Weekly Flylady Thread 26th November 2012

Narc0lepsy

Aagh; just noticed my careful strike-through to show which bits I'd actually done hasn't come out. It was cut and pasted from a Word document and looked fine there - what do I need to do? Got a feeling I read something about it recently but can't remember what.

Brilliant kazwookie - a whole house!! I'm very impressed.

Honey_Bear

bossymoo wrote: »

I've been a rebel and refused to get pink

Good. I'm beginning to think all girls born after 2000 will grow up thinking they're either $indy or a Di$ney Prince$$. (Sometimes the dollar signs make a lot of sense!)

Jazee

Kazwookie and Dancemum, you're putting me to shame. Whole house cleaned and Xmas shop ordered!!!

Today, apart from dailies and two lovely walks with the dogs I've done no flying as the paid stuff was hectic. Have only just finished. Also popped to docs and to the shop to buy cake. Have a day off with DH tomorrow so not planning any flying then either.

I'm sure the dust will be still waiting for me on Thursday.

toochoosey

had a blurgh afternoon.............do you ever feel like when you're talking to someone, they're not listening????

Anyway dinner done....dishes.....not yet.............

pigpen

toochoosey wrote: »

had a blurgh afternoon.............do you ever feel like when you're talking to someone, they're not listening????

Anyway dinner done....dishes.....not yet.............

Almost every time I speak.. the times in between I thunk I speak alien!

Rowan_tree_2

Hi there

Posting late this week, still had this awful cold, which us just going now after around ten days, and OH has started with a really sore throat. I'm hoping he hasn't got my bug, as it's lasted so long, but hope he's soon better, he's looking really poorly right now.

I went back to work yesterday and so far my voice has lasted! I've had a quick read through, but can't retain much at the moment(!), but good vibes to all those still feeling poorly or low. Dusty, I saw that you were much better - that is good news. And Lamewolf - Dylan is gorgeous! My brother used to rescue greyhounds and we had some lovely, gentle dogs.

I haven't done heaps, just enough to keep the worst at bay, and hope to start again in a few days and do 'corners and cupboards' ready for Christmas!

Welcome to all newcomers and thank you to Natty for the lists. Natty, we had a lovely robin at the bird table today, loads of bluetits, but yesterday we had the BIGGEST blackbird I've ever seen! It was huge!! I double-checked and it was a blackbird, but as big as a raven!!!

Bye for now, and again, good wishes all round. R x

PS Honey Bear - did you whisper that, sadly, your lodger had left!!! Yay, go you, and enjoy your own home again! X

toochoosey

Thanks Pigpen, good to know i'm not on my own xx You know when you give someone a suggestion or idea and they dismiss it??? Yet if some one else suggests it...It's amazing!!!! BLEURGH!!!

sammiell

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
Empty out the fridge, replace what is inside after wiping it out, making sure what is needed first is at the front
Level Two
Wipe down surfaces
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, fridge, freezer etc)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe & replace small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)
Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it

Extra tasks if you want to do more
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Clean the dish drainer, make sure you clean under it too
Clen any 'medium' size appliances, bread makers, slow cookers etc
Clean out and organize one drawer, more if you like
Check the freezer, see what needs using up

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Level Two
Move things so you can vacuum under them
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?

Extra tasks if you want to do more

Check you have your Christmas card list done, if it's not done at least spend 10 minutes on it
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!
Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

skint_breeder_5

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One 100% done

Level Two

Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards [STRIKE]spot cleaned doors and used stainless steel cleaner on door handles[/STRIKE] I need to check again in cold daylight to see if I have missed any bits :o:o kickboards I didn't attempt at stupid o'clock so still have these to do - still outstanding
Wipe down fronts of major appliances [STRIKE](cooker,[/STRIKE] firdge, freezer etc) [STRIKE]cookerhood[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]microwave[/STRIKE] I will hobble out to utility later and wipe over the white goods out there still outstanding
Level Three
100% Done
Extra tasks if you want to do more
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms - [STRIKE]DR wiped[/STRIKE], washing windows still outstanding,[STRIKE] kitchen sill wiped[/STRIKE] at stupid o'clock

Check the freezer, see what needs using up

Emergency - 3 Nasty Poisonous Frogs - :eek::mad::eek::mad:
16/16 Extra extras done 100% :j

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
[STRIKE]Clear anything from the stairs! [/STRIKE] one stray belt from dressing gown found tied round bannister =very confuddled about that one ????
Level Two
Move things so you can vacuum under them
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?

Extra tasks if you want to do more
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Check you have your Christmas card list done, if it's not done at least spend 10 minutes on it
[STRIKE]Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW[/STRIKE] with trip to post office for to post special delivery
[STRIKE]27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket,[/STRIKE] clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!


It's been a LONNNNNNNNNG day......my stupid o'clock flying session saw a little bit of progress - kitchen floor mopped, pulled cooker out and cleaned the sides, floor and wall behind, dishwasher emptied, TD emptied and brought inside, bleached and polished kitchen sink- despite saying I wasn't going to do any more kitchen cupboards I inadvertently started a war with the cereal cupboard :eek::eek::eek:

I bungled the remnants of various fruity flavoured stuffed wheats in their respective bags into one box - lots of recycling of cardboard and more space on the shelf - for some reason I had three bags of porridge on the go across 3 different shelves -did a 27 fling boogie in the cereal cupboard alone - coupons stuffed down the side that expired in 2011 - - never mind, photographs, pens, pencils - well at least they all are in the new designated places - checked duplicates of jams and spreads - put the unopened ones on top shelf - hoping that DD2 and DD3 will be forced into scraping round the almost empty jars first rather than searching for a chair to get to the new stuff :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Going great guns, then my leg went to sleep - so I swept out crumbs and went to bed and ACTUALLY slept - to be woken by DD3 to be told she couldn't find my keys to unlock the front door to go to school - 45 minutes of searching couldn't find my keys - so I had to let DD3 climb out of the living room window so she could leave on time to get her school bus :(:(

As DS was the most likely suspect I checked the whole kitchen, including fridge, freezer, cooker - anywhere a toddler could think to hide it - nothing - in the end I woke him up, but at first he couldn't remember....then he said it was in his "tree house" aka cupboard under the stairs - I pulled out every trug, box, hoover, scrabbling right to the back- to be told "no it's in the other tree house- found the keys on top of DD3 PE kit in the coat side of the cupboard :eek::eek::eek:

So I got him to nursery 45 minutes late, tore up a strip of tarmac to get to hospital just in time - then spent 1 hour in the chair getting my jaws adjusted - new Dr does not have the skill and precision of the previous one - which meant I was left feeling very unwell and unable to drive until my blood sugar recovered enough to get DS from nursery.

Got DS who fell asleep in car on the way back home - finished cleaning out the cereal cupboard, and putting fresh sheets/duvet covers on DD2 and my room, sewed up DD3 broken umbrella - folded towels, put away DD2, DS and my clothes, and DD3 put in a pile in her room - sorted out clothes for ironing (still haven't done any ironing yet)

De-cluttered DD3 from after school club, put DS back in my bed to continue nap - and then fell asleep myself - so I will have to do a stupid o'clock flying session to catch up.

I don't think I have to leave the house except for nursery and after school club tomorrow - so I really should get some progress then - *sigh* time for a cuppa I think, then get a rocket/cattle prod/other motivational instrument of torture up my rear and get started again :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Natty68

Eeek you are all putting me to shame.. I have hardly done anything on the lists so far Never mind I am home in the morning tomorrow so can crack on with them then. And then will probably feel like doing a mad rush after my new councelling session at lunchtime. After my last lot of councelling I always used to take out my frustrations etc on the cleaning/ironing etc. So it bodes well that tomorrow will be a good day

Kazm you are like a whirlwind - the whole house cleaned...yikes!!!

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