Weekly Flylady Thread 19th March 2007

pigpen

lil_me wrote: »

:rotfl: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Trash_heap2.jpg

Pigpen you're appreciated by all of us ((big hug)) Well done not much else, dinner dishes still need doing, ended up in front of tele with poorly pooch all snuggled up on me instead, never mind eh!

We looked at that pic and LO said 'it's mummy!!!'... from the mouths of babes!!!

cha97michelle

about 1 hour to go...

just having a drink of cooling water and a much needed head check

Saturday 24/3:
Kitchen
. [STRIKE] Clean sink, draining board and wash any plastic drainers/cutlery holders.
1. Clean floor [/STRIKE]
Tuesday - Living areas & Hall/Porches/Entrance
2. [STRIKE]Dust throughout living area and hall/s[/STRIKE] inc tops of door frames and doors
3. Wipe down skirting
4. Vacuum throughout halls
5. [STRIKE]Clean clocks and screens. [/STRIKE]
6. Make sure the front door is clean, inside and out
Wednesday - Master bedroom, stairs and landing
7. Check for cobwebs and dust all furniture
8. [strike]Remove bed linen and wash[/strike]
9. Vacuum bedroom floor, stairs, landing and bed
10. Turn mattress before replacing linen if required
11. Clean landing and bedroom window
Thursday Double Trouble - Study/Pc areas and bathroom
Study
[STRIKE]12. Clean PCs, mouse, monitor, keyboard etc[/STRIKE]
13. [STRIKE]Make sure desk is tidy and dust free[/STRIKE]
14. Clean window
Bathroom
15. Clean bath, sink
16. Dust bathroom cabinets/shelves
17. Wipe down tiles, make them shine!
18. Vacuum bathroom floor
19. Clean bathroom window
Friday Flyer (well it is for those without kids or spare rooms)
20. Vacuum the floor
21. Wipe down skirting/light switches/light fitting/door if required and dust anything that needs to be
Dining room
[STRIKE] 22. Dust where necessary
23. Wipe chairs if required and dust the backs
24. Vacuum dining room floor[/STRIKE]
Well that's it for the weekend, apart from dailies of course.
Do some of the dreaded ironing
Deal with post
[STRIKE]Find new cheque book in filing cabinet and put in downstairs drawer[/STRIKE]
take dry stuff off airers and fold/put away or add to ironing pile
[STRIKE]Put compost outside[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]DH suit fitting at 10am[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Make soup for lunch (put through food processor)[/STRIKE]
Roast chicken, then carve
Make a chicken and veg lasagne for dinner,
And rice pudding in SC
Get pork out of freezer to defrost
DH to put box of baby clothes in loft
Make baby bottles
Box of baby clothes in loft
Write letter of application
Get it checked
Order sister things off ebay

Paper and tin recycling has gone outside already. Bag of nappies has gone in outside bin. Bedroom windows are open to get some of that fresh air circulating. My bedside table has had most of the junk cleared.

all pots from this morning have been washed
cats things cleaned
cats banished to outside until after the guests arrive so that they don't make more mess.

have sprayed the cleaner around the bath, so my next place is upstairs - gosh i've done such a lot already and it is only 10.

Will be ready for bed by midday

poohbear59

Hi, I am new here and would like to give it a go next week. I am home full time and have big kids, 22, 20, 18 and 16 and Dh. Last week I tried Wednesdays Flylady but failed desperately. I have a disability which means I can't do lots of things I want to, but I do try! DD usually helps but goes away for 2 months next Thursday, so I thought I should try to do next weeks with assistance from all my boys. Having a daily plan may also encourage them too, if that's allowed.

wilf55

hi pooh im sure anything your happy with goes

welcome and good luck

Beccatje

Welcome Poohbear59!

Come in and join us!

Having a daily plan sure does help me as it gives me both a goal and a sense of achievement. And when I'm done, I'm done.

Before I always felt like I was never done. There was always something left to do, and that used to put me off before I even started. Now I do the things on the list, and my daily things and I can tell myself: You're done!!

there is always something to do in my house, I've got 5 kids.. but that doesn't bother me so much anymore now. I can leave it be until it comes round on the list again.

You do what you can, and feel proud of it.

I've been struggling these last few weeks but will get back into the swing of things I promise!!

Becca

Solwaykid

Hello from another Newbie, I'd like to join in if I may! I've been lurking for a few weeks and following as best I can; I have seen an improvement in my chaos though..

Today is my first full day at home for weeks so I'm having a mammoth blitz. I can't do much in the week except a swish and swipe as I'm out of the house from 7.15am and home energyless at 6pm-but on the plus side (is it?) there's only me and the 2 moggies that make a mess. Boy, are they untidy!
The lists really help even if I just fantasize about crossing stuff off them. Hey ho, slowly slowly..

wilf55

hi solway welcome

my 2 dogs are the same the amount of washing up and washing drying and ironing they create is unbelievable!!!!!!! thats besides general mess and clutter

tut tut tut!!

Solwaykid

wilf55 wrote: »

hi solway welcome

my 2 dogs are the same the amount of washing up and washing drying and ironing they create is unbelievable!!!!!!! thats besides general mess and clutter

tut tut tut!!

Thanks wilf, what they get up to when I'm out is a mystery and to think I used to blame it all on my ex-DP!

cha97michelle

I'm officially going to give up on the list now. Luckily they were late setting off, so i have had chance to do everything mega important plus have a quick bath and wash my hair. I'm sitting with my feet up now for a bit before they get here.

Saturday 24/3:
Kitchen
. [strike] Clean sink, draining board and wash any plastic drainers/cutlery holders.
1. Clean floor [/strike]
Tuesday - Living areas & Hall/Porches/Entrance
2. [strike]Dust throughout living area and hall/s[/strike] inc tops of door frames and doors
3. Wipe down skirting
4. [STRIKE]Vacuum throughout halls [/STRIKE]
5. [strike]Clean clocks and screens. [/strike]
6. Make sure the front door is clean, inside and out
Wednesday - Master bedroom, stairs and landing
7. [STRIKE]Check for cobwebs and dust all furniture[/STRIKE] do i get extra brownie points for pulling all the furniture out and dusting behind it. Boy did it need it, and i used pigpens patented method of using the hoover brush. :rotfl:
8. [strike]Remove bed linen and wash[/strike]
9. [STRIKE]Vacuum bedroom floor, stairs, landing and bed[/STRIKE]
10. Turn mattress before replacing linen if required didn't really need it, Will probably do next time
11. Clean landing and bedroom window
Thursday Double Trouble - Study/Pc areas and bathroom
Study
[strike]12. Clean PCs, mouse, monitor, keyboard etc[/strike]
13. [strike]Make sure desk is tidy and dust free[/strike]
14. Clean window
Bathroom
15.[STRIKE] Clean bath, sink [/STRIKE]
16. Dust bathroom cabinets/shelves
17. Wipe down tiles, make them shine!
18. [STRIKE]Vacuum bathroom floor [/STRIKE]
19. Clean bathroom window did frame and window sill
Friday Flyer (well it is for those without kids or spare rooms)
20. [STRIKE]Vacuum the floor [/STRIKE]
21. Wipe down skirting/light switches/light fitting/door if required and dust anything that needs to be
Dining room
[strike] 22. Dust where necessary
23. Wipe chairs if required and dust the backs
24. Vacuum dining room floor[/strike]
Well that's it for the weekend, apart from dailies of course.
Do some of the dreaded ironing
[STRIKE]Deal with post[/STRIKE]
[strike]Find new cheque book in filing cabinet and put in downstairs drawer[/strike]
take dry stuff off airers and fold/put away or add to ironing pile
[strike]Put compost outside[/strike]
[strike]DH suit fitting at 10am[/strike]
[strike]Make soup for lunch (put through food processor)[/strike]
Roast chicken, then carve
Make a chicken and veg lasagne for dinner,
And rice pudding in SC
Get pork out of freezer to defrost
[STRIKE]DH to put box of baby clothes in loft[/STRIKE]
Make baby bottles
Box of baby clothes in loft
Write letter of application
Get it checked
Order sister things off ebay

Paper and tin recycling has gone outside already. Bag of nappies has gone in outside bin. Bedroom windows are open to get some of that fresh air circulating. My bedside table has had most of the junk cleared.

all pots from this morning have been washed
cats things cleaned
cats banished to outside until after the guests arrive so that they don't make more mess.

Have a nice weekend everyone.

Welcome to poohbear and solwaykid. Have to agree that my 2 cats make more mess than me and DH and baby together, they also have a knack of knowing that i have just cleaned something, and then walking over it with wet paws. Plus, the house is always covered in ginger fur, and the little b***ers have scratched my new dining table. Plus, they keep trying to put there claws in my babies inflatable ring toy, and if they see you chopping anything up at the kitchen bench regardless of what it is, you get a cat attatched with all 4 paws up your leg.

Plus, the black one scares the life out of me because he thinks he is batman. HE lives on the garage roof, so when i open the door to let them in, he jumps off the roof onto the bin with a big thud. Black cat/very dark garden and one very scared mummy.

Michelle. x

LJD1_2

Hiya
Sorry to say i've not been doing too much of late. My dad's been really ill but is now recovered and we finally had our cat put down yesterday. Funny how you just know when the time it right. Missing him but know i've done the right thing. Well, today i'm making up for not tidying for so long as my hubby has taken the children to see his mum for the weekend so i'm tidying up today as i've friends coming for a girly night in tonight. Tomorrow i'm going to gut DS's room and study.

Hope everyone is well, i'll catch up with the thread late this afternoon.

xx