Weekly Flylady Thread 26th November 2012

Natty68

Rowan_tree wrote: »

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!!!

Wow I have never seen a big blackbird, we normally have small ones but they do make for their size in attitude And I normally only ever see one solitary bluetit You may find that your robin keeps coming back now he has found you..:D

mummyroysof3

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Empty out the fridge, replace what is inside after wiping it out,
Wipe down surfaces
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, fridge, freezer etc)

Extra tasks if you want to do more
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms

Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you

Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Clean tops of drawers

toochoosey

toochoosey wrote: »

Daily routines
washing, W T F S S
swish and swipe kitchen W T F S S
bathroom, W T F S S
ironing, T W T F S S
making beds, W T F S S
vacuuming high traffic areas, W T F S S
making meals T W T F S S

Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, T W T F S S
swish & swipes of the kitchen T W T F S S
tidying the living room T W T F S S

Ok here goes this week!

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area

Extra tasks if you want to do more
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Clean out and organize one drawer, more if you like
Check the freezer, see what needs using up

My Extras:
Photograph stuff for ebay/gumtree
Price up stuff
List stuff on Gumtree/ebay

My extras have been started

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs

Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
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
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• 27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!

Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One
Remove floordrobe, make sure all clothes are put away neatly
Level Two
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers

Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these
Clean windows in these areas
Check through drawers, anything that should have been thrown out ages ago?
Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
Clean light fittings and light switches in any room, more than one if you like

Valli

Heston's in Valliland...must've been a Tuesday or a Wednesday

cue much - 'ooh he's at the bustop', 'oo it's the £1 a bag man':rotfl:

I am VERY busy...

msgnomey

so today I

washed the kitchen floor
wiped down the cupboards
clean the top of the oven
put on a load of washing
cleaned out the cat litter trays
emptied and washed out the kitchen bin
took out the recycling
hoovered the lounge, dining room, stairs, bedroom and study

also
weighed in STS not bad I guess better than putting on, MUST do better tho' and actually lose some!!!
took DD to work
watched x2 progs with OH

Now I am going to bed
Night all!!
xxx

going to the docs tomorrow, nervous about saying I think I'm depressed but am determined to tell him although I felt a bit better this morning this afternoon I felt awful again


Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One

[STRIKE]Remove floordrobe, make sure all clothes are put away neatly [/STRIKE] done Level Two
[STRIKE]Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Vacuum floors in these areas [/STRIKE]done!
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers

cyclingyorkie

York is suffering from flooding and this means traffic chaos.

We have the orthodontist tomorrow morning with DD1.

I may be some time....

toochoosey

cyclingyorkie, hope you manage and it doesn't get too bad xx Just watching the News :-(

skint_breeder_5

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

Level Two 100% done
[STRIKE]Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards[/STRIKE] :j:j:jWoohoo, finally got this done tonight (tues) :j:j:j[STRIKE]spot cleaned doors and used stainless steel cleaner on door handles[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe down fronts of major appliances[/STRIKE] [STRIKE](cooker,[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]firdge, freezer[/STRIKE] etc) [STRIKE]cookerhood[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]microwave[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]I will hobble out to utility later and wipe over the white goods out there[/STRIKE] hobbled out tonight and got them de-frogged :j
Level Three
100% Done
Extra tasks if you want to do more
[STRIKE]Wipe window sills[/STRIKE] and clean windows in these rooms - [STRIKE]DR wiped[/STRIKE], washing windows still outstanding,[STRIKE] kitchen sill wiped[/STRIKE] at stupid o'clock

[STRIKE]Check the freezer, see what needs using up[/STRIKE] -tues eve de-cluttered one drawers of the indoor freezer used it all up on a hotpotch meal for DD2 when she re-appeared tonight - washed and re-placed drawer :D:D

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 100% complete
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter [/STRIKE]
[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 - DD2 needs to help move this for me - so will hang over to Wednesday
[STRIKE]Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust any areas below eye level[/STRIKE]
Level Three 100% done
[STRIKE]Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so) [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?[/STRIKE] only the odd stray toy, back in their drawers and baskets :D

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!

Extra extras summary for Tuesday
hospital
the "key hunt"
the cereal cupboard war
cooker pulled out and cleaned behind
washing & towels folded and put away, ironing sorted ready
sink bleached and polished

putting fresh sheets/duvet covers on DD2 and my room, :j head start on Wednesday list :j
sewed up DD3 broken umbrella
spot cleaned food stains on LR carpet courtesy of DD3 (FARRRRR to tired to crack out the V@x tonight, and rubbed out just about ok )
cleaned seals on washing machine - yeurchhhhh! :eek::eek::eek::eek:
removed & cleaned heat exchanger on tumble drier with a toothbrush - totally shocked how much lint I removed from it - removed lint from lint filter cavity with hoover :D:D - hoping my washing might dry a bit quicker now
wiped over utility cupboard doors & polished up utility sink flylady style :rotfl:
dusted behind LR radiator with my long handled radiator duster - my trug really proving its usefulness now -it also helped clean above my head (on a nice sturdy chair I may add) on bookcase in living room - thick with dust is NOT the word :eek::p:eek::p:eek: also found two stray cards from last year, and a book DD2 was looking for about 2 years ago, and a broken toy car of DS's. so quite chuffed
febr£zed all curtains, throws and cushions in the living room


I have just had a sneaky peek at tomorrow's list - I may be able to cross quite a bit off if I do a stupid o'clock flying session and then get back to the other extras that are still outstanding in the daytime properly - but I must, must, must make a dent in that ironing - even if I have to do it sitting down :eek::eek::eek:

An extra, extra, extra from the Living Room I will want to do is to remove a Cross Stitch picture from it's frame and clean the INSIDE of the glass (which I have never done since I stuffed and threaded the back of it some 17 years ago), but I suspect once I give the inside of the glass a thorough clean, the picture itself will look dirty and may need to be washed - cue unthreading, carefully handwashing, pressing between white towels, iron on wrong side, re-thread and put back in frame - now it is bugging me, if I don't de-frog it I am going to keep staring at it and will have to take it down sigh - time for a cuppa and a quick lurk and catch up on Fred

pigpen

I've been up long enough to watch Ice Age 3, the christmas ice age and Indiana Jones.. Almost done the christmas shopping.. need stocking fillers and to sort DD1's OH but I know what he is getting I think. I need a few bits for DS2 and 2 of the girls and we are all done.. I can help OH sort his family then

Off to loo and then kicking everyone out the house!

Mumto5

I have a day at home today. I need to get organised for DD1's 21st this weekend. Despite my constant pleading/nagging/begging the older boys have mucked out their rooms and filled the laundry basket to beyond overflowing. I am so fed up with being housebound to feed the WM because they are so inconsiderate. It's a situation I can't win as the alternative is me picking up after them.

Dusty DS1 is not a drinker or a smoker. He's abandoned FB for twittering. DD1 tells us what we need to know when he tweets. He's very conscious about his height and has low self esteem. He's in a bad place but won't let me help. DH is too busy and its causing lots of problems between the 3 of us.

DH had his pre op appointment yesterday. He's being referred back to the surgeon as he is not happy to go ahead next week. His ear is currently infected but he won't go to see the GP. I'm also tired of this ongoing saga.

DD1 wants the newish BF to come to her birthday meal. I feel sorry for the man. He comes from a family of 4. We are 11 (me, DH, DS1, DS2, DS3, DD1, DD2, DSD and fiancee, DSS and GF) and + 4 grandparents. From what she has told me the new BF sounds a lot more promising than her ex.

I'm flying off list this week as I know what needs to be done for Saturdays celebration. I feel very put upon and unsupported by DH. He is overwhelmed with work and I feel very taken for granted. I think AF is about a week away so that probably isn't helping my frame of mind.