Weekly Flylady Thread 9th April 2007

lil_me

Really sorry, I posted Fridays list earlier at about 8pm and until someone sent me a PM I didn't realise it haddn't worked. Ooops. So sorry for the late post.

cha97michelle

Right. I have the whole day just me and bubs tomorrow as DH won't get back from working away until the early hours of Saturday morning, so i will be trying a different tactic for flying tomorrow.

I am finding myself very unfocussed because of the size of my 'to-do list' which i know is because i am trying to play catch up. So, for tomorrow, i will make a small list on this post, then when i come back i will be able to tick it all off, and then refocus for the next bit of the day, and keep myself more motivated ( fingers crossed)

I still have my master to-do on my computer, so the tasks will come off there, and you lot will be able to assess if i'm flying. I think i am getting a bit bored of the format we are doing. I was much better before the fly-lady stuff took on this structure. Well, i can only try it.

pigpen hope the BBQ went well, we had nice weather in S yorkshire today, as i was out in the garden at my sisters house on the trampoline with my 3 nephews, so hopefully the kids managed to stay out and not trash your hard work.

tracyg our babies are similar ages by the sounds of it. Charlie is 6 months next week. Your purees sound good. Are they ones you have made up or have you got them from a book? as i'm using annabel karmel, but haven't seen those recipes in her books

lil me hope you feel better real soon. Thanks for keeping us all in line even though you are feeling grotty.

Anyway, to get me started (on lappy in bed at the minute so very chilled and can think)

Friday 13/4:
1) feed myself and baby
2) get load of baby stuff through WM
3) come upstairs to get me and baby dressed
4) get our bed and the cot bed stripped, and through WM
5) empty airers
6) hang up load of washing
7) hoover mattresses
8) pack baby bag to go out
9) take baby to clinic to get weighed and get his eczma checked
10) buggy put away, baby book put away
11) stick a banana and walnut loaf in BM
12) get bedding out onto line
13) put load of my jeans in WM, out on line
14) deal with post
15) check emails, pay CC bill, check internet banking, transmit shop and scan

will be popping back once i've done some stuff, and then setting my next targets. Hopefully if i avoid switching on the computer 1st thing, i won't waste as much of the day.

Michelle, x

ShirleyPark_2

My flying went out of the window again today, I didn't leave work until 7 due to there being a problem with a system in the US which had to be fixed, so me and my boss were there trying to fix it. Managed to do a bit in the garden though once I got home.

Have a doctors appointment at 8.50 tomorrow, so that's an extra 40 minutes I'll have to do some stuff.


Living room
Need to wash the cushion covers
Hall & Stairs
3. Check fire/smoke alarms, make sure they work and if required change battery
Kitchen
9. Clean floor
Downstairs toilet (if you have one)
4. Clean toilet floor.
Dining room/area (if you have one)
1. Clear anything that shouldn't be there - remove all the junk that is slowly piling up again in there
Master Bedroom
1. Strip bed, replace linen after vacuuming mattress
4. Vacuum (under the bed aswell if you can)
Landing
2. Dust window ledge and clean window
3. Vacuum landing
Study
3. Vacuum floor
Bathroom
5. Clean floor - needs a good clean as I spilt bright red hair dye everywhere
a 27 fling boogie


Dailies - friday
[STRIKE]Swish and swipe bathroom before work[/STRIKE]
Deal with incoming emails and post
Update journal and finances
Quick run round and grab any plates and glasses that aren't where they should be and put dishwasher on if necessary before bed
Swish and swipe kitchen before bed
Write tomorrows todo list before bed
Put towels back in bathroom
Put washing in washing basket
Plus this week
[STRIKE]take photos of rest of the stuff to sell[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]list stuff to sell online [/STRIKE]
add gig photos to website - 2 sets added
start on website for BF's work
contact plasterers - BF is going to do that next week !!
clean messy fingerprints from bedroom ceiling - tried to do this, not tall enough
fix hole in bedroom ceiling
put handles on the box in the bedroom
Give the shower screen a good clean
[STRIKE]Doctors friday 8.50am[/STRIKE]
contact E about going to visit
vacuum inside computer - it's covered in dust !!
Put box up in loft
Garden
Clear out stuff from shed - work in progress
Freecycle stuff from shed that don't want - first lot done
Plant out the rest of the sweetpeas
Attach netting to the fence for sweetpeas
Finish off flower bed edging

maralum

Friday - Dreaded kids rooms and spare rooms

1. [STRIKE]Strip the kids beds[/STRIKE], remake with clean linen (just washing duvet!) after [STRIKE]vacuuming mattress[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Dust and make sure everything is in it's place (laundry, toys, books etc)[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Vacuum floor inc under bed if you can[/STRIKE]

Spare rooms

If you have one, give it 10 minutes of your time

Extra just the weekend prep, [STRIKE]quick S&S of bathroom and kitchen[/STRIKE], quick tidy of sitting room before bed to make sure all set for the lovely weekend. Well that's the end of the week sorted, hope you all have a fab weekend. See you on Monday/Sunday evening.

This room used to terrify me until I started the sticker system with DS (only 4). He now keeps his room relatively tidy. Not the way I keep mine, but not bad for a wee man. I can see the carpet and everything!

Well, I can't start until he gets up, so I'm twiddling my thumbs for another hour or two...I might have five or ten minutes in the airing cupboard of death...

shell2001

Friday - Dreaded kids rooms and spare rooms :j ALL DONE, so glad I do upstairs in one go! I work weekends so this means I have a spare day!

Spare rooms - AS ABOVE:j

If you have one, give it 10 minutes of your time

Extra just the weekend prep, quick S&S of bathroom and kitchen, quick tidy of sitting room before bed to make sure all set for the lovely weekend. Well that's the end of the week sorted, hope you all have a fab weekend. See you on Monday/Sunday evening. :j

Am planning on tidying the conservatory today, did the windows yesterday so should not take long.

Need to put last nights ironing away - DH did it :j

Right off for cuppa.

Hope the anti-biotic kick in soon Lil-me.

Michelle - I think ditching the catch-up list is the best idea. It will be Monday again all to soon, so do the revised list and enjoy the sun:D

Pigpen - Sooooo we all want to know how it went???

nicki_2

Morning all :hello:

Lil_me - hope the anti-biotics kick in soon.

Rach - hope you have a nice time.

Pigpen - so...how did it go?

Everyone else - :grouphug:

I didn't really achieve that much of my list yesterday but I did tackle DD's bedroom and its all done (apart from deep cleaning by moving the bed & dolls house etc which will be done when she's back at school, and a couple of items of clothing & the step ladders which will get done today). Then a 4pm I decided I'd have a quick sort of our room Got a shock when OH arrived home at 4.20 instead of 5.10 and then even more so when he decided to sort his stuff out :j:D We now have enough hanging space so that in theory OH's shirts & my "good" clothes should stay reasonably crease free, unlike previously when everything got creased I just have a few things left to sort out, as in put away, the hoovering and that will be done as well.

So I need to do my list that I posted yesterday so the gardening will have to wait again. Right now I'm off to sort DD out who's supposed to be cleaning her teeth then we're off to Asda to do a minimal shop :wave:

poohbear59

maralum wrote: »

Cheeky DH, am a bit angry with him. :mad:

I was cleaning last night while he was watching the simpsons and he got all stressy with me and told me I was doing too much and will wear myself out.

Funny that he didn't think I was working too hard when I made his dinner, washed the dishes and washed, dried and folded all of his work clothes. Not to mention that this house is practically spotless all of the time now. Only when I interrupt his precious TV programme does he think to mention anything.:rolleyes:

My DH did exactly the same on monday when I was dusting the living room because he was watching sport on TV. If it was really bothering him he could have moved to another room or even helped!

I don't like Fridays during school holidays as I can't get [STRIKE]little[/STRIKE]big horrors out of bed. Since I refused to let them go out unless their rooms are tidy they haven't gone out, so punishment hasn't worked yet. I have hospital appointment at 2.30 and they have offered to take me so I know they will be up before then!!

Hope you are feeling better Lil me.

lil_me

Coughing less but can't talk, sort of pointless trying to squeak instructions to the kids when it comes to helping tidy their room so just going to do it myself. Have had a tidy round, done the beds, dusted the top of drawers. Going to find my stool in a mo (because I'm only diddy) and do the top of the wardrobe and the window. Vacuuming will have to wait until DP is up who as usual was working late last night so don't want to wake him yet.

After I've had a nosey on the internet, time to get downstairs vacuumed and going to clean window, dog decided she'd put her wet nose on it barking at some kids outside (she has a definate thing against kids in hoodies) Waiting for the water to heat up as decided to wash loads of pans which were a bit grimey and realised had no hot water.

Hope everyone has a good day

cha97michelle

Friday 13/4:
1) [strike]feed myself and baby[/strike]
2)[strike] get load of baby stuff through WM[/strike]
3) [strike]come upstairs to get me and baby dressed[/strike]
4) [strike]get our bed and the cot bed stripped, and through WM[/strike]
5) [strike]empty airers[/strike] DH's stuff folded, and put on top of chest of drawers for him to put away
6) [strike]hang up load of washing[/strike]
7) [strike]hoover mattresses[/strike]
8) [strike]pack baby bag to go out[/strike]
9) [strike]take baby to clinic to get weighed and get his eczma checked[/strike] now 18ib10oz
10) [strike]buggy put away[/strike], [strike]baby book put away[/strike]
11) stick a banana and walnut loaf in BM need to go to shop first as i don't appear to have any flour - doh
12) [strike]get bedding out onto line[/strike] put in TD instead as it's foggy and damp
13) [strike]put load of my jeans in WM[/strike], [strike]and on airers[/strike]
14) [strike]deal with post[/strike]
15) [strike]check emails[/strike], pay CC bill, check internet banking, [strike]transmit shop and scan[/strike]
[strike] also found a load of dry towels in the TD i had forgotten about, so i folded them and put them away, and put a new hand towel in bathroom
remembered to get baby purees out of freezer, and put in bowls
also opened baby room window to let some fresh air and light in
fed the cats[/strike]
16)[strike] bring in bin once it has been emptied[/strike]
17)[strike] feed baby, and make something for my lunch[/strike]
18)[strike] sort pantry out so i can put tupperware away properly[/strike] only planned on doing the tupperware shelf - have done all 8 shelves, emptied, all wiped. Stuff condensed so i can fit more stuff on the shelves instead of the floor. will drag everything out and clean the floor/declutter once bubs is in bed.
I should say this is something that was on the master to-do since before baby (when i couldn't fit in) and is something that majorly annoys me. :j so will carry on and do the rest today.
19) [strike]clean inside of fridge[/strike] done properly (i.e. all shelves removed and washed up) and i can't remember when it was done last.
20) write a menu plan for next week to see when i can avoid proper shopping till
21) [strike]change cat litter tray[/strike]
22) sort through receipts i took out of my wallet, and shred or file appropriately
23) [strike]rescue bedsheets from TD[/strike]
24) [strike]remake beds[/strike]
25) [strike]clean windowsill in babies room as dust blows in when window is open.[/strike]
26) [STRIKE]put compost in outside bin[/STRIKE]
27) pop to local shop for bread and milk
28) [STRIKE]wash up lunch stuff[/STRIKE], plus all the glass placemats and coasters from dining room/living room
29) wipe cat feeding mat, make sure all feeding bowls are clean
30) sweep downstairs, then hoover kitchen and living room rug
31) clean kitchen sink
32) [strike]clean loo[/strike]
33) [strike]wipe down shelve above loo[/strike]
34) [strike]wipe down top of cabinet, and wooden pelmet thing around window[/strike]
35) [strike]replace toilet block[/strike]
36) clean bath
37) clean bathroom sink
38) bath baby and myself
39) feed both of us supper
40) read newspaper so i can then stick it in recycling

1:20 - baby is being really well behaved today, he has just laid in his cot while i did stuff, and is now happily playing on the floor. That must be because the 1st tooth cut through the gum, and is giving him less gip now.

Michelle, x

Pollybear

Stripped my bed and remade it, washing on the line but it's a bit dull here today.

Dusted, polished and vacuumed all bedrooms and downstairs. Hoping to cut the grass this afternoon.