Weekly Flylady Thread 28th October 2013

LameWolf

Valli wrote: »

If it was a semi-permanent it will wash out (I find mine does;))

Can't help you if it was permanent though; never used it.

Shampoo the carpet?.

I use permanent hair dye, and find it washes out of my hair towel with no problem on a 60 degree wash; if any spills on the bath mat, (sometimes happens, as I have to have Mr LW's help, and we invariably make a mess) that washes out, too, and I only ever wash that on 30 degrees. I use G@rnier Nutr!sse colour, don't know if that makes any difference to wash-out-ability. HTH.:o PS I use a non-bio washing powder myself, so bio, if you have it, should shift it easily.

pigpen

Moomin

dancemum

Ground floor henried.
TV stand dusted
Glad I didn't strip my bed as man couldn't fix my wm and is coming back on Tuesday. Suppose I'll be visiting my mum a lot this week.

nicki_2

Just popped in to grab some info for a customer from another thread. Where is today going? I wanted to be doing books by now but I've only put out cards to those at school

Todays plan:
[STRIKE] Bath[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Orders sorted[/STRIKE] Doing the last one now.
Cards out to customers
[STRIKE] Shops (milk & crisps for DD's packed lunch) [/STRIKE] Got some Halloween cakes while I was at it
Newsletter
Contact customer re collecting order
Contact Av0n re missing/damaged items :mad:
Cut/stamp Christmas forms
Prepare books
WM [STRIKE]x2 [/STRIKE] 2nd in now but I need to do more
Washing up x 2 (bulky stuff )
Tea / veg
Ironing (ideally!)

Right, last order to sort, then I can put the cards out while DD is on her way home. Then I need to sort the sweets for the trick or treaters out as we tend to get the little ones knocking. No decs here though, not even a pumpkin!

Honey_Bear

pigpen wrote: »

Moomin

She looks fabulous Pigpen, and if she turned up on my doorstep not even I could disappoint her.

Thanks for the suggestions for the hair colour LW and Valli. I'll have to wait until today's arrival leaves to wash the chair cover and carpet, but I'll have a go at the white pillowcase in the meantime. Many thanks.

I don't think I can repair the nylon duvet zip. I'm going to dig into my stash of pretty ribbons and make it very girly with bows instead.

Repairs R Us.

toochoosey

Done a few more bits................


Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
30 minutes to spare...
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
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!
Got an hour...
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!

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!!!

dancemum

Just had a van pull up and offer me a memory foam ex display mattress. I said no thanks. Driver then asked when Asian family were moving in to the occupied boarded up house next door. He waved down road and said his aunt lived where the 2nd silver car was parked (loads of silver cars around) had seen them in the council office and they were the husbands 2nd family. I told him I had no problem with any race but couldn't see the owner moving out. Very suspicious I think x

Ds2 met off bus.
Ds1 ranting about hating his crap contract phone so I offered £20 one when his contract ends. More ranting. Everyone else has super duper phone etc

Mumto5

How old is DS2 Dancemum? My DS2 didn't get a fancy phone until his 15th birthday and he has to pay for any extras over the cost of the contract.

Very busy day flying for me. Not so much for the kids but they are hard at it now.

I told them at 9.30 that no lunch would be served unless they tidied and cleaned their rooms. They thought I wouldn't go through with it. Mean Mummy did.

My brother has rung and upset me. Families are more trouble than they are worth at times.

£20 made from selling on the fb local bargains site. It's going into my christmas pot for nice things we normally wouldn't buy.

Going to close the living room curtains and turn all the lights off soon. I don't do halloween and want to deter any callers. It has worked in previous years so fingers crossed it works again.

mrs-moneypenny

dancemum, did you make a note of the reg? just in case he was as dodgy as he sounds
mine all have/had basic payg phones DS2 has my old hawuei (sp) cos i couldnt get on with it. DS1 has my old tesco one but hes waiting for something to come out that hes after hes going on giffgaff with that
pigpen thats the cutest gh oul ive seen in a while. (that looked terrible !!!!ed out:eek: i hate to think what you thought i was calling your DD. martin obviously not that keen on halloween after all

DS2 is upstairs trying on shirts ready for the CS cull

dancemum

Ds1 is 17 in December he has a bb that he begged for and had for his 15th birthday. He lost it so this is an insurance replacement. The first replacement had to go back as it kept breaking. I didn't realised the replacements wouldn't be new.
Ds2 is 11 and doesn't have a phone

1 lot of washing done. Man said anything I wash May get covered in oil if drum completely breaks.

I didn't get the reg sadly.