Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd January 2011

helen_jelly

Happy Birthday Greenbee, Glad to see you and OH are dealing with things and that you are carrying on with your life

Pigpen - lovely fellow and LO - a picture for framing

DH has the right grumps today - too much work hassles and he's getting depressed a bit too - off to see if I can cheer him up


Helen x

Mumof2_2

LameWolf, so sorry the BD and pups are getting to you. I'll come over and lock them in the shed right at the bottom of the garden where they can't get to you. Big hugs (((((Wolfie))))) x

Grumswifie, don't worry that you think you haven't done much. It's lovely having the house to yourself and you're entitled to just have a slow start - it's fine! Just do little bits of 10 minutes if you feel like it and you'll be surprised what you can do .

Piggers, I've no idea how on earth it's 2 - I'm sure it's only really 12 but the number 1 has dropped off somewhere .

Now for my HHC update:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area - ALL DONE!!!

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs ALL DONE!!!!!

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and study/pc area - ALL DONE!!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing! - ALL DONE!!

Friday ~ Childrens/spare rooms - ALL DONE!!

I'm so pleased to get everything done from the lists ... or it could be I'm a bit sad! I have to say I am a bit limited in what I can do because DS's room is covered with DH's clutter (old files/boxes etc which he hasn't sorted yet - hence DS not got a lot of floor space, poor lamb) but I've done what I can. DD is a serial hoarder and she has to sit with me to weed stuff through, normally with tears (hers) involved .

I can honestly say that Flying is helping me to slowly reclaim my house and I am just eternally grateful for all the help and support I get on here. You'll never know how much you're all doing to help me xx

Valli

Hello all

very busy with the post xmas clean up here.

But I just have to blow my own trumpet -

For a long time now my PC has been making a dreadful noise which my computer/IT geek/elctronics genius BIL diagnosed as an overheating fan (I think - he said the fan was definitely dirty and shouldn't be making the noise it was). He told me I needed to strip it down and clean it.
So I didn't.
Anyhoo, this morning I had to phone county IT support and the bloke there (clearly also a geek) asked if the noise he could hear OVER THE PHONE was the PC. I shamefacedly admitted it was and he said the same as BiL.

So I got my cheapie compressed air out and have stripped it down and removed a ton of dust.

And put it back together.

And it works.

(phew!)

and I have now renamed my PC

SILENT RUNNING.

Go me! - I am SO proud of myself.

seafarers_wife

Happy Birthday Greenbee, hope you have a lovely day and get spolit rotten!


Ok my lists, I need to get off my behind as usual and get on with thigns. I have been out and about today and had my dress fitting, it fits perfectly apart from the bust so that needs taking in, but other than that its so pretty and i didnt want to take it off. plus when i walk there is a peep of purple as my shoes are purple

ok lists lits and more lists


Phone Registrar and confirm requirements to ensure nothing is missed
fill in registrar form (need to find/buy black biro)
send car & register cheques recorded delivery
hand in sick note to collegue to take into work for me
renew seatax & send cheque for OH
outside living room windows - they are filthy!

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
Strip, wash and replace bedding!
Declutter the floor and vacuum!
Level Two
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 (junk bag in corner)
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
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!
Make sure games are in boxes and books are straight on shelves
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

maybemischief

Dailes
[STRIKE]SS Kitchen & Table
SS Bathroom & Loo
Make beds Kids rooms done
Kids stuff up & away.
Unload/load DW[/STRIKE]
laundry
[STRIKE]Fed/clean animals
Vacuum downstairs[/STRIKE]
HHStudying

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area All done :j
Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs All done:j
Wednesday ~ Bathroom and study/pc areaAll done :j
Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip[/STRIKE], wash and replace bedding!
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor [/STRIKE]and vacuum!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear the top of at least 1 cupboard,[/STRIKE] wipe it down and make it look nice!
[STRIKE]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
[STRIKE]Tidy away those homeless clothes and shoes and bags[/STRIKE]
Wipe over paintwork and window sills
[STRIKE]Clearout the bedside units.. or the place you stash all your 'stuff'[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. Declutter a hotspot

[STRIKE]Sort through your makeup and bin anything not used for a while.. i breeds bacteria and such nasties!
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!!
[/STRIKE]

Craftyscholar

Anyone have any thoughts on keeping old diaries?

MissHiggerty

OK.... soup and bread cooked (and half the soup eaten for lunch with MrH). And the compost bin has been filled, and the last little bit of half-rotted compost from the other bin has been turned on top so the filling bin is absolutely full, and I've covered it over with black plastic. And done some tidying round the garden (picked up rotten fruit, put a wheelbarrow away, took the Xmas tree to the burn heap). And had a bath afterwards to warm up, and cleared up the kitchen, and got a meal out for tonight, and washed up......

so I suppose I ought to whizz round my bedroom now with the duster and hoover as I can't put it off any longer :cool:

Anyone join me for a HHC till 3:00-ish? Have to leave on school run then.... I'm starting right now.....

MissH
xxxxxx

skylight

VALLI - Nice one! BIL isn't always wrong then??!!! lol. I may do that to my SKY box; its out of contract/warrenty anyway and has been humming for ages now. If I break it then I'll cancel the subscription because I'll have to when I move anyway - only downside is they have my phone and BB too so I'll lose the interweb.....

Happy Birthday GREENBEE!

SEAFARER'S - I like purple too. Purple shoes on a wedding day are perfect. Glad the dress fitting went well.

Going to have a cuppa and read as many back-posts as I can before the school run.



I have done most of the weeks list stuff; only because of the move most things have been sorted and cleaned anyway so for the first time I feel ahead of things with the housework! So today I have:

Dailies (WM/TD/DW)
Bin Bag Dance
S&S Bathroom ad Kitchen
Paperwork/appointments/post Ebay parcels
Transfered the first £80 of Ebay sales to my savings account! :T

And tonight, my brother and his mate are coming to clear the garage/outhouse for me and dump it all (mate works for the council so can use their big flatbeds and get in to the dump after dark!) So I will donate £50 to their Beer Fund :beer: and I am still £100 better off than using the skip hire! Sadly the garage is full of naff stuff that is not Ebay sellable; the EX let his builder mate use the garage to store stuff and then left it all here when he moved out. They were both advised months ago it had to be cleared and they took what was needed and left the rest.... :mad:

skylight

Craftyscholar wrote: »

Anyone have any thoughts on keeping old diaries?

Not yearly appointment type diaries. I just transfer the important info into the new one and chuck it away in Febish time.

ajmoney

I am not really planning on doing any of the list but will post it anyway in case it kicks me up the bum.

2 loads of holiday washing done and 2 left to do. I am waiting until one dries before doing the next or we will descend into madness. Luckily as it was an outdoorsy holiday most stuff doesn't need ironing, the small amount we do have will either be done tomorrow or at the weekend as OH has a weekend of report writing ahead of him.

I am going to spend the rest of the afternoon trying to find some possible wedding venues. We have a couple of ideas but until we decide on the ceremony we can't do anything else. I think trying to do it within 6 months may be madness but we shall see, it will all depend on the venues we pick.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Level Three
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Dust and deweb
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
4. Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs
Level One
Declutter EVERYTHING that does not belong in these areas
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Vacuum/mop.. inc. under furniture you can move without hurting yourself!
Clear tops of cupboards/coffee tables/magazine racks etc
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Tidy coats and bags and shoes
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Extras

1. Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up
2. Wipe door handles and tops of door frames
3. Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions!

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and study/pc area
Level One
Clear desk of papers and junk.. give it a good wipe
Level Two
Wipe mouse, keyboard and polish screens while pc runs defrag.
[STRIKE]Declutter 50 emails, 5 dead links and any unused programs.. make backup disc of pics etc.. just in case!
[/STRIKE]Scrub bath, loo, sinks, showers
Level Three
Wash shower curtains/mat etc that are grotty
Clean paintwork and shine mirrors
Empty and wash out bins
Extras

1. Sort through that pile of hotspots!
2. Clean radiators.. don't forget the back (sock on a stick/coat hanger!)
3. Get those christmas 'Thank you's' sent out!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing!
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding!
Declutter the floor and vacuum!
Level Two
Clear the top of at least 1 cupboard, wipe it down and make it look nice!
Clear out a pile on the landing, be that on a table or in a cupboard
Level Three
Wipe over paintwork and window sills
Clearout the bedside units.. or the place you stash all your 'stuff'
Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. Declutter a hotspot
3. 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 ~ spare rooms
Level One
The most important task first.. make time for yourself.. a haircut, manicure, or just a relaxing bath in peace!
Level Two
Sort through a box of toys/shelf/cupboard see if you can fit in some of the christmas stash
Tidy a chest of drawers
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
Make sure games are in boxes and books are straight on shelves
Extras

1. Dust all the light fittings
2. Chase appointments/put off call and emails/catch up with a friend you have been putting off
3. [STRIKE]Check when appointments are due for dentist, opticians, smears etc.. Make notes in diaries/calendars[/STRIKE]