Chrimbo Flylady Challenge

pigpen

squeaky wrote:

Freecycle is your friend. You won't even have to go anywhere because people will come and pick them up!

Find your local group here:-

http://freecycle.org/display.php?region=United%20Kingdom

I was the 18th member at our local freecycle!! There are now almost 3000.. I LOVE freecycle.. but I love ebay more.. it gives cashback!! I also pass a lot on to the 9 charity shops just round the corner from me so at least they can benefit from my flinging. Before we moved last year we deposited 200 binbags of stuff at the charity shop.. and still had more to move with!!

I can heartily recommend freecycle too!

Hex, I only have 1 child at home from 9 until 3 and she has a nap so I have no excuse really.. just don't tell my husband he hasn't cottoned onto this one yet!! lol

lil_me

Time to tackle the boys rooms, will get DS2s done today, want at least 3 bags of toys and rubbish out of there, porobably donate what works to school fayre/dontdumpthat/freecycle. Soem areas have https://www.dontdumpthat.com aswell which is newer than freecycle but same idea. Might even get DS1s started. They know it needs doing, loads of things they have grown out of or are broken and needs reorganising or Santa won't come.

Alfietinker

Well we're going for the 'getting house ready for Xmas' in a major way so I guess I'm in!

Hubby in his wisdom decided we HAD to finish decorating the spare room in time for Christmas (it hasn't had paint, carpet, wallpaper, electrics or plaster for over 3 years, so why the hurry? ). So now the whole house looks like a bomb's hit it, rather than just the spare room.

I'm aiming just to be able to keep the cooking, dishes and laundry up to date, let alone anything else so I guess this is the thread to keep me going. I'm hoping if I post my aims up I may actually stick to them!

Today's chores when we get home from work:
Cook dinner; put washing out; wash up (and put dishes away); paint skirting board and doors; start ironing so I have some clothes for work tomorrow.

Tomorrow: Food shopping; Heat dinner (2 servings made from Monday); finish ironing; try to find room in bedroom to put clothes away; bedding in wash; paint window and loft hatch if it's not too cold to have window open.

Wednesday: Move furniture from our bedroom back into spare room; dust bedroom; clean bathrooms (I've given up hoovering, essential surfaces only); cook dinner; iron bedding and put away. Possibly mop kitchen floor but no promises.

Thursday: Hubby can cook dinner and clear up; me wallpaper chimney breast. Start making curtains.

Friday: Day off work to go Christmas shopping! Buy carpet and underlay. Eating out as got to be back early for bell ringin lesson at the church. :eek: Will (try) to put hoover round for the first time in a month.

Saturday: Lay carpet and underlay, finish curtains. Washing on, make week's worth of soup and possibly mince pies. Try to get camper van started - allow at least 3 hours. Hubby can cook I think.

Sunday: VERY quick spruce up (quick dust, sweep and wipe of bathrooms). Ironing. Heat food from last night that hubby cooked.

And breathe.

OK, I'm going to print this out and stick it in my hand bag to remind me not to sit on my bum all evening!

nicki_2

OKay, I'm over in the other thread as well as I want to keep my Christmas prep and my housework lists seperate. I can always get OH to help me out with the housework, hes not so keen on the christmas prep ATM. Anyways my Christmas prep list is :

Christmas Related :

• Get Dad's pressie
• Make up Grandad-in-laws pressie x2
• Make up SIL/finace's pressie - household/money notebook/tips
• Address labels for cards
• Gift tags (address labels so they don't come off )
• Copy Christmas songs to MP3 player.
• WRAP PRESSIES
• Look for images to stick onto DD's dolls house (flowers, birds etc)
• Finish painting DD's dolls house.
• Sort out the furniture for DD's dolls house.
• Update Christmas Card list and sort out cards for OH to write
• ANYTHING ELSE I need to do with doll's house :rotfl:
• Line the base of DD's new-to-her desk - need to get some pink stickyback plastic or similar. :think:

Well thats it for now... I need to get on with housework and ebay items though as a priority today so off I go to change the washing over... :wave:

Peem

Hi There

I'm joining cos I refuse to put the decs up until the house is clear of clutter and everything is in its place





Today (Monday)

[STRIKE]Living room. [/STRIKE]
[strike]sort out toybox[/strike], [STRIKE]clear fireplace, dust everything[/STRIKE], clean windows, [STRIKE]hoover, wash floor[/STRIKE], [strike]sort kids dvds[/strike].
[strike]Hall floor[/strike]
[strike]Kitchen floor[/strike]

Tuesday :

Kids bedroom

Wednesday : (Work day so not too much can be done)

Our bedroom

Thursday : (Work day again)

Kitchen thoroughly

Friday : Probably go over the whole lot again just to make sure

Saturday : get the decs up.:xmastree:

I'll probably update with detail as the jobs get closer. This doesn't look too much but really it is. And I'll be doing all the standard housework too.

See you soon

Chubacheroo

Oooh fantastic..am also in need of a serious flat-sort out. We've spent two weeks sorting stuff out and de-cluttering, freecycling/selling on eBay lots of bits..so today is the Big Clean (we're in a teeny one-bed flat, so hopefully I'll manage it all today, with maybe a few jobs for tomorrow).

To Dos:
Clean the sink
[STRIKE]Clean the stove & oven[/STRIKE] - DONE
Wipe down kitchen surfaces
[STRIKE]Organise under-sink cupboard [/STRIKE]- DONE
[STRIKE]Bleach random dusters/cloths[/STRIKE] - DONE
[STRIKE]Clean icky grillpan[/STRIKE] - DONE
Clean the bathroom
[STRIKE]De-scale loo [/STRIKE] - DONE but will probably need re-doing for the umpteenth time. Humpfh
Clean out the rat cage
Dust the living room
Dust the bedroom
Dust the hallway
Pack up and post off three parcels (yay, earnings from eBay & Amazon)
Load/unload the dishwasher umpteen times - IN PROGRESS

Also have to study a bit and do some work on my biz (accounts - yum!) - NOT A CHANCE!

Then hubby gets to clean the floors when he gets home. I would do it, but look at my list!

Have the midwife visiting tomorrow for my first checkup and our flat is in a state of CHAOS. :eek:

shell2001

Right todays list is as follows:-

[STRIKE]Make Jelly[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out Hamster cage[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Put BM on[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Put WM on[/STRIKE]2 loads out on line
[STRIKE]Make Pack lunches for DH & DD[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Usual Flick downstairs[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Walk DD2 to Playschool[/STRIKE]
Return parcel for courier
Kitchen
[STRIKE]Clean Kitchen Window[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Scrub worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean Cupboards (inside & out)[/STRIKE]
Paint tile step
[STRIKE]Clean cooker [/STRIKE]:eek: :j :j
Bathroom & Loo
[STRIKE]Soak Shower curtain[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean window[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort Storage rack (throw junk out!!)[/STRIKE]
Paint window sill
[STRIKE]Clean roller blind[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean bath & sink[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Polish tiles[/STRIKE]

Extra jobs done from tommorows list

[STRIKE]Pull all lounge furniture out and hoover[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean Glass Display Cabinet[/STRIKE]

So far so good. Now oven shelves out of bath after soaking them in bio washing powder can scrub bath, sink and do window. Back later.

Oh! Think I have earnt a coffee:T

pigpen

YEAH.. Go Shell!!!

You certainly deserve that cuppa!

I'm going to fling the baby in bed for an hour (until I have to collect the rest of the marauding horde) and have a cuppa myself and maybe some breakfast!

shell2001

LOL pigpen, I know that feelings. Suddenly wonder why your tummy is making such strange noises and then realise, I've been up since 6am and still not managed lunch yet!

Must leave at 2.30 to pick DD1 up. DD2 is being a star today and "helping" mummy. This meant Mummy had to do the windows again but she is trying bless her!

moggins

Hows everyone doing.

I have done some christmas preparations in that I've done the booze run well in advance to take advantage of the 25% off wine at Tesco. Also bought one much needed and worried about christmas present so I can cross that off the list.