Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd April 2007

Punky

Morning Flybabes and the ever lovely Flyboy :wave:

Sorry not posted much but just way too busy with no end in sight. Just written two articles for local NCT newsletter. Haven't washed and dressed yet and need to get off to the dentist at some point.

What I'd really like to be doing is wokring in the garden on such a beautiful day. Lounge, hall and stairs in pretty good shape so should be able to clean those really quickly just don 't mention the state of my kitchen

Have a good day!

cha97michelle

My plan for the day:

Monday 2/4:
Manic Monday - Lovely living rooms, heavenly halls and SAFE stairs!
Living room
1. Dust everything, get those ornaments down, dust them, photo frames clocks etc too!
2. TV area - clean TV, cabinet, make sure you give the digi boxes/video/dvd players etc a wipe before putting them back
3. Clean the living room window, it's summer time so let that light through!
4. [strike]Vacuum, oh you lot love this one, inc sofas, under furniture you can move safely etc and those skirting boards[/strike] done yesterday at 6pm, so i shouldn't need to do again. Will wash the skirting boards
5. [strike]If the sofa needs a wipe do so, check those cushions incase they need a wash [/strike]
6. Move anything that shouldn't be where it is, like that book, or pile of paperwork/magazines get rid of at least two magazines from the pile (still new and in plastic from my subscriptions last year - too busy while pregnant to read)
7. [strike]Water any plants [/strike]
Hall & Stairs
1. Cobwebs - can you see any, get them dusted off
2. [strike]Clear the way, make sure your hall/staris are not a safety/fire hazard, make sure those coats and shoes are tidy[/strike]
3. [strike]Check fire/smoke alarms, make sure they work and if required change battery[/strike]
4. Vacuum throughout inc up the stairs, but take a cloth with you
5. Wipe hand rails on the way back down
Put travel bags away from weekend
Put travel cot/mattress away
check airers
[strike]Deal with post[/strike]
Make baby bottles
[strike]Take car for MOT at 11[/strike]
Pick car up it's ready, will go when baby wakes up
[strike]Pick up parcel from depot[/strike]
[strike]Buy a sympathy card for friend who’s mum has died[/strike]
[strike]Write and [/strike]Post card
[strike]Wash a load of baby bibs, a load of DH’s clothes[/strike] clothes on line for first time this year
[strike]If sunny, wash baby bedding and dry outside[/strike]currently in - will be on line too within the hour
Pack 3-6 month clothes in boxes
Ring npower with reading and about DD increase
Do some ironing
Put ironed clothes away
[STRIKE]pay DH's credit card[/STRIKE]
[strike]check internet banking[/strike]
make stew in the SC for tea started then got distracted, must go do that next and whack it in the SC on high
[strike]buy some basics from the supermarket[/strike]
plus anything else that comes up throughout the day

• ordered my friends little boy an easter pressie online
• phoned sister to let her know her ebay parcel arrived and she owes me some money
• ordered bunch of flowers for friend to cheer her up.
• ordered bunch of flowers for best friend's mum to say thank you for her paying for our hotel room at the wedding
• paid gas bill

Well i wasn't doing too bad, but have hit a bit of a wall. Really i've done loads though so i am not going to whinge.

millionaire_in_training

Good afternoon all. I am on hols this week so lots of lovely time with the kids.............lets see if I'm still saying that by next Tuesday when they have driven me mad. We got ababy rabbit over the weekend so not been on here much as too busy looking at my baby awwwww. Have done 2 loads of wash, DD hung them out. Finished all my ironing. Called British Gas re engineer coming out, called CSA re their crap assesment. Made brekkie and lunch. Tidied Kitchen. No need to do lounge as done yesterday and same with the stairs. Going to finish off DS's room as he has a friend coming to stay tonight and need room on floor for the blow up bed. Then will do some gardening. My project this year is to get back garden looking acceptable with a couple of places in it for sitting in the sun. Catch you all later. xx

pigpen

I've made MESS!!!! Loads of it too!!

I went upstairs with the camera.. photographed the mini-mountain of ebay stuff to list.. and got all carried away.. emptied my cupboard of stuff never to be worn again AND.. the maternity clothes are being listed too!! the moses basket is going on with the cloth nappies once I have got round to lifting them off the top of the cupboard. I found a top in the maternity bag which will fit me now and isn't maternity.. I did wear it loads when having DD5 though.

Washing hung out.. bed sheets in.. kitchen reasonable, though I need to clear the table again.. every time I do it the children decide it is dinner time and eat something else!

I have filled a wheelie bin too.

Oooooh what else can I fling??

poohbear59

Just two of us at home today, so I have had DS3 doing 15 min flying! I set timer and he has done heavy work that I can't manage. He is 50 times happier knowing that he is only doing 15mins of something then having a break.

Thank you so much for giving us living room today as I could not have left it until later in the week it was so bad after the weekend. And like lots of others I had started on kitchen before coming to check so have cleaned cooker (for me that means putting all bits that I can into the dishwasher) and DS3 has swept floors.


Living room
1. [STRIKE]Dust everything, get those ornamoents down, dust them, photo frames clocks etc too![/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]TV area - clean TV, cabinet, make sure you give the digi boxes/video/dvd players etc a wipe before putting them back[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Clean the living room window,[/STRIKE] Managed two out of five
4. [STRIKE]Vacuum, oh you lot love this one, inc sofas, under furniture you can move safely etc and those skirting boards[/STRIKE]DS3 did this
5. [STRIKE]If the sofa needs a wipe do so, check those cushions incase they need a wash[/STRIKE]DS3 did this
6. [STRIKE]Move anything that shouldn't be where it is, like that book, or pile of paperwork/magazines[/STRIKE]
7. [STRIKE]Water any plants[/STRIKE]

Hall & Stairs
1.[STRIKE] Cobwebs - can you see any, get them dusted off[/STRIKE]DS3 did this
2. [STRIKE]Clear the way, make sure your hall/staris are not a safety/fire hazard, make sure those coats and shoes are tidy[/STRIKE]DS3 did this
3. [STRIKE]Check fire/smoke alarms, make sure they work and if required change battery[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Vacuum throughout inc up the stairs, but take a cloth with you[/STRIKE]DS3 did this
5. [STRIKE]Wipe hand rails on the way back down[/STRIKE]

shell2001

Very pleased. All todays tasks done, lounge window cleaned outside, front of house swept.

Been down the bottom of the garden and [STRIKE]hacked[/STRIKE] carefully trimmed fruit tree branches overhanging into nextdoors garden - before comments made:rolleyes: . Did some more clearing and re-weeding while down there, kids had good time helping and trying to climb trees.

Kitchen currently looks like a snow storm as DD2 is practicing her cutting skills so bits of paper EVERYWHERE:eek: Still she is chatting away to herself happily.

Just gonna pop BM on to make dough for bread rolls to go with tea tonight, might have a cuppa too. Wish we had got round to making those biscuits now but as the weather forecast looks like going down hill as week goes on thought we would make the most of the sunshine:D

Quite please with all that has been done today. Change of plan for tea and now is pasta based so did not have to go to veg shop;)

Just a a mooch on ebay, want to get some garden stuff for girls as we sold all there stuff when house move no 1 was meant to be happening so now the weather is nice there is nothing in the garden for them to play on. Are trampolines easy to put up and then hopefully take down again once we sell and re-erect???

Sounds like everyone else is having a busy day, must the the spring air:D

pigpen

25 things now listed on ebay.. mainly maternity stuff mind.. but I'm getting there! Need to feed the gremlins now though so having to stop.. it has suddenly got chilly out there too.. need to go close some windows!

ShirleyPark_2

I listed a whole load of stuff for sale online at lunchtime today. So far I've managed to sell 6 things, awaiting payment on 3 of them. What doesn't get sold I am going to have a go at selling on ebay (never sold on there)

My BF keeps joking that if he's not careful I'm going to end up selling or freecycling him. Personally I don't see the point of keeping a suitcase, a bin bag and 2 underbed storage things full of clothes that even if I could fit into them I'm not going to wear again.

tinselfairy

Stairs and hallway sorted.

Just the furniture and floor to hoover in the lounge and I'm all done for today.

Had a very pleasant hour wandering around Salisbury today after leaving DS with his grandparents.
I bought 100 record cards as I want to transfer all my recipes on to these.
I've tried keeping a recipe book with copied out recipes in and folders with ones printed from the internet, but they've never been quite right. So this is my new attempt at being organised.

nicki_2

Okay so there was a slight deviation from my original plan :rotfl:

• Dailies
  • [STRIKE]Kitchen S&S[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Evening meal - Spaghetti Carbonara (Homemade this time!)[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Laundry x 2[/STRIKE] towels/cloths will have to wait until tomorrow.
  • [STRIKE]Mail[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Paint Kitchen ceiling & touch up any other white emulsion[/STRIKE]
• Rehome ebay pile
• Rearrange furniture in the livingroom
• Miscellaneous other items which spring to mind as I go along :rotfl:
  • Bedrooms
    • Hoover
    • Dust
    • [STRIKE]Clean outside windows.[/STRIKE]
  • Livingroom
    • Hoover
    • Dust
    • Mop
  • Kitchen
    • Hoover
    • Mop

I ended up painting the kitchen ceiling, touching up some paint in the livingroom, bathroom and repainting one wall of the hall/stairs :rolleyes: My neck/back/shoulder is killing me again. :mad: Serves me right though. I shouldn't have tried to do so much in one day. DD has been told straight that she is going to help with the housework tomorrow. Going to try and move the furniture around in the livingroom in a bit with OH's help after another drink. It's only the 2nd April and already I've caught the sun :mad: My MIL (who's a nurse) is going to kick off on me on Thursday for not using suncream I guess I will be wearing a sleeved top to try and hide the worst on my shoulders, and then tinted moisturiser to tone down my face as well :rolleyes:


Lots still to do, but I really need another drink. Doesn't help that the carbonara I made had very salty bacon in it! Not nice after taste at all.

Off to get a drink and then I better check my hotmail before attacking the furniture in the livingroom...don't worry I'll be careful of my back :wave: