Weekly Flylady Thread 9th May 2011

gratefulforhelp_2

shellysue wrote: »

Grateful the frog is the thing you keep putting off doing, the thing you want to do least, the prime procrastinator!!

thanks, lots here then

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

I'm the worst flylady ever!

i don't think so!

hoovered dining room, sitting room, hall and kitchen.

cat_smith

Aaaah. Still can't find my engagement ring. I am so in trouble. I've looked everywhere.

Went to get bloods taken by the nurse. 2 attempts later I passed out. Have now come home with a full 'vampire' kit for DH to try on Monday morning. :eek:

Can this week get any worse? Actually - no one answer that. I don't want to know.;)

Great flying achieved in the Bedroom as I have gone over it with a fine tooth comb to try and find my ring. Dog walk decluttered, and dog as well (they groomed him in kennels but thankfully didn't turn him into a husky this time)

outofmoney

Well my early week cleaning enthusiasm has been explained. I now have a stinking cold. I always seem to get an energy burst just before as though my body is saying you won't feel up to this later so do it now!

The children do their rooms at the weekend so am going to concentrate on our room today as not much got done yesterday.

I did clean the mirrors last night but that was about it. This morning we have emptied the drawer under the bed and then I can transfer some clothes from the bulging chest of drawers, which can then also be sorted.

We have to mend the drawer first though, and hubby has managed to lose the glue he had from a flat pack unit we put together last month. Of course he put it in his toolbox, but, for some reason it is not there.

So I've sent him off to Tesco, which gives me 5 minutes to relax!


Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the dog shelf[/STRIKE]
Binbag dance!
[STRIKE]half hour YOU time![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Strip and wash the bedding
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake
Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be![/STRIKE]
Vacuum floor
Level Three
Wash the windows
[STRIKE]Deweb, dust and destickify the room!
Straighten the cupboards of clothes![/STRIKE]
Extras
Empty all the bins!
Clean out all the pets! - Hopefully daughter will do this on Sunday.
Wipe over all the paintwork
S&S the kitchen! - Will do at dinnertime.

Pollybear

Morning

I did one load of washing this morning and nearly everything is dry, apart from one pair of socks which I've left out there. Looks like it might be clouding up for rain though.

After the builders went yesterday I did a lot of dusting and hoovering through the house and washed the kitchen floor (again). For the first time the mop was just dirty instead of absolutely filthy so I think I may be getting on top of the dust. Just in time for the plasterer to come on Monday....

Not much else going on, hope everyone's OK.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Afternoon!

Well, I've made my bed and scooped Minion's schoolbooks into a heap on her bed, but that is about it so far. As you can guess, I certainly wasn't the first one up this morning :whistle:

Must get the vacuum cleaners out (plural because I had images of me tumbling backwards on the stairs with just the one, and the things are just too heavy to cart around).

Mummy of 5 Tell DS1 that the feeling inside is the music trying to get out. Focus on it, take a deep breath through the nose and and he brings his hands up, that gets the music to his fingers. Bit like building a powerup on a computer game. Once he is onstage, it will flow.
Especially when the crowd hear the first couple of bars and know it's Paranoid. They'll go mad, and all due to him, the beating heart of the music.


I really should do something.

I know, coffee.

It is my day off, after all

Mumof2_2

I've done almost everything on my Friday list but now I've run out of steam - still got more stuff needs doing *sigh*. Do you think I'll feel better after some cheese on toast?

nicki_2

Afternoon all.

Not caught up with the thread so hugs spoons etc to all who need them

I need to get lots done today, so I have put my "perfect housewife" DVD on for noise & inspiration while I get on with jobs. Just having some lunch after a morning of computer based work and pottering.

DD was supposed to be going away tonight straight from school to her dads but their cats have gone all lion apparently and have been overly aggressive the past few days so he's going to come and get her tomorrow morning instead. I don't mind, she's nowhere near ready and it will save me £10 on train fare

This week:
Colour my hair
Dye DD's jeans
Write Toots list - part 1 listed below.
Ironing until its gone

Toots list:

• Computer based:

• 1. Sync phone (sort out music on it so I don't have multiple versions of the same song!)
  2. Change SO online for rent
     
  3. Update SO/DD on finance spreadsheet
     
• Kitchen
  1. De-mold ceiling
  2. Clean out undersink cupboard
  3. Inventory food/cleaning supplies
     
  4. Try making a cake in the BM
     
• Livingroom
  1. Shorten both pairs of curtains
  2. Clean the floor (including the hall) properly
  3. Clean rug
  4. Put down/patch together new anti-slip mats
     
• Bathroom
  1. Scrub floor properly
  2. Empty/replace de-humidifier
• Bedrooms
  1. Sort through L's clothes and get rid of worn/too small stuff while she's not here to stop me
  2. Clear out under my bed, sort & replace
• Sewing jobs:
  1. DD's trousers x 5
     
  2. Leggings - stitch seam
     
  3. Top - shorten straps
  4. Curtains x 2
• Outside
  1. Clean windows
  2. Sweep front (fix brush first - head keeps coming off it :mad:)
  3. Weed/clear flowerbeds
     
• Work
  1. Accounts - sort out breakdown
     
  2. Tax return - read letter properly & register
     
  3. Fliers for new books (check addresses)
  4. Make contact cards for all customers so I have their details to hand
     
  5. Put contacts into phone (so I know who is texting me )
     
  6. Organise Calender (marking on dates and trying to work out a timetable to maximise my income )
     
• Paperwork
  1. Tax credits renewal form
  2. Phone up about BTWB evidence - I'd rather not post them 4 x 8 sheets of paper as evidence if I can send less:eek:
  3. Filing

Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Mop the floor
[STRIKE]Degunge the fridge![/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the cupboard under the sink!
2. Run the WM through a clean cycle

Tuesday - Bathroom and study!!
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Level Three
[STRIKE]Scrub the bath, basins and loos - suite currently marinating in cleaner [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Scrub down the tiles[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Clean the windows and mirrors
2. defrag the pc

Wednesday - Living room, hall, stairs and porch!
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum/sweep all the floors.. stairs too!
Vacuum/sweep under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum sofas
Level Three
Wash the windows
Wipe down ALL the paintwork!

Extras

1. Dust all the electricals.. carefully.. don't want any frazzled flybodies
2. Binbag dance
3. HHI

Thursday - Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Binbag dance
HHI
Extras

1. Reorder and tidy a chest of drawers.. if there is anything to get rid of.. DO IT!!
2. List 5 things to sell..
3. Dust and deweb
4. Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!! (do not set fire to anything.. just press the button!!)

Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
Binbag dance!
half hour YOU time!
Level Two
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake
Vacuum floor
Level Three
Wash the windows
Deweb, dust and destickify the room!
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!
Extras

1. Empty all the bins!
2. Wipe over all the paintwork
3. S&S the kitchen!

I've got the WM & TD going but will be leaving 2 loads until DD gets home so I can wash her uniform

DD is going to clean the bedrooms tonight and wants to do some ironing so I won't do those but for now I'm going to grab something to eat before I do some more jobs

Edited to cross stuff off!

pigpen

Photos taken for the next round of ebay flingage!! .. They are even on the lappy..

Just parcelling up yesterday sales and OH is away to post them for me.. FLING!! And I'll sort collecion for the huge box of Squeak stuff!

1 load in TD

Other than that.. nothing has been done!

Mumof2_2

pigpen wrote: »

Photos taken for the next round of ebay flingage!! .. They are even on the lappy..

I wish I could have the motivation to do this too; got a big load to sell but I just CBA - even when I think of it as a frog . Any magical inspirational motivational ideas oh great one?!!!

toottifrootti

afternoon all
it was bright and breezy but now we have sqaually showers - not so nice
aj glad to hear that yesterday went well and you coped - your extended family sound great and having met them over such a sad time it will make your wedding less nerve racking - hope you both enjoy your weekend
Pixie often the comments and jibes are because they dont understand so would it be worth asking the school if his class could get a talk on diabetes from the school nurse maybe - one of our Mum's had a similar problem with her DD who has Down's syndrome and she went and gave a talk and since then the children have been very supportive of her DD. And dont be tooooooooooo leniet on your DD and BF - if they are old enough to be having a baby its high time they acted responsibly in your house she needs to be doing their washing and ironing because she will have the baby stuff to do as well, that includes bedding and does she help with the cooking and clearing up - I know you said she was at college but half an hour wont make a huge difference. he can learn to hoover and empty bins etc etc etc etc oooooooooooooooooooooh I would so love to be there to help you get them organised:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Pigpen ((((Hugs))) for the Lo's, and I am glad you got something sorted for the weekend trip

Vanilla glad to hear that OH has improved enough to get home - I hope he is much improved

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

I'm the worst flylady ever!

for an intelligent woman you can be so silly:rotfl: and what makes you think you can claim that crown anyway - its mine!!!!!!!:rotfl:

cat smith sorry to hear about your problems giving blood - hope your Dh can help out - try to remember when you last had your ring and retrace your footsteps? I often pray to St Anthony (patron saint of lost things) and ask him to help me find it but you have to have looked everywhere first - he hasnt let me down. the other flyers have other methods - something to do with pins and a cushion I think - Valli is it you?

almost lunchtime

toots xx