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Weekly Flylady Thread 26th November 2012

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  • bossymoo
    bossymoo Posts: 6,924 Forumite
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    Hair dyed, nails filed and clear strengthener type stuff put on. Showered and clothes ready for morning, lunch made, parking change found, tots bags etc ready. Is sparkle day tomorrow so they are taking their little pearly king and queen waistcoats :D

    MIL and FIL coming over at daft o-clock in the morning so I will have an early start at the old paid stuff, and they will do the nursery drop :A

    Need to remember to get some cash out tomorrow. Right, better go dry my hair and see if I can still see the white ones :rotfl: we should add this to the lists lol
    Bossymoo

    Away with the fairies :beer:
  • toochoosey
    toochoosey Posts: 7,371 Forumite
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    Daily routines
    washing, T W T F S S
    swish and swipe kitchen T W T F S S
    bathroom, T W T F S S
    ironing, T W T F S S
    making beds, T W T F S S
    vacuuming high traffic areas, T 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 M T W T F S S
    tidying the living room M T W T F S S

    Ok here goes this week!

    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
    Clean floors in these rooms
    Level Three
    Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
    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
    Level One

    Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
    Clear anything from the stairs!
    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
    • Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
    • 27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!

    [/COLOR]

    Hope all are well, I need to get a crack on tomorrow, We have sorted through the books on DD's shelves and put what she wants to keep back in the room with the shelves and have 2 more piles of books to sort and sell/give away/charity/whatever..... xx
  • Narc0lepsy
    Narc0lepsy Posts: 2,859 Forumite
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    Thanks Natty, my first full week flying!
    Got off to a flapping start yesterday; I should have guests to dinner more often as managed:
    to hoover ALL house except main bedroom
    all lounge dining room dusted and tidied, no piles anywhere (apart from the small box of assessment paperwork which had been languishing in lounge for weeks and is now in office waiting to be emptied and filed)
    Piled paperwork in kitchen but needs sorting through
    Cooked meal with enough left over for this evening's meal

    Not much done today as I went back to work. Luckily only had 3 students to teach an hour each, and a few meetings. Voice still very croaky and thought it was going to give out in the middle of student 2's lesson, but survived. Felt very dizzy by lunch time; worried it was return of the virus but more likely to be the effect of a Costa mid-morning having not had one for a week! Very tired by this evening so didn't feel up to going to gym class. Must re-start tomorrow, gently, as I have been building up to 3 classes on a Tuesday with my "get fitter and thinner for Christmas" campaign.
    Remember...a layer of dust protects the wood beneath it.
  • kazwookie
    kazwookie Posts: 14,266 Forumite
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    Thanks for the ideas re a dishwasher xxx

    Off for a wander around the internet xxx
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  • Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
    Level One
    Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
    Clear anything from the stairs!
    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
    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!

    I'm in tomorrow!

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

    Level Two

    Clean floors in these rooms - [STRIKE]Hoovered kitchen & Dining Room[/STRIKE] - mopping kitchen still outstanding
    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: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
    [STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
    [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]oven shelves cleaned[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]left Mr Muscl£ on inside overnight[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]wiped and rinsed oven and "burned" off chemical smell, re-assembled all shelves/racks[/STRIKE] :p
    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, kitchen sill outstanding
    [STRIKE]Clean the dish drainer, make sure you clean under it too[/STRIKE] no dish drainer= 1 less thing to do :D:D
    [STRIKE]Clen any 'medium' size appliances, bread makers, slow cookers etc[/STRIKE] wiped over kitchen TV - other appliances all hidden in cupboards :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: waiting to get a round tuit ;)
    [STRIKE]Clean out and organize one drawer[/STRIKE], more if you like - not sadistic today ;) just did the one cupboard where replacement blender/processor goes- moved up spare cereal to cereal cupboard, and meal replacement shakes to DD1 wardrobe for her to take back to uni :p
    Check the freezer, see what needs using up
    [STRIKE]descaled the kettle[/STRIKE]

    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
    Clear anything from the stairs!
    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
    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!


    Right DS has quit, done a little bit - thanks Natty for tomorrow's list - will try and get level 1 done before I go to hospital and will then try and revisit the rest of today's list if I am not in too much discomfort

    I might try Bossymoo's suggestion and get rid of a few *ahem* platinum blonde hairs later in the week - if flybaby puts in an early appearance, then I won't have to get DD2 to ph0t0shop my dark roots and greys out of the first photos of me holding the bubba :D:D:D

    Time to try for some sleep - or at least rest my legs up ;)

    catch up again tomorrow!
    The cold never bothered me anyway
  • Lucyv
    Lucyv Posts: 37 Forumite
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    edited 28 November 2012 at 2:42PM
    Hi please can I join? I did my landing and stairs today as I have only just found this thread and I was planning on doing the fridge tomorrow so my list for tomorrow
    Tuesday
    • [STRIKE]Washing[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Clean table and wash up breakfast stuff[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Feed rabbits[/STRIKE] also cleaned out 2 hutches because I didn't sleep all night!
    • [STRIKE]Tidy stairs and all upstairs [/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Hoover and dust my bedroom[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Clean fridge out[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Tidy and quick hoover downstairs[/STRIKE]plus had to mop kitchen because I dropped a full 4 pint of milk on the floor which split
    • [STRIKE]Cook dinner[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Wash up, clean sides and shine sink[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Make bottles up for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Shower and clean it while I'm in there[/STRIKE]
    • Online food shop Do this tomorrow too tired, shopping list written
    Wednesday


    [STRIKE]Wash up breakfast stuff and clean table[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Washing[/STRIKE]
    Feed rabbits
    Tidy all of upstairs

    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 landing and stairs and Scarlett's and Theo's room

    Dust S&T's room, clean door handle and light switches in my room and their room

    Check through drawers, anything that should have been thrown out ages ago? -Do Shelves in living roomExtra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

    • Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
    • Do nextdoor neighbors hair
    • Online food shop
    • Tidy up downstairs and do a quick hoover
    • Cook dinner
    • Wash up and clean sides
    • Make bottles up for tomorrow
    • [STRIKE]Shower[/STRIKE] and clean it while I'm in there Will clean it tomorrow as I has a small person shouting at me the whole tim I was in the shower
    • Clean downstairs toilet and wash basin
    Family of 5 vegan humans plus a non vegan cat. 

    September grocery challenge £171.33/£750
    Credit card debt- £13246 left

  • Jazee
    Jazee Posts: 9,448 Forumite
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    Morning all. Welcome Lucy.

    Yesterday around the paid stuff I managed to hoover downstairs including shampooing rug in LR, sorted out food in fridge and freezer and did a meal plan, and cleaned out the cutlery drawer. Didn't get to walk the dogs as it rained constantly.

    Today, I will try my best around the dailies, paid stuff and docs.

    Have a good day everyone.
    Spend less now, work less later.
  • Morning all, basics done here yesterday plus another santa item got. Boys got to clubs last night and i remember to bring there forms with me.:j

    Today i've more charity stuff to do and get the car cleaned out, few messages in town plus get the tractor tonight so i need to see where i'm gonna hid it. I must get the christmas lights down and check them plus see what else i need to get. :D

    Fingers crossed for an early night tonight, i think i'll just have to play catch up with the list at the weekend.

    Right get the boys up and out...

    msgnomey i hope you do get an appointment with the doctor and don't sit and suffer, please, please go. xx
    Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.”
  • pamsdish
    pamsdish Posts: 2,585 Forumite
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    Monday;
    Thorough clean of kitchen ,including cleaning behind cooker and tumble drier.
    Ironing

    Tuesday;
    Thorough clean of bedroom,moving movables.

    Wednesday;
    thorough clean of bathroom,including wall tiles,(tiled entirely)

    Thursday;
    Thorough clean of lounge,moving furniture

    Friday;
    Remaining areas,hall and spare/junk room

    Saturday/Sunday
    Whatever needs doing,to keep tidy in the unlikely event I have visitors[/COLOR]

    Jobs to fit in as weather dictates

    Cut the lawn
    Clean the windows
    Clean the car inside and out
    Sort wardrobes

    Monday mostly done all, Pick any slack up today .
    Do I need it or just want it.
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