Weekly Flylady Thread 25th July 2011

gillypkk

hex2 wrote: »

Gillyppk you can use a clean empty 4 pint milk carton to make the butter. Takes a lot of shaking though so I use the food processor.

If you use the milk or fizzy pop bottle then you have to cut the top off to get it out but saving the buttermilk and thorough rinsing is easier.

my milk cartons are all squashed in the garage for "cycling" as my kids call it lol

what does it look like when its shaken enough? any links to pics?


DS2 is allergice to so much i just fancy a little treat for breakfast tomorrow and on a baked tattie next week of proper butter.

vanilla

Updated list :eek:

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

Extras

1. Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
2. Dust and deweb blinds/curtains!

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
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 dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!
Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
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
Extras

1. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
2. Clean windows in these rooms

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Extras

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

Friday ~ childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
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
Extras

1. 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn , weeding or just enjoying!

LameWolf

Hello all.

Well, it's not as hot as yesterday, but still feels very sticky.:(

Still, I got a machine-full of Mr LW's clothes washed and dried, so that's good. I can't set the machine up to come on early in the morning and be ready for when our alarm goes of at 05:15 while I have dogs staying, but it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of canine company.:o

I've dusted, polished, and otherwise wiped down all I can reach in the spare room - it doesn't really get dirty in there (apart from the legendary MK dust) because it's just a store room; but it doesn't hurt to give it a good once-over.

The other thing for today was 15 mins in the garden - um..... does 15 mins outside on the back lawn playing Fetch'n'Tug with Ted count?:D There's not much I can do out there at present without Mr LW's assistance; all that's needed out the back now is too heavy for me to do, and I can't be out the front without him there with me at all.:eek:

Kaz glad to hear MK hossy was helpful – I won't say “good”, because what's good about having an impacted tooth removed? Hope you're feeling better today.:o

Next week's going to be a non-starter for Flying, I suspect; Mr LW has Monday off for Lughnassadh; and he has two early shifts - Wednesday and Friday - when he'll be wfh and finishing at 14:30. So really and truly I'll only have two actual Flying days, and I shall have Louie to look after.:o

sharonr

Been too busy to read over thread, this is my first look this week. Hope everyone is well/coping.

Going to try for a second family flying session tomorrow and having just been allocating jobs from this week's list. Think what I'll do in future is see what gets achieved at the weekend and then try to pick up the remainder in the week.

Going away for a few days to see family, so will have to pack as well.

dinx1972

Oh sod it:p

My list from post #226 was not get any shorter, so went to the local zoo with DS2 instead:rotfl:, and spent a lovely 4 hours strolling along while the stroppy DS1 stayed at home being a sourpuss:D.

Will try and fly over the weekend to catch up or might just start again next week:o. Planning on doing a bootfair Sunday and DS1 announced he would only help if he got half the sales money:eek:, JOG ON KITTY!!!

gillypkk

dinx1972 wrote: »

Oh sod it:p

DS1 announced he would only help if he got half the sales money:eek:, JOG ON KITTY!!!

100 points for trying though!! :rotfl:

boddy

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows and turn on some music![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and water the plants[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now it is visible[/STRIKE]
[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]

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. [STRIKE]Wipe the woodwork in these areas[/STRIKE]

Dailies done.
Uniform in the wash.
Garden watered.

The man came to look at the boiler. Its a expensive job but needs to be done.

greenbee Thinking of you.

Goodintentions

Good evening
I have had Little Miss Sunshine today, but she was a bit grumpy!

While she was playing with play dough with DD2 I did manage to dust my bedroom :j I also cleaned the TV & laptop screen.

After lunch we had a lie down on the bed and LMS fell asleep. I decluttered 2 episodes of Corrie, and went through 'Socks Reunited' - no matches After she woke up we all (DS, DD2, LMS & I) took the dog to the park and checked out the re-vamped play area.

DW on, vac'd downstairs & took kids out for Maccy D's as I CBA to cook

I did manage to update my accounts a bit (enough to get a rough figure) and phone tax credits (took half an hour, but it's done now )

gillypkk

well im so !!!!!!!' angry at myself right now!!

dug out a brand new kilner jar, a big one too, to use to make my butter. poured in my cream and 10 mins later it was starting to separate :j

do i not then go and drop it :eek: cracked my lid and filled the cream/butter with shards of glass and splatters all over my living room!

now not only have i wasted 50p on a reduced tub of cream but also £2.50 on my jar which i had bought 40 odd miles away from home and now leaves me with 2 which will look odd on my shelf esp when i was planning on using them for 2 kinds of pasta and my rice and making it look pretty as well as being useful!

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]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob[/STRIKE].

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
[STRIKE]Open the windows[/STRIKE] and turn on some music!
[STRIKE]Wipe and water the plants[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor now it is visible[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]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!! [/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!![/STRIKE]

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
15 minutes grotspot clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. [/STRIKE]defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered! [/STRIKE]

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

1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!

well that list has made me feel a wee bit better!

all the cleaning cloths and dusters are in the WM at 90 degrees. the bathroom one was well overdue a good clean and the kitchen one is in bleach after i had done the dishes and wiped everything down.

might got for a HHI while i watch one born every minute USA. it will end up more like an hour though coz ill keep going till the programme is finished plus ive 2 corries to watch and a real desperate housewives of orange couty too. might be a night full of ironing!