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Weekly Flylady Thread 20th September 2010

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  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    just updating list....

    Daily routines/todailies
    laundry, F
    swish and swipe kitchen T F
    bathroom, T F
    ironing, T F
    making beds, T F
    vacuuming high traffic areas, T F
    making meals F
    Dot-to-dot M W T F

    Night-time routines
    preparing clothes for the next day, T
    swish & swipes of the kitchen T
    tidying the living room T




    Extras
    1. Wipe skirtings
    2. wash windows
    3. Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
    Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway

    Level Two
    Clean any fluffy electricals
    Level Three
    HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT! Tidy coats/bags/shoes




    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1
    replace with fresh linen
    Declutter the floordrobe
    Level 2
    15 minutes grotspot clearance
    Level 3
    Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
    Sort one area of clothes or linen storage



    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! If you need to put on your winter one arrange the summer one to be cleaned and stored for next spring!
    Thursday ~ Bathroom and study..
    Level One
    Clean bath, loo, shower.. etc etc.. you get the idea..
    Level Two
    Mop/vacuum floors
    15 minutes filing
    Level Three
    Empty and wash out bins
    Extras
    1. Wash windows and sills
    2. Decant dribbles from bottles into fuller ones and recycle those empties
    3. Wipe over sofas & chairs in these rooms
    4. Clean paintwork
    Friday ~ Childrens/Spare room or substitute for a neglected room
    Level One
    Declutter floor
    Strip bedding.. washed and replaced!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    Sort a box of toys or junk
    Rehome/bin 5 items
    Level three
    Dust, deweb and wipe away sticky grots
    Straighten the shelves.. replace all the stuff thtat shouldn't be there
    Tidy the clothes cupboards
    Extras
    1. HH-garden tidying!All concreted so will try and tidy the car(when it's not raining!!!)
    2. 15 minutes filing
    3. Wipe doors and paintwork
    4. Wash windows
  • Hi everyone. Life is soooo hectic at the moment I've not even switched the computer on for I don't know how long.

    Noticed Rach it at the hospital now. Sending lots of easy labour vibes to her.

    Will do a quick list post...managed to do a bit on Tuesday yesterday so there's a bit to delete.

    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
    Decrumb the toaster!!
    Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly..
    Clean the burners and removable things from the hob thoroughly so they shine!

    Extras
    1. Make a start on christmas pickles and cakes!
    2. Wipe skirtings
    3. wash windows
    4. Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
    Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
    Level One
    Open the windows and turn on some music!
    Vacuum floors and sofas!
    Declutter the chairs, floor and a couple of shelves!!
    Level Two
    Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Clean any fluffy electricals
    Check those smoke alarms!.. get fire brigade to come do a home check if you have none..
    Level Three
    wash windows
    HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT! Tidy coats/bags/shoes
    Empty and wash out any bins

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. HHI
    3. Wipe and water any plants
    4. Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1
    Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
    Declutter the floordrobe
    Level 2
    Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
    Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
    15 minutes grotspot clearance
    Level 3
    Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
    Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
    Wipe woodwork...

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! If you need to put on your winter one arrange the summer one to be cleaned and stored for next spring!
    3. Clean windows in these rooms
    Thursday ~ Bathroom and study..
    15 minutes filing
    Clean radiators in these rooms
    Friday ~ Childrens/Spare room or substitute for a neglected room
    DONE:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Time to load the WM then we're off to toddlers.

    See you later x
  • Hope all goes well Rach and congrats to Grateful. Everyone I know seems to be having babies at the moment and it is making me broody. Not sure why I am broody though, I have four kids and the youngest is only 4 months old so I shouldn't really be wanting anymore. Especially as I am giving away all the clothes that the baby has grown out of to my friend so I am determined to have no more kids.

    Didn't do anything yesterday as it was the two oldest day off school and they had dance classes in the morning and football training in the afternoon, so spent all day running them around and tending to their needs.

    Am going to try harder today to try and catch up with yesterdays list as well. Anyone up for a HHC at 9:45 to 10:15. I need to get started today!
    DD1 born May 2002, DD2 born Dec 2005, DS born Dec 2008. Baby due May 2010! TEAM PINK!!

    Avon Rep in France - started 23.10.09

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  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!

    Morning All



    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One - DONE!
    Level Two
    Wipe fronts of appliances and units
    Decrumb the toaster!!
    [STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills
    Clean out the fridge thoroughly..
    [STRIKE]Clean the burners and removable things from the hob thoroughly so they shine![/STRIKE]

    Extras
    1. Make a start on christmas pickles and cakes!
    2. Wipe skirtings
    3. wash windows
    4. Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
    Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
    Level One
    Open the windows and turn on some music!
    Vacuum floors and sofas!
    Declutter the chairs, floor and a couple of shelves!!
    Level Two
    Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Clean any fluffy electricals
    [STRIKE]Check those smoke alarms!.. get fire brigade to come do a home check if you have none.. [/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    wash windows
    HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, [STRIKE]fling that junk mail!.. [/STRIKE]if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT! Tidy coats/bags/shoes
    Empty and wash out any bins



    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. [STRIKE]HHI [/STRIKE] Did an hour yesterday!
    3. Wipe and water any plants
    4. [STRIKE]Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid![/STRIKE]
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1

    Sort medicine cupboard, check BB dates.. and refill first aid box.. don't forget to stock up on cold supplies!!
    Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
    [STRIKE]Declutter the floordrobe[/STRIKE] Also did Ottoman-drobe

    Level 2
    Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
    Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
    15 minutes grotspot clearance

    Level 3
    Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
    Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
    Wipe woodwork...

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! If you need to put on your winter one arrange the summer one to be cleaned and stored for next spring!
    3. Clean windows in these rooms
    Thursday ~ Bathroom and study..
    Level One

    [STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]
    Clean bath, loo, shower.. etc etc.. you get the idea..
    Level Two
    Mop/vacuum floors
    Wipe the desk keyboard monitor etc..
    Pull out the desk and clean under and behind.. :D
    15 minutes filing
    Level Three
    Clean doors
    Empty and wash out bins
    Clean radiators/fires in these rooms

    Extras
    1. Wash windows and sills
    2. Decant dribbles from bottles into fuller ones and recycle those empties
    3. Wipe over sofas & chairs in these rooms
    4. Clean paintwork
    Friday ~ Childrens/Spare room or substitute for a neglected room
    Level One
    Declutter floor
    Strip bedding.. washed and replaced!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    Sort a box of toys or junk
    Rehome/bin 5 items
    Level three
    Dust, deweb and wipe away sticky grots
    Straighten the shelves.. replace all the stuff thtat shouldn't be there
    Tidy the clothes cupboards
    Extras
    1. HH-garden tidying!
    2. 15 minutes filing
    3. Wipe doors and paintwork
    4. Wash windows
    2018 AFD 23/240
    2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
    Mortgage-free since 2013

    Debt-free since Nov 2017
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'll join you rachelet, or I'll still be sat here when I have to go to work....off upstairs with duster and hoover.....
  • rachelet wrote: »
    Am going to try harder today to try and catch up with yesterdays list as well. Anyone up for a HHC at 9:45 to 10:15. I need to get started today!

    I'll run to catch you :)
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • vanilla
    vanilla Posts: 3,277 Forumite
    edited 23 September 2010 at 8:56AM
    Updated list

    Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
    Level One
    Sweep and mop the floor

    Extras
    1. Make a start on christmas pickles and cakes!
    Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
    Level One
    Vacuum floors and sofas!
    Level Two
    Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
    Clean any fluffy electricals
    Level Three
    HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT!

    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1
    Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
    Declutter the floordrobe
    Level 2
    Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
    Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
    15 minutes grotspot clearance
    Level 3
    Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
    Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
    Wipe woodwork...

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! If you need to put on your winter one arrange the summer one to be cleaned and stored for next spring!
    Thursday ~ Bathroom and study..
    Level One
    Declutter floors
    Clean bath, loo, shower.. etc etc.. you get the idea..
    Level Two
    Mop/vacuum floors
    15 minutes filing
    Level Three
    Clean doors
    Empty and wash out bins
    Clean radiators/fires in these rooms
    Extras

    1. Wash windows and sills
    2. Wipe over sofas & chairs in these rooms
    3. Clean paintwork
    Friday ~ Childrens/Spare room or substitute for a neglected room
    Level One
    Strip bedding.. washed and replaced!
    Level Two
    Vacuum floor
    Level three
    Dust, deweb and wipe away sticky grots
    Extras
    1. HH-garden tidying!
    2. 15 minutes filing
    3. Wipe doors and paintwork
    4. Wash windows

    My list for this week.
    Sew lining on front hall curtains. (will have to wait until i get lining)
    Sort stuff for tip and bring to tip.
    Bring christmas box in and put in attic.
    Clean inside of all windows.
    Finishing cleaning the outside of back windows.
    Make a list of christmas pressies and birthdays (7 between November and December)
    Find a nice rug for kitchen.
    Start bagging up clothes for school.(started)
    Price floor for hall.
    Plant trees.
    Cut hedges.
    Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.
    And things go wrong no matter what I do.
    Now and then it seems that life is just too much.
    But you've got the love I need to see me through.
    :j :j
  • Ishtar
    Ishtar Posts: 1,045 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hi all
    Just updating my list...Hope everyone is well and I'm sending hugs to anyone who needs one.

    D'you know, it took me exactly 34 minutes to complete most of the tasks listed. Why do I procrastinate?

    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1

    Sort medicine cupboard, check BB dates.. and refill first aid box.. don't forget to stock up on cold supplies!!
    Level 2
    Level 3
    Wipe woodwork...
    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. [FONT=&quot][/FONT]Done
    3. [FONT=&quot]Clean windows in these rooms [/FONT]
    Anyway, I've got my mum visiting today so very little housework will be completed: I'll catch it up tomorrow I guess.

    Take care
    D
    x
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 23 September 2010 at 9:21AM
    just updating list....

    Daily routines/todailies
    laundry, F
    swish and swipe kitchen T F
    bathroom, T F
    ironing, T F
    making beds, T F
    vacuuming high traffic areas, T F
    making meals
    Dot-to-dot M W T F

    Night-time routines
    preparing clothes for the next day, T
    swish & swipes of the kitchen T
    tidying the living room T






    Extras
    1. Wipe skirtings
    2. wash windows
    3. Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
    Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway

    Level Two
    Clean any fluffy electricals
    Level Three
    HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT! Tidy coats/bags/shoes






    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!
    Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1
    replace with fresh linen
    Level 2
    15 minutes grotspot clearance
    Level 3
    Sort one area of clothes or linen storage

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    Thursday ~ Bathroom and study.. Level Two
    15 minutes filing
    Level Three
    Empty and wash out bins

    Friday ~ Childrens/Spare room or substitute for a neglected room
    Level One
    Strip bedding.. washed and replaced!
    Level Two
    Sort a box of toys or junk
    Rehome/bin 5 items
    Level three
    Tidy the clothes cupboards


    Extras
    1. HH-garden tidying!All concreted so will try and tidy the car(when it's not raining!!!)
    2. 15 minutes filing
    Not looking too bad.....

    ETA I'm with you re the procrastinating Ishtar.....best just to get on with it...Have time for a cuppa now befor getting on with the rest of it...xx
  • [/LIST]Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
    Level 1
    Sort medicine cupboard, check BB dates.. and refill first aid box.. don't forget to stock up on cold supplies!!
    Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
    Declutter the floordrobe
    Level 2
    Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
    Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
    15 minutes grotspot clearance
    Level 3
    Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
    Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
    [STRIKE]Wipe woodwork... [/STRIKE] no woodwork in our room yet, no paintwork either as it is still just plasterboard!

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! If you need to put on your winter one arrange the summer one to be cleaned and stored for next spring!
    3. Clean windows in these rooms
    Thursday ~ Bathroom and study..
    Level One

    [STRIKE]Declutter floors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean bath, loo, shower.. etc etc.. you get the idea.. [/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Mop/vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
    Wipe the desk keyboard monitor etc..
    Pull out the desk and clean under and behind.. :D
    15 minutes filing
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clean doors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean radiators/fires in these room[/STRIKE]s
    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Wash windows and sills [/STRIKE] no windows in our bathroom
    2. [STRIKE]Decant dribbles from bottles into fuller ones and recycle those empties[/STRIKE]
    3. [STRIKE]Wipe over sofas & chairs in these rooms [/STRIKE]
    4. Clean paintwork

    Well got quite a bit done in my HHC, Managed to clean one bathroom completely including the shower which only got a quick wipe over last week, so was looking horrible! Also got the washing in as it looks like it is going to rain later and fed the sheep and goats and one lot of chickens.
    Having a bit of a rest while I download some CDS to my laptop ready to go onto my Ipod.
    You did loads Toochoosey:j
    DD1 born May 2002, DD2 born Dec 2005, DS born Dec 2008. Baby due May 2010! TEAM PINK!!

    Avon Rep in France - started 23.10.09

    C8 - 9.95E, C9 - 76.45E, C10 - 187.40E
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