Weekly Flylady Thread 30th August 2010

boddy

Still trying to get rid of the dreaded lurgy here. Mostly coughing and a fuzzy head. Ive just pottered on and tidied the kitchen and living room. Will try and do a HHI later.

Mummyof5 Hugs
Mumto5 Well done your DS2.
FFP Welcome back.
juliejim Hope your arm is ok.
Soappie hope you feel a lot better soon.

Hugs for everyone specially Toots.LadyL. Diva and LW.

LameWolf

Friday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor No clutter:p
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!! Saturday job – will be done then, as usual
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. Done
Wash windows and nets/curtains Windows done, curtains don't need it, no nets.
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen Saturday job – will be done then, as usual
15 minutes floordrobe clearance No floordrobe:p
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing Done by Mr LW
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 This has all been done recently, and nothing has come into the house since.;)
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..N/A – there aren't any more to sort at present.;)
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

I've done what I can for the day.

(((HUGS))) to Mummyyof5 re eBay buyer – some folks'd leave rotten feedback whatever you did; I've never ventured near eBay myself because I can't handle that sort of hassle and also to Mumto5 re DH and the worries re transport costs.
Hippo Bathday to Mr Sunnygirl.:bdaycake:
FFP nice to see you back; hope you've managed to kick BD into touch.:o

Valli ooh, fun and games with a RL Black Dog, eh?:D Sounds like a Scottish Terrier to me. Would this be the sort? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Terrier
I'm glad you were able to get hold of his owner!

Juliejim ouchy-ouch! Your poor arm!:(

Hex we had delicious carrot'n'coriander soup at the birthday bash we went to last Saturday. I've asked for(and received!) the recipe, but I'll have to wait til things are a tad less chaotic here before I make it.:o

Talking of the chaos here; Mr LW has suggested that I put flying on hold next week, or at least just do Level 1, as these two Westies are running me completely ragged. I suspect they're 'orribly spoilt at home; they constantly want to be let out, have “accidents” if the demand isn't met straight away, and totally trashed my kitchen last night.:eek: Don't get me wrong, they're very sweet, but they're twice as much work as all the other dogs we've looked after put together! I'm sure anyone with “normal” energy levels would take it in their stride, but I'm finding it mega-tiring, so doing a little less on they flying front seems the way to go, then get back up to speed when they've gone home.:o

They even have different food, so we have to be careful to give them the correct dish. Their dishes are identical, but luckily there are two different coloured scoops to get the food out of the tins, so I leave the scoops in the dishes til we go to feed them – Mr LW gives Cameron his insulin and his food, and I see to Candy.

I'd like to get a bit of kip, but the moment I do, they'll want letting out; so Mr LW brewed a BIG pot of coffee for me this morning, and I'm surviving on that!:cool:

sparkleworld

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
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe fronts of appliances and units.. kickboards too!
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe small appliances and replace.. clean 1 to perfection..
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clean the tiles and sink
[/STRIKE]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
[STRIKE]Wipe over oven and hob and fridge.
[/STRIKE]

Extras

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

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets and sinks
[/STRIKE]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
[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[/STRIKE]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

• [STRIKE]
  
• 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
• [/STRIKE]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
• [STRIKE]Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames [/STRIKE]

Thursday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Catch up on phone calls.. [/STRIKE]make necessary appointments .. and [STRIKE]sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
[/STRIKE]Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
[/STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
[STRIKE]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!
[/STRIKE]Extras

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
   
2. [STRIKE]
   
3. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
4. [/STRIKE]Clean a window or two.
   
5. [STRIKE]
   
6. 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
7. [/STRIKE]Friday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
   Level 1
   Declutter the floor
   [STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
   [/STRIKE]Level 2
   [STRIKE]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
   [/STRIKE]Level 3
   [STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
   [/STRIKE][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]Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..
   Extras
8. Binbag dance!
9. [STRIKE]Wipe grotty paintwork.. [/STRIKE]touch up any bits that are looking shabby
10. Wash windows
11. Plan to cook the christmas cakes!!.. and [STRIKE]make chutneys, pickles or whatever [/STRIKE]

This week I have also managed to:-

Booked cat into Cattery

Sorted out pet insurance (Thankyou for putting that on the list)

Rang one of my special friends who is flying back to the states tomorrow wishing her a safe journey and thanked her for genourously sharing her time with me.

Made an in-road into getting my son a work placement sorted:j
Harvested my pumpkins from lotty before they disappear( Its that time of year)

I almost saw the bottom of the ironing basket for nearly 2 hours before another dry load of laundry was dumped in it.

Keep flying ladies and thankyou to all who run/organise and generally keep flying going.

Please could someone tell me if there is there a way to automatically subscribe to the updated thread evry week- than you


luv 'n' Rainbows

*Sparkle*

Off to view my kitty's chalet now:p

MrsChaos

seafarers_wife wrote: »

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

Welcome back! Can't be easy on your relationship.

LW - sounds like hard work! Is there any way to give the owners some feedback/constructive criticism?

I've had an extended lunch while trying to sort out my trip to Manchester tomorrow, but fell asleep because the laptop is so slow at the moment. DH is back, but went to bed for a bit, I think. Still hardly talking.

MrsChaos

DW emptied, towels on line, DS2's bed stripped (can't do ours, as DH is on it) and drink made for DS2 and friends. Not much for 30 minutes, so...

...mentally flings mule at self to get going. Must do better.

LameWolf

MrsChaos wrote: »

LW - sounds like hard work! Is there any way to give the owners some feedback/constructive criticism?

I don't get to actually meet the owners, the dogs are delivered and collected by the lady who has the franchise for this area (which is good for me, as I'm so nervous of people).

I do, however, get to do a "postcard", half from us, and half from the dogs themselves, so I'll be wording that very diplomatically.;)

They're both sleeping at the mo, and soooo cute. A bit like naughty kids, I guess.:o

toottifrootti

seafarers wife nice to see you - that explains where you disappeared to! Hope you soon get it back ship-shape - to your standards that is!
LameWolf on their part of the postcard be sure to say they had fun trashing the kitchen:rotfl: I agree that you should cut back on the flying until the dogs have gone - that is your main priority when you have 'guests' so dont be overdoing it in the futurs either - i think your house will be spotless so to only do level 1 now and then wont be a problem and you will soon catch up after.

hex2 wrote: »

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:.

I am withyou hex I am really struggling to make my tummy understand that it cant have what it wants all the time and all this talk of cake is making it very demanding:rotfl:
boddy hope you will soon be feeling much better
juliejim (((hugs))) hope its less sore now

I have had an hour in the sunshine in the garden reading the paper and a bit of crocheting.
came in to organise tea
have caught up here
have hand washed 3 things
have emptied a box of gibble
have written a card
have put something on freegle

had better go defrost tea

toots xx

serena

....phew... survived the first three days back!

We haven't had much organised INSET, and have had plenty of time to really declutter our rooms, and work on Schemes of Work etc - we're introducing new courses for half of the groups we teach, so quite a lot to do. On top of that, all the school's computers and laptops have been upgraded to Windows 7, and they've introduced new software for our planners.

I've had a lot of wasted time though, as my laptop had been disembowelled, and they had to find me a new one, and then do all the updates etc, so I didn't get it until just before lunch. I worked like mad trying to catch up this afternoon!

Nightmare journey home - the fast road I usually take was closed after a chemical spill, and instead of 35 minutes, it took me an hour and 40 minutes to get home.

The evening didn't get any better - DS2 had rugby practice, and half way through I got a phone call to say he'd dislocated his arm again :eek: but fortunately not badly and he'd put it back himself, but could I go and collect him. I spent the rest of the evening sorting out bags of frozen peas to keep any inflammation down,. and offering painkillers. I woke him up early this morning to see if I needed to stay home, but he thought he'd be okay.


I have been leaving flying lists for anyone who is at home, and they've been very good at trying to get it done:D I must clean the bathroom tonight though!

Love and hugs.

LameWolf

Ooh, Serena, that made me go all cold, the thought of putting his arm back into place himself.:( I hope the poor lad is OK.

rach

hello all, haven't been about this week as mad last few days at work...have been leaving the house at 6.45am! Anyway I'm now finished so will be bothering you all lots next week no doubt!

Seen midwife this aft and have to go for scan on wed as she thinks the baby may be breech, plus I am measuring 38 weeks (am 36 weeks tomorrow). Anyway, hope all are ok. will be around a bit over the weekend i suspect and def next week, though my mum is here til wed.