Weekly Flylady Thread 7th January 2013

Mumof2_2

OK, made a start on the bathroom. I've noticed increasingly that below the water level the toilet looks mucky/browny colour even when it's just been flushed which I presume is limescale. To be honest though DS or even DH will get up in the night, have a pee and not pull the flush and I wonder whether if there's any scratches on the toilet it's sort of soaking in. Sorry, this is really embarrassing but I want to get it looking clean and I've been scrubbing away to no avail. I know we have limescale under the rims of the toilets for a fact.

Is there anything you can get to remove all the discolouration/limescale as it always looks dirty even when it's not . I do clean the toilets every week honest and even sometimes give them a wipe over when they don't even need it!

ionafan

:coffee: break Please help yourselves!

So far I have
- sorted the airing cupboard
- sorted 2 more cupboards
- opened the eaves storage and found DH's empty plastic crates and my 2 old suitcases full of fabric: now I'll have to sort that as most of it will need to be flung or sent to CS
- found boxes and boxes of buttons to sort this evening
- sorted a big kitchen cupboard and flung half a dozen plastic water bottles, plus found other things to go on eB@y
- washed up marmalade pan and other bits
- emptied bins

Doesn't look much, does it! - but I don't work at skintbreeder speed
I'm pleased at how much space I've made in the storage cupboards, and I have two almost empty chests of drawers, so when we eventually move we shall have spaces to store things that are currently in built-in units.

I have decided that my study is my Room of Doom now. There's just so much stuff that I can't throw away - in particular, loads of paperwork from when I was self-employed, as it's still within the 7 year HMRC limit for inspections.

2 robins are desperately trying to draw my attention to the fact that their mealworm feeder is empty. The Magnificent Five squirrels (where are the other two?) are doing their usual trick of emptying the bird feeders and scoffing all the fat blocks, though a flock of 8 long-tailed tits did land briefly on them at first light this morning.

Well done, Elle, for all you've achieved. Yes, it's scary - but you are in control. Have a lovely time with your mum and her OH tomorrow

Will be thinking of you too tomorrow, bossymoo. The black jeans sound just perfect.

Mumof2, try cheap cola left in the toilet bowl overnight. Alternatively Calg0n, Killr0ck or similar. Don't mix them with other cleaners, though, or you might get poisonous fumes given off (not a joke).

20 minute break over - back to work!

Looby_Lou

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
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, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe

Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
• Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc
  
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
  
• 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!

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets oor towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)
• Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers (if safe to do so, no pregnant flyladies on ladders please delegate the job instead)
  
• [STRIKE]Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?[/STRIKE]
• Give everyone at home a bag to collect the things which belong to them that are not where they should be, give them 15 minutes to find them all and put them away You could threaten to bin whatever is left if they don't seeing as everyones being quite ruthless this week :rotfl:

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
Level One

[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms[/STRIKE] Level Two

[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk[/STRIKE]
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats

[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/STRIKE] Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)
• Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to
• 15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now.
• Wipe skirting boards in these rooms
• Spend 15 minutes tackling a cupboard/storage area you have been avoiding dealing with.

Maisie_M

Hi all

Lunchtime catch up. Sorry to hear some of you are having relationship problems. Hugs to you all. I know how tough it can be as I was divorced 5 years ago with a three year old. Quite scary to be suddenly on my own again with the soul responsibility of a young child and I moved back to Scotland to be near my family. Five years on I am remarried with an 18 month old, and the 4 of us are really happy. Hope it all works out for you.

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/STRIKE]

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 2[STRIKE]7 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter[/STRIKE]
• Clean windows in these rooms
• [STRIKE]Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets or towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers (if safe to do so, no pregnant flyladies on ladders please delegate the job instead)[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Give everyone at home a bag to collect the things which belong to them that are not where they should be, give them 15 minutes to find them all and put them away You could threaten to bin whatever is left if they don't seeing as everyones being quite ruthless this week :rotfl:[/STRIKE]

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk [/STRIKE]
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats[/STRIKE]
Wipe down tiles in bathroom

[STRIKE]Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work[/STRIKE] new laptop before xmas so no time for junk to build up yet lol

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)
• Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to
• Wipe skirting boards in these rooms

Dailies
1. [STRIKE]Washing - darks and pales[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]
3. Hoover dining room
4. Wash up [STRIKE]breakfast[/STRIKE]/lunch/dinner dishes
5. HHI

Dustykitten

Mumof2 wrote: »

OK, made a start on the bathroom. I've noticed increasingly that below the water level the toilet looks mucky/browny colour even when it's just been flushed which I presume is limescale. To be honest though DS or even DH will get up in the night, have a pee and not pull the flush and I wonder whether if there's any scratches on the toilet it's sort of soaking in. Sorry, this is really embarrassing but I want to get it looking clean and I've been scrubbing away to no avail. I know we have limescale under the rims of the toilets for a fact.

Is there anything you can get to remove all the discolouration/limescale as it always looks dirty even when it's not . I do clean the toilets every week honest and even sometimes give them a wipe over when they don't even need it!

One way. Rubber gloves. Use a small plastic cup, bottle and scoop out as much water as possible (keep cup for future use of this activity only). Use an old sponge, towel to soak up remaining water. Fill the bowel with a bottle of cheap vinegar. Leave for as long as possible. Scrub with a brush once the limescale has broken down. flush. You can use coke too I hink but I've never done this hth

LameWolf

Valli wrote: »

I think, while the Sloblady thread is quite funny, the OP has missed the whole point of Flylady.

I agree; it does make for a good laugh though - I think some of those ladies work harder at not doing their housework than if they got on and Flew!:rotfl:

optimistic-mummy wrote: »

i have decided tomorrow is going to be my first day smoke free .... that's right im attempting to quit smoking .... support is very much welcomed :rotfl: im gonna need it

Support in spades for you here - I managed to kick the evil weed in 2002; haven't touched a baccy coffin-nail since then!
What I did was to save up what I'd have spent on cigarettes, and when I was happy that I was in the clear, and wouldn't be likely to lapse (a surprisingly short time - the fact that Mr LW doesn't smoke helped) I used the money to purchase a very beautiful (and very large!) pewter and crystal Dragon.:o

Goodintentions wrote: »

I think the bottom has just fallen out of my world :(

(((HUG))) How can I help?

Mumof2 if the brown staining is really bad,scoop out all the water, getting the last with a cloth, give it a good going over with Ast0nish limescale remover for a swift result, and having done this to start with to get the bad staining off, what I now do to keep it from returning is to use the vinegar from jars of pickled onions (we go through at least a jar a week); that seems to work.

No Flying today; Mr LW is wfh. Also, we've had the plumbers in again; the immersion heater, which packed up the day after the boiler died, has now been replaced, and they're coming back later to fit a new shower, as the old one is leaking badly and is pretty much beyond hope of repair - we figured even if they fix it now, it will at best be temporary, and we'll need to replace it a few months down the line, so more sense to bite the bullet money-wise and replace it now. They're picking the new unit up this afternoon and returning after 15:00 to fit it.

However, I've not been idle; lasagne has been made; half has been eaten, the other half is for us to just nuke'n'eat tomorrow (Mr LW will be late home tomorrow); also I've made sultana and cinnamon buns for his lunch box.:o

Dustykitten

HHC x1 or 2 anyone starting now:

ionafan

Dustykitten wrote: »

HHC x1 or 2 anyone starting now:

Running to catch up with you, Dusty, then that should see my list cleared for today

Mumof2_2

Had a lovely walk with Pip though she's no longer the clean little white Jack Russell Terrier I set off with! Went onto Maymywalk and logged the walk - did 3.25 miles in just over an hour so not bad. Want to try to walk as much as I can - DH said I'm looking plumper . I don't think I'm bad - 5 foot 9, weigh 10'5(ish), had 2 kids and am soon going to be 46 but I don't like feeling unfit.

Cup of tea next methinks and just got a typing job come in which I'll rattle off quickly as got another 2 coming tonight.

By the way, thanks for advice re loo, much appreciated.

cazmanian_minx

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/strike] - we don't have a bath, so I did the shower instead.
[strike]Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/strike]
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
[strike]Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/strike]
[strike]Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work[/strike] - I went through my Facebook friends list (317 :eek:) and removed all the inactive accounts instead.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)
• [strike]Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to[/strike]
• 15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now.
• Wipe skirting boards in these rooms
• [strike]Spend 15 minutes tackling a cupboard/storage area you have been avoiding dealing with.[/strike] - and found my glasses case, which has been missing since November