Weekly Flylady Thread 4th February2013

Goodintentions

Good evening

DH has been very busy today :T He stripped & washed our bed & DS's, remade the beds, walked the dog, vac'd upstairs, tidied DS's BR, got rid of various boxes into recycling, dusted our BR, HHI & emptied the DW. We both packaged up some ebay parcels & posted them. I had trouble printing the postage via ebay so had to pay at the PO :mad: Has anyone else had a problem with this today? Or is it just me? Or maybe it was because they were going overseas? Anyway, they are gone now

I cooked a roast dinner for the kiddies (which they didn't eat :mad:) and for us. They are having hotdogs tomorrow, as I have had enough of throwing away good food :mad: (the dog didn't mind helping out with leftovers though) I have also set the DW on a clean cycle.

I don't seem to be able to get my paperwork done I really must get myself organised! DH has sent off letters to creditors, to keep them in the loop. I am waiting for a form before I can finish our claim for WTC (although we won't get anything before April)

Hugs, sticks & spoons to those that want them - esp Bossy, LW, Skint/Skintbaby & last but not least, L-L

wendywitch

Evening all, I've done bits and pieces all day (deleted from list) but still have plenty left to do
The best thing to happen today is that a friend I thought I'd lost text me! :j

Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One

Level Two
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Extra mission: Pick whichever you want to attempt:
Wipe the skirtings and window frames in these rooms
Clean a window

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess

Level One

Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Shine that stinky sink
Level Two
Wipe table replacing cloth if necessary
Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly!
Clean the kick boards
Level Three
Wipe the insides of all the cupboard doors!
Dejunk window sills and clean windows.
Clean the sink/DW/WM drawers

Clean oven - because I know it wasn't on the list last week
Extra Mission - Choose one or more of:
Wash the brushes, mops, dustpans etc.. how gross do these get?
Dust any surfaces which need it

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1

Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furniture if you can move it without rupturing anything vital!!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[STRIKE]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/STRIKE] Don't have any
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Sort the
magazine heap, books and papers that have found there way in here and need to go
back out!
[/STRIKE]
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
[STRIKE]

Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of
paper.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm
surprised it isn't compost!!
Change any dead lightbulbs in the house!
[/STRIKE]
Clean a window or two.
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag, crank up the volume.. strut that stuff, sing loudly and out of tune and off key, fill the binbag and bin it!!!
[STRIKE]HHI.. another mound gone![/STRIKE]
Clean a window or two

decogecko

Hi all

Flying was limited today as I went to running club after work

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep,[/STRIKE] vacuum and mop floors
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Shine that stinky sink[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe table replacing cloth if necessary.. I want to see pretty tables piles of mail and pens and goodness knows what else has to go![/STRIKE]
Clear out a cupboard.. The one with baking supplies or the one with pans and plastic boxes.. GO!! Or you could, if you have one, clear the pantry!
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly![/STRIKE]
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Level Three
Wipe units and large appliances.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe the insides of all the cupboard doors!
Organise any cookery books.. Dusted, destickified and placed back tidily!
[STRIKE]Dejunk window sills[/STRIKE] and clean windows.

Goodnight all x

Extra Mission - Choose one or more of:
• HHI .. bit of a catch up!!
• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!
• Wash/replace any scanky dishclothes/sponges etc
• Throw out those bacteria breeding chipped mugs and plates etc
• Wash the brushes, mops, dustpans etc.. how gross do these get?

Amara

Hello!
I removed marks in the kitchen. Still got bathroom to do.
More I do, more jobs I notice that need to be done. Does anybody else feels the same?

DundeeDoll

macpep1 wrote: »

She is very ill in hopsital just now, mainly sleeping,
she was put on new tablets last week but she is fighting every step of the way :A
B]

Thankscfor update candle lit

Spurred on byyesterday's 'defrag' i did it today as not in office yesterday. I also spent 2.5 hours doing a sort of my files as i can never find anything! Of today's jobs swept kitchen floor,did sink and dishwasher.

Betsie2010

My dd was in tidying mood today - not a frequent occurrence so she tidied and cleaned all the kitchen for me! Hoovered and washed the floor too!
I'm struggling at the moment as have serious case of CBA. I struggle with winter mornings. Roll on spring time. Now what room is on for tomorrow I can entice her with?!

optimistic-mummy

Hugs bossy, LL , skint and skint baby and LW ..... thinking of you all will try and catch up with thread now and tommorrow. Xxx

Penelope_Penguin

Good morning ladies :beer: I've packed DS off on a train to London Town for a university interview. Was planning to go for a run, but it's sleeting heavily, so I think I'll do weights later

Natty68 wrote: »

Can I just ask are any of you finding the lists too long winded when I put them up? Would you prefer shorter ones, or are they okay. I do hope you aren’t all feeling that you should do everything on the lists though.

I'm happy with the lists - thank you for doing them :A I like the way they're in levels, so it's clear that you needn't do every task if you don;t have time or CBA

Off to see what's on today's list :T

Penelope_Penguin

Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One - done
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Wipe down tiles in
bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
[/STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
[STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extra mission: Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.
• clean the radiators in these rooms

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep, vacuum and mop floors[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
[/STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Shine that stinky sink
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe table replacing cloth if necessary.. I want to see pretty tables piles of mail and pens and goodness knows what else has to go!
[/STRIKE]Clear out a cupboard.. The one with baking supplies or the one with pans and plastic boxes.. GO!! Or you could, if you have one, clear the pantry!
Wipe and replace small appliances.. Clean one thoroughly!
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Level Three
Wipe units and large appliances.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe the insides of all the cupboard doors!
[STRIKE]Organise any cookery books.. Dusted, destickified and placed back tidily![/STRIKE]
Dejunk window sills and clean windows.

Extra Mission - Choose one or more of:

• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Wash the brushes, mops, dustpans etc.. how gross do these get?

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furnitutre if you can move it without rupturing anything vital!!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Sort the magazine heap, books and papers that have found there way in here and need to go back out!
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm surprised it isn't compost!!
• Clean a window or two

skint_breeder_5

morning :wave:

I have had a tiny bit of sleep, Skint Baby Holly is in her moses basket, so thought I can finally type two handed and update my on & off list flying

Dug through my emails for my car insurance policy, rang insurers and got them to check if I am covered to drive yet. And good news is I am covered so I might attempt to take the car out for a short hop at the weekend and put a folded towel across the scar where the seat belt will go to see if it will be more comfortable, otherwise I will have to pull DS out of nursery or do the train instead.

Replied to email from my Aunt in America (she is over to visit in May til July and will be coming to visit) she is the original OCD housework queen and I must be completely out of CHAOS by the time she arrives :eek: I don't think the excuse of "you will have to take us as you find us as we are decorating" can be wheeled out again this year :o

HV came and weight Skint Baby, her tongue tie op coupled with the all night Milk Bender last night obviously paid off as she had put on 8oz in just 5 days, so she is just under birth weight now. HV said I "looked tired" (understatement of the year :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:) so she would come again on Friday to weigh and complete the rest of the new birth paperwork then

Sorted the last remaining living room paperwork bar 3 items that need proper attention, feedback forms and credit card stuff

DW on again, good S&S round kitchen, kitchen doors & drawer wiped inside and out, cutlery trays emptied, washed and replaced, one can opener junked (only one working one left in house now:eek:, time to put a replacement on the shopping list) microwave cleaned inside and out, kettle wiped over (but not descaled today as I am low on cheap vinegar) toaster de-crumbed and wiped over, food composting bin emptied and cleaned.

Made a LR picnic on a blanket for DS to cheer him up, as he has spent 3 weeks without being snuggled up next to me in my bed.

Made a print off of his favourite alphabet jigsaw from the scanner and cut it out to spell his name with a view to laminating it (so he can trace over his name with a white board marker) but DS was very impressed and wouldn't let me have it back

My last remaining light in my ensuite gave out, but it is a fiddly one to change as it has a fly graveyard (yes i have shamelessly stolen this phrase:eek::p:eek::p) glass bowl shade on it that has to be removed by climbing on a step ladder and taking out umpteen little tiny screws.

Fortunately the EX has changed both the light over the mirror (which I could not removed from the holder without fear of breaking the bulb or the fitting) which blew a good 2 and half years ago AND the main fly graveyard one - unfortunately in harsh bright light the ensuite does not look as clean as I thought, so I will have to give it some real elbow grease in there next time bathrooms come round.

DD3 hoovered upstairs and down after carpenter left today - new doors fit lovely and lockable too. Being able to actually shut a door on DD1 room has made it comfortably warm in here for Skint Baby and me without having too many layers of clothing on.

DS wanted a floor bed made up for him in DD1 room with me, but spent about an hour in it before sneaking in DD1 single bed with me, had a lovely cuddle but not enough room to fed Skint Baby in there as well, so have been sitting on the floor most of the night with her instead. DS has been sleepwalked back to my room and the EX is back on DS duty til sensible o'clock.

The DR is being attacked by the EX today - I think having loft insulation poking out of the (missing) plasterboard wall by the stack pipe for over 4 years is long enough (I am beginning to think the HV must have said something about all the dangerous DIY jobs half finished around the house). I will be nice to stop having to build barricades around dangerous things and it will make the house look tidier even though I have cleaned what I can around it.

With just DS to chase away from the danger zones was one thing, but once Skint Baby becomes mobile keeping 2 littlies away is going to be even harder, so if this DIY frog gets chewed I will be well chuffed.

Jobs for today:

Keep Daisy the Cow mode in full operation
ring Dr to get certificate for ESA before they mess up my money again and MH medication review, book 6 week postnatal check, book 6 week blood sugar test, book baby jabs, speak to Dr about timescales for getting DD1 implant replaced and if it can wait until the summer break (she doesn't want to change Dr's yet)

Scan some of Dad's post and email to my sister for the Estate, draft some letters to start sending cheques off to settle the estate WHEN I can manage the drive down to see her.

keep WM and TD on the go as best as I can:)

Right, now I feel sleepy going to get a quick 40 winks in before getting everyone up and out for school, college and nursery

Catch up with you all later :wave: