Weekly Flylady Thread 10th January 2011

kassey

morning everyone
Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Declutter the floor.. and vacuum it!
Strip the bedding, wash and replace!
Level Two
Vacuum the dust mites off the mattress and turn it if you can!
Declutter your make-up.. it breeds all manner of germs!! and bin any ancient smellies
Organise the towels and spare bedding.. fling what needs to be flung!
Level Three
Find 5 items from each cupboard to be binned/charity shopped.. pairs of things can count as 2... holey socks, pants with no elastic etc..
Clean fronts and behinds of radiators!
Wipe tops of upstairs door frames
Extras

1. Sock pairing session.. you have to pair up at least 20 odd socks!
2. Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry!
3. Wash some stinky trainers!! .. We all have some!
4. Mend 1 item you have been putting off for weeks!

twinmum07

Morning!
I am having 'one of those' weeks. I work Mon-Wed but have been coming in from work, sorting out the kids, putting them to bed and then putting myself to bed so the house has been neglected but on the upside it hasn't had as much abuse as normal so shouldn't be too hard to rectify.
I have to go back to work on my day off later on for a parents evening but will see what I can get done today.
Our bed broke at the weekend so the new one is hopefully coming today so we have bed bits all over the top floor so hopefully I can get hoovered around where the new one is going and just work around the bits until DH gets home and can bring them down tonight.

Monday ~ Living Room, Porch and Hallway
Level One
Declutter floors and sweep/mop/vacuum
Wash windows
Level Two
Clean doors and door furniture
Check smoke alarms..
Sort coats and shoes and bags.. fling out the ones that no longer fit and note who needs new wellies etc!.. oh.. umbrellas.. check all those too!!
Level Three
Wipe over sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can move without damaging yourself
Put away the final bits of christmas gibble
Sort services/chimney sweepings and suchlike

Extras

1. Make appointments you have been putting off.. dr, dentist, optician etc..
2. Clear and clean fire surround
3. Sort through one hotspot.. see how long you can keep it clear!
4. Wipe/dust electricals and sockets and switches!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level One
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe window sills.. do not put back the junk.. bin it!
Level Three
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the fridge and freezer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood..

Extras

1. Sharpen knives
2. Order and organise the spices and sauces.
3. Sort the cutlery drawer
4. Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months!

Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floors
Clean the bathroom fixtures and fitting.. while the pc defrags!
Level Two
Polish mirrors and taps and pictures and shower screens etc
Wipe over all the paintwork..
Declutter the desk and clean the keyboard etc.. icky germs.. and shake out those biscuit crumbs!
Level Three
Declutter 50 emails and have 15 minutes filing/organising spreadsheets/debtbusting!.. see if you can alter any of these payments to free up some cash!
Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice
Clean the downstairs curtain poles/tracks.. furniture polish is a foolproof way of making the curtains run smoothly again!

Extras ~ just 3 today as they are time consuming

1. Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file
2. Change any dead lightbulbs and defluff any old ones.. if you can change some old ones for eco-bulbs.. save a few pence where we can
3. Passports are being processed really quickly at the moment (stepdads took 3 days!) if yours needs renewing for a holiday this year get it done now to save that last minute panic!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Declutter the floor.. and vacuum it!
Strip the bedding, wash and replace!
Level Two
Vacuum the dust mites off the mattress and turn it if you can!
Declutter your make-up.. it breeds all manner of germs!! and bin any ancient smellies
Organise the towels and spare bedding.. fling what needs to be flung!
Level Three
Find 5 items from each cupboard to be binned/charity shopped.. pairs of things can count as 2... holey socks, pants with no elastic etc..
Clean fronts and behinds of radiators!
Wipe tops of upstairs door frames
Extras

1. Sock pairing session.. you have to pair up at least 20 odd socks!
2. Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry!
3. Wash some stinky trainers!! .. We all have some!
4. Mend 1 item you have been putting off for weeks!

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.. or any other room you have neglected
Level One
Declutter and vacuum floors
Strip wash and replace bedding.. Vacuum and turn mattresses is not beeen done in a while!
Half an hour of you time.. no star if you don't do it!
Level Two
Wash duvets/curtains etc if not been done for a while
Sort through a box of toys.. find 5 that are no longer required and rehome (sshhh, do this quietly!)
Photograph as much as possible to ebay on Sundays free listing day.. if you don't ebay BINBAG DANCE!
Level Three
Sort through ALL the childrens undies.. whose pants are dead? Whose vests are now crop tops?
Sort through all the games and make them nice and neat (or disappear)
HHI
Extras

1. Mend an item you have been putting off..
2. ALL the dirty laundry to the wash baskets
3. Wash a set of curtains and rehang.
4. Sort schoo uniform ~ fling or mend those holey or stained items

pollyskettle

Monday ~ Living Room, Porch and Hallway

Level Three
Wipe over sofas

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area

Level Two
mop floors
Wipe units
Level Three
Clean appliance filters.. WM,
Extras

1. Sharpen knives

Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Level Two
Level Three
Clean the downstairs curtain poles/tracks.. furniture polish is a foolproof way of making the curtains run smoothly again!

Extras ~ just 3 today as they are time consuming

1. Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Declutter the floor.. and vacuum it!
Strip the bedding, wash and replace!
Level Two
Vacuum the dust mites off the mattress and turn it if you can!
Declutter your make-up.. it breeds all manner of germs!! and bin any ancient smellies
Organise the towels and spare bedding.. fling what needs to be flung!
Level Three
Find 5 items from each cupboard to be binned/charity shopped.. pairs of things can count as 2... holey socks, pants with no elastic etc..
Clean fronts and behinds of radiators!
Wipe tops of upstairs door frames
Extras

1. Sock pairing session.. you have to pair up at least 20 odd socks!
2. [STRIKE]Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry![/STRIKE]
3. Wash some stinky trainers!! .. We all have some!
4. Mend 1 item you have been putting off for weeks!

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.. or any other room you have neglected
Level One
Declutter and vacuum floors
Strip wash and replace bedding.. Vacuum and turn mattresses is not beeen done in a while!
Half an hour of you time.. no star if you don't do it!
Level Two
Wash duvets/curtains etc if not been done for a while
Sort through a box of toys.. find 5 that are no longer required and rehome (sshhh, do this quietly!)
Photograph as much as possible to ebay on Sundays free listing day.. if you don't ebay BINBAG DANCE!
Level Three
Sort through ALL the childrens undies.. whose pants are dead? Whose vests are now crop tops?
Sort through all the games and make them nice and neat (or disappear)
HHI
Extras

1. Mend an item you have been putting off..
2. ALL the dirty laundry to the wash baskets
3. Wash a set of curtains and rehang.
4. Sort schoo uniform ~ fling or mend those holey or stained items

Start of extras list (in no particular order, but ready to add to and C&P later in the week )

[STRIKE]HMRC[/STRIKE] :j:j:j
Sort fabric boxes
List big freezer contents
Write letters - Hotpoint, School Transport.....
List major appliances, date of purchase, supplier, insurance expiry date and file
Sewing pile
Ironing pile
Make linings for baskets

Wow - long list! Morning all xx

silvermaid

Mornin' all,
Right! Going to tackle bedroom floor when I get home from work and get the sewing done.
Thanks Valli, I think dot to dotting is a good method for me. I had not thought of that.

cyclingyorkie

Oh joy - master bedroom!

This was blitzed at the weekend, but will strip the bed and hoover the mattress.

Fingers crossed DD1 only has a cold.

DD2 awoke to a phone full of messages - mostly from the mate getting at her last night!

kazwookie

OH's list for today~ ironing and putting away his xmas presents which are still lying around.

Xmas cards down
Kitchen floor done
1 case in the loft, 1 more to go, but not fully unpacked yet


OH is much better and muttering about going back to work next week, and it seems he may be fit enough to go, according to the nurse, but he has to see the dr, so that is a very good sign. he was very very lucky.

Hall way to be cleared of shoes, they must have their own breeding programme, I am sure there are more than we own there.

Hugs to you all. xx

neveah

morning all , dh is in the bed after a night shift so i will start todays list once he gets up .meanwhile i will empty and reload dw and do more washing drying etc i do feel a bit like cinderella some days lol
love and hugs x

furball

So far, so good. Bed vacuumed, winowsill and window done, skirting boards wiped:eek:. floor vac'd. Underwear drawer emptied and half binned.
MINI RANT so please feel free to ignore:)
I hate our bedroom it hasn't been decorated for years and the paintwork is a nightmare due to the black paint/stain stuff the previous tennants put everywhere. (even painted the toilet and the gas fire black) Some sort of black stain stuff that reacts even 11 years on with anything you paint on it. So the skirting boards peeling again and showing black. In all the other rooms skirting boards been replaced. OH is/was a decorator by trade and where as i would crack on and paint and gloss when kids have gone to bed all i get from him is preperation preperation preperation, oh and sheet up. Yes it looks lovely when it's done but i just want it to look clean, he knows what a big job it is/he makes it to decorate so it never gets done. Waited 7 years for staircase to be decorated and still waiting for glossing finishing, but at least it looks clean with the undercoat.:rotfl: Oh the joys of being married to a decorator. Rant over.
Hugs to all who need them.X

lostinrates

OK!I haven't finished work yet....but I'll race out and chop on with that before hitting the master bedroom.

TBH I could have done with a slot in the sitting room agan today so I might make that my very first HHC and hit it.

Penelope_Penguin

DS decluttered, run decluttered :j

I'm going to HHC and continue until DD is ready to go out - join me if you can :A

Off into the kitchen