Weekly Flylady Thread 13th June 2011

sharonr

Three bundles of baby clothes auctioned off tonight. That's 3 carrier bags of clutter that will be leaving my house tomorrow!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


Bit more cash to the Disneyland fund. :T

xx_Jo_xx

Well - lots of decluttering has happened, but the place is now a fricking pigsty!! what is it with tidying up that produces more mess..!?

Anyway - sister has gone, taking with her a load of framed photos of little one over the years which I dont want to get rid of but dont have anywhere to store at the minute, so she is taking them to Scotland to my parents loft, or their walls if they want to. As long as I can get them back at some point, thats ok. She has also taken a load of hot wheels toys to my dads house for my little nephew so that should save his mum a few quid. More crapola gone from my house and garage forever!!! :j :j :j

now - where was I? Oh yeah - tidying the kitchen - AGAIN :eek:

Do you know what I have noticed when updating my list... I have 96 items (I think) to begin with.. and I am slowly but surely whittling my way through them. I have thrown away treasured possessions, broken my childs heart and faced SPIDERS in the garage the size of my hands...

..... but I havent yet been near my clothes. Not once. So what do you think the biggest FROG of all is??? I am defeating the point of EATING THE FROG, by continuing to not do it!!

Get a grip Jo!! They are only flipping clothes...

I really need to get started...

xx_Jo_xx

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

And I have used up the last of my Stardrops :eek: I haven't been able to find any in my neck of the woods for as long as I can remember now. Not in Mr A, S, T, M, the poundshops or anywhere else. We don't have a Wilkinsons, B&M, Home Bargains or anywhere else I can think of that might have it. This could be a disaster as the windows really need washing now.

I can send you some if you want - everywhere seems to have it round here! When I first discovered stardrops I couldnt find it anywhere - now i see it all the time.

xx

Amara

Amara wrote: »

Hello!
Ths week there's a bit of madness in my house, as we're decorating living room.
I want to:
-wash all doors
-remove all marks from walls
-wash fabric wadrobes
-wash all windows
-[STRIKE]take cans and bottles to recycling point[/STRIKE].
On top of this
-wash the bathroom
-keep kitchen tidy (the hardest job, lol)
-hoover
-wash
-iron
Keep going, guys!

I forgot one thing, [STRIKE]changing beds[/STRIKE]. I'll do it tommorow, ther're filthy

mummyyof5

Funny that JoJo ..my Wilkinsons stock Stardrops.

Happy Birthday Cat...hope you have been spoilt x

EEKK Kazwookie...stock up on painkillers now...hope your dentist is gentle.

5 loads of washing done all in and folded

DWX3

Kitchen done
Recycling done
1 basket of clothes put away ...1 more to go

One bag of baby clothes packed up to take Toddlers...several more to go:o

LR just needs hoovering inc under settees...Ds1 to do tomorrow as I have Toddlers:T:T
Littlies and me bathed..LO told off yet again GRRR...he never had terrible twos...wasnt I the smug one....hmmmm he has terrible fours instead...not fun :mad::mad::mad:.

Must remember to get milk tomorrow...think thats all I need.

Love to all especially Toots LadyL and LW xx

toochoosey

Hello all, had very little signal at the va n, so hope you are all well xx

Still have a bit of a frog list so going to keep it here till it gets done, if thats ok x

Frog list

1. Take well over due library books back!!
2. Tidy and sort big cupboard in kitchen
3. Sort airing cupboard
4. Sort under DD's bed!!!!

Ok here goes this week!

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Clean the fire and surround.
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
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!!!

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!

Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
4. HHI .. bit of a catch up!!

Got back around 3:45, so cokked food, ate food showered and collapsed on sofa.....aching like mad afetr throwing stones for the dog, but he was very good, so going to look for a xlarge dog cage, and then he can sleep in the awning when I take him down next.

Going to chill with the tv now, so will catch you al tomorrow xx

Craftyscholar

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

She then uses a quiet moment to mention that she had a row with the one teacher at the school who dislikes her (a female DT teacher who has taken exception to having Minion say little gems such as 'Have you ever considered switching it on might help fix it?' or 'How can you tell us the rules when you're in a workshop with those shoes on?') because she wrote in her final assessment on pop ups that it was a waste of time using thin paper and making x versions when it would have been much quicker, cheaper and reliable to use card instead after the first trials. Needless to say, Minion has detested this term and pop ups as a whole.

Unfortunately, the teacher threatened to put her on report and Minion answered back 'For what? I'm never late, my homework is always in on time, I've done all the work and you're the only teacher who has a problem with me. It's not my fault that we've had to do this work with unsuitable materials and you can't have a go at me for saying so in my assessment'. The teacher backed down and sat at her desk in silence.

I am displeased that the teacher tried to use a punishment reserved for disruptive pupils, but I know just how wearing Miss Smartypants can be when she knows something, I am displeased that she answered back and I am displeased that the teacher has backed down, as now Minion has smelled blood in the water and has realised that, as long as she keeps up with the work/attendance side, she is effectively untouchable.

I hate to say this and I'm sure that living with Miss Smartypants must be Hades at times, but down the line I would want someone like her in my corner.
Of course the teacher should not have used a punishment under those circumstances and I bet she is counting the days till Minion moves to someone else's class.

pigpen

Chip off the old brimstone Jojo??

magicgirl

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Binbag dance
Extras
Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again![/STRIKE]
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean fridge and see what needs using first [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances ..[/STRIKE]
don't forget those kick boards.. DD will be doing at weekend as I can bend down that low.
[STRIKE]Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!![/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!![/STRIKE]

Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. [STRIKE]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk[/STRIKE]!
3. [STRIKE]Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob.. [/STRIKE]
4. HHI .. bit of a catch up!! Still not managed to touch the pile

Wednesday - Master bedroom & landing
Level One
Strip and wash sheets
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Level Two
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use
Extras

1. Sort through a box of junk fom the landing
2. Binbag dance
3. Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs!
4. HHI

On a plus note, I DID manage to get out to the park for three hours with dd3 and even met the older ones from school. I have the rrest of the cleaning stuff for the bathroom so I caught up with a few things there.
I even managed to get to the shops today so the girls did the cat litter when they got in.
Looking forward to Wednesday. Been waiting for this room to come around - only to find that dh is home ALL day. :eek: Not quite how i planned it but hey-ho! I might find a way to get him to be useful.

Only have two WMs to do in the morning. still have to finish tonights dishes but will muster some energy for that in a while i hope. could do with burning some of the excessive amounts of carbs i have ingested... lol

Pernicious

shellysue wrote: »

happy un birthday everyone else, find a cup cake and put a candle in it, don't forget to wish when you blow it out. I may have a mad hatters tea party tomorrow, in honour of the full moon, the eclipse and "accidentally"

What an excellent idea

So flying...

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors[/STRIKE] and sofas
Clean the fire and surround. - Don't have one
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE]
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Level 3
Wipe sofas and any grubby marks
Wipe and water any plants - Flowers had died....so removed instead lol
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!!!

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!
Level Two
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors[/STRIKE]
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
[STRIKE]Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! [/STRIKE]
Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!! - Don't have!
Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. [STRIKE]or just do the hob.. [/STRIKE]
4. HHI .. bit of a catch up!!

I still haven't got round to doing the fridge & tomorrow is another busy evening so not sure if I will have time then...May end up having to catch up over the weekend at this rate, & I really don't want to!