Weekly Flylady Thread 30th August 2010

pigpen

Valli wrote: »

Which &^£%$^% * idiot BOUGHT a CREAM duvet cover around the same time as she installed a black kitten, even though she already owns a tabby cat, both of which are allowed upstairs?

New marking code typed up - purty colours...

(*insert expletive of your choice!)

Erm... me?????? I have 1 all black cat, 4 black and white and a torty... !!!!!! was I thinking with a cream duvet cover???

gratefulforhelp_2

That's soo funny, they do have kettle and cutlery alarms! One load of washing on, about to declutter some coursework marking.

Spoons and sticks to all in need.

seafarers_wife

well i haven't been around the past few months as oh has been back from sea and he's kept the house fairly clean and tidy. although his opinion of clean and mine are completely different so now hes gone back to sea for 4/5 months im back on the flylady radar.

will work through what i can the next few days and start properly next week.

Monday ~ HAVE THE DAY OFF AND DO SOMETHING FUN WITH YOUR LOVED ONES!!!

It is bank holiday (though not in Scotland I believe?) Just make sure your dailies are done and maybe a couple of jobs you keep putting off!

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Wipe fronts of appliances and units.. kickboards too!
Level Two
Wipe small appliances and replace.. clean 1 to perfection..
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Clean the tiles and sink
Level Three
Sort out the fridge... what needs working into your meal plan before it tries running away?
Tidy the cupboard full of all those things you never use.. and get rid of the ones you really don't need
Wipe over oven and hob and fridge.


Extras

1. Arrange services on fires/boilers etc
2. Scrub and demould doorseals! Don't forget the ones in the WM
3. Tidy the top of the fridge/freezer
4. Empty and wash out bins!

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks - started non bio washing powder soaking in bath to try and clean the scum/soap residue that nothing will shift
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]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..[/STRIKE]
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 ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
[STRIKE]Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!! [/STRIKE]
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
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]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![/STRIKE]
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

Friday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
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. Plan to cook the christmas cakes!!.. and make chutneys, pickles or whatever

hex2

Valli wrote: »

Which &^£%$^% * idiot BOUGHT a CREAM duvet cover around the same time as she installed a black kitten, even though she already owns a tabby cat, both of which are allowed upstairs?

Me too, and which little monster settled down complete with oil marks? These are blending nicely with the ink stains inflicted by my DH on my nice cream gazillion count bedding.

Finally have the house to myself for a few hours so am working from the backdoor in if anyone cares to join me for HHC at 12.45?

and can we all please stop mentioning cake? I am making vast quantities of carrot soup, and it would be so much nicer as cake :cool:.

MrsChaos

MrsChaos wrote: »

Think I'll do the stairs (incl tiny top and bottom landing) next before finishing dishes. Once they're put away I can clean the sink and then move on to another room.

I like it when a plan comes together. All above done and ready to do another HHC or two before lunch. DW on, too, as DS1's stuff has appeared with comment 'I think I've grown my pot noodle for too long'. :eek:

Valli wrote: »

Mrs C. what's that place in your avvy? Am sure have asked before but am *cof* peri-menopausal or dim :rotfl:

Neither! I probably just missed your post. It's some historical (re-built) buildings around the market square in my home town of Hildesheim in Germany. A nice place to sit in a pavement cafe and watch the world go by. (And they don't charge extra for sitting outside, either )

Sorry, hex, but I've got cake on the brain at the moment. Will need a few more to get it out of my system. I do love carrot soup, though.

Pigpen, do you think your OH would share his recipe for lemon drizzle cake?

Starting my next HHC with getting DS2 into some clothes so he can take some potato salad across the road to DH's friend. DH seems to have given up on eating - at least at home.

Sunnygirl_2

Chocolate cake made and cooling, chocolate butter icing made in advance. Nabbed a bit of the mixture to make 6 fairy cakes too so we could have one after lunch. I've not had my lunch yet but felt the need to partake in a bit of fairy cake munching so mine's gone already.

Need to nip to the shop for a few bits then I'll do a bit of flying. DD1's friend being picked up at 4.30pm so I might make DD2 have a snooze so they can have a bit of free time away from her mithering them! Also, she'll be a bit more bearable if we manage to pop out for an early drink for DH's birthday.

x

pigpen

MrsChaos wrote: »

Pigpen, do you think your OH would share his recipe for lemon drizzle cake?

If you can wait a couple of hours I'll share.. just need to get out of the house so am trotting off to shop.

Hellyboo

HHC at 2 anyone?

verynewmoneysaver

Have done levels 1 and 2 (except change bed as I did that earlier in week), and part of level 3. Thanks for encouragement. Won't be here next week as on hols.

Hellyboo

Well, in my HHC I
Hoovered sofas
Told DS1 off 11ty billion times for jumping on hoovered sofas with his shoes on
Hoovered LR floor (even under the rug)
Hoovered hotel spiderella that was forming in the corner

DS1 and I are going to dust quickly then popping out to pick up DS2's prescription and then mopping LR floor when we get back. Hopefully I'll be able to get upstairs this afternoon too then can spend the weekend sorting out the garage and garden - joy of joys