Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd January 2012

Mumto5

I'm back home after a very long day for me. DS1 may have taken DS3 to school but he didn't sweep the kitchen floor or empty the bins. He also CBA to go to the job centre (it was cold). I'm unimpressed.

DD2 has had all her beautiful blonde hair cut off. I had tears rolling down my face and the hairdresser wouldn't take any money. She's also fallen over in the playground and has a graze above and below her left eye. She looks like an advert for the NSPCC.

I have a pork and apple casserole in the oven and now I must peel the spuds for mash. I'm going to do a couple of HHI tonight, nag me please as I want to curl up on the sofa with a blanket and watch tosh tv.

notjustlaura

Hello (again)

I'm Laura, 39, living in Glasgow with Sammy-cat and William-cat. I've been on this thread before but didn't keep it up and reverted to letting the Cleaner-Who-Should-Be-Sacked do a not-very-good job and get paid for it. Today I discovered that she's broken an ornament and tried to conceal the evidence. The ornament was a gift so has sentimental rather than financial value but what's upsetting me is the concealment rather than the breakage. This is not the first time she's damaged something and not said anything and I've been a fool to let it go on.

Anyway. I have decided to tell her that she must either pay for a replacement ornament or leave but before I do this I need to be well enough up to speed with the housework that I can manage on my own for the time it will take to find someone else should the current cleaner choose to leave. Having done some work this afternoon (see below) I'm realising how little she's actually been doing so I am considering just sacking her which again means I need to be up to speed. So I don't really know what I'm going to do but in any event I need to know the actual state of my home and the only way to find out is to do these jobs myself for a bit.

Enter this list:

Bank Holiday Monday

Level One
[STRIKE]S & S kitchen[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Make sure all uniforms, work clothes, PE kits, etc are ready for tomorrow[/STRIKE] (Doesn't apply)
Level Two
[STRIKE]Get all washing up to date.[/STRIKE] Is either in machine going round and round or on airer. Few things left in basket don't make a full load.
[STRIKE]Hoover through all high traffic areas.[/STRIKE] Did hall as cats have treat of big box to play in in living room so I'll hoover up all the bits when they've finished destroying it.
[STRIKE]HH me time[/STRIKE] Knitting, knitting, knitting
Level Three
[STRIKE]It's a BH, spend some time with your family.[/STRIKE] Spoke to mum and dad on the phone and saw lots of them over the holidays.
[STRIKE]HH decluttering[/STRIKE] There is now no visible clutter in the kitchen
[STRIKE]Think about your aims for this coming year.[/STRIKE] That's something to ponder this evening.

Tuesday - Kids'/Spare Bedrooms and Bathroom

Level One
[STRIKE]Strip bedding, wash and replace[/STRIKE] Sheets are clean but comforter had muddy paw-prints on it and has been put into the laundry
[STRIKE]Clean sink and toilet[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean bath, shower, bidet, etc[/STRIKE]
Clear floors
Dust any dusty areas
Level Three
Mop/sweep/hoover floors
Wash any mats, shower curtains, curtains, blinds, etc that need doing
Wipe skirting boards
Extras
HHI
HHPaperwork - tax return?
HH decluttering

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Clean sink
Level Two
Clear and wipe table
Sweep/mop/hoover floors
Dust any dusty areas
Level Three
Sort out under sink cupboard
Wipe down fronts and doors
Clean fridge and microwave
Extras
HH hotspot clearing
HHC in neglected room
HH me time

embb

Caught up now.

Mumto 5 Awwwwwwww it will grow back but I totally get ya with the crying, it breaks your heart x

NotjustLaura that is simply NOT ON! I am a house cleaner and I cringe when I hear of a bad cleaner as they give people like me a really bad name, get rid of her, she's not doing her job properly and is being sneaky in not telling you about the ornament, breakages happen but you ALWAYS tell the customer and offer to pay damages, I couldn't sleep at night if one of my customers was as unhappy with me as you are with her. Hope you find a super-duper cleaner asap x

Put the bins out, loaded the TD and WM again, put the tea on.

Happy Birthday to Quillion and Lil_me's DS xx

beanrua

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe surfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean sink[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe table[/STRIKE]
Sweep/mop/hoover floors later
Dust any dusty areas
Level Three
[STRIKE] Sort out under sink cupboard[/STRIKE]done last week
[STRIKE] Wipe down fronts and doors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean fridge[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]and microwave[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE] HH hotspot clearing[/STRIKE] cooker - using paint scraper to clean the iron things that the pans sit on!!!!!!!!!!
HHC in neglected room
HH me time later def

bought cd rack in charity shop to-day to hang belts/scarves on
back to cooker

mummyyof5

Since my last post I have made apple and blackberry crumble..peeled pots now cooking..put away 2 baskets of ironing in my bedroom and paired up lots of socks..also reshuffled WM and TD again and emptied and refilled DW.
Also taken DD1s clothes to her room.
Just waiting for tea to cook ..i am starved...then will redo kitchen..have a bath...do pack ups ..get kids to bed THEN I may get some knitting done.

Need to throw DS2 in shower and do both boys wraps too ...its never ending.....

serena

Dustykitten wrote: »

Just found the ravelry site, lost and hour of my life and expect flying maybe limited whilst I search for a pattern that I a) like and b) meets my very novice knitting skills.

To bed now.

Yup, been there, done that. Try Rowan too - they have a number of downloadable patterns. I have a longish list of future projects.

Did you know that some John Lewis branches offer Rowan workshops?
My local fabric/wool shop does them, and I've been to three over the past few years, and OH has just given me another day for Christmas.

BAGGY

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bank Holiday Monday

Level One
S & S kitchen - done
Make sure all uniforms, work clothes, PE kits, etc are ready for tomorrow - forgot. Also forgot to check bread situation!
Level Two
Get all washing up to date. - No room on dryer. Have a long way to go on this as we can only get a wash done every other day when the weather is bad
Hoover through all high traffic areas. - done
HH me time - didnt do
Level Three
It's a BH, spend some time with your family. - far too much with some of them but that's a whole 'nother story
HH decluttering - failed
Think about your aims for this coming year. - try and ebay my prem baby stuff or find a charity (pref twins related) to donate to

Tuesday - Kids'/Spare Bedrooms and Bathroom

Level One
Strip bedding, wash and replace - no room on dryer
Clean sink and toilet - done x 2
Level Two
Clean bath, shower, bidet, etc - did shower / bath
Clear floors - nope
Dust any dusty areas - done
Level Three
Mop/sweep/hoover floors - did kids bedrooms and stairs / landing
Wash any mats, shower curtains, curtains, blinds, etc that need doing - made half hearted attempt to wipe blinds
Wipe skirting boards - we dont have any so did ligght switches and window sills etc
Extras
HHI - ?
HHPaperwork - tax return? - nil
HH decluttering - too pooped
Cooked the 'loaf of death' was cross between a breeze block and a rubber thing. Note to self.......read BM instructions.
Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces - done
Clean sink - done
Level Two
Clear and wipe table - have to as boys eat like chimps
Sweep/mop/hoover floors - did living room. swept kitchen. Need pearls of wisdom re cleaning laminate. Our whole downstairs is open plan so I cant do the kitchen without having to do the lot so put it off until it's yukky. We use the back door, via the kitchen so it gets really bad. I often get on hand and knees with wipes but expensive and not very effective. Any ideas?
Dust any dusty areas - did kitchen
Level Three[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sort out under sink cupboard - nope
Wipe down fronts and doors - done
Clean fridge and microwave - did before xmas. washed fronts
Extras
HH hotspot clearing - tried but got side tracked
HHC in neglected room - nope. got scared off. it is a pigsty of the first order. need my productive head on. perhaps Friday when back from docs.
HH me time - nope
Not too bad so far but felt soooo tired last night. Tomorrow I have hosp and weekly shop so will not be able to do anything much. Fri DS1 to docs.
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serena

I did the kitchen and dining room on Monday, so have an unexpectedly clear conscience!:D

I've decluttered a day at school, and have a list of stuff to get ready for tomorrow. I'm not teaching, but going in anyway as I have school trip admin to do, and stuff to prepare for next week.

This evening I also want to clear and declutter the living room. The teens were the only ones home today, and the room actually looked far worse when I got home than when I left - and it was bad enough this morning:eek:


I think I may have to do the same as lamewolf. I want to stay on flylady this term, but the reading may have to take second place after the actual flying!

Love and hugs.

poohbear59

Who mentioned the revalry site? No flying done here by me today but lots of knitting planning!

Happy Birthday Quillion !!!

Ruthy1604

Hi all,

First day back at work today for me I have a really busy couple of weeks coming up so I'm gonna try the fluttering idea


Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One
[STRIKE]
Clear and wipe surfaces
Clean sink
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]
Clear and wipe table
Sweep/mop/hoover floors[/STRIKE] See below
Dust any dusty areas
Level Three
[STRIKE]
Sort out under sink cupboard
Wipe down fronts and doors [/STRIKE]Did this Xmas eve so not gonna bother again this week
[STRIKE]Clean fridge [/STRIKE]Done NYE[STRIKE] and microwave[/STRIKE] DONE
Extras
HH hotspot clearing
HHC in neglected room
[STRIKE]HH me time[/STRIKE] - gonna get the kids to bed & attach myself to the sota

DH was at home with the kids today as school are running their entrance exams. I was expecting a bit of a mess, but I got home & they'd baked yummy cupcakes. DH had dropped a bottle of peppermint essence on the floor and it smashed so he had to clean the whole floor - lol. My Whole house smells minty fresh :rotfl: