Weekly Flylady Thread 17th May 2010

xx_Jo_xx

toottifrootti wrote: »

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!

Mum was still coming too, but not till the end of the year, but things kinda changed today. My Gran needs full time care now - she fell last night after my cousin left, and was there all night until the carers got there this morning. She had wet herself and the carers refused to help her change/clean herself as it wasnt their job if she had soiled herself and were going to just leave her. The warden called my aunt who went right round....anyway long story short, my Gran needs full time care now and my Mum is going to look after her. My mum lives in a three storey house and Gran couldnt cope with the stairs. So they are currently looking at the options.

As part of that though, my Gran knows my mum was planning to move to Wales and wants to come too now, possibly, as she obviously doesnt want to go into a home...... anyway enough waffle.

My house will be clutter free - but only till Nicki gets here..... :rotfl::rotfl:

xx_Jo_xx

toottifrootti wrote: »

Toots' List


toots xx

:eek: - Ahem!!!

onestep

pigpen wrote: »

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.

pigpen thanks very much .. will take on board all aspects of your advice ;)
and thanks so much to everyone else for their replies - will be trying all of them I expect!!!

carlsberggal

hiya soappie - did you have a good time on your hols? haven't been on much either so have missed loads

pollyskettle

Updating list with tomorrows bits:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop floor
Level Two
IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE] Declutter the floor[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..[/STRIKE]
Extras
Binbag dance!
Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
[STRIKE] Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first![/STRIKE]


My extras:

1. Finish grouting tiles in hallway
2. Sow stuff and tidy greenhouse
3. Make blind x 2
4. Replace bathroom sealant - Friday
5. Finish stairs and landing
6. Bath dog
7. Take top wood off raised beds
8. eBay stuff
9. Find handle for seesaw and fix
10. Paint kitchen doors
11. Paint kitchen cupboards
12. Clean behind fridge and paint wall. - Friday
13. Weed front garden
14. Paint lounge - Have made a start
15. Find coat rack for hallway
16. Plant hanging baskets and hang

Valli

AnW'sMum wrote: »

:rotfl:Well I was at a tag rugby tournament this afternoon in which Miss A was participating and of course I had to encourage her and the rest of the team Now dosed up again! They did really well but alas did not win, some of the teams were a year older and had obviously been playing for a lot longer. Our team are new to the sport but are already aiming for the October tournament.

erm - no, we haven't been playing THAT much longer...:p But we did field a Y6 team!

newlywed wrote: »

Looks like I'll be spending my wedding anniversary with OH working and me recovering from the stress of interviews and catching up on cleaning the house

Tried to persuade him to go for a meal and he said why that day??? Duh!!!!

Yet ANOTHER good reason (IMHO, of course) to be OH-less

xx_Jo_xx wrote: »

Am watchin 'Oliver' with my little one and thought I would share this fab quote with you:

Child to Fagan: "These sausages are mouldy!"
Fagan to Child: "Shut up and drink your gin!"

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That is THE MOST SOUND ADVICE I have ever heard...


I am back AND when I got in from work, after I ate my stupid tea (salad with spam because I had no sardines and I am not keen on tinned tuna) I washed my car and decluttered the garden of hedge clippings because MY 'BACK' NEIGHBOURS HAVE CUT THE LEYLANDII DOWN BY ABOUT 3 FOOT:T:T:T:T:T

seriously AnWs sorry about the tag rugby;)

lots to do so I shall have a gander at the listys...

I have a very excited class as both our wormery and our ant world are open for business. We have ONE ant though because SOMEONE *blush* left the lid off the ant world - I was in the school garden at 6pm trying to catch more. I caught 1 *roll eyes* but have left bait and will catch more on Monday;) (thank goodness for glace cherries...). Ants are right hard to catch.

After Green Gang hit the allotment though Worm World is in serious danger of being overcrowded;).
Had a bad afternoon though *SIGH* glad it's not me tomorrow

toochoosey

Ooh, Jo, sounds like it's all happening with you...do you have enough room for everyone or will it be a house move with a kitty from all/ most parties?

Penelope_Penguin

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One ~ done :j
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe units and large appliances
[/STRIKE]Give one small appliance a good clean!
[STRIKE]IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it![/STRIKE] We've just plumbed the WM back in and gone a mahoossive clean behind :eek:
Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
[/STRIKE]Clean doorseals, filters and deterrgent drawers
[STRIKE]Oven and hob to be scrubbed[/STRIKE]


Extras

1. Wash the windows!
2. wipe over the woodwork
3. Clean lightshades/fittings

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1 ~ done :j
Level 2 ~ done :j
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. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
   
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

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One ~ done :j
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
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/STRIKE].. defragment your pc while doing this.
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
[/STRIKE]Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
[STRIKE]Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
[/STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
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

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

mummyslittleboy

I have just had a phonecall from a friend who I havent seen for a while and totally forgot that she is coming to stay this weekend :eek::eek:

I have no cooker:eek: Has anybody any ideas of something nice I could cook on sunday instead of a roast remembering I can only use the hob and she doesn't like pasta my mind is all blank going to have to go shopping tomorrow and buy biscuits and cakes to:(

Valli

Chilli

Have you got a slow cooker? What other appliances?