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Weekly Flylady Thread 1st August 2011

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  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,468 Forumite
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    Thanks for the lists guys, here is my rough list for the next 19 days, I will be adding to it when I think of things. If there is anything else anyone can think of please let me know. All ironing has been done and put away and we are more or less tidy so a good start to the week.

    Update bank book and spreadsheet
    Order wedding thank you cards
    Get removal quotes
    Make new list for changing surname/address
    Arrange servicing of boiler and request gas safety certificate
    Get DHs P60 for mortgage
    Put flooring down in hall
    Try and fix kitchen drawer
    Declutter shed
    Cut grass
    Get boxes (if not supplied by removals)
    Contact companies about move
    Find out about gas/electricity/phone in new house
    Declutter and pack up every room (more detailed list to follow)
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £1530/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £3571.87/£30,000
  • Natty68
    Natty68 Posts: 3,473 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 31 July 2011 at 8:25PM
    Evening all, have been a bad girl yet again. I pop on a post then disappear for days..lol.

    Well starting from tomorrow I am turning over a new leaf as I really need to get the house sorted out now. Surface wise it is okay and I can happily have people over without cringing, but all the nitty gritty bits are definately not in any order..

    A heartfelt plea from me below :)

    I do need help for my lovely friends on here though.. So if anyone sees me on FB and know I haven't been in here that day can you please give me a kick up the rear end..pretty please. Many many thanks xx :D:D

    Tomorrow I need to write my frog list, but I am going to try writing one for the month of August instead of a weekly frog list. Although I will be doing things each day as per the daily list :D

    Hope everyone is doing okay and not struggling with the lists or various other bits/things. :D

    Hugs to everyone, special hugs for LL, Toots and LW
    Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
    Empty bins etc
    Attack a frog!
    Level Two
    wipe the sofas
    Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
    Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
    Level three
    Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it
    Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
    wipe and water any plants

    Extras
    1. Update spreadsheets/meal plans etc.. :D
    2. HHI
    3. 15 minutes filing/shredding
    4. Binbag dance!
    Natty's List:
    • Morning dailies - shower/dress/do hair
    • Wash up breakfast things
    • Feed birds
    • Doodoo patrol
    • Water plants in garden paying extra special attention to pots.
    • Check for courgettes in veg plot
    • Freeze beans that are bagged up in the fridge
    • Check finances online and pay necessary bills thbugeye.gif
    • Buy stir fry meat from Aldi
    • Buy dog biscuits
    Mortgage Free as of 20.9.17
    Declutter challenge 2023, 2024 🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️
    Declutter Challenge 2025
    DH declutter challenge award 🏅⭐️
  • sammr85
    sammr85 Posts: 740 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm in again this week, thanks to all at FCC
    Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
    Empty bins etc
    Attack a frog!
    Level Two
    wipe the sofas
    Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
    Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
    Level three
    Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it
    Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
    wipe and water any plants

    Extras
    1. Update spreadsheets/meal plans etc.. :D
    2. HHI
    3. 15 minutes filing/shredding
    4. Binbag dance!
    Will make a frog list when I can think of some things!!
    Total Debt at LBM - £19107.03
    Total now - £11091.22
  • Maxonian
    Maxonian Posts: 651 Forumite
    Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
    Attack a frog!
    Level Two
    wipe the sofas
    Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
    Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
    Level three
    Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
    wipe and water any plants

    Extras
    1. 15 minutes filing/shredding
    Yesterday is history
    Tomorrow is a mystery
    Today is a gift
    That's why we call it 'The Present'
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 1 August 2011 at 4:47PM
    Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
    Level Two
    [STRIKE] wipe the sofas[/STRIKE]
    Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
    Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
    Level three
    [STRIKE] Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it[/STRIKE]

    Extras
    1. Binbag dance!
  • michbright
    michbright Posts: 451 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm in this week! Hopefully will get more done this week than last week (nothing!).

    I work from home, so doing housework always takes a back seat! Anyway, I'm off to work now and will start FLYING in the morning!

    Night all.
    Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Declutter the guff and put it where it belongs!
    Empty bins etc
    Attack a frog!
    Level Two
    wipe the sofas
    Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
    Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
    Level three
    Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it
    Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
    wipe and water any plants

    Extras
    1. Update spreadsheets/meal plans etc.. :D
    2. HHI
    3. 15 minutes filing/shredding
    4. Binbag dance!
  • Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
    Level One
    Declutter, put stuff where it belongs!
    Empty bins
    Level Two
    Wipe sofas
    Vacuum the floors, under furniture, and the stairs
    *Wipe the paintwork in these areas*
    *Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc*
    Level three
    Wipe the curtains
    Wipe and water orchids
    Extras
    15 minutes filing
    Binbag dance!
    ****Polish any ornaments, metal, ****

    Kitchen and Dining Room
    Clean & organise fridge


    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 marks fom walls

    Bathroom & Study Area
    Level Two
    Clean toilets x3
    Wipe PC, keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
    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!

    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 :p, 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, SpareRm, Bedrm, En-suite*
  • Courgette
    Courgette Posts: 3,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hi all

    Can I join back in again please. Just as the house was really starting to look better, I wandered off :o

    Will try not to post too much though, just focus on the actual cleaning!

    Thanks for the lists as always ladies :D
    Updating soon...
  • froddington
    froddington Posts: 6,697 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    froddy get packing woman - and go to bed too - you need energy to enjoy your trip - have a lovely tiime away- I promise I will do a reply this week so it will be waiting for you xx

    Thanks Toots :D :A

    All packed and ready to go so off to bed now. Have a great week everybody.

    Night all, sleep well xx
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • vanilla
    vanilla Posts: 3,277 Forumite
    Have a lovely time froddington

    I'm waiting on ebay stuff to finish and then i'm off to bed...

    nite all xx
    Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.
    And things go wrong no matter what I do.
    Now and then it seems that life is just too much.
    But you've got the love I need to see me through.
    :j :j
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