Weekly Flylady Thread 27th June 2011

Craftyscholar

I love my garage:rotfl:(proper old-fashioned garage with the office at the back of the workshop and the owner is a mechanic himself)

Car booked in for annual MOT and service today - dropped it off yesterday afternoon - phone call about an hour ago - car ready, they started it yesterday:)

Passed, no problems:D
Then it turned out they had checked the history and mileage and decided it only needed a 'small service' so bill a lot less than I expected:T:j:T:j

pigpen

ooh it is Friday.. bill paying day

And renewal sorted for WM ext. warranty.
Squeak down for her nap

Cuppa and kitchen I think

The guy I wanted to do the bedroom can't do it until mid August Then I shall do it myself

pigpen

Yet another plasterer called.. ... This is becoming of soap opera proportions again!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 work surface cleared and wiped..
WM on with black stuff

OH gone to shop..

greenbee

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
[STRIKE]Empty [/STRIKE]and wash out vacuum cleaner.. don't forget filters! it's going to need emptying again before I'm done, and THEN I'll wash it!

Extras

1. HHI might actually have to do this now I've washed the curtains :rotfl:

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Wipe the tops of the wall units.. lining them with old wallpaper or newspaper keeps them clean!
dust blinds ... i have washed the door curtain though

Extras

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, [STRIKE]toilets[/STRIKE], don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required

Extra

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
3. replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it

Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
Level 1
[STRIKE] Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE]
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
[STRIKE] Fling open the window and let in the air[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
binbag dance
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extras

• tidy a cupboard
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing I seem to be taking it up there instead...
  
• [STRIKE]Make any necessary phone calls [/STRIKE]

Friday ~ Spare room
Level One
[STRIKE] Clear the floor[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!![/STRIKE] reflexology last night, waxing today... and i'm hoping to find time to paint my nails, although it might be a bit optimistic!
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Level Three
Vacuum the floor
deweb and fluff the room
clean the windows
Extras

• [STRIKE]Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it [/STRIKE]
• Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors
• 15 minutes filing! it'll take longer than that!

sharonr

Just got rid of 4 dining chairs plus a massive winter weight duvet and a bag old blankets and towels for bedding to a lady with a million dogs. It feels soooo goooood! :j:jProblem is, I'm getting rid of all this stuff and my house still looks like a charity shop:eek:


Seafarer's Wife - I use hob brite from Home Bargains, it's brill. You'll also want to get a scraper tool for all those stubborn bits, I got mine from Kleeneze. Another good thing to have is a microfibre cloth (also from HB) as it polishes it up nicely with little effort. Glad you made up with OH, that's a long time to be away from each other, especially in your condition!

sharonr

Oh, and I wanted to ask, what's the best MSE way to clean your DW? Just went to buy some cleaner and it was £3,57 each!!

Biscuit_monster

Hello all!

Here's my done list for yesterday:

Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the air
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

I am really pleased with myself for doing all that as well as looking after the tiddlers, two hundred loads of laundry and associated ironing, all cooking and washing up, tidying of countless toys, and walking to the library to deal with the massive frog that was very overdue books.

Hooray for me! And the same goes for everyone else for all you are getting done. When you write it all down it is amazing there are enough hours in the day!

Biscuit_monster

sharonr wrote: »

Seafarer's Wife - I use hob brite from Home Bargains, it's brill.

I second that, it's good stuff.

boddy

Bathroom done.
Dailies done.
Bed made up for DB and SIL.
Washer on hot wash with cleaning cloths.

Got a nice surprise yesterday. A lovely bouquet of flowers from my cousins son. A thank you for looking after her when she was in hospital. I was really touched.

Have just got the lasagne to make for tea. Im ready for a cuppa.


We are scattering Mums ashes on Sunday. Its a place that was on tv for not very nice reasons last year. It was her favourite place to go though and we will find a nice peaceful spot.

Pernicious

Finally catching up on the thread!

Goodintentions wrote: »

Good evening. I have been awol this weekend - it has been a weird one. Very good bits and very bad bits.

Went fruit picking yesterday, and got lots of yummy strawberries, raspberries & cherries. then picked up MIL & had an impromptu BBQ with strawberry flan for pud

DD1 got herself a job! :j She is working for the summer at the local theme park. She has a job on the rides (they only put the most enthusiastic people on the rides!) So she is made up (and so am I!)

then my mum phoned, to say that my uncle had taken a turn for the worse He had come home on Thursday, and had Macmillan nurses in with him overnight. My aunty (mum's sister) came down from Lowestoft on Friday to see him, and stayed at mum's overnight. Mum then phoned half an hour later to say that he had passed away it was much quicker than we had anticipated, but at least he isn't suffering now. Now we must concentrate on his wife, and children, and help them through it.

It is Dh's birthday tomorrow - and he is on his way to Scotland for work he hates his job at the moment. He will be back on Tuesday. So we sort of had a birthday weekend. He had presents today, and his mum & sister came to see him.

I need to clear the kitchen -again- for the shed/summerhouse delivery tomorrow (hopefully!!) I bet they will be wishing they had got the order right first time when they are doing it in 30 degrees tomorrow! :rotfl:

Right. I am off to iron DS's shirts for the week i think. i will update listies in a mo

Really sorry to hear about your uncle That seems so sudden, I hope you're ok. Congratulations to your DD, I hope her new job is going well.