Weekly Flylady Thread May 7th 2007

Moneybubbles

OKay then new to flying!!

Been following you all this week and trying to follow along (will start next week list ticking hehe)

Very surprised at how much I do when I always feel like nothing gets done. I'm a childminder so tend to have mad dash in morning, over lunch when little ones sleeping (tends to be 1-3, did under my sink today:T , did bathroom yesturday), but as I do shifts get a bit of free time to study (why!! NVQ3)

With dh, 2 children (5, 2) two cats and a dog (small) it is endless, but feel already that I will get it sorted following you guys:o

xM

this_is_it

managed to do bathroom then did downstairs hoovering, mopping,then sat on sofa to read mail fell asleep while reading it woke up just in time for school run:eek: got 2 loads of washing done, made beef curry and scones.and thats it dont know where my energy has disapeared to but id better find it soon.
just need to do kids lunch boxes and get a few things ready for tomorrow have a friend visiting for the day so probably wont get much done tomorrow.

cha97michelle

OK, I've had my bath.

I've just emptied the WM (will hang stuff up when we go to bed), brought the towels downstairs to get washed this evening, and i'm just sorting out my list for tomorrow.

Will take the hoover up tonight too so i'm ready to go in the morning.

I'm going to spend half an hour now doing more marking, and then will stop to enjoy house and shark. It's a funny type of sexy - more of an intellectual admiration i think, tinselfairy.

torianut hope your DS is better tomorrow so you have a bit more flexibility and a less grumpy baby. I'm just hoping for less sickiness tomorrow as it's hard to keep up with the washing, particularly when they are eating interesting things. :rolleyes:

Anyway, list now, and i don't think i will achieve more than half of it, but it helps me to see what hasn't been done, and what i don't do can be DH's list for Saturday!!

Friday catch-up - 11/5:
My Bedroom:

• Strip my bed
• Hoover mattress
• Remake bed
• Dust room
• Hoover
• Wipe window sill
• Clean window
• Wipe door/frame/handle
• Empty airers – clothes folded and away or on ironing

Charlie’s room:

• Strip cot
• Hoover mattress
• Remake cot
• Dust room – including on top of wardrobe
• hoover floor
• Wipe window sill
• Clean window

Spare room:

• Hoover
• Dust – particularly window sill and on top of wardrobes
• Empty airers – clothes folded and away or on ironing
• Do some of ironing pile
• Clean window

Landing and hall:

• Hoover including stairs
• Remove clothes from banister - folded and away or on ironing
• Wipe banister

Bathroom:

• Clean loo, bath and sink
• Hoover floor
• Swap all towels

Living/dining room:

• Sweep laminate floor – including under furniture
• Hoover settee
• Dust – TV, video, DVD, hifi, 2x bookshelves, lamp table, wall unit, computer desk
• Wipe dining table after dealing with clutter
• Wipe window sill
• Clean inside of window
• Clean PC
• Empty shredder
• Shred pile of stuff on top of shredder

Kitchen:

• Hoover floor
• Wipe kitchen sides
• Compost out
• Cat litter tray changed
• Cats fed and mat wiped

Extras:

• WM – bedding/towels, my jeans, perhaps others depending on weather
• Sort washing via airers/TD/washing line
• Bring dustbin in once its emptied
• Check emails
• Pigsback
• Transmit shop and scan
• Check banking
• Deal with post
• Check if cat needs to go to vets (recurrence of water infection)
• If he does, make the appointment and take him, not going to am playgroup
• Pack baby bag
• Make baby bottles
• Playgroup in am, and pm – take Jennie’s present to playgroup
• Make a banana and walnut loaf
• Finish going through my marking stuff
• Open bags of exam papers, check through them
• Pack my bag for Saturday training
• Sort baby and my clothes for tomorrow, and make sure spare clothes etc ready for DH to grab if he needs to
• Make a soup for dinner
• Meal plan for next week
• Wash my hair
• Face mask
• Do eyebrows
• Look for wedding readings and music for sister

Michelle, xx

grannynise

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky it isn’t
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Clean microwave
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week Haven’t used it[/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
[STRIKE]Vacuum floor and sofas[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]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 [/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Clean window
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)[/STRIKE]
Declutter mission task
Clear one hotspot of your choice, even if only for 10 minutes

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
Check fire alarms are working [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Clean window & wipe windowsill
Wipe doors and handles[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]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)[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
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

Finally Friday Kids Room Blitz (or spare rooms)

Level One
Put anything back in it's place that isn't where it should be
Level Two
[STRIKE]Strip beds, vacuum mattress and replace with fresh linen[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Dust, make sure you get the tops of wardrobes/drawers
[STRIKE]Vacuum Floor (even if it's just where you can see) [/STRIKE]
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Declutter Mission Task
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference


TO DO SOME TIME THIS WEEK -- maybe if I write it down I'll actually do it!
[STRIKE]Clear out and clean the cupboard under the sink[/STRIKE]
Wipe the skirting boards in the kitchen
THOROUGHLY clean the highchair
Make another slow cooker meal – no, do it next week no space in freezer
[STRIKE]Book holiday for October half term[/STRIKE] Hooray, four nights in Florence:j

So not everything - and not always on the day it's listed - but a lot more than I would have done pre Flylady. My DD says have I noticed that I talk about cleaning all the time? Maybe I'm becoming a bit obsessive :rolleyes: or maybe it's just SUCH a change that she can't believe it.
Have even made a cake this week, and I don't make cakes.

Well done li'l_me for keeping going this week. I frequently chair reviews and I know what a strain it is for parents. Sounds as if you had a positive outcome. I've invented a meal called forage for my DH. Basically it's just what it says ... look in the cupboard/fridge/freezer and eat whatever you can find. If you just offer that and no other options your OH will manage. They never starve. Mind you, sometimes the food you had planned for the next night's dinner disappears.

shell2001

Right tomorrows list for me:-

Finally Friday Kids Room Blitz (or spare rooms) This means all upstairs for me

Level One
Put anything back in it's place that isn't where it should be
Level Two
Strip beds, vacuum mattress and replace with fresh linen
Level Three
Dust, make sure you get the tops of wardrobes/drawers
Vacuum Floor (even if it's just where you can see)
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Declutter Mission Task
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference

Other jobs:-

Put ironing away
S & S Kitchen
S & S Lounge
S & S Bathroom
Put BM on

For those with kids or wear uniforms for work, try to get them in the wash tonight, mkes the weekend easier. Apart from the dailies and night time routines that's the lot for the week, of course if you still want to join us over the weekend you are more than welcome

FRIDAY EXTRA - Make sure you give yourself some ME time this weekend, even if it's just a nice relaxing bath or catching up with an old friend, go on you deserve it

broomstick27

Had a quick swipe of bathroom today but not a great clean.

Havent done any of the hoovering tasks this week as my hoover (a dyson from when they first came out) was blowing out more dirt than it sucked in! Was really tempted to buy a new hoover as i am so fed up with having everyones cast-offs but decided that buying a house was more important even if we would have to have laminate flooring throughout :rotfl:. So I took it apart this evening and cleaned it and changed the filters. AND it works, its even quite hard to push now because it actually sucks!! So thats about £70 for the old mortgage fund i think. No excuses for not hoovering tomorrow though i guess!

DOH has day off tomorrow to revise and asked if there was anything i wanted done during his breaks. So i have instructed him to do his side of the bedroom but am expecting World of Warcraft to win out!

Dustykitten

Hello to all of you.

I have not done any flying again. Been at school on and off al day for PTA stuff.

Last night though I did tidy/wipe the kitchen before going to bed - before this thread I would have left it but I knew that 15 minutes would mean so much to me this morning.

Congratulations to all of you. I have taken part in many, many threads on this forum, some short some long and 'met' some great people but you lot beat them all. I have never heard one of you say a mean thing to another poster, you all thank so many posts and are so supportive of each other, it is a pleasure to pop in.

Need to count the PTA coins now ready for banking.

Thus with kids go give them an extra goodnight kiss, we are lucky they are safe in our homes with us.

Might pop back later but if not I promise I will fly a little tomorrow.

tracyg

Hiya All! Sorry to read some of you are down, big hugs to Lil_me and Michelle - you both sound amazing mums and do so well to do everything you do, I struggle to do the house and one baby and two dogs let alone studying, working, etc. Hugs and well dones to everyone else, brillant to see so many lists with things crossed off.

My list for tomorrow and will finish over weekend as planning to be out am at playgroup and then will go to shop and take baby visiting pm

Finally Friday Kids Room Blitz (or spare rooms)
[STRIKE]Put anything back in it's place that isn't where it should be[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Strip beds, vacuum mattress and replace with fresh linen
Dust, make sure you get the tops of wardrobes/drawers
Vacuum Floor (even if it's just where you can see) [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Declutter Mission Task
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference[/STRIKE]

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area - dont' have one so will delete but doing two bathrooms
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter) - will do tomorrow when hoover upstrairs
Clean bath, toilet and sink plus shower in ensuite x 2 [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear clutter from floor [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom [/STRIKE]- still ok from being done on Friday
[STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required [/STRIKE]- still ok
Clean windows
[STRIKE]Declutter Mission Task - gonna do a hotspot instead - filing in spare room[/STRIKE]

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
[STRIKE]Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
Clean window
Declutter Mission Task
Choose one cupboard to clear, even if only for 10 minutes - will do make up and smellie stuff as need to fit it all into dressing table and storage box and there is so much of it (use it all too ), will do at weekend when DH picks up furniture
kitchen window - hate this, have to climb up, move blinds, just can't be bothered

PLUS THURSDAY[STRIKE]Dallies
Pack baby bag
Sort out stuff to take to m's
Pick m & d up from hospital
Appointment at 2pm for blinds
Collect em from school
Get to lighting shop?[/STRIKE]

PLUS FRIDAY [STRIKE]Dallies
Swim playgroup
Acacia[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]WM
Walk to shop for fresh stuff for weekend[/STRIKE]

WEEKS JOBS Ring sky for broadband, have a good look for alternatives?
WEEKEND - Shopping sat for bits and Boots stock up, bday cards
[STRIKE]Collect furniture am
Buy lamps[/STRIKE]
Take em swimming on sun
Clean Dyson as not picking up well (thanks broomstick for the idea!)

PS. Thanks Lil_me for the extra task, its sad that most of us need reminding to have me time but everyone deserves it and I'm determined to get mine in this weekend. Infact that was part of mine and DHs arguement on Sunday so he owes me a few hours lol!

Solwaykid

Croaky hello from me,
I haven't done any flying at all today. Spots on the tonsils and someone's hyjacked my hormones - all that girly company at the weekend no doubt.
I hope I'm more chirpy tomorrow, I had really good intentions this week but I've been falling out with myself.
I've booked a half day off tomorrow though for no other reason than just 'cos. So I'll drop in for a proper chat.

Well done to all you jugglers. I take my hat off to you all.

Dustykitten

solwaykid take care I used to get tonsilitis whenever I felt down - took a long time to realise I felt down then got sore tonsils rather than felt down becaue of sore tonsils. listen to your hormones - I think they are there to tell us things not just make life hell but I can't find the transaltion of Babelfish!