although better late than never.
My house isnt to bad this week, i have kept on top of it although ashamed to admit the kitchen has been rather neglected and the living room has stayed tidy cause ive barely been in it.
hopefully this wont take to long to blitz through, then im off work till thursday afternoon, so should be able to manage a full week of flying by doing a few bits daily rather than all at once!
Monday ~ 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!
Bake a cake or find something new too cook.. see what you can make from your cupboard contents!!!
[STRIKE]Straighten the shelf of cookbooks![/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
[STRIKE]Clean through the cupboard[/STRIKE]
S&S fridge/hob
Extras- [STRIKE]Tidy up all the window sills! [/STRIKE]
- Empty and wash out bins!
- [STRIKE]Dust/wipe/wash blinds/curtains etc[/STRIKE]
- Clear the top of the fridge and freezer!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Remove wash and replace with clean the bedsheets and duvet cover[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Open the window and let in some fresh air![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]sort out your stash of slap.. what is past its best? Unworn? worn out?[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clear the floor of clutter.. the landing too!
[STRIKE]Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three
Clear out one cupboard/wardrobe that needs it
[STRIKE]Turn and vacuum the mattress[/STRIKE]
Dust all those spider webs away.. I don't care if they are your halloween decorations!
Extras - Pick a few!- Fill a binbag for charity shop!
- Find 5 things to ebay
- List those 5 things on ebay.. no escape this time!
- Wash any curtains/duvets/cushions that need doing!
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
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!! [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean 2 windows[/STRIKE]
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
- Mid week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
Level One
Clear the floors of clutter
[STRIKE]Open the windows and air the rooms[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clean/vacuum the floors
Shine the bath,bog,basins etc
Twinkle the tiles
Level three
Clean the toilet seat germs off the telephone, keyboard, mouse, monitor, sockets and switches
declutter the pc desk
Sparkle the mirrors and windows in these rooms
Extras- Binbag dance
- Throw out/get rid of 3 things from every room in your house!!
- 15 minutes filing
- HHG.. if your garden is already beautiful go out and enjoy it for half an hour!!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
[STRIKE]Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes etc[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
Dust and polish any electricals
[STRIKE]Wipe and water and plants[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Check all those smoke alarms![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]straighten any books/CDs/DVDs etc on shelves[/STRIKE]
Tidy the understair cupboard
Extras- [STRIKE]Wash any windows in need[/STRIKE]
- Wipe over sofas if needed
- Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
- Wipe skirtings and dados and door frames!
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