Weekly Flylady Thread 28th October 2013

dancemum

Kitchen floor mopped
Wm drawer cleaned
Bathroom sparkled
Sofa throws tidied
Windows opened
Awaiting wm fixing man

Dustykitten

Mrs MP I agree about Halloween becoming so commercial, DS2 (17) said he felt embarrassed at work last night (supermarket) tidying it all up as in his words 'it's a rip off on tut'

Orthotics done as well as getting cash, going to the bakers and Mr L

Just need to sort out if I'm taking DS3 over to his Nan's or if she is collecting him and then I can crack on.

mrs-moneypenny

that programme last night said supermarkets as a group make millions from it.
it was really about fresh produce they featured a farm in wisbeach where most of the pumpkins come form they were panicing becasue they were still green so the farmer had got them all in barns under heat lamps to warm them enough to get the oragne to come out. this is just for one night and they rarely get eaten they are carved then binned.

pigpen

Oooh I'd LOVE green pumpkins!!! 3 of ours were pretty much rotten on the inside!

Honey_Bear

Virtual *hic* Quality excellent, as expected, Valli.

It's probably just me being an inappropriately seasoned 'Bah, humbug' type, but I seriously mind kids knocking on my door all evening, whether in fancy dress or not, and begging for sweets. I'm not a fan of that kind of American commercial culture and judging by the tat on sale in the supermarkets from the August BH onwards, it's colonising the UK.

One lodger decluttered back to Cochin and another from Oporto due today. I still can't find the towel he left last time he was here, because I've put it somewhere safe.

pigpen

Dot is poorly AGAIN.. she has a sore throat and can barely speak *bliss*!! lol.. and is all croaky sounding so will no doubt be awful today.

Bickies all iced last night.. I did about half went to feed Pixie and DD2 did the rest and they aren't so good.. but they'll be scoffed all the same I guess.

I have more Christmas stuff just arrived.. jewellery and boots which finishes DD2 off and DD3 is getting one of the pairs of boots and the jewellery is a bit for most of the big ones.

I am going to have a cuppa then have a look at this here list. I have already filled half a binbag of rubbish! I will be needing more bins at this rate.. wonder if the council will let me have a third!?

Honey Bear.. just put a chair outside the door with a handful of sweets in a bowl and a note saying you are unwell or have a large scary dog or are in bed so please don't knock but take a sweet (and leave some for others!!) and have a happy halloween

toochoosey

Good afternoon all xx

I've done a few bits but not sure if they're on the list..........let's have a looksy..............

Ok here goes this week!


Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clean floors
30 minutes to spare...
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)
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 minging cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front. If no manky cupboard do a different one! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Wacky Wednesday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! Paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
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...
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! 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
Extra Task List

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• 30 minutes ironing.. You know you love doing it!!!!
• Grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Deep Clean Challenge
Sort the book shelves.. and toy boxes.. what can be flung? we are making room for those lovely new things Santa will be bringing soon if we are all being good boys and girls!!.. So get rid of all the things that are no longer required!

I have cleared and cleaned 2 corners in the living room so there is progress. I need to tackle the desk, dining room (lots of ironing in there) and the kitchen. DD has gone out with Mum, so may do a bit in her room too. I also need to find Thursdays list..................

Halloween - Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes..
Check fire alarms are working
Got 30 minutes...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
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
Clean windows in these rooms
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' If you did this last week.. you can do the under the stairs cupboard!!!

Dustykitten

Mrs MP I've recorded that programme for DS2 and I to watch on the weekend

Bathroom 3/4 clean
Soup made
Just need to get DS2 to have lunch then we are popping to the scrapstore to get rid of some stuff and to see if he can volunteer there in November (school insist they volunteer Monday afternoons for a month)

Kaz2904

Hi all. Just folding up the washing. I confess to not having looked at the list this week but DD's bedroom is decorated. DH is currently decorating ours and I'm about to sling our curtain in the wash. Later on I will be washing the sofa covers and then as soon as they're dry, I will be popping them in a bath of coffee to dye them.
DH is getting cabin fever as he's off this week but the kids have a fair amount of homework, bedroom tidying, evening parties and other whatnot to do this week which means we need to stay home based. I find October and February half terms are always the same TBH as they are just too tired and sluggish to want to rush around and they just want to have some down time whilst they are catching up. Bless them.
We don't eat the carving pumpkins. One year SiL and I both spent hours making pumpkin soup and it smelled wonderful. It tasted of absolutely nothing. I added loads of garlic and SiL had added chilli. It even sucked out the flavourings we had added. The following year, pumpkins came out labelled "carver" and "edible". Humph.

MinnieMousesMummy

Good afternoon, This is the first of me posting this week, as things have been pretty hectic. I'm just going to post my list and then see how much I can get done.

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room & Hall
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!!
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 in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts.
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.
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clean floors
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)
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!!
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.
Get in that minging cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front. If no manky cupboard do a different one! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Wacky Wednesday - those frightening kids rooms
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! Paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
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!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! 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
Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
30 minutes ironing.. You know you love doing it!!!!
Grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
Sort the book shelves.. and toy boxes.. what can be flung? we are making room for those lovely new things Santa will be bringing soon if we are all being good boys and girls!!.. So get rid of all the things that are no longer required!

Halloween - Master Bedroom & Landing
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. do you need that winter duvet yet?
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
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.
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!
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' If you did this last week.. you can do the under the stairs cupboard!!!
Take little ones to toddlers
Sort course work
Make pudding for Friday night as it needs to set
Do paid work
Catch up with thread, as not been on all week
Sort the food for the party tonight