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Weekly Flylady Thread 20th September 2010
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I am in a big CBA mood today, probably cos I haven't been able to keep on top of anything list wise this week. I have managed to have my to-do-list at work though. I am hoping to finish it next week although I am sure more will be added to it in the meantime.
I am going to have a 10 minute fly and see what I can cross off my list.
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Shine the sink!
Extras- Make a start on christmas pickles and cakes!
- Wipe skirtings
- Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
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
Extras- Wipe and water any plants
- Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!
Level 1
Sort medicine cupboard, check BB dates.. and refill first aid box.. don't forget to stock up on cold supplies!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
Wipe woodwork...
Extras- Binbag dance
- Clean windows in these rooms
Level One
Declutter floors
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..
15 minutes filing
Level Three
Clean doors
Empty and wash out bins
Clean radiators in these rooms
Extras- Wash windows and sills
- Clean paintwork
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 that shouldn't be there
Tidy the clothes cupboards
Extras- HH-garden tidying!
- 15 minutes filing
- Wipe doors and paintwork
- Wash windows
MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,0000 -
Chipping away at the family room. Determined to get this room finished by the end of the month even if I don't manage the rest of the list, although a concerted effort will be being applied.
Diving for DS3 next and then cricket awards night. He so wants to win an award but as he got one last year we keep telling him it is unlikely. Hope it will not be tears before bedtime.The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
Wipe woodwork...
Extras- Binbag dance
- Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
- Clean windows in these rooms
- HH-garden tidying!
- Wipe doors and paintwork
- Wash windows
DONE
Friday ~ A neglected spare room
DONE!
Things to do
take photos for ebay (chair/le creuset mahoosive one)
Tidy out spare room wardrobe/chuck/bin/charity/ebay as appropriate
Take binbags to charity shop
Put container in back of car
Start to empty out shed
Buy wetwipes/babywipes lg pack don't forget
Make ginger cake
Finish off mushroom soup - paste is in the freezer
Christmas Chutney
Book dog grooming
Clean out the oven thoroughly - Start on Friday night and finish off Sat morningfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
Daily routines/todailies
laundry,
swish and swipe kitchen
bathroom,
ironing,
making beds,
vacuuming high traffic areas,
making meals
Dot-to-dot M W F
Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day,
swish & swipes of the kitchen
tidying the living room
Extras- Wipe skirtings
- Binbag dance
- Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!
Friday ~ Childrens/Spare room or substitute for a neglected room
Level One
Strip bedding.. washed and replaced!
Extras- 15 minutes filing
coats
not looking too bad......0 -
I've sorted out the Christmas presents in the spare room into some sort of tidy order, tidied and wiped the desk, sorted paperwork, shredding and recycling. Flung out whatever I can
Next thing is to put the shoes into some order and fill 2 binbags for the charity shop for tomorrowfinal unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
Not a bad effort but they were easy bits to cross off. Not sure I CBA to do another though.
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
[STRIKE]Shine the sink![/STRIKE]
Extras- Wipe skirtings
- Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music![/STRIKE]
Vacuum floors and sofas!
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and a couple of shelves!![/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]wash windows[/STRIKE]
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- [STRIKE]Wipe and water any plants[/STRIKE]
- Sort a paperwork pile.. filing, shredding and organising bills to be paid!
Level 1
Sort medicine cupboard, check BB dates.. and refill first aid box.. don't forget to stock up on cold supplies!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
Wipe woodwork...
Extras- [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Clean windows in these rooms[/STRIKE]
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..
15 minutes filing
Level Three
Clean doors
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins[/STRIKE]
Clean radiators in these rooms
Extras- Wash [STRIKE]windows[/STRIKE] and sills
- Clean paintwork
Level One
Declutter floor
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 that shouldn't be there
Tidy the clothes cupboards
Extras- HH-garden tidying!
- Wipe doors and paintwork
- [STRIKE]Wash windows[/STRIKE]
MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,0000 -
Hi Max, if you like asian food, or different food, plus White Vinegar then yes it is worth a trip. :TNo seriously if you fancy a trip out and want to go somewhere different then I would drive over and just have a look around.

Thanks Natty68 - we'll have a run out one weekend :jYesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift
That's why we call it 'The Present'0 -
Everything but me in the car...and the laptop, may not get on but DD can watch films/ play games if the weather is bad....
Hope all is well with rach, LL, Toots and everyone else xx
Oh....need to get some DVD's, and then I'm off....May see you later....if not, have a good weekend and I'll see you all on Sunday xx0 -
....just caught up with thread....

to Rach, and Mr Rach, I'm so happy for you both.It is never too late to become what you were always intended to be0 -
I have had a horrendously busy week, and am now struggling to keep awake.
Monday was OH's birthday, so I rushed home from work to do the dinner etc, Tuesday Prospective Parents' pm, then Wednesday ws Presentation evening - so two fourteen hour days. I managed to get through yesterday with hefty chocolate rewards for good behaviour and work, then collapsed and slept for hours!
Today I have whisked down town to pay my credit card - unbelievably, it isn't possible for Halifax to process the payment, even though it is a card supplied by them. I complained at length to the manager, who agreed it was daft. Paid it in a proper bank
AnW's mum.
Two lots of washing have been done, and a bit of dot-to-dotting. I'm way too tired for anything else - back to proper flying tomorrow! Though I will zip the vaccuum round in a minute...
hugs for Msgnomey, I'll be sending very positive vibes your way.It is never too late to become what you were always intended to be0
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