Weekly Flylady Thread 17th January 2011

Valli

note to self p 22

nipping in because I will forget...

Seafarer's - yes there ARE people worse off than you. There are also people better off than you. But they're living their lives while you're living yours - so it's your problems, worries and upsets you are dealing with and sometimes it's damned hard. And so you are perfectly entitled to feel sorry for yourself from time to time.

Sockdrawer My 'dad' is the one who has stood by me, supported me and done my DIY jobs (mainly because he doesn't trust me with a drill) while my birth dad was a man full of talk and cow poo! - pleased your son is happy with the dad who's doing the fathering. I told my dad where to get off eventually...bet your hubby's quite pleased (possibly secretly but hey)

washed, line dried and have ironed it while tea cooked <<<<FLYING HONEST

lamewolf - hope you're ok also Piggers - ah splints - mine used to REEK
(feels incredibly incredibly lucky to be fit and well after what i went through in the rheumatic dept)

)I didn't write cow poo I wrote summat else initially;))

1 item bidding upon e bay - a beautiful unwanted (well not unwanted but something I wouldn't use) gift and I have been offered a tenner for DDs old portable TV/DVD combo:D

Brighton_belle

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]

That's me done for today. Will miss master bedroom this week as it is still tidy from last week and I cleared some clothes for charity shop at the weekend:Aand I sweep the floor every day anyway.

Big mog - I have debilitating levels of Psoriasis (though currently improving due to mega meds) so understand how a skin condition can cripple and exshaust. As a newbie this Jan, this thread is really helping me too.
My goal is to live as clutter free and simply as possible. This leaves me free to use my at times limited energy the way I want.
And the more clutter free, the easier to keep clean, as you regulars have found out.
Tomrrow, the DW we have been given is being plumbed in:j.

kazwookie

Casserole from the sc was wonderful

Washing up done
Floors redone
Removed a couple of cobs I spotted.

Hugs all round xxxx

nicki_2

Evening all.

Not flown this week as I've been really busy. Monday I ran errands, Tuesday was work (including overtime as OFSTED have been in today & tomorrow :eek:) and then shopping, then today I've been in working & trying to catch up on finances & email

Tomorrow I'm off as usual so I'll do laundry, fly, job hunt & enquire about some college courses.

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

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

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom/second room
Level One
Strip, wash and replace the bedding
Clear the floordrobe!
Level Two
Vacuum the floors.. and the cobwebs!
Tidy up drawers of clothing and the multitude of shoes
For those who have been hiding stuff... Tidy under the bed!!!
Level Three
Wash curtains and windows
Empty and wash out upstairs bins
Binbag dance!
Extras

1. Sort through one box of stuff
2. Find 5 items to sell/give away.. and list for sale if necessary
3. 15 minute sort out of those random bits of gibble that are strewn about the flat surfaces in your room!

(I'll add Thursday/Friday when they're listed )

poohbear59

Big mog I second what Bb has said. There do seem to be a lot of us on here with conditions which are physically limiting in a variety of ways but the support on here is amazing and moving towards a clutter free home gives you more time to do things you enjoy .

Instead of using all your energy trying to deal with everything start small and work up. You don't have to get to level three every day or even every week.

Valli I am very jealous of you managing to get things line dry. My pegs haven't seen the light of day for months.

Dinner is still not ready but as soon as I have finished I am going to do a HHC in the bedroom. Mainly to sort out things to ebay.

xx_Jo_xx

Hi everyone

Have had a quick skim through the thread... Love n hugs all round!

Listed lots of carp on Ebay last night, but think i need to list some stuff which is actually more likely to sell. The two chairs were collected today so thats fab!! They have gone

Off listy searching...

xx_Jo_xx

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
Sweep and mop floors
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe ALL large appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Throw away 10 items you have kept for ages but have absolutely no use for!..
Clear and wipe window sills
[STRIKE]Wash cover from ironing board[/STRIKE] ....put new one on

Extras

1. Tighten and wobbly pan handles!!

Tuesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing!
Level One
Declutter the floors and vacuum them.
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

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom/second room
Level One
Strip, wash and replace the bedding
[STRIKE]Clear the floordrobe![/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum the floors.. and the cobwebs!
[STRIKE]Tidy up drawers of clothing and the multitude of shoes[/STRIKE]
For those who have been hiding stuff... Tidy under the bed!!!
Level Three
Wash curtains and nets and windows
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out upstairs bins
Binbag dance![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Sort through one box of stuff
2. [STRIKE]Find 5 items to sell/give away.. and list for sale if necessary[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Ring someone you love but haven't spoken to in a while[/STRIKE].
4. 15 minute sort out of those random bits of gibble that are strewn about the flat surfaces in your room!

loopy-loo73

evening

did nothing yesterday but caught up a bit today ...

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One done on Monday

Tuesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing!
Level One
Declutter the floors and vacuum them.
Tidy everything you can see when the front door is open!

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom/second room
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip, wash and replace the bedding
Clear the floordrobe!
[/STRIKE]

see you tomorrow
lou x

toottifrootti

Hi everyone

Dustykitten wrote: »

:j That sounds like good progress, anything we can help you with? xx

Thanks :A Dusty but it is only things I can do -and decisions I have to make but I have a clearer picture of what I am trying to do - will just have to keep reminding myself. xx
LittleMisshappy great news about the instant garden:D lovely friend you have
BigMog and I bet you thought baby steps wouldnt work - we all want to get tearing into the housework at full speed ahead when it doesnt have to be like that - little and often works really well - I hope once you get on top of things you will find the house easier to keep so that if you have a bad day with your condition it wont matter - dont be overdoing it - I will be watching:eek::rotfl:
oh Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I missed you popping in - lovely to see you and 'yes' you are a lurker - you were making my 'current' list untidy so I upgraded you!!!:p:D I knew that your house would be spotless:rotfl::cool::p Sounds like life is doing its usual pooing on you but I hope its all sortable honey - take real good care of yourself and your shiny bit!!! Love and hugs xxxxxx

pooh I hope you have better luck with the banks again - would it work if you revised your projected earnings and re-submitted it - maybe scaled down the project enough to get the loan even? Great news about the new car - I am enviousXX


just checking up on you all.

had a lovely visit from Celia this afternoon - some tears but lots of good ideas and then she came back and dropped off some art stuff for me to take to hospital with me and also took me to our discussion group - was an interesting night.

have done odd bits of flying but nothing that major but got another thing off my own list - I managed to finally sit down and read the instructions for the electricity monitor - have got it connected and it is :eek: in fact very very :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: what some things do to the meter!!!!
I will be re-inventing candles, cooking on an open fire, going to the nearest river to wash clothes, will never iron again and invent a wind-up laptop:eek: I think this monitor will make life very interesting for a while!!!:rotfl:

toots xx

ShelleyC_2

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
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb.. don't forget lightbulbs and shades![/STRIKE]
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! NOT A HOPE!!!
Empty Vacuum cleaner, wash filters and clean brushes once you have finished vaccing.. leave to fully dry before rebuilding machine! Promise I'll do tomorrow as its well overdue

Extras

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

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom/second room
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip, wash and replace the bedding[/STRIKE]
Clear the floordrobe!
Level Two
Vacuum the floors.. and the cobwebs!
Tidy up drawers of clothing and the multitude of shoes
For those who have been hiding stuff... Tidy under the bed!!!
Level Three
Wash curtains and windows
Empty and wash out upstairs bins
Binbag dance!
Extras

1. Sort through one box of stuff
2. Find 5 items to sell/give away.. and list for sale if necessary
3. 15 minute sort out of those random bits of gibble that are strewn about the flat surfaces in your room!

Bit behind this week! I hope to catch up tomorrow. But keeping up with washing up / S&S and washing. Have descaled my kettle and trying to use some citric acid to descale my bath. If it works I'll also try and sort toilet!

Got to pop to town and get a liner for my oven before I scrub away the years of dirty build up :rotfl:

Happy Wednesday to everyone xx