Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd August 2010

carolinejane_2

Morning Everyone

Very late start for me today but I must have needed the sleep I suppose:o So list for today

Tidy Kitchen
DW load
Mop kitchen floor
Ironing
Hoover up and down
Tidy bedroom
Bathrooms clean

Cup of tea first though

kazwookie

Crafty, ~~ don't worry for ranting we all do it at times and it helps no end!, so you rant again if you need to, hugs......

OH been tucked up in bed since 8.15am, and the cat is tucked up on the bed, near his feet as per usual, so I guess that is them sorted till at least 3pm or so.

I did the hoovering early.
All washing is out on line, hopefully drying
Kitchen is done
All dusting is done
Ebay parcel is posted.
Everything else that can be done is done for now.

I am now in my office at work, (so I don't wake the sleeping beauties up:rotfl:) after all the messing around with workers that cannot organise themselves yesterday, I am now catching up on yesterdays work, in theory it sohuld only take me a couple of hours as the phone and customers will not be contacting me today (hopefully):T (I love my customers really but just not on a Saturday!)

Then I am off to look at a herb garden centre.:D:j

I have had this weird thought that I want to buy and run a small B & B in a seaside location,:eek: (where the money is coming from is another matter) please can some one talk me out if this idea, as the more I think about it, the harder work:eek: it becomes, ie beds, cleaning, bathrooms, tea trays, breakfast, etc etc etc~~~~ I think the idea comes from watching the hotel inspector with Alex what'shername, and thinking I could do better than some of the so called 'hotelier's' she goes to help...............

Then again I keep thinking I want to run a small plant nursery, and have a large polytunnel...............

oh and I broke my long finger nail today when emptying the bagless thingy and cleaning the filter on it, I thought you might just all like to know that...............

pipersky

kazwookie wrote: »

oh and I broke my long finger nail today when emptying the bagless thingy and cleaning the filter on it, I thought you might just all like to know that...............

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Finally, a laugh this morning. My OH will be grateful to you

xx_Jo_xx

Hi all, :hello:

Im sorry i have been missing....love, hugs, congratulations, get well soon, happy Birthdays and vibes as appropriate xxxx

Ive been gutting out little ones bedroom and have tipped his old bed and have bought him a cabin bed with wardrobe drawers and bookcase underneath.....and trust me, trying to build it in a box room wasnt easy!! :mad: But its done now and solves the storage problem in his room. :T

Its also given me the opportunity to get rid of 3 black bags of clothes from various rooms and a black bag of toys for the bin and another black bag for car-booting! There is still one more box of toys to go through.....but its much better and less cluttered than it was. :T

As a result though, the rest of the house is somewhat neglected, so best crack on



Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Wipe cupboards, appliances and kickboards!
Scrub out rubbish/recycling and compost bins .. we don't want bugs in them!
Level Three
Wipe over the window sills
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean oven and hob
Extras

1. HHI
2. Clean out the foody cupboards
3. Clean fridge
4. Run appliances through a clean cycle if they've not been done recently

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Dust the mantel and put back only whaat is supposed to be there
Straighten/tidy a bookcase
Clean any electricals.. be careful!
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!! .. don't miss the huge bags of gumf brought home at the end of term!
Extras

1. Dust dados/coving/skirting etc
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a messy cupboard or drawer.
4. Wipe the sofas

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!
Extras

• Sort through those half empty bottles or ones with only a dribble left and decant into one bottle and recycle the rest!!
• Wash your bathroom mats etc
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. wha t can go? What do you need to keep?
wash any curtains/nets that need it
Sort through one box of junk
Extras

1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
2. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
3. Sort out the junk from your favourite/most used handbag!.. Get rid of those receipts from 1982 from your purse! lol
4. Fill a binbag for charity shop (or the bin if you prefer!)

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. 15 minutes filing
3. List 1 item to sell
4. sort the shoes, coats and bags!

Craftyscholar

kazwookie wrote: »

Then I am off to look at a herb garden centre.:D:j

I have had this weird thought that I want to buy and run a small B & B in a seaside location,:eek: (where the money is coming from is another matter) please can some one talk me out if this idea, as the more I think about it, the harder work:eek: it becomes, ie beds, cleaning, bathrooms, tea trays, breakfast, etc etc etc~~~~ I think the idea comes from watching the hotel inspector with Alex what'shername, and thinking I could do better than some of the so called 'hotelier's' she goes to help...............

Then again I keep thinking I want to run a small plant nursery, and have a large polytunnel...............

oh and I broke my long finger nail today when emptying the bagless thingy and cleaning the filter on it, I thought you might just all like to know that...............

First - hugs for poorly nail.

Well at least if you are watching the hotel inspector you know how hard it can be - where they were going wrong etc.
Seaside - ?out of season income?
Plant nursery - ?up against the 'big boys'?

vanilla

Thanks everyone for the hugs and vibes. xx

DW has been unloaded, all kids fed, rhys's toys have been sorted and moved. Now to go get the washing machine on.

toottifrootti

hello my lovlies
I am not home yet but beginning to feel better - hoping to be home on monday.
Thank you so much for thinking about me, all the good wishes and texts - it means so much to me xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have done a quick catch up but apologies if I have missed you.

G&B hope LO is doing ok after her op- sorry to read about the screws - I really hope it can wait until her next big op - she doesnt need any extra trauma - hugs for you and your lovely little angel xxxx
Winchelsea I am so glad to hear that DH's transfer has gone ahead and he is settling well so far - it must be a great relief for you and i hope it also makes your life a bit easier (((hugs)))
lav1979 Huge Congratulations for your new baby pink -we would love to see her - take care xx

boddy how wonderful for Mum to be 93 - a great age - belated birthday wishes for her xx

Triker wrote: »

For Toots

xx

thanks angel that made me smile!!! sorry to read about your unwelcome visitors - hope you have resolved the problem - by the looks of it it got your bedroom gutted - do you now have a haven of tranquility and no clutter??? cloud/ silver lining springs to mind!! xx
cycling thats great news that they have eventually found the source of DD's pain - I hope it wont take too long to get it resolved for her (((hugs)))
Mudbath well done with the weight loss - hope the hols go well - cuddles for stripes and love to you xx
onestep ouch for the broken arm - hope the pain has eased
pollybear belated anniversary wishes - 38 years is wonderful - I am very envious!!:D
LadyL loads of positive safe vibes for your american friend - I hope you dont have too long to wait to hear good news and lots and lots of love honey - you have been on my mind a lot this week xxxx
vanilla thats great news for DD - I hope DH is ok and stays on track (((hugs)))
Aunty Crafty huge squishy (((hugs))) we all have off days so dont feel bad about 'ranting' - it def helps to get it out of your system - I hope your shopping trip has helped even if it was for mundane things xx
kazw I love both your ideas - I personally think you should go with whichevr you would give you most pleasure - the profits are important but you have to be happy with what you are doing too - I know you love gardening so your polytunnel /plants/herbs plan sounds good - one of my BF's has a guest house and i know its a huge amount of work and you can have some snotty guests!!!!
pigpen Huge Congratulations to you and OH on squeak's safe arrival - thank you for posting her lovely piccie - she is just gorgeous - I hope the 2 of you will make good progress now. Welcome to the world little one and you have loads of fly-aunties sending their love to you. xx

lots of congratulations for birthdays, anniversaries, weight loss, exam results, etc etc etc
hugs and commiserations for bad days, Ex's, and kids not behaving etcetc etc

love and hugs to everyone.

toots xx

xx_Jo_xx

One room at a time....

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Dust the mantel and put back only whaat is supposed to be there
Straighten/tidy a bookcase
Clean any electricals.. be careful!
Level Three
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!! .. don't miss the huge bags of gumf brought home at the end of term![/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Dust dados/coving/skirting etc
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a messy cupboard or drawer.
4. Wipe the sofas

gratefulforhelp_2

Hey, jo great to see you.

Been very busy doing jobs this am. Trying to get a 3 yr old to have a passport photo done in a booth and meeting all the photo requirements is hard work!! But now I can renew one and get one passport.

Sun is out, though weakly.

kaz B & B hard work, thankless, tons of washing and ironing and weirdos in your house. People who eat takeaways in their room and spill curry on the sheets, and you never get the turmeric stains out and have to buy new ones...will that do??

gunsandbanjos

Lovely to hear from you Toots:A

Had a very unproductive morning trying to rent a car, Enterprise are a bloody shambles and i will never use them again. I have a rant on the praise/vent board if anyone is bored!

Need to get some serious flying done in living room/kitchen and bathroom, hubby has invited 5 of his mates to stay the night, but he is currently out, so muggins here has to do all the tidying /cleaning etc:cool: