Weekly Flylady Thread 15th April 2013

bossymoo

iammumtoone wrote: »

Hi to all flyladys

I have just joined this forum, mainly to help sort out my finances. I have tried the flylady routine before and found it useful and would like to join your thread please? Due to illness I have let things go in the house and really need to sort it out, my main focus for a while will be de-cluttering but I will try to do some of the things you suggest as well. Do you start a new thread each Monday? and do I just post with how I am getting on?

Thanks

Welcome!
Yes, just join in! You can do the lists all or in part, or even your own lists. Just post here for chat, support, advice and motivation. We're all friends here and it's always lovely to have another! X

Dustykitten

Morning all

Sun is shining here but a cold war is in progress (not my doing) to go with the frosty chill in the air.

Boys all away to various things at different times. Just going to put the WM on and open the blinds so my seeds can see the sun, need to pot some on tis weekend and there are loads. Plus sow a few more.

Not much flying planned, but will do inside of downsairs windows as the window cleaners have been this week.

CY I may have missed how DH got on. Still thinking of you.

hex2

Welcome to the thread iammumtoone and good luck with sorting your finances.

New tasks get posted Monday to Friday and there is a new thread on a Sunday night. Do what you can, post to keep yourself motivated, and remember it will take time. It didn't get into a mess over night, you wont sort it all in half an hour. Just keep chipping away at it.

I went back to work five days a week in Feb 2011, I haven't been on top of the house or garden since. I should crack on today but the sun is shining, the empty green waste bin and the garden are calling me but OH wants to tile the back hall floor.

skint_breeder_5

Friday flying update:

v@xed my BR carpet - all DS special stinky milk formula is now de-cluttered from carpet after another 4 hours hard graft :eek:

WM filter de-gunked

WM x 3 - some bits hung over airer - the rest in baskets waiting to peg out today - or at least whack in TD on cheap leccy :money:

DD4 washable nappies put on long boil wash (about 3hr 15 mins) with a good couple of handfuls of household soda to "wash" out the machine along with washing powder (I cannot justify a boil wash just to clean the machine, but the nappies had been having a good long soak in biotex and rinsed in the shower before going in the WM)

Kitchen floor & hallway hoovered

LR floor de-gibbled

main compost box washed and bleached

Visit to hospital to collect last part of DD3 prescription

Put my repeat prescription in at my pharmacy

Collected the EX's prescription for him as a favour, as he may not be down for the kids until Sunday this weekend (low on meds and his pharmacy will be shut on Sunday)

DS collected his prescription sunglasses and had his regular glasses adjusted at specsavers

Got DD3 a set of prescription glasses with reactions lenses for £12 :money:

New fleabay bedding parcels opened and fitted on bed :D:D
(nice deep 16" mattress protecter and 16" deep fitted sheet) all 4 corners of bed intact this morning for the first time since this bed was purchased about 8 years ago :j:j:j:j I just wished I had searched for deep sheets a long time before now rather than just popping into @rgos for so called convenience

I have spent a good 6 hours on fb chat to DD1 at uni since 3.30 this morning, so flying today will consist of eating and snoozing.

I think I will bribe DD3 to peg out washing in minute - weather forecasts 67% humidity, that is as good as it is gonna get for me living by the coast too much moisture in the air and my whirly-gig is in the shade of the house so I will be lucky to get much drying done on there. My friend in Leyland has 40% humidity so her washing will be dry in no time at all - ah well, alls fair in love and war and flying.

Time for a :coffee: and decide what I can manage to day

TTFN :wave:

toochoosey

Good morning all, welcome to the newbies and hugs and spoons to all in need. I woke up at 8:30 and normally on a Saturday would make a cuppa and take it back up with me, but, this morning, I got up and stripped the bed and that is now in the machine. I will strip DD's bed as soon as the first lot is finished.
DD has offered to do the bathroom!!! She is doing that now and I am sat watching SK. I think that while I'm here I could be getting on with some ironing, I'll finish this cuppa and get going at 10:15................join me if you can..............

cyclingyorkie

Dustykitten wrote: »

Morning all

Sun is shining here but a cold war is in progress (not my doing) to go with the frosty chill in the air.

Boys all away to various things at different times. Just going to put the WM on and open the blinds so my seeds can see the sun, need to pot some on tis weekend and there are loads. Plus sow a few more.

Not much flying planned, but will do inside of downsairs windows as the window cleaners have been this week.

CY I may have missed how DH got on. Still thinking of you.

Many thanks.

The honest answer is we don't know yet. DH reckons the odds are 50:50. The change in redundancy arrangements means that if he goes next year rather than this the difference could be £20K!!!!!

Not certain what he wants to do.....

DD1 has been battling with nausea this week. She was up all night and isn't well enough to go to the CS today. Fingers and toes crossed that this is a minor hiccup and not a major relapse. Any spare spoons/posivibes/prayers much appreciated.

house is a tip and peasants are revoulting - so that's my day sorted....

pollyskettle

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Extras
Clean oven/[STRIKE]hob[/STRIKE] if you must.. *rolls eyes*

Deep clean challenge day one
- Empty the cupboards and clean the entire insides, start with the worst cupboard!!.. shelves, everything.<<< - 6/13

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs

Deep clean challenge
- Drag out all the furniture and clean the skirtings and all the woodwork
- Scrub the manky marks off the carpet
- Scrub the manky marks off the sofas

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Wednesday
Level Two
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles

Deep clean challenge
- Haul out the pc desk and deal with the destruction which lies beyond MSE land
- Drag out the larger furniture you can manage and clean under and behind it.

Master bedroom & landing - Thursday
Level 3
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list,
33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter

Deep Clean Challenge
- Sort your 'stash' in your bedroom.. you know the place that you stuff things and think.. yep.. I'll sort that later.. The one you hide presents in, yep we're all guilty of it me included!!!
- Wipe over the skirting boards

Friday - Childrens/spare rooms or a catchup
Level Two
Strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Extras
Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it

Deep Clean Challenge
- Drag the junk out from behind wardrobes, chests of drawers and under the bed.. deal with it appropriately.. and that does not mean stuffing it back under!! lol
- Wipe over the big furniture.. wardrobes etc


List grabbing for now - haven't had a chance to read other posts yet, sorry

MinnieMousesMummy

Good morning, Following the success that I had yesterday in terms of what I managed to get done I have decided to do a similar list for today.

My plan for this morning:

[STRIKE]Sort breakfast for me and the kids[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort the washing from yesterday as I have stuff lying in the laundry basket which is needing folded and put away[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Collect up washing and put a full load on, hang inside unless it brighten up[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Do surveys and other daily work[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Book table for tomorrow, as taking DM out for her birthday[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Phone DM to let her know that we are taking her out[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Write up recipes that I tried between 7/4 -14/4 and add to the folder[/STRIKE]

Feeling like I am getting somewhere today, as I have got everything done off this mornings list.

My list for this afternoon:

[STRIKE]Client appointment this afternoon[/STRIKE]
Strip and change beds -put in the wm dd's bed done so 1 out of 3 done
[STRIKE]Make lunch for me and the kids[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Shower and get dressed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check the airer and move to the ironing pile[/STRIKE]
Wash the PE kits
Check emails
[STRIKE]Do some of the ironing mountain and put the clothes away[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Get kids to make card for their gran[/STRIKE]
Do the hand washing that has been lying in the basket for far too long
List 10 items on ebay
Clean the bath, shower, toilet and sink
[STRIKE]Do mystery shops that are in for this afternoon[/STRIKE]
Look into frugal living thread and get some ideas, as need to try and save money
Look into available freelance work and submit bids
[STRIKE]Tidy the kitchen[/STRIKE]

My list for this evening:

Look online for a spice rack
[STRIKE]Make the dinner[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Free night in with the kids - we are having a movie night with hot dogs, crisps and popcorn[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash up dinner dishes and tidy the kitchen[/STRIKE]

Honey_Bear

OH decluttered to another city to watch a footie match with a friend, Lovely Lodger's parents decluttered on the coach to London, WM x 1 twirling and the sun is shining, although it's cold and windy - so good for drying. Dog has been dry for two nights - hurrah! The halves of the top four stairs that I washed last night look pretty good, so now that I've learned how to use the tools on the machine, I think I'll be able to work my way down them with the tank remnants on a regular basis. Excellent progress.

:coffee: for those that need it, and to help Ionafan with her Ebay parcel wrapping. *envious*

Strengthening and coping vibes for Lamewolf in her dealings with the male of the two legged species, so that she can go on with her dog-sitting.

Perestroika and glasnost vibes for Dusty.

ETA: I'd just like to state, here and now for the record, that I am most decidedly not the 'Honey Bear' referred to in a certain newspaper story today. (I am female, for a start.)

Valli

Morning all

Unlike Skint Breeder I'm about as far away from the coast as one CAN be on this island- not THAt far from here so it's bright and dry and sunny and WARM here today! The barometer has whizzed round, past FAIR on its way to VERY DRY! Woot!

Load of washing out, some double-pegging has been employed to get everything on the lines!