Weekly Flylady Thread 27th June 2011

greent

Jusr done an hour of ironing = going to try for another HHI now

dancemum

In my hhc
I emptied the wm, did some ironing & put the ds2 to bed.

Now chilling out in the barn with gracie cat .

Have some classes taking dancing exams tomorrow so will try to fit
some flying in too.

seafarers_wife

Im going to go and do a general HHC possibly x 2 whilst downstairs, might just end up pottering whilst watching some telly, but that would at least get the livign room presentable so i could hoover tomorrow. ok going to do that and get some dinner then bed.

pigpen

Bin back round the front... full to bursting!!!!
Patio swept
Recycling caddy bleached
Bin bleached (it was discovered it had no binbag and DD3 had filled it to the brim with !!!!y nappies!!! :eek:)
Plants reshuffled

Next week OH has the gulley and the alley to clear.. that should fill a whole bin as well The garden should then be pretty much manageable.. apart from the pile of mud he needs to redistribute.. I sense DD2 wanting friends and a BBQ for her birthday so it will be nice then.

Washing in and all folded.

DW needs to be on and the worksurfaces need digging out.. all in all the house is starting to resemble a skip rather than a landfill.... that has to be progress!

Biscuit_monster

Well did this today:

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
Level One
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!!
Level Three
deweb and fluff the room
clean the windows
!
Plus mowed lawn. Which seems to need doing every day:(

Now I'm quite busy looking at Colin Firth on telly!:)

ajmoney

Card has been cut for the place cards and menu fronts, started putting everything together for the place cards but have come to an abrupt halt...I printed the stickers on the wrong side Annoying as I was trying to finish them tonight, will have to do it tomorrow now!

pigpen

I decided DD2's curtains can wait and finished the left front of the baby's cardy.. 2 sleeves and the right front to do.. but it's getting there!!!!

Apparently OH's mum is threatening to come visit next week..... she said last week... now it is next week... someone put her off the idea pleeeeeeeeaaaaaassssssse ... I have so much to do and so little time because I am so useless at the moment I can't stand a day of keeping the peace and cajoling... I am so bad at it!!!!!!

Bedtime for little fat me I think

Dustykitten

Evening all

Street party was fab and everybody appeared to have a wonderful time. My feet are really aching now. Need to help with the clearing up tomorrow but hopefully there will be lots of helpers.

Just going to put the washing on the maiden and then off to bed. A day of gardening planned for tomorrow.

ajmoney

Morning everyone. Been awake for what seems like ages, had a coughing fit which woke me up and then everytime I drifted off again would wake myself up. Gave up almost an hour ago and came downstairs so I wouldn't disturb OH anymore.

Just posting a list for today

Reprint labels for place cards and menus
Stick labels on place cards and menu card
Stick card onto menus
Washing x 2
Tidy living room
Tidy kitchen
Tidy bedroom
Tidy spare room
Ironing (if time)

If we get that done then we start next week in a very good position

RachelS

Morning all. Cross with myself..I've worked hard this weekend but just gave up after my half hour yesterday at 8. DH is away so it's just me and the kids and the house 'felt creepy' being about by myself. How pathetic is that? So now it's Sunday, I wanted it to look great for when he gets home...and yet the kids will be up in half an hour and I'm messing about on here!

RIGHT. Time to look at the positives. I've done really well this week and made a lot of progress. What, realistically, can I get done before DH gets home?

* 2 loads laundry, fold all laundry from yesterday that is just sitting on floor, put in piles to go away.
* tidy downstairs and up, including office floor and bathroom, make beds
* take bags of garden waste to tip, do a bit more edging in the garden, put away garden tools
* get baby stuff ready for my pregnant friend to collect this afternoon
* hoover and mop downstairs
* hoover stairs, corridor, bathroom and office
* swish and swipe bathroom
* write down spending for last couple of days

Think that's going to be it. Then my plan for next week is just to make progress over what I did this week:

* dailies (2 loads laundry, half hour paperwork/phone calls, 45 mins job hunting, swish and swipe bathroom, tidy upstairs, downstairs clean and tidy plus vacuumed and mopped, work in garden and veg plot, plan and prep food for the next day, monitor spending)
* night-time routines *NEW* (get clothes laid out for me and the children the night before)
* Level 2! *NEW* Eeek a big step!
* 15 mins daily decluttering master bedroom *NEW*
* take some rubbish out of the car every day

The bedroom is for this reason...it is one of my two 'rooms of doom' along with the office, though the office is showing some improvement after my first week flying. I went to a party yesterday. It took me about twice as long to get ready as it should have because I couldn't find anything and had to pick my way over clutter to get round the room. I actually broke something by accidentally standing on it. I felt dirty by the time I left even though I'd just showered, because the room must be really dirty. It put me in a really, really bad mood before I'd even walked out of the door.

It's been like this for a long time, basically since we moved in since we moved in with 5 month old twins and didn't get round to sorting anything. By the time I had the energy to do anything about it, it had become normal. Since I married, I've never had a 'nice' bedroom...it used to be tidier, but it's never been a happy space. That's what I'm aiming for long term, but for now it is overwhelming. 15 minutes a day plus the level 2 cleaning should make it so much better by this time next week.

I've also realised I have a real problem with working in any form in the evenings. Neither of my parents have ever done it, so far as I know, so I didn't grow up with the example. OH doesn't lift a finger after 7pm as a rule either and resents me doing so. I never used to do my homework either. I am doing better but...more progress required this week.