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Weekly Flylady Thread 31st January 2011

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  • 1_step_closer
    1_step_closer Posts: 972 Forumite
    500 Posts
    seafarers_wife wrote: »
    IM SO HAPPY, HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY. I JUST GOT A TEXT AND HE IS HEADING BACK ON THE 17TH :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    oh rubbish, now got a week to get the house in total order and get the wedding stuff under control :eek:

    right 2 x hhc now!

    Fantastic news!!!!!!!!!!

    NOW GO CLEAN

    1 step closer
    If you wait for perfect conditions, nothing would ever get done! :T
    I'm not short - I'm condensed awesome! :p
  • sparkleybuckle
    sparkleybuckle Posts: 1 Newbie
    hello i'm a newbie! i've been recommended this thread by 'brighton belle'. i really need some help, i'm terrible at housework!!:):)
  • 1_step_closer
    1_step_closer Posts: 972 Forumite
    500 Posts
    edited 5 February 2011 at 4:06PM
    Listy update:


    car
    Check tyres
    Fill screen wash


    House

    [STRIKE]Clean bathroom[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean bedroom x 2[/STRIKE] and cleaned windows and moved a poorly plant upstairs
    [STRIKE]Change bed[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Hoover upstairs[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wash floors upstairs[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Steam bedroom carpets[/STRIKE] Hmm may have the worst cleaner invented (it was a cheapy though)
    Wipe kitchen
    Sort table
    Hoover & wash kitchen floor
    Clean living room
    Hoover rest of downstairs
    Wash floors

    Office
    Do debtors
    Sort mortgage folder
    Tidy 1 drawer
    Filing
    banking

    Other
    [STRIKE]Do gas reading[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Do electric reading[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean tank 1[/STRIKE]
    Clean tank 2
    Sort fence
    [STRIKE]Pooh patrol[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Washing x 4 now on4th load[/STRIKE]
    Ironing x 3 done 1 lot
    [STRIKE]Refill bird food[/STRIKE]
    Do shopping list
    Brave chavda

    Valli - your post was awesome!
    Pigpen - could you send your spiders my way? If I have a few sat on "his" side of the computer room with beers cans and tattoos it might just get cleaned...............I say might
    Lamewolf - how is your gorgous guest? or has she gone home now?

    Right having a break now then off again!
    If you wait for perfect conditions, nothing would ever get done! :T
    I'm not short - I'm condensed awesome! :p
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    moonbeam2007 wrote: »
    By the time you've finished writing all the above you could have done most of the list, don't see the point in this?? but then I joined not so long ago so hence why this has all gone over my head :o

    That would be my house clean.. what about yours? And the other 300-odd???

    I usually am feeding the baby in one hand while doing the thread with the other hand so it would be kind of impossible for me to be cleaning at the same time.. though if I am not on here with my second hand I am paying bills, picking my nose or writing more lists :D

    Besides the copy and paste works so well why would I not simply copy , paste and change a few hither and thither?

    If this list doesn't work for you.. write one that does and join in with some of our HHC's.. :D
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Anyone for a HHC 15:20 - 15:50 :T

    Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three
    Wash windows.. just insides remember.. though you can do outide too if you want to brave the freezingness
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe out one appliance
    Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary[/STRIKE]    [STRIKE]

    [/STRIKE]Extras
    1. Binbag dance
    2. Wipe doors.. inside and out
    Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
    Level One
    Level Two
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself please!!
    Wipe and water the plants
    [/STRIKE]    Wipe grubby paintwork


    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Finish/do a small DIY job
    2. Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard
    3. [/STRIKE]Wash those misty windows!
    Wednesday ~ Master bedroom
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter the floors and vacuum!
    [/STRIKE]    Strip, wash and replace the bedding
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clear the floordrobe/shoes/bags etc that are strewn around
    Make sure any chairs in the room are visible!
    [/STRIKE]    Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/chest of drawers
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Do your pillows need replacing?
    [/STRIKE]    [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE][STRIKE]HHI.. or half an hour in an area you are trying to hide from.. the airing /linen cupboard maybe? Or under the bed?[/STRIKE]


    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]Empty and wash out all bins upstairs
    2. Clear out a cupboard.. any cupboard.. or a very full drawer I guess
    3. [/STRIKE]February meal planning and finances need doing/updating!!
    Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study
    Level One
    Level Two
    Polish screens (microfibre cloth and a dab of white vinegar brings them up a treat) and mirrors and glass shelves.
    [STRIKE]Shine taps and shower rails and radiators
    [/STRIKE]    Remove 10 dead/unused links from your favourites and clear out some of your inbox!
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Remove all dirty laundry/smelly soft furnishings to the wash basket
    Replace bathmats/shower curtains/sponges and toothbrushes that are manky
    [/STRIKE]    Declutter and wipe the desk.. do any filing you find on there!

    Extras
    1. Clear and wipe and windows/french doors
    Friday ~ Everything else!

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter floors in childrens rooms, hall, stairs and landing
    Vacuum these floors
    [/STRIKE]    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Strip some neglected sticky bedding
    Sort through a box of toys/junk
    Organise a chest of drawers/wardrobe
    [/STRIKE]    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Tidy up coats, bags and shoes.. throw away broken umbrellas!
    Wash some grubby curtains
    Wipe paintwork in a room you've not done this in for some time[/STRIKE]

    Extras
    1. Clean fronts and backs of 2 radiators
    2. [STRIKE]Binbag dance
    3. Straighten a bookcase.. the books not the actual furniture[/STRIKE]! :p
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • 1_step_closer
    1_step_closer Posts: 972 Forumite
    500 Posts
    pigpen wrote: »
    That would be my house clean.. what about yours? And the other 300-odd???

    I usually am feeding the baby in one hand while doing the thread with the other hand so it would be kind of impossible for me to be cleaning at the same time.. though if I am not on here with my second hand I am paying bills, picking my nose or writing more lists :D

    Besides the copy and paste works so well why would I not simply copy , paste and change a few hither and thither?

    If this list doesn't work for you.. write one that does and join in with some of our HHC's.. :D

    I agree with Pigpen - I certainly dont write all the lists out! I copy and paste and adapt where I need to. If I am at work and need to see what that day's list is, I have a look at lunchtime and jot down a couple of notes. I dont actually like hand written lists..........

    1 step closer
    If you wait for perfect conditions, nothing would ever get done! :T
    I'm not short - I'm condensed awesome! :p
  • cat_smith
    cat_smith Posts: 1,258 Forumite
    Half time flying starting as soon as the whistle blows. OH going to join me. Kitchen here we come!
    GC Mar 13 £47.36/£150
  • Craftyscholar
    Craftyscholar Posts: 3,403 Forumite
    seafarers_wife wrote: »
    IM SO HAPPY, HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY. I JUST GOT A TEXT AND HE IS HEADING BACK ON THE 17TH :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    oh rubbish, now got a week to get the house in total order and get the wedding stuff under control :eek:

    right 2 x hhc now!
    :j:T:j:T:j:T:j
    1_step_closer wrote: »
    Fantastic news!!!!!!!!!!

    NOW GO CLEAN

    1 step closer
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Great news Seafarers

    Squash decluttered, didn't get to do as much paperwork/reading as I'd hoped as another mum wanted to chat, never mind, hopefully I've brightened her day as she sounds lonely.

    Going to pop to the shop for bread and then do a HHI
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • cat_smith
    cat_smith Posts: 1,258 Forumite
    Kitchen half way through and upstairs hoovered by OH. DW filter cleaned (Yuck) and hound persuaded that left over roast is not his for dinner. Back to rugby until full time, then kitchen to be finished.
    GC Mar 13 £47.36/£150
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