Weekly Flylady Thread 13th May 2013

JellyBox

macpep1 wrote: »

Jellybox – Welcome, just take babysteps, a lot of us have been flying for a while so it does get easier each week, try to join in any HHC’s that you can, it will amaze you what you can get done running about mad for 30 minutes!

The 30 minutes thing is one I can't yet get my head around, I am one of those people who hears 30 minutes, but sees much more work and so instead of chipping away, does nothing. I am hoping to change this!

Honey_Bear wrote:

Welcome JellyBox. A tiny bit every day makes a big difference eventually. My first job is always putting things in the right rooms in the house, which can take up to 30 minutes.

This is something I'd love to do, currently can't quite manage it, my shifts just don't allow it, but OH will be getting this job as soon as everything actually has a place to go to!

Today I am just pleased with the job list, I was hoping for living room today, will stick the list on later once I've done some :P but today I have emptied the WM, plus put away dry clothes. The latter of these isn't normally done at all, let alone by 9 on a day off, normally still in bed!

mrs-moneypenny

welcome jellybox, if you dont like the idea of setting a time how about giving yourself a list of jobs, you will feel huge satisfaction when you start crossing things off. it helps you realise that you are achieving things even if in the early days you look round and think what have i actually achieved. just look at your list and you will be able to say "quite a lot actually"

sammiell

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!
Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back! Does anything need to be used up?
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean doorseals, filters and detergent drawers
Oven and hob to be scrubbed -you know you want to do it really!!!
Extras
Wash the windows!
Make soup from those manky bits of vegetables that you found while cleaning out the fridge
Empty and wash out bins!
Wipe over the woodwork
Clean lightshades/fittings

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Catch up on phone calls..
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Extras
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

pigpen

Girls dumped at school, tiddlers fed and dressed, WM's both on... off to make a cuppa and forage, I am ravenous this morning.

Viability day today.. 24 weeks ..

Mothercare delivery of all the baby bits today at some point.

Moomin at hospital appointment at 1pm.. should make collecting Tiddles easier!

Off to the kitchen I go.. still no ceiling guy.. why do these people do this??? It is like deja vu with the roof guy!

mrs-moneypenny

hope ceiling man turns up so you can get some normality back in your kitchen pigpen. nothing worse than waiting for someone whos being paid to do a job and them not doing theirs stops you from getting on.

cyclingyorkie

DD2 has been 'ill' again - thankfully I have a stock of immodium!

I feel under the weather - I do hope I am not brewing the same thing....

decogecko

Hi all

Didn't post last night was tired after jobs 1 & 2. Then went to Mr T's on my way home and the Mr S (opposite) for petrol (MrS is 1p cheaper a litre :money:)
Managed some flying when I got home

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor - I swept the floor will vac & mop tonight
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
IF YOU ARE ABLE!.. pull out a large appliance and clean behind and under it!
Clean out the fridge thoroughly.. and check the drain at the back! Does anything need to be used up?
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb![/STRIKE]
Clean doorseals, filters and detergent drawers
Oven and hob to be scrubbed -you know you want to do it really!!!
Extras

• [STRIKE] Wash the windows![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE] Make soup from those manky bits of vegetables that you found while cleaning out the fridge [/STRIKE] - n/a
• Empty and wash out bins!
• Wipe over the woodwork
• Clean lightshades/fittings

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!

Extras

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• [STRIKE]Clean a window or two[/STRIKE].
• [STRIKE] Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves[/STRIKE]

Ok will update later after the paid stuff

Deco x

decogecko

pigpen wrote: »

Off to the kitchen I go.. still no ceiling guy.. why do these people do this??? It is like deja vu with the roof guy!

They seem to be the same countrywide - I struggled to get a WM repair man - thankfully the 2nd one turned up when he said he would. I've never heard from the 1st one I contacted.

I'm finding it exceptionally difficult to get someone round to just quote for replacing the guttering and fascias.

Deco x

pigpen

I rang 7 people to get quotes for gutter replacement.. in the end 2 turned up and the second one who did the work took nearly 3 weeks to finish the job.. drove me half mad!

skint_breeder_5

Valli wrote: »

All spuds cooked and mashed. Got a bag of 'em for 9p. Should have bought two, really, as they keep longer than the date! One cottage pie ready for tea tomorrow; one will go in the freezer - one needs some more mash on it though.

Valli put your whoopsied potato bargains inside a black bin liner with a label on it (just in case "helpers" think its rubbish and bin it for you!" They will keep well for ages, I am still whittling down my umpteen 36p potato bags from Mr T from about 6 weeks ago.

Right, next on the agenda, thanks to Natty and Dusty for listies - Kitchen is looking like a war zone due to neglect of dailies in favour of DIY.

I have rung Carpet people and asked to reschedule til Monday from this Thursday, I have had to refill all wallplug holes a second time as when they were sanded flat there were still indents and inperfections.

So still nowhere near doing paintwork in the Study

Right time for Simon Le Bon to keep me company , anyone else want HHC with me?