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Weekly Flylady Thread 1st November 2010
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It's the weekend
Rice and veg bake is in the Rayburn, so I'll do a quick tidy round before tea. Children off to Scouts tonight, so I may have time for some needlework :T I'm planning a quick tidy tomorrow, then the rest of the day on quilting :j
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
get everything out of the fridge and give a really good scrubbing
[STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob..
Get out all the medical supplies and medicines and fling the old stuff (it can be left at the pharmacy for safe disposal).. Replace anything used up.
[/STRIKE]Extras- Wipe tiles/grotty marks from walls
- wash window sills
- Thoroughly clean out the cupboard with pet food OR under the sink!
Level One
Find the floor!! Even under the shoe and coat racks!
[STRIKE]Vacuum/Sweep/Mop
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Level Three
Sort coats and shoes, wash any that are in need and take dry clean ones to the cleaner if needed!
Dust and deweb
Wipe radiator and defluff behind (sock on a stick!!)
Extras- Wipe lightbulbs and replace with eco-bulbs any dead ones
- Have a check to see if you are still with the cheapest supplier for your utilities.. if we can save a few quid over the winter on our fuel then we should!
- Check when insurance policies are up for renewal and make a note on the calendar to remind yourself, many companies now do not tell you when you are coming to the end of your term.
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
Clean behind the loo, under the rim and the basin pedestal.. the bits we might usually neglect..
Check smoke alarms!.. replace batteries if needed and replace alarms if broken.. don't forget rooms with high sleepers must also have alarms.. smoke rises and thoe higher up will die before those in normal beds!
Level Three
Wipe ALL the upstairs doors and frames.. don't forget the tops!
[STRIKE]Collect all the laundry from upstairs
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc
[/STRIKE]Extras- HHI
- Catch up on phonecalls/letters/emails, etc you keep forgetting/neglecting to do!
- Organise toiletries and see what needs replacing.. gather all those bottle dribbles into one to use them up.
- Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
It's Thursday night but since I am off on a trip tomorrow with Y5 I feel weekendish. Ironically, had I now been going with them I would have been 'doing the paid thing' as I was offered a day's supply in my 'other' class!
I'm going to morrisons before someone reports me to the RSPCA as I have run out of kitty food...but Jynx can scavenge - she likes chocoalte cake.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
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
All appointments done and dinner finished. I'm in a rotten foul mood today, boys behaving like animals at the dentist. So i'm going for a bath and then to bed, i'm so tired and stressed. I've managed nothing today except daily's so need a good nights sleep and i'll crack on tomorrow.

LW big hugs and i hope you get a good night's sleep with plenty of sweet dreams. xxxSometimes 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 :j0 -
I am confused??!!?? (it doesn't take much LOL) but it's Wednesday night AND it's not the weekend??!!?? HUH??!!
rainbow accounts
sort out drawers in sideboard
empty carp out of under bed storage units- move these into DD room
rearrange glass cupboard, chuck all odd glasses and unused tea-light pots etc.
[STRIKE]sort tupperware cupboard[/STRIKE]
tidy behind the sofa (going through lots of old files)
update go-online
rainbow planning and paperwork
make a Christmas list
[STRIKE]book a bin cleaner[/STRIKE]
update my diary
I finally did something off my list!! YAY
Now I really am going to write all of the other things on pieces of paper, put them in a pot and pick one!!
ETA: so I did and the one thing that I thought, 'Oh well I won't mind doing that' was the first thing I picked out LOL!
So off to update my diary!!Go hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last0 -
Thanks for all the hugs and good wishes , folks - it means a lot.:A
Only just finished my list (that last "extra was a doozy!) and Mr LW has just come in, so I'd better get him fed - HM pizza, which has just finished cooking.;)
Wondering if I should send clean-pants vibes for Hellyboo's DS?:o
Have a good evening all - gotta go, hungry hubby awaits!:D
Wednesday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
Declutter floors Done
Vacuum/mop all these floors Done by Mr LW
Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!! Done ('puter bits done on LR day)
Clean behind the loo, under the rim and the basin pedestal.. the bits we might usually neglect.. I always do under the rim.... but, all scrubbed to within an inch of its life.
Check smoke alarms!.. replace batteries if needed and replace alarms if broken.. don't forget rooms with high sleepers must also have alarms.. smoke rises and those higher up will die before those in normal beds! Done
Level Three
Wipe ALL the upstairs doors and frames.. don't forget the tops! N/A – it's a bungalow! Doors get done on the day that room is done iyswim
Collect all the laundry from upstairs All in laundry bin already
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc All up-to-date; only 2 things left are on Mr LW's desk; they both came today and require Mr LW's attention this evening when he gets in.
Extras- HHI HHWii instead
- Catch up on phonecalls/letters/emails, etc you keep forgetting/neglecting to do! I don't do phones; emails/letters all up to date.
- Organise toiletries and see what needs replacing.. gather all those bottle dribbles into one to use them up. All organised.
- Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever! Restrung a quartz and hematite anklet that's wanted doing for an age (complicated job, took a good 2 hours).
If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)0 -
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or Mon and Tue and Wed like I do BUT I am 'working tomorrow' so it's NOTPenelope_Penguin wrote: »If you work Tue and Wed, like I do, then tonight is the weekend :j
HTH
However, not far from here, for another long time flylady 'tis Sunday night because HER working week STARTS tomorrow (all 2 days of it
) 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
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
I.m out tomorrow and Friday till about 3:45...no activities tomorrow after school so will do msgnomey's thing and make a game of it for me and DD, then we can have the weekend off.(I'm sure she'll be impressed!!!!)....In fact she has been dragging her heels in the mornings and bedtimes so we may get 1 or 2 things done in the morning!!!!! Thanks msgnomey xx0
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Evening
Done all the daily type stuff
Not a lot more to say, but have a good evening all xxxBreast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
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Evening, been to leeds today, wasn't able to get any shopping in just work related. Hubby picked me up and then we got a few bits and pieces from Tesco and then home.
Tomorrow we're off to see Linkin Park, can't wait last time we saw them they were FANTASTIC.
Right best get a listy together.
Off to do a HHC and get a bit done.DFW Nerd 267. DEBT FREE 11.06.08
Stick to It by R.B. Stanfield
It matters not if you try and fail, And fail, and try again; But it matters much if you try and fail, And fail to try again.0
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