Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd September 2013

FizzWhizz

Thank you dusty and natty

I fell off the flying wagon towards the end of last week and boy, did it show. We went to my BFF's wedding yesterday (wonderful day despite me having the migraine from hell) and I woke up this morning to the house looking like a scene of devastation. So I…

Stripped all the airers which were cluttering up the LR
Ironed the lot and put it all away
WMx2 and decluttered airers
Bossed DS1 and DS2 into helping clear the kitchen
Emptied all the bins and flung as much carp as I could -- a full black bag :eek:
Helped the boys tidy their room by dragging all the mess into the middle of the floor and threatening a second bin bag with what was left after 20 mins -- surprisingly, it all found a home!
Had the threatened "try on" session to declutter the boys drawers; an hour and a bazillion pairs of socks later, another black bag was ready for the CS
Swept and mopped the kitchen floor
Didn't lose my temper when DH dropped my dinner on said nice clean floor
Bit my tongue while he stuffed his face with the nommy Thai curry which hadn't been dropped and I ate some manky spinach and ricotta rubbish
HHT while getting the boys into the shower and bed

Busy day but worth it; feel accomplished and as though I can get back on track this week. By rights I should be knackered but I woke up an hour ago with something in my eye and it's burning every time I try to close them :mad: Hope Monday is a good one for all xx

Kaz2904

Morning all. Thanks for the lists. I'm in again this week.DH has done the first coat on all the woodwork upstairs .

Just2Ashamed

Thanks for the lists, was a bit naughty towards the end of last week and gave up a bit... as a consequence the house is now punishing me! I did manage to have a lovely weekend with DH though, so it was definitely worth a bit of laziness house-wise, we don't have many child-free weekends left! Back in with a vengeance this week and still working on completing and going through my Toots list.

:eek: Just noticed that the under sink cupboard is on this week's list... not looking forward to this! Mine seems to be the abandoned playground of cleaning products past and giant spiders!

Monday - Kitchen
15 minutes....
Get the dishwasher on!
Hover and mop floor
Empty the bin and take recycling out
30 minutes to spare....
Clean both windows and get the minging net in the wash / persuade DH to put up the blind
Sort the under sink cupboard
Got an hour....
Wipe the worksurfaces over
Dust on top of shelves/cupboards/furniture
Wipe the window sill
Extras
Sort out your T-towels, oven gloves apron, dispose of old one and wash dirty ones
Wipe some door handles

My very own list of horrors:
Get some revision done for the rapidly approaching exams :eek:
Weekly meal planning and sorting out what cleaning bits need replacing
Persuade DH to move bed to a more sensible place in the bedroom and empty the underbed storage of doom
Dispose of at least 10 items from the room of doom
Arrange shopping trip with MIL and SIL
Prepare a 'homemade' alternative to takeaway for dinner so DH hopefully won't notice he's not spending money pointlessly :rotfl:
Arrange a service for the boiler which is now saying it's due in the next 25 days (they were out last week but seemingly didn't notice this!)
Move the dehumidifier to the bedroom
Change sheets on bed
HHI each day - anything that doesn't currently fit (i.e. not maternity) to go into proper storage
Arrange hairdressing appointment - booked through Wahanda with cashback, very MSE!
Prepare DH's work clothes for the rest of the week

boddy

I'm in again. Thanks Natty and Dusty.

Will get a bit done this morning before I go to work.

Need to contact boiler man as I still have a leak on the condensing pipe.

missymoo81

Hello, can I join too? I've not been on here for ears but really need a kick up the bum to get things moving today. Thank you for starting the thread. Kitchen get ready, today you're mine!!!

pigpen

Well we are up.. Dots cot stripped, my bed stripped and Dot had 2 baths already this morning... She is yet to learn vomitty bugs are banned in here... she is currently wrapped in a sheet on the sofa with a magnetic drawing board given she just upchucked on Tiddles DS

Off to load BOTH washing machines with bedding *cry*

kerri_dfw

Monday - Kitchen
15 minutes....
Hover and mop floor
[STRIKE]Empty the bin[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare....
Clean a window
Sort the under sink cupboard
Got an hour....
Wipe the worksurfaces over
Dust on top of shelves/cupboards/furniture
Wipe the window sill
Extras
Sort out your T-towels, oven gloves apron, dispose of old one and wash dirty ones
Wipe some door handles
Personal List
Setup wireless printer
Sort box in bedroom
Buy wedding card
Go to pregnancy yoga
Go to hypnobirthing class
Order rocket garden
Find a cardigan to go with dress for wedding
List 5 things on fleabay
I'm in again this week, thanks Dustykitten
Call doctors see what he wants, ask for prescription whilst on phone
Put up net curtains now poles arrived
Call B&B to check friend can share our room on the sofa
Challenge update:
4 orders so far must post remaining 3

aliwali

Think I need to join you all. I hate housework, but I hate DH moaning at me and the kids about the state of the house more! Need to get into gear so will try the 30min tasks this week and see how I go. Thanks for the motivation.

Just2Ashamed

DW is on, DH's work clothes are sorted and the bin bag is all tied up and ready for him to take out with him when he goes off to work. I suppose I should go and wake him really...

ionafan

skint_breeder_5 wrote: »

I have invented a new meaning for an existing word "Unification" when money is so tight dropping your children at University is treated like a vacation with the remainder of your family in tow for the ride!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hi Skinty, we drove past Trave£odge in Wolves on Saturday evening, having made a detour to avoid a blocked motorway, and thought of you and your DD there. How's she doing? Is her face better?

Honey_Bear wrote: »

*puzzled*

?ironing tea towels?

Not the honeycomb cotton type, of course :eek: - but the linen ones seem to screw themselves up in knots on the line and I can't fit them tidily into the drawer. I leave the teatowels 'til last because they're so quick and easy to do: as a child I used to love ironing them while my mother did the cotton sheets (she had a big flat iron on the big ironing board and I had a little flat iron on the sleeve board). In the days before steam irons there was the fun of sprinkling the dry washing and rolling it all up into a big sausage to get it damp again so that the creases would iron out properly. It's a memory from the happiest period of my childhood, so I suppose that's why I continue doing it. And with the steam iron they take less than a minute each, so not exactly a hardship!

Grey and very still but warm here today. Loads of washing to do. Off I go...