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Weekly Flylady Thread 17th May 2010

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  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Daily routines/todailies
    laundry, M T W T F S S
    swish and swipe kitchen M T W T F S S
    S+S bathroom, M T W T F S S
    ironing, M T W T F S S
    making beds, M T W T F S S
    vacuuming high traffic areas, M T W T F S S
    making meals M T W T F S S

    Night-time routines
    preparing clothes for the next day, M T W T F S
    swish & swipes of the kitchen S M T W T F S
    tidying the living room M T W T F S .


    Ok here goes this week!

    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!
    IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back!
    Level Three
    Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
    Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
    Oven and hob to be scrubbed

    Extras
    1. Wash the windows!
    2. Empty and wash out bins!
    3. wipe over the woodwork
    4. Clean lightshades/fittings
    Thanks all for keeping my house lookin good.......must keep up with the flinging as well though. Will try and fling at least 2 items a day xx
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    edited 16 May 2010 at 9:28PM
    Evening all,

    I'm in and hoping to do better than i did last week.:cool:

    I've did 3 baskets full of ironing and then all the stuff that i'd hung on the door fell off into a crumpled heap on the floor.:eek: I nearly cried and was franticly trying to pick it all up, shake it and get it back on before too much damage was done.:cool: We've had a lovely day, i got to cwtch the baby lots she's so tiny. She hasn't made me broody again so that's good.:D Ds2 said he wants us to get 2 babies but not ones that grow in tummies, he wants the ones that you get free in a shop.:rotfl: He changed his mind when i told him they'd have to go in his room and he'd have to sleep in the shed.:D

    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!
    IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back!
    Level Three
    Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
    Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
    Oven and hob to be scrubbed
    Extras
    1. Wash the windows!
    2. Empty and wash out bins!
    3. wipe over the woodwork
    4. Clean lightshades/fittings
    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
    Massive wardrobe & clothes sort out
    Wrap & post 3 books
    Transfer money
    Sort out sewing machine
    Take up curtains :eek:
    Sort out stuff for carboot sale
    Clean rabbits out
    Sort toy corner
    Phone Dp
    Get food waste bags
    Repot toms
  • Hi all

    I hope I will be in again this week, in my own small way.

    Many thanks to everyone who keeps the thread running so well.

    Diva.x
    To be frugal, you need to spend money wisely, simply spending less is not enough.
    If you can't handle me at my worst then you don't deserve me at my best...
    Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I will try again tomorrow.
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 18,169 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Triker wrote: »
    Good luck on your travels Greenbee, I'll be thinking of you whilst you're away hun.....hope all goes well for you. xx
    Thanks :D Part of me is hoping I don't have to go, but I know its best to get this trip over and done with...
    hollyh wrote: »
    E Ds2 said he wants us to get 2 babies but not ones that grow in tummies, he wants the ones that you get free in a shop.:rotfl: He changed his mind when i told him they'd have to go in his room and he'd have to sleep in the shed.:D
    Brilliant response :T:T:T
  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    Ran out of steam this week - again. So I am back in hoping to do better. Thank you ladies!!
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • msgnomey
    msgnomey Posts: 1,613 Forumite
    I'm in, kitchen could do with a good clean

    thank you to the usual suspects
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Go hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last
  • thifty
    thifty Posts: 1,027 Forumite
    I'm in. Hope all well. I have been very busy on my allotment but have been flying too :) Have even moved my bed out and hoovered under it today and found lots of exciting stuff including my DH's favourite screwdriver (don't ask!)
    List
    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
    Level One
    mop/ floor
    Level Two
    Wipe units and large appliances
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back!
    Level Three
    dust and deweb!
    Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
    Oven to be scrubbed


    Extras
    1. Wash the windows!
    2. Empty and wash out bins!
    3. wipe over the woodwork
    Did a fair bit of this today already. Best get finishing my marking ! See you all in a couple of days.

    Sorry, forgot my manners- thanks to the lovely ladies who keep this thread running.
    Cross Stitch Challenge Member ?Number 2013 challenge = to complete rest of millenium sampler.
  • beckyandjack
    beckyandjack Posts: 339 Forumite
    right i'm gently in this week, only gently as now on crutches for stupid spd, but as oh has been in charge of the house it looks like the local refuse tip so gonna give it a try.

    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!
    IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back!
    Level Three
    Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
    Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
    Oven and hob to be scrubbed
    Extras
    1. Wash the windows!
    2. Empty and wash out bins!
    3. wipe over the woodwork
    4. Clean lightshades/fittings
    xx
  • nopot2pin
    nopot2pin Posts: 5,721 Forumite
    edited 17 May 2010 at 7:28PM
    I didn't do so well last week :o
    Hoping to do much much more this week :D

    Thanks to those sorting out the thread :D

    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!
    IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back!
    Level Three
    Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
    Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
    Oven and hob to be scrubbed



    Extras
    1. Wash the windows!
    2. Empty and wash out bins!
    3. wipe over the woodwork
    4. Clean lightshades/fittings

    Own list
    1. Go to the gym at least 4 times this week - 1 done 3 to do :D
    2. Walk 30 mins at least 3 times this week - 1 done 2 to do :D
    3. Sort out card insurance.
    4. Hoover inside of car
    5. Put wee bit of skirting board on in kitchen :o
    6. Clear front path of weeds :(
    7. Make sure no more mice in shed :(
    8. Sort wine to be cleared
    9. CD's onto ipod
    10. Reseal bath
    11. Sort out last of paperwork
    12. Sort out AntiVirus
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Evening all

    I'll be here but a busy week with DS1 and DS2 having the odd exam, me invigilating and DH away in the states at the moment. Wonder if he'll get back or not.

    Chimney being swept tomorrow (after what happened to Triker it was not a job I was putting off)
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
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