Weekly Flylady Thread 27th February 2012

fuddle

Sorry you're both having car problems.

I'm having a cuppa and a blog catch up and then I'm off to the kitchen. I too could do with some positivity in my life right now. I don't know if doing a lot of housework will help in the long term but definately help me living in it here and now.

pigpen

Dryer on
Squeak fed
Grots depositted at school.. I love school!!!!!!!!!!

Doing list now...

ooh.. Hazel ... vet... must do that

Bath Squeak.. in the kitchen sink lol
Gather up more laundry (the girls are picking theirs up when they get home tonight!)
Drop bag or 2 at charity shop (I have 4 but can only manage 1 or 2 on the pushchair)
Cheque in bank
Collect prescriptions.. me, Moomin and ? Boogaloo
get food for dinner tonight
Find bath sealant
Seal bath (OH's job)
Boots order
Finish tesco list
Vacuum hovel
pics for ebay
upload ebay piles from old lappy and import to new one..
Order new WM or TD.. I can't decide.. hence following question!..

Question...

I have the 12kg washing machine as most of you know.. but.. up until getting that I had 2 WM's 7kg and 5.5kg.. and managed fine... now.. I have the 12kg machine and it is ALWAYS on.. so...

do I..

a. Get a second washing machine? ... this would result in a lot more to be dried which is difficult with only one dryer, crappy weather and radiators all behind sofas.. in summer when laundry is hung out it would be simpler I guess.

OR

b. Keep the 12KG washing and have 2 dryers? ... This would be cheaper for the initial outlay... but more expensive to run and would only be using both dryers in the winter.

Both seem to make equal sense to me and I am not sure which would benefit us the most.

My main concerns are.. having 1 washing machine, if it breaks I am screwed. Having a second dryer will mean drilling another vent into the solid brickwork and rendering which is not easy, not to mention the longterm energy costs. The initial outlay for a second washing machine is more plus I don't know if we need the second machine.

Any input appreciated.. OH said "Do what you want" ... not helpful!

Dustykitten

Morning all

Nanamia wrote: »

where I can find it?

Anniversary Declutter thread

Kaz hope things pick up soon. I know how you feel. New boiler going in tomorrow and now WM is making an almighty noise

DS1 in bed with what looks like flu :eek:
DS3 at school but sneezey and has a temp starting

I've got a sore throat and earache but not too bad.

Just trying to get my dailies done before heading off to the torture pilates machines class. Going to take it easier this week;)

I'll start on the kitchen after lunch.

The_Dragon

Not a bad start to the week for me , I have managed to do the loo, bathroom sink, kitchen sink, stove top and put the laundry away :j:j (and all of that was yesterday :rotfl:) today is catch up with threads on here and do some filing (a job I have always hated )

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
thanks for the list juliejim, im in again
hope everyone is well
have already done what there was of the irnoing this morning and doing HHpaperwork at the mo before i start as DD is cooking s will start kitchen once shes finished
defrosted the freezer over the weekend but didnt find the birdboxes so that a cary forward for this week or it will be too late to put them up.

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor[/STRIKE]
Clear and wipe table
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out the fridge [/STRIKE]and meal plan what needs using up first
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe cupboard fronts, kickboards, drawers, etc[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Clean a small appliance thoroughly[/STRIKE]-microwave clean
Clean filters on WM, TD, etc
Extras
[STRIKE]HHI [/STRIKE]or HHE
Clean out any pets or wash bedding
Clear a hotspot

to do list
[STRIKE]HHpaperwork play catch-up on weekend stuff[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]buy and [/STRIKE]post sisters wedding anni card
add more to charity bags for the weekend
[STRIKE]ring school to check on wether DS is on workshop[/STRIKE] waiting for them to ring back
ring dentist book crown
do work course paperwork
[STRIKE]wash up breakfast pots[/STRIKE]
find and put up birdboxes

have a good day all

bikelesschick

Morning everyone!

Not been around for a while due to moving houses. Everything unpacked and reasonably tidy now so time to come back flying as not much cleaning has been done since moving in :eek:

Happy belated birthday to anyone who's had a birthday in the past couple of weeks. I hope you had a lovely time!

I still have to call loads of people to change my address so I'll be doing that today as well.

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe table
Level Two
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean out the fridge and meal plan what needs using up first
Level Three
Clean a small appliance thoroughly
Extras
HHI or HHE
Clean out any pets or wash bedding

Helensdatter

Hello please may I join you - I am new to this posting lark, and need a kick up the bum with cleaning and house management generally.

Spent the weekend clearing out son 2's bedroom as he was away, and simply put anything at all questionable into a bin liner. Now they have all gone to school/work I have to sort through the bin bag and make categories of eBay, charity shop, mend, etc.

How do I find time to do all the jobs on the daily lists as well?

Also, how do I do those fancy signatures you have all got? I know you are all busy, sorry for being demanding.

pigpen

Helen.. go up to the top of the page.. click where it says User CP under the important announcement banner bit... then on the next page click Edit signature in the left hand column.... voila!

cally_c

Mornin' all,

Thank you for the thread Juliejim!:j
Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe table
Level Two
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean out the fridge and meal plan what needs using up first
Level Three
Wipe cupboard fronts, kickboards, drawers, etc
Clean a small appliance thoroughly
Clean filters on WM, TD, etc
Extras
HHI or HHE
Clean out any pets or wash bedding
Clear a hotspot

This week:
Book restaurant for 'big' birthday

Feb to-do:
[STRIKE]clean & declutter cutlery drawer
declutter foils/cling film/bags etc
declutter kitchen drawer x1
clear & clean fridge
clear & clean dressing table
declutter & clean desk & printer area
declutter notice board
declutter hallway[/STRIKE]declutter hall cupboard
declutter old hobby stuff (started)
any electrical stuff to recycle
any [STRIKE]books[/STRIKE] & cds to go
email inbox

love to all,

mrs-moneypenny

welcome helen
dont try and do it all at once the lists arent written in stone and you havent 'failed' if you devieate from them or miss anything they are a guide some people have their own lists some do everything others pick and choose depending on their own circumstances.
i have a few of my own things i need/want to do that i put in a seperate list and then i work from the lists set on here as i havent been 'flying' long and im really finding they are helping me get things under control and i at last feel like every room in the house gets some attention each week.

re the sig question along the green band at the top you click on user CP then a new window will open a list down the side overs the option to edit signature that where you need to look. be careful what you try and write as there is a size limit.

im sure others will be along to welcome you are offer clearer advice if mine is a bit muddled (things make sense when you know what youre trying to say but dont always read as clearly as they should im afraid)