Weekly Flylady Thread 17th May 2010

Marru

Lets see how it is going:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Level Two
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
Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
Oven to be scrubbed

Extras

1. Empty and wash out bins!
2. Clean lightshades/fittings

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!)

Extras

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
   

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Level Two
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
defragment your pc while doing this.
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. clean the radiators in these rooms

Now the problem is that I have dumped evrything on my bed and the plan was that I am not going to go to bed until it is sorted but I am afraid it is all going to end back on the floor

toottifrootti

Jo Hi honey and lovely to see you - thats great news about sis - and is Mum still coming too - how will you cope? You are going to have to be ruthless with the flinging but you will love the clutter free house!
boddy thats not so good about GGD3 but at least now they can deal with it and hopefully she will grow out of it? (((hugs)))
Penny (((hugs))) the way things are your work is going to get even tougher - I take my hat off to you for doing it but dont let it get the better of you - I know you love helping people but you have to have a balance. enjoy your days off xx
Graaaaaaaan thanks for the lovely email hun - i will reply asap xxxxxx I think you are coping very well so stop the guilty feelings - I imagine every Mum with a son or daughter in the military has had these thoughts - nothing bad in caring about your own flesh and blood.
Triker hope the school has taken appropriate action today thinking of you all (((hugs)))
Jinky hope you are ok - any luck with work yet - is Gran home?
Diva thinking of you too xx
AnW'sMum hope the throat is easier today (((hugs)))
LadyL special love and hugs and wishing you painfree days xx

got home from my discussion group and more phone calls so I have written off today.

will go and concoct a list ( yes yes i know its a bit late in the week!:rotfl:) so that I know what i need to do for the rest of this week.

love and hugs to you all.
toots xx

pigpen

onestep wrote: »

hi everyone

I'm making (slow) progress!! Levels ones all done so far this week, with some level 2s creeping in AND I've done the oven AGAIN:eek::eek: it still isn't clean enough to put the liner down though I've tried astonish and the Cif stuff (not together I hasten to add) and there's still concrete like crud on one side Any ideas??

I went into town today to declutter something I bought 3 weeks ago from TKM@x which I only got round to trying on last night, doesn't fit. So I take it in, with the receipt, but apparently they have a 14 day limit on refunds :mad::mad::mad: if the item isn't faulty.. so... do I suddenly need to find a fault with said item??

Hugs for everyone that needs them
onestep

Split seams are VERY common with the 'seconds' sold at TKMaxx..

Re the oven.. I find a cheese slice or knife to be absolutely vital in the oven cleaning process.. I use ovenmate which is also very good.. ok.. so i can't actually reach in the oven at the moment and had OH do it last time.

seafarers_wife

Woo Hoo getting there

Kitchen will be done once the dishes have dripped dried and ive cooked my bacon so that i can clean the george forman properly, I have finally done my mamouth pile of filing, now i just have another mamouth pile of shredding, but i am now organised enough (i think) to do it on a weekly basis.

Ironing, i can see the end of my ironing pile, so when i am at the bottom of it, I am making a promise to myself next time a load of washing is dry I am going to iron it straight away!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level Two
Give one small appliance a good clean!


Extras

1. wipe over the woodwork

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister




Extras

1. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
   
2. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!




Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. clean the radiators in these rooms

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
[STRIKE]Wash windows and nets/curtains[/STRIKE]
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed [/STRIKE][STRIKE]
[/STRIKE]Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..


Extras

1. Binbag dance!
2. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
3. [STRIKE]Wash windows [/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Put away some of the winte clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first! [/STRIKE]

Extras




Hoover car
clean car
Iron work clothes
shredding - sorted into bag ready to shred.

Misc done but not on lists

mot booked in
contact lenses sorted
spare house keys cut
black washing hung on radiators
load of whites in
load of blacks in
load of black in
load of bedding in
2 loads hung out on washer
weeds pulled up as best i can with not having the key to the shed and the gardening tools
mot done
took car to garage for quote for some body work - had a run in with a boulder and the bumper is a bit scratched! i know its the point of a bumper but i dont like it looking like i cant drive!
back of the house outside windows cleaned

hex2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

CAB debt adviser Funding and conditions for advice agencies are becoming beyond a joke

I quite agree, I looked into doing employment law and tupe advice but even for the added benefit of karma and paying it forward ....well, :eek: . I shall stick to advising employers against treating people like dirt and thus (hopefully) prevent their employees being a burden on the over loaded CAB system.

I still haven't done the S&S of kitchen and cloackroom or anything to the DR, and I have work tomorrow. To be fair to my sister she stayed with us for a few weeks in the grotty , over crowded terrace with DS1 (age 1), DS2 (newborn) and temporary cripple DP and part time SSs - believe me she has seen us at our cluttered, dirty, whingey, sore (DP), tired and bad tempered worst .

soappie

Boo! - Sorry to be AWOL just been really, really busy. Hope all are well, I'm fine just too many things to do in too short a time so somethings have to take a back seat...

toochoosey

Right, do I go to class tomorrow (where there will be an observer....so no English allowed....) or do I stay home and carry on with the ironing???????

Any advice.......

WM on again and sink filled with hot soapy water for the dishes. Dog in and fed and more rats spotted next door....need to re-e-mail the council......

pigpen

Thursday list is up... how has it got to Thursday so quickly??? I can't believe it is another week almost over!!.. the children have next week at school then are off for half term! They are SUPPOSED to be spending both weekends with KH.. but we shall see.. he will probably have 'made plans' just so he doesn't have to have them.

I want to get the junk shed emptied and tidied.. it would have got done today but it took so long to do the grass and there was so much washing .. must dispose of the big pool too.. it is stupidly big. There are allsorts if stuff in there I need to sort/fling

I need to clean out the playhouse as well.. though that will be being delegated to the children when they are off.. it is their mess!! One of the windows in it needs replacing too. Loads of the garden toys are too small or broken so need binning.. and the cat knocked the BBQ over and brok a wheel off so that can go too.. I will be needing a skip very soon looking at all the junk in my front.. though the broken bunks disappeared and were soon followed by the old mattress from DS3's pit.

Washing in off the line and folded.. some has been put away already and the children will do the rest tomorrow. DD3 changed her bed sheet.. despite screeching about it not being wet.. no, it had been wet and had dried by the time she go back in from school!! I'll have OH do the 2 littlies beds tomorrow and do everyones duvets too.

Best send OH off to shop as we have no bread or milk for breakfast.. nor do we have DS2's bus fare..

toottifrootti

Toots' List

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!
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
Extras
Empty and wash out bins!
wipe over the woodwork
Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Catch up on phone calls..[STRIKE] make necessary appointments [/STRIKE].. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter
Clean electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing.
Extras
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
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 etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the bins!
Clean shower curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extras
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
clean the radiators in these rooms
HHI... a bit more gone!
Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..
Extras
Binbag dance!
Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
Put away some of the winte clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first!

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Clear SR floor before Maria comes
DN - am
speak to Auntie/Cousin S
Friday
pack bag
Saturday
Quiet Day 9-4 at A's
Sunday
Church
finish packing
speak to Mother/NOF/N/A/Auntie/ C/ E/DB


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 - get form, photo, photos signed by someone, fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. ebay to get the money for painters bill/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/ outdoor plumbing bill/fencing at back/
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 20 things on my list allowed:p


I am also doing Dusty's thread but will keep that list separately - wouldnt want to confuse me or get you lot worked up into a lather !!!!:rotfl:

that will do for now!
head down and batter on again!!!

toots xx

BungleGirl

Oops! Haven't done much but have a few things to corss off...so will go ahead to show that I have achieved something! Off to bed in a minute as didn't sleep very well last night - onwards and upwards tomorrow though!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
[/STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
[STRIKE]IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it! [/STRIKE] Can't do this as have dodgy back!
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

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors [/STRIKE]and sofas
[STRIKE]Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
[/STRIKE] Did 1 x Partnership tax return, 2 x Self Assessments, 1 x eyebrow wax appointment (they look great!) and 1 x solicitors appointment...oh and spoke to an old friend on the phone
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
[/STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[/STRIKE]Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!

Extras

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
   
2. [STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself [/STRIKE] Can't do this as have dodgy back
   
3. Clean a window or two.
   
4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves