Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd May 2011

shellysue

Families eh, who'd have em :rotfl:I've not heard a word from DD since she said she couldn't bring her new bloke to our house but she would visit grandparents, they haven't seen anything of her yet either, although my mum told her that my dad was starting radiotherapy wednesday and if she could get before that, to leave it until he's finished.

The landing has returned to its calm and tranquil state after one word from me to DH, which was NOW

shower screen needs unhooking and taking outside to be defurred and degrotted, but today is not the day for it.

The rest of the place is surprisingly looking like the sort of house normal people live in :rotfl:

LameWolf

*Deeply ashamed at being very behind with the lists*
I fear NO flying got done yesterday - the day was taken up thusly:
Got Candy fed, taken out for a wee etc, and her box packed up; she was collected at 09:30.:o
HHYoga + brain training (I don't like to skip this if I can possibly help it):o
Made Shepherd Spy for lunch (Mr LW takes his lunch break at 12:00) and did big heap of washing up and had general tidy and S&S of kitchen.
Lunch - after which Mr LW likes us to spend the rest of his break when he's wfh, playing on the PS2. *rolleyes*
After lunch: checked emails, did online surveys, ensured spreadsheets up to date.
14:30 - Mr LW finished work, so into town to pay in dog-sitting cheque, visit Boots, Superdrug and Holland & Barrett, then over to Woburn Sands to Wyevale Garden Centre - they have a Cotton Traders franchise which Mr LW wanted to visit to try for some new jeans. No luck though,:( they didn't have his size; he's a 29" inside leg, which is very hard to come by.
Then a foray to Mr T on the way home.:eek:
Having got the shopping put away and Mr LW grabbed a cheese sarnie, he decided he wanted to go to the pub - only he won't go on his own. *rolleyes again*
Hence.... I'm exhausted today!:(

Anyways, I've managed a bit of a catch-up, and the lists currently look like this:

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Level 2
Clean mirrors and other glass things that are meant to be shiny! S*d it, I'll do this when I get the glass cleaner out to do the patio door (after Candy goes home)
Level 3
Extras

1. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps.. and lightbulbs.. replace with energy saving ones if needed! Deferred til I can stretch up without my shoulders complaining quite so much
2. Clean a window or two. Deferred til Candy goes home – she'll only re-do the nose art otherwise!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wash windowsWindow deferred til I get the glass cleaner out when Candy's gone home; don't want to risk falling off the step-stool on top of her.
Extras

1. Wipe doors.. inside and out Deferred til Candy's gone home (nose art will only reappear on lower pane if I do it now)

All deferred glass/window cleaning now all done (no more nose-art... for now!:D), hall and lounge light fittings suitably cleaned also.


Wednesday - master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding Done Saturday as usual
clear the floordrobe No floordrobe here!:p
Level Two
Wash the windows Not needed!
Clear the landing of gibble No landing; no gibble anywhere else either:p
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed Done by Mr LW:A
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms! Done
Extras

1. Binbag dance Done
2. HHI N/A – none to do:p
3. 15 minutes filing All filing is up to date:p
4. fill a binbag of stuff for charity shop!! WIP; RSPCA box stands ready for any clothes that get rejected during the Clothes Frog exercise;)

Thursday - Bathroom and Study
Level One
Declutter the floors Done – no clutter to start with!:p
Empty and wash out bins Done (whole bungalow)
Clean any windows Not needed
Level Two
Clean the bath, sinks, toilets, showers.. shine the taps! Done – can someone please tell me how our loo gets so gross when it's S&S'd regularly, and there's only the two of us here?:( Or am I just too easily grossed-out? Answers on a postcard......:rotfl:
Vacuum/mop floors Done by Mr LW:A
Declutter the pc desk Done on lounge day
Level Three
Wipe the keyboard, mouse, sockets, switches and telephone Done on lounge day
HHI N/A – none to do:p
Clean under any furniture you can move but don't usually bother moving Done by Mr LW:A

Extras

1. Delete 10 dead links out of your favourites Couldn't find 10 to delete, but have looked through Favourites and weeded appropriately:o
2. Do at least 15 minutes of filing N/A – it's all done:p
3. Grab a cuppa.. and if it is nice.. go sit outside for a bit an enjoy life!! If not you can sit here and talk to me!!
4. Scrub down the tiles Done

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare Rooms
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding N/A – no spare bed
Declutter the floor! Done as far as possible – storage crates are all tidy, though.:o
Level Two
Tidy up the clothes N/A – none to tidy, as it's not actually a bedroom
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it all away N/A
binbag dance.. Where does all the rubbish in there come from?! Done (together with the last two days' attention to bins);)
Level Three
Wipe the paintwork bed frame and any sticky marks
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting
Vacuum the floors.. and mattresses! Floor done by Mr LW
Extras

1. 15 minutes filing/general paperwork shuffling All up todate:p
2. Wash windows if needed Not needed!
3. Wash any curtains or duvets that are in need All been done recently:o
4. HHI N/A – none to do:p

I'll delete what's done off my Word.doc, and hopefully there's not a great deal left to do later/tomorrow.

Lottie's not due to arrive til 19:00 tomorrow, so I can make sure the place is all ship-shape before she gets here.:o

ajmoney

I was full of good intentions when I left work. I was going to work really hard and do all of the lists so I could have tomorrow off...hmm! Oh well, I will be flying tomorrow after all. I have my list though and will try and do it before I log on tomorrow.

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe paintworks and any grubby marks off walls[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Clean light shades/fittings and lamps.. and lightbulbs.. replace with energy saving ones if needed[/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level Three
wipe out the oven Not been used since last week but still want to use ovenpride on it so leaving it on my list

Wednesday - master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding Friday's job
Level Two
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed Friday's job
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Extras

1. HHI
2. 15 minutes filing 5 mins done

Thursday - Bathroom and Study
Level One
Empty and wash out bins
Level Two
Vacuum/mop floors
[STRIKE]Declutter the pc desk[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe the keyboard, mouse and telephone[/STRIKE]
HHI
Extras

1. Do at least 15 minutes of filing
2. Grab a cuppa.. and if it is nice.. go sit outside for a bit an enjoy life!! If not you can sit here and talk to me!!
3. Scrub down the tiles

Friday ~ Spare Rooms
Level One
Declutter the floor!
Level Two
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it all away
binbag dance.. Where does all the rubbish in there come from?!
Level Three
Wipe the paintwork
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the light fitting
Vacuum the floors!
Extras

1. 15 minutes filing/general paperwork shuffling
2. HHI

5 min declutter/cleaning challenge
Living Room F
Kitchen W T F
Main Bedroom W T F
Landing/Spare Room T W T F
Bathroom
Garden M T W T F Weather permitting!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

cazmanian_minx wrote: »

[strike]Sweep floors
Find clean bath mat for house bathroom and put grubby one in the wash
Give the sinks and the loos a good clean
Clean the shower screens[/strike]
Declutter annexe bathroom

The house bathroom is all done, it wasn't too bad, but my rubber gloves have perished (shows how much serious cleaning I've done recently...:o) and I'm not tackling the annexe bathroom without full protection :eek::eek: (OH works at a nuclear power station, wonder if I can get him to borrow a protective suit?? :rotfl:)

Photograph all the rings I want to sell and put them on eBay.

Going to start this now WM has been on, one more load and then the laundry bin is empty, but I've run out of indoor line space and it's been raining all day

Edit to add: I've just seen that the list today includes the study - as I don't have kids and the spare rooms are never used, I think I'm going to make that tomorrow's job, you should see the mess in here!!

Oooh! I know the lady who does their wee testing there!

Maxonian

Hello ladies,

Well that's the work thing finished until Tuesday :T
However, I have heaps to do. DH is due back from Hamburg early evening, and I have no idea what to do for tea. I have potatoes and eggs but nothing 'interesting' to put with them. I shall go and have a nosey in the cupboards as I really don't want to have to go out. It's not stopped raining all day.
Tomorrow, I need to cook a curry for 20 people :eek: which I have never done before. (The 20 people bit) Knowing me, I will have every pan and untensil known to man in use, so tomorrow will be a gonner. Saturday, i am out with said curry all day at a 'do'. Oh and I need to shop for the ingredients first. :mad:

I'm going to go and get some washing on and at least make use of the fact that the radiators are on. Yes it's that cold. Then I need to make a phone call, whilst ferreting in the cupboard for food. PLEASE I don't want to go out!

Love hugs spoons to everyone. Back later.
Think I will start the timer for half an hour. i don't want to peak by doing too much:rotfl:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Oh my.

I have just ordered a new sofa. (Nowt special to most, but it's the first one I've ever chosen & bought for myself).



Just as well the house is relatively tidy these days, isn't it?



(Minion is currently cleaning the upstairs bathroom that she has demolished. Including bleaching the loo. 'But I don't know how to, Mummy' [flutters eyelashes] 'That's OK darling, I'll teach you all day on your birthday instead' . 'Hmmphhhh' [plods upstairs] :cool: She will be retrieving more of her cpra from the living room next, then taking her clean washing up). I may concede that she is allowed some dinner after that point.

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Lame Wolf - my DH gets his jeans from Ambrose Wilson online because they do lots of leg lengths. http://www.ambrosewilson.com/shop/product/window/toplevel/show.action?LpgUid=11117793&N=4294939403

I cleaned the bathroom/toilet this morning. Then organised all the CDs into boxes to go in the sideboard. Couldn't quite fit them all in so I left out the ones I thought we wouldn't listen to as often and they're in the spare room.

Builders came in this afternoon and finished off all the little jobs and I think that's it finally over - for them. We still have to put up the curtains and pictures but that will be this weekend. Saturday morning if I've got anything to do with it;)

It's stopped raining at last so hopefully I won't get wet on the way to work.

LameWolf

Pollybear wrote: »

Lame Wolf - my DH gets his jeans from Ambrose Wilson online because they do lots of leg lengths. http://www.ambrosewilson.com/shop/product/window/toplevel/show.action?LpgUid=11117793&N=4294939403

Ooh, thanks for this, you're a gem!:A

Debenhams and John Lewis used to do 29" leg length, with lengths going up in 2" increments - 31, 33 etc., but now they seem to have changed to 30, 32, 34 etc., and 30 is simply too long for Mr LW (he's quite fussy, too).

I've bookmarked the site, and will get him to take a look over the coming weekend.

ETA: Actually, I'm going to be a bit more proactive than that; I've called up his exact size; I'll send the result to his email inbox, and he can have a quick look at least when he does his email tonight.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

LameWolf wrote: »

Ooh, thanks for this, you're a gem!:A

Debenhams and John Lewis used to do 29" leg length, with lengths going up in 2" increments - 31, 33 etc., but now they seem to have changed to 30, 32, 34 etc., and 30 is simply too long for Mr LW (he's quite fussy, too).

I've bookmarked the site, and will get him to take a look over the coming weekend.

Might sound silly, but it only cost me a couple of pound to take a boyfriend's trousers to a proper tailor to be shortened. The poor dear was an inch too short for short fitting suit trousers and his arms an inch too short for the matching jacket. The job they did was fantastic - the alterations were completely invisible and meant he could attend his father's funeral not looking like an 11 year old on his first day of big school

Maxonian

nice sofa Jojo
DH has texted from Hamburg to say that he is delayed for about an hour on the manchester flight BUT the Hamburg/London flight is cancelled cos of extreme weather? Is it that bad?

Pottering about........fluttering