Weekly Flylady Thread 5th December 2011

hex2

Last mix on the wall. I am shattered, but it feels good to be moving the kitchen forward after the destruction of the last week.


If anyone remembers my nightmares after DH suggested the mice were coming up from the cellar we have found the source. There was a redundant nest in the side of the window - they were travelling through the perished lime mortar. The wall is maybe 18 inches thick in that bit of the kitchen. The wall is now sealed and waterproof so no more visitors.

Valli

Have managed to wrap 5 presents. Then realised the time and thought I had better shift the evidence before the Valliteens arrive home.
I suppose I ought to find DS's list and see IF I have anything for him...last minute xmas AGAIN
Why do I ALWAYS do this?

sIGGY APPROPRIATELY EDITED TO SHAME SELF INTO ACTION...

ajmoney

Just finished cleaning up from dinner and started to dust downstairs, hove done everywhere apart from a couple of hotspots but DH has told me to stop and sit down so I have obeyed. I don't normally clean when he is in unless we are doing it together so he doesn't see the flying I do, he keeps asking if I am nesting :rotfl:

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe surfaces[/STRIKE]
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Sweep and mop floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe table[/STRIKE]
Level three
[STRIKE]Dust those cobwebs away[/STRIKE]
Wipe and water plants

Tuesday ~ Living Room, hall & stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear[/STRIKE] and hoover floor
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Wipe sofas and hoover all the bits from down the sides!
[STRIKE]Dust all dusty bits[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe tvs, remotes, phones, etc[/STRIKE]
Hoover under furniture you can safely move
[STRIKE]Clean lampshades[/STRIKE]

Wednesday - Bathroom/study/downstairs toilet
Level Two
Clear and sweep/vacuum/mop floors
HH paperwork/shredding

Thursday - Master BR & landing
Level Two
Hoover floors

Friday - Kids' BRs or any other rooms which haven't been done!
Level One
Strip and wash bedding
Make beds
Level Two
Hoover floors

Challenges for this week!
[STRIKE]Sort out freezer or pantry or both![/STRIKE] I have finally done an inventory of the freezer, just the fridge and cupboards to do now :eek:
Get your decorations up! Doing at weekend with DH

froddington

Evening! Just catching up with the thread as I've not been around much due to a stinking cold that lasted 3 days and is still not completely gone! I also have a poorly Wispa and am not convinced he's going to make it

Jinky and carlsberggal - lovely to see you posting xx

Belated Happy Birthdays to mudbath and juliejim - hope you both had a lovely day x

Hugs to all who want or need one especially Toots, L-L and LW

(although LW seems to be having a good week from what I've read )

mumofjusttwo

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
:T

Tuesday ~ Living Room, hall & stairs
:T

Wednesday - Bathroom/study/downstairs toilet
:T


Thursday - Master BR & landing
Level Three
Clean all light switches and door handles

Friday - Kids' BRs or any other rooms which haven't been done!



Clean Challenges for this week!
Sort out freezer or pantry or both!
Write at least 1 set of Christmas cards

cyclingyorkie

Valli wrote: »

Have managed to wrap 5 presents. Then realised the time and thought I had better shift the evidence before the Valliteens arrive home.
I suppose I ought to find DS's list and see IF I have anything for him...last minute xmas AGAIN
Why do I ALWAYS do this?

sIGGY APPROPRIATELY EDITED TO SHAME SELF INTO ACTION...

you and me both!

I always say that I will be organised before DD2's birthday - and I never am!

DH went into town yesterday (to avoid party preparations) and came back saying he had got all my presents! I've got nothing for him yet.....

Still I am pleased to announce that we have survived said 18th party! I even more pleased to announce that it will be the last party held here! Next year all her mates will be 18 and they can go out.

Valli

Ah Cycling THAT makes me feel MUCH better. In my defence (because there is ALWAYS an excuse!) I did plan to write my cards at half term but I had a stomach bug and 'lost' a few days.

Ah well - at least the sloes went into the gin in time!

Unrelated question - if a little grub was floating in your sloe gin would you remove it and say nowt?

cyclingyorkie

Valli wrote: »

Ah Cycling THAT makes me feel MUCH better. In my defence (because there is ALWAYS an excuse!) I did plan to write my cards at half term but I had a stomach bug and 'lost' a few days.

Ah well - at least the sloes went into the gin in time!

Unrelated question - if a little grub was floating in your sloe gin would you remove it and say nowt?

If anyone queried it doesn't tequila come with some added protein? (Not that I know much about such things you understand - there was more alcohol consumed in this house last night than ever before.!)

Can anyone recommend a good slow cooker? Mine has an enormous crack in it.....:mad::mad::mad::(:(:(

wit40iwtwan

Hi all

Hope you are all well! I have been quite good this week or should I say yesterday I really blitzed the house! giggle.

Monday - all done to Level 2 (OH does the meal planning and we have no plants in the house - sad??)
Tuesday - all done - all levels! whoop whoop!
Wednesday - this is waiting for me - will be doing study later but bathroom is done!
Thursday - only managed level 1 - funny - as it is the one room nobody but me and OH enter, did not see the rush!
Friday - hmmmm Kids rooms are fine - they don't live here anymore and OH son only visits - I am reluctant to clean his room if he cannot be bothered to make the bed - I just close his door! giggle

In terms of challenges:

all overseas family cards and UK family done and posted
Flylady cardswap cards written and posted
will wrap pressies later today if studies are complete or leave to next week
not doing decorations this year - no tree either as we are going up North to my sister for Xmas
Ironing is sorted - will schedule a night next week to finish ironing

Monday - 1 hour Yoga (as every Monday)
Tuesday - 1 hour and a bit reading (mainly studies but it is creative writing so still relaxing)
Wednesday - HH sitting with my feet up - make that nearly 2 hours as hubby and I watched a DVD
Thursday - Met up with friends for two beers!
Friday - night out with more friends - OH cooked dinner!

Challenges next week are to:

Sort out our filing in the study and look into musicmagpie to get rid of the CD's and then the whole dresser in the study that is taking up space!

Would love to make a real start on TMA 02 and extract what is in my head onto paper!

Dustykitten

Morning all

Warmer here today but grey and wet - preferred the cold and bright of yesterday myself.

Hoovered upstairs and put one load of washing on.

Need to do a few tasks on here and then tidy the kitchen and make lunch.

Off to get our Christmas tree later. Won't put it up until next weekend but will cut a bit of the base and let it stand in a bucket of water for a week.

Also I must:
empty the grate
fill the log basket
bake a cake
get DS2&3 to sing the family Christmas cards
Do a bit more ironing