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Weekly Flylady Thread 20th August 2012

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Would you believe they are now all pretending they didn't know I hadn't been asked.. yeah right!

    Kitchen wiped down, TD on, GU souffl! scoffed,

    .. sister now grovelling on FB... and I'm not buying it! I haven't been invited anywhere for at least a year and I am pee'd off and they will know about it!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
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  • greent
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    pigpen I often find families can be a right pain in the @rse :(:(

    Monday - Kitchen & Dining Room
    Level Two
    Clear and wipe table - dining room
    Level Three
    Wipe cupboard doors
    Clear a hotspot
    Extras
    HH Paperwork
    Catch up on any phone calls

    Extras for week:
    Book hair appt (me)
    Book hair appt (DD)
    Buy more from back to school list
    Take DH's suit for dry cleaning
    [STRIKE]Car service and MOT (Tues)[/STRIKE] - not cming back until tomorrow :( as it needs new EGR valve(?)
    Harvest remaining potatoes
    Weed new flower bed
    Sweep side patio
    Library
    Fuel comparisons before autumn/winter
    GT bank reconciliation (6 months to do)
    VAT return
    Sort swimming lessons for DS2 - have emailed as swimschool is shut for Summer hols! Will cross off when something is booked
    Sort/ tidy/ inventory freezers (more than 3/4 done)

    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and hoover floors[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    Wipe telephones and remotes
    Level Three
    Clean a window or 2
    Clear a hotspot
    Wipe settees
    Extras
    HHI
    Catch up on emails - much needed after a week away!!:D

    Wednesday - Miscellaneous
    S & S Bathroom
    S & S Kitchen
    [STRIKE]HHC in kids' bedrooms[/STRIKE] done today and vacuumed all of them :D
    Spend the rest of the day having family time! - Hmmm 3 kids off out with mil, so am hoping to do some catching up on lists and ebay! :)
    Tell someone tyou love them.
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • bonnie_bumpkins
    bonnie_bumpkins Posts: 1,245 Forumite
    edited 21 August 2012 at 11:16PM
    I have done loads today, mainly in the kitchen, stuff not on lists but needed doing and done well, if I say so myself ;)

    Today it is the female one's turn to be a lazy so and so :mad:

    Left to do:

    Monday - Kitchen & Dining Room
    Mop floors
    Finish wiping surfaces
    Wipe table
    Wipe cupboard doors
    Dust a bookcase
    HH Paperwork


    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
    Clear and hoover floors
    Dust any dusty bits
    Wipe telephones and remotes
    Clean a window or 2
    Wipe settees
    HHI


    Wednesday - Miscellaneous
    S & S Bathroom
    S & S Kitchen
    [STRIKE]HHC in kids' bedrooms [/STRIKE]THEY CAN DO IT THEMSELVES THE LAZY DEVILS
    [STRIKE]Spend the rest of the day having family time! [/STRIKE]THE WAY I FEEL ATM I'D RATHER BE ON MY OWN, IF I'M HONEST
    [STRIKE]Tell someone you love them [/STRIKE]I TELL MY KIDS I LOVE THEM ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY ARE UNGRATEFUL S*DS :(
    *If you have nothing nice to say... say nothing*
    "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    edited 22 August 2012 at 2:13PM
    Wednesdailies

    WM x1
    DW x1
    TD x1
    Laundry out folded and away
    DD3 @ summer school 9-3...
    Measure playhouse for carpet
    Collect prescriptions from chemist.. they hadn't ordered DS3's insulin so we got an emergency supply.. and they gave us the wrong one so I had to go back.. good job it is only 5 minutes walk!
    Sweep door step
    List 10 items on ebeast ~ Done 25!

    Sort Squeaks clothes
    Sort Dots clothes for Samuel/CS/ebay.. Done 2 drawers.

    Monday - Kitchen & Dining Room
    Level One
    Mop floors
    Level Two
    Clear and wipe surfaces
    Level Three
    Clear a hotspot .. did the table in the back room.. One of the children is getting the huge basket of hats/gloves/scarves to match up at some point.

    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
    Level Two
    Dust any dusty bits
    Level Three
    Clear a hotspot

    Wednesday - Miscellaneous
    HHC in kids' bedrooms
    Tell someone you love them... no.. I want someone to tell me for a change
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • froddington
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    juliejim - hope it went well today; hugs xx

    bossymoo - I echo what juliejim said; we are here for you xx

    pigpen - grrrrr to them!

    List ready for the morning - night all, sleep well x

    Monday - Kitchen

    Level One
    Clear hoover floor

    Level Three
    Dust a bookcase - are there any books that can go

    Extras
    Catch up on any phone calls

    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs

    Level One
    Clear and hoover floors

    Level Two
    Dust any dusty bits
    Wipe telephones and remotes

    Level Three
    Clean a window or 2

    Wednesday - Miscellaneous
    S & S Bathroom
    S & S Kitchen
    HHC in bedrooms
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • I'm in! I've had a bad couple of weeks unfortunately, and having a three year old and five month old to contend with too means very little was done in the way of housework over the last couple of weeks, and it shows!

    I have a friends 10 year old staying with me this week, she's fantastic at keeping my three year old entertained, so I've included last weeks flylady too, and am trying to get a few extra bits done, providing the baby plays ball!

    Monday - Kitchen & Dining Room
    Level One
    Clear and mop/hoover floors
    Level Two
    Clear and wipe surfaces
    Clear and wipe table
    Level Three
    Wipe cupboard doors
    [STRIKE]Dust a bookcase - are there any books that can go?[/STRIKE]
    Clear a hotspot
    Extras
    HH Paperwork
    [STRIKE]Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Catch up on any phone calls[/STRIKE]

    Level one
    Clear and wipe worksurfaces
    Remove any out of date notes from the wall/notice board
    Level two
    Hoover and mop floors
    Wipe the window ledge
    Level three
    Wipe the hob over
    Clean the sink drain
    [STRIKE]Wipe the chairs[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    [STRIKE]Fill salt, pepper and herb pots up[/STRIKE]
    HHI
    [STRIKE]A job from your own list[/STRIKE]

    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and hoover floors[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Dust any dusty bits[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe telephones and remotes[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clean a window or 2[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear a hotspot[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe settees[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    HHI
    [STRIKE]Catch up on emails[/STRIKE]

    Level one
    [STRIKE]Wipe/Dust flat surfaces[/STRIKE]
    Sweep your doorstep
    Level two
    [STRIKE]Hoover the floors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean a window[/STRIKE]
    Level three
    [STRIKE]Hoover/wipe behind something (tv, sofa etc)[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]15 minutes exercising/stretching[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Polish something[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    [STRIKE]Catch up on any mending[/STRIKE]
    15 minutes paperwork
    [STRIKE]Meal plan for the week[/STRIKE]

    Wednesday - Miscellaneous
    S & S Bathroom
    S & S Kitchen
    HHC in kids' bedrooms
    Spend the rest of the day having family time!
    Tell someone tyou love them.

    Bathroom
    Level one
    Clean the toilet
    Wash the floor
    Level two
    Clean bath, shower, sink
    15 minutes tidying/wiping your desk
    Level three
    Sort bathroom cabinet
    Hotspot clearing
    Change the towels,[STRIKE] bathmats [/STRIKE]etc
    Extras
    Me time, you deserve it
    [STRIKE]Delete or reply to some emails[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Do another job from your own list[/STRIKE]

    Room of Doom/Kids'/Spare Bedrooms
    Level one
    [STRIKE]Change the bed[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Sort out any summer clothes which have not been worn and work out why (if it is [/STRIKE][STRIKE]
    not just lack of summer)[/STRIKE]
    Level two
    Clear and clean one surface
    Hoover and wipe skirting boards
    Level three
    Clean the window frame
    HHPaperwork
    [STRIKE]Empty any upstairs bins[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    Catch up on previous days tasks
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Well apparently I am staying up all night rather than just some of it so I shall do some flinging and some ebay listings..

    This baby does actually hate me quite intensely.
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    ooh it is getting light and the beast is still screaming.
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    edited 22 August 2012 at 6:02AM
    She is now in her highchair with a rusk and some toast.. Everyone else is still sleeping.. I however have been up for 24 hours now and am fit to bite someone.

    in the last 45 minutes I have..

    folded 3 loads of laundry.. all baby bits so you can imagine! :eek:
    put on the WM, TD, and DW
    Fed the ratbag
    cleared and wiped the sides
    filled a binbag with rubbish
    emptied the bins
    made and guzzled a cuppa
    paired some socks
    cleared the table in the backroom
    Opened the cupboard under the sink to put away the binbags and discovered mouse poo...

    Guess what my next job is!!! (after feeding ratbag something else, hanging out the next basket of laundry now it is light enough to spy predators that might eat me and cleaning out the rabbit!)
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Ah.. the urine smell in the back room was not the boing... it was the window sill that some moron cat has been using as a toilet!!! It is all nice and clean now and the table too.. it is looking almost habitable in there.. might kick myself into doing the front room later!

    Dot is now fast asleep in bed.. little mare.. she is absolutely NOT allowed a nap today!!

    Just doing my 3 ebay listings while I have a cuppa then off to hang out that laundry and do battle with the under-the-sink cupboard!! If I am cleaning up a variety of bodily excretions I may as well deal with mouse poo as well!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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