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Weekly Flylady Thread 9th August 2010

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  • mineallmine
    mineallmine Posts: 3,053 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    decluttered and hoovered the lounge. it's looking good. I just need to keep this up all week.
    :) Declutter 300 things in December challenge, 9/300. Clear the living room. Re-organize storage
    :cool2: Cherryprint: "More stuff = more stuff to tidy up!"
    Less things. Less stuff. More life.
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  • froddington
    froddington Posts: 6,697 Forumite
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    List ready for tomorrow - night all, sleep well xx

    Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway

    Level Two
    Vacuum the floor now it is visible
    Spend 15 minutes tackling a messy cupboard or drawer.

    Level Three
    Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Dust shelves and ledges and furry bits

    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area

    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Clean the sink!

    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!

    Level Three
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    Wipe over oven and hob.

    My 3-a-day list - in no particular order!
    - laminating; postcards; 2 x folders
    - letter to Sunlife; [STRIKE]update 101 list[/STRIKE]; book hotel
    - KS1 Framework; sort school bag; shredding
    - sort DVDs; sort CDs; sort books
    - cupboard handles; storage boxes; update diary
    - glass recycling; make hair appt; scan photo
    - car checks; [STRIKE]make curry[/STRIKE]; check tent
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • cmazza
    cmazza Posts: 170 Forumite
    My list for today

    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor - Check
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces - Check
    Clean the sink! - Check
    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units - Check
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic! - Check
    Wipe table and replace cloth if needed - tomorrow
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills - Check
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    Wipe over oven and hob. - Check


    Extras
    1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
    2. Replace dish cloths that are gross - Check
    3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
    4. Empty and wash out bins! - Check
    2 x HCC - 1 hr of ironing :(
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,500 Forumite
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    edited 9 August 2010 at 11:58PM
    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Clean the sink!
    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!
    Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    Wipe over oven and hob.
    Extras
    1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
    2. Replace dish cloths that are gross
    3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
    4. Empty and wash out bins!


    MICROWAVE TIP

    Get a microwaveable cup fill with hot/warm water and add a slice of lemon or a few drops of lemon juice

    micro for 2/3 mins on highest AND LEAVE for 5 mins

    remove from microwave; remove and wash what you can; wipe out microwave oven

    and *preen self*

    List for self

    get glammed for thursday;)
    make MANY references about wrinkly sex to see if Piggers minds;)
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
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    Thank you Honey Bear
  • pigpen
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    Valli wrote: »
    ...make MANY references about wrinkly sex to see if Piggers minds;)

    Why would I mind? so long as you aren't posting pics or videos all is fine... I'll stick with my 'hell!!! Is THAT what it is meant to be like?'
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  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,944 Forumite
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    Morning All

    Main job for today I think will have to be ironing and then I might have a go at starting to pack.

    Kitchen is a night mare to do as usual but hopefully I'll get somewhere with it with a few HHCs.

    Have a good day all

    Hugs

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  • castri09_2
    castri09_2 Posts: 261 Forumite
    morning ladys i havent been on here for a while, have been having a lot of diy on the house and now i need to get the house sorted. hope everyone is ok and the sun is shining where they are



    Monday - 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 fireplace.. does the fire need a service before winter? or the chimney sweeping?.. sort it then!
    Wash smelly soft furnishings.
    Clean any glass and mirrors and shiny things
    Level Three
    Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Wipe sofas and dusty places
    HHC in the porch

    Extras
    1. Dust shelves and ledges and furry bits
    2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
    3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a messy cupboard or drawer.
    4. HHI
    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Clean the sink!
    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!
    Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    Wipe over oven and hob.
    Extras
    1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
    2. Replace dish cloths that are gross
    3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
    4. Empty and wash out bins!
    :j
  • kazwookie
    kazwookie Posts: 14,283 Forumite
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    Morning folks

    It is raining here hard, first time for a while, and the cat is all soggy, so he has been out playing!!!
    Cat fed
    Floors done
    Side wiped down

    Have a good day, hugs all round xxxx
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  • kassey
    kassey Posts: 1,523 Forumite
    Morning everyone
    Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Clean the sink!
    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!
    Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly
    Wipe over oven and hob.
    Extras
    1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
    2. Replace dish cloths that are gross
    3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
    4. Empty and wash out bins!
  • Mumto5
    Mumto5 Posts: 1,838 Forumite
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    Morning.

    JulieJim sorry I went awol yesterday. Something awful kicked off on FB yesterday and I'm not very happy. Anyway in my HHC yesterday morning I cleaned all the downstairs windows (with some hinderance from DD2). I also washing the Utility/Kitchen/Dining/Hall floors.

    I'm going to catch up with the thread and will see you all shortly....
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