Weekly Flylady Thread 30th May 2011

chocolateteddy

I have eaten two whopping great big frogs today
I am so pleased with myself even though I didn't make it into the room of doom (it's not going anywhere)

So what were the frogs well ......(drum roll please)

My tax return
Yipee (even though I spent 45mins in a queue on the phone to the self assesment helpline- did manage to do some filing etc while I was waiting)
and
Child Tax credit renewal - couldn't do it until tax return form was done as I hate to give them estimates(another 20 minute wait on phone!!)

They were both on my sunday 10 frog list and although I knew they would take longer than 10 mins they needed doing and have taken a wait of my shoulders.

I also managed to do some shredding, filing, reply to some emails that were urgent and finished tidying master bedroom and as a result apart from the room of doom this is the first week that the house is clean and tidy. The children now have two days to mess it up before they go back to school!!

Once 2 daughters have gone to bed I am having an hour to myself reading a book I want to finish - I deserve an hour after the improvements I have made this week. Have a great weekend I am going for a breakfast run sunday morning with the club. A 4-5 mile run followed by breakfast in a local cafe (drooling at the thought of a bacon butty)

Triker

I am going to have a slurp or two of wine I think.

Done some money transferring, more washing done and out. Met some colleagues for lunch as one was leaving.

Swept up the head, wing and intestinal tract of a bird that next doors cats had had fun with. As I'm looking after their cats I thought it wise to dispose of the horror before they got back.

DD1 turned up with a job app, a tattoo (Harry Potter one if you will) and an announcement that she's moving into her boyfriends tomorrow.

DD2 has sunburn.

Hubby is still not right, been housebound for most of the week with no discernable improvement.

My plans for the weekend, to probably get the front garden sorted seeing as DD1 has other plans....I'm really cheesed off as its an overgrown nightmare and the worst on our street but I was waiting for her to sort it. Gah.

Right fishfinger butty and a glass of white I think. I'm in THAT kind of mood.

frankerooney

Well it may not look much to you, but I am proud of what I have achieved this week :cool::D. Will have another go tomorrow .

Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Wash all the skirtings and door and window frames!
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Degunge the fridge!

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Done woohoo!

Wednesday - Living area, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Froggy items 6 and 9
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. I'm good to you all I know!
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc

Thursday ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the clutter!
Level Two
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Wash the bath mats, shower curtains and toilet hats!
Defrag the pc
Level Three
Declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe!
Wash all the windows and doors
Empty all those upstairs bins!

Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
froggy list items 5 and 10
Level Three
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!

My frog list:
6 Get DH payslip and ring tax credits people
10 Change pictures on the wall

funfairprincess

Evening flyers

I did try to post earlier but my puter wasn't playing. I've spent most of the day in the garden hopping and ribbiting (not many people can carry that off but I did it beautifully).

Off to find my list x

funfairprincess

Funfairs list of daily dreads
(not in any sort of order!)
If all else fails
Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Level Two
own the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Wash all the skirtings and door and window frames!
Level Three
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet
Mattress vacuumed turned vacuumed other side and redress bed
Level Two
Deal with the floordrobe
Wash the windows in these rooms
Wipe all the doors and frames in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!
Wednesday - Living area, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
stairs!
Level Two
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. I'm good to you all I know!
Thursday ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the clutter
throw out 100 things from the house!
Level Two
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Level Three
Wash all the windows and doors

Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!Done!:T:T
Level One
Level Two
Level Three


I did DD's and DS2's room last night, DS1 can do his own!! I will do the rest of my list tomorrow in between dropping DD at dancing and picking her up and dropping DS2 there. That way I may get some more garden time if I'm lucky.

misssmcc

evening ladies and gents
back from work finally! my feet are killing me and i'm starving. my flying plans went to pot before work, i went to wash the dishes only to find there was no hot water left. spent 15 mins on hold to the jobcentre just to be told i was through to the wrong department and hung up on, another 20 mins on hold and finally got the issue sorted. did get some ironing done though, going to make something to eat now then get the dishes done and veg out on the sofa. off work tomorrow so hopefully will be a productive day.

mummyyof5

Well done being debt free Juliejim...cant wait for the day I can say that...actually it is OHs debt not mine but it impacts on us all a lot

Kitchen done
LR done
Bathroom done
All beds changed

BabyD now in a big girls bed and STAYS in it...shes not 2 till July and such a good girl
All paintwork washed on stairs

All 8 frogs I have left will be done on Sunday...with teens help:):)

Several bags of[STRIKE] rubbish[/STRIKE] I mean treasures dumped at charity shop and more to go tomorrow

need to go to town tomorrow with DS2 he wants some spray paint and I need a chicken and veg for Sunday..

Out for a girls night tomorrow too... late celebration for my birthday .......I may not make it home as although we are going to a rock bar we have to go for cocktails first so will be hitting the trendy bars first...in black hotpants knee boots and a cut up AC DC t-shirt...might not get out of there alive lol xx
Wouldnt mind but I am tee total so the cocktails arent even for me.....

Hope you all get well soon Pigpen and the weekend goes well

Hope everything is going well for you too Toots and you are home very soonxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Looks like Tax Credits have overpaid us since March so may have no m,oney for a few weeks :( On the other hand OH actually earned £1000 less last year than the year before so who knows ?????

Have informed them of overpayment and had that stopped but need to phone them back Monday with OHs details .....

Love to all...sticks and spoons as needed xxxxxxxxxxxx

boddy

Wednesday - Living area, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Froggy items 6 and 9
[STRIKE]Vacuum/mop floors & stairs![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the sofas[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Wipe and water the plants
2. Clean out the pets
3. Wash any smelly soft furnishings
4. [STRIKE]Get a pile of filing done!![/STRIKE]

Have also done a couple of things off my frog list.

Been down to a friends tonight for a cuppa and a chat.

froddy Thoughts and prayers for Meggie.

Hugs and spoons for Toots. Lady L and Lamewolf.

mOZzy_2

morning :hello:


skimmed the thread and seem to be reading loads of gardening is being done :T - anyone wanna do mine?!?!

we are having a lazy start to the day.
but will have to get dressed soon and visit a friend in hospital!
then we might go to ikea (i want a coat stand for the hall; fed up with the shelves where i can't find halve the clothes)
or maybe even go and see the da vinci exhibition!! big fan :T


i got up to a clean kitchen :T - forgot about using bleach for the sink so guess what i bought recently - nice and shinyyyyy

AND after cooking dinner i washed up straight away the things i used for cooking AND made the kids tidy their playroom or they wouldn't get dinner

so baby steps ...

nicki_2

Not alot of flying done today, lots of prep for going shopping though - I was going through mysupermarket to see where can get the best deals since I'll be passing Mr Al, Mr A, Mr T & Mr S in the next 4 days

I also made rhubarb & forest fruit crumble today and maxed out the use of the oven by cooking chicken fillets in there at the same time. Can't remember the last time I used the oven :rotfl: Also the excess juice from stewing the fruit I've saved, seived and we'll use it as a cordial as we're getting a little low on that. Some of the fruit came from App. Foods in little jars, which I've kept, soaked the labels off and plan to put to good use, not sure what for yet, but they were so much nicer than the SP from Mr A I usually have I couldn't bring myself to throw them out :rotfl: I think my frugal head was well and truely on today.:D

My livingroom is now the tidiest its been in weeks! I've taken to leaving it until DD has gone to bed as she just turns into either a grumpy Kevin or she'll help and take forever to clean the windowsil! Tomorrow I'll clean it first thing while she gets sorted to go out with X for the day. I'm thinking 8am is not too early to be vacuuming is it?

Off to bed now, night night all :wave: