Weekly Flylady Thread 16th May 2011

mamashaz

Afternoon all - what a wet, wet day!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
clean blinds/curtains
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub out the fridge
Clean oven and hob!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Wipe small appliances
4. Clean out the medicine cupboard/first aid box.. restock as required!

greenbee

mamaninie wrote: »

Valli re your kitchen. Have a look at Howdens who only supply to trade - if you can get a recommendation for a kitchen fitter from friends/family/colleagues - it can work out an awful lot cheaper than a retail kitchen. We had ours from B&Q which was an absolute nightmare. The units are reasonable quality, the worktops are not great, price wise for a high st kitchen it wasn't too bad, but the fitter was completely incompetent. We had a year long dispute through the furniture ombudsman which resulted in over £2000 awarded back to us in compensation (about 20% of total cost) I would avoid B&Q like the plague if I was doing it again.

A fitter can either ruin expensive cupboards or make cheap cupboards fit well and last a reasonable time so I would say that is the most important factor. We did get a couple of appliances from B&Q as those were actually the cheapest prices we could find. Fridge freezer and oven we got from tinternet retailers. Make sure you examine every single cost in a quote/order to see if you can get it cheaper elsewhere from builders merchants, online places etc - taps, sinks, door handles etc etc Also, re tiles - we had all our tiles from a tile merchant supplying to trade - we went up there to choose and the builder put in the order. I wouldn't pay retail prices for tiles again. Except for my small weakness for Fired Earth tiles................but thats different!

Be warned though... My kitchen fitter sent some howdens units back three times as they were damaged. I didn't like their doors, so I had some made up by one of the replacement door places, and everything else from different places so I could have exactly what I wanted. I kept all my existing appliances (my oven is only about 10 years younger than me!)

pigpen wrote: »

Well the saga continues!!

Out of 17 people called we had 5 replies.
1 said to ring someone who had been out and never bothered sending a quote
1 said they no longer do 'that sort of work'
3 came out and gave quotes.. 2 were the same, 1 was extortionate.
1 of them was supposed to be coming Thursday 19th.. and rang this morning saying he can't come until.. 2nd June!!!!!!!!!!!

I am SO f***ed off with this.. is it too much to actually want to have the girls sleeping in a room that isn't going tomake them ill!!!!!!!

Funny, I thought there was a recession and people needed work.... But I can't find anyone to do the stuff I need either...

heebie-jeebies wrote: »

I have written a scarily long list of things I want to tackle (55 items off the top of my head) :eek: which I will share here for future motivation:

Sorry for being dim, but what's a frog?!

you appear to have got yourself a toots list:D

Can't deal with links right now... I think toots or piggers needs to add frogs to the intro posts!

heebie-jeebies

jinky67 wrote: »

a wee green slimy thing:p

or a thing you have been been putting off

Haha
Thank you! I've been putting off everything!

jinky67

heebie-jeebies wrote: »

Haha
Thank you! I've been putting off everything!

I put the link in my last post:A

LameWolf

Mumof2 wrote: »

Just spent 30 mins decluttering a huge pile of post DH hadn't even opened :eek: - luckily nothing ominous in there. He's told me he finds it overwhelming when he has piles of paper around so can I take over opening the post etc - erm, let me think about it, YES - result :j:j:j!! I used to be a PA pre-kids so this is like sorting a boss out lol!

Yet another thing we have in common...:rotfl: Mr LW is dreadful for putting off opening his post, so now, when he phones me (he checks I'm OK twice a day) if there's post for him, I tell him, and give him a brief description (like - "I think it's from the bank", or "it's postmarked such-and-such") and he always asks me to open if for him. If it's clearly from a utility, or something I'll have to deal with anyway, I just go ahead and open it, even if it has his name on. Works for us.....;)

greenbee wrote: »

Can't deal with links right now... I think toots or piggers needs to add frogs to the intro posts!

I think that's an excellent idea.:beer:
Having broken down the clothes Frog into Tadpoles, we're getting along with the task swimmingly, if you'll forgive the expression.;) We've decided not to muck about with trying things on on mornings when Mr LW has to go to work, but will do at least 2 items in the evening.

My jeans have already gone in the RSPCA box.... not only can I put them on without undoing, they won't actually stay up over my hips!:T

Listy for today is going well; just the bin-bag dance left to do (luckily the oven was pretty clean, as we're being very good about wiping down as soon as it's cool).:A:D

I do have to make a pizza for tonight's dins though, so I guess I'd better set to on that shortly; I also have a credit card bill to pay online.

skintscotslass

AnW'sMum wrote: »

Don't worry about tidying up for them, I am sure your house is fine and no where near as bad as some they will visit. DH used to tell me of some of the horrors he saw, they were usually ones where he would not sit down and would not have a drink if offered one

As my friends say 'you wipe your feet on the way out'!

(((hugs))) for sammiell, I hope it gets sorted soon.

Interview went well, should hear by the end of the week.

FF is switched off for defrosting. Have sent DD to do some chiselling I really need to tidy up in the LR. I'll do that while watching SVU and doing a bit of ironing.

Anyone want to join me HHC 1.45-2.15?

outofmoney

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Just had a rep call (Trying to get me to change internet)

Asked if I was having a lazy day seeing me in my PJs. :mad:

No mate, I have been so !!!!!!!g busy that I haven't had the chance to get showered and dressed! He is lucky I did not pick up Henry, who was just behind me, and shove the hose up somewhere unmentionable!


Ok...feel better now. :rotfl:

lemanie

Bathroom and toilets
[STRIKE] Clear floors and surfaces
Clean bath, sinks and toilets
Clean shower and shine screen
Wash down tiles
Clean windows
Clear out bathroom cabinet and wash
Clean out bins
Polish radiator
Wash light fittings and pull
Scrub floor
Wipe woodwork
Scrub taps[/STRIKE]

Toots style listy;
Finish blanket for playroom (up to 64 GS)
Make outdoor seat cushions.
Make indoor seat covers and buy new tablecloth
Paint exterior woodwork/gate

AnW'sMum

Mumof2 wrote: »

AnW'sMum, well done - big round of applause :T:T:T. Feels good doesn't it to start to get things sorted.

It does indeed, just don't look at the hall at the moment :eek: All sortable and outable within the next 24 hours though

skintscotslass wrote: »

As my friends say 'you wipe your feet on the way out'!

Absolument there were a couple of occassions where he came home and literally stripped off right by the door thanks to the places he had visited :eek:

Penelope_Penguin

Does anyone have any knowledge for this thread, please

House clean and tidy :j I'm collecting DD early as she has a training course for her summer job this evening. I'm meeting DH from work, and we're going out for a bite to eat :j