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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th June 2011

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  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Good afternoon ladies! so much for flying. Got up this morning, decluttered the kids to school, then went back to bed ... blooming cramps! got up sent DH out to get the wee one from school. DD1 goes to my parents today for tea so peace from her lol, so gonna try and get some flying done now that we are all home together lol
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • dancemum
    dancemum Posts: 2,565 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Back home now after

    8HHC at my parents got loads done including some of their frogs :)

    Off on school run then better have lunch
  • xx_Jo_xx
    xx_Jo_xx Posts: 2,858 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Kitchen, hall, DR and LR are all presentable, decluttered and hoovered
    Car has been emptied,
    LO weekend bag has been emptied and put away.
    Machine has ben topped up with half the contents of LO's bag and is now on!
    LO's bedroom is decluttered and tidied and bed made with clean bedding
    Basket filled with clean laundry for the ironing lady.
    Bin bag has been filled with miscellaneous gibble en route to various rooms and is now in the outside bin.

    Think thats it - Am off to put on a bit of slap and rush to school pretending I am completely glam and organised... :D
    :)Sometimes lurking, sometimes posting, but always flying:)
    You are supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for God's sake! - The Holiday
    DFW :idea: August 2013... Debt total £15,475.56 - Jan 15 £11,738.66 - DEBT FREE by 2015
    Feb GC £48.02/£250 (£201.98)
    :D I will declutter my house and debts :D
  • xx_Jo_xx
    xx_Jo_xx Posts: 2,858 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    edited 13 June 2011 at 3:27PM
    Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum sofas
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything

    Level 3
    Wipe sofas and any grubby marks



    Extras
    1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
    2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps


    2. Sort out Monthly bills spreadsheet – a lots changed since I last looked at it! - Work in progress...!
    5. Box up cardboard out of garage to recycling bin for collection

    7. De-ash and clean chiminea
    9. Sort out gardener - Made phone call - waiting for someone to come back.
    10. Weed borders
    11. Clean outdoor furniture – front and back
    12. Tip run
    13. Organise dishes cupboard
    14. Organise larder cupboard
    15. Organise kitchen condiment cupboard
    16. Food inventory – better meal planning
    17. Organise drinks cupboard
    18. Clean out bread bin
    19. clean ktichen window
    20. Organise understair cupboard.... WIP
    21. Clear dining room window sill
    22. Clean dining room window
    23. Sort out craft box and bin whats not gonna ever be used
    24. Clear out CD rack
    25. Find website for selling CDs
    26. Pull out fridge and dust behind
    27. Descale kettle
    28. Buy new bulbs for living room lamp
    29. Replace photos in frames downstairs
    30. Clear and tidy desk
    31. Organise both bookcases
    32. De-clutter coffee table drawer
    33. Re-organise living room toy box

    46. Rehome/Declutter candlesticks
    47. Organise shoe cupboard
    48. Touch up skirtings with white paint
    49. Refresh curtains in the front hall.
    50. Remove light fitting and get spare bulbs
    52. Clean upstairs hall window
    53. See if smoke detector can be repaired and reattached to roof…
    54. Clean loft entrance of manky workers fingerprints…
    56. Clean bathroom roof
    57. Wash down walls/window
    59. Clean light in bathroom and pull string
    60. Clean extractor
    61. Bleach drains
    62. Organise bathroom cupboards
    72. Clear top of spare room wardrobe
    73. Clear top of my wardrobe
    74. Clear bottom of my wardrobe
    76. Check bank account daily to ensure nothing is missed until new wages etc are paid in regularly…
    77. Get organised for birthdays – dates/cards/stamps etc
    78. Ebay shoes and hanbags… :eek:
    79. Match Socks!
    80. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in one drawer
    81. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in one drawer
    82. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in one drawer
    83. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in one drawer
    84. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in one drawer
    85. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in one drawer
    86. CLEAR OUT CLOTHES in wardrobe
    88. Hoover and turn mattress
    94. Ebay Jewellry
    96. Find out how to use Tesco Vouchers (legoland etc.)
    :)Sometimes lurking, sometimes posting, but always flying:)
    You are supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for God's sake! - The Holiday
    DFW :idea: August 2013... Debt total £15,475.56 - Jan 15 £11,738.66 - DEBT FREE by 2015
    Feb GC £48.02/£250 (£201.98)
    :D I will declutter my house and debts :D
  • magicgirl
    magicgirl Posts: 597 Forumite
    Off again till 4:00pm - anyone keeping me company?

    MissH
    xxxxx

    I will gladly join you. kids should be home by then so will get them to take the littlest one out for five mins so i can blitz the bits i am able to. :)
    Proud to be Member of BSC #92
    Hoping to get debt free again :wall:
    :heart2: working hard to make my daughters proud :heart2:
  • lauradora
    lauradora Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1

    [STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
    Clean the fire and surround.[/STRIKE]
    Level 2
    [STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
    [/STRIKE]
    Level 3
    Wipe sofas and any grubby marks

    Wipe and water any plants
    Check smoke alarms
    Binbag dance
    Extras
    1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
    2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
    3. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!
    4. If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!!
    My telly has been broken so got loads done today :rotfl: been out in the garden for a bit though while the weather :rotfl:
    On a mission
  • MissHiggerty
    MissHiggerty Posts: 594 Forumite
    Thanks for keeping me company Jo and MagicGirl. Well done to Jo for the enormous amount you got done - hope you got on well, too MG.

    as for me ....

    Monday - Kitchen and dining room
    Level One
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces - tonight, after meal
    [STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards[/STRIKE]
    Wipe the table - tonight, after meal
    [STRIKE] Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE] did this at weekend, so swept again
    Degunge the oven and hob - tonight, after meal


    Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    [STRIKE] Vacuum floors and sofas
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clear a hotspot or 3! [/STRIKE]


    Wednesday ~ Bedroom & Landing
    [STRIKE] Open the window and air the room
    Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe
    Find 10 things to get rid of!..
    Vacuum the landing and bedroom

    Remove anything that should be elsewhere..
    Remove some dust bunnies and wipe over the light shades[/STRIKE]



    Thursday Scrubfest- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

    [STRIKE] Clean & wash floors in these rooms
    Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
    Clear any clutter from desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
    Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! [/STRIKE]


    Friday! - childrens rooms
    [STRIKE] Clear the floors in the childrens room[/STRIKE] and hoovered
    [STRIKE] Drag everything out from under the bed too.. there is floor under there!![/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]
    Dust.. lightshades, curtain poles, games consoles/PC's etc[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Repair 2 things from you 'mend it' list!!! [/STRIKE] Mended 3 things yesterday: school skirt, school bag, DH's suit


    Brilliant - it all looks so much better.... (must get back to a proper routine, though...I miss you all....)


    MissH
    xxxxx
  • dancemum
    dancemum Posts: 2,565 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    edited 13 June 2011 at 5:17PM
    Off again till 4:00pm - anyone keeping me company?

    Go on then you have persuded me :)

    I read this as starting 4pm oh well
  • bonsibabe
    bonsibabe Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    I'm just about to try and soak DD1's school shirts from last week. She was in the schools production of Annie and performed 3 days on the trot so I have 3 shirts and vests that are caked in 6 inch thick american tan coloured foundation! It was a complete nightmare to try and get it off her the night of the dress rehearsal but went to M****sons and got some cheap and cheerful cleansing wipes and off the muck came. She's only 9 and thought it was great that she was wearing mascara as well ... i've washed her shirts so many times and the marks just wont come out so got some 99p soda crystals from the local shop and am going to soak them in the vain hope that this will bring them back to white! Not so bothered about the vests but I like the girls to go to school with white shirts ... OMG Im turning into my mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    LBM - August 2008 - Debts then - £33390 :eek:- 2nd LBM - November 2009 - Debts then - £18500:mad:
    Current debt levels: OD £3860, Loan 1 £6091, Loan 2 £5052, Parents £260, Total £16133 :eek: As at 01 May 2012 - 51.69% paid off :j
    Aiming for a No Spend Christmas 2012!
  • xx_Jo_xx
    xx_Jo_xx Posts: 2,858 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    edited 13 June 2011 at 4:23PM
    Thanks for keeping me company Jo and MagicGirl. Well done to Jo for the enormous amount you got done -

    MissH
    xxxxx

    That was all-in-all, since I got home at 2pm... not just the last HH... :)

    Anyway - Have picked up three sprogs from school and have decluttered a FLIPPING WINGMIRROR!! Im furious.

    Someone at school has obviously hit my car and knocked it off, and they cant claim the didnt notice as the pieces where gone...so they obviously got out and picked them up!

    More hassle and money that I dont want to spend... :mad::mad::mad:

    Need to find out the part numebr and see if I can buy it cheap and hopefully find someone to fit it for me

    Anyhoo - have found some mince and garlic bread in the freezer so the kiddywinks and I will all have spagbol for tea... like it or not.. :p

    WM has just finished so am off to go hang it up somewhere and fume silently about my car...

    ETA - Bonsi... Do you have stardrops? Try some of that neat on the stains and put some in the wash too.... its a degreasant, which helps break down the oil in the make up. If the shirts are plain white, you could always use some good old fashioned bleach? Fingers crossed hun. x
    :)Sometimes lurking, sometimes posting, but always flying:)
    You are supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for God's sake! - The Holiday
    DFW :idea: August 2013... Debt total £15,475.56 - Jan 15 £11,738.66 - DEBT FREE by 2015
    Feb GC £48.02/£250 (£201.98)
    :D I will declutter my house and debts :D
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