Weekly Flylady Thread 21st February 2011

vanilla

Evening all, i'm having a crappy week so far. Nothing has happened just BD chasing me. Spent most of today walking in and out of rooms not knowing where to start. House is a major tip with loads to do.

Only things that have been done this week is dw and wm. Rhys is in a foul and clingy mood to, which doesn't help.

paulies_nixie hope your feeling better soon.
Thinking of soappie and hope she returns soon.
Greenbee/Bethfly hope you get over the cold quickly.
Shysarah hope your feeling better soon.
dancemum glad to hear your cat has returned.
AnWsMum hope your having a wonderful time.
MrsChaos what a nightmare, hope you managed to save most of it.
boddy/dusty/natty big hugs.
Happy Birthday ajmoney:bdaycake:.
Greenbee Well done.
xxJoxx lovely news.
grateful she's lovely, what have you called her?

hex2

Happy Birthday AJMoney
Congrats Greenbee - hope it gives you the motivation boost to get the rest of your work done
and to you Jo
Lovely photo Grateful
serena - too cold to get anything much done atm and the ground is very wet. Lots of things ready to open as soon as we get a glimpse of sun.

Very busy work day - and I got to come home to a pig sty. OH has gone to drop SS2 back at his mums so no choice but to crack on and make myself do everything.

Must do DW, WM and S&S the kitchen
Make packed lunches
Iron something for me tomorrow
Book train ticket for tomorrow for OH (so that I get the quidco money!)
Sort paperwork and clothes for the boys who are going to rockclimbing and fencing tomorrow instead of nursery holiday club like they used to

kazwookie

Blimey

Next door arrived home an d couldn't get their house alarm to go off... her hubby is away....q knock at door asking for help as by now all the lights had gone out......q my good deed for the day and sent OH with a torch to help out.....q me getting 2 kids to look after....

q me in a panic... one goes what can we have to eat please, mum was going to cook us dinner.....the other goes what can we watch on telly....

Anyway alarm is now off with the help of 2 other neighbours
2 kids fed, beans on toast and squash to drink, they ate it all so must have been ok!
Mum also fed and given tea to calm her down..............................

washing up now done
Cat has stopped hissing as strangers in the house have gone...

lemanie

Good evening all, house is strangely, very tidy and very clean - DH is away and we've been out most days for half term

Monday ~ Living/Family/Reception room
Level One[STRIKE]
Declutter and vacuum floor!
Wipe sticky grubby marks from sofas[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe sticky grubby marks from walls and paintwork Did it last week, not too bad this week
[STRIKE] Vacuum under furniture you can safely move..
Dust and deweb light fittings, picture rails and other fluffy places!!
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe and cupboards/sideboards in here
10 minute hotspot clearance...and don't just stuff it all in a drawer!
[/STRIKE]Polish any glass.. screens, pictures, ornaments mirrors etc

Extras

1. [STRIKE] Wipe and water any plants
   
2. Vacuum sofas and wipe off sticky marks!
3. Sort through a drawer or cupboard of 'stuff'[/STRIKE]
4. Binbag dance Nothing to throw

Tuesday ~ Kitchen & Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE] Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe table![/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances Still sparkly and I wipe up any spills when I see them
[STRIKE] Scrub out the sink[/STRIKE]
Clean filters and door seals.. don't forget the fridge ones they are usually revolting! again, did it last week so will wait 'til it comes round again
[STRIKE]Wash/beat dirt from doormats[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wash small appliances and replace wipe them most days
[STRIKE] Clean out the fridge.. furry fruit is not so healthy!
Clean out a mangy cupboard! [/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Scrub kickboards don't need doing
2. [STRIKE] Wipe over the oven and hob which you all twinkled last week!
   
3. Wash out bins.. rubbish/recycle/compost caddies
4. Throw out any oven trays beyond their best.. peeling non-stick coatings are really bad for you!! [/STRIKE]

Haven't read fred yet, will pop off to do that now but hope everyone is ok and I'm sending flywishes.

Mel

BatOutOfhell

Am totally exhausted - spent 3 hours cleaning today and still didn't get it all done off the list - never mind the "dailies" that actually get done once a week if I'm lucky.....

I found it easier to work from one end of the kitchen to the other cleaning as I went rather than do Level 1,2,3
so here's what I managed in my 3 hours ....

Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Wipe table!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of units
Scrub out the sink
Level Three
Wash small appliances and replace

Extras
Wash out bins.. did the compost caddies

Not much for 3 hours really. When does the resentment stop??? I'd rather be reading a book.

juliejim

Fridge is now clean and sparkly!

juliejim

I think I've got a charity bag being collected tomorrow so I think I'll go and fill it!

onestep

BatOutOfhell wrote: »

Not much for 3 hours really. When does the resentment stop??? I'd rather be reading a book.

ah, but next time you do the kitchen it won't take you so long, honest. Think you might be trying to do too much in one go - have a couple of weeks where you just do the level 1 jobs. Then the following couple of weeks do the level 2 jobs, and so on. I promise that as the weeks go by, each job will take less time, and you'll have more time for the things you really love, like reading.

Right.. catching up..
Greenbee well deserved!!! :T:T
aj happy birthday

jo woo-hoo!!! :j
LW I do like men who can actually do meaningful looks!! Hope you're ok. Spoons here if you need them.
grateful she is gorgeous!! Tess-dog says 'woof!' by way of welcome
helenjelly and vanilla (((hugs)))

been fluttering rather than flying today. Half term means a little helper who is not-necessarily-very-helpful :rotfl: still, work done on previous weeks means I'm keeping on top of hotspots before they develop, and the ironing basket is only 1 wash deep, so things are ok!

spoons and positive vibes as always to toots, LL, LW, soappie and anyone else who needs them

onestep

xx_Jo_xx

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

What happened to ASBO dog?

Aw my beautiful woofit!

For those of you who are not aware, Marley from 'Marley and Me' was not a golden labrador....he was a ginger spaniel, and his real name was copper.... :cool:

Here he is helping tidy the house.... (he made this mess btw.... digging for only who knows what!)



Everytime I took him for a walk, he came back looking like this...




His favourite place to sleep was my bed, which he knew he wasnt allowed...




He always would beg - from everyone and anyone...



Every time I opened the car door, he would get it manky - whether he was supposed to be getting in or not!





But handsome slobbery pooch is in Scotland with Mum - he looks after her now she is all on her lonesome and us kids have flown the coop... when she was poorly after her heart attack, she was really down and lonely in the house on her own.

xx

lemanie

Happy Birthday AJmoney :bdaycake:
Congratulations to Greenbee and Jo_party_
Lovely doggie pics Jo and Grateful
Nice save on the poop scooping Pigpen

Well done on all the flying, especially any new folk (or returners) who are finding it hard to stay on the wagon, it does get easier.

Feel better vibes for anyone in need,

Later

Mel x