Weekly Flylady Thread 29th November 2010

short_bird

MrsChaos wrote: »

Just a quick question - would you eat creme eggs/Lindor mini eggs/Cadb.'s mini eggs with best before date 07/2010?

I'd probably use all apart from the creme eggs. What do you think? Found them in the great DR of Doom decluttering. I normally know about ANY chocolate reserves in the house...

Yes, I'd eat them but take my time, just in case there was the remote possibility they were off:D

ETA: after all, you don't want to be poorly on your birthday; have a good 'un!

lil_me

Hi everyone sorry I didn't get back on yesterday but another one running round like a mad head.

Dippy and Triker well done!
Dusty birds have been getting the spare bread but the naughty dog keeps eating it, I must get a table next year
Greenbee pleased he's on his way, safe journey to him
Mrs Chaos many happy returns of the day
Soappie hope these little bits keep coming your way for you
Nattyt try Milton/shops own sterilising fluid for both the sink and fridge - my never fails to remove smells cleaner! I've been putting a little dishwasher salt in the bottom of the sink under the bowl at all times to reduce the risk of freezing

Mam has decided to be brave and try to get home after work tonight, so that'll be easier. It was a nasty blizzard on the way to and from taking her to work so think she was pleased to not have to drive as I took her both ways. She has a 'pretendy' 4x4 suzuki which is pretty useless in the snow, even DP said that when he went to recover it, taught her how to use low ratio gearing on it today so maybe a little better for her in the deep stuff.

DP being completely bonkers went to work last night and even more stupidly walked home at 2am in -10c temperatures with his daft little coat on, he was told to call me, I'd stayed awake to get him and Mam was here to watch the boys so I will scream at him later! I don't know what I worry more about, him being at work or no money!

Anyway yesterday was busy, including a total clean out of the turtle tank when they smashed their filter. They are so naughty! I didn't get through all the list, but I did manage some shopping for us and others when I picked Mam up. This morning I've done a bit, more laundry and DW empty then refilled but I'm now being lazy and sat wrapped in a fleece blanket brrrrr! I've kept DS2 off as only a few teachers will be in, Monday when it was the same they did PE and played - I can do more at home, much to his disgust! DS1s school not far from his remains closed.

So today, well I need to finish yesterdays lists!

((hugs)) to you all xxx stay warm, stay safe xxx

MummyEm

MummyEm wrote: »

Good morning all. I wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone on the thread as I feel that it's really helped me keep going this week. My house is looking much tidier and I seem to be getting tasks done that have been looming over me for a while.

I have now finished 2 rooms entirely and hope to get a couple more finished off today. I have a long to-do of other bits today too. I seem to have gotten started with lots of tasks this week then I've gotten very easily distracted ...


[FONT=&quot]Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room[/FONT][FONT=&quot]MONDAY COMPLETE!![/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
DONE!
Level Two
DONE!
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc – Ongoing + need to update from today
MAKE CERTAIN THAT CAR EMERGENCY KIT IS READIED AND SORTED!!!

Extras[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]DONE![/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing.. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level one
DONE!
Level two [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]DONE![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level Three
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off! WIP – Still ongoing!!

[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study[/FONT][FONT=&quot]THURSDAY COMPLETE!![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Level Two
Level three

Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Binbag dance [/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Write and post christmas cards!! WIP[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms![/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Spend half an hour on YOU!!
Make appointments for your christmas hair do, nail fix, hairy part waxed, fake tan.. whatever you need to do!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Level Three


Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]HHI [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Remaining list for the day –[/FONT]
[STRIKE]
[FONT="]-Move clothes to new wardrobe (and dig out and unpack suitcases) – In progress[/FONT][/STRIKE]
[FONT=&quot]-Crack on with list of tasks for Christmas Grotto[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Order kids bikes for Christmas – in progress![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Locate next year’s calendar and transfer important dates to it – in progress, bds to do![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] -Transfer important info to new jotter pads[/FONT]
[STRIKE][FONT="]-wash bedding kids are on, just stripping our bed now.[/FONT][/STRIKE]
[STRIKE][FONT="]-Finish clothes then hoover upstairs[/FONT][/STRIKE]
[FONT=&quot]-Make shepherds pies[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Sort Christmas Grotto items out[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Make Jelly[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-Sort prizes [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]- Get bottles from garage (don’t want to venture out just yet as it’s just too chilly!)[/FONT]
-sort out hotspot on spare kitchen side which always becomes a dumping ground!


Keep warm everyone

Doesn't seem like much really as I have been going for 2 hours but I have had my two special little helpers assisting which does extend things some what.
Quick cup of tea now then see how much I can squeeze in before lunch.
Still need to unload DW and wash up breakfast things:o

nicki_2

Morning all

MrsChaos - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I should really get a move on. First job is tackling DDs hair, its horrible but I've found the detangling spray so will be using copious amounts of it. So if you hear screaming from the Liverpool area its okay, its just DD's reaction to me brushing/combing her hair :rotfl:Also insisting she gets dressed today as she appears to be feeling better. Less coughing last night and not as snotty or rattly today just exhausted

Friday To-Do
- Shift stuff downstairs as much as possible
- Take up bathroom carpet
- Paint Gloss work in DD / Bath / Mine / Hall - all partly done and requiring things to be moved before they're finished & touch up
- Paint doors in DD room
- Paint walls in DD room
- Paint hall walls
- Put smoke alarm back up
- Remount Heating timer.

Decorating To-do: (Italics are not urgent, but need to be done once the rest is done, preferably before the new carpets go in!)
Paint my bedroom walls
Paint my bedroom walls again (painting magnolia over blue!)
Paint hallway again
Paint bathroom ceiling
Paint bathroom walls
Clear surfaces in livingroom
Fill cracks in ceiling & holes around pipework & any holes in wall from pictures
Paint ceiling
Paint walls
Sugarsoap/sand gloss work in livingroom & kitchen
Repair floor trim
Sugarsoap gloss work in livingroom & kitchen
Paint glosswork
Paint kitchen ceiling
Paint kitchen walls

Monday ~ Kitchen
Level One
mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Level Three

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb
Level Two
De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc - Easy,EVERYTHING :eek:
Check smoke alarms - Put the one on the landing back up after painting the ceiling (downstairs one is already back up)
Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level one
Strip bedding and replace with clean
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on the landing
Dust and deweb
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!
Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
Vacuum/mop all floors
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/loo's/basins etc
Scrub down the tiles
Friday ~ Childrens pits
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Vacuum the floor
Make appointments for your christmas hair do
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb

greenbee

OH has dropped off the hire car. He did get stuck once, and was hauled up a hill by someone with a 4x4 and tow rope. He hasn't managed to go home and get more clothes, but he's on a train and will go and pick up my car :j I've just called the garage who are fitting a new battery (it wouldn't start this morning apparently) and texted him to warn him that the bill will be a big one, due to that, new fronts pads & discs, brake fluid and a few other bits as well as the service... I'll have to pay him back as soon as he gets in

Anyway, I've opened the windows to let some (cold) air in, and done a bit of housework... cleaned the hob, loaded the DW, done the washing up that needed doing by hand, and given the hall a thorough clean. I'm halfway through doing the downstairs loo... hoovered and dusted, so just the scrubbing to do. Then I'll wash the floors and go upstairs to shower and change

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
DONE

Extras

1. Clean the oven and [STRIKE]hob[/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Pile up the hotspots and deal with their contents[/STRIKE]
Wipe and water plants
De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe firesurround[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc
[STRIKE]Sort coats and bags and shoes and hats and scarves and glubs and wellies..
MAKE CERTAIN THAT CAR EMERGENCY KIT IS READIED AND SORTED!!!
Check smoke alarms[/STRIKE]


Extras

1. Wipe hand rails and ALL the doorknobs/handles
2. Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets
3. Wipe window sills and catches.. check they are locked!
4. Wipe remotes .. they cannot be any cleaner than our germ riddled keyboard!

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
[STRIKE]Strip bedding and replace with clean[/STRIKE]
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on the landing
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
[STRIKE]Fill a binbag of stuff to leave the house.. be it rubbish or clothing or bedding.. [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort out old makeup and toiletries.. think of all those germies breeding on the lip gloss you've not worn since last summer.. [/STRIKE]
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!

Extras

1. Catch up on emails/calls etc
2. Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick! [STRIKE]Downstairs done... [/STRIKE]
3. Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all
4. [STRIKE]Check you have wrapping paper, sellotape etc.. and other wrapping requirements.[/STRIKE]

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Clear all floors of clutter
Dejunk pc desk!
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
Vacuum/mop all floors
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/loo's/basins etc
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk
Scrub down the tiles

Extras

1. Delete 50 unwanted emails
2. Defrag the pc and run a virus scan/spyware scan
3. Binbag dance
4. Write and post christmas cards!!

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum the floor
Spend half an hour on YOU!!
Make appointments for your christmas hair do[/STRIKE], nail fix, hairy part waxed, fake tan.. whatever you need to do!
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!
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

seafarers_wife

ok took longer than expected. but thats me done what i can so far so going to have a couple of hours break and done christmas cards and wedding list/address hunt to give my back time to stop hurting so much.

Toots, can I get a friday snowman as well please? Thanks

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Give one small appliance a good clean! - george forman to do
Extras
Clean sockets and switches
Dust and deweb
Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb
Extras
Wipe hand rails and ALL the doorknobs/handles
Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets
Wipe remotes .. they cannot be any cleaner than our germ riddled keyboard!
Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level Three
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!
Extras
Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick!
Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all
Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Extras
Binbag dance
Write and post christmas cards!!
Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Extras
Binbag dance

greenbee

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
DONE

Extras

1. Clean the oven

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
Done :D
Level Two
Wipe and water plants
De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc

Extras

1. Wipe hand rails and ALL the doorknobs/handles
2. Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets
3. Wipe window sills and catches.. check they are locked!
4. Wipe remotes .. they cannot be any cleaner than our germ riddled keyboard!

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on the landing
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!

Extras

1. Catch up on emails/calls etc
2. Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick! Downstairs done...
3. Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Clear all floors of clutter
Dejunk pc desk!
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
Vacuum/mop all floors
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/[STRIKE]loos[/STRIKE]/basins etc
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk
Scrub down the tiles

Extras

1. Delete 50 unwanted emails
2. Defrag the pc and run a virus scan/spyware scan
3. Binbag dance
4. Write and post christmas cards!!

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Make appointments for your christmas [STRIKE]hair do[/STRIKE], nail fix, hairy part waxed, fake tan.. whatever you need to do!
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!
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

Loo thoroughly scrubbed. Downstairs floors washed. Just need to clean myself up and then get on with sorting some lunch.

We have a work trip to Edinburgh on Monday. Plan was to fly Southampton-Edinburgh on Sunday night, stay in Edinburgh Sun/Mon/Tues and head off to Loch Lomond Wed/Thurs/Fri. Can those of you who are in Scotland let me know whether this is still a good idea?

Need to check trains to Edinburgh for the work bit at least...

twinmum07

I spent ages yesterday buying pressies online and writing Xmas cards. It felt like I got nothing meaningful done but at least they're not tasks that will keep hanging over me through December. I still need to get 3 addresses from my MIL for DHs side of the family and when we pop to the supermarket i need to grab a bottle of port and a bottle of wine but i feel pretty organised!
I am trying to keep going with the lists too but not going to post my lack of progress as it'll only depress me! We have 4 loos/bathrooms so I have done 2 of them and will do the other 2 after I have made lunch.

Pollybear

Afternoon all

It's lovely and sunny but very cold.

I've got some washing draped round. I've made a victoria sandwich and a bread pudding, and there's a cottage pie waiting to be put in the oven in about 10 minutes.

Then I dusted and vacuumed right through downstairs.

Hope everyone's OK, I haven't caught up yet. My fingers are so cold I keep typing this wrong and having to go back!



Happy Birthday Mrs C :bdaycake:

hollyh

Hi all,

So far today i have

Fed rabbits
School runs x 2
Collected laundry
Wm x 2
Td x 1
Folded x 2
Put clean laundry away
Unloaded dw
Loaded dw
Sorted recycling
Cleared drainer
Emptied kitchen, bathroom & food waste bins
Cleaned sink & washing up bowl
Handwashed stuff that can't go in dw
S & S Kitchen

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop floor
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and [/STRIKE]vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb
Level Two
[STRIKE]Pile up the hotspots and deal with their contents
[/STRIKE]De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
Clear and wipe firesurround
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc
Sort coats and bags and shoes and hats and scarves and glubs and wellies..
MAKE CERTAIN THAT CAR EMERGENCY KIT IS READIED AND SORTED!!!
Check smoke alarms
Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
[STRIKE]Strip bedding and [/STRIKE]replace with clean
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on the landing
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
Fill a binbag of stuff to leave the house.. be it rubbish or clothing or bedding..
Sort out old makeup and toiletries.. think of all those germies breeding on the lip gloss you've not worn since last summer..
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!

Extras
Check you have wrapping paper, sellotape etc.. and other wrapping requirements.. and don't forget ADVENT CALENDARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Clear all floors of clutter
Dejunk pc desk!
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
Vacuum/mop all floors
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/loo's/basins etc
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk
Scrub down the tiles
Extras
Write and post christmas cards!!
Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip , wash and [/STRIKE]replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Spend half an hour on YOU!!
Make appointments for your christmas hair do, nail fix, hairy part waxed, fake tan.. whatever you need to do!
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
Binbag dance
HHI
Put up your decs!!!!!!!!! lol...