Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd April 2007

Pollybear

Not following the list at all today! But we've been emptying more stuff out of the old shed (which is coming down tomorrow) taken a carfull to the tip. I've done two loads of washing and make a double batch of Easter biscuits. The dog is helping by guarding them for me I'll put them away as soon as they're cool otherwise she's going to have a crick in her neck!

maralum

Hello there peeps,

I need a shove. The master bedroom is my final "hell room". You know the kind of room I mean, the one that is a hotspot in itself. I'm sure most people have one. If it doesn't have a home, it goes in the bedroom. It's just so scary, I don't want to start it.

I walk in there, full of good intentions and just stand there with my hands on my hips, looking around like a bewildered meerkat. Then I give up after 15 minutes of useless re-arranging (there's no room in the rest of our house for all this stuff) and go and make a coffee.

I wish I were wonderwoman. And not just for the powers, her outfit rocks too!

maralum

Well, this little meerkat bit the bullet and started on the hell room...it's not as bad as I thought!

rach

well done maralum

i've managed to book my car in for the problem with the throttle to be fixed next week, though am not any further with the mirror (ran out of time)

got some work stuff done, including going to pizza hut buffet with the youth group. am just about on top of work now so will give an hour to tidying and cleaning! think i'll set the timer for 15 minutes in each room. OH arrives at 5pm

aimeelister

Well Ive just got back from a 2 week exercise with the army and am now coping with the aftermath that is putting everything away.

Ive done 5 loads of washing that are out on the line (good job its such a lovely day!) Emptied my bags, sorted all the post, paid a few bills, tidied up generally and hoovered after i created an absolute state!

Going to get back into the swing of things in the new week, until then just enjoy the sunshine and get back into the way of things.

Happy Easter everyone, here's hoping you eat loads of chocolate

cha97michelle

I've not got that far - if i move more than about a foot away from baby he cries,same if he thinks i am not paying him attention. I feel like i am going bonkers today. Spent most of the day with him on my knee. Got an hour when he slept, where i got a few bits done. He's now laid next to me on the settee, holding on to my arm for dear life and pulling my shirt. I've tried getting himto play on the floor,and he's having none of it.

He was fine when we went out, and definitely happier after some nurofen. I just hope these teeth don't take that much longer, cos i will need some pyschiatric help at this rate.

Thursday 5/4:
Manic Monday - Lovely living rooms, heavenly halls and SAFE stairs!
Living room
3. Clean the living room window
4. skirting boards
5. Move anything that shouldn't be where it is, like that book, or pile of paperwork/magazines
Hall & Stairs
1. Cobwebs - can you see any, get them dusted off I've spotted them,just have to go back with the feather duster when i don't have him in my arms as it will aggravate his cough.
2. Vacuum throughout inc up the stairs
Tuesday with a twist
Kitchen
2. Clean inside of fridge
3. Clean sink & drainer
9. Clean floor
Dining room/area (if you have one)
Vacuum dining room floor
clean window (patio doors)
Extra for today is a 27 fling boogie and tackle one hotspot for 10 minutes if you have time left
Bathroom
1. Clean bath, sink and toilet thoroughly
2. Clean any tiles
3. Dust top of any cabinets/storage
5. Vacuum floor
Spare room (If you have one)
1) strip bedding
2) dust, particularly on top of wardrobes
3) hoover floor
4) clean window and sill
Extra for today - sort ONE cupboard, any cupboard anywhere, could be a linen cupbard, kitchen, wardrobe or that scary one under the stairs. Go on give it a go, even if it's just for 10 minutes
Thursday Master Bedroom and Landing
1 Clear landing and vacuum
2 Strip bed and wash, replace with fresh linen after vacuuming
3 Clear and vacuum floor
4 Dust
5 Clean window on landing and in bedroom
6 Make sure everythings in it's right place and tidy, make sure can shut those drawers!
Extra for today, sort ONE hotspot for 10 minutes
Put travel bags away from weekend
Pack 3-6 month clothes in boxes seperated the clothes that are this size from the rest, started folding them when he was asleep, need to go back and box them, then get DH to put in loft
Ring npower with reading and about DD increase
Do some ironing
Put ironed clothes away
[strike]Deal with post[/strike]
Make baby bottles
[strike] Pay money into bank - ours and babies accounts skillfully avoid having a bank review that LLoyds keep insisting that we need
Go shops – get tomatoes, cheese and bread[/strike]
[STRIKE]A couple of loads of washing to get out on the line[/STRIKE]
Make easter card for friend, and wrap her DS’s pressie
plus anything else that comes up throughout the day

• deal with cold-callers (3 today - i hate being in all day)
• put rubbish out (bathroom and kitchen bins) and cleaned the bin
• empty cat litter tray
• put tin and glass recycling out
• worked out my pin money savings for last month
• wrote in my diary pin money and shopping spends for this months challenges
• 4 smelly nappy changes - normally only one a day
• texted mum so she will put aside a sun parousel for me from her shop for my buggy (had to drape his blanket over today and it looked stupid)
• bought discounted chicken kievs to have for dinner tonight
• planned what to make for the weekend meals (really need to get organised and meal plan again)

I think i am just making lots of little things here so it looks like i am doing something, but i'm sure all the parents amongst you will know what i am describing. :rolleyes:

Going to have some computer time as at least he's happy now, and it saves me getting stressed. Shouldn't be too long till DH is in, and he can spend a bit of time with Charlie perhaps while i go and get something more meaty done.

Michelle, x

cha97michelle

aimeelister wrote: »

Well Ive just got back from a 2 week exercise with the army and am now coping with the aftermath that is putting everything away.

Was that really two weeks ago??

Isn't time whizzing past far too quickly. :rolleyes:

tinselfairy

Yesterday I managed to clean the bathroom, but not the floor, tidy the spare room but not hoover.

Today nothing has been done.

Hopefully tomorrow will be better!

comping_cat

Good evening everyone,

Didnt manage to get up to the bedrooms today - but as i am now on holiday until the 16th April, i should get them all done tomorrow!!!
Didnt get any gardening done, but did make lots of mini pizzas for the freezer (for the childrens packs) a big pizza for dinner and a lovely cake, which i have just iced with lovely butter icing - yum!!!
Ive also hoovered all of downstairs, and had a glass of wine, trying to stay away from the cake at the mo, but the lure of it might just overcome me!!!
Hope everyone has a lovely evening
Take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ShirleyPark_2

Yay it's the weekend. As I don't have any kids rooms to do tomorrow I shall do the garden instead (and maybe the oven!)

I got the BF to pay my cheque into the bank, so that's done. Lunchtime I took a whole lot of photos of a work colleague's puppy and her other 3 dogs, so I've got those to sort out this weekend.


Kitchen
6, If you didn't do the oven last week have a go this week

Thurdsay
Extra for today, sort ONE hotspot for 10 minutes


Plus over the weekend
[STRIKE]Meal plan for the rest of the month
Food shopping - not going to be able to put it off much longer[/STRIKE]
Backup computer
[STRIKE]Run virus scan on computer[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Get new windscreen wiper blades[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Post parcel (yet another one)[/STRIKE]
Sort out photos from today
Take photo and determine postage cost to spain
[STRIKE]Get more jiffy bags[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Update finance spreadsheet[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Take books back to the library
get staples for staple gun[/STRIKE]

Garden-
Fix fence
Paint panels at the back of garden
Clear out stuff from shed
Freecycle stuff from shed that don't want
Sweep concrete bit
Take stuff to tip / cut up so can go in wheelie bin
Put up netting on fence