Weekly Flylady Thread 7th March 2011

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Washing out, it rained earlier but the wind is getting up now and the ground is drying so hopefully it will do something.

Not much else going on but I've kept things tidy as I go, it will do.

paulies_nixie

DH said he'll help with spar-oom (narnia stylee :rotfl:) when he's home
Because my new bookcase arrived and almost, alllllllmost fits all the books. So the trashy falling apart one has gone to bookcase heaven... but bits salvaged that will apparently fix the bed The book case lives on in spirit.:rotfl:
Anyway - what this means is that the spare room needs moving around which, with charlie chick isnt that easy. (Still hoping for some mates for him on Tuesday! ... and that he doesnt beat them up - need brooder partition!) deffo a 2 person job. Wondering if the craft cupboard will temporarily live in the lounge - see if i want a "nice" cupboard to go there or if it shrinks the lounge.

DW emptied and reloaded - other dishes gathered to refeed it.
WM on with whites, darks sorted and due to follow them.
Been to Mr M's DH wanted takeaway for tea so I've got curry out the freezer and got some naan bread, papawhatists and pilau seasoning hopefully that'll do in his craving
Gonna try for HHE at 12:45.

Ohhh and the shower leak is only affecting about 6 inches of plaster - DH attacked it with a screwdriver :eek: but I might get to change the paint colour :rotfl::rotfl:

Triker

My thoughts also go out to all those affected by the terrible earthquake and tsuami in Japan and surrounding areas, truly distressing and horrific to watch. Many, many countries are on high alert, some are evacuating, it's due to hit Hawaii next, also the west coast of the USA.


Flying, more washing sorted and folded, hamster still in garage, I have reminded hubby, savings out, change converted.

Ishtar

Hi All
Hope everyone is well? We've got a bit of sunshine here so the sheets are out and hopefully almost dry (fingers crossed!).

Am completely off plan today - I finally admitted defeat yesterday evening and slept, and slept, for around 15 hours. Feel a lot better today - must have been running on adrenaline for a very long time...

I have, however, spent an hour finding the floor in DDs room, and I've made huge inroads into making the living room, well, a living room...

I'll keep plugging away at things - I need to make a menu plan as I need to shake up what we're eating as we've been relying on too much stodge recently, and I still need to start on the kitchen.

One thing I do find when I'm feeling completely overwhelmed is to say 'if I only do one thing...' then fill in the blank. Takes the pressure off a lot.

Anyway, that's enough of my rambling for now. Hope everyone gets to share the sunshine...
Take care
D
x

happierdaystocome

Thursday ~ Bathroom and WC
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and mop floors![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Scrub the bath/shower/basins/toilets/bidets etc.. don't forget the outside of the loo and under the scanky rim.. it gets naaaaaasty under there!!.. oh, and don't forget the top of the cistern![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Sling shower curtain/bathmats in the wash and scrub down the slimy tiles![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash away and mouldy black bits and furry w[/STRIKE]ebs
Polish up the taps so they shine!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Scrub down the paintwork and radiators.. back and front![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe window sills and frames and make the blinds/curtains nice and clean[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Replace and curly toothbrushes[/STRIKE]done last week
[STRIKE]Polish mirrors and shelves![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Make a note of stuff you do need to stock up.. and stuff you already have stocked up for 10 years[/STRIKE]!


Friday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE]
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
[STRIKE]Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!![/STRIKE]
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Getting kids to do this themselves
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean 2 windows[/STRIKE]
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
[STRIKE]Wipe any sticky marks off walls and [/STRIKE]doors
Extras
Find 5 things to ebay/freecycleOH in garage cleaning out , so Im sure he'll manage this
[STRIKE]Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames![/STRIKE]
HHI
End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
[/QUOTE]

Back to sitting on the couch with a coffee for a little while before I do the binbag dance.

I also sparing a though for those in Japan and their families.

rosie383

Hi everyone.
I want to join in here after someone on the daily thread gave me a virtual kick up the bum!
Thank you so much for this. Now that we have a working printer, I just printed the Mon-Fri list of stuff to do.
I am sooooo happy! It is like having a meal-plan all done out, so I don't have to think too hard, and forget about stuff. I just look at the list, and away I go! I love it.
And, it's made me realise that my house isn't too grubby either. Eg, I hoover and tidy the kids' room every day, so it is easy peasy to do now. Anyhoo, must crack on and do a bit more.

rosie383

Quick question, as I haven't had time to read through it all.........

What is HHI?

TAG

Monday ~ Living room, reception rooms and hallway
Level Two
Vacuum under sofa cushions and wipe away any gungy marks from walls and sofas
Tidy coats, bags and shoes
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Level Three
Tidy Magazine rack
Dust and deweb
Check smoke alarms
Polish glass and electricals and firesurround
Extras

1. Wash windows and curtains
2. Beat rugs and doormats to rid them of muck
3. Clean smelly pets and their smelly bedding
4. Catch up on any important phone calls

Tuesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing.. Shrove Day!!
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen.
eat shroves!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe 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
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months.. I am certain you don't need most of it
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Make your easter plan.. How many eggs do you need? Are you doing any special foods?
3. Binbag dance!
4. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Empty and wash out bins
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles
Empty and clean out food cupboards.. make inventory so you know what you don't need to buy!!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Clean out fridge
4. Wipe over oven and hob!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and WC
Level One
Declutter and mop floors!
Scrub the bath/shower/basins/toilets/bidets etc.. don't forget the outside of the loo and under the scanky rim.. it gets naaaaaasty under there!!.. oh, and don't forget the top of the cistern!
Level Two
Sling shower curtain/bathmats in the wash and scrub down the slimy tiles!
Wash away and mouldy black bits and furry webs
Polish up the taps so they shine!
Level Three
Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
Scrub down the paintwork and radiators.. back and front!
Clear and wipe window sills and frames and make the blinds/curtains nice and clean

Extras

1. Clean out the toiletries cupboard and put back the stuff you use.. and fling the stuff you don't! Do any necessary decanting so you have fewer almost empties!
2. Replace and curly toothbrushes
3. Polish mirrors and shelves!
4. Make a note of stuff you do need to stock up.. and stuff you already have stocked up for 10 years!

Friday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extras

1. Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI
4. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

TAG

rosie383 wrote: »

Quick question, as I haven't had time to read through it all.........

What is HHI?

HHI is Half an hour of ironing!! :j:j I'm very sad as I love ironing.

You'll find a list of what all the abbreviations mean on the first post on the thread.:)

Chloris

rosie383 wrote: »

Quick question, as I haven't had time to read through it all.........

What is HHI?

Half Hour Ironing!