Weekly Flylady Thread 1st April 2013

bossymoo

:wave:

Friends gone home now, kiddies all had fun and the mess wasn't too traumatic. I've brought the washing in (dry) and put another load on. I've emptied the car boot of muddies from Sunday and hosed down wellies, bike and pram wheels. They are all sat in the back in the sunshine drying off.

DW loaded and kitchen s&s after lunch. There are craft bits dotted around but nothing too bad, and upstairs is fine so I'm just having a cuppa and browsing some ideas for activity this aft. I may attempt to make DS a superhero cape...

macpep1

Hi All :wave:

I am in this week, albeit a little late, wish I had come on at the start of the week, to see the kiddies list!!! Mine are off for two weeks, I assume you are all the same??

I have been keeping on top of the house, just not finding the time to fly although I have not got my laptop charger so I can have lappy set up in LR again, no curtains done last week, MIL has taken them to finish my stripe for me.

PIGGERS!!!!! OMG!!!! I thought you would have stopped at 10….CONGRATULATIONS!!!!, I don’t recall seeing anything on FB either WOW, still in shock …….

Anyhow listy, crossed off whats not needing done or has been done, I have kept some things on childrens list, I will probably get more help from DS than DD, most washing is up to date as I have been making the use of this dry weather, just mount ironmore to tackle again

Killer Kitchen - Monday April Fools Day
Level Two
Mop the floor

Extras

• HHI ..
• Clean windows and sills

Childrens list.

• Load the dishwasher (DW) if you have one
• 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..

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway and Stairs
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors and any other glass like things.
Vacuum hall and stairs

Extras

• Wipe front door.. inside and out!
• HHI.. get that mountain gone - or if it is too big then maybe make a huge dent in it!!!

Childrens list.

• 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!
• 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
• If you are a bigger little person could you vacuum the floors once they are clear of stuff?

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clean windows in these rooms

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Clean a radiator or two.

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
• Collect up all the dirty laundry from upstairs and plop it in the laundry basket!.. NO clean things please!!
• 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
Clean, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three

Extras

• HHI.
• 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?
• If you are a bigger little person could you clean out any pets that need doing?

bossymoo

Question: buttonholes in fleece, how do we stop them from stretching? Should I do a little tiny blanket stitch? I can just see it getting ragged about a bit:



Oh and one of the "friends" (note must be eldest as none of rest can write properly) has written in felt pen all over the magnetic whiteboard :mad: but thankfully managed to get it off with hand sanitiser gel...

Penelope_Penguin

bossymoo wrote: »

Question: buttonholes in fleece, how do we stop them from stretching? Should I do a little tiny blanket stitch? I can just see it getting ragged about a bit

How about folding over the edge of the fleece, and sandwiching a strip of heavier fabric/interfacing between. I agree, fleece tends to stretch and then the buttons will fall out.

Great cape, btw.

List nearly done :j I've done loads of paperwork on behalf of my mother today, and made bank appointments for her for tomorrow and Tuesday.

First mammogram tomorrow :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: and I'm only 49 Any tips from the More Mature ladies

dollydog

Hello everyone

V late start for me today, only been up an hour and I dont intend doing much either - too tired. Have walked doggies and showered and I m now going to pop along to local sales room for a pre auction snoop. At work tomorrow, but then off for 4 days so hope to get down to some serious fluttering, flapping, flying and general blundering about.

Enjoy the rest of your day x

Honey_Bear

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Any tips from the More Mature ladies

It's a sort of conveyor belt locally - you get appointments at 4 minute intervals, so there's not a lot of time for any chat. The first one I had was painless, the second slightly uncomfortable and the third - I wished I'd taken a Paracetemol an hour before because it was not nice. Apparently that isn't unusual - as we get older they get more uncomfortable. Wear easy access clothing and take a top that's easy to slip back on when moving between the various rooms - and in this weather, it'll need to feel really snuggley.

I'm just glad they screen everyone who wants to go.

mrs-moneypenny

bossymoo wrote: »

Question: buttonholes in fleece, how do we stop them from stretching? Should I do a little tiny blanket stitch? I can just see it getting ragged about a bit:

i would go with little blanket stitches or a bit of iron on interfacing on the back.

slightly OT
ive just got tearful over someone who died almost 100 years ago, after the wonderful help ive been getting recently off bonnie and iona fan ive spent a couple of days going over some history and looking in different places and this afternoon ive found this

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/KirtonHolme.html

JW Frost was my great great uncle. such a brave young man and such an awful death, i feel so proud to have found him.

**Vanilla**

Been a busy day here catching up with the flying. List is still massive but not as bad. Plan tonight is DD away to her club and bed early for everyone.

DS1&2 away tomorrow evening and then staying over night at friends so I plan to gut their bedroom again. All boys need their hair cut tomorrow morning and hopefully DS1's glasses will be ready to collect, throw in that the SW is coming for a visit as well. Hopefully only a few more visits and she's gone. Not sure why she's still here to be honest.

Updated list.
Killer Kitchen - Monday April Fools Day
Level Three
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*
•Clean windows and sills
•Treat the pets for fleas!!!

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway and Stairs
Level One
Remove clutter from fireplace
Level Two
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Clean windows
Extras
•Wipe front door.. inside and out!

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Level 3
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clean windows in these rooms

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Thursday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets,and sinks
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
•HHI.
•Clear a hotspot, you know you want to!!!!!

skint_breeder_5

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

i would go with little blanket stitches or a bit of iron on interfacing on the back.

slightly OT
ive just got tearful over someone who died almost 100 years ago, after the wonderful help ive been getting recently off bonnie and iona fan ive spent a couple of days going over some history and looking in different places and this afternoon ive found this

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/KirtonHolme.html

JW Frost was my great great uncle. such a brave young man and such an awful death, i feel so proud to have found him.

just nipped back on main thread, glad you found some more info on him, I have PM'd you some interesting stuff (well I think I have.:o...not done a PM on here before, so let me know if you don't have anything showing )

dancemum

I'm happy that we are back home safe after our trip.

Just dailies done today.