Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd May 2011

MrsChaos

Evening all

DS2 had his first ever swimming lesson today. He was so apprehensive before, but ended up loving it. :T It's going to take a while before he gets the hang of it, but I was really worried he'd hate it. He's not too confident around water and is really fussy about his face and head, so it's been a good first experience for him. The teacher is great, though. She used to teach DS1 (doesn't look any older, either) and may well end up being his driving instructor, as she does both jobs. :j

The less said about work, the better. I'm thinking about giving up my additional responsibility to maybe give me a bit of breathing space, so I'll have to look at the finances.

The loan has come through and I've paid off the credit cards and transferred the rest into my savings acount. :T Time to get some quotes for the guttering etc. I'll make a list of all the jobs I need to do, sort them in priority order and see how much we can get done.

Since I came home I have:
taken DS2 swimming
borrowed some bling from a friend to go with my outfit for tomorrow
bought a take-away for DH
made scrambled eggs on toast for my tea
stripped DS2's bed and re-made it
collated and sorted laundry
put WM and TD on (little time for pegging out this weekend)
checked e-mails

I still need to do:
DW, our bed, litter tray, more laundry, quick tidy round of the worst bits, put clean clothes away, pack bag for tomorrow, pack bag for DS2 for tomorrow, sort stuff about tomorrow with DS1 and maybe do some work.

DH is hoping to be off by 8am tomorrow. We'll see. He's out tonight and not the best at getting up. I won't be around much on here this weekend, even on Sunday, as I've got an unannounced lesson observation next week and need to get organised. I can't really afford the time to go away this weekend, but can't get out of it, so Sunday afternoon/evening could be interesting. Looks like I'll mainly be lurking (at best) for a while.

Hope everyone's ok, as I've only read the last few posts.
Take good care. x

toottifrootti

Monday
bike
email research to C
Tuesday
bike
chase up bed raiser fitting
Wednesday
bike
Thursday
bike
Friday
[STRIKE]eBay[/STRIKE]
filing
bike
[STRIKE]Dietician - am
DN - am[/STRIKE]
try to get solicitor organised
Saturday
ebay
filing
bike
pet service 11.00
community lunch 12.00
C and sis visiting 2.00
eye test 3.40
Sunday
eBay
filing
bike
church


Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Level Two
Pile all hotspots into one heap and sort through it all.. File/shred as appropriate
Level Three
HHC in the hallway.. electric meter cupboard
Extras
Wipe the woodwork in these areas
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Level Two
Wipe units
Level Three
Extras
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Level 2
Level 3
Extras Clean all the door frames
Do half hour clearing of the place you hate doing the most..
Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Friday - those frightening spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Extras
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!

HHI

Toots' list.............

1. filing= job for May!!!! WIP (sort and gather instruction booklets and guarantees /sort shred and file bank stuff/kids pictures/gather together all paperwork that has to stay with flat(boiler, re-wiring, plumbing drawings etc) /shred old accounts stuff that was in shed /sort through pc files (I know its not strictly paper!!) /make updated list of debts WIP
2. purge files WIP
3. Gather insurance documents
4. Gather important papers for solicitor/DB/house & put in new file
5. Gather papers for selling flat WIP
6. Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. declutter and eBay the stuff to get the money for heater for (new)LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs(flat)/
8. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
9. sell and payout F's eBay stuff WIP
10. charge ewbank - cant find charger still cant find it
11. find and label all chargers
12. do contacts list for DB- 1 list doneWIP
13. get emergency contact numbers for emergency box on top shelf
14. clean screen
15. clean printer and see if fixable
16. clean tower on outside
17. do a Valli on the inside!
18. Clean keyboard -yeuch!
19. empty white box
20. water and re-pot plants
21. dispose of books from 1st bookcase
22. dispose of books from 2nd bookcase
23. repair burn hole on settee cushion
24. polish leather chair
25. get remote for leather chair repaired
26. wash voiles in LR
27. repaint scuffs/chips radiator in bathroom
28. Sort through boxes of photos
29. polish up briefcase and use for papers for DB/solicitor
30. shred stuff in briefcase
31. register exercise bike for guarantee
32. fill and polish C o D
33. lift hall runner and clean floor
34. clean small steps
35. clean and cover garden table
36. clean any jewelery needed
37. put all jewelery in new jewelery box
38. get garden parasol repaired or replaced or dumped
39. get rid of washing machine
40. move rest of stuff from shed and plants to new place WIP
    

will need to add a few more now but this is the original updated - more will come off as it gets tarted up for selling.

(started with 205)

May finish all filing and use all 100 free listings on ebay 3/100

head down and batter on:rotfl:
toots xx

Goodintentions

Well, as predicted, not much flying done today. I had a lovely afternoon watching Little Miss Sunshine play with water & bubbles in the garden though
DH has done some ironing, dog has been walked, dinner cooked (also by DH), garden watered (I know rain is forecast, but this is officially the driest part of the country & often misses us!) & the car has passed its 1st MoT :j I have printed off 2 pictures for art tomorrow - just can't decide on whether to paint my dog (a picture of, not literally!) or flowers (again). If I knew how to post photos on here I would get you lovely ladies to help me choose :rotfl:
My updated list follows. The plan is to catch up over the weekend.
Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!! Clear out handbags and schoolbags!

Extras

1. Freshen up any soft furnishings
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances WIP
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 through the cupboard full of food.. what needs using soon?
clean oven

Extras

1. Wash the windows
2. Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Level 3
Sort through a cupboard and find 10 things to get rid of!

Extras

1. binbag dance
2. Clean all the upstairs door frames
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Do half hour clearing of the place you hate doing the most..

Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash shower screen
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry

Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Empty the cupboard and clean it out.. colour ordered bottles inside!
3. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
4. If you have a shelf.. empty and clean it
5. Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles

Friday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
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 WIP
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. 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!

My big list!
1. [STRIKE]Book MOT/service[/STRIKE]
2. Order shed
3. Sort out paperwork in small brown box
4. Sort out paperwork in large brown box
5. Clear out desk
6. CD’s – sort out, put on hard drive & store
7. Look into new website
8. Work – planning
9. Work – update LJ
10. Back up files on PC
11. Sort out pictures for photo frame
12. Clear shelves in DR (five shelves)
13. Work – make list of resources
14. Work – photographic labels for resources
15. Cupboard under stairs
16. Clear out pantry & cupboard
17. Clear out ‘plastic pot’ cupboard
18. Clean oven & grill – maybe get someone in to do deep clean?
19. [STRIKE]Work – photos for wall hanger[/STRIKE]
20. Clear out top drawer in kitchen
21. Clear out bottom (junk) drawer in kitchen
22. Clear out freezer
23. Clear out cupboard above kettle
24. Clear out cupboard under sink
25. [STRIKE]Shredding[/STRIKE]
26. Clear bedside drawer
27. Clear out double wardrobe
28. Sort out Conor’s clothes
29. Clear out/clean bathroom cabinet
30. Check First Aid box
31. Work – update risk assessments
32. Work – 2010/11 accounts & tax return
33. Art Club accounts – update & pay in
34. Work – update 2011/12 accounts
35. Work – ICO forms
36. Clean WM & DW
37. Work – evaluation form for ‘boys’ course
38. Look into repair plan for TV
39. Look into new mobile like the Samsung galaxy Ace J
40. Update members list for SAA
41. Book dentist
42. [STRIKE]Cancel Micra insurance d/d[/STRIKE]
43. Clean LR windows
44. Clean DR window
45. Clean bathroom window
46. Clean bedroom windows
47. Clean kitchen windows
48. Plant flowers/bedding WIP – perennials done, pots/troughs to do
49.[STRIKE]Tidy front garden[/STRIKE]
50. Clear compost heap & excess soil from garden

toottifrootti

havent seen pigpen today - hope you are ok.
MrsChaos good to hear that DS2 enjoyed the swimming - its very good for them - I hope you manage to resolve the work thing (((hugs)))

just had a lovely chat with a flylady and now I am signing off to get organised for the morning and go to bed.

tootsxx

Valli

can I just say - having been brought to the level of horrified 'how did THAT happen' that those Flyladies with little children PLEASE PLEASE make doing things with them the priority - park/painting/playing/puddle jumping and anything else 'absorbing'...

time doesn't fly - it whooshes...

I CANNOT believe that it was TWENTY years ago when Nirvana were in the charts with 'Smells like teen spirit...'

and Flyladying - with it's area-a-day-house-decent-in-a-week system (and I'm talking the Flylady thread here) will help because you will have free time for fun (once you're 'on top')

anyway
towels in WM wine in tummy -

bluetimone97

Anyone have any tips for a quick way to defrost the freezer and fridge, need doing desperately but are full of food, will take weeks to empty?
Thank you

Valli

If you have cool boxes get them loaded up with what you want to keep. Put the 'loosest' stuff in the bottom (ie peas/bread) and the more solid stuff in the top. If you have frozen icepacks put the on the very top. Cover with blankets and put in the coolest, shadiest place you haveavailable. Cover with blankets/towels to insulate

Switch off fridge/freezer
get hot (boiled) water and place in bowls.jugs whatever you have available in top of freezer
get a towel in the bottom of freezer
close door for 15 mins
replace hot water with hotter water

keep scraping/shifting frost
when clear (of ise) and dry (because you've dried it) switch back on...

restock rapidly as soon as back to temp

BUT
what I do is pack all stuff back in THEN switch on

I also run down as much as poss when I know it will need doing

bluetimone97

Valli wrote: »

If you have cool boxes get them loaded up with what you want to keep. Put the 'loosest' stuff in the bottom (ie peas/bread) and the more solid stuff in the top. If you have frozen icepacks put the on the very top. Cover with blankets and put in the coolest, shadiest place you haveavailable. Cover with blankets/towels to insulate

Switch off fridge/freezer
get hot (boiled) water and place in bowls.jugs whatever you have available in top of freezer
get a towel in the bottom of freezer
close door for 15 mins
replace hot water with hotter water

keep scraping/shifting frost
when clear (of ise) and dry (because you've dried it) switch back on...

restock rapidly as soon as back to temp

BUT
what I do is pack all stuff back in THEN switch on

I also run down as much as poss when I know it will need doing

Thank you, I usually just run it down but think someone did not close the door properly last night, it did not defrost anything but did get a big ice build up.
The fridge's seal has gone so get alot of ice build up there, really need to replace it but not high on the list at the moment.

jinky67

I havent done anything to day but some dishes and a WM

I was up till 4.30am this morning watching the SP election coverage, didnt get up till noon:rotfl::rotfl:

need to go to town tomorrow to buy DD's birthday presents, so may be done tomorrow night after Dr Who, cos I am working on Sunday as well

kazwookie

Morning all

Action Stations here today loads to do.

Slow cooker is on pork and veg in it.
Wm is on
Listies got out and ready
Cleaning stuff and hoover out and ready (OH didn't hoover for me yesterday, as he was too 'busy' cleaning his bike!!)
About to list on ebay all the stuff left over from last time, hopefully fingers crossed they should still be showing on my account.
Then to list all the other items.

It rained here over night, so now at least the fluffy dstuff off the dandlions has stopped flying around. It looks like rain again in a bit, and I have a load of stuff to go out on the line, I really don't want to use the TD, but might have to if I want to get things dry.

Have a good day

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