Weekly Flylady Thread 7th February 2011

Lily_The_Legend

Morning everyone! :hello:

I've added notes to my list now and a couple of extra jobs to do. I hope to be able to cross some things off later today.

I hope everyone has a good day. :A

Lily x

Holiday-related jobs
Make a list of things to take on holiday
Find miniature smellies/make-up and toiletry bag - found most of these last night, just need to find mini mascara, mini moisturiser and bag to put it all in
Make sure clothes I want to take are clean - will do washing tonight and wear clothes I don't want to take away for rest of the week
Find passport/documents/travel guide
Pack everything into hand luggage (not paying for checked in luggage easyjet! ) and take things out and rearrange if necessary
Find adaptor plug/s

Cleaning/tidying jobs
Sort out kitchen (am hoping DH makes a start on this tonight! ) - DH started on it last night
Give bathrooms a quick clean and use white vinegar on two sinks and the bath - put white vinegar on the en-suite sink this morning, hands still stink of vinegar! :eek: Will wipe it up and give the room a quick clean tonight
If time, tidy lounge and bedroom and put away clothes which are currently piled up in spare bedroom , sweep and mop downstairs, dust and hoover everywhere else except bathrooms. - started tidying and dusting the lounge last night

Other jobs
Send card and solved crossword!
Dye hair
Get petrol
RSVP to two evening wedding invites
Get cash out
Sorry for the non-flylady jobs, but it helps me to remember them if I type them out!

seafarers_wife

well im up and watching telly, not yet dressed going to finish watching the rest of last nights taggert and then do some HHC, as ive got to be out about 11.50 as i got a house viewing at noon. its a bargain of a price, about 30 - 40K less than other houses in the area but it needs work. however at that price as long as it doesnt need a new roof and the kitchen and bathroom are functional an offer could be made as long as oh likes it. ive not told him im viewing it, but its on the market for 69K which is laughable as the mortgage on that would be less than we pay in rent:eek:

my list

Monday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Extras
Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified - sofa pillows
If you are able/weather permitting go do your necessary garden jobs. - need to see about lining on shed roof :eek:

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
mop floors
Shine that stinky sink
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly!
Level Three
Wipe units and large appliances.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe the insides of all the cupboard doors!
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc
Extras
fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
Clean windows in these rooms
Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

dailies every day
put away ironing
put out bin wednesday night
meal plan
load of black washing
exfoliate & mask
exfoliate & mask (put twice as needs done twice a week)
email photographer with list of photos i want
send cheque for balance of cars
phone registrar
cross off some of my wedding list.

dailies
make bed
wash dishes
feed & water cat - done
showered and dressed for me
morning & evening skincare routine
open curtains every day so im not hibernating - done

apts
wed noon house viewing 59/69
5/2/10 2.30 beautitions

MissHiggerty

Gosh - it's quiet on here this morning!

Well - I've been busy in the last hour or so...

* Strained chicken stock
* Made a pork and sausage casserole
* Made chicken sandwiches for the freezer
* Put loo cleaner down the loos

The sun is just peeping through, so I think my next stop is the front garden, to pull up a few weeds. The cyclamen, snowdrops and early iris are all in flower in a steep bank of wild violet leaves, and so I'm just going to tidy it up a little to remove the goosegrass seedlings. It's my favourite border at this time of year.

Catch you later in about an hour's time...

MissH
xxxxx

LittleMissHappy_2

Am off out to take the dog for a walk, then back for lunch and a run so, once again, flying will be done when littlies are home from school I agree with MissH, it is quiet here today! Where is everyone?!?!? Catch you all later x

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

lostinrates wrote: »

Also, I'm thinking of painting our hallway in the next few weeks. It will be being done in a couple of years, but a coat of white till then would really buck me up and shouldn't cost a lot....worth doing?

Absolutely worthwhile. It will make it look so much brighter and cleaner in there and provide a great surface for the full redecoration later. Although, be aware that you will probably have to do the glosswork as well, because it will end up looking a bit yellow in comparison.

MissHiggerty wrote: »

Gosh - it's quiet on here this morning!


The sun is just peeping through, so I think my next stop is the front garden, to pull up a few weeds. The cyclamen, snowdrops and early iris are all in flower in a steep bank of wild violet leaves, and so I'm just going to tidy it up a little to remove the goosegrass seedlings. It's my favourite border at this time of year.

It is quiet, isn't it?

That sounds a lovely little border. Seems like my house is the only one in the street that has any plants in it at all. The pansies are going mad, there are tulips sending up their first leaves, Tom Thumb irises, Tete a Tete daffs, other daffs, all the herbs, ivy, honeysuckle and a rose all trying to make a growth spurt. And the tiny, tiny border that is against the house is full of wildflower seedlings - love in a mist, forget-me-nots, tons of things. Oh, and I may have stuck some bluebells and snowdrops in when I moved in in October. Can't remember now, but will find out soon enough.

I know my front garden is south facing and consists of brick wall, block paving, house brick wall and a pebbledashed brick wall, so it acts as a storage heater, but I didn't realise quite how good it was at its job.

Out the back still looks like the Somme, half expecting as the turf is sinking to get up one morning to find a Sheerman tank turret sticking out of the ground. As this is built on the site of an old scrapyard from the 1930s, I may not be far wrong

adelight

Changing the bed right now! Need to wash the throws too!

sockdrawer

Morning everyone
Yukky soor day today weatherwise. Read through fred, and I'm so sorry to hear about Diva. Hugs to those feeling the loss of her.
Okay doakey, off to look for listys.....
Monday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room! DONE
Level One
Level Two
Level Three`
B]Extras[/B]

1. Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard
2. If you are able/weather permitting go do your necessary garden jobs.

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
Shine that stinky sink
Level Two
Clear out a cupboard.. The one with baking supplies or the one with pans and plastic boxes.. GO!! Or you could, if you have one, clear the pantry!
Level Three
Wipe the insides of all the cupboard doors!
Extras

1. Wash the brushes, mops, dustpans etc.. how gross do these get?

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc
Extras

1. fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Investigate fresh places for roadsigns
write early to existing places
Send off speculative applications
Get graph paper
tack dress
Speak to MIL regarding roanes and a roofer. Spoke to DH who will sort it out... gah! Too late!!!!
sewing re duvet covers.
1/2 hour Italian
1/2 hour photoshop
Make Wills
Take inventory of old shop stock WIP Done 5 hours
Poo Patrol
Finish online accounting
order tubs for garden- too expensive. Going to make some out of wood instead.
Work out nics
pay nics
Inventory current shop stock WIP done 3 hours
work through cleaning house pillows and duvets replacing as needed.
Added to daily list food and water for birds(Thanks Dusty)
Clean out remaining crafting boxes
10 crochet squares
HHHW
Finish a dressmaking project every two weeks
1 hr Yoga
Drink water
Psoriasis creams
DD2 1/2 hour violin priactice
1/2 hour dreamweaver
Do my spreadsheets
Update trade stand database Main ones finished. Speculatives to follow
Urge DH on to sort out his dentist bill
Sort out family pictures cd for sis, bil and Mil.
Remember to remind game dealer regarding order of pheasants, duck and partridge while it's still cheap Reminded him but will do again
Knit some of everlasting jumper. You know you love the jumper, so you deserve to be able to wear it Doing some every evening

pigpen

jojo.. how cool would that be though? A sherman tank waving at you out of the ground.. I'd be well impressed!

OH still upset this morning, not helped by the fact he was so stressed at the mere thought of 3 weeks with no break from the children.. it is pretty hard going from no children to 9 in the space of a year!!!! He is just dropping DS1, friend and dd1 at college.. in a strop

DD3 been to piddly clinic.. they are putting her back on her day time meds as well as the night time meds that have made no difference.. I am giving those the 3 months they have asked we give them and requesting a referral to urology (that was meant to have been done 2 years ago but wasn't) Their has to be a physical reason, chilren cannot just pee in their sleep and it be a behavioural issue there has to be a physical cause and after 3 years of clinic visits I think we need to see some progress.

Both WM's on, 3rd and 4th loads about to go in
TD on
DW on .. second load about to go in
2 loads of dry stuff folded.. DS1 forced to put his away.. his new trainers came today so he is starting to look a little bit tidier.. I need to find somewhere he can get cheap t-shirts and sort those and maybe a couple of new hoodies and he will be just about presentable again!
Tiddles new boots collected

I am SLIGHTLY calmer than I was last night though manifested a twitch in my eye so I look like Scrat (the squirrel on Ice Age) I just cannot keep everyone happy, especially when dealing with a KH so someone is going to hate me no matter what I do.. I won't lie for him any more.. so when Tiddles asked about her going on holiday with him I said he isn't taking her she is staying here with me I wasn't lying and we dealt with her being disappointed but things brightened up when I promised to collect her new boots today. which I have done. DD1, DS2, DD2 and DS3 are all DELIGHTED they don't have to go over half term.. but were told any misbehaving and they WILL be cleaning the entire house for the week instead!

Rest of today..

Laundry catch up!!
Request redelivery of DD1's parcel (if it was mine I'd have collected it )
Vacuum middle room and tidy kitchen and front room
Get dinner in the SC.. actually, I've changed my mind in the time it took to type that I have decided we are having spaghetti and meatballs..
Get pans out and make up some dinners for Miss Skinny Chop, cook, whizz and freeze.
I might force myself to make a large cake for after dinner with custard/ice cream as well while I am in there.

Baby feeding time again..

Mumof2_2

Just popped on to update on progress; I was helping at Church this morning so another late start but I've got today's list all done. Promise faithfully to mop the floors in the kitchen this afternoon!

Sorry, I just can't keep up with fred so I'll send hugs to all.

Monday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room! ALL DONE

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
mop floors - definitely walking Pip this afternoon, so will do just before we leave

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing ALL DONE

My stuff
Dailies – [STRIKE]M T W[/STRIKE] T F
Declutter declutter declutter bag taken to CS this afternoon
Continue listing things on ebay/netmums/freecycle - just started doing; MUSTN'T put it off any longer!
Rake up leaves in garden
Refill bird feeders
Remind DH re writing to BS Matters
DH to give me cheque for me and DD for Hill House
DH to go into loft to get down skiing stuff to see just what we need
Buy biscuits to take on Sunday
Write Psalm
Before next Weds think what causes me anxiety and write down - do I need to change the order of what I've already put?
Wednesday
Bath Pip
Thursday
9.00 DS show and tell at pre-school – take rectangular item
7.00 DD Cubs - take forms for badge and chef's badge
Friday
9.50 INR test - take ticket to collect extra meds from pharmacy
Saturday
Library books due in
We must go to Go Outdoors to get last few bits needed for skiing
Sunday
Help Jean with coffee after service

wilf55

morning all just!

collection of freecycle curtains
school run
shop
wash up
wm x 2
hung out 1 lot
emptied bins

going to

hoover hall stairs and landing
wipe woodwork of above
clean mirrors and hoover in master b room, no floordrobe so all good in there
iron england kit for ds on friday
iron, pack my and oh stuff going to see my sis