Weekly Flylady Thread 25th July 2011

gillypkk

ill join in a HHC but after midgets are in bed.

sausage casserole for tea so think it will take that long to scrub the stuff off the side of the pyrex dish! haha

juliejim

Mum and Dad should be here in a min to take the kids for their swimming lessons as they're taking them tonight so would anyone like to join me in a HHC @ 5.45?

seafarers_wife

how does everyone keep their laminate dust free? i have a sweeper thing from lakeland but its not making a difference in picking up the dust, a normal brush doesnt seem to work so im at a loss as my dyson doesnt pick up on laminate?

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Extras
Sort through a cupboard or drawer.. I bet loads can be flung!
Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
Dust and deweb blinds/curtains!
Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!
Extras
Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
Wipe the woodwork in these areas
Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Level 2
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
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
Extras
Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. flyaway bugs!
Clean windows in these rooms
Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
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
Extras
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Friday ~ childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the school stuff to out away/get rid of -OHs work stuff instead
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Frogs

1. Close Abbey Bank account
3. chase up quote from builder: making loft hatch bigger and putting in ladders, putting in bannister & removing cables from roof and filling in gaps
5. sort out kitchen walk in cupboard
6. shredding to be done
7. filing to be done
10. sort out driving licence - need to wait to do passport
11. organise clothes properly
12. sort out underwear (need to find/buy bigger bras :eek:)

seafarers_wife

Julie I will join in another HHC with you, this aim is to strip and make bed, and sort out all clothes/wardrobes properly. in which case id best get my behind down to the shed to get some storage boxes in order to organise bedding and towels.

juliejim

Come on then seafarers - I'm a bit late as the kids have only just gone

pigpen

Vanilla .. ty.

OH painting inside of fire surround.. and has informed me we are having takeaway chinese for dinner.. I might complain lol...

Bathroom wall patched ..
Off to do last coat of pink emulsion and OH has a cupboard door to hang.
Chillies stuffing their faces.

KH has not suncreamed DS3 so he has scabs on his ear where they have burned!!! Apparently the shop had no sun cream!!! FW.. Why did he not say and I'd have given him my spare bottle.. Moron man!!!

Apparently DS3 wet the bed on Tuesday night!!! Great stuff... in a sleeping bag in a tent!!!! He hasn't done that for years.. so I'd like to know what has gone on.. anyway, of all people DD3 pipes up 'DS3 wet the bed!! DS3 wet the bed!!'... so he went off on one and punched her in the head.. this is the girl who is nearly 11 and wears a nappy to bed!!!!!!!!!!! How very dare she!!!

New girls sheet on the line...

Best go paint before I am told off for slacking!

xx_Jo_xx

Hi everyone

Hope your all well, sorry to all the birthdays and occasions I have missed and hugs to all the poorlies. Any further update from Triker? Hope DD is pain free...

Have had a cra ppy cra ppy week...

Off to find a list then try and work up some motivation instead of cosying in with the BD.

Ive got a day off tomorrow, so want to do something with DS and his little friend and dont want to spend it all cleaning!

Love hugs coffee sticks and spoons as required.... xx

xx_Jo_xx

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
Level Three

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
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and 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
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. make sure to do the bed base..
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. 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
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
Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!

Friday ~ childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
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!

juliejim

Well I've

Pulled the settee out from the bay window
Cleaned everything up that was underneath and at the side of it
Cleared the window sill - kids seem to have been using it as a rubbish bin as it can't be seen at the back of the settee
Cleaned window sill
Cleaned skirting boards and walls
Hoovered carpet
Put settee back

I'm going to do another HHC now - Jo you can join me!

boddy

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floors[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]scrub cupboards, appliances and kickboards![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Scrub the sink and shine the taps! [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe over the sockets and switches[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean fridge and see what needs using first [/STRIKE]

Thank you for all the lovely Birthday greetings. I had a rare lie in and a lovely day.

Dailies done.
Towels washed.

Have had to call the man out for the combi boiler hope its not anything too serious.

Hugs and spoons where needed.