Weekly Flylady Thread May 7th 2007

DeniseNZ

To do today:
[strike]Phone bank
Laundry[/strike]
[strike] Walk Arsha - gotta find somewhere where she can run without a lead, but with no water, she's not allowed to swim until stitches come out . . .
Wait for business branch of bank to call[/strike]
Hopefully get end of financial year stuff around to accountant
Teacher meetings for youngest this afternoon
[strike] Wash those darn floors!!![/strike] :j

Also cleaned laundry:

[strike]Clean washing machine
clean tub
Wipe dryer
Wipe windowsill
Sort and clean shelves in laundry cupboard
Move things and clean floor in laundry cupboard
Hand washed around edges of laundry floor
Mopped rest of laundry floor.
[/strike]

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
Vacuum floor and sofas
Level 2
[strike] Dusting and cobweb removal (if you want to dust round things that is fine)
Remove clutter
Wipe light switches[/strike]
Level 3
Clean window
[strike] Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Tidy shoes, coats and bags[/strike]
Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)
Declutter mission task
Clear one hotspot of your choice, even if only for 10 minutes

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing - Will do tomorrow
Level 1
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
Check fire alarms are working
Level 2
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
[strike] Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs[/strike]
Level 3
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Wipe doors and handles
Declutter Mission Task
Choose one cupboard to clear, even if only for 10 minutes

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[strike] Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter) [/strike]
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
[strike] Clean bath, toilet and sink [/strike]
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
[strike] Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/strike]
Clean windows
Declutter Mission Task
[strike] This ones up to you, a drawer, a cupboard or even a room you have been avoiding, time to declutter it! Even if it's just for 10 minutes[/strike] Laundry cupboard

newmrslockwood

I know its almost 4 in the morning. I should be in bed but i can't sleep:mad: just cleaned computer while i was here, (well, i might as well!) can't do the bathroom in the middle of the night coz i'd wake everyone up. So I thought I'd come on here and have coffee, then maybe go back to bed and try to sleep.
My Hubby has a job interview tomorrow first thing and i wonder if thats keeping me awake He has worked for the same firm for 17 years and is only on minimum wage. Been telling him to get out for ages, I don't know how his boss thinks we survive? 3 kids and a mortgage..... little else really! anyway hopefully tomorrow will bring new hope.

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)done study.
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk[/STRIKE]
Clean bath, toilet and sink
[STRIKE]Dust PC and desk[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe keyboard and mouse[/STRIKE] (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean windows
Declutter Mission Task
This ones up to you, a drawer, a cupboard or even a room you have been avoiding, time to declutter it! Even if it's just for 10 minutes

Got a couple things ticked off. so i'd better finish my coffee and try not to wake hubby up when i go back up! OOOO.... wonder if he's decided what to wear?

Really am going now. dog is snoring more than DH when hes had a drink! AAARRRGGGHHH. night all.... err.... I mean morning.

ShirleyPark_2

new_mum_again wrote: »

Hi Shirley Park, Hope you dont mind but I looked at your photos on your website and 'WOW" they are so lovely I only had a minute (kids calling every 2 mins!!)but looked at the floral- the rose is gorgeous, and the sunsets-WOW!! Just out of interest and the fact im a nosey moo, what do you do it for is it just for yourself or do you sell? Please dont think im being rude but they are soo good only wanted to say if you dont sell you should, they are worth it!!:D

Thankyou Don't worry I don't think you are being rude. Currently I'm not selling them, but several people have said that I should, so maybe I should investigate a bit more on how to do that. Various people at work keep asking me when I'm going to leave and do photography full time, but at the moment it's a hobby and I enjoy it, if I tried to make a career out of it I'm not sure I'd enjoy it as much.

jet77

Hi,

I didn't do any flying yesterday (apart from the daily crap - I mean chores). So...I'm going to do a few of Wed and a few of Thurs today and will keep coming back to this post to cross them out as I go.

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working [/STRIKE]
Level 2
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs[/STRIKE]
Level 3
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Wipe doors and handles
Declutter Mission Task
Choose one cupboard to clear, even if only for 10 minutes + hotspots

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk [/STRIKE]
Clean bath, toilet and [STRIKE]sink [/STRIKE]
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean windows[/STRIKE]
Declutter Mission Task
This ones up to you, a drawer, a cupboard or even a room you have been avoiding, time to declutter it! Even if it's just for 10 minutes

Hope every1's OK xx

nicki_2

Morning all :hello: Yes I'm up early again this morning to wave OH out to work, not quite 6am (it was 6.18 this time but another *sits bolt upright* "I'M AWAKE" moment :rotfl: ) Hopefully we shouldn't be having this next week as well, I'm hopeful that OH can get tomorrow afternoon off work and be able to take the car into the Ford Centre. *crosses everything* Fortunately he's not as indispensible as he used to be now there's another technician (Oh the difference at home is amazing ) so we're just awaiting the Headteacher to say "Yay" or "Nay" :rolleyes:

DD is up already - I know as the bathroom door has just nearly come off it's hinges the way she shut it otherwise I would have thought she was still in bed. If she was a teenager I could understand some of the slamming/sulking/moaning but she's 6! :eek:

There I am, digressing again Right, I'm looking over Lil_me's list for the week (if it wasn't there to remind me to do things I wouldn't do them at all ) so lets see :

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room

• Level One
  • [STRIKE] Clean floors[/STRIKE]
• Level Two
  • [STRIKE] Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky [/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
  • Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
  • [STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]
• Level Three
  • Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required
  • Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
  • [STRIKE]Clean microwave[/STRIKE]
  • [STRIKE]Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week[/STRIKE]

Declutter mission task

27 fling boogie, start as we mean to go on by grabbing a bag and clear that clutter. If you can't find 27 it means you are doing well

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

• Level 1
  • Vacuum floor and sofas
• Level 2
  • Dusting and cobweb removal (if you want to dust round things that is fine)
  • Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
  • Wipe light switches and banister
  • Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
• Level 3
  • Clean window
  • Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
  • [STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags[/STRIKE]
  • Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)
    

Declutter mission task

Clear one hotspot of your choice, even if only for 10 minutes

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing

• Level 1
  • Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
  • Check fire alarms are working
• Level 2
  • Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
  • Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
  • Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
• Level 3
  • Clean window & wipe windowsill
  • Wipe doors and handles

Declutter Mission Task

Choose one cupboard to clear, even if only for 10 minutes

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

• Level One
  • Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)
• Level Two
  • Clear any clutter from desk
  • Clean bath, toilet and sink
  • Dust PC and desk
  • Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
• Level Three
  • Clear clutter from floor
  • Wipe down tiles in bathroom
  • [STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
  • Clean windows

Declutter Mission Task

This ones up to you, a drawer, a cupboard or even a room you have been avoiding, time to declutter it! Even if it's just for 10 minutes

RIGHT, my plan of attack for today (and only because I didn't do any cleaning last week, and I've got a busy week next week with all the ebay items finishing & a governors meeting, plus I've got a website to finish which includes trying to work out some Javascript:eek:, before I get rapped across the knuckles with a wet microfibre cloth) is going to look something like this :

• Dailies
  • Washing machine - underwear
  • Evening meal - sauage casserole in the slow cooker (packet mix)
  • Dishes
  • Uniform
• Kitchen
  • Dishes
  • Worktops
  • Cupboard/appliance fronts
  • Hoover / Mop
  • Window
  • Recycling out to box
  • SOME plants outside
• Livingroom / Diningroom / Study
  • Clean dining table & clean cloth
  • Tidy
  • Dust
  • Hoover / mop
  • Hoover sofa etc
  • Paperwork - check stuff off that it's dealt with or pending then file appropriately.
  • Shredding
  • Recycling (paper) out into bag/box.
  • Wipe mouse / keyboard over with antibac on a cloth.
• Bathroom
  • Demould :mad:
  • Clean bath & sink
  • Clean window
  • Wipe over toilet & put cleaner down
  • Wipe tiles
• Bedrooms
  • Demould :mad:
  • Hoover
  • Dust
  • Change masterbedding IF I get the otherstuff dry in time.
• OTHER STUFF
  • Ebay parcels to dispatch - only those who have paid.
    
  • IRONING - MUST BE DONE TODAY.
    
  • 123reg info for school.
    

ATM thats all I can think of :rotfl: I think I'm going to go and make a start by making the beds and gathering the washing :rolleyes:

ShirleyPark_2

Arghh !!! I want to go back to bed. Everything is turning into a disaster this morning. I ran the cold water instead of hot when I was running water for a bath. Then I forgot the water was running until it was almost overflowing. I put some pasta on to boil to make pasta salad for lunch and the water boiled over cos I wasn't paying attention !

Have cleaned the bathroom though

Last night before I went to bed I sorted through my wardrobe, found another pair of trousers that now fit, another pair almost fit. Discovered a skirt that I'd forgotten about, though that's almost falling off me now it's too big, and a top that now fits. So yay. Still a long way before I fit into all the clothes that are currently under the bed because they are too small

shell2001

Morning all:wave:

Glad its the bathroom as the PC/study is DH room :j

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean windows
Declutter Mission Task
This ones up to you, a drawer, a cupboard or even a room you have been avoiding, time to declutter it! Even if it's just for 10 minutes

Other to dos:-

[STRIKE]S & S Lounge[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]S & S Kitchen[/STRIKE] - currently bleaching sink
[STRIKE]Hoover through downstairs[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]WM - Towels & bathmat [/STRIKE](just finished so will peg out)
Next load in WM
Prep stuff for tea - Roast pork
Put BM on
Ironing (now BIG basket full)
Make 3 bean & pasta soup for lunch
Phone removal bloke re tape for boxes (if they dont supply source some)

DD1 has now developed a cough (which was always the sign of an ear infection with her) so now not sure if it is just because stitches healing in ear or she has an infection on the way They did say when they inserted the right grommit she had fluid behind the ear drum but it was not infected. So most of last night was spent listening to her cough.

Right will put the kettle on while its boiling will trek down the bottom of the garden (where the whirly gig is) and peg these towels out.


Better text my "friend" back too otherwise she will think I am ignoring her.

Happy flying everyone

aimeelister

Hello everyone. Been slacking a bit since i posted on Tuesday. I came down with the flu and it knocked me for 6 or even 12. Feeling slightly more human today so going to potter around and get things done.

Maralum you and you family look amazing, your smiles made me glow inside
Niki well done on the ebay listings
lil_me thanks for you efforts here whilst you have been super busy.
Shell i hope your lo is ok and recovering well
michelle have you recovered yet!
boston and denise i hope the dogs are ok
welcome jo_b

Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum floor and sofas and under funiture
Dusting and cobweb removal (if you want to dust round things that is fine)
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Wipe stairs, light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
Clean window
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets

Master Bedroom & Landing
[STRIKE]Remove bed linen[/STRIKE] and wash, replace with fresh
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working [/STRIKE]- had it bleep to me all Sunday night so replaced battery and checked on mon
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen[/STRIKE] - washed mattress cover instead
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Wipe doors and handles

Thursday Bathroom
Clean floors in these rooms
[STRIKE]Clean bath, toilet and sink
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
Clean windows

I have a meeting about a job at 11 and thats it for today so i hope i can get most things done. Going to go up strip my bed and shove it in the wash then go have a shower and clean the bathroom at the same time and get that lot crossed off.

Have a good day everyone and happy flying.
Axxx

boston_uk

Morning all!!! Just reading while drinking coffee and am so impressed with folks here - maybe it is my age (slowing up rapidly) but I don't remember being that busy when i was younger!

First a few bits where I remember folks names without waiting hours while my browser refreshes to get to the right page...

lil'me - my OH is maths person - keep going it WILL be worth it - I am not sure how you cope with everything but you are doing a grand job and am glad we are helping in some way! LOL.

Nicki - You look lovely in your avatar and am sure you do right now too! it's only skin deep - in my case it is buried under layers of excess but somewhere down there I am nice I think though I cant really remember

Shirley - hm - thinnner huh? well done!!!!!!!!!!

Now a general to those who have OH's who dont help and moan a lot. How about C&P'ing a full weeks list from an old thread, and putting it into a word doc in a nice big font size and pinning it to the fridge door - ask folks to initial what they do each day. Make sure you put on what they normally do too - I always thought OH didnt do much when I realised he did some things regularly that I conveniently forgot! It might help even if it is only to raise awareness- and every little bit is something you don't have to do.

As for me was at vets at 8am with Dizzy - no xray or op as he is almost sound now and the swelling is much reduced. Giving it till next Wed - back if it worsens. Spoke to Vet about the booster for Kipper - am not in favour of annual vaccs for dogs cos of the problems - even the drug companies say most are unnecessary but agreed will give him his adult booster and then drop to just lepto and para-influenza after that, so he is booked in at 2.30 today.

Done the upstairs shower room except blinds and the grille for the extractor fan which I cant reach to get down. Still got the downstairs bathroom to do though. Daily S&S round kitchen done and emails done so a fairly easy day apart from the blinds upstairs

Happy flapping folks !!!!!

maralum

aimeelister, welcome back. Glad you're feeling a bit better, flu's really yucky, you just don't want to do anything!

Shirleypark, just think, the worst is now over. The very best thing about a day starting badly is that it has a very good chance of better, because it sure as heck can't get any worse!!! :rotfl: Good news about the plastere though, it's lovely when a plan comes together.

Shell, poor DD, I hope that it's just swelling from the stitches etc, I know that ear infections are horrid, even if you're well, let alone after an op. Sending cuddles from Exeter for your baby.

newmrslockwood - I clean in the middle of the night too! Well, honestly, if you have to suffer the bore of insomnia, you may as well pu it to good use. Hope your DH's interview goes well, then maybe you can rest easy again.

DeniseNZ, I know what you mean about cooking for the masses, I think my DH would be too shocked by my cooking first thing to be able to eat. He'd probably just want to frame it!

Right, DH doesn't seem keen on cleaning today, so we may not get much done, but I can hope. I'm not aiming for a particular level, I'll just pick and choose jobs from the list as I go along. Have a good day all. :j

Level 1
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
Check fire alarms are working
Level 2
Vacuum floor in bedroom
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Level 3
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Wipe doors and handles
Declutter Mission Task
Choose one cupboard to clear, even if only for 10 minutes

Dailies
Put washing on
S and S bathroom
S and S kitchen
S and S sitting room
Vacuum throughout