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Weekly Flylady Thread 5th September 2011
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Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
Wash nets/curtains/other soft furnishings that are grotty.. do we need winter curtains up yet?[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Level 3
[STRIKE]Clear fire surround of gibble![/STRIKE]
Put all hotspots into a pile/box and sort through it all while having a cuppa.
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house! Who needs new coats/boots for winter?
Extras
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
[STRIKE]Make sure lightbulbs are working and smoke alarms!!!![/STRIKE]
Clean a window or two.
[STRIKE]Defluff behind radiators..[/STRIKE]
extras
[STRIKE]dog to vet - he has a ear infectionhas to go back 10 days[/STRIKE]
empty ds kit back - wash as needed and put away
[STRIKE]wm x 2[/STRIKE]x1
[STRIKE]cushion covers back on sofa[/STRIKE]
clear table and take down
move sofa back in lr
scrub sofa
hh - gardening
[STRIKE]empty all bins and find any more rubbish - wheelies out today
wash all pots
wipe work surfaces
wipe all cupboards and doors
shopping - small shop[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]menu plan for week write it down and stick to it - try to plan ahead[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]sew school pants
iron uniform
wash blazer[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]sort school bag[/STRIKE]
golf diary ready for taking to school
[STRIKE]write to 5 companies[/STRIKE]4
get in touch with KD
begin sorting ds room - need to get dd2 involved
[STRIKE]put blinds up[/STRIKE] 1 down 2 to go ( or perhaps 1 up 2 to go!:D
look at college courses - i fancy doing something crafty
long list i know but i really could do with shifting all this today
this week
clear hot room
hh gardening every day m t w t f
compile toots list
strip hot room
clean window hot room
paint back door porch
paint back wall
paint porch floor
ring re new door
ring re cooker hood
scrub as needed in kitchen
clean kitchen window - ideally before blind goes up
look at ways i want to prepare house for winter
start looking at ways to raise money
organise a revision folder
ask j re table and chairs and organise to collect
paint standard lamp
really struggle with motivation so need lots of gentle kicks up the @ss
my toots list or the start of it more detailed break down to follow
1. golf calender and relevent bookings - wip
2. re vamp front garden - wip
3. clear crap from back garden
4. thoroughly tidy before winter sets in
5 decorate hall stairs landing
6. decorate ds room
7. decorate lr
8. decorate room
9. decorate kitchen
10. decorate bathroom
11. toilet
12. paint welsh dresser
13. painte tv cabinet
14. paint bookcase
15. sort sewing machine
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Shine the sink!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of one small appliance is sparkly and hygienic!
[STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if needed[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
[STRIKE]Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. work the contents into your meal plan[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe over oven and hob.. polish the knobs![/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins!
Wipe dining chairs[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Dust, deweb and make homeless those spiders![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean light fittings.. take shades down and wash them if you can.
Get dogs prescription from vet
Small shop[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Phone gym[/STRIKE]
Wednesday - bathroom, study, pc room, loo
Level One
Clear the floor of grot, laundry and gubbins
Empty bins and clean them out
Level Two
Wash down the tiles and windows
Clean the bath, bog and basin (and the shower if needed!)
Wipe over the paintwork
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash mats, curtains etc that need doing[/STRIKE]
Clear the pc desk of rubbish and excess piles of junk
Dust any dusty places and vacuum the dog shelf!
Extras
[STRIKE]Delete 10 dead links from your favourites
Delete some unwanted emails[/STRIKE]
HHI
Fill a binbag of rubbish and throw it out
also need to find ds blazer he seems to have lost it since he came home last night!
would love to see progress with my list by tonight so need to get cracking bye for now!Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/60000 -
I have done nothing yet!!!
HHC at 10:00......join me if you can........xx0 -
I'll join you toochNST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
MBNA £55000 -
Good morning

DS at school (until 12.15:D) DD2 goes in at 1.45! Their schoolhas been rebuilt, and the new one opens today. Each year group goes in for separate induction days. DS starts lessons on friday, & DD2 starts on Monday.
Little miss Sunshine has been deposited at play school, so I need to get on now as i have a few hours free. I will post lists:
today:
empty DW
make doctors appointment
check DD2's orthadontist appointment
wash food bin
put on WM
Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
Wash nets/curtains/other soft furnishings that are grotty.. do we need winter curtains up yet?[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Level 3
Clear fire surround of gibble!
Put all hotspots into a pile/box and sort through it all while having a cuppa.
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house! Who needs new coats/boots for winter?
Extras- Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
- Make sure lightbulbs are working and smoke alarms!!!!
- Clean a window or two.
- Defluff behind radiators..
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Shine the sink!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of one small appliance is sparkly and hygienic!
Wipe table
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. work the contents into your meal plan
Wipe over oven and hob.. polish the knobs!
Extras- Empty and wash out bins!
- Wipe dining chairs
- Dust, deweb and make homeless those spiders!
- Clean light fittings.. take shades down and wash them if you can.
Level One
Clear the floor of grot, laundry and gubbins
Empty bins and clean them out
Level Two
Wash down the tiles and windows
Clean the bath, bog and basin (and the shower if needed!)
Wipe over the paintwork
Level Three
Wash mats, curtains etc that need doing
Clear the pc desk of rubbish and excess piles of junk
Dust any dusty places and vacuum the dog shelf!
Extras- [STRIKE]Delete 10 dead links from your favourites[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Delete some unwanted emails[/STRIKE]
- HHI
- Fill a binbag of rubbish and throw it out
1. Get passport photos done for Bex tried – but she wasn’t in the right mood!!
2. Finish 2010-11 accounts
3. Make sure RA’s/planning, etc up-to-date planning done for miss T
4. Phone re Conor’s laptop
5. Pay Ofsted fee tried online, but had an error. A/c debited – need to check with Ofsted
6. Sort one box in DR
7. Set up LJ for Miss T
8. Update LJ for LMS
9. Sort out junk put in Summerhouse – put away, CS or chuck
10. Get tough!! [STRIKE]Make sure I am paid & [/STRIKE]draft notice letter
There was other stuff aswell, but I have forgotten what it was
This morning I have put out the bins, recycling & food bin & had breakfast.
Ok. Anyone up for a HHC at 10?
eta i will join you Tooch & Juliejim
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Running to catch JJ and Goodintentions...............xx0
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Doing a stitching stash sort and de-clutter today and passing the stuff onto another MSEr (I get rid of stitching stuff I can't do any more and she gets stash she doesn't need to buy - sounds like a win win to me!)
As I am all up to date on the cleaning tasks :eek: I can spend today frivolling
Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup
NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4)
C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
Every Penny's a Prisoner
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time for a coffee anyone want one? ill put the kettle on! will crack on with kitchen whilst it boils and continue whilst i drink
also
need to pump up tyres on bike!
dla form
phone coach g and r and j
phone KD
specsavers thurs after school with dsSave 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/60000 -
all dailies done.....gotta go, catch you later xx0
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today:
empty DW
make doctors appointment
check DD2's orthadontist appointment
[STRIKE]wash food bin[/STRIKE]
put on WM
Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
Wash nets/curtains/other soft furnishings that are grotty.. do we need winter curtains up yet?[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Level 3
Clear fire surround of gibble!
Put all hotspots into a pile/box and sort through it all while having a cuppa. WIP
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house! Who needs new coats/boots for winter?
Extras- Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper. WIP
- Make sure lightbulbs are working and smoke alarms!!!!
- Clean a window or two.
- Defluff behind radiators..
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces half done
Shine the sink!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
[STRIKE]Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of one small appliance is sparkly and hygienic![/STRIKE]
Wipe table
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. work the contents into your meal plan
Wipe over oven[STRIKE] and hob.. polish the knobs![/STRIKE]
Extras- [STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins![/STRIKE]
- Wipe dining chairs
- Dust, deweb and make homeless those spiders!
- Clean light fittings.. take shades down and wash them if you can.
Level One
Clear the floor of grot, laundry and gubbins
[STRIKE]Empty bins and clean them out[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wash down the tiles and windows
Clean the bath, bog and basin (and the shower if needed!)
Wipe over the paintwork
Level Three
Wash mats, curtains etc that need doing
Clear the pc desk of rubbish and excess piles of junk
Dust any dusty places and vacuum the dog shelf!
Extras- [STRIKE]Delete 10 dead links from your favourites[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Delete some unwanted emails[/STRIKE]
- HHI
- [STRIKE]Fill a binbag of rubbish and throw it out[/STRIKE]
I am having a cuppa now, and will carry on sorting the hotspot0 -
going to go and hang the washing out and book some antenatal classes and then head off to work
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