Weekly Flylady Thread 14th October 2013

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oops - seem to have lost a day somewhere!;):o:p

Magical Monday - Barnacled Bathroom and Sociable Study/Pc Area

Clean/wash the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! ..

Personal Extras

Amend min 10 ebay items
Personal tax paperwork for DH & me to accountant
Compile Toots list
Research new gas & elec suppliers - charity I'm a trustee for
Chase remaining 2 outstanding payments re charity ball
Make a list of 5 things that you will achieve in October
1 - wax all new doors upstairs (2 done) 2 - contact fitter for remaining new doors 3 - remove all rubble from back garden 4 - finish at least 4 Xmas presents (1 done)5 - recycle all old mobile phones:o
Make a christmas card list .. do it on the pc so you don't lose it! - Make a note of posting dates for friends/family overseas



Tantalising Tuesday ~ Masterful Master Bedroom & Loopy Landing
Got an hour...
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

Wishful Wednesday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
30 minutes to spare...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Got an hour...
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra task list

• [STRIKE]30 minutes ironing[/STRIKE]

Tantalising Thursday ~ Kooking Kitchen and Dancing Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clean floors
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/STRIKE]
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table..
[STRIKE]wipe kitchen table[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Descale kettle and iron
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission ~ Choose one or more of:

• [STRIKE]30 minutes ironing.[/STRIKE]

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that food cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front. Check dates and freshness on older things, and See if you can incorporate these into next weeks meal plan!

pigpen

Toys gathered up
Squeaks bed stripped
2xWM
2 loads on the line
Sicky bedding rinsed
backroom cleaned under the desk.. I might get carried away and drag out the rabbit!
Alcove under the stairs tidied

2 binbags of rubbish out and vacuum emptied

Small Christmas present order made.. Still a bit stuck for DS2 and DS3 but they have stocking fillers

drinking my cuppa and getting on with the next bit of rubbish flinging.

pigpen

Yum cold tea... off I trot then.. Anyone joining me????

nicki_2

I'll join you Pigpen.

Just gone to run a bath and discovered theres no clean towels :mad: So WM on & dishes to do as I can't get near my worktops. :mad::mad:

LameWolf

Hi all.

Bungalow is pretty much up to scratch, just awaiting the arrival of Ruby Labrador at 17:30-ish this afternoon.:o I have to make a cherry pie and a banana cake in the meantime though, so that'll mean yet another clean-up of the kitchen.:cool:

Dusty I'm putting another prop in the Dusty Support System for you, ok? Make sure you look after you while you're offering support to all your friends.:o

HB so pleased you've found something Mrs Dog can eat without pain. What is she eating now, just out of curiosity?

Helen thanks for the update – it sounds all very unpleasant, but thank the gods they're actually going to do something to help poor Mr J. Posivibes continuing for you both, my friend.

Well done Mr & Mrs Ionafan on your 1 stone weight loss awards.:T

Valli good to “see” you - “no sick child” vibes duly on their way – I can sympathise, it's worse (imho) than clearing up after dogs!:eek: If I was closer, I'd gladly take the keyboards to clean – it's something I have much experience of (Mr LW eats all manner of food at his desk at home while he's perusing G@meSpy.):cool:

OK, I need to get on the buggy and nip to the post box, then open today's mail that just arrived, then I'd better crack on with the baking, or there'll be no pud tonight, and no cake for Mr LW's lunchbox tomorrow, and I'll be in the doghouse.:D

Penelope_Penguin

Good afternoon :beer: I'm doing loads, and need to post more often Operation Showhome, my personal challenge, continues apace, but as I've not posted, I have no stars :eek: My own fault - must try harder

PenPen's Personal Challenge - Operation Showhome

Declutter Task:

[*][STRIKE]Bag of toys/books to charity shop
Loads of stuff given to my cousin and her children
[*]Carrier bags given to charity shop[/STRIKE]

Just Do It Task:

• [STRIKE]Party invites printed and sent[/STRIKE]

Deepclean Task:

• Tidy the study to make room for my new printer :j

Penelope_Penguin

Magical Monday - Barnacled Bathroom and Sociable Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Throw away all those empty bottles of shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, hairspray etc. I know they make the room look pretty but they are just cluttering up the place..!!
[/STRIKE]30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Remove and bin all those slivers of soap that you have been saving, do you really need them?
[/STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour...
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment the pc while doing this (programs.. accessories..system tools.. defragment!.).. if you do the disc cleanup as well, clear all the cookies and temporary files too
[STRIKE]Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or are dead!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clean/wash the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Change hand towels and flannels[/STRIKE]
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
• grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
• clean the radiators in these rooms

Deep Clean Challenge
Pull out the pc and desk and clear under and behind it.. how much money did you find? Clean windows, hang up clean nets and draught-proof curtains and any table cloths/throws or other dust and grot gathering bits of fabric!
Wipe sticky and dirty marks off the walls and doors.


Tantalising Tuesday ~ Masterful Master Bedroom & Loopy Landing
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
[/STRIKE]30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. do you need that winter duvet yet?
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
[/STRIKE]Got an hour...
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
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it!

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean out that airing cupboard!!!!!! get rid of those things you don't need.. use dead towels as cleaning cloths etc.. be ruthless!!!! you REALLY don't need that 'thing' you've saved for 10 years.. 'just in case'


Wishful Wednesday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks
off walls and doors[/STRIKE]
Extra task list

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Time for the Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
• 30 minutes ironing

Deep Clean Challenge
Pull out the beds, furniture and clean all behind them.. the skirtings and light fittings and everything.. get rid of all the things that are no longer required!



Tantalising Thursday ~ Kooking Kitchen and Dancing Dining Room
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clean floors
[/STRIKE]30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
[/STRIKE]Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Descale kettle and iron
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission ~ Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
• 30 minutes ironing.

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that food cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front. Check dates and freshness on older things, and See if you can incorporate these into next weeks meal plan! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Honey_Bear

LameWolf wrote: »

HB so pleased you've found something Mrs Dog can eat without pain. What is she eating now, just out of curiosity?

H!ll's I/D - it's an eye-wateringly expensive prescription food, but I used it for (the real) Honey Bear post-operatively. In the grand scheme of things it probably works out cheaper than chicken and rice followed by introducing another tinned food coupled the morphine, which she did need but now doesn't. Not sure how long she'll have to be on it, but Crappie wasn't agreeing with her.

skint_breeder_5

lynsayjane wrote: »

Speaking of the OH, got an amusing email from him today. He has a young loon (17) working as an apprentice at the company, he sent him into the tool shop this morning to pick up a left handed hammer. Sounds mean but the poor chap is rather gullible, one of the other guys once sent him into the shop to pick up some tartan paint for a pole and he fell for that too :rotfl:


x

I think it is just a right of passage in certain industries, stops them being "wet behind the ears", before they start handling dangerous tools and machinery under instruction.

My EX was notorious with apprentices, he had a ready stash of "requests" and the storesman would always be onside.

Tartan Paint
Left handed spanners
Sparks for the grinder
Sky hooks
Bubble for the spirit level
Glass hammer
Rubber nails
and his personal favourite a long weight

"Are you an apprentice working with X?"
"yes, he has sent me down for a long weight"
"Stay there, don't move I have just the thing......" storeman disappears for ages
"excuse me, I think you have forgotten me X sent me down here and I have been waiting for ages for a long.......WAIT :mad:"

The young Skints grew up with these stories, so never ever got caught out with these play on words-

Right, waiting for Manager at Mr M's to ring me back, but builder came knocking this morning all apologetic, ceiling is going to be re-skimmed next week. 2 more fence panels ordered for delivery tomorrow.

Ds and my bedding fed to WM and pegged out, although I now have to wash my mattress as DS managed to find a stray choccy miniroll left around by DD3 as most of the coating flaked onto my mattress.....going to wait for cheap leccy tonight and get the v@x on it.

just debating whether I should get the iron out now and iron the pillow cases for a laugh.....(flyladies know I don't iron!) or just whack them on:rotfl:

Daisydoll

I've had quite a productive day off. Took dd1 to her dance exam, went shopping, did most thing off the list for today. Plus I used up some bananas and made banana flapjacks, and used up some leeks that needed using and have just put them in the slow cooker to make leek and potato soup yum!