Weekly Flylady Thread 12th September 2011

juliejim

Off we all go then!

MummyEm

Can I join in too? I have tried a few times but think my house was just so much of a mess I always dropped out after a few days. I have been steadily de-cluttering and re-organising, and whilst there's still a lot to do, things are looking better. The past few months, I have managed to do all the cleaning in one very full tiring day, but due to changes to school, childcare, other activities, this doesn't really work now. So my plan is to do a little every day. This hasn't really worked for me in the past as I think psychologically I need to see the whole house clean at once, but I need to try as there isn't really another way at the mo.

I will post a list and my additional tasks for the week below.

MummyEm

Dailies

Make beds + air bedrooms
WM
DW
Ebay x 3
Dinner make + defrost any for next day
Make Bread
HHI
Clothes folded/hang/away
S&S Kitchen


Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water plants
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Sort through a handbag
Extra
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Clean a window or two.
Binbag dance

My extras for the week-

UA
B
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Clean the oven - big green frog this one!!
Sort out enormous hairy eyebrows :eek:
Collect banners - and deliver/ put up
scan shopping
Buy DD Waterproof trousers + wellies
Buy DS wellies
Ebay parcel - awaiting payment
Kitchen hotspot
Send email to volunteering charity re meeting I can't make
Text person re meeting I can't make
OU - 5 hours study

That should do to get me started!!

wilf55

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Sort through a handbag

Extra
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Clean a window or two.
Binbag dance
phone virgin
wm x 3 1 down
walk dogs
wheelies out
bins emptied
transfer money
phone calls

toots list
Front Garden
weed - nrly done
sand cement between flags
ring HA re hole at side of porch
paint fascia
put stones in
plant up some pots
paint fence
paint gate
build step

back garden
see if i can get cheapo gardener
cut grass
cut 6 big bushes - 1 half done
cut 6 small bushes
paint porch
paint step
paint wall
weed flags
sand cement flags
rebuild wall
tidy generally
weed
clean back windows outside

kitchen
ring re new back door
clear 4 cupboards
paint 4 cupboards
new door handle
get small table and chairs
wallpaper
strip old walls
create shabby chic theme

RoD
clear junk
move sofa back in LR
strip
fill in
rub down
lining paper
paper ceiling
paint ceiling
paper walls
undercoat
gloss
fit underlay
fit laminate
clean window
put up blind
curtain rail
curtains
new door
table and chairs
move dresser in there
paint dresser
light fitting

hall stairs landing
fill in
rub down
lining paper
wallpaper ceiling
wallpaper walls
paint ceiling
underlay
grippers
carpet
undercoat
gloss
laminate / tile hallway
lightfittings

greent

Morning all - have been AWOL for aa few weeks, and it really shows in the state of my house! :eek: Now that 3 of the munchkins are back at school I'm hoping to make progress.

Hugs, spoon, sticks to any needing them - I haven't a clue what's been going on.

In the HHC I did the following:

• unloaded and reloaded dishwasher
• put away yesterday's washing up
• did small amount of washing up (about 4 items still draining, rest put away)
• relocated several items to garage and brought in new bottle of garage cleaner from garage
• sterilised half a dozen jars and jarred some spiced apple and pear chutney
• fed demanding chicken pox-y 2 year old a crumpet (appetite not diminished at all - this was his 3rd beakfast type item!:rotfl:)
• put several things in fridge from breakfast/ sandwich making:o
• made myself a cuppa to sit down with and post my list!:D

Here goes:

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter from stairs
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
Extra

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
2. Binbag dance
3. Vacuum kitchen
4. Complete passport applications for DS1 & DS2 (photos were done on Sat)
5. INternet order for part of OH's bday pressie
6. Book Travelodge for Oct
7. book hotel for Thurs night of this week!!!
8. Pay NCT peoples expenses...

jetbag

juliejim, seafarers & greent, how did you all get on with your HHC?

I managed to vacuum living room, dining room, study and hall.
clear & polish coffee table.
wipe TV unit & HiFi unit & window cills (muddy cat paws)
folded some washing.

juliejim

In my HHC I've

Cleared drainer
Washed more dishes
Put rubbish out
Dusted and cleaned mirrors, pics, shelves, etc in hall
Cleaned all skirting boards, rad, all woodwork on stairs and in hall
Cleaned front door inside
Cleaned door into DR
Wiped walls down although that didn't make the slightest bit of difference!

I can't make my mind up whether to strip the bed and wash that - it's really windy so should dry it quickly providing I put 10000 pegs on it and it doesn't rain.

Anyone joining me for another HHC @ 10.30?

toochoosey

Ok, so I've been shopping and got diesel.
First load in the machine and currently deleting over 7000 emails in my account from the summer hols(mainly freecycle in my second address) also need to list some stuff for sale on netmums.....will do that for 15 mins and then do a HHC at 10:30.....join me if you can xx

ETA, I'm with you JJ xx

juliejim

Come on then tooch

seafarers_wife

ok slighly longer HHC, but i have done the following

load of washing in and almost done
dishwasher on and almost done
fed and watered cat
dusted living room
swept living room floor (cant hoover it hurts to do so )
gathered up paperwork and organised it into filing and shredding
put away my cross stitch
tidied away my shoes
decluttered a phonecall from the bank
made 2 phonecalls chasing up antenatal apts

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Extra
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Clean a window or two.
Binbag dance

Frogs
1. filing - saturday pm and sunday job this week
2. prepare house for winter (list on preping for winter thread)
3. install cat flap
4. change cat details with vet -
5. more curtain things to be added to make them hang better
6. load all cds on computer and then copy to hard drive and then music magpie the oldies
7. put all dvds onto spreadsheet as bought duplicate today that didnt realise OH had
8. phone midwife and chase up antenatal course info
9. sort out my make up
10. sort out big outhouse - WIP till mum up to help with this
11. sort out christmas and birthday presents - move from cupboard to spare room and organise
12. find a space for my handbags
13. clear out bottom of babys room wardrobe - some filing/shredding in there
14. vacum pack spare pillows and feather bed so babys room cupboard clear. need help with this as need the hoover upstairs.
15. sort out coathangers for ironing lady
16. sort out spare bags/washing baskets in babys room
17. sort out carrier bags/bags for life in kitchen

sorting out stuff

1. chartity shop/clothes bank/shoe bank stuff in babys room thats already sorted
5. tesco carrier bag for life