Weekly Flylady Thread 25th July 2011

Aldahbra

Hi

I have just stumbled across this thread and it looks like just the thing I need to get my house in order. But where are the tasks for Thursday and Friday?

seafarers_wife

I have done a sort out of my shoes and flung some into a bag for the charity shop. im now going to sort out under my bed which will mainly invlove chucking everything into the spare room which kinda defeats the point, but if its in one place and looks messy then ive no choice but to sort it.

tomorrow i also need to buy shoe storage rails for the bottom of the wardrobe, and also buy under bed storage boxes.

seafarers_wife

just had a stupid idiot moment. why do i need to buy underbed storage boxes, when in the shed i have a dozen storage boxes with lids that will nicely fit under the bed? just saved myself the best part of £40 so happy with that.

pigpen

I am gnu bed...

I have a feeling I may need the sleep.. looks like a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG week

new bed sheets on the boys beds just to traumatise them of course .

Lots to get through tomorrow as well .. I must have been very wicked in a former life...

20somethinghousewife

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clean & organise fridge

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level Two
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Wipe sofas and dusty places
Extras
Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
Wipe the woodwork in these areas

****Polish any ornaments, metal, ****

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 2
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Sort an area of clothes/linen storage, make sure only what should be there is, remove what's had it's day/doesn't belong
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames etc

*Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors* (0/10)
Extras

Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!
Wipe away marks fom walls

Thursday ~ Bathroom & Study Area

Level Two

Clean toilets and downstairs sink.. shine the taps
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
*Polish the pc & lappy*
Level Three
Clean blinds
*Wipe over and dust paintwork & doors & walls*
Extras

Wipe the skirtings and window frames in these rooms
clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!
Friday ~ Spare room

Level Two
Empty and thoroughly clean out one cupboard!
Clear ALL the hotspots in one room!!
Find 20 things from each room to throw in the bin!
Sort through the linen cupboard.. do you REALLY need it all?
Sort through one cupboard of clothes and fling all that is no longer vital
Extras
15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn , weeding or just enjoying!
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff.. rubbish or charity shop
*Wipe away all grubby marks in spare room*

*Dust & Deweb: LR, Kitch, Hall, Cloakrm, Stairs+Landing, Bathrm, [STRIKE]SpareRm[/STRIKE], Bedrm, En-suite*

juliejim

Morning All

I need to go to the bank and the chemist today unfortunately in different towns but never mind. I'm going to load the WM in a minute and look at Mr Ts as their £15 uniform offer is back on and I did that last year. Other than that the house is still a bombsite and I've still got an ironing mountain.

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue

Natty68

Morning everyone, sorry I have been missing in action. Have had a few rough days but I am slowly coming out of it and resurfacing again. Yep I know I have said this before but I am really going to make more of an effort this time as I find myself slipping and not really caring about anything much if I don't "kick" myself.. I must admit I have become quite fed up with my bed at the moment as I have spent too much time in it..lol

I also had to find out a few home truths about someone who I thought was a friend, unfortunately she took advantage of my generosity before I realised I had been taken for a ride.

I haven't really been keeping up with my flying as my house testified to that matter yesterday..lol But I intend to tackle it head on, well not head on but with big baby steps Still the upshot of not doing much is that I haven't been out spending money I haven't got

Hope everyone is doing okay, sorry I haven't been through the thread so not sure what is going on, who has had birthdays, had babies etc... Belated Congratulations to those that have.

Anyway I suppose I had better get a shifty on, my nails are now dry after I decided to put some lovely pink nail polish on them at 6.30am this morning. So I can now get ready for my Thursday group therapy session Although not looking forward to it as much as I normally do, probably because I am not myself at the moment.:eek:

So onwards and upwards

Hugs and love to everyone, especially Toots, LW and LL :A

So on with the listy:

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
scrub cupboards, appliances and kickboards!
Scrub the sink and shine the taps!
Level Three
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first

Extras

1. HHI
2. Sort through a cupboard or drawer.. I bet loads can be flung!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
4. Dust and deweb blinds/curtains!

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Level Two
Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Wipe dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!

Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc

Extras

1. Wipe lightshades and dusty bulbs.
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extras

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
4. clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!

Friday ~ childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the school stuff to out away/get rid of
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras

1. 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn , weeding or just enjoying!
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI
4. Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

gillypkk

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sweep and mop the floors[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
scrub cupboards, appliances and kickboards!
Scrub the sink and shine the taps! [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe over the sockets and switches
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc [/STRIKE]
Clean fridge and see what needs using first not needed atm

Extras

1. HHI
2. Sort through a cupboard or drawer.. I bet loads can be flung!
3. [STRIKE]Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..[/STRIKE]
4. Dust and deweb blinds/curtains!

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows[/STRIKE] and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now it is visible[/STRIKE]
Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up not needed
[STRIKE]Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas and dusty places[/STRIKE]
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!
Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it! n/a
   
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms are working
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Declutter the floordrobe[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross[/STRIKE]
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen just done last week not needed again yet
[STRIKE]15 minutes grotspot clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. Wipe lightshades and dusty bulbs.done last week im not that dirty haha
   
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs! ditto last week
   
3. Clean windows in these rooms as above
   
4. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming! nothing left to fling!
   

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
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
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extras

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
4. clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!

Friday ~ childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!![/STRIKE]
Level Three
Clean 2 windows done last week
[STRIKE]Make a start on sorting out the school stuff to out away/get rid of[/STRIKE] even tried on the new school uniform to check it fits and if trousers need altered (only 2 weeks left of hols up here
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras

1. 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn , weeding or just enjoying! erm NO! its cold and miserable and raining!
2. [STRIKE]Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames! [/STRIKE]
3. HHI
4. Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend! nothing left to fling!

seems ive a good start on today and tomorrows lists but ive masses of ironing to do and 2 loads of washing to dry but the weather is crap again so they are off to the dryer as soon as the last load is finished (first on was just a half load so at least i can dry them both together so it saves a bit on leccy.

DS2 has nursery today, DS1 has speech therapy, im meant to have dentist but i need to cancel that coz i have to go to solicitors to deal with the XH (no idea what KH is but im assuming that will fit in with him too lol), was meant to have doctors too but the receptionist called me up and told me of a cancelation yesterday so gave that to me instead :eek:

anyway hope everyone has a good day!

Mumto5

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..

1. Dust and deweb blinds/curtains!

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Level Three

Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc

Extras

1. Wipe lightshades and dusty bulbs.
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms

Today I will be mostly doing the ironing. I have 3 loads to put out on the line - not enough pegs.

I need to plan my meals for the next week and get to Tesco.

DH left this morning at 4am to go to Leeds he is away tonight so I will wake up on my own on our WA tomorrow. He should be home by 4.30 and we are going out for a meal to celebrate DS1's birthday then I have a surprise planned for us .

Belated Happy Birthday to Boddy.

greent

Am getting nowhere fast this week (some things have been out of my control) so am cutting the lists down a little so as not to feel too demotivated

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One

Level Two
Clear dining table of gibble, work & ironing

Wipe dining table..

FROGS

1. Phone O2 AGAIN re returned iPhone
2. Start mending pile
3. Take photos for ebay
4. [STRIKE] Update ebay listings[/STRIKE] - 2 now have bids on! CBA to do the rest - I'll do them next FLW!
5. List 5 new things on ebay
6. Sort memorial thing for my dad
7. [STRIKE] Close quarter for NCT:cool:[/STRIKE]
   
8. Get inbox to under 1000 mails (reduced to 1170 as at now)

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Level Two
[STRIKE] Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc[/STRIKE]

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing & Our Bathroom
Level 1
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing



Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Level Three
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Collect all the dirty laundry [/STRIKE]

Friday ~ childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen ..
Level Three
[STRIKE]Make a start on sorting out the school stuff to out away/get rid of[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn , weeding or just enjoying!
2. HHI
3. Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Hugs & sticks in abundance where required - oh, and spoons!