Weekly Flylady Thread 7th January 2013

Narc0lepsy

bossymoo wrote: »

Evening all!

Now home, kids in bed and I feel like I could just drop! Anyway, it's another "I coped, I survived" day for me! HurrahM

Well done, what a lovely family and as you're one of them it follows that you're lovely too and would do the same for any of them. Lots of hugs and just try to do a few nice things today, you'll always have those happy memories and sometimes they will make you cry, but that's ok.

Narc0lepsy

What have you lot done to me?
This morning I combed my hair in front of the hall mirror as usual, noticed it was dusty (the mirror not the hair - although probably both) - GOT A DUSTER AND DUSTED IT IMMEDIATELY.

Phew, having to sit down with a cup of tea just at the thought of it.

Valli

Up early (well ish) and have pegged out washing (some has gone through TD to dry); ironed; emptied DW and washed more.
Had a shower and scrubbed the tiles with bleach while I was in there.

having a :coffee: now and trying to draw up a grand plan.

The News Quiz is repeated on R4 at 12:30 for anyone interested (it's VERY funny and was the radio forerunner of Have I got News I believe;))

miaoww

oh well got off to a good start then down hill from there and playing catch up now!
oh well least its better than nothing
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms [/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear and clean kitchen surfaces
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]
Wipe dining table, polish if required (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean fronts of appliances
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Extra Mission:

Choose one or more of:

• [STRIKE]Clean inside of fridge[/STRIKE]
• Clean a window or 2 in these rooms
• [STRIKE]Clean OVEN, yes I know you all hate that one wonder how
  many choose it[/STRIKE]
• Clean tops of kitchen cupboards and high places (if safe to do so-if you're pregnant delegate the job to someone else!!!)
• [STRIKE]
  
• Check the fridge contents, anything that has gone
  fuzzy? Anything you can use in this weeks meal plan? How about making use-it-up
  soup:D
  Anything leaking that needs wiping?
• [/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around
clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Move clutter so you can vacuum under it

Vacuum and wipe (if
needed) sofas
[/STRIKE]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
  
• [STRIKE]Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing
  with anything urgent NOW [/STRIKE]
• Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
  
• [STRIKE]Clean out the vacuum cleaner[/STRIKE], 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
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed
linen.
[/STRIKE]Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
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)
  
• Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?
  
• 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
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
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)
• [STRIKE]Clean toilet bowl inside and out[/STRIKE], the floor in front of it aswell if you need to
• [STRIKE]15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging[/STRIKE]. 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.

Flipping Friday!! - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself! Anything you like.
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc for at
least 10 minutes[/STRIKE]
Dusting, all those shelves and flat surfaces
Level Three
[STRIKE]strip beds, turn and vacuum mattress, replace with fresh linen[/STRIKE]
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season (do they need anything replacing?)
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors (yes including the handles)
Extra Task List

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames
• Hotspot cleaing, spend 10 minutes tackling one at least
• Grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house. Can be rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend/freecycleg!

Jazee

Just back from 2 hour dog walk, had to bath the westie as she rolled in something nasty. Still go vacuuming to do today but am just sitting down for some lunch and listening to R4 to see what I'm missing. Thanks Valli.

boddy

Got a few extra jobs done in the kitchen this morning.
Towels washed and hung up
Recycling and normal rubbish out.
Hoovered right through.
Bathroom S&Sed
New castor rest under sofa as one of them broke.

Not doing much else today. Want to catch up with tv I've recorded during the week.

Hugs, spoons and sticks where needed.

Dustykitten

DH still in bed
DS1 chiropodist done
petrol got
parcel collected
DS1&2 have stripped their beds

Just having a cuppa then taking DS2 to work and doing a food shop

cyclingyorkie

Valli wrote: »

Up early (well ish) and have pegged out washing (some has gone through TD to dry); ironed; emptied DW and washed more.
Had a shower and scrubbed the tiles with bleach while I was in there.

having a :coffee: now and trying to draw up a grand plan.

The News Quiz is repeated on R4 at 12:30 for anyone interested (it's VERY funny and was the radio forerunner of Have I got News I believe;))

Thanks for reacquainting me with the News Quiz - i must make more of an effort to catch it! Even if only on i-player! 'Twas a very funny story!

Honey_Bear

I love being a Flylady! Knowing that the house has to be all sparkly by Monday afternoon, I now only have one bed to remake (ours) and one bathroom to clean (ours - after I've had a lovely long hot bath this afternoon). I've even done the windows that needed a quick lick and polish. And that's the point of it really, having read and followed lists and then gone off liste to do my own thing, even not flying over Christmas and New Year, all it took was a quick focus to bring it back up to scratch. I've even managed to make progress on the project that I have to get finished by Tuesday, CS'd four carrier bags of gibble, and started to nibble Frog 3 rather successfully today - a new first!

Thank you Dusty and Natty, and everyone who contributes.

Jazee

Well I've read the paper, entered a competition, listened to R4 (very funny), hoovered downstairs and sorted out the airing cupboard which brings me up to date with this week's bathroom list now.

Just having (another) cuppa before probably doing some shredding.