Weekly Flylady Thread 26th March 2007

susieb

Pigpen, hope you step dad is ok.

HopeElizzy

Morning everyone (night-night Denise)
((Hugs)) pigpen - hope your step-dad is ok
Well, I've made a good start.........

Dining room/area (if you have one)
1. [STRIKE]Clear anything from table that shouldn't be there[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Remove table cloth and wash[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wipe table and chairs[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Dust anything else that needs to be, and the top of door/frame[/STRIKE]
5. [STRIKE]Vacuum dining room floor[/STRIKE]

Kitchen
1. Wipe down all worktops, [STRIKE]cupboard doors, drawer fronts[/STRIKE] and windowsill.
2. [STRIKE]Clean top of cooker,[/STRIKE] inside of fridge and microwave.
3. Clean sink, draining board and wash any plastic drainers/cutlery holders.
4. [STRIKE]Sort out fridge make sure anything that needs using soon is at front[/STRIKE]
5. Clean washer drawer out, clean filter in dishwasher if you have one
6, [STRIKE]If you didn't do the oven last week have a go this week[/STRIKE]
8. Wipe the washer and freezer front make sure those appliances sparkle
9. Clean floor
10. Clean window

The doctor has just called back so I have to fetch a prescription - it's an hour round trip to walk to my doctors - um, wonder if I could get dh to fetch it on the way home. Will email him and find out......... yes, email, it's the only way I can find dh in less than an hour!:rolleyes: Think it's time to stop for a coffee break anyway.


Downstairs toilet (if you have one)
1. Clean sink & toilet
2. Empty bin/rubbish from room
3. Wipe top of toilet cistern, and the flusher (handle/cord) etc.
4. Clean toilet floor.
5. Clean handles on both sides

Only extra for today is to tackle one hotspot if you have time left

Stop and have a cuppa with me, I have custard creams, then we can have another good go after our break

Pollybear

A load of washing on the line, the sun has broken through now and it looks like being a lovely day.

Kitchen/diner here, so that's all done now and I've done the bathroom/toilet too. No downstairs toilet.

Daisies

I want to try this out, but any ideas that could help me? I live on my own and work full time, so although some things I need to do a lot less than some of you (only 3 loads of laundry a fortnight!) I also need to do all the gardening and wash the car etc. (well, it only gets washed about once a month!). I'm working from home this week, so am gaining 2 hours a day that would be commuting time, so this week is OK, but any ideas for future weeks?

The garden is patio and gravel, so no lawn-mowing, but I'm growing some veg in containers and am just getting to that time of year when things need planting, and soon things will need watering regularly.

I usually cook for 4 and freeze the extra portions.

Miss_Cinnabon

Havent done kitchen yet but will in a mo:rolleyes: just wanted to give u loads of hugs pigpen hope your stepdad is ok, (((Hugs)))

Kyle

nicki_2

Ahhh Coffee break :coffee:

Just caught up on my hotmail - 33 messages :eek: Really need to check it daily, even on weekends me thinks...especially as my mate keep sending me funnies :rotfl: Mind you I do have a stack of surveys to do which I wasn't expecting (thats my next job ).

Welcome to all the newbies - it gets MUCH easier as the weeks go by.

Also to add to my list is going to have to be some jobs for OH to do.

(THANKS TO BEBEE for reminding me of this one!) WARNING : RANT AHEAD!

OH was supposed to make an appointment to see the Local Tax Office about under/over payments of tax and he hasn't. :mad: I am thinking I am going to have to sit down, draft a letter to them with all the information in, then get OH to photocopy all the relevent papers and send it off. They're saying we owe them £776.69 again :mad: Which means they're changing his tax code AGAIN and reducing his tax free amount to £1695 instead of £5225! :wall: I don't know who's to blame this time, it could be OH old jobs ex-accountant who didn't file paperwork with the tax office which he said he would, it could be our fault for not knowing that WE had to inform the taxman about the company car (hindsight is a wonderful thing :mad: ), it could be "The Tax Refund Company" who OH asked to look at our taxes (found them by accident through UNISON and OH thought it would be a good idea to get a "professional" to look at them :rolleyes: ), it could be the taxman himself. Who knows, but I'm SICK SICK SICK of it.

RANT OVER!

He also needs to re-install Microsoft Money which has been playing up since before Christmas.... seriously thinking of just doing it myself :eek: Oh and he's currently driving the car around without a valid MOT as he "forgot" to book the car in for it's MOT at the start of last week and when he came to book it on Wednesday they couldn't fit him in until TOMORROW :mad: I'd been telling him for the best part of the month! :mad:

Pigpen - hope your stepdad is okay.

Mermaid - thanks for the reminder that I need to get started on working in my garden

I don't have a diningroom (part of the livingroom) nor a downstairs loo (haven't got space for one anyway :rotfl: ) so that crossed half of Lil_me's list off :rotfl:

Right, anyways an update on my list.

• Dailies
  • [STRIKE]Beds[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Bathroom S&S[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Dishes[/STRIKE]
  • WM
    • [STRIKE]Towels[/STRIKE]In the machine as I type.
      
    • clothing
  • Evening meal -Roast dinner left over from yesterday
  • Uniform
  • [STRIKE]Packed Lunch[/STRIKE] 4 of them made up and put in the fridge last night. Fridays will be Pasta (we'll have pasta Thursday night so I can cook an extra batch )
  • Mail
    
  • Hotspot - ebay pile
    
• Ebay
  
  • Dispatch 2 parcels
    
  • Type up more listings.
    
• [STRIKE]Hoover through house[/STRIKE]
• Kitchen
  • [STRIKE]Worktops / doors / drawers / windowsil / appliances[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Hob / fridge / microwave / oven insides [/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Sink / draining board / drainer[/STRIKE]
  • WM drawer
    
  • [STRIKE]Floor[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Window[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Bin[/STRIKE]

Everything thats crossed off is either done today or was done on Friday/Saturday when I went on a cleaning spree in the kitchen :rotfl:

Now off to sort out all those surveys :wave:

pigpen

Well, I have actually done something today so I am feeling much happier.. it was devolving into the bear pit it once was.

I have even collected all the washing from my room and the boys room.. next time I go upstairs I'll be bringing Henry down.. he needs to get the front room cleaned. There are some toys on the landing which I can feel annoying me even though I am downstairs so I may find time to shift those! LO can go down for a nap shortly. I am trying to decide whether to brave taking her out in knix tomorrow or as it is only day 4 of toilet training put her in a nappy.. decisions decisions.. I know with the others I'd have put them pants on... wonder if I have any of the trainer pant things left anywhere?? no.. doubt it.. but I do have some washable stuffable nappies.. maybe just lightly stuffed they'd be better?? think think.. think think..

I LOVE THE SUNSHINE!!! and the light nights are just divine.. I just adore BST!!

rach

i know what you mean pigpen, i love the fact that it feels like spring is at least on its way!!

i'm half way through the kitchen, keep going back and doing a bit every few mins, alternating with my jigsaw (its my day off!). will go and finish kitchen now then shower before going out to give blood, appointment is at 2. i decided to clear & clean the cutlery drawer - it was pretty yukky in there. what do i do with too many sharp knives? i don't suppose i can take them to oxfam!!!

pigpen

:eek: I almost panicked then!! I changed my child benefit from being paid into our problem account to my account and it was due to be paid today.. and it isn't in either account.. so being a muppet I MUST have given them the wrong account number and they paid it into some strangers account.. turns out there has just been a delay and it will be in the new account tomorrow.. PHEW!!! I must stop being to scatty then I won't have to worry about things like this! I did get through pretty quickly though.

LJD1_2

Hiya
Pigpen - hope your step dad is ok.
Welcome to all the new people starting.

I've still not started my tidying up today and am off to help in the school this at 1 o'clock so really need to give myself a kick up the backside! This mornings plans went to pot after I had a strange reaction to nuts yesterday. DH made me go to doctors today and it turns out I have a nut allergy and have to totally avoid them until I see a specialist. So, anyone out there with any tips such as how do I still eat essential foods such as chocolate! I guess i'm just happy it's not my children.

Right, I will go and tidy. xx