Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd January 2011

seafarers_wife

love hugs and spoons to everyone that need em!

ive been on an online shopping spree and have ordered a few bits so need to get my house list cleaned as ive got a polti steam cleaner on its way so need to have a tidy and clean house so i can start steam cleaning everything. Looking forward to it as ive been wanting one for ages since i hate mopping my floors and this seems to do so much as its a carpet cleaner, a mop, a steam cleaner, a window cleaner, a wallpaper striper in one so it has been carefully researched so ive just gone for it rather than debating even more and putting it off again.

also bought a back support form qvc last night so hopefully thats going to help with the back pain so i can wean myself off tablets as im getting fed up of rattling now, the reviews online for it seem to be promising, also debating a pilates machine but think OH would have a fit and im not sure i want to push him that far just yet as i would need to dip into the savings account to buy that, which i know he wouldnt be happy about. he isnt going to be happy about the polti either to be honest but i dont care :rotfl:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
Extras
Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments and renewals !!!
Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs
Level One
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Vacuum/mop.. inc. under furniture you can move without hurting yourself!
Level Three
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Extras
Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up
Wash any soft furnishings that have not been done in a while or need doing
Wipe door handles and tops of door frames
Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions!
Wednesday ~ Bathroom and study/pc area
Level Three
Clean paintwork and shine mirrors
Extras
Sort through that pile of hotspots!
Clean radiators.. don't forget the back (sock on a stick/coat hanger!)

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing!
Level One
replace bedding!
Declutter the floor and vacuum!
Level Three
Wipe over paintwork and window sills
Clearout the bedside units.. or the place you stash all your 'stuff'
Extras
Dust and deweb
Declutter a hotspot
Friday ~ Childrens/spare rooms
Level Two
Vacuum, even if it means kicking all the mess into a corner heap!
Level Three
Binbag Dance.. fling those broken things and empty packaging!
Wash windows and sills, and curtains and blinds!
Extras
Wash stinky pet beds/houses
Dust all the light fittings
Chase appointments/put off call and emails/catch up with a friend you have been putting off
Check when appointments are due for dentist, opticians, smears etc.. Make notes in diaries/calendars

embb

I've been busy. Hadn't realised how much of a pit the house had become until I started tidying up :eek: disgusting is the appropriate word methinks So, fling! fling! fling! in all the rooms upstairs, changed mine and littleys bedding as they'd been on since last year I'm such a minger! brought down an entire sinks worth of dishes from both the kids rooms, removed rubbish from bathroom that was lying all over and put another wash on. Good grief I can't believe it had become so bad.

Onwards and upwards, tally-hoooooooooooo *grabs another bin bag*

kalojac

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
DONE - Although I hope its Kitchen day again tomorrow, the dog and the melting snow do not mix, sick of my kitchen floor looking rank!:eek:

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs

Level One
[STRIKE]
Declutter EVERYTHING that does not belong in these areas
[/STRIKE]Dust and deweb away to do agian
Level Two
[STRIKE]
Vacuum/mop.. inc. under furniture you can move without hurting yourself!
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Clear tops of cupboards/coffee tables/magazine racks etc
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Wipe and water plants
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]
Tidy coats and bags and shoes and make certain everything is ready for back to school!
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Tidy away christmas decs
[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]

   Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up

   [/STRIKE]Wash any soft furnishings that have not been done in a while or need doing
2. [STRIKE]
   
3. Wipe door handles and tops of door frames
4. Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions!
5. [/STRIKE]

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and study/pc area

Level One

[STRIKE]
Declutter floors and chairs and pile all the paperwork in one heap
[/STRIKE]Clear desk of papers and junk.. give it a good wipe
Level Two
[STRIKE]
Wipe mouse, keyboard and polish screens while pc runs defrag.
Declutter 50 emails, 5 dead links and any unused programs..
[/STRIKE] make backup disc of pics etc (looking into buying a cheap terrabyte (SP?) external hard drive for this at the end of the month).. just in case!
Scrub bath, loo, sinks, showers
Level Three
Wash shower curtains/mat etc that are grotty
Clean paintwork and shine mirrors
[STRIKE]
Empty and wash out bins
[/STRIKE]Extras

1. [STRIKE]

   Sort through that pile of hotspots!

   [/STRIKE]Make room in the bathroom for your new christmas smellies! and get them installed
2. [STRIKE]

   Clean radiators.. don't forget the back (sock on a stick/coat hanger!)

   [/STRIKE]Get those christmas 'Thank you's' sent out!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing!

Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding!
[STRIKE]
Declutter the floor and vacuum!
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]
Clear the top of at least 1 cupboard, wipe it down and make it look nice!
Sort out your toiletries and squeeze new ones in to be used.. sort out which presents are to be regifted.
Clear out a pile on the landing, be that on a table or in a cupboard
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Tidy away those homeless clothes and shoes and bags
Wipe over paintwork and window sills
Clearout the bedside units.. or the place you stash all your 'stuff'

Extras

1. [STRIKE]
   
2. Dust and deweb
3. Declutter a hotspot
4. Sort through your makeup and bin anything not used for a while.. i breeds bacteria and such nasties!
5. [/STRIKE]
6. Sort underwear and get rid of anything unwearable or that you would be ashamed to be run over in.. if the paramedics can't see it noone should!!

Friday ~ Childrens/spare rooms

5.5 hours yesterday, if they even breath in their room the wrong way this week, there will be trouble. Think I've found matches for the unbelievable amount of odd socks we have!!!:rotfl:
Extras

1. [STRIKE]

   Wash stinky pet beds/houses

   [/STRIKE]Dust all the light fittings
2. [STRIKE]

   Chase appointments/put off call and emails/catch up with a friend you have been putting off

   [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Check when appointments are due for dentist, opticians, smears etc.. Make notes in diaries/calendars[/STRIKE]

JOBS FOR TODAY TO FINISH OUR FIRST OFFICIAL WEEK BACK:
Dust and Hoover
Ironing school uniforms
S & S Bathroom
Write up our weekly planner for this week (clubs etc)
Write up meal plan

Maxonian

Hi,
I've been to Mr T. Took the plastic recycling as it's the only thing not collected.
All shopping away. Scrubbed cat litter tray. being used a lot cos of the cold weather!
Changed our bed. Put away the mound of washing, and am now cooking a roast dinner in the hope that we can watch the footy this afternoon.
The only thing that I MUST do is some ironing.
Anything else is a bonus :-)

kezlou

Didn't have time to come back on yesterday was so busy cleaning.

Todays looks like it will be same, but no where near as bad as yesterday.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and study/pc area

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing!
Level One
Declutter the floor and vacuum!
Level Two
Clear the top of at least 1 cupboard, wipe it down and make it look nice!
Level Three
Tidy away those homeless clothes and shoes and bags
Wipe over paintwork and window sills

Friday ~ Childrens/spare rooms


So just need to sort our room and the kitchen out.

toochoosey

Good morning all, hope all are well xx
Hugs for Helen, your Dad and the rest of the family xx

DD was being a non listenig cheek so snd so this morning so is banished to her pit of a room to tidy up!!

OH cooked dinners for us all including Mum and StepDad and 2 for him and DD for tomorrow. Mine has no roasties no stuffing and no gravy !!!!

DD's bedding in the wash and I think I will chuck it on the line for a bit and finish it off in the TD later.

Also want to put the hoover round and mop the kitchen floor, but think i will wait till after dinner before I do that.

I have put away a load of clothes from the main bedroom too......

Catch you all later xx

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Washing out on the line again today! Roast dinner cooked, eaten and cleared away. Not much else going on. Next door still trying to knock the house down by the sound of it.

soappie

Hmmm - may have to take a trip to the emergency doctor drop in down the road with DD. Her neck has suddenly started swelling up on one side and her tongue's tingling....

pigpen

skylight wrote: »

PIGPEN - Glad that you know what you want from the "mediation". Is is joint mortgage? I ask because you may be better off trying to work out if you can buy him out/get re-mortgage in your name in the near future. If its joint then you are financially linked and any c*ck-ups from him from now on in will still affect you and your credit rating for either eternity or until the financial link ends; whichever comes first. If there is equity in it, then luckily with the proposed price drops next year, that will be devalued making your mortgage slightly lower and making it less likely you have to give him anything anyway (no equity = no cash for him as there is nothing to give!).

I don't even intend to do mediation; we have no mortgage/assets etc. He doesn't see the kids, doesn't make contact with them at all, he is mentally unstable and doesn't even know what day it is sometimes. I am hoping that he is so far down ATM he just signs/agrees and we can get on with things. Sounds mean but I have had so long dealing with him it just needs to stop.

As OH is also out of work (made redundant just under 2 years ago and there is NOTHING here that isn't filled by someone they can pay peanuts to) so we cannot take on the mortgage.. which is ridiculous because I am paying it anyway and KH was made redundant last October so couldn't take on the mortgage anyway but he wants to be rid of this mortgage so when he does find a job he can get a new house.. he is currently renting. In addition I am paying the bank loan (£261 pcm) which has another 5 years to run. While I do see his point that for the same money as he is paying now he could have a mortgage, that isn't actually my problem. We are applying to have the house transferred to my name (his idea) so he cannot have any claim on equity plus he won't just be able to walk in whenever he wants.. to all intents the house will be mine it will only be the mortgage in joint names which neither of us can do anything about. As part of the settlement he suggested the house be put into my name and he doesn't pay maintenance for 2 years.. but he doesn't pay any anyway so it won't make any difference to us financially. There are people who have several mortgages so I don't see the issue TBH, I am sure there will be someone out there who would give him a mortgage given he has no legal claim on this house.. the only time it would be an issue is if I didn't pay the mortgage in which case he would be liable for any negative equity should the house be repossessed and sold.. given that the house is currently valued at £40k more than we paid for it I can't see that being an issue.

toottifrootti wrote: »

pigpen calming and determined vibes for you this week - you have put up with enough garbage from ex - no more!

See, now I was all determined last night and I am starting to crumble already.. this is insane.. if it was someone else I was acting on behalf of he'd have been taken to the cleaners, chewed up and the bits spat out.. but doing it for myself I am such a pansy!!!

And today....

DD4 decluttered to a party until 2pm
Baby snoozing
I'm off to forage and have a half hour whizz through the kitchen
DS2's WoW account sorted again.. I need to run a virus scan on his PC as I have a feeling it MAY have an issue..
Loads of washing I need OH to bring down so I can get through that

First job.. weeeeeeeeeeee lol..

1_step_closer

Hiya!

I did 5 hours of paperwork yesterday..............and only accomplished half of what needs doing. Never mind.

Today I have hoovered all of downstairs, mopped the floors and done some washing. Oh and cleaned the dishes - they seem to multiply when my back is turned!

I am now GOING to take a couple of hours off and do some cross stitch....................first time in months!