Weekly Flylady Thread 19th March 2007

embb

neilersmc wrote: »

i learnt something new as well reading this thread did not know about turning mattress when changing beds. Why do you do this - something to do with the springs?

Hi, yes it's to keep the springs even, it's advised as it stops the mattress becoming lumpy and therefore means it lasts longer.

Mermaid

Well, after removing 6 bin liners full of [STRIKE]utter rubbish[/STRIKE] essential stuff the sprogs can't do without, my living room looks spiffy too.

After a very hard few weeks I now have a viewer-ready living room, kitchen, dining room, master bedroom, kids rooms and bathroom. Well done me! Just need to do the office and the spare room:eek: :eek: :eek: Some plants int he tubs in the garden to give it a bit of colour would be nice if I can manage it today.

Only got one crawly out of DD's hair yesterday, so I caught them really early, but there will be loads in the next few days juding by the number of eggs. I'm getting a nitty gritty as advised Pigpen, thanks for the tip. Is is generally advisable to keep littlies away from other kids until the eggs have gone?

Have a great day and happy flying everyone!

embb

Brain's kicked into gear now so here's my list for today, I've decided not to add stuff I wont get round to cause then it makes me feel guilty and I like to see everything crossed off, I need to post achievable lists, so:-

* kids room
* WM :-
1 on the line
1 in the TD
1 in the washer
1 left to do
* rubbish in bin outside
* Plug Sky box back in
* phone Sky - try to blag a cheaper package than £21
* Do dishes
* hoover through
* clean benches in kitchen
* fold/put away all dry washing
* Go to Aldi to return a camera
* Go to Asda to look at new cameras
* make beds

That'll do for today, oops better get DD#2 up and ready for school

Have a nice day x

nicki_2

Morning all.

Not been around as I haven't been flying as such After spending all day Tuesday at my friends house preping her daughters party (and having a REALLY good chin wag :rotfl: ) and then her daughters party that night, I was whacked Wednesday so much so I don't even remember it :rolleyes: Yesterday I spent the entire day listing things for ebay...then forgot to upload them :wall: Mind you I still need to take pictures so it's a good job I have taken into account the price increase by Royal Mail (effective 2nd April...10 days from now) when putting postage costs!

Anyways my plan for today is to cook the last 2 batches of dried pulses I've been soaking, and clean the house through. :eek: Shouldn't take long. I'm just about to put the first load of washing through the machine as soon as I've S&S'd the bathroom & kitchen. Shouldn't take long Apart from the livingroom, it's just a case of dust/hoover as everywhere else is tidy. Livingroom mess is confined to the desk area so that shouldn't take too long. Also hoping to fit in a bath before I have to go and pick DD up at 3pm (thats when I leave the house...ish) so it's time to don my cape and get a wriggle on.

Lets make a proper list :



















Laters :wave:

cha97michelle

OK - here goes. Off to a bad start as we had a very early morning, and the baby is already tired and grumpy, so i know i am going to be in for it. I was also later to bed as i did some ironing. :eek:

I've managed to feed us both, put away some of last nights dishes, and get some chilli out of the freezer so we can have a quick tea tonight. Oh, and had two cuppas.

I'm now off to get ready and have a quick splash through the bath, and then the day starts properly.

Friday 23/3:
Kitchen
1. Clean microwave.
2. Clean sink, draining board and wash any plastic drainers/cutlery holders.
3. Clean floor
Tuesday - Living areas & Hall/Porches/Entrance
4. Dust throughout living area and hall/s inc tops of door frames and doors
5. Wipe down skirting
6. Vacuum throughout halls
7. Tidy away anything that shouldn't be where it is now!
8. Make sure entrances aren't blocked
9. Clean clocks and screens.
10. Make sure the front door is clean, inside and out
Wednesday - Master bedroom, stairs and landing
11. Check for cobwebs and dust all furniture
12. Remove bed linen and wash
13. Vacuum bedroom floor, stairs, landing and bed
14. Turn mattress before replacing linen if required
15. Clean landing and bedroom window
Extra if needed, one hotspot, anywhere on the house, make sure it's dampened down before it catches fire!
Thursday Double Trouble - Study/Pc areas and bathroom
Study
16. Clean PCs, mouse, monitor, keyboard etc
17. Make sure desk is tidy and dust free
18. Vacuum study floor
19. Clean window
Bathroom
20. Clean bath, sink and toilet (inc lid, cistern and flusher)
21. Dust bathroom cabinets/shelves and polish any mirrors
22. Wipe down tiles, make them shine!
23. [strike]Tidy what is left after flinging, make a note what you have too much of and not to buy, and what needs buying[/strike] definitely don't need to buy anything till the next decade
24. Vacuum bathroom floor
25. Clean bathroom window
Todays extra, make any important calls you've been putting off. If there is any paperwork still needs sorting after the 15 minutes you did on Tuesday, do another 15 minutes
Friday Flyer (well it is for those without kids or spare rooms)
26. [strike]Strip those beds, make sure there is nothing lurking under the mattress while you are there [/strike] did that on Monday
27. [strike]Make sure no dirty laundry on floor or clean laundry waiting to be put away[/strike]
28. [strike]Make sure everything else is in it's place[/strike]
29. Vacuum the floor
30. Wipe down skirting/light switches/light fitting/door if required and dust anything that needs to be
31. [strike]Empty any bins in the bedrooms, give those a quick clean too[/strike][strike]
[/strike] don't have any
Dining room
32. Clean placemats
33. Dust where necessary
34. Wipe chairs if required and dust the backs
35. Vacuum dining room floor
[strike]As an extra check those fire alarms again, make sure there aren't any bulbs need replacing[/strike]
Well that's it for the weekend, apart from dailies of course. [strike]Make sure those uniforms are washed, dried and ready for Sunday morning[/strike]
Face mask
Sort through baby clothes sister gave me
Do some of the dreaded ironing
[strike]Bin and recycling out[/strike]
[strike]Transmit shop and scan data[/strike]
[strike]Pack baby bag[/strike]
[STRIKE]Take baby to clinic to get weighed[/STRIKE]
Go to Yorkshire outlet to try and get baby shoes for wedding (as I forgot that when I bought the suit)
Pop to ASDA. Pick up bounty pack and free £5 voucher. Get some veggies for the weekend.and next week plus bread/milk and sandwich stuff for DH for next week
Deal with post
Make baby bottles
Bin and recycling in
Put plastic recycling in garage
[STRIKE]Post cheque for ground rent[/STRIKE]
Find new cheque book in filing cabinet and put in downstairs drawer
Shred bits from old cheque book no longer needed
Make fruit purees
[STRIKE]put ironed stuff away from yesterday[/STRIKE]
washing - [STRIKE]towels[/STRIKE], another load of my jumpers
take dry stuff off airers and fold/put away or add to ironing pile
rescue DH's stuff from TD and fold/sort/put away
put towels in TD

On your marks, get set, OK - i'm off.

Michelle. xx

hex2

Busy at work since Tuesday so now I need to play catch up. Overnight visitors at the weekend, and their room needs a second coat of paint, rails and curtains putting back up and the carpet washing.
House is a mess - joy of a few days of neglect. The boys are only home for an hour before they go to bed on work days so how do they generate so much mess? The house is one huge hot spot.

Butchers, and co-op run, DW to do, WM x lots, good general clean and the garden is calling me..... Need to make a cheesecake and a roulade for tomorrow as well.

cha97michelle

hex2 wrote: »

Busy at work since Tuesday so now I need to play catch up. Overnight visitors at the weekend, and their room needs a second coat of paint, rails and curtains putting back up and the carpet washing.
House is a mess - joy of a few days of neglect. The boys are only home for an hour before they go to bed on work days so how do they generate so much mess? The house is one huge hot spot.

Butchers, and co-op run, DW to do, WM x lots, good general clean and the garden is calling me..... Need to make a cheesecake and a roulade for tomorrow as well.

You have just made me feel a million times better. All i have to do is hide lots of clothes, hoover, dust and change bedding for our guests. I don't know why i thought it would be easier to have the in-laws to stay rather than go and visit them again.

Oh - i remember now. It was cos we have already spent 3 other weekends away this month and thought it may give us chance to do something at home and save us the cost of a tank of petrol and 3 days cattery fees which they charge us now we have to drop them off in the evening, even though they are still only there 48 hours. Oh the joys!!!

Now i am really off - baby has screamed at me so much i decided he must be in pain, so gave him some neurofen, and now he is sleeping.

Washer is now on with towels. - so best get going.

Michelle, x

ShirleyPark_2

nicki I love those images, where did you get them from ?

immoral_angeluk

How on earth do you all find enough hours in the day to do all that cleaning???? :eek:

I'm lucky if I run the hoover round the living room every few days and put some washing on!!!

Pollybear

Stripped my bed and washed it, and another load of washing. The sun has just come out so I'll put some out on the line in a minute.

Vacuumed and polished bedrooms. Also living room and hallway.

Made a load of Easter biscuits and vacuumed the kitchen after (I always drop stuff everywhere). They are cooling on the rack now.

The dog is having her hair cut (a van comes round), when that's finished I need to go to the post office.