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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th September 2010

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  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,470 Forumite
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    It may look as though I am flying through some of these bits but I am cheating really. I have chosen the things on the list that I know won't take long. I have ground to a halt with the next couple of things but would rather just clean tomorrow so I can move onto the ROD.

    Going to try and do the extra for Wednesday and then I don't have many extras left to do :D

    Monday ~ Kitchen
    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard[/STRIKE] The carrier bags for shopping kept attacking us every time we went into the larder cupboard
    Tuesday - Master bedroom & landing
    Level One
    Strip and wash sheets
    Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    Level Three
    Sort through a box of junk fom the landing
    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Tidy floor of the wardrobe![/STRIKE] I can see all my shoes now :D
    Wednesday ~ Living areas.
    Level One
    vacuum floors
    vacuum sofas.. wipe away any sticky grubby marks
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
    Level Three
    Vacuum under furniture you can move safely
    Extras
    1. Sort out one drawer/cupboard
    Thursday - Bathroom and Pc Area
    Level One
    Clean floors in these rooms
    Level Two
    Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
    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
    Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
    Extras
    • Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
    • Clean the radiators in these rooms
    Friday- spare room
    Level One
    Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
    Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
    Level Two
    Vacuum the floor
    Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
    Level Three
    Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
    Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
    Extras
    1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
    2. Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
    3. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,000
  • updated list, i had a hhc x 2 and did another deep clean in the kitchen of sides and all the dishes i had let build up.


    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Shine the sink! - will do once dishes are dry
    Level Two
    Level Three
    Extras
    1. Wipe skirtings
    2. wash windows
    Tuesday - Master bedroom & landing
    Level One

    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    Level Three
    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    Wednesday ~ Living/family areas.
    Level One

    Clear and vacuum floors
    Clear and vacuum sofas.. wipe away any sticky grubby marks
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
    Level Three
    Vacuum under furniture you can move safely
    Extras
    1. Sort a pile of stuff you have been ignoring for an age!
    2. Tidy a bookcase
    Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
    Level One

    Clean floors in these rooms
    Level Two
    Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
    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
    Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc whatever needs cleaning.
    Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
    Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
    Extras
    • Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
    • Clean the radiators in these rooms
    • Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
    Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
    Level One
    Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc - put away ironing
    Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!!
    Level Two
    Vacuum the floor
    Level Three
    Clean 2 windows
    Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season! - blue ikea bag in corner of my bedroom
    Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
    Extras

    1. Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
    2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
    3. Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
    4. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
    My random jobs
    load of white washing
    load of bedding
    bed stripped and made on sunday
    shredding
    make biscuits/something yummy
    move grit from car boot to dustbin in back garden.
    send dvds to mum along with bday cards x2

  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,585 Forumite
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    I have ironed almost all the washing I washed this morning (filled the maiden then some) and done some flinging!

    My mum brought me a mop bucket the other day and in 'the cage' bit popped some money off coupons she saved for me, some supermarket school tokens and three garlic bulbs she'd grown. She saw that the garlic was moved but couldn't understand why the coupons were still in it. Anyhoo I told her I hadn't moved the garlic, the kitten had 'caught' them both and dumped them elsewhere in the house. Apparently there were actually 3 - goodness knows where the kitten's taken the third one!
    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
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    The ikea catologue has come today so going to declutter a cuppa while browsing that, then do a HHC at 4:30......join me if you can....

    Gentle hugs for Toots and LW xx
  • this is where I am starting from:D

    well here we go .....this week's wee list............
    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Shine the sink!
    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    [STRIKE] Wipe table and replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE] Clear and wipe window sills [/STRIKE]
    Clean out the oven thoroughly..
    Quick s&s of the fridge

    Extras
    1. Wipe skirtings
    2. wash windows
    Tuesday - Master bedroom & landing
    Level One
    Strip and wash sheets sunday
    Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets sunday
    Level Two
    Vacuum floors
    Level Three
    Sort through a box of junk from the hall
    Extras
    1. Tidy floor of the wardrobe!
    Wednesday ~ Living/family areas.
    Level One
    Clear and vacuum floors
    Clear and vacuum sofas..
    Level Two
    Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
    Level Three
    Vacuum under furniture you can move safely
    Sort out ALL the paperwork strewn about.. put it all in a heap and work through it!
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. Sort out one drawer/cupboard
    3. Sort a pile of stuff you have been ignoring for an age!
    4. Tidy a bookcase
    Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
    Level One
    Clean floors in these rooms
    Level Two
    Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
    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
    Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc whatever needs cleaning.
    Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. and delete 10 dead/unused links from your favourites!
    Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
    Extras

      [*]Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
      [*]Clean the radiators in these rooms
      [*]Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
      [*]HHI... a bit more gone!
      [*]Do any toothbrushes/sponges etc need replacing? sunday


      Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
      Level One
      Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
      Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
      Level Two
      Vacuum the floor
      Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
      Level Three
      Clean 2 windows
      Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
      Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
      Extras


        [*]Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
        [*]Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
        [*]Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
        [*]End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!


        Monday
        Tuesday
        Wednesday
        Thursday
        [STRIKE]cleaner[/STRIKE] cancelled:mad:
        [STRIKE] gardener[/STRIKE]
        ebay
        [STRIKE]DN[/STRIKE]
        post cards
        wrap nephews presie
        Friday
        top-up dongle
        [STRIKE]charge [/STRIKE]i-pod/check music
        set up gmail account for dongle use
        transfer all emails/contacts to gmail
        phone NOF tonight
        ebay
        Saturday
        get any ebays posted/post nephews presie
        ebay
        do stuff for tomorrow's lunch
        asda delivery 1-3pm
        print off copy of rota for Rae for tomorrow
        Sunday
        Church
        bring and share lunch
        evensong
        finish packing
        ebay
        speak to Mother/DB/NOF/A/N/C/E/H/L&G
        go to bed really early:eek: have to be up at 6
        Whenever...........


        1. clean and defrost freezer
        2. defrost fridge
        3. filing
        4. organise spreadsheets - C & birthday presents - WIP - need to fill it in
        5. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice -
        6. Gather insurance documents*
        7. [STRIKE]Gather guarantees/instruction booklets*[/STRIKE]
        8. Gather important papers *(put all 3 together in one accessible file)
        9. Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
        10. eBay to get the money for painters bill/heater for LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs/ dividing fence / bunker, paving and power for new wheelchair
        11. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
        12. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
        13. get rid of old paint from shed
        14. pack for hospital
        15. [STRIKE]get gardener to plant daffs and shrubs[/STRIKE]
        16. arrange for back path to be widened
        17. arrange for slabs for bunker to sit on
        18. arrange to get bunker with R
        19. arrange for corner to get slabbed
        20. arrange for power to outside for charging chair
        21. Christmas card list
        22. Christmas present list
        23. go and look for fire for LR
        24. hang new curtains in BR
        25. hang voile in BR
        26. repair bathroom blind
        27. return toxic's loan papers ( i have been 'hiding' them for her!)
        28. sell and payout toxic's eBay stuff
        29. sell and payout NOF's eBay stuff
        30. sell and payout F's eBay stuff
        31. sort out new utilities paperwork etc
        32. find out about hospital bed for home
        33. spray all window handles with WD40
        34. declutter as if moving
        35. gather stuff for auction
        36. check lappy for hospital
        37. charge ewbank
        38. email to cousin P
        39. email to cousin S
        40. crochet squares with odd wool
        41. do contacts list for DB
        42. do contacts for C/A/N/E/A
        43. meet up with J
        44. get heathers
        Head down and batter on again
        toots xx
        Peace will be mine
        could do better - must try harder
        Live each day as if its your last
        DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

      1. toochoosey
        toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
        Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
        here I go.......
      2. hex2
        hex2 Posts: 4,736 Forumite
        Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
        Hi everyone - busy, busy, busy again.
        PP - you were 10 mins away from me today, if you want any inside info on L please let me know.
        Toots - huge hugs, try the council, sometimes it depends on fuding cycles but they may help.
        'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need' Marcus Tullius Cicero
      3. ajmoney
        ajmoney Posts: 6,470 Forumite
        Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
        OH has just got in so I will stop now. One more job done that I have been putting off for ages.

        Tuesday - Master bedroom & landing
        Level One
        Strip and wash sheets
        Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
        Level Two
        Vacuum floors
        Level Three
        Sort through a box of junk fom the landing

        Wednesday ~ Living areas.
        Level One
        vacuum floors
        vacuum sofas.. wipe away any sticky grubby marks
        Level Two
        Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
        Level Three
        Vacuum under furniture you can move safely
        Extras
        1. [STRIKE]Sort out one drawer/cupboard[/STRIKE]
        Thursday - Bathroom and Pc Area
        Level One
        Clean floors in these rooms
        Level Two
        Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
        [STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk[/STRIKE]
        Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
        Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
        Level Three
        Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
        Extras
        • Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
        • Clean the radiators in these rooms
        Friday- spare room
        Level One
        Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
        Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
        Level Two
        Vacuum the floor
        Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
        Level Three
        Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
        Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
        Extras
        1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
        2. Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
        3. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
        MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
        MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,000
      4. thanks JO xxxxx
        Peace will be mine
        could do better - must try harder
        Live each day as if its your last
        DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

      5. marchio
        marchio Posts: 106 Forumite
        Wow:0
        You are all so energetic - I am overwhelmed:)
        I have reduced Mount Cluttermore by 2 recycled bin bags. Every little helps whoohoo:)
        Toots you are in my thoughts and prayers. All the best for the big H next week - hope it's short as poss. Your must take care of yourself. Think of the babysteps you pm'd me about. If your cleaner is not up to it, hopefully you can leave worrying about a replacement until you are back home. I know friends living close would be only too happy to have a "doing and lunch" time, so stuff gets done and then some chilling out over some nibbles. Hugs and spoons to you and all others in need or want. x
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