Weekly Flylady Thread 17th January 2011

serena

bella121984 wrote: »

I am really enjoying this thread and the challenges, its really given me to motivation and the kick I have needed! I am not however looking forward to sorting out the lounge and the bathroom...those 2 rooms are a nightmare!!

HI bella:hello: It's great here isn't it!

If you're really up against it in those rooms, take five minutes and a cup of tea, and think about why they aren't working.

Key questions

Is there loads of stuff in there that should be somewhere else?

Is there stuff just plied up because it belongs in that room, but you've nothing to store it in?

Is there just piles of junk that you can't face?

Or is it just dingy and dirty? (You don't have to own up to that one!!)

Or need redecorating?

Some solutions

1. Put on loud lively music and grab a dustbin bag, and rush round for five minutes gathering up all the carp and bin it.

2. Start on one corner, or one shelf or one chair, and clean it thoroughly. Keep that spot clear, and then do another one next to it. This is AnW's mum's patented dot-to-dot method. Eventually all the dots will join up into a clear space.

3. Every time you go out of the room, remove something that doesn't belong there, and relocate it.

4. Decide what storage you need in that room, and see if you can get hold of it - fom another room, from family, from freecycle etc

5. Every time that room comes up on the list, do what you can, and then leave it for that week. the bits will add up to a transformation in the end.

6. Make a mood board of cuttings etc of pictures of how you'd like the room to be - then take baby steps to getting it that way.

...and if you think my house is perfect, then you'll be very mistaken. I'm here because I need to be here.:D

Penelope_Penguin

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe ALL large appliances
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Scrub tiles.. and grout..
Shine sink and taps
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Throw away 10 items you have kept for ages but have absolutely no use for!..
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe window sills
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Wash cover from ironing board
[/STRIKE]Extras

1. Muck out the fridge..
2. Muck out the oven and hob
3. Muck out the microwave.. or other small appliance..
4. Tighten and wobbly pan handles!!

Tuesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors and vacuum them.
Tidy everything you can see when the front door is open!
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Dust and deweb.. don't forget lightbulbs and shades!
Scrub front door.. inside and out!
Wash any curtains/draught excluders and doormats!
Level Three
Empty and declutter the cupboard under the stairs.. you do not need the junk that has been in there for a million years!
Empty Vacuum cleaner, wash filters and clean brushes once you have finished vaccing.. leave to fully dry before rebuilding machine!
Extras

1. Wash windows and nets/blinds
2. Wipe and water and furry plants
3. Wipe paintwork and door knobs
4. Sort coats and bags and shoes

seafarers_wife

more of an update

strip & make bed
pair socks
blacks on clothes horse in spare room
dust and deweb my room
hoover bedroom floor
wash floor
make caneloni/lasagne for dinner
get cash as window cleaner due tomorrow - i owe a tenner
binbag dance

main list
shredding
filing
pack clothes
pack wedding shoes
Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas - to be done after manager has been wed pm.
Level One
Sweep and mop floors - cant hoover till later because of the time, then floors being steam cleaned
Level Three
Throw away 10 items you have kept for ages but have absolutely no use for!.. - bread maker being decluttered but thats it!
Extras
Muck out the fridge.. - just dont want to do
Muck out the oven and hob - being steam cleaned at some point this afternoon
Muck out the microwave.. or other small appliance.. also being steam cleaned at some point this afternoon
Tuesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing! - to be done after my manager has been wednesday pm
Level One
Declutter the floors and vacuum them.
Tidy everything you can see when the front door is open!
Level Two
Dust and deweb.. don't forget lightbulbs and shades!
Scrub front door.. inside and out!
Wash any curtains/draught excluders and doormats!
Level Three
Empty and declutter the cupboard under the stairs.. you do not need the junk that has been in there for a million years!
Empty Vacuum cleaner, wash filters and clean brushes once you have finished vaccing.. leave to fully dry before rebuilding machine!
Extras
Wipe paintwork and door knobs

Valli

ugh!

a mountain of niggly tasks to climb and I have the motivation of a sloth

so tonight, Matthew I am going to be Aggie McKenzie (no offence Kim but I'm sticking with my own generation)

and I WILL

prep tomorrow's lunch
wash, dry and put away pots
put a washload in
tidy out the litter trays
put the paper in the blue bag
log onto EDF and submit meter readings
Log on to ESTA and get DD a visa
get some piccies for vis lit (5 and 3)
sort out the fruit bowl - slice and freeze the lemons before they rot;)

toottifrootti

serena what a lovely helpful post - you are an angel:A
triker thanks for the heads up about Boots :A
LameWolf hope you are ok and DH is home soon to sort you out - please take it easy. (((hugs)))
Dippy hope you feel better soon - take it easy as well

tea done and kitchen S&Sd again!
toots xx

hex2

Top post Serena :A, I am going to print that one out to pin up in the kitchen. One day my house will be clean and tidy again.

Hugs for Dusty

Thanks for the Boots heads up Triker, there wasn't a massive amount left at Meadowhall yesterday.

I need to sort my tax return, empty and fill the DW, empty and fill the TD, do some ironing and feed myself.

AnW'sMum

toottifrootti wrote: »

serena what a lovely helpful post - you are an angel:A

Exactly what I was thinking, one to keep and use for future refernce

Well we are just about ship shape and ready to receive the committtee members! Got nibbles and drinks ready, just need to dry my hair now.

It's been very busy round here today I hope you all achieved what you set out to do and if you didn't then celebrate what you have done, it's a step in the right direction.

Oh and did I tell you all I have submitted my tax return?! Greenbee no excuses now, get yours done.

kittykirsty

Evening all you lovely people I'm not doing much flying this evening, just cos... But I have had a good scrub of the kitchen floor, a general tidy up, hoovered the important rooms and had a S&S of the bathroom so I think that's plenty Hope everyone is doing well, haven't had time to read fred

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wash cover from ironing board

Extras

1. Muck out the fridge..
2. Muck out the oven and hob
3. Muck out the microwave.. or other small appliance..

Tuesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing!
Level One
Level Two
Dust and deweb.. don't forget lightbulbs and shades!
Scrub front door.. inside and out!
Level Three
Empty Vacuum cleaner, wash filters and clean brushes once you have finished vaccing.. leave to fully dry before rebuilding machine!

Extras

1. Wash windows and nets/blinds
2. Wipe paintwork and door knobs
3. Sort coats and bags and shoes

boddy

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe ALL large appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all small appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Scrub tiles.. and grout.. [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Shine sink and taps[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe window sills[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash cover from ironing board[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Muck out the fridge.. [/STRIKE]
2. Muck out the oven and hob
3. [STRIKE]Muck out the microwave.. or other small appliance.. [/STRIKE]
4. Tighten and wobbly pan handles!!

Dailies and a HHI done.


Quillion Hugs.
lil_me Thinking of you. Hugs.
Shysarah. Will be thinking of you.
serena Hugs for you and DS1.
greenbee Big hugs. Be kind to yourself.
Dusty Hugs. Thinking of you.
Lamewolf Hugs.
Toots. Take care. Thinking of you.

Valli

progress report

prep tomorrow's lunch
wash, dry and put away pots WASHED
put a washload in
tidy out the litter trays DONE
put the paper in the blue bag DONE
log onto EDF and submit meter readings LOGGED ON; CAN'T SUBMIT THEM THOUGH - BUT LOGON SORTED SO A START
Log on to ESTA and get DD a visa DONE (wished had taken Martin's advice and got us all one when they were free, just in case. Would have saved $14)
get some piccies for vis lit (5 and 3)
sort out the fruit bowl - slice and freeze the lemons before they rot;) DONE


not bad considering

and flyers top advice from Serena there,
who was it said 'never leave a room empty-handed?

also relisted some as yet unsold stuff on e bay;)