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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th February2013
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Goodintentions wrote: »Ok - next on list is breakfast for me (Miss T has had 2 breakfasts already!!) I don't have Curly P this afternoon, so that is some extra time for to tackle paperwork :T
Who or what is Curly P???LouLouCake wrote: »I still need to clear out cupboard under the sink from yesterdays list; this cupboard is definitely a big frog for me :eek: and I'm convinced it'll take hours to do... Any guesses for just how long it would really take if I just get on and do it?...
I am often guilty of thinking tasks will take too long and therefore not doing them
I will try harder to JUST DO IT 
Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
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]
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. [STRIKE]defragment your pc while doing this.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)[/STRIKE]
[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.
- [STRIKE]clean the radiators in these rooms[/STRIKE]
- Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
- [STRIKE]Replace sponges/flannels/toothbrushes that are in need[/STRIKE]
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
[STRIKE]Declutter and [/STRIKE]wipe worksurfaces
Shine that stinky sink
Level Two
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!
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!
Dejunk window sills and clean windows.
Extra Mission - Choose one or more of:
- [STRIKE]HHI .. bit of a catch up!![/STRIKE]
- Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
- [STRIKE]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![/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Wash/replace any scanky dishclothes/sponges etc
- Throw out those bacteria breeding chipped mugs and plates etc[/STRIKE]
- 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
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
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?
[STRIKE]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 –
- 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!
- 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]
Could do much better. Kicks up the backside please - I can return the favour!!*If you have nothing nice to say... say nothing*"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr0 -
Amara Definitely. The way I think about it now is that I used to see everything that needed doing and was completely overwhelmed by it, now I'm just irritated by seeing one thing here, one thing there - and I can live with that because that's real progress. Unfortuantely for me, OH now sees things, which he never, ever did before. Yes, I will dust that shelf, yes I will get the feathery thing and out and flick at that delicate, fragile, very easily breakable light-fitting. There is a reason I'm totally 100% responsible for the house looking and being clean, and it is nothing to do with chauvinism. (I'm also not above shoving a duster in his hand and saying 'You've got more time than me right now - you do it if it's bothering you' which kind of goes against the agreement.)
Cuddles and hugs were not part of my childhood. OH wilts and withers without them, so they are very much part of my adulthood - hurrah!
Today I will not whinge about my broken tooth that has also decluttered a large enough chunk of filling for me to ensnare. I will not whinge about Dog deciding that along with chicken, sardines now hold no attraction for her. I will especially not whinge about having to fork out £4 for two salmon fillets to get her to eat for the first time in 24 hours.
I have pushed the Dy$on about a bit and bits of the floor look almost presentable.Better is good enough.0 -
OK ladies enough of the wishy washy mishy mushiness now!
Get back to work!
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
no sorry.. you've all made me cry now and i have the school run to do ... this should be.. interesting
Mrs G.. I hug their friends too lol.. they love it!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Lol it's what I call her - she's actually Mary, named because she was originally a stray, who turned up at Xmas, and despite extensive inquiries, they couldn't find her owners, so they offered her a home with them. I'm notorious for giving my guests nicknames.:D Thankfully she's too old for fox-poo rolling. *imagine nose-holding Smilie, please*:rotfl:Lame Wolf, nice to see you back for a little bit - Mary-Fairy-Fuzzy-Butt is a funny name! Sorry about the wee problem but at least you'll be prepared with all the papers won't you. Let's hope she doesn't do what Pip did today - roll in a very alluring (so she says) pile of fox poo and then with running through the mud/cow poo/slurry type mess all in the fields she was disgusting. I'm not joking when I say I was almost heaving when I gave her a shower afterwards. Sure you don't want her for a while?!!
Plus, as the dogs are not mine, they only get let off the lead if they're safely contained in the back garden.;) Regrettably, I'm not quite up to bathing dogs just now, as I need Mr LW to lift them in and out of the bath.:D
On which note, splints off, and loo-scrubbing for me now.... I may be some time.....:cool:If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)0 -
Umpteen HHFrogChallenges later, the curtains are done apart from turning up the hems. However, this will be a *long* job in both senses of the word, as each curtain is 2x 48" panels and it will therefore take me some time to hem them by hand - not my favourite job
But then they'll be done
Reminder to self: when we move, if we need new curtains, get them made-to-measure. I have back-ache from lugging these around. It would have been far worse if I had lined them, but I didn't, so I'm not moaning
DH was signed in to cardiology well before 8.00 and rang me at 1.45 to come and fetch him. He is fine, but unfortunately the procedure did not work, so he has more new medication to add to his home pharmacy :eek: and is already on the list for another try in approximately 3 months' time.
(((Hugs))) to all who need them0 -
Ok.. got a grip now.. wore my sunglasses with my big fuzzy coat and hate and gloves so only my nose was visible lol.
Tiddles glasses fixed. Dot dragged out of bed.. she fell asleep in her spaghetti at lunch.
OH gone to buy a birthday card for his dad for tomorrow and it will need posting so he'll not get it until Friday.. so organised my OH.
I am starving again.. I think I have worms lol.
Girls got physio in an hour and Godsquad at 6.. I hate Wednesdays they are so rushed.
Anyhoo.. off to put dinner in (pork steaks.. nom)LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
BOSSYMOO!!! Did you see my post RE TV combi??? Did you try it and if so did it work? x
I couldn't find how to change the region, looked all through the settings menu. Even did a factory restore. :mad:no sorry.. you've all made me cry now and i have the school run to do ... this should be.. interesting
Mrs G.. I hug their friends too lol.. they love it! sorry x Bossymoo
Away with the fairies :beer:0 -
Right - 2 day update:
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Mess
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep, vacuum and mop floors
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!
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!
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]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! - no longer in here!!
[STRIKE]Dejunk window sills[/STRIKE] and clean windows.
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
[STRIKE]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
[/STRIKE]Throw out those bacteria breeding chipped mugs and plates etc
Wash the brushes, mops, dustpans etc.. how gross do these get?
Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furnitutre if you can move it without rupturing anything vital!!!
[/STRIKE]Level 2
[STRIKE]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!![/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]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!
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]... I don't iron!!!
Doing OK but is it my imagination or are these lifts getting longer?!?!DFW Nerd #1310 -
Bossy you could post a question on the techie forum, I've always had loads of good advice there.
DS1 away to his interview
DS3 not home from school yet as has been to an athletics event.
I've been frog chewing.The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
afternoon all
first aid course decluttered
hope all are well
hugs positive vibes and supporting good wishes where needed
off to play catch up now
Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Kitchen and Dining Mess
Wipe table
Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas,[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
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?
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper..
Clean a window or two.
Binbag dance..
HHI.. another mound gone!
Please can we keep a candle alight for LL so that she doesn't suffer too much and can keep on fighting.SPC~12 ot 124
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind0
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