Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd May 2011

Maxonian

Hi,

I'm back from my day of running round.
Had a very pleasant time but I'm knackered.
As much as I would like to SOMAADSFA I have to get a shift on.

Off to tackle the kitchen .....

seafarers_wife

an update our bedroom is starting to look human again as is the bathroom the downside is the spare room isnt but thats a monday job. OH is going to be delegated the hoovering the whole house tomorrow whilst im at work.

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Dust/polish grubby glass and mirrors and pictures.
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Extras
Freshen up any soft furnishings
Wipe the woodwork in these areas
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
clean oven and hob!
Extras
Wipe down all the paintwork
Wash the windows
Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Freshen up any curtains or bedding that needs doing!
Extras
Clean all the upstairs door frames
Clean windows in these rooms
Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Two
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.

5. write away with change of name - work in progress
7. hand in notice to landlord once competed on house
11. sort out power of attorney
13. wrap presents for nephew birthday
21. book dentist before OH goes back to sea
22. write a list of all furtniture we need and cost up best options. NB sofa done - do this on monday as will get me organised properly for the move - work in progress
24. buy ladders (to get into loft)
25. get quote for deep cleaning this house when we leave
26. get quote for carpet cleaning rented house
27. back up all my spreadsheets onto both desktops and OH netbook in case my laptop goes belly up - MUST DO THIS AS MY LAPTOP GETTING VERY SLUGGISH
28. get pics of edinburgh and sydney framed.
29. take edinburgh prints with me this weekend.
30. sort out electrical box before we move
36. get up to date on filing
37. clear my shredding pile - wip

nsimpson123

Evening all, well what a gorgeous day it has been here

I haven't managed to do much for the last couple of days, sooo tired.
Today I was off work, but I went shopping this morning, I needed new work shoes and DD needed a couple of bits , when I got home I emptied DW did HHI, and HHG plus the WM has been on 3 times today and is all dried and back on my huge ironing pile!!!
I'll try and do a bit more after I've eaten, kids are going to their dad's for the weekend and I'm working

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Managed the bass practice and then was off to the doctor's. Nearly forgot what I was there for, but she noticed I was extremely tired and I had actually written it down in a notebook for a change - and taken it with me. Bit of a rejig of meds and I will hopefully get it sorted out - seems like the things I'm taking are having strange side effects (ie, different to everyone else - typical).

Popped into Mr S and spent half the time searching out the basics stuff and tutting at the prices of the fruit, veg & meat compared to the market, and the boring selection. 20p spaghetti wasn't too bad, though.

Came back and did

DW
WM unload, peg out and reload
Plants watered indoors
Litter tray de-yucked, but the cunning plan to encourage splats to go outside seems to be working :j as they didn't use it whilst I was out
Quick S&S of counter and sink
Binbag out with the bit of packaging I couldn't avoid and the contents of DD's bag.

Now DD has requested BLT rolls for dinner. I see no reason why not, so this is what she shall have. As long as she showers first - she smells like a teenager

ab7167

Thank you so much for all the reassurance, great to hear from other people who took the plunge and survived! I think a long chat is in order, I am totally supportive, just very nervous. I'm a cautious worrier by nature, especially where money is concerned but we have savings and little debt (thanks to Martin!) so it might be a goer.

Onto flying... The box of doom is no more! I ended up chucking most of it as it really was tat, and found 2 full bottles of conditioner. Yay. Headache retreated to acceptable levels, and started work on 2 commissions that are due next week - I make handbags, baby gifts, soft furnishings etc. to bring in pin money. And I enjoy it! Would love to do it more, and will do once DS starts school.

Where's my rain?!?

gratefulforhelp_2

PepPop wrote: »

Hi there, I've just discovered FlyLady and I was wondering if I could join you all
OH and I live in a 1bed flat with 2 cats and we seem to be constantly fighting a losing battle. I've started but I feel I need somewhere to [STRIKE]vent[/STRIKE] chat and as I post on other threads here I thought I'd search you out. :wave:

welcome.

managed to do some washing/dishwash/make chilli/hoover sitting room.

not so bad.

Cheap_Date

Evening all

I haven't been very good at flying today. I have got lots of little bits done, phoning various people/places I had been putting off, sorting out some paperwork, etc.

I still have a couple of hours, I should get my backside into gear really!

Glad it's the weekend!

hex2

ab7167 - a long chat makes a lot of sense. My OH vaguely tried last year when he was between jobs. He is the prince of procrastination, and an acredited DIS-organiser mark III and it just didn't work - he has since said he wasn't in the right frame of mind, and it ramped my stress levels up to maximum at the time. For it to work you have to be passionate and committed to a plan. My advice would be to set clear, measurable, realistic targets with an agreement that if they are not met then he goes back to work. Best of luck with it.

WM is back on, and I have fetched the bedding in. Struggling for energy and motivation tonight. Is it bedtime yet? It must at least be wine'o'clock?

Mumof2_2

Cheap_Date wrote: »

Evening all

I haven't been very good at flying today. I have got lots of little bits done, phoning various people/places I had been putting off, sorting out some paperwork, etc.

I still have a couple of hours, I should get my backside into gear really!

Glad it's the weekend!

You'll have done better than me for sure - I've made the beds, emptied the WM, put the washing away and made tea!

Valli

skintscotslass wrote: »

Oh and teachers! I always wondered why we had so many on the thread. Based on the staff room at the school today...eurgh messy beggars! I ended up cleaning the sink it was sooooo manky and disgusting. So some flying done. Night night xx

LOL at that

in our staff room we have one teacher who cleans the microwave every week (in true flylady style;) even though I NEVER USE IT (it's so splatter covered)) and another who bleaches mugs regularly. Between us we keep the rest in check BUT 10 or 15 minutes to make a cuppa, drink it, get to the loo... we need TIME!

anyhoo



IT'S THE WEEKEND...

(AT LAST)

came home
stripped bed
washed bedding
pegged it out on the line
cleaned bathroom
went food tasting (earned £6) had 3 things - now don't need tea

phew...