Weekly Flylady Thread 25th December 2011

froddington

List updated - now need to clean out 2 ratty cages!

Boxing Day
Get somebody to hoover high traffic areas

Holiday Tuesday
Mop any floors which need it
Clean your kitchen sink

Wednesday
Change a bed or 2
Hoover upstairs/bedrooms

Thursday
Clean the bathroom
What are your flying aims for 2012, share with us now - errrmm - maybe I'll actually stay on track, declutter this house, complete a whole week's list and get rid of the CHAOS!!! Well, I can dream!!!!

MrsChaos

Carpet cleaning advice needed, please.

We're having a new suite delivered next Friday. The quality is not as good as the current one and it's not as nice, but we can't replace at the same level at the moment and the old sofa is falling to pieces. Having a second, smaller sofa will also be more useful than two chairs.

If I can manage to get rid of the old suite via freecycle before Friday it would be an ideal opportunity for cleaning the carpet. I'll phone someone in the morning, but may have to do it myself. Where would you go to hire a carpet cleaning machine?

Any advice gratefully received, as I borrowed a friends machine in the past, but don't want to do that again.

beanrua

froddington wrote: »

Evening!

Welcome back GnB :j Good to hear all is going well x

Dusty - ermmm; the first post doesn't have the usual info stuff on it this week so newbies are a bit confused about your post!

Welcome to all newbies - good to have you on board. This week's thread is a little different cos of Christmas so the usual stuff isn't on the first post. Try the first post here (last week's thread)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/49457339#Comment_49457339

valli - glad your dad is on the mend x

Mumto5 - congrats to DD

Thanks froddington - got it.
Where do I find what is on the list for to-morrow - itching to get started.

1_step_closer

Having suffered a hangover yesterday I had a mass clean today so can cross off:

All deccies taken down and actually boxed properly and put in attic.
Deep clean in living room, floor hoovered and washed.
Dogs walked (although one has a bad leg, think its muscular from my mountain on B Day)
Big clean in kitchen, floor hoovered and washed.
Walls wiped down in hall.
Hot spot cleared.
Washing done.
Chavda visited (and even kept my temper!:rotfl:)
Session at the gym.
All rubbish sorted including re-cycling
Dog towels washed.

Go me!

um 2012..............will have to think about this one, but at the mo it is "eat less" and "exercise more". Same as last year!

1 step closer

froddington

beanrua wrote: »

Thanks froddington - got it.
Where do I find what is on the list for to-morrow - itching to get started.

No problem! Tomorrow's tasks will be added to the first post of this thread anytime soon (once Dusty has decided on them!)

Still haven't cleaned the rats so better start now ...........

hex2

MrsChaos wrote: »

Where would you go to hire a carpet cleaning machine?

Any advice gratefully received, as I borrowed a friends machine in the past, but don't want to do that again.

I know our BnQ have them between the tills and the exit. http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/flooring/rug-doctor/Rug-Doctor-11367604

Also try your local HSS (this shows prices)
http://www.hss.com/c/9000027/Carpet-Cleaners.html

Hope this helps. I have a carpet washing machine (upright vax) that I bought maybe 8 years ago, I wish I had got one with an upholstery/stairs thingy.

greenbee

I have moved the boxes from the study to the empty spare room and am now in the process of moving the chest of drawers into the study. I have ordered a wardrobe that matches all the other ik*a birch furniture in the study. So in theory I can be organised. Anything not work-related will be boxed up and moved out of the study ready for the next round of reorganisation in the spare room!

Just need OH to come over and finalise the wiring with the electrician and out up two shelves and a curtain pole and fix a phone and possibly a notice board to the wall. I think I will be able to do the wardrobe myself, but if not, I have a feeling it may arrive while he's here

Flying aims for 2012 - get organised so I can keep things clean, keep sending ironing out and hope that my lovely cleaner keeps having enough cancellations to help me keep on top of things when work or health get in the way!

Dustykitten

beanrua wrote: »

I must be doing something wrong cos when I go to first post I get the Christmas week - and no sign of Toots welcome. Where do I get the first post with all the info please?

Oh sorry hun that's my fault. I didn't copy it all across this week, as it was not a normal week. Here is the link to last week's thread with it on.

Just going to set the wm then I'll do tomorrow's list - your last one of this year so shall I be kind or mean to you all.

smeeth

You can hire a carpet cleaner from M*rrissons,just ask at Customer Service!

MrsChaos wrote: »

Carpet cleaning advice needed, please.

We're having a new suite delivered next Friday. The quality is not as good as the current one and it's not as nice, but we can't replace at the same level at the moment and the old sofa is falling to pieces. Having a second, smaller sofa will also be more useful than two chairs.

If I can manage to get rid of the old suite via freecycle before Friday it would be an ideal opportunity for cleaning the carpet. I'll phone someone in the morning, but may have to do it myself. Where would you go to hire a carpet cleaning machine?

Any advice gratefully received, as I borrowed a friends machine in the past, but don't want to do that again.

roundtuit

:wave: hello everyone.

Thankyou all for the first day at work best wishes - I've just caught up with the thread and read them.

Yesterday was truly awful. I really did :eek: when I got home. And I was soooooo tired. The person who was supposed to show me what to do wasn't there, and the lady that did show me admitted that she hadn't a clue :eek::eek:. Close friends all received a text saying 'Can't like it!!!

Anxiety levels went through the roof overnight BUT....drum roll....I went back today. Still haven't a clue if what I'm doing is right...but at least it'll be consistently wrong as I'm very methodical :rotfl:

Not quite so tired tonight. Hoping the anxiety will respond to a less stressful day and push off.

The next trick will be combining work and flying so that the house doesn't fall apart again Only thing I've done yesti and today is put out the rubbish!

DS is 19 tomorrow. My baby is all growed up.

I'm soooo pleased it's Friday tomorrow. And a three day weekend in which to recover/catch up with flying. woop woop

love to you all xx