Weekly Flylady Thread 10th January 2011

hex2

Happy Birthday JoJo
MrsB, I meant to say spare duvets fit nicely between mattress and bed bases.
KazW - glad to hear he is so much better, sounds like you have been very lucky

My car is finally back :j Just have to wait for the invoice to see quite how painful it is.....

Since I got in from work I have cleaned the WM filter, and run it on a cleaning wash as the childrens washing smelt funny this monring. I suspect a small furry had done something rather repulsive in their washing pile :shocked:

short_bird

Mumof2 wrote: »

As part of my flying I'm decluttering and have found about 10 part balls of wool - any great ideas what I could do with them or should I just fling? Some of the wool is a bit carp, but some is really quite nice.

Do you crochet? Could you make granny squares for a scarf or cushion cover??

toochoosey

Good afternoon all, done very little today, haven't even been to work or placement....think my cold is on it's way back and don't want to spread it to the children.....will have to go tomorrow though as need to do observations for work...

Washing done and in the TD(tipping down all day today )
Dishes done

Must find a list.......

toochoosey

List update....

Daily routines/todailies
laundry, F S S
swish and swipe kitchen F S S
bathroom, T F S S
ironing, W T F S S
making beds, F S S
vacuuming high traffic areas, T F S S
making meals F S S

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, T F S S
swish & swipes of the kitchen T F S S
tidying the living room. T F S S



Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floors
Clean the bathroom fixtures and fitting..
Level Two
Polish mirrors and taps and pictures and shower screens etc
Wipe over all the paintwork..
Level Three
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

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
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
vacuum floors
Strip wash and replace bedding.. Vacuum and turn mattresses is not beeen done in a while!
Level Two
Sort through a box of toys.. find 5 that are no longer required and rehome (sshhh, do this quietly!)
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

frugalbrunette

So poorly today. i haven't done anything other than dishes Hopefully tomorrow I can get upstairs but I doubt it. Think the flu has set in

Mumof2_2

somethingsgottogive wrote: »

If you have little ones, make pompom animals

That's a good idea - I'll google it!!

short_bird wrote: »

Do you crochet? Could you make granny squares for a scarf or cushion cover??

No, I've not learned to crochet but may be something I do in due course.

Thanks!

Just spent a lovely 30 mins decluttering the area by the desk I use ready to put all my stuff in to sell - I loved doing this and feel a bit more in control now.

Frugalbrunette, sorry to hear you're unwell - hope you recover soon ((((hugs)))).

Must go and do tea as hungry kids and DH.

Dustykitten

LittleMissHappy wrote: »

Thanks Toots when you say white toilet soap, do you mean soap that you would put on the basin to wash your hands? I feel really ridiculous asking, but it has crossed my mind that you might be talking about some other kind of toilet soap

Use hot water.
Wet the stain with a cloth.
Rub the bar of soap over the stain.
Rub the soap into the stain with your fingers.
Rinse with a cloth with the hot water
Allow to dry
Hoover
Repeat if necessary.

This was taught to me by a guy who used to clean nighclub/bingo hall carpets. He had a homemade machine, like something from chitty chitty bang bang but never used any carpet cleaners.

cally_c

Evenin' all!

frugalbrunette you need to be resting, especially if it is the flu.
Toots I'm not shouting but :eek: I suppose if i posted a whole year's worth of 'to-dos' it would look the same.

Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Wipe over all the paintwork..

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
.. and vacuum it!
Strip the bedding, wash and replace!
Level Two
Vacuum the dust mites off the mattress and turn it if you can!
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..
Wipe tops of upstairs door frames

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.. or any other room you have neglected
Level One
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
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?
HHI

Not too bad a list for tomorrow afternoon

lostinrates

OMG. not much master room done today ...but I did get a first coat on my kitchen cupboards. Taking better care of them has made me rlaise how much the darkness was getting me down. I felt really glum today and so slipped out bought some paint and ...ta da.....on my way to a lighter, brighter kitchen that I want to spend time in.

The kithen is destined to be moved in fact, but when those cabinets aren't in the kithen I'm hoping they can be used in my utility room.

lou1981

I flew hard this morning, I want to get as much clear for the weekend as possible as I am at college all day saturday and the kids swimming lessons start again on Sunday.
Any thing left to do will be done tomorrow morning along with a S&S of the whole house which thanks to you guys doesnt take long at all.
Thursday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One:j
Level Two:j
Level Three:j
Extras

1. Mend 1 item you have been putting off for weeks!

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms.. or any other room you have neglected
Level One
Half an hour of you time.. no star if you don't do it! I am doing this tomorrow. I plan a face mask and a manicure. :beer:
Level Two:j
Level Three:j
Extras

1. Mend an item you have been putting off..
2. Sort schoo uniform ~ fling or mend those holey or stained items

I have two pairs of leggings that need to be sewn and 2 hats that need little stitch so I will do tht tomorrow. xx