Weekly Flylady Thread 13th May 2013

pigpen

Well... today has started off as a 'not a good day' ... I dread to think where I'll be by bed time

DD1 is meant to be visiting so I have 2 rooms to clear and vacuum before Samuel eats everything.
DD2 is not going out tonight seeing as she couldn't get her lazy self to school on time today.
DD3 was found stealing money again.. I didn't even ask her about it I held out my hand said.. £2 coin, 50p and 2 5ps... and she handed it straight over... little cow!

DS2 at 17 had to be bodily shoved into the shower!!! He needs a girlfriend!

DS3 also needs kicking to the shower... and OMG .. his stupid hair!!! I may immac his head one night..

DS1 came yesterday and appears to have lost my front door key I asked him to put it in the bookcase and it has disappeared.

and my M key is being a pain and not always working

Oh... and I need to pack for a horrible weekend

OH just had a major flounce at me because I said I don't think I can cope with a weekend there.. like I am being difficult on purpose.. he is deciding whether to take his dads fathers day stuff this weekend or in 4 weeks when we would be going again, but we might not be going in 4 weeks if I can't manage it. I suggested he wraps the stuff and leaves it at his mothers and if we go he can give him it and if we don't his sister can .. it won't make much difference surely!

Right... I can't think of anything positive to share today as yet... other than it is sunny and I can hang out my 2 loads of washing.. I shall try harder!

pollyskettle

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe units and large appliances[/STRIKE]
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!
Wipe over the woodwork
[STRIKE]Clean lightshades/fittings[/STRIKE]

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
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
Extras
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Clean a window or two.
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

Wacky Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, (don't forget the outside!) and sinks
Level Two
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extras
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
[STRIKE]HHI... a bit more gone![/STRIKE]

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Declutter the floor[/STRIKE]
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed.
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..
Extras
Binbag dance!
Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
Wash windows
[STRIKE]Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]

Blooming heck, that's a lot of catching up to do! Best get started...

Natty68

Morning everyone, am up bright and early. I got a rude awakening at 8am by the gas men. They knocked my door because they have finally got round to my section of the road and needed to get into the garage so they could shove gas pipes under my drive and into the garage.. I am praying they don't need to dig up the drive and replace the gas pipe - they haven't with the others in the road that they have done the work on. But you know my luck at the moment, it could just happen to me..lol

So anyway I got up and got showered and dressed, had an early breakkie, fed the birds.

Got cooed at by Mr Dove from my bathroom window, while I was showering.. He has taken a liking to cooing at me when I am in the bathroom for anything.. Mrs Dove has reserved the space outside the bathroom window for her new des res So I am hoping I get to see little baby doves..I just hope they don't decide they prefer me rather than Mrs Dove..lol I already have one yearling that has adopted me for some reason, he sits on the brown bin outside the back door and cooes at me when I am in the kitchen, or sits on the shed roof and fluffs himself out when I am washing up because he can see me through the window. I'm honoured..lol

Have a wash load on, which I am avidly watching due to everytime it drains the water out it comes up in the kitchen sink. Had to paddle through the kitchen the other day because there was a blockage somewhere, so got the whole gibbins that was attached to the sink out and gave them a bloody good wash etc. We then stuck caustic soda down it at the weekend. It is still doing it, but at least not overflowing..plus it takes forever to drain away when you tip the washing up water out. DH did blast it with the plunger yesterday and, fingers crossed, it has made a bit of a difference. But I am staying within a reasonable distance of the machine just incase..lol

Yesterday I had a major clear out of a cupboard in the kitchen I wanted to seperate my pretty different willow plates and nice china mugs from the ordinary every day stuff. So cleared out the crockery cupboard. Wow didn't realise I had so much carpe in there..lol I managed to sort out the medicine boxes and have separated the painkillers etc into a box of it's own, the medicines/bandages etc into another box and the plasters in another box. I am always running out of painkillers but after sorting out the carpe I found I have enough for my own little chemist..lol We were also low on normal tumblers, so thought I would have to buy some more, but lo and behold I managed to find 14 tumblers that didn't have cracks etc in. I was amazed. So they are all washed and put away. DH couldn't believe it as he had been using the same tumbler every day...lol Now he says he can vary it But why does tidying up a cupboard always seem to make more mess elsewhere.. Nice cupboard but everywhere else looked untidy :rotfl:

OMG piggers, lots of gentle hugs sweeetie. It seems that you are really going through the runaround at the moment aren't you.. It can only get better though can't it? Do you think the older ones are playing up because of the baby, or are they just being grotbags?

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Extras

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

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
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
Extras

• [STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
  [/STRIKE]
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• [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]

Wacky Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extras

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• [STRIKE]Clean the radiators in these rooms[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Gather up the dirty laundry upstairs!![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]HHI... a bit more gone![/STRIKE]

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed.
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..
Extras

• Binbag dance!
• Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
• Wash windows
• [STRIKE]Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first![/STRIKE]
• HHI

Wow just realised I have done loads without realising..lol

optimistic-mummy

morning all, hugs to all that need them. in a bad mood this morning first time in a long time. DP is still lay in bed ... grrr ... the dog has played me up all morning and too top it off LO has gone round to the neighbours just wanna cry ... i want to fence off the front to stop LO sneeking off round to the neighbours but we haven't got the money just really annoyed ,,,, sorry needed to vent be back later off to clean hopefully it will make me feel better xx

macpep1

Just had a quick skim of the thread, lots of people in need of hugs even if they don't like them, to name but a few Piggers, Bossy, Wendy, Mum to 5, CY (for you & your DD), sorry if I have missed anyone x

Chin up ladies & piggers FWIW, I would stay home & rest as much as you can, you don't need the stress

macpep1

trulymadlydeeply_indebt! wrote: »

As a Caterer, I completely understand how you feel. I think people underestimate how much planning and prepping goes into these things. The cooking is the quick part! I have learned that if something can come ready chopped i.e. dates for sticky toffee puddings/apricots to go in couscous, then buy those. They are more expensive, but the time saving is a blessing when you have about 100 items to slice, dice, chop, peel, crush, grate etc., However, I do not apply this principal to pastry. I make my own which takes longer, but I prefer the result. I tried JusRol last time and it crumbled in the finished product.

I read the other day that you were working up until today (I think) and then doing 2 lots of catering on Saturday and I took my hat off to you.

Hope that helps.

TMD xx

You are correct TMD, 8-5 all week then on holiday tomorrow for shopping for the buffet & our 4-weekly shop, I don't mind the cookathon really, I am very good at multi-tasking :rotfl:, also don't mind the chopping/peeling, I have a lot of gadgets so generally tend to do it all at once & use what I need for each recope. It saves me a LOT of time when I am working, just take out freezer & defrost. Yes the meal planning does take time but I have a great spreadsheet which allows me to do this in jig time.
The buffet is only for 30-40 people so should be fairly simple but I am usally on top of the flying when my cookathon weekend comes around but DH has been nightshift & been as much use as a chocolate fireguard this week. I daresay I shall be glad to get back to work on Monday

mrs-moneypenny

split ends and grey roots decluttered, quick coffee glugged while going through the post and doing a thread of cross stitch - i left it in an odd place yesterday so had to finish that area.
almost time for work then got some letters to post, some mags to sort for local hairdresser and DS1 needs early tea as hes babysitting for DD2 and her partner theyre going to ee Eddie Izzard (lucky things). im on emergency phone back up to talk him through stuff if they wake!!! i wish him luck its his first babysitting stint.
will do list stuff this afty to catch up

Mumto5

Hmmm. The list is still long but I have been flying since I got back from the school run. DS3's bad hip started hurting on the walk to school so I'm very worried his crutches will be recomissioned.

HHI was done before school and I have had a major bin bag dance in the bathrooms. Loats of stuff flung and everything is clean and shiny ready for the plumber tomorrow.

I've also sorted out all my costume jewellery again being brutal and chucking odd earings and beads and baubles that I no longer wear. My make up bag has had a through edit too. I was shocked how out of date some stuff was.

2 bags of outgrown / unworn clothes out for a doorstep collection. Quite pleased with my efforts this morning. I'm going to have an hour in my bedroom cleaning and polishing and seeing what else I can fling before lunch.

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
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
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
• Wipe over the woodwork
• Clean lightshades/fittings

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
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
• Clean a window or two.
• 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

Wacky Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extras

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Clean the radiators in these rooms

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Extras

• Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
• Wash windows
• Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first!

bossymoo

DS is being a git. He's whinged all morning of being hungry, then not eaten his lunch. Was staying home but think we might have a trip out, see if it will perk us miserable lot up! He's gone through his trainers again so we might go shoe shopping.
They've both been sent upstairs for faffing over lunch. I wouldn't mind, I even made what they wanted, and they still faffed with it. I just took the plates away and calmly said "go to your rooms" - naughty mummy I must have looked serious as they both scarpered. So I'm taking the opportunity of 5min peace.

Then we'll go get shoes...

Sunnygirl_2

Didnt' get chance to log on yesterday but got a fair bit of flying done.

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Level Three
Clean doorseals, filters and detergent drawers
Extras

• Wash the windows!
• Wipe over the woodwork
• Clean lightshades/fittings

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Extras

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper

Wacky Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Extras

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Clean the radiators in these rooms
• HHI... a bit more gone

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..
Extras

• Binbag dance!
• Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
• Put away some of the winter clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first!
• HHI

Will do a bit more when I get home from work.