Weekly Flylady Thread 8th November 2010

gratefulforhelp_2

advice needed from flypeeps with more children than time...

Do you have a routine for your washing and ironing? A system? My washing and ironing is getting on top of me, and its only gonna get worse.

The main problem, apart from CBA, is putting it away.

maybemischief

Good morning all. How is everyone? I'm just back from work and its nice and peaceful as LO's are at school/nursery & DH out. Im quite likeing todays list as I've done alot of it already over the weekend, which is good as I need to crack on and finish the kitchen, including cleaning the oven:eek: which has been soaking overnight. I've also got alot of ironing to do today, will do that this evening when watching TV. This afternoon with the kids we are going to try and make the Weetabix brownies!

pigpen wrote: »

I can.. don't waste the other ingredients they are rank!! Like soggy weetabix in a bowl when they've gone all mushy kind of solidified..

Sound like the sort of thing my kids will like!!!:rotfl:


Dailes
laundry
Unload, load dishwasher
SS Kitchen and dining room table
Kids stuff upstairs and away
Make beds
SS bathroom
Vac lounge, dining room & kitchen
Monday ~ Living room, Hallway and Porch! ALL DONE :j
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep and [/STRIKE]mop the floor
Level Three
Wipe through fridge to degrot any dribbles
Clean oven:eek::eek::eek:



Extras

1. [STRIKE]wash window sills[/STRIKE]
2. Thoroughly clean out the cupboard with pans and plastic boxes.. if there is no lid fling it!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floor and floordrobe
[STRIKE]Strip, wash and replace bedding[/STRIKE]Done at weekend due to DS having an 'ahem' accident
Level Two
Vacuum Floors
Dust and Deweb
[STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]done at weekend
Level Three
Tidy the under stair cupboard:eek: The junk cupboard!!
Wipe down the paintwork
[STRIKE]
Tidy away and shoes or books that are strewn about[/STRIKE] done at weekend






Extras

1. [STRIKE]Find some bits to send to charity shop/recycle [/STRIKE]Kids clothes done, Not doing mine as I will lose some weight and they will fit:p
2. Wash windows
3. Wash any curtains etc that need it
4. [STRIKE]Sort through your make up and smellies.. are there any that can be rehomed/chucked[/STRIKE] Done last week.

MY EXTRAS
School place application
Dentist appointments
Cover for rabbit hutch Had ordered one but was the wrong size:mad:
Order boys magazines subs
Email Sam
Batteries out of trains & put up in loft
[STRIKE]Tetras/bottles to dump[/STRIKE]
Car boot stuff in shed sorted
Make Xmas cards
Warmer duvet out of storage.
Water change fish tank

Penelope_Penguin

Happy Birthday to Mollina

pigpen

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

advice needed from flypeeps with more children than time...

Do you have a routine for your washing and ironing? A system? My washing and ironing is getting on top of me, and its only gonna get worse.

The main problem, apart from CBA, is putting it away.

I think I might have more children than you lol..

I don't iron.. ever.. complete waste of time if things are folded straight from dryer while warm they don't crumple.. or they are folded and put on the radiator to dry.. so dry folded.

Putting it away.. I put into individual piles on the kitchen table and the children.. even Tiddles who is 5.. each take their own pile. Whoever comes back first takes mine and OH's/towels/bedding. They have taken they own stuff away since they were about 3.. It gets put away nicely or they get to tidy their drawers.

If it is folded while they are out I take a pile up each time I go up and put it straight away.. waste of time going up empty handed.. coming down I usually bring dirty washing.

gratefulforhelp_2

Think you do, piggers, are you counting your OH? I'm counting mine!!

So do you think that a three year old can really do that? Problem is even with my 7 yr old, pairing of socks is beyond her, and then I get earache from the parents on Monday morning when she can't find socks that match.

Also...I've been to lazy to sort as its ironed, or I sort it then put it all in the same basket (d'oh!)

pigpen

I try to pair socks as they come out of the dryer.

I give the little ones no more than they can carry so usually about 5 items folded and tell them.. put that in your drawers nicely. they have a little basket we fill with paired socks and they take it up and put them away.

3 year olds are always capable of so much more than we give them credit for!

My 7 year old is teeny tiny and she takes hers, sometimes towels too or helps Tiddles do hers.. Putting away their own laundry is the only job they always have to do. The ones with the messiest cupboards are the ones that are 16, 14, 13 and 11.. the little ones have lovely tidy drawers..

Triker

pigpen wrote: »

How did you get hold of him? I've rang and left messages to no avail!

Dunno, hubby rang, I'll ask him if he has another number.

Decluttered lunch.

Need to claim back some money methinks.

rachelet

I have a shoebox into which all the socks go once they are dry. I then pair socks whilst watching TV. The ones that don't have pairs stay in the box until after the next lot of washing is done.

I must admit I struggle to keep on top of the washing sometimes and when I finally think there is no more dirty washing, within a day at least one of the baskets is full again!

My two oldest put their own clothes away and my 8 year old also puts the babies' clothes away for me sometimes.

I don't know how you cope Pigpen with all of yours. I only have four children to sort out!

toottifrootti

afternoon everyone
its a very cold but sunny day here - had more frost overnight but it does give a sunny day so I wont moan too much.

liloandstitch I am glad you are feeling stronger again - I hope you have your FM under control - its a horrible disease too. Pace yourself and you will soon get things back in order (((hugs)))
AnW'sMum for goodness sake woman - you should have been in bed hours ago - thanks for the jottings I had forgotten some - I have a P.A. now :rotfl::Axxxx
MrsChaos (((hugs))) hope things settle down at work or at least are not as bad as you are expecting - I would try to keep going with your home challenges so that you have something good to strive for and look forward to - it may even be a blessing to have things to work on at home that will distract you from the school problems - Try to not let the school problems affect everything -we dont want the work thing ruining /controlling our home life - i know that it does but try to leave it at the school gates IYSWIM!!
Penpen why were you posting at 4.30??? are you ok? am sending (((hugs))) anyway since you are missing DH and sound like you need themxx
Happy Birthday Mollina - hope you have a lovely day xx

have been to my prayer group and wednesday short service - had couple of calls - have hung out the washing - waiting on the DN then off for an appointment - being collected at 2 - should be back about4.30 - tea is at 5 - discussion group at 5.45 and home at 7 - all go today!!!!

hope you all have a productive day
love and hugs
toots xx

gratefulforhelp_2

rachelet wrote: »

I have a shoebox into which all the socks go once they are dry. I then pair socks whilst watching TV. The ones that don't have pairs stay in the box until after the next lot of washing is done.

Thats a very good idea.

pigpen wrote: »

3 year olds are always capable of so much more than we give them credit for!

That's so true.

Thanks guys.