Weekly Flylady Thread 18th October 2010

seafarers_wife

JasparConran ok take a deep breath, make a cuppa and relax and now repeat after me: I am NOT a bad wife/housekeeper. I work, I have a life and housework can take a backseat to everything else.

i second what sexymouse has said, dont try and play catch up with the days that have gone by this week as you will just get yourself more stressed out and thats not the goal at the end of the day.

take each day as it comes and so what your house isnt immaculate mine isnt and im sure other flyladies will agree that theirs isnt either so leave it for tonight, get a good nights sleep and tomorrow pick a list from page 1 (pick the one that has the least amount of effort to do) and work your way through that list, doing what you can when you can tomorrow. if you finish the list great, if you dont so what its only housework.

then saturday pick another list and see if you can fit that in amongst your day and sunday chill out and potter doing little bits like making sure the dishes are washed and things like that so come next monday when its time to start again you will already have made a difference in your house and it will get easier each time you do things.

also hubby should be helping as well. housework isnt just a womans job!

seafarers xx

Penelope_Penguin

REJIGGED FLYLADY MEET

I've checked with a couple of you, so who wants to meet at Cas-Vegas, West Yorks on Friday 5 November. PM me if you're interested, and we'll sort a time and place :j

Maxonian

Well dinner was Nigella ish

DW on but will need to go on again.... I'm a messy cook!

Welcome JasperConran. Just take one day at a time and accept you can only do what you can do. It takes time to get the place a mess, so it takes time to sort it!

Mrs C - have a lovely time

Pen Pen - I will PM you.

jools27_2

Hello all, have come to join you if thats ok?? House has been a pit since may when the cold water tank burst and we had a huge hole in the living room ceiling. Everything from there landed in my bedroom, so am finally getting to grips with it all.....filled 4 bin liners wityh clothes too from there today, will head to the charity shop tomorrow with them.......need to stay on top of it now, as n0-0ne else thinks of cleaning when im at work doing 12 hour shifts plus 2 hours travelling time!

hollyh

Evening all,

I've only read the last page so i hope all is well.

Hugs and welcome to Jasper.

My house is shocking, it's a severe case of CHAOS.:eek: Everytime i've planned to fly this week something has happened.:cool: Monday i was with nev and Lisa trying to come up with a plan of action for our Nan, Tuesday i was in Reading all day, Wednesday i was being sick and today OH was off work and wanted entertaining. Tomorrow nothing is going to stop me, Ds1 has the day off and he's going to help me blitz the place.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Sweep and mop floor
Level Two
Empty and clean out fridge.. use up those almost past their best things and fling anything furry or icky!!
Wipe units and appliances
Clean table and replace cloth if necessary
Level Three
Wipe hob and make oven shelves shiny again!
Empty and wash out bins
Run appliances through a clean cycle and make sure filters and detergent drawers are clean
Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Dust and deweb.. we have loads of spiders looking for new homes at the moment!
3. HHI
4. Throw away/rehome/sell 10 things from each room in the house!!

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
Wipe the sofas if needed
Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
Declutter and wipe coffee table/magazine rack if you have one!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need.. hang winter curtains/linings
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Empty and clear out a cupboard..

Extras

1. HHI
2. binbag dance
3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
4. Wash any windows that have been neglected

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip the bedding get it washed dried and the bed remade! Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while!
Level Two
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Empty all the bins upstairs
Level Three
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
Tidy up the floordrobe, inc. shoes bags and toiletries.
dust and deweb

Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. List 1 item to sell
4. sort the shoes, coats and bags!

Thank Crunchie it's Friday ~ Study and Bathroom
Level One
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! Coffee with a friend, hair appointment... whatever
Declutter the floors!
Level Two
vacuum/mop floors
wash the bathmats/shower curtains or anything else that needs it
scrub the fixtures! polish the mirrors and taps
Level Three
Clean and sort a cupboard or shelf and recycle all those empties
dust and defrag the pc and declutter 50 unwanted emails and 5 links from your favourites.
Wipe over the desk and any chairs that are in these rooms
Extras

1. empty and wash out bins
2. wipe doors and paintwork
3. wash any stinky pet beds.. or the pets themselves if you wish

toochoosey

Seem to have lost apost in the ether!!!1

DD has a nice lump behind her ear!!!!! Fine otherwise but it is hurting!!
Welcome to Jasper...you are NOT a bad person, just trying to do a LOT!!!.....xx

Forget what else I was going to say!!! Hugs to all xx

Maxonian

jools27 wrote: »

Hello all, have come to join you if thats ok?? House has been a pit since may when the cold water tank burst and we had a huge hole in the living room ceiling. Everything from there landed in my bedroom, so am finally getting to grips with it all.....filled 4 bin liners wityh clothes too from there today, will head to the charity shop tomorrow with them.......need to stay on top of it now, as n0-0ne else thinks of cleaning when im at work doing 12 hour shifts plus 2 hours travelling time!

Hello and welcome to the thread.
What a nightmare with the tank!

Craftyscholar

Welcome jools27

Have a :xmastree:so toots (our official meeter and greeter) will see you and send a welcome PM.

Mollina_Girl

jasperconran - Welcome, I'm a newbie too but I've been made to feel very welcome here and have been given the encouragement I needed to make a start.

Mudbath - Good luck for tomorrow, I hope everything goes as well as possible.


Well, I've managed to complete my tasks for today.:j:j
After my Morrisons shop I set to in the study again.
I deleted loads of emails but couldn't bring myself to get rid of any links from my favourites just yet!
I set the pc off to defrag, it was taking ages so I started to de-clutter. Well one thing led to another and before I knew it I had worked through all the drawers and cupboards!!:T
I had loads of shredding to do but our blue bin is emptied tomorrow so that's ok.


Everyday things to do!!!! - ALL DONE:j:j

Study - ALL DONE:j:j


Bathroom tomorrow!

Off to bed now, goodnight all
xx

jools27_2

It was a nightmare, on the same day M-I-L dislocated her hip, but on a good note at least the living room is now great with new ceiling, paint, carpet and furniture!!! Thanks for the welcome, just need to get the rest of the house into shape now!:)