Weekly Flylady Thread 10th December 2012

cyclingyorkie

Morning All!

I finally feel a bit better this morning - not sure about eating meals yet, but I have nibbled a couple of ginger biscuits!

However DD1 now feels sick and has tummy cramps..... and DD2 is battling the worst cold I can remember her having....

DS is not happy with me cos I overslept and woke him late. In my defence I can say we bought him an alarm clock for Christmas last year - and he lost the instructions so he can't set the alarm!

skint_breeder_5

Morning, morning! I am with honey bear....Hope LW is ok....

Son de-cluttered to nursery, had a quick HHC to put rice onto boil ready for egg fried rice tonight, done DW, emptied bathroom bins, emptied food compost caddy, all sterilising soak now, quick S&S in main bathroom after doing a thorough job last night. quick S&S in kitchen

a quick cuppa and a lurk, then I AM going to get on with washing the coving in downstairs loo, as trying to get through the list first before doing it, just isn't working

I will then crack out the paint and get that done, then I am just waiting on some handy helpers to put the cupboards in that have been clogging up the study for ooooooooo 10 months?????:eek::eek::eek:

if I can't get the tiling done before xmas I will nip over to the builders merchant across the road and see if they have an off cut of plywood that the toilet can be screwed onto, then at least it will be functional if not very hygienic to clean around - :j brainwave - I could nip to 99p store and get a couple of packets of their sticky vinyl floor tiles to slap down on the plywood, avoiding aiming issues from DS :T this thread sometimes clears the brain fog away like magic......and who said talking to yourself was the first sign of madness:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

right time for another cup of liquid motivation and I am off up the ladder - back soon;)

Valli

Morning all

Off to PO and launderette shortly - DD wants her sleeping bag cleaned before it is used again (we take our own bedding to my sister's at xmas) and it won't go in my new washer...they are next door to wach other so a 'two-birds' job.

have phoned docs - they have nop cluie why they called me for an 'annual' asthma check (I don't have asthma) and it's not a mistake apparently - tis to be looked into...

have answered call form DWP re prescription claim - am now hoping they will pay for DS's glasses...

house is in a tip BUT recycling's gone AND I remembered to tie bag of batteries to bin and empty shredder

Actually (gets thinking cap on) I might as well take DS's sleeping bag, too...)

skint_breeder_5

Manic Monday- Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One 100% done
Level Two 100% done
Level Three 100% done
Extra tasks if you want to do more 100% done
Christmas Extras 100% done

Extra Extras 6 of 6 100% done
PS Extra, Extra, Extra 4 of 4 100% done

woohoo - first time for a clean sweep levels 1, 2 and 3, plus Extras, Extra Extras, holiday extras and even some Extra, Extra, Extras :j:j:j

Tuesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One 100% done
Level Two 100% done
Level Three 100% done
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these 100% done
Christmas Extras 100% done


Extra extras 6 of 6 100% done

wow 2 for 2 :j:j:j

Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1 100% done
Level 2 100% done
Level 3 100% done
Extra Mission: pick one or more of the following tasks:
100% done
Christmas Extras

• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing, because we probably won't have time next week
• Chase up any deliveries you are waiting for that have not arrived - deliveries for flybaby not due til end of week, beginning of next

My Extra Extras for wednesday 8 of 10 done - 80% so far

wash last piece of coving in downstairs loo ready to paint - may be later - need DS to quit first


try to do a 27 fling boogie in the Room of Doom to get a headstart for later in the week :eek::eek::eek: then come STRAIGHT out :rotfl:


Head start on Thursday
Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks - main bathroom done Wed pm - ensuite still to be done
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required - main bathroom done Wed pm - ensuite still to be done

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more if you need something extra to do

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these rooms
• HHI
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing.
• Fling boogies are here again, aim for 27 items to leave the house!

Christmas Extras

• Bake pies and buns!
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  ok, a bit easier to see what's left to do now......must get that coving washed - it is becoming a frog I can hear it croaking at me :eek::eek::eek::eek:
  
  no more lurking - off I go......brownies honour!:rotfl:

Honey_Bear

I have decluttered (hopefully) all of Nightmare Lodger's very distinctive hair from the Dy$on roller. Actually, having completed the disgusting task having levered off the soleplate - so that's how you do it! - I realised I'd done the old one! It still hasn't made it to Regenerate, but it will, eventually. So they've both been done.

I've found the coloured felt tip pens I thought I'd donated to a CS, which is great news as I need them for a Frog List task. Whoop whoop.

And I've worked out what to spend my lovely Sealed Pot contents on, and my £2 coin collection. Heating. Lovely, lovely central heating during the day while it's so cold. It'll cover the cost completely and we won't have to be shiver this winter. We normally only have the heating on during the day if a lodger is in but this year, with my MSE frugal habit of saving shrapnel I can be sure of being able to pay the gas bill. Double whoop whoop.

I thought it was going to be towards a holiday which I now realise I neither want nor need, so I am a very happy Honey Bear.

I love this site.

skint_breeder_5

back for a quick cuppa and a lurk - I have made a start in the downstairs soon to be loo - but it is freezing in there - two outside walls, no rad in there and I have to lean up against the wall to keep my balance and a steady hand!

trying to get off the coffee coloured paint mistakes from the white coving is proving a near impossible task - the more elbow grease I use the more I pull off the fresh white paint on the coving revealing the ageing yellowy paint underneath while the coffee coloured paint marks just laugh at me :mad::mad::mad:

So I have evoked the powers of the eye-shadow brush and Simon Le Bon to help me - precision and a smile on my face is essential for this job - the underneath of the coving is about 4mm and I need to be on the mark for the bigger splodges on the main coving.

I have done one strip of coving, but the coffee colour still shows through in natural light - one more dabbing coat,then I will have to paint the whole coving again to get an even finish and remove all the brush marks :mad::mad::mad:

so I have retreated to kitchen with cuppa, lappy and to give my arms a quick massage before I make good on the next length of coving - I shall silence a bit more of this frog before I get DS from nursery :rotfl:

mineallmine

Bathroom floor cleaned. What's revealing with fly lady is that you don't need lots of cleaning materials. Micro fibre mop + Asd@ lemon washing up liquid + hot water = cleaner floors. Think previously I always thought I can only clean if I have a cupboard of cleaning bottles.

Feel quite tired now so must rest :A

macpep1

Hello Ladies

I am still here flying in the background, just not getting a chance to post much except when at paid stuff, boss just thinks I am working away! Kids have pantos/clubs/Christmassy things as well as normal activities so I am doing what I can, when I can, both kids rooms are still spotless, DS even took his wee friend up to show him his ‘new room’ !!! Isnt it amazing how clearing out his room makes him think its new!!! My bedroom is a mess, amazed kids are not nagging me to get that done, I only have anchor boys tonight so plan on spending a bit of time in my room to get it nice & tidy again! My tree is still not up, I do it 12 days before, and our elf left us the task of putting the tree & decorations up so that will be done hopefully after dinner but before anchor boys so I can get into my bedroom

Manic Monday- Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
Clean floors
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, wipe any spills
Level Three
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances, don't forget those kick boards


Extra tasks if you want to do more

• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

• Tuesday - 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
  Make sure drawers and wardrobe drawers close, nothing hanging out!
  Clean tops of drawers
  
  Christmas Extras
• Christmas wrapping, try and get at least a few done

Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves, don't want Christmas visitors seeing dusty plants!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc


Extra Mission: pick one or more of the following tasks:

• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

Christmas Extras

• Make a timetable for christmas prepartions.. turkey in.. turkey out.. etc
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing, because we probably won't have time next week
• Chase up any deliveries you are waiting for that have not arrived

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk

Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required


Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more if you need something extra to do

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these rooms
• HHI
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing.
• Fling boogies are here again, aim for 27 items to leave the house!

Christmas Extras

• Bake pies and buns!
• Sort childrens presents into separate bags so they are easier for santa to sort
• Last check of the present list, have you got everything?
• Make a note of when the binmen are coming!!!

LameWolf

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Where's the lovely Lamewolf? I was inspired by her mention of a Sherpherd Spy a couple of weeks ago and set about making one yesterday. I couldn't find the lamb mince in the freezer and we hadn't got any stock cubes or Wouster sauce, but I did find a pack of quorn mince, soy sauce and some bovril. I have to say it tasted amazing and was stuffed full of veggies. Defo do that again and I've got two in the freezer for when I can't be ar*ed to cook.

*Uses crowbar to heave BD off lap* Lurking, HB. Lurking, as I'm not in a good place right now and don't want to spoil the general merriment of the season for everyone else.

Glad you were inspired to do Shepherd Spy - I always make mine with soya mince.:o It's one of those recipes where you can throw in pretty much anything that wants using up, imho.;)

*Crawls back under table and resumes chewing slipper.*

Honey_Bear

I'm sorry you're having a grotty time of it LW. We're here for you if it helps at all. Gentlest of the gentle hugs, spoons and sticks coming your way.