Weekly Flylady Thread 18th July 2011

kazwookie

juliejim wrote: »

DD has just come down to tell me that her gerbil is loose and has been for the last hour and she can't catch it.

My cat is free and bored if you would like to borrow him to 'help',:rotfl: seriously I hope you catch it soon.

The whole of upstairs has been stripped out and cclean and everything put back in its place

OH is working hard on one of his 'heap' because it seems I am 'nagging him' about them, he found a cheque for £66 dated 2006!! :eek:So you can tell why I am nagging :rotfl:but he has emptied the shredder 3 times, cleaned out 2 filing cupboard draws and is neatly stacking stuff he needs back in, a result or what :rotfl: the senders of the cheque have been contacted and will reissue it on the old ones return!

Maxonian

kazwookie wrote: »

the senders of the cheque have been contacted and will reissue it on the old ones return!

Gosh! That's good news Kaz. If he finds my DHs cheque book will you let me know?

Good luck Jue

Kitchen tidied and we are all fed except DH who isn't even home yet.

Off out. I may do a HHC later :rotfl:

gillypkk

right i would like to join in to this but how does it work?

am i mean tto stick to the lists that are put up or can i tweak it or just put up my own personal schedule and go with that?

i really need to keep ontop of the housework i keep on letting it slide. i can be such a clean freak but life gets in the way and i want to unleash my OCD cleaning nut again!

today i have
1) tidied both mine and the boys bedrooms and hoovered them
2)swept and mopped the bathroom and done a quick go-over the sink bath and toilet
3)hoovered the stairs and hall
4)hoovered the living room and dining room
5)swept and mopped the kitchen and cleaned the grill pan (most hated job esp as i did bacon this morning and gammon steaks at tea time!)
6)im away to do a load of ironing while i wait for a friend to come round with alcohol and munchies haha

seafarers_wife

Gilly, its all on page 1 every night Pigpen posts a list of tasks for the following day, levels 1, 2, and 3 with some extras thrown in, we get 5 lists a week and the order and tasks changes each week. Aim for level 1 each week, then level 2 and then level 3 as the first couple of weeks are hard going, once you've done the first few weeks everythign doesnt take as long to do as its just maintenance rather than deep cleaning.

Dont try catching up on the rooms/tasks that you've missed, just grab 1 list and aim for level 1 and next week join in right from the begining and it will after a few weeks fall into place. some of us add in extra tasks or work a week behind, but you will find your own way after a few weeks of what works best for you and your boys.

gillypkk

ah ok. i did read page 1 but i wasnt too sure if we could each do our own or we are meant to do what was listed.

i look forward to trying this out to see if it keeps me ontop of the house!

pigpen

juliejim wrote: »

DD has just come down to tell me that her gerbil is loose and has been for the last hour and she can't catch it.

Would you like to borrow Noel? He only has 1 tooth so won't damage it..

bargainhunterss

Evening all and *hugs* to those that need it

Had a bit of a flying session for the last half hour (not really a HHC, just took me a while to do the crabby kitchen!

I think I'm going potty. I had a dream last night about chasing next door's cat around the garden (it keeps on pooping in the garden in real life). Then when I woke up this morning, went downstairs, opened the kitchen curtains and there it was; staring at me from their wall! I think it knows its getting to me!

Aaanyway... a bit of flying done today, but not much other than dailies really as need to focus on packing for hols on friday (which I need to do...now!)

so ttfn!xxx

ps. I'm up for a HHC in a bit if anyone else is?

seafarers_wife

Im going to go and take a box of dvds downstairs with me and put it away in the dvd cabinet then have some dinner, ive sorted out a couple more boxes in the spare room and have increased my shredding and filing pile massivly, but the electric stuff is now onto box 4 which i am really not happy about. have filled 2 binbags of crap as well whilst ive been in here today, so lists have been neglected in favour of decluttering the spare room.

heebie-jeebies

Gilly - welcome, some good advice already but just start with the level ones and don't beat yourself up if you miss something or can't finish everything - it will come around again next week. The ladies here are a friendly bunch if you need advice. I started about 8 weeks ago but can't join every week because of travelling so have probably done 4 or 5 weeks and my house looks much better.

Froddington - happy birthday, hope you've had a lovely day.

I've had a productive day but didn't get much done yesterday. I will try catching up tomorrow.
Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
Level One
EAT 2 FROGS FROM YOUR LIST!!! ..not the easy ones or you'll end up with the hardest ones on Friday!
Level Three
Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms!..
Thoroughly clean the fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth
Extras
Scrub out the oven

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs
Level One
Declutter floors.. in all these areas!
Sort through the coats and bags and shoes.. who needs what for winter and back to school? What can you fling?
Eat 2 frogs....
Level Two
Clear the mantle and a hotspot and replace only what should be there!
Wipe and water any plants and dust and deweb!
Vacuum the floors!
Level Three
Empty a cupboard or drawer and fling all that is no longer needed and rehome anything that shouldnt be there!
Wash any soft furnishings
wipe all the paintwork and all the doors!
Extras
Wash the windows if they need it
Binbag dance.. fling that rubbish!
Polish any mirrors and pictures and glassware
replace any dead lightbulbs in the house.. and test those smoke alarms!!

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
Declutter the floor and vacuum it! Done
Empty the bin and take ALL the dirty laundry to be washed! No bin. Washing all in the basket - getting it all done is impossible when you share a machine with 2 other flats and only have the evening to do it!!
Eat 2 more juicy frogs! Done - found my jacket for weekend at the grand prix (:Tyippee just 2 more sleeps!) and found the insurance docs
Level Two
Strip the bedding wash and replace... BEFORE bedtime!!! Will be done after weekend
Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while Weekend
Empty the wardrobe.. and put back ONLY the stuff you WILL wear and that fits.. no 'oh I'll fit in that one day'.. no 'I'll save that just in case' .. GET FLIPPING RID!!! Done, just need to take bag to charity box
Level Three
Dust and deweb Done
Sort through your underwear and get rid of the dead stuff! Done
Put away all the toiletries and make-up left lying about Nothing lying around amazingly!
Extras
Wash windows Inside and out done (again for the first time in 2 yrs!!!)
Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc
Put away all the shoes Done
Tidy a shelf or drawer 2 drawers organised and tidied

LameWolf

wendywitch wrote: »

Well I've done b*gger all today

I've had the most awful day and spent alot of it tears. The Dr has signed me off work for another 4 weeks and changed my meds, I'm now on Fluoxetine. I really hope they do something
I think I'll have to give the DD's some more jobs to do or I'll never catch up.
Off to work out something for dinner then I might do some jobs

toottifrootti wrote: »

It will take your meds at least 3-6 weeks to really take effect so dont be looking for overnight changes

Wendywitch having had Fluoxetine myself in the past, I can confirm what Toots says; they take a wee while to build up in your system, but hopefully will then help you. Meanwhile, have a Wolfy (((HUG))) to be going on with.:o

pigpen wrote: »

Skirting scrubbed
Beading removed
Dinner cooked and scoffed.
Ankles hugely swollen.. very dainty they don't look!

I suppose there's no point suggesting you put your feet up and direct operations from the sofa? No? OK, ankles-going-back-to-normal vibes it is, then.;)

Listy all done (heh heh, a lot of it was done at the weekend, and some even before that - I love Master Bedroom day):p

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
Declutter the floor and vacuum it! Done; no clutter to start with, vacuumed by Mr LW:A
Empty the bin and take ALL the dirty laundry to be washed! Done
Eat 2 more juicy frogs!
Wash clothes that have to be hand-washed FROG EATEN! It's only ever my stuff that needs hand-washing, so as I tend to give Mr LW's stuff precedence, it lurks at the bottom of the wash-bin until it turns into a giant Frog, albeit a rather psychedelic one!:D
Find a home for laminated pictures that used to be on kitchen and bathroom doors (they can't go on the new ones for fear of ruining the wood) FROG EATEN!
Level Two
Strip the bedding wash and replace... BEFORE bedtime!!! Done Saturday (regular day):p
Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while Done Saturday (regular day):p
Empty the wardrobe.. and put back ONLY the stuff you WILL wear and that fits.. no 'oh I'll fit in that one day'.. no 'I'll save that just in case' .. GET FLIPPING RID!!! All been done recently; :pthis was a thundering great bullfrog that Mr LW helped with:A
Level Three
Dust and deweb Done
Sort through your underwear and get rid of the dead stuff! Done recently, along with rest of Clothes Frog:p
Put away all the toiletries and make-up left lying about N/A – they're all away tidy already!:p:p:p
Extras

1. Wash windows Not needed:o
2. Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc Not needed:o
3. Put away all the shoes N/A – They ARE away!:p
4. Tidy a shelf or drawer N/A – all tidy already, since the Giant Clothes Frog:p

I also turned the plums into jam - although some of them got diverted to a plum crumble on the way.;)

Mr LW has just helped me wash my hair, so I'm now completely cream crackered!:D