Weekly Flylady Thread 10th January 2011

nicki_2

Is it me or is today dragging?:(

Monday ~ Living Room, Porch and Hallway

Level One
sweep/mop/vacuum
Wash windows
Level Two
Level Three
Vacuum under furniture you can move without damaging yourself
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
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,

Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Level One
mop/vacuum floors
Clean the bathroom fixtures and fitting.. while the pc defrags!
Level Two
Polish mirrors and taps
Wipe over all the paintwork..
Declutter the desk and clean the keyboard etc.. icky germs.. and shake out those biscuit crumbs!
Level Three
Clean the downstairs curtain poles/tracks.. furniture polish is a foolproof way of making the curtains run smoothly again!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
vacuum
Strip the bedding, wash and replace!
Level Two
Vacuum the dust mites off the mattress and turn it if you can!
Level Three
Extras

1. Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry!
2. Mend 1 item you have been putting off for weeks!

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.. or any other room you have neglected
Level One
vacuum floors
Strip wash and replace bedding.. Vacuum and turn mattresses is not been 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
Level Three
HHI
Extras

1. Mend an item you have been putting off..
2. Wash a set of curtains and rehang.

Just going to have lunch then I'll drag the vacuum around upstairs and make a start downstairs. Now I just need to decide what to have for lunch :undecided

Mrs_B

I can’t believe I’ve only been around here for a week, and how welcoming, motivational and motivated you guys are. Up this morning in time to empty and refill WM twice – and completely fill the airer - and put all the things in the airing cupboard which are not for ironing. Made my sandwiches (genuinely too tired last night), emptied the DW, washed up the non-DW pots, quick tidy around the whole house – and tonight I have plans to make Twinks Hobnobs and try out a new recipe which looks like a jaffa cake version of a little bun if that makes sense – ie orange bun, apricot filling and chocolate on top – after I’ve played taxi for the in-laws.

Oh, and have pizzled off my OH for making him an appointment at the Drs so that a ‘thing’ on his face can be looked at. I’ve been waiting nearly three months for him to do it, so I grabbed the proverbials ………. only to be told “can’t I do anything for myself …….” I pretended deafness, as the alternative was to assume he meant what he said and offer him one of Pigpen’s lists.

toottifrootti wrote: »

ETA Mrs_B what about the vacuum storage bags for the duvets etc that are not in use - they take up less space and keep them clean - what about asking on freecycle/freegle for a wadrobe/cupboard that you couls use for extra stuff and then you could get the kitchen stuff out of your wardrobe Dunelm have the vacuum bags and other places too - they are quite cheap - or under bed storage bags/boxes work well for bedding etc thats not in use so often.

short_bird wrote: »

Mrs B: have you thought about getting some of those enormous square woven bags with zipped tops? Not elegant but cheap as chips. http://www.diytrade.com/china/4/products/3107780/pp_woven_shopping_bag.html

short_bird wrote: »

These suggestions are brilliant – thanks guys. I ‘forget’ about Freecycle – especially asking for things – I belong to two locally and Don’t Dump That (or whatever it’s called!) but don’t visit them particularly regularly. Obviously once decluttering starts I will need to become a whizzy Freecycler AND work out how to sell on EBay!

And I know those bags are sold on our Market – I picked up a small one for £1 the other day for some craft stuff – flimsy, but if I’m just storing things they’d be just the thing. So a trip to investigate the Market at lunch, and a trip to Dunelm next week to look at vacuum storage bags.

Oh, and awkward me can’t put stuff under the bed – we have drawers – which are broke. Guess what, a new bed is on the list too!

twinmum07

Still waiting for the bed to turn up but have been up on the top floor for the last hours and have hoovered the space where the bed used to be and marvelled at the colour the carpet is supposed to be.
I have given the kid's rooms a good going over and put together bags of things to go on ebay at the weekend so just need to get them photographed and ready.
My list looks a lot less scary now!

[FONT=&quot]Monday ~ Living Room, Porch and Hallway[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One
Declutter floors and sweep/mop/vacuum
Wash windows
Level Two
Clean doors and door furniture
Level Three
Wipe over sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can move without damaging yourself
Put away the final bits of christmas gibble
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]
Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Make appointments you have been putting off.. dr, dentist, optician etc.. [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Sort through one hotspot.. see how long you can keep it clear![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Wipe/dust electricals and sockets and switches![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean appliance filters.. WM, DW, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner.. cooker hood.. [IMG]file:///C:/Users/Bry/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]

Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Medical box - restock and inventory. I'm sure a lot of us will have run out of the vitals the last few months![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]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[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot]- DONE
Extras[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry! - Will wait until bed has arrived and been put up so I can hoover over afterwards then clean the hoover[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.. or any other room you have neglected[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One - DONE
Level Two
Photograph as much as possible to ebay on Sundays free listing day -items found but not yet photographed
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 [/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Sort schoo uniform ~ fling or mend those holey or stained items[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

Other bits
-Print orders
-Pack orders
-Frank orders
-Post orders

LittleMissHappy_2

I'm back from my walk and have done some of my list Does anyone know how to get coffee stains and squash stains out of carpets/rugs? I should know this, but i don't and very :mad: and as my DS1 and DD tipped squash on my new rug a couple of days ago then the dog knocked over my coffee this morning. In all the time there was just laminate there while I was waiting for my rug NOTHING got spilt on it!!! Typical Any help would be very much appreciated x

greenbee

Dustykitten wrote: »

Greenbee I can see you - I hope the reason your pc is on is because you are doing your tax return!!!

Erm ... no... actually, I was in the gym. Tax return not done yet, but I have just sorted out a hospital bill that was sent to the wrong insurance company...

Need to put the heating on and have lunch, then a shower before my afternoon meetings. And maybe chuck a load of gym kit in the WM and set off the DW which is nearly full. I emptied and refilled it this morning and have liquidized a batch of soup (broccoli and potato made with pheasant stock... 5 pints).

littlemissmanics

Finally made it back to the list. OH gone back to work after christmas break, so the flat looks like a pigsty at the moment, but hopefully after a couple of days using this thread it may be something like normal.

Hydrotherapy for my FMS killed me yesterday, so its a slow start to the tidying. Might just keep the mess down to a minimum and start afresh next week when hopefully the energy fairy will have visited.

skylight

Hello - been busy but managed (just) to keep up with the lists. Luckily most things are still de-cluttered but its the reminders about bedding and stuff I have done!

Divorce solicitors trip this morning so that has started that ball rolling. And lots of polyfilling/sanding where the removal of the stud wall has left a few holes. Hope its enough as the guy is coming back to inspect the house again tomorrow AM (he wouldn't sign it off last week due to the wall). Lots of Ebay parcels done and gone, paid off my credit card because of it :j and still some left over to add to the pot for new carpets.

So hugs to anyone that needs them and I'm off to catch up on 2 days worth of posts. Might do that with a cup of coffee I think.

seafarers_wife

an udpated list

also need to do a pile of shredding and some filing

Monday ~ Living Room, Porch and Hallway
Level One
mop floors
Level Three
Wipe over sofas (waiting for polti to do this)
Extras
Wipe/dust electricals and sockets and switches!
Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level Two
mop floors
Wipe units/appliances (waiting till i get my polti to do this)
Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Level One
mop floors
Extras ~ just 3 today as they are time consuming
Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file
Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Extras
Sock pairing session.. you have to pair up at least 20 odd socks!
Clean vacuum innards, pipes and filters.. do not use again until it is all dry!
Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.
Level Two
Sort through a box of junk - box in my room
Extras
Wash a set of curtains and rehang - will steam clean with my polit

helen_jelly

Afternoon all

I've done loads of flying but not alot that is on the list!

Kitchen
Swept floors
WM x 2
SD x 3
TD x 2

Living Room
Dusted EVERYWHERE
Hoovered
Cleaned coffee table
De-gibbled lots
Cleaned Rads

Dining Room
Cleaned Table
Hoovered
Tidied up

Hall
Washed floors
Hoovered Rug
Hoovered stairs
Tidied shoes

Also went to B&Q and got tile primer, shower sealant, mdf board and fruit food - should of come to £45ish but as it was all reduced only paid £11 - bargain

Also took Mum to Garage to get her car back

Just time to have a quick go in kiddies rooms and bathroom before they come home from school

Love and hugs all round whether you need or want them!!

Pigpen - hope it went ok today
Toots - hope you are ok

Helen x

Pollybear

Afternoon all

I've done the bathroom/toilet today so I'm still out of step but getting there anyway.