Weekly Flylady Thread 12th March 2007

rach

well done, Denise

pigpen

rach wrote: »

yeah, forgot to say pigpen, how has it gone?

to be honest i'd always thought you had a good marriage from things you had said on here!!

Can you just email that to him please because he says I paint him black on here??

He came home yesterday.. needs to collect some bits from his sisters today.. but I may just walk up with him.. if it is out the house!! (and means I can escape from Lil_me's HUUUUGGGEEEE list!!)

We ended up sounding like we had eaten too many fortune cookies (does anyone actually EAT those things they are vile??) become buddhist (if the tree does not bend to the mountain, the ants will follow the birds.. eh? What?) and GOD am I stubborn?!?!?!

It'll fix.. I guess..

thriftykatie

What is going on here? After so little sleep Monday night thought I would be dead to the world this morning but woke up at 6.30 alhough I could have had the luxury of staying in bed until after 8! Anyway, it's given me a headstart and I can do my list for today, some of which I can already tick off!

Bathroom – so I can get ahead of myself to enjoy my birthday tomorrow

o [STRIKE]Clean toilet well including round the back!
o Clean skirting boards
o Clean bath, including polishing taps – can leave shower screen as still clean from last week
o Clean windowsill including wiping down toiletries, candles etc
o Clean around washbasin and vanity unit
o Wash tile splash back
o Clean tops of picture
o Good clean of the slats of the towel warmer – getting bit grubby
o Wipe down cupboard and bathroom doors, and light fittings[/STRIKE]o Vacuum floor - will do this later as vacuum upstairs so will do bedroom first

Lil_me list for Wednesday

Wednesday Master Bedroom, Stairs and Landing area

1. Dust master bedroom, inc tops of furniture, electricals etc
2. [STRIKE]Make sure no cobwebs on stairs, landing or in bedroom[/STRIKE]did this the other day when I noticed a cobweb on my way downstairs - did a quick cobweb swoop throughout the house
3. [STRIKE]Wipe stair rails, light switches and fittings if you can reach safely[/STRIKE] did this yesterday as spiral staircase goes up from the living room so did that as part of yesterday's list
4. Vacuum stairs, landing and master bedroom
5. [STRIKE]Strip bed, replace sheets after vacuuming mattress (turn if required)[/STRIKE]changed bedding at the weekend so no need to do - although will need to vacuum mattress next time

[STRIKE]Extra job for the day as requested, clean out that vacuum cleaner, unplug and make sure every last bits clean inc that hairy roller!![/STRIKE]totally by fluke did this yeserday when something got stuck in the vac!

Carried over from yesterday!

o Look for building society pass book – urgent!!
o Sort out documentation for new bank a/c and post
o Reply to two friends’ emails
o Post cc payment
o Set up reminders on snowball website for insurance renewal etc
o Recycle 3 magazines (need flicking through first!)

Wednesday other
o Get and post mothers day card
o Mystery shop
o Check out bathroom flooring at Homebase
o Get eyebrows done
o Shopping
o Put above away and don’t leave some of it lying around nice tidy kitchen
o [STRIKE]Hang washing out[/STRIKE] - fold and put away washing once dryhope it stays fine, sky is very blue now so hopefuly
!

Lots of work to fit in there somewhere too!

Have a good day everyone and happy flying!

thriftykatie

pigpen - just noticed your posts (obviously posted whilst I was wasting good cleaning time writing my list - I LOVE lists!)

Big hugs to you - you sound as though you have alot on your plate. Always difficult when things aren't going well, and we don't appreciate things enough when things are on the up.

Sun is shining here - hope it is where you are. I'm definitely one of those SAD people affected by the weather. Only thing is, the sun shining through the window highlights the dust and that the windows need cleaning - or should I say USED to before I discovered all you friendly souls on here to keep me in line.

pigpen

Wednesday Master Bedroom, Stairs and Landing area

1. Dust master bedroom, inc tops of furniture, electricals etc
2. [STRIKE]Make sure no cobwebs on stairs, landing or in bedroom[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wipe stair rails, light switches and fittings if you can reach safely[/STRIKE]
4. Vacuum stairs, landing and master bedroom
5. [STRIKE]Strip bed, replace sheets after vacuuming mattress turn (if required)[/STRIKE]

Extra job for the day as requested, clean out that vacuum cleaner, unplug and make sure every last bits clean inc that hairy roller!!

vacuuming I can manage.. bed sheets were washed on Sunday (after DD5 pee'd on them!) I need to find the landing though, it seems to have become dumping ground number 1 again.. *sigh*

My List..

[STRIKE]WM [/STRIKE](boys brought their washing down today) 4 loads today I think
HANG OUT TO DRY!!!!
[STRIKE]DW[/STRIKE] (just needs breakfast pots in)
BM
Tidy the doorway in the front room that I neglected yesterday.
empty bins as it is binday tomorrow!
[STRIKE]Set up snipe tool for 3 auctions [/STRIKE]tomorrow that I will forget to bid on (they are for the boys for SIL's wedding)

Beccatje

pigpen wrote: »

vacuuming I can manage.. bed sheets were washed on Sunday (after DD5 pee'd on them!) I need to find the landing though, it seems to have become dumping ground number 1 again.. *sigh*

My List..

[STRIKE]WM [/STRIKE](boys brought their washing down today)

I know from experience how much washing 5 kids produce. I can't begin to imagine how much 8 kids will come up with!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

I marvel at your stamina Pigpen!

And yes, I have those dumping grounds in the house as well..

When I'm on top of one, like the living room; I keep it tidy, keep reminding everbody to clean up their stuff.. they just go and find another area in the hosue to dump their crap!!
The hallway, the upstairs landing, their bedroom, the bathroom.. ANYWHERE!!!

Yesterday I got fed up with DD1. She is 14 yrs old. I had asked her for a few days to put away a book of hers. She kept moving it around the living room. Last night I'd had enough. I told her: "Look! Count with me!"
*picked up book and counted:* "ONE.... *walked to bookshelf* two, three, four.... *put book on shelf* FIVE! And you're DONE! It took 5 seconds! and you have been arguing and avading me for three days now about this book! You could have avoided all that by taking FIVE SECONDS! to put away this book on the shelf!!"

She spent the rest of the time sulking at me. I guess I wasn't allowed to point that out to her..

:rotfl: :rotfl:

rach

pigpen wrote: »

Can you just email that to him please because he says I paint him black on here??

He came home yesterday.. needs to collect some bits from his sisters today.. but I may just walk up with him.. if it is out the house!! (and means I can escape from Lil_me's HUUUUGGGEEEE list!!)

We ended up sounding like we had eaten too many fortune cookies (does anyone actually EAT those things they are vile??) become buddhist (if the tree does not bend to the mountain, the ants will follow the birds.. eh? What?) and GOD am I stubborn?!?!?!

It'll fix.. I guess..

i seriously did think so, i thought i was quite good at reading situations (part of my job! usually with teenagers!) but maybe its harder online!

i hope it does fix

rach

well, have made a start on bedrom this morning - think that will be the extent of the bedroom so far! got a meeting at 9.30, need to leave in 15 mins and still in pjs so better go

1. Dust master bedroom, inc tops of furniture, electricals etc
2. Make sure no cobwebs on stairs, landing or in bedroom
3. Wipe stair rails, light switches and fittings if you can reach safely
4. Vacuum stairs, landing and master bedroom
5. Strip bed, replace sheets after vacuuming mattress (turn if required) - i've only slept in the bed 5 times since last time i changed it, and have two nights away this weekend too.

Extra job for the day as requested, clean out that vacuum cleaner, unplug and make sure every last bits clean inc that hairy roller!! - woohoo, i did the roller today

my list:
bathroom -
wash sink, tiles, bath
clean loo inside and out
clean mirror

car - check oil, water, tyre pressure
recycling out
empty bins
DW on
dry washing away
WM on & washing hung up to dry

Beccatje

Right:

mad dash through the master bedroom.
That's all looking nice again. Bedroom is tiny so that helps.

Beef is cooking in the slow cooker.

I'm just going to run the hoover around the high traffic area. Loads of sand and mud got dragged in yesterday. Then it's in the shower and getting ready for work.


Becca

LJD1_2

I don't want to clean....oh, did I just say that? Right, i'm off to do the list, honest! I've a free day though there is no such thing as I really have to study all day.

Catch you all later
xx