Weekly Flylady Thread 10th January 2011

serena

helen - very pleased to hear your news.

dippypud - too late for the ply, the cooker's now installed! None of it is uncovered anyway, so I think it'll be alright.

Surprisingly busy today for a Sunday. Started by completing cleaning the kitchen, which had been put on hold for cooker installation. I also removed the coooker hood and scrubbed it - it was filthy! - and replaced the filter. I've washed the towels, and another load of clothes.

I have also - tadah!! - cooked Sunday lunch on my new cooker!!:j It took a bit longer than I thought, and wasn't terribly well co-ordinated. The chicken just wouldn't cook fast enough on the temperature suggested by the manufacturers, and I had to completely unwrap it from the foil tent that I usually use to keep it from splashing anywhere. Once I'd sorted that and upped the temp, it went well. DD now cooking cupcakes.:D

I must, must, must stop now, and finish the planning for next week!!

Love and hugs, especially for toots, lady-liberty, and lamewolf.

Brighton_belle

Helen: so relieved for you. I have parents the same age and know what it can be like. Hope he continues to strengthen.

Today I have pulled out :

• clothes to go to charity shop - washed a load for this so needs to dry first.
• A trolley full of brick-a- brack for the charity shop too,
• and a few working eletrical goods for freecycle.

It's all my stuff which I need to get rid of more of, to create more space for OH's stuff; combining 2 households. He also needs 'help'(:D) to declutter his stuff


Folded up dry bedding and towels and put away.

Bring on the new week's tasks:D

Maxonian

fantastic news helenjelly

TD is officially broken :-(
I have washing everywhere and more besides.........
Just having a coffee then will think about dinner......

melody69

Haven't posted since Wed - Thur was hopeless and Friday not much better but have caught up on some of it this weekend.

Thur & Fri - Level 1 - Done! :j Haven't done a lot of the other levels though.

Highlight of weekend - I was putting a couple of suits in a bag ready to go to the charity shop next weekend and I was checking the pockets (as you do). And I found a £1 note - vaguely remember them - and a 10 shilling note - have no memory of these at all. Not sure what that says about how long that suit has been stuffed away in the back of a wardrobe.:eek:

Also got rid of lot of undies with no elastic - I'm amazed I haven't been shuffling about with them round my ankles.:o And apparently I'm the proud owner of 7 odd socks and 1 odd glove - how does that happen?

But on the plus side, I wouldn't be ashamed to allow visitors into any room in the house, all my washing and ironing is done and put away, have a loaf rising in its tin and have done the first few rows of a new knitting pattern. I'm feeling all very homely and organised!

Really looking forward to seeing what next week brings. Have a great evening everyone...

pigpen

Toots.. be you about for new Fred? Chimps due home soon but Miss Baloo is quiet for 5 minutes thought I might get it out of the way early..

ShelleyC_2

Been bit rubbish this week with hectic work schedule. BUT for first time in ages I didn’t just give up on house. I made sure I kept kitchen and bathroom clean plus kept upto date on washing etc.

Over the weekend I’ve had a go at a chunk of this weeks plan too. Hope to do better next week ☺


Monday ~ Living Room, Porch and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors and sweep/mop/vacuum[/STRIKE]
Wash windows
Level Two
[STRIKE]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!![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe over sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can move without damaging yourself
Put away the final bits of christmas gibble[/STRIKE]
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. [STRIKE]Wipe/dust electricals and sockets and switches![/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
Level One
[STRIKE]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![/STRIKE]
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. [STRIKE]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![/STRIKE]

Wednesday ~ Study and Bathroom/loo
Level One
[STRIKE]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! [/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor.. and vacuum it!
Strip the bedding, wash and replace! [/STRIKE]
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

Still yet to tackle the room of doom :rotfl:

pigpen

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Sentora

pigpen wrote: »

Toots.. be you about for new Fred? Chimps due home soon but Miss Baloo is quiet for 5 minutes thought I might get it out of the way early..

That all sounds like code :rotfl:;)

tootifruities

have grabbed it now piggers thanks for being early - was just catching up!!!!

toots xx

froddington

Helen - that's great news; so pleased things are looking up for you and your dad xx