Flylady Challenge - Take 4

TNG

1sttimer wrote:

Ok you guys, not been on here for a long time and am interested in this thread. Not read all the others but after a busy w/e cleaning, this thread jumped up and slapped me in the face with the idea of it all.

So to get me started, I've got the micro cloths, stardrops etc months ago but am interested in your 'housework routines'. I don't go online much at home as I work FT and have so many evenings taken up with various activities that I only have weekend (Saturday/sunday pm) and Monday evenings to get things done, so unlikely that I could get on to this flylady site anyway. So any help here would be good.

Only me and hubby at home, Large Victorian/Edwardian 5 bedroom house to look after which has just had new kitchen/bathroom/utility room done (over last 3/4 years). I only wash when needed (sheets/towels done weekends) as I don't like to mix whites/coloureds I tend to have to wait till I get a decent amount to wash. Bathroom/utility room done weekly, but apart from that it's done as an when I get the chance. Vacuuming/dusting/washing floor/window cleaning gets done when it looks very iffy! (or I've visitors coming)

So then, does it get easier to do if you're into a routine and if you can't make the routine cos of other committments, how do you catch up?

Would be interested to read your ideas for me.

Thanks

PS - Kitchen is a continous cleaning thing!

Looks like we got ourselves another pantry owner! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Welcome 1sttimer :hello:

Flybabes - help our newbie:o

-FlyBoy-

pigpen

I'm not helping her.. I too have a huge 5 bedroomed Victorian house with 3 large reception rooms.. I can't do my own that's why I'm here!! lol I feel her pain!!! I see her mess!! lol

I'm off to the pub to escape my mess!!! After I've had a shower of course because I smell like the back of a giraffes knee!!

TNG

pigpen wrote:

I'm not helping her.. I too have a huge 5 bedroomed Victorian house with 3 large reception rooms.. I can't do my own that's why I'm here!! lol I feel her pain!!! I see her mess!! lol

I'm off to the pub to escape my mess!!! After I've had a shower of course because I smell like the back of a giraffes knee!!

You can go off people, you know.....

*mutter mutter mumble 5 blimmin bedrooms curse curse*

pigpen

Well... if you want to come and try keeping them tidy for a week feel free.. you'll be SO glad not to have 5 bedrooms!!

TNG

I heard you the first time :rotfl: :rotfl:

pigpen

I am so used to repeating myself you know... I repeat myself all the time.. I repeat myself frequently because noone ever listens.. do you hear what I am saying or shall I repeat myself again? .. I just repeat and repeat and noone ever listens..

TNG

pigpen wrote:

I am so used to repeating myself you know... I repeat myself all the time.. I repeat myself frequently because noone ever listens.. do you hear what I am saying or shall I repeat myself again? .. I just repeat and repeat and noone ever listens..

You've gone and deleted the second one, just to make me look like a cream faced loon!!!!

Sorry, what were you saying.....?

pigpen

I can't remember... you expect me to remember what I am repeating as well??

hex2

Five bedrooms? Be with you soon, new one has four beds (at the moment) and three receptions, and a massive walk in pantry/larder! We are trading up from a terrace to a stone built victorian detached. Everyone keeps telling me that the clutter will just spread out and fill the bigger space.

hex2

TNG wrote:

You've gone and deleted the second one, just to make me look like a cream faced loon!!!!

Sorry, what were you saying.....?

I just assumed that you had had one or two too many.......