The Weekly Flylady Thread w/c 29 July 2013

**Vanilla**

Bringing list forward for tomorrow.


Flinging and Flying in the heart of the home - Kitchen Klean-up

15 minutes?

A tidy room LOOKS like a clean room so

• empty the bin
• open window to let in fresh air
• remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed
• wipe over the worktops
• quick run round with Henry or Hetty or whatever's on suction duty; or sweep and or/mop as appropriate

30 minutes? as above plus-

• wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
• wipe all the cupboard doors and drawers - don't forget the handles
• wipe the microwave outside - put half a lemon, or some lemon juice in water inside, let it run for two minutes then leave the steam to soften gunk, wipe it out

1hour? as above plus -

• make sure every horizontal surface has had a wipe
• wipe the washer door seal
• make sure yout TD filter is lint-free
• Clean the windows

EXTRAS

• Empty out ONE cupboard or drawer, wipe it out and put back only what is STILL useful once it's dry

EXTRA SPECIAL

• Start that CHRISTMAS shopping - list all the non-perishables you want to buy (eg cranberry jelly; cocktail cherries for the snowballs - I am channelling the 70s - check today's music!) and EITHER buy one item a week/fortnight OR have the list to hand ready for if you see a bargain!

OR

• Plan for a day off sometime during the school hols or one weekend - so; check your meal plan and find ONE dish you can double up on - so that you can make two and freeze one! Check you have enough ingredients - this NEED NOT be done today - make it fit with your meal plan! This will be the meal you DON'T cook on your day off!

Tried to do an online shop but wouldn't except my card, which is the same card I use every other time. :mad:

Right i'm away to bed..

thifty

Manic Monday
Flinging and Flying in the family room - living room
empty waste bins
open window to let in fresh air
remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed
plump cushions
quick run round with Henry or Hetty or whatever's on suction duty
wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
vacuum properly - move that furniture if you safely can
lift sofa and chair cushions and vacuum under them
as above plus complete dusting - don't forget the skirting boards!
Clean the windows
EXTRAS
It's almost August so check your diary and see what birthday (etc) cards you might need for the month. Add them, and stamps if you need them, to your shopping list
EXTRA SPECIAL
Sort out cards for November and December - because trying to find birthday cards (etc) when the shops are chock full of Christmas cards is NOT easy! Add them to your list. Put them in a MEMORABLE place - because we don't want them lost when you need them!
And finally - don't forget your frog list - even if you only nibble on a frog make a start!

Everything's Tuesday

Flinging and Flying in the heart of the home - Kitchen Klean-up

15 minutes?

A tidy room LOOKS like a clean room so

empty the bin
open window to let in fresh air
remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed
wipe over the worktops
quick run round with Henry or Hetty or whatever's on suction duty; or sweep and or/mop as appropriate
30 minutes? as above plus-
wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
wipe all the cupboard doors and drawers - don't forget the handles
wipe the microwave outside - put half a lemon, or some lemon juice in water inside, let it run for two minutes then leave the steam to soften gunk, wipe it out
1hour? as above plus -
make sure every horizontal surface has had a wipe
wipe the washer door seal
make sure yout TD filter is lint-free
Clean the windows
EXTRAS
Empty out ONE cupboard or drawer, wipe it out and put back only what is STILL useful once it's dry
EXTRA SPECIAL
Start that CHRISTMAS shopping - list all the non-perishables you want to buy (eg cranberry jelly; cocktail cherries for the snowballs - I am channelling the 70s - check today's music!) and EITHER buy one item a week/fortnight OR have the list to hand ready for if you see a bargain!
OR
Plan for a day off sometime during the school hols or one weekend - so; check your meal plan and find ONE dish you can double up on - so that you can make two and freeze one! Check you have enough ingredients - this NEED NOT be done today - make it fit with your meal plan! This will be the meal you DON'T cook on your day off!

And finally - don't forget your frog list - EAT A WHOLE FROG today!

Got a question, what's with the frog references?:)

Valli

THIFTY - watch this -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W7GB5Fh2XM

nicki_2

Its gone my bedtime but I wanted to grab the list for tomorrow as I've warned DD she is up at 7am and helping with the grocery shopping & some cleaning/ironing if she wants to spend Wednesday with my niece We'll see her anyway, but its a great way of putting a rocket up DD's backside. All she's done today is watch TV, wash 1 batch of dishes (half of which I had to re-wash) and run henry around downstairs where you can see so there is still clearly dust bunnies under the dining table etc! She didn't even finish sorting her school paperwork out, but its all in a box so I'm not going to make a big deal. At least its not spreading across the desk in her bedroom any more.

Personal :

Sort work orders
Clear ironing pile
WM x2

Living room

15 minutes?

A tidy room LOOKS like a clean room so

• remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed - done my best but there's lots of half-done things hanging around :mad:
  
• chuck out old newspapers etc - recycle!

30 minutes? as above plus-

• wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
• vacuum properly - move that furniture if you safely can
• lift sofa and chair cushions and vacuum under them

1hour? as above plus -

• as above plus complete dusting - don't forget the skirting boards! - need to wet wipe the skirting board and dust the TV unit which is why this is still here!
  
• Clean the windows

EXTRA SPECIAL

• Sort out cards for November and December - we're sorted until the end of September, then nothing until November when we have twins, ex's sister, and my dad. At least they're the ones I'm responsible for organising Going to leave them until closer to the time so I can also add some Christmas cards into the mix
  

Kitchen Klean-up

15 minutes?

A tidy room LOOKS like a clean room so

• remove anything that belongs elsewhere to be rehomed
• wipe over the worktops
• mop
  

30 minutes? as above plus-

• wipe switches, sockets and sticky door marks
• wipe all the cupboard doors and drawers - don't forget the handles
• wipe the microwave outside - put half a lemon, or some lemon juice in water inside, let it run for two minutes then leave the steam to soften gunk, wipe it out

1hour? as above plus -

• make sure every horizontal surface has had a wipe
• wipe the washer door seal
• make sure your TD filter is lint-free - DD's job - she loves doing this :rotfl:
  
• Clean the windows

EXTRAS

• Empty out ONE cupboard or drawer, wipe it out and put back only what is STILL useful once it's dry

EXTRA SPECIAL

• Start that CHRISTMAS shopping - list all the non-perishables you want to buy and EITHER buy one item a week/fortnight OR have the list to hand ready for if you see a bargain! - I've already made a start on this. I have an "on going" list I tweek each year of what I need to buy I think I already have the stuffing mix, and I know I have mincemeat, will see what else I can pull from the cupboards
  

And finally - don't forget your frog list - EAT A WHOLE FROG today!

Still not put that wash load on Can I count that as tomorrow's frog? :rotfl: Off to bed. Hopefully I can sleep right through tonight, sick of waking up in the early hours. Night all :wave:

nicki_2

**Vanilla** wrote: »

Tried to do an online shop but wouldn't except my card, which is the same card I use every other time. :mad:

I tried to do an online shop through my5upermarket but its telling me Mr A doesn't deliver to my area, if thats the case why can I do it through Mr A's website? :mad: Its also not recognising when things are out of stock! Can't be bothered messing around with it, I use it just to get a list now. I'm dragging DD to A1di & Mr A tomorrow which she'll love me for. Its child benefits day which means the shops will but busier than usual.

thifty

I see now Valli! :cool:
My frog last week was the oven, which I'm ashamed to say took one and half bottles of oven pride to blast it!:o
This week's frog is to make jam and sand the seven doors in my bedroom which need painting tomorrow! I think I will do the doors first as I really don't want to do them! My LO's are going to grandma's so I can start the decorating in our bedroom as we have lived here for four years and it hasn't been done yet.

thifty

oh and what's a spoon? Don't be facetious everyone!

Valli

thifty wrote: »

I see now Valli! :cool:

This week's frog is to make jam and sand the seven doors in my bedroom which need painting tomorrow! .

Good job that ^ wasn't punctuated thus -

This week's frog is to make, jam and sand the seven doors in my bedroom which need painting tomorrow!

I mean, who wants jammed doors?:rotfl:

The Spoon Theory

bossymoo

Lol that made me chuckle, Valli

What's with all the references to "the music"?

I'm half packed :T

juliejim

Morning All

Well today I need to crack on with the DR and make sure it's sorted for tomorrow. I've also got a sink full of dishes so that may be my first job seeing as I did none yesterday and of course neither did anyone else.

I'm going to have a look at the lists but I'm not sure I'll get round to anything on them until later in the week.

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue