Flylady Challenge - New Year, New You

comping_cat

Happy Birthday Rach

rach

thanks everyone, i feel like my birthday's started already

was v fed up and ill feeling earlier, you flybabies have cheered me up!

Craftyscholar

Had a ‘nothing’ day yesterday so trying to catch up

Scrub sink, clean bath, polish taps, empty bin, wipe down radiator, clean mirrors, clean floor. Clean toilet, wipe down flush box and disinfect handle. DONE

Clean WM drawer and filter DONE

Recycling box and bag out DONE So ready to be refilled.

Two bags of clothes to go to Charity Shop DONE

Hall cupboard sorted so I can get to Hoover without moving recycling box DONE

Sort spare room/study. W.I.P.

Write dates on wall calendar. DONE

Pay car insurance

Make list of Banking jobs to do on Friday DONE

Sort boxes for classes tomorrow

Oh good, spare room on list for tomorrow - might get it finished

Tustastic

Flylady site looks too daunting but this thread looks like it could motivate me. I read a page or two then jumped up and collected all the dry clothes from off the radiators and hung up my coat!:o

rach

welcome, Tustastic. just jump in where you are - don't worry about catching up - the rooms come round often enough, we're all slowly getting here! i've only been doing this a week this time round and feel so much happier as i'm not liing in chaos!

bluemoon_3

Happy birthday, Rach! :T :T :T

Welcome, Tustastic! :T

Did everything today, I think, except cleaning the floors - will do that tomorrow - just needs a hoover since I have carpet in my bathroom and toilet (:eek: - I know, some people hate that).

Also, didn't do my 15 mins gardening. I lasted one day before faltering - how pathetic's that?!

I noticed a motto in a Flylady email today: "Progress not perfectionism in 2007". I thought that was a good goal to have in mind.

tinytot143

HELP!!!!!!!
I am struggling to get to grips with this cleaning thing!!!

I have been shining my sink every nite now for week and it makes me feel loads better on a morning and OH has noticed that I have been better. But I work three days a week and when I get home I just want to relax and not clean!!!!!!!!!

Any tips?
Thanks

Tracey x x

this_is_it

Happy Birthday Rach.
tomorrows jobs my room isnt too bad just a box with photos and a box with sentimental stuff i need to sort through, hopefully under the bed isnt too bad mybe a few books to tidy up and 1 draw of very old paper work that needs chucking really just things i didnt get finished on sat.
the kids rooms well thats another story had a good sort out before christmas but you can't tell now so its just a toss up of which one i tackle as i have been making excuses to put them off for another day since last week so now its on the list i have no excuse and will have to face it lol.

rebl43

My list for wednesday-
Dailies:
[STRIKE]wipe kitchen surfaces & doors[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]dishwasher[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]iron clothes[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]check emails & ebay[/STRIKE] done[STRIKE]washing machine[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]tumble drier[/STRIKE] done[STRIKE]clothes put away once dry[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]hoover downstairs[/STRIKE] done[STRIKE]exercise [/STRIKE] done
Moggins tasks:
[STRIKE]Tackle master bedroom - remove all dirty laundry, strip beds, shove in washer. Dust, hoover bedroom.[/STRIKE] done
Spend 1 hour tackling either one childs room or spare bedroom, sorting and organising.
[STRIKE]Take a good look at the landing, is there anything there that doesn't belong, are there any cobwebs hanging from that ceiling and does it need hoovering.[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]Remember to do your before bed routines, get out clothes for tomorrow, make lunches, straighten living room and give kitchen a good swipe.[/STRIKE] done

moggins

tinytot143 wrote:

HELP!!!!!!!
I am struggling to get to grips with this cleaning thing!!!

I have been shining my sink every nite now for week and it makes me feel loads better on a morning and OH has noticed that I have been better. But I work three days a week and when I get home I just want to relax and not clean!!!!!!!!!

Any tips?
Thanks

Tracey x x

The trouble is that when you know you have things left undone, you can't truly relax as they are playing through your mind like Jiminy Cricket! Even if you just achieve a couple of things off the list it is better than doing nothing and as I said a couple of days ago people tend to over estimate how long things take to do.

If you sit down with a cup of coffee when you get in from work, write down a couple of things off the list and then get up and go and do them. Make sure you do your night time routines too as these are really important for someone who works as they leave you much less stressed the next morning. Why not set a clock and actually time yourself when you are doing something, it will prove to yourself how quickly you can get something done especially if you shove some music on whilst your working. I have Housework Songs. It works wonders!