Weekly Flylady Thread 1st April 2013

Dustykitten

Family driving me to distraction time for wine and to work out which order to dispense of them in.

Dustykitten

Bonnie you have a lot still to do there hope you've not been spending too much time on my family history. Thanks for the the details very interesting. I'll email you later x

skint_breeder_5

Killer Kitchen - Monday April Fools Day
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Sweep [/STRIKE]and Mop the floor
Wipe the cupboards, appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Defrost the freezer if needed!!
Wipe over all those small appliances.. don't forget the inside of the microwave!
Wipe out the icky parts of the fridge and have a quick check for what needs restocking.. I'm sure those of you who are parents have locusts off school!!
Extras

• Clean oven/hob if you really really want to.. *rolls eyes*
• HHI ..
  [[STRIKE]*]Clean windows and sills[/STRIKE] and skirtings with sugar soap, and pampered with a fresh layer of undercoat :j:j:j
• Treat the pets for fleas!!! - nope, but I will check DS's head for "SPIDERS" later (a family name for nits :rotfl:)
• Go play a game with the children who have helped you today!!

Childrens list.

• Clear and wipe the table - nope Ain't happening full of decorating gubbins ATM
  [STRIKE]
• Load the dishwasher (DW) if you have one[/STRIKE] DD3 done x 3 (extra load from yesterdays turkey, plus blender bits from citrus turkey& radish soup from leftover and fridge items just this side of compost bin :money::money::money:)
  [STRIKE]
• Can you fill the washing machine (WM) with things that are all the same colour and switch it on?? This is a very important thing to learn.. many big clever daddies struggle with this job.. even our daddy.. so if you can do this.. you are cleverer than him![/STRIKE] DD3 is on a mission to earn pocket money, Mt Foldmore is getting bigger in the utility:T:T
• If you are a bigger little person could you wipe over the fronts of the kitchen cupboards and fridge/freezer/washing machine.. sometimes you need to check the insides too as they get a bit sticky.. hmmm, might be pushing my luck on this one

Living room hoovered, new sofas disassembled and all cushions hoovered (both sides:eek:) and reassembled, hallway and study floor hoovered. Floordrobe in my room cleared, toys tea party cleared away (ripped tissue everywhere :mad::mad::mad::mad: now all gone, and toys put away) Daisy duty, and DD1 and DD3 alternating on cuddling the little DD4

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace[/STRIKE] done Wed again
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas[/STRIKE] sofas Monday, floor Mon Tue and Wed
[STRIKE]Sort that under stair cupboard.. make sure everything is in tidily rather than thrown from a great distance![/STRIKE] done Wed
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Are there any DVd's/Videos etc you can rehome?
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors and any other glass like things.
Clear a hotspot
[STRIKE]Vacuum hall[/STRIKE] done Tues and stairs
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs
• Wipe front door.. inside and out!
  [STRIKE]
• HHI.. get that mountain gone - or if it is too big then maybe make a huge dent in it!!![/STRIKE] Mt Foldmore attacked by DD3 in return for cash
• I think the children who have been most helpful today should decide what you are having for dinner.. and that doesn't mean a takeaway.. we will consider that for the weekend if you are doing a fabulous job!!! Maybe if they are big enough they can help or better still cook for you!!

Childrens list.

• [STRIKE]Sort out all the shoes.. make sure there are 2 of them all and put them nicely on the shelf or in the box. Encourage the person who has the most to get rid of a few pairs they never wear![/STRIKE] DS did pair up his wellies - and I lobbed a pair of cheapy cr0cs where the soles were getting too thin
• Oh.. I think you'll like this.. everyone gets a carrier bag.. and spends 5 mintues running all over the house putting rubbish in it.. not other peoples things just rubbish, scrappy papers, junk mail, used envelopes and things like that.. after 5 minutes we weigh all the bags and see who has the heaviest bag. The winner gets a treat (and so does everyone else!)
• Pick up all your own things from the front room and put them away in their homes
• Water any plants in the house.. I'm always forgetting.
• If you are a bigger little person could you vacuum the floors once they are clear of stuff?

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE] done Wed
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/STRIKE] done Wed
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. my mattress turning is a 3 adult turning activity.....it will have to wait :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Air the duvet
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE] done Wed
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Clean windows in these rooms
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Clean a radiator or two.
• Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf
• Freshen up the curtains if needed
• Bake us a cake please mummy!! Or Daddy.. he can bake cakes too! Are we having it with custard or ice cream?

Childrens list.. As it is parents bedroom today I thought you could do a few jobs around the house which would still be very helpful..

• Clear and wipe the table
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• Collect up all the dirty laundry from upstairs and plop it in the laundry basket!.. NO clean things please!!
• Can you fill the washing machine (WM) with the sheets from mummys bed?[/STRIKE] DD3 has been on this mission
• If you are a bigger little person could you spend 15 minutes tidying or vacuuming on the landing.. whatever needs doing.. I am sure there is a job that you can do that would be greatly appreciated!

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Thursday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
Wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

• Vacuum under movable furniture
• HHI.
• Ring someone you love just to tell them you love them and just for a chat.
• Clear a hotspot, you know you want to!!!!!
• Read a magazine or a book with a nice hot cup of tea/coffee!!!

Childrens list.

• Clear and wipe the pc desk
• Can you put any bathmats /shower curtains/towels in the WM which need cleaning?
• Help find the floor
• Vacuum the floor if you are big enough!
• If you are a bigger little person could you clean out any pets that need doing?

Well, having DD3 home has been a godsend this week otherwise not much would have been done.

Took DS to "Scissor Man" (as DS calls him) for a hair cut after nursery, I like him having slightly longer hair, but this is his second hair cut this year already, and I don't have the skill to cut it myself...so he is getting to the age where he is going to need it cut every 6 to 8 weeks and given he will be getting glasses imminently I need to keep hair off his face, so I may have to invest in some hair clippers from fleabay and give him a buzz cut on a number 3 or 4 all over by myself ( I think I can manage that without him loosing an ear or eyeball) as it will save me a fortune over the years ahead, but I'm scared he won't look like my little boy anymore .... will have to give that one more thought.

With the recession as it is the hairdresser I use is politely asking his long standing customers to pay in cash as the card payment transit takes too long to reach him and their fees are getting exorbitant. I like going to him as he doesn't take any appointments, so its sit and wait (I can do a sneaky drive by and if its empty I can go in, but if someone is in the chair already if the hairdryer is out, then its a green light to park and go for my haircut ......if someone is in the basin getting their hairwashed....forget it they could be in for a wash and set which will mean small talk which will send my nerves into overdrive)

Any thoughts from my fellow flyladies with DS's on this one? With all my DD's when hard cash does not exist and the plastic has had a full blown meltdown, everyone's hair gets longer and longer and scraped back into ponytails. (In my case my roots get longer and greyer aswell!) Don't really want DS to go down that route :eek::eek::eek::eek:

mummyyof5

Made me laugh Skint...my son is 6 and his hair is half way down his back...hes my little rocker xx

Jazee

Morning all.

Skint - I would buy clippers and look at hairdressing techniques on youtube.

Right, about to put covers back on cushions, have some breakfast, prepare tonight's tea, then walk dogs, hoover through and have my day out.

Hope everyone has a good day.

ionafan

Good morning all :wave:

Skint, I bought some clippers to do my DH's hair (what's left of it!) after he came back from the barbers and said he'd paid £9.50 for a quick trim. Our clippers cost just over £20 and they've saved me £££ over the past year, and he says I do just as good a job as the barber. I don't do fancy whorls and waves, though! The clippers are very easy to use, and I even let DH use them to trim my hair when it gets too long at the back but I don't want to go to the hairdresser's for another week or two. Now that's trust!

I didn't wake up until 6.45 this morning (late for me!) but in the past hour-and-a-bit I have
- decluttered a :coffee:
- made buttercream and icing, then filled and decorated three coffee sponge sandwiches
- emptied all the bins
- found some dishes and plastic cutlery to take to my DS tomorrow for DGS3's christening party in July
- checked my emails
- sorted papers for today

I'm very sorry, but the cakes are not for you, froddington, bonnie and mumto5 - my children would not be happy!!! But I'll see you all later

Breakfast, shower, to the optician's for an eye test and then get on the train to London.... Looks like an excellent plan for the morning

(((Hugs))) and spoons to everyone who needs them. Hope everyone has a good day.

Dustykitten

Morning all

Just doing morning kitchen dailies, it is grey, cold and drizzly here - not nice.

Time for another cuppa then to the shower.

Dustykitten

ionafan wrote: »

I'm very sorry, but the cakes are not for you, froddington, bonnie and mumto5 - my children would not be happy!!! But I'll see you all later

and me :cool:

Penelope_Penguin

Good morning! Another sunny and cold one here My first load of laundry this year dried on the line yesterday, so beautuiful fresh sheets last night, and new pillows :j:j:j:j

DD off with friends to the races at Aintree today, so it'll be quiet here Going to get jobs done this morning, then out in the garden and do some more knitting. I neeeeeeeeeeed to finish this jumper

ionafan

Dustykitten wrote: »

and me :cool:

Wasn't sure if you were coming too Dusty - that's great!

Breakfast decluttered.
Baking tins put away.
Cakes packed up, ready for tomorrow's early start. We are viewing a house in the West Midlands at 09:15 and it's a 2½ hour drive from here :eek:
Sorted out with DH which shows at our local theatre he is to buy tickets for - delighted that Eliza Carthy is coming in May, and so is Tony Benn.

See you later...