Weekly Flylady Thread 28th March 2011

ajmoney

Sorry I haven't been posting, TBH I am burying my head in the sand and hoping the world goes away flying-wise. I spent 5 minutes-ish putting some stuff away on Monday and have washed up twice, that is it as we have eaten out, had take away of just left it. There is a pile of stuff to be done now and I CBA. Not even been that busy at work so I can't use that as an excuse. After all my decluttering I had planned on giving the house a good clean before OH finishes for Easter hols tomorrow but I have no enthusiasm. I will try and do a bit of tidying/putting away in a bit as the only messy room is the living room. If I can do that and the washing up it will be a bonus. Going running in a bit when OH gets in.

On a better note I get married 100 days today

Here is my list, hopefully it will get me doing something.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
wash out bins
Clean out fridge
Clear and wipe table!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles.. scrub that greasy grout!
window sills, wipe before replacing back the necessary stuff and finding new homes for the unnecessary stuff!
Clear out the under sink cupboard.. fling what you don't need/use.
Extras

1. HHI
2. Clean bulbs
3. Wipe over oven and hob!

Tuesday ~ Living room!
Level One
vacuum the floors!
Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Dust and deweb.. make sure you do light fittings and bulbs!
Clean the sofas.. vacuum under/between/backs cushions.. turn them over for even wear if possible.
Level Three
Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself please!!
Wipe and water the plants
Wipe grubby paintwork
Extras

1. Finish/do a small DIY job
2. Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified
3. Wash those misty windows!

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Level Two
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Extras

• descale the showerhead
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors

Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Extras

1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
2. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
vacuum the floor
Don't forget your half hour you time!!!!!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras

1. Binbag dance

My list
Write letters to grandparents 1 done

5 min declutter challenge
Living Room M T W T F
Kitchen M T W T F
Main Bedroom M T W T F
Spare Room M T W T F
Garden M T W T F

My Toots List

Get OH to sort my boots out for work
Fix kitchen drawer We can't open the drawer now so needs doing ASAP
Sell old mobiles or give away
Sort through vacuum packed stuff under our bed
Dispose of old laptop
Put shelving in spare room cupboard for storing books
Find a home for the microwave
Persuade OH to get rid of junk in box on landing
Get a new lightshade for spare room
Decide what to do with PC
Get someone in to deep clean oven so we can keep on top of it
Buy chest of drawers for landing
Re-organise clothing and storage upstairs for OH
Find garment bags for my long dresses
Declutter the shed
Put flooring down in hall
Put doors on cupboard in hall
Change bath and sink taps over

cat_smith

LW if you run out of things to do you are welcome around here No flying again today - new client is immediate work so earning money a priority over the next few days.

Have decluttered the bins and recycling. Now need to hang up washing.

Ishtar

Hi All
Sorry I've not been posting/reading, but I have been flying a little (actually, mostly been firefighting, but hey, that seems to be life at the moment).

Here's the mega-list from the front page thanks Pigpen. If it's gone, then I've done it! (Don't hold your breath, though, there'll be lots to read ).

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Empty and wash out bins
Clean out fridge
Level Three
Clear out the under sink cupboard.. fling what you don't need/use.

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Clean light shades and bulbs and blinds

Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Dust and deweb.. make sure you do light fittings and bulbs! do picture rails and coving too if you possess it!
Clean the sofas.. vacuum under/between/backs cushions.. turn them over for even wear if possible.
Level Three
Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself please!!
Wipe grubby paintwork

Extras

1. Finish/do a small DIY job
2. Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified
3. Wash those misty windows!

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
Level Three
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!

Extras

• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. what can go? What do you need to keep?
wash any curtains/nets that need it
Sort through one box of junk
Extras

1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
2. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Don't forget your half hour you time!!!!!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. 15 minutes filing

I'm at home for most of the day tomorrow, so hoping to catch up on a bit more of the list. I have gone over to the dark side and restarted with the actual flylady...ok, ok, I know, but when I did it before it got some structure into my life (structure that is sadly lacking at the moment!). I have, however, told the system that I don't, under any circumstances, want to have emails sent to me every minute of the bleedin' day. I get a digest sent overnight. Which I only read a few lines of...

Right, that's me off to sort the kitchen and get the littleys off to bed.

Have a good evening
D
x

LameWolf

cat_smith wrote: »

LW if you run out of things to do you are welcome around here

Hee hee, fat chance of that! I'm on top of the Flying lists, but I have a list as long as my arm of other things that want doing.:p

leesara

Well this is my first week flying. I am now lacking motivation a bit and need to get back on track so thought if i post my list that might work! Bit of incentive to tick some more jobs off list! :j

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe units and appliances.. [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out fridge[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth![/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles.. scrub that greasy grout![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear window sills of gibble and wipe them before replacing back the necessary stuff and finding new homes for the unnecessary stuff![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clear out the under sink cupboard.. fling what you don't need/use. Replace dishclothes etc if needed.[/STRIKE]



Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. [STRIKE]Clean light shades and bulbs and blinds[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Wipe over oven and hob![/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Level One
[STRIKE] Declutter and vacuum the floors![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clean out the fire place.. vacuum dust and fluff [/STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
[STRIKE] Dust and deweb.. make sure you do light fittings and bulbs! [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the sofas[/STRIKE].. vacuum under/between/backs cushions.. turn them over for even wear if possible.
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself please!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wipe and water the plants[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wipe grubby paintwork[/STRIKE]



Extras

1. Finish/do a small DIY job
2. [STRIKE] Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE] Wash those misty windows![/STRIKE]

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, [STRIKE]toilets[/STRIKE] and sinks
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[STRIKE] Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted![/STRIKE]



Extras

• [STRIKE] descale the showerhead[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE] Wash your bathroom mats etc[/STRIKE]
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. what can go? What do you need to keep?
wash any curtains/nets that need it
[STRIKE] Sort through one box of junk[/STRIKE]


Extras

1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
2. [STRIKE] check all the smoke alarms are working as they should![/STRIKE]
3. Sort out the junk from your favourite/most used handbag!.. Get rid of those receipts from 1982 from your purse! lol
4. [STRIKE] Fill a binbag for charity shop (or the bin if you prefer!)[/STRIKE]

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Don't forget your half hour you time!!!!!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork



Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. 15 minutes filing
3. [STRIKE] List 1 item to sell or give away[/STRIKE]
4. sort the shoes, coats and bags!

Am at work tmrw so will do DS 1 + 2's bedroom on sat while they are at their dads and OH is out playing football!

Dorastar

DS had screaming abdabs with earache all last night (and I mean all last night) even when dosed up with calpol and nurofen alternately so level 1 didn't get a look in last night. He seems completely fine today but w are all sleepy. DH is on two 8am-10pm shifts today and tomorrow so we had to get out early this morning so most rooms look as if they've been burgled.

Tonight's plan is:
Do 7 mins in each room to make them respectable - am going to ask kids to do their rooms and help with lounge which will leave me 6 rooms = 6x7= 42mins and no more.:p (1 of them is ensuite which I scrubbed last weekend so should get a few mins back there;))

Then pogging schoolwork caused by a meeting today which must be followed up by tomorrow morning :mad:

boddy

Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum the floors![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out the fire place.. vacuum dust and fluff and soot.. if you burn wood your chimneys may need sweeping![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb.. make sure you do light fittings and bulbs! do picture rails and coving too if you possess it![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the sofas.. vacuum under/between/backs cushions.. turn them over for even wear if possible.[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself [/STRIKE]please!!
[STRIKE]Wipe grubby paintwork[/STRIKE]



Dailies done then out for lunch with DD and her Dad came as well. He is going back to MK tomorrow.

Im trying to keep upbeat what with it being Mothers Day and hearing about my cousin. A cousin had her 80th last year and it was the first time ever all the cousins were together. Im glad that happened and I took photos.

Toots Sorry to hear about your Aunt. Hugs.
seafarers_wife What lovely photos.
Dusty Happy Birthday to DS2.
Lady L. Hugs and sppons for you.
pigpen I know you dont do hugs but Im thinking of you. No wonder you are fuming.

Hugs and spoons for those that need them.

mamaninie

just managed the dailies today I'm afraid (and only just) in my HHC - sorted tea out, hung washing out, put more washing on, cleared surfaces in kitchen - did hoover living room as that was outstanding from earlier this week. Bedroom isn't tooooooo bad - mostly clear - except for DHs clothes:mad: I will not pick them up, if he wants them clean he can put them in the bloomin basket.

Out to a meeting now then on an early tomorrow so will be utterly crackered tomorrow

cat_smith

boddy wrote: »

pigpen I know you dont do hugs but Im thinking of you. No wonder you are fuming.

piggers you don't do hugs? Sorry, didn't realise. What do you do instead? Other than fume:rotfl:

kazwookie

Pigpen~~ what a pain he is.

Seafare~~ thank you for sharing

I have just quit for the 2 freecycle groups I moderate on, as they have suddenly worked out I mod on more than one group, and have done for 2 years with out any problems, now a job worth has said it is against rules.....................so stuff them....................liberation is good. They can find someoen else to carry on, and the cheek of it all, they send me an email asking / telling me to train up my replacments, before they demote me!! stuff them...........

Plus OH has just knocked the socks off me so to speak, as he has presented me with an eternity ring it is lovely, will need adjusting to fit, it seems we have been together for 5 year, (I forgot:o:o) and time has flown by.

Off tomorrow to visit my mother's grave for mother's day, and then to see my father, so have a good day tomorrow I'll catch up over the weekend

Hugs xxxx