Weekly Flylady Thread 24th October 2011

Dustykitten

Beahappy it will get easier. Routine will help, clearing clutter will help. Once things are clean they take less time to keep clean. Have you got a morning and evening routine?

I'm having a trip down memory lane and reading some of the thread from 2006/2007 - gee some of us have been doing this a long time!

beahappy

DustyKitten, no routine (oh god i sound useless dont i?) mornings are one great big rush and evenings, well by time I get home, cook dinner, wash up, put washing on, general tidy, etc, etc, dont seem to have much time to actually clean the house. everyone else seems to, so i dont see where i am going wrong? x

greenbee

beahappy wrote: »

DustyKitten, no routine (oh god i sound useless dont i?) mornings are one great big rush and evenings, well by time I get home, cook dinner, wash up, put washing on, general tidy, etc, etc, dont seem to have much time to actually clean the house. everyone else seems to, so i dont see where i am going wrong? x

If you read the thread you'll find most of us don't... But start slowly and gradually things will improve... You'll be cleaning fewer layers of grime off each time

So maybe try to start with one new thing each morning and evening this week to build a habit, e.g. Folding the bedding back neatly in the morning to air, clearing the breakfast table, bunging disinfectant down the loo before bed and getting lunches made for the next day.

I'm always stunned by how much my occasional cleaner gets done when she comes... In four hours she transforms the place, and then (when the house isn't being covered in plaster dust daily!) I can keep on top of things... So she too ends up getting more done each time (bookcases and windows this time) even though she comes around once a month, as she can only get here when someone else cancels...

pigpen

Mrs g .. most of us had a short and horrifying trip over to the "flylady" site.. it had smartings of psychosis from my 2 day venture and I scarpered pretty darn fast.. I couldnt shine my sink.. it is white.. and I dont wear shoes if I can help it.. and my hair gets brushed maybe once a week if I can catch it.. and I wear makeup if I do.. We dont work like they do over there.. we have lives and families and work and have health issues which need to be taken into account and limit our time hugely. We are also friendly and lovely and no militant or agressive (is it just me found that site aggressive? I may just be sensitive!) anyway.. you are very welcome o come over here and tie your shoes and shine your sink all your lightbulbs and Rudolphs nose.. we would just be happy to have you!

Baby vomitted her way through 4 complete sets of clothes, 5 blankets, 7 muslin square and a brand new footmuff... and she is a limpet!

huge WM and TD on again.

vanilla

Morning all, i'm chuffed with what i got done yesterday and todays plan is to clean the car out and get the kitchen done. I've a friend coming this morning and a party for the kids tonight. Still need to find the boys a halloween outfit so a trip to town is needed.

Right i better get dressed and fill the dw and mw..:D

greenbee

Need to drag myself out of bed can't wait for all this work to finish so I can have a lie-in at some point!

Have to drop off my dry cleaning this morning and get some taps for the utility room and a new loo seat for the bathroom which I've needed for weeks.

mummyroysof3

Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
dust and deweb
wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Extras
1. Wash any windows that have been neglected
Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
Vacuum floors

Wednesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.
HHI
Clean the oven and hob..

Extras
1. Clean out the fridge
2. Wash the windows
Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork

Friday ~ Bathroom and downstairs loo
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Clean shower screen
Extras
• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind

going to have to concentrate on living room and kitchen and dining room today as my mum arrives later. cant decide what to do about the cats while she here as she alergic and sleeps on sofa bed and the cats usually roam free in house at night..will have to have a think:rotfl:

upstairs other than 2 baskets of clothes to put away is on hold till hubby finished making mess doing the bathroom

juliejim

Morning All

Well I have got lots I want to do today as I've got a pretty much kid-free day. The whole house is like a bombsite and needs sorting plus I've got washing and ironing to be done.

Anyone fancy a HHC @ 8?

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue

dancemum

I'll join you juliejim.

1xwm done

kazwookie

Morning all

Greenbee~ congratulations on bring an aunt, and it sounds like you are having a complete house rebuild!

Bins emptied
Bed moved and hoovered under
A spider put back outside
2 table runners put out for a wash.

Have a good day all xx