Weekly Flylady Thread 6th June 2011

Pollybear

Morning

I did today's list yesterday (except I don't have a frog list) and also yesterday when the cats got up I vacuumed right through upstairs and the landing too.

I've got a load of washing on the airer in front of the bedroom window today. It's sunny at the moment but we had an hour or two of rain before. I don't feel up to hokey-cokeying today.

The back bedroom is as tidy as I can make it now with the amount of stuff DH has in there, but it's all stacked and tidy and clean. There's no more I can do at present.

pigpen

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

I think there is an AS Level Psychology exam today Piggers.....

working hard on the ironing....

That'll be it.. it is her last one for this year I think and DS1 has his last one next week (16th.. think that is psychology too)

Ebeast bit parcelled and ready to go.. bit the muppet hasn't got a house number to send it to.. idiots! That is the second one done this in 2 weeks!

LMAO.. OH just fed Squeak a bit of chilli.. then tried giving her bacon and she went mad until she had had a drink.. I think she found the chilli warm... though she did eat it!

Cleosmum

Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces and tiles
Clean inside fridge
Do items 1 and 8 from your frog list!!! - Not done a list, will do!
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Wash down boiler
Scrub down the kickboards - cupboard fronts done last week
Level Three
Wipe the table... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the oven and hob.. pop off the knobs and soak them if you can
Dismantle cooker hood and clean, replace filter
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the inside of the unit doors! Done last week when cupboard fronts done
2. Scrub out all the bins.. recycling and compost ones in particular!
3. Wipe any sticky grotty marks off the walls
4. clean window as no curtains or blinds
5. Clean skirting and radiator

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE] Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE] Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clean mirrors and other glass things that are meant to be shiny![/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE] Wipe paintworks and any grubby marks off walls etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean any fluffy electricals and defluff behind the radiators![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]clear a hotspot or 3![/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Clean light shades/fittings and lamps[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Clean a window or two.[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Do recycling (kept in hall)[/STRIKE]
5. [STRIKE]Wash living room curtains, line dry[/STRIKE]

Goodintentions

Well, yesterday didn't go to plan Spent over 3 hours in town with DD while she was faffing about in the phone shop :mad: I left her to it in the end, and she had to get the bus home Wish I had done it an hour or so earlier though. It didn't seem to get better than that, and the kids were hyper after school.

I have arranged to collect the sofa bed bought off ebay on Friday evening (hopefully it won't rain, as I think it needs to go on the roof rack), and the old loft bed frame should be collected by my friend on Thursday (fling!). i tried to get DD1 to help me bring the shelf unit downstairs, so I could leave it outside (in the hope someone would take it) but she was next to useless, so it is now parked on the landing :mad:

DD1 is home on Thursday (gone back today to pack) for 3 months, and DD2 finishes her GCSEs next week. I am not looking forward to them being under my feet for the summer i will need to delegate the lists, but they are lazy so-and-sos.

This morning I have loaded DW, 1 load of washing done & on the line, kids taken to school, dog walked, rabbit fed & DD1 dispatched to her Nan's for transporting to Ipswich. I now need to get my @r$e in gear, but have lost momentum Lunch first, methinks

greenbee

Maxonian wrote: »

Morning ladies,

Still feel under the weather, but hey ho.
My boss is being a complete @rse, and I really need to go into work tomorrow. If I do stay off I will need a note from the doctor and I don't know how these new fangled ones work? I'm also only in work next week, then off on leave, so i don't really feel as if I have an option. I think best to call it a frog and just go in.

I have done the cat litter and WM, but raining here. Need to wander round putting stuff away. Then if I can keep it tidy, I can have a clean at the weekend.
Catch you later
x

I went back because I CBA to get a sick note (I thought I'd be back at work before I managed to get an appointment) but it turns out it would have been easy. Call your surgery and ask to talk to GP about whether you should be going back. Apparently they can back date them too and post them if you can't get about. I'm OK as I work from home and manage my own time within reason. You need to put your health first and if necessary involve your HR to remind your boss of his responsibilities to his staff...

sammiell

Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Do items 1 and 8 from your frog list!!!
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Thoroughly clean out and defrost the freezer... if it will help do an inventory and work what you can into your meal plan for the week!
Level Three
Wipe the table... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the oven and hob.. pop off the knobs and soak them if you can.
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the inside of the unit doors!
   
2. Scrub out all the bins.. recycling and compost ones in particular!
   
3. Wipe any sticky grotty marks off the walls
   
4. clean blinds/curtains

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe over sticky sofas.
Froggy items 2 and 6
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean mirrors and other glass things that are meant to be shiny!
Level 3
Wipe paintworks and any grubby marks off walls etc
Clean any fluffy electricals and defluff behind the radiators!
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extras

1. clear a hotspot or 3!
2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
3. Clean a window or two.
4. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!

pigpen

Moomin has new shoes on order, new insoles and better still.. the are giving her shoes which match the sizes of her individual feet rather than a pair the same size so one is massively too big She has never had a shoes that fits her left foot before!!!!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Kitchen lovely and clean.

Front room - with NEW sofa for the first time ever - clean.
New-for-the-first-time-ever-sofa has cats splodged out and snoring on it. So I'm sitting in the faded old, tatty armchair doing this :rotfl:

I have also drilled some more holes in the flower troughs out the front as they were full of rain, murdered some blackfly on the Nasturtiums with soapy water and deadheaded some cornflowers and love-in-a-mist. Going to sow some white versions in a minute - once my tea is finished, anyway.

WM x 1
TD x 1 and put away (well, it is threatening to rain again today, for the third day)
DW done

Frogs terminated without mercy. (Still haven't had water bill from moving in, so got in touch with them again chasing it - I may regret this when it drops through the letterbox - and got some pictures put up on the walls downstairs, one of trees in a forest and one of cherry blossom)


Oooh, just sitting here and caught the sound of bells - I can usually hear the town hall, almshouses and the nearest church, but I don't recognise these ones - I wonder where they are drifting over from?

Unorganized wrote: »

"OMG It's the lady from what we call the Gingerbread House next to the bridge" It's a beautiful little cottage next to the bridge, backs onto the river and the garden is absolutely full of flowers! It would be so cool if it was you, my toddler thinks your house is 'magic' as it's just like one in her favourite book!

I wish it were me, but I'm afraid not, as whilst it's a little house exactly as described, it's not a cottage. I do get the little ones talking about it as they walk by on their way to school, though (which really makes me smile, as this time last year, I was living in a grotty top floor council flat - with flowers on the balcony )

Mind you, with the three cats watching them as they walk past, the crows and magpies sitting on my wall, a bee home in the roses, lots of herbs that are used in our cooking and the spiders allowed to flourish under the hayricks, they probably suspect that I'm a witch in disguise anyway

toottifrootti

afternoon all
it was nice but now its raining

Goodintentions wrote: »

DD1 is home on Thursday (gone back today to pack) for 3 months, and DD2 finishes her GCSEs next week. I am not looking forward to them being under my feet for the summer i will need to delegate the lists, but they are lazy so-and-sos.

goodintentions honey you need to be strong from day 1 or they will be no good - despite the fact that they are older teenagers you can still use the blackmailing - take away laptop/tv controls/ or whatever they love most until they have done their tasks - be very strong its for their good -give them tasks that they must do daily and weekly- and they can help you with pigpen's list and you will get it all done - there is nothing on these lists that a teenager can't do with some supervision IMHO. And no lying in bed until lunchtime either - if they do then you will have to make a habit of hoovering in their bedroom at 9am! they should be doing their own washing and ironing and their room should be spotless.

tooch :T:T:T:T:T:T that looks fabulous - what a difference and it will be so easy to keep it tidy now - well done to you for getting it sorted:D:D
maxonian honey it sounds like you are being pressurised into going back to work and that is not on - you must only go back when you are fully fit and able - follow greenbee's advice.

jetbag we dont all manage everything despite what you read. sometimes a little of everything is all thats needed. well done for going back to your studies - if it was me I would work out what has to be done and the deadlines and then how much you have to do each day allowing an extra day or 2 in case of life getting in the way!!! then try and fit work and housework around it you may have to just do HHcs to whizz round and give you a break but it will all be worth it in the end:D
pigpen thats great news for Moomin - they should have been giving individual shoes - it must be so uncomfortable for her - hope it doesn't take too long.

done 2 X WM which are almost dry - just finishing off on the airer
had a lovely chat with my friend - mwah and thank you for being you xx
OT has been and delivered the step I asked for yesterday - I am very impressed with his promptness

dailies are done
meds ordered
couple of tadpoles eaten

coffee next I think

hollyh

Afternoon all,

My HHC yesterday afternoon didn't happen. Ds2 wanted me to play pop up pirates with him and then it was time to cook tea. I've posted 9 ebay parcels today and had 2 people collecting stuff and taken a carrier bag of stuff that didn't sell or get taken on freecycle to the charity shop. I listed another box full of stuff last night. I can now see clear spaces where crap once was. :j

Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Do items 1 and 8 from your frog list!!!
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Thoroughly clean out and defrost the freezer... if it will help do an inventory and work what you can into your meal plan for the week!
Level Three
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the oven and hob.. pop off the knobs and soak them if you can.
Extras
Thoroughly clean the inside of the unit doors!
Scrub out all the bins.. recycling and compost ones in particular!
Wipe any sticky grotty marks off the walls


Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe over sticky sofas.
Froggy items 2 and 6
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean mirrors and other glass things that are meant to be shiny!
Level 3
Wipe paintworks and any grubby marks off walls etc
Clean any fluffy electricals and defluff behind the radiators!
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extras

1. clear a hotspot or 3!
2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
3. Clean a window or two.
4. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!

My Frog List
Paperwork
Ebay - list more stuff, [STRIKE]post sold stuff [/STRIKE]
Book eye test
Reshuffle chests of drawers
Take up said curtains
Strim garden
Plant some more veg
Tax credits form
Course Hw
Fill green bag

HHC at 3.40 anyone?