Weekly Flylady Thread 16th April 2007

maralum

Lil_me, Sorry about your poor oven. It's gutting when you've finally sorted something to see that Murphy's law can always apply, no matter what you do. :rolleyes:

Welcome all newbies! Lots of posts this week, which is lovely, more company and chatting between flying. :hello:

Well, it's 5.25 and I can't sleep, normally I'd start cleaning, but today I think I'll surf and drink tea - what a lazy little blighter I am!

Bollards

Morning all,
Well, yesterday I managed to do most, but not all, of what was on the list and it took me nearly all day. I think that I needed to give it a real thorough going over so that I know it is deeply clean before I just start cleaning it on a weekly basis. It made me feel good though, although I did get a bit over zealous on the oven cleaning and almost managed to rub off the settings around the knobs on the front panel! Never mind, I rely on an oven thermometer anyway!

So, to the living rooms today. That could take a while too, but I won't be able to move the sofa's to clean underneath because they are too heavy so I will have to get DH to do that on the weekend!

Good luck with your tasks today!

beanynharrison

Morning all.

Baby fed and dressed and is now playing (for about 10 minutes tops!!) I was pleased with how yesterday went so lets see what today has in store. Living room isn't so bad cos can watch harrison when i am cleaning!!

Living room

1. Dust inc light fitting, TV cabinet and all thats on it aswell as other furniture
2. Wipe light switch, any marks on walls and doors
3. Vacuum sofas and floor (wipe if required)
[STRIKE]4. Water any plants & make sure dead leaves remove[/STRIKE]d no plants
5. Make sure anything 'dumped' is put where it should be, for example books, paperwork, toys etc

Stairs and halls

1. Make sure way is clear
2. Tidy coats, shoes, hats, bags, etc
3. Remove any cobwebs
4. Vacuum through taking cloth with you to wipe banister on way back down
5. Check fire alarms/smoke detectors

Extra for today is 10 minutes on any hotspot if you have the time - spare bed

extras
walk to village and post letters
wm
unload dw
10 mins sorting paperwork
pack baby's bag for childminder tomorrow
sort clothes for fabric recycling

nicki_2

Morning all :hello:

Just been trying to catch up on all the posts inbetween interruptions from DD :rolleyes: I noticed the talk about "nesting"...oh how I remember that. :rotfl: On the Wednesday when I went into labour with DD I cleaned the house top to bottom, did a weekly shop, and paid all the bills. I was actually in the middle of cleaning the bath at 4pm when I got my first contraction (it came along with an over whelming sense of nausea and more Morning sickness was a doddle compared to that!) but I carried on :rotfl: After 4 hours I finally called my mum and then an ambulance (Had to have a hospital birth, first one and a bad back with DD in a "back-to-back" position they weren't sure how it would go :rolleyes: She's been a pain in the bottom ever since but I wouldn't change her for the riches in the world :rotfl: ) Early hours of Thursday morning she arrived

Anyways enough reminising. My list for today should be alot easier to manage as everyone will be out :j I'll be able to play my Lilly Allen Album for the first time in 2 weeks :dance: :rotfl:

Terrific Tuesday

• Dailies
  • [STRIKE]Beds[/STRIKE]
  • Bathroom
  • Dishes
  • Kitchen
  • Exercises - one down but doing another set when I get back from school
  • [STRIKE]Packed Lunch out of fridge (made the lot up for the week again )[/STRIKE]
  • Evening meal - Cornbeef hash using the leftover mash from yesterday and some veg.
  • Washing machine - clothing.
  • School stuff for tomorrow.
• Kitchen (leftovers)
  • Window & sil to clean (inside & out)
  • WM drawer
  • Sink / drainer
  • Floor
• Living/diningroom & "study"
  • Tidy
  • Dust
  • Hoover
  • Mop (someone has spilt coffee again :mad: )
  • 15 minutes of paperwork - DD's school folder. Need to find dividers :think:
  • Clean tablecloth.
  • Clean window inside & out
• Hall/stairs/landing
  • Hoover
  • Dust
• FOH (Front of house... theatre abberviation )
  • Sweep? - might not, depends on how bad the road is for rubbish:mad:
  • Clean Brass
  • Wipe down paintwork
  • Windows will be done with the livingroom.
• Extras
  • Set up payment for credit card for 26th (pay day)
  • Ironing
  • Change plaster on hand.

Thats all I can think of for now. Best go and do the bathroom and hurry DD up. :wave:

cha97michelle

Morning everyone. Been upsince 6:20 with Charlie. I managed to not get up for a bit, but i thought i would try the Gina Ford routine again today, cos i want Charlie to start having a good nap during the day rather than the cat-naps he does at the minute. Plus, i'm sure i feed him too much. That way he may be more settled before May and my SAT marking so i can do that and fly!

Anyway, both of us are fed, we need to get dressed, and then the plan of action is this:
Tuesday 17/4:
Kitchen
1. [strike]Wipe windowsill [/strike]and [strike]water plants[/strike], wipe marks from plant pots, [strike]shine up the tea/coffee/sugar canister (stainless steel, so polish with a tea towel to remove fingerprints[/strike]
2. Clean kitchen window
3. Clean floor
Dining room/area (if you have one)
3. Wipe table and chairs
4. Dust anything else that needs to be, and the top of door/frame
Living room
1. Dust inc light fitting, TV cabinet and all that’s on it as well as other furniture
2. Wipe light switch, any marks on walls and doors
3. Vacuum sofas and floor (wipe if required)
4. [strike]Water any plants & make sure dead leaves removed [/strike]
5. Make sure anything 'dumped' is put where it should be, for example books, paperwork, toys etc
Stairs and halls
1. Make sure way is clear can't do just yet as there are 2 big toy boxes that my sister needs to pick up
2. [strike]Tidy coats, shoes, hats, bags, etc [/strike]
3. Remove any cobwebs
4. Vacuum through taking cloth with you to wipe banister on way back down
5. Check fire alarms/smoke detectors
Extra for today is 10 minutes on any hotspot if you have the time
[strike]menu plan for rest of week[/strike]

[strike]Deal with post[/strike]
[strike]Make baby bottles[/strike]
Go shop – get onions, plain flour can wait till tomorrow
[strike]Change bin in bathroom, put some extra nappies in there[/strike] also a new mouth wash
[strike]Make banana and walnut loaf in BM[/strike]
plus anything else that comes up throughout the day

• [strike]feed cats
• 2 loads of baby washing - lights and darks
• all hung outside
• airers checked/dry stuff folded and away
• admitted to myself i am not getting round to ironing, so folded at least half of the pile and put away
• got some of clothes in from line, folded and away
• shamefully found 2 unopened birthday cards from over a week ago, so opened them[/strike]

I really need to get on in the LR today, as the only thing i dusted last week was the telly. :eek:

Have a good day everyone,
Michelle. x

embb

Morning ladies :hello:

basil0 Hello and welcome

Just taken littley to school, having a cuppa now and catching up on here, you've all been mega busy :j Glad it's the living room today, on the surface it looks fine as I only did it the other day when I got my new rug but I want to do underneath the settees and do the window etc so I'll get cracking with that shortly. Oh and there was a good film on last night we watched Along Came Polly I can highly reccommend it Ben Stiller Rocks!

Living room

1. Dust inc light fitting, TV cabinet and all thats on it aswell as other furniture
2. Wipe light switch, any marks on walls and doors
3. Vacuum sofas and floor (wipe if required)
4. Water any plants & make sure dead leaves removed N/A
5. Make sure anything 'dumped' is put where it should be, for example books, paperwork, toys etc Done the other day and still tidy

Stairs and halls

1. Make sure way is clear
2. Tidy coats, shoes, hats, bags, etc
3. Remove any cobwebs
4. Vacuum through taking cloth with you to wipe banister on way back down
5. Check fire alarms/smoke detectors Council does this and all is A OK

My list:-

* Hoover through
* Hang washing out
* put bin out for bin men
* make beds
* do dishes
* Think about tackling the mountain of washing

That's about it, see ya later x

beanynharrison

beanynharrison wrote: »

Living room

[STRIKE]1. Dust inc light fitting, TV cabinet and all thats on it aswell as other furniture[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2. Wipe light switch, any marks on walls and doors[/STRIKE]
3. Vacuum sofas and floor (wipe if required)
[STRIKE]4. Water any plants & make sure dead leaves remove[/STRIKE]d no plants
[STRIKE]5. Make sure anything 'dumped' is put where it should be, for example books, paperwork, toys etc[/STRIKE]

Stairs and halls

1. Make sure way is clear
2. Tidy coats, shoes, hats, bags, etc
3. Remove any cobwebs
4. Vacuum through taking cloth with you to wipe banister on way back down
5. Check fire alarms/smoke detectors

Extra for today is 10 minutes on any hotspot if you have the time - spare bed

extras
walk to village and post letters
[STRIKE]wm[/STRIKE] on now the hang on the line
[STRIKE]unload dw[/STRIKE]
10 mins sorting paperwork
pack baby's bag for childminder tomorrow[STRIKE][/STRIKE]
sort clothes for fabric recycling

baby gone down for a nap so had a 30 min fly and just grabbing a brew while i can !! Will update again later Crossing things off the list is soooo satisfying !!

HopeElizzy

cha97michelle wrote: »

Morning everyone. Been upsince 6:20 with Charlie. I managed to not get up for a bit, but i thought i would try the Gina Ford routine again today, cos i want Charlie to start having a good nap during the day rather than the cat-naps he does at the minute. Plus, i'm sure i feed him too much. That way he may be more settled before May and my SAT marking so i can do that and fly!

Hi Michelle,
My two were Gina babies - I found the routine helped me and them. I know some people find it restrictive but I tended to follow the milk feeding routine and the rest fell naturally into place. My dd had severe colic and ds had gastroesophogeal reflux so a set feeding time helped keep us all calm! Hope it works for you but it doesn't for many folk so don't feel in any way that you have failed if it doesn't. I'm in awe of the amount you manage to do day-to-day as I don't remember being that organised.:D

aimeelister

Morning.

I have been summoned home by my mother to go ebay for her (still selling off everything from my grandparents house when they had to move into a home in Oct last year) as its 10p listing day on Thurs.

Managed to do everything on the list yesterday plus all my extras including getting the hedge trimmer out and having a go at the hedge with it.

Im going to give the living room a quick going over before i leave with the dusting etc, its not that bad in there as i hoover it everyday (my cats in moulty mode so it needs it!)

Have a good day everyone and see you soon!

shell2001

Living room

1. [STRIKE]Dust inc light fitting, TV cabinet and all thats on it aswell as other furniture[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Wipe light switch, any marks on walls and doors[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Vacuum sofas and floor (wipe if required)[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Water any plants & make sure dead leaves removed [/STRIKE]
5. [STRIKE]Make sure anything 'dumped' is put where it should be, for example books, paperwork, toys etc [/STRIKE]

Stairs and halls

1. [STRIKE]Make sure way is clear[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Tidy coats, shoes, hats, bags, etc [/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Remove any cobwebs [/STRIKE]
4. Vacuum through taking cloth with you to wipe banister on way back down
5. [STRIKE]Check fire alarms/smoke detectors [/STRIKE]

Extra for today is 10 minutes on any hotspot if you have the time.

Also need to:-

[STRIKE]Take DD1 to pre-school[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Do some shopping[/STRIKE]
Trip to veg shop - will do on way home when I collect DD1
[STRIKE]S & S Bathroom
Hoover through downstairs[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]S & S Kitchen[/STRIKE]
Prep veg etc for roast
Viewer at 7pm :rolleyes:

ALSO - forgot to wipe oven out last night (using Michelle's tip) quick question though Michelle do I just put neat white vinegar on a cloth and wipe?

Just gonna have a cuppa then put last few bits of shopping away.

happy flying everyone