Weekly Flylady Thread 25th November 2013

Kaz2904

:rudolf: The carpets are in!
I love it . I have put the furniture back into my bedroom and will get DH to help me make the bed when he gets home. He'll need to trim our bedroom door down tonight before he can re-hang it.
DS is sitting here with a strip of underlay wrapped around his head as it's warm! (weirdo).
Still need to put downstairs back together but need DH's car to load the rubbish into. Then I can hoover through down here .


ETA: Will have got rid of waaaaaaay more than the intended 5 bin bags of rubbish

mrs-moneypenny

Kaz2904 wrote: »

:rudolf: The carpets are in!
I love it . I have put the furniture back into my bedroom and will get DH to help me make the bed when he gets home. He'll need to trim our bedroom door down tonight before he can re-hang it.
DS is sitting here with a strip of underlay wrapped around his head as it's warm! (weirdo).
Still need to put downstairs back together but need DH's car to load the rubbish into. Then I can hoover through down here .


ETA: Will have got rid of waaaaaaay more than the intended 5 bin bags of rubbish

our DS slept on the floor for a week after we had new carpets in his bedroom as 'it were so comfy':rotfl:
glad its all coming together for you Kaz:T

just taking a break in the ironing but am going back to it

bossymoo

Great news Kaz!

Went to school fair OMG it was awful. DD was shoved aside by boys twice her size try to get to the teddy tombola :eek: I actually said "right the next one to push this tiny girl will get a shove back" they all left her alone after that. Silly s0ds what do they want with a bunch of little pink teddys. Duh. It was so crammed full nobody could see anything, hear anything, buy anything. We managed to sling our bag of biscuits to someone, and to buy a couple of Rice Krispie buns. Got in the queue to see Santa, but I said to DS will you talk to him? He said no, so we just left.

So, we've got the Polar Express on now DS would like to go but needs to know if there are toilets first :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

shame the school fair wasnt very good Bossy, im sure little ones will appreciate polar express more than the crowds there.

:rudolf:November challenge is complete:rudolf:
ALL ironing is done again, ive even bought some in off the line and ironed that as i ran out:rotfl:
ALL craft fayre stuff including float and bags are ready in a box (i even ironed the cushion covers and bags id made again

got the load of ironing to put away now

kazwookie

Evening

Wrk done
Daily stuff done
OH cooked dinner and washed up!!
chilling tonight

Hugs all round

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening, I am just going to update my list and then get some rest, as this week has been very busy and I still have a lot to get done. Anything that has gone from the list has been done.

Monday ~ Lovely living Room, Happy Hall
Declutter all these areas
Vacuum these areas
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Dust any areas below eye level
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?
Wash any soft furnishings in need
Binbag dance
Tidy coats/shoes bags etc
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Check you have your Christmas card list done, if it's not done at least spend 10 minutes on it
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!
Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY

Other Jobs for Monday
Package up ebay sales and post the items

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe down all the major appliances.. clean filters/drawers/seals etc
Wipe over the cupboards fronts and kickboards
Wipe the tables and replace the cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floors
Run appliances through a 'clean' wash
Deweb and defluff these rooms
Clear and mop/vacuum the floors
Scrub down the dining chairs..
Binbag dance! Grab a binbag.. fill it up.. and chuck it out!
Clean the oven.. and the shelves!
Wipe and replace ALL the small appliances
S&S the fridge
Check the freezer, see what needs using up
If you want a christmas supermarket delivery you need to book it this week!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedrooms
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Clean windows in these areas
Check through drawers, anything that should have been thrown out ages ago?
Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
Clean a set of curtains, nets or blinds
Clean light fittings and light switches in any room, more than one if you like
Plan your shopping list for your christmas goodies.. don't forget the turkey! If you are ordering stuff from local shops.. pork pies/meat etc get it done this week!

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Write those christmas cards
Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
Clean windows in these rooms
Check house for places where draughts are getting in such as 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, you can use dead towels as cleaning cloths etc be ruthless! Yes this means parting with the 'just in case' things you have kept and you'll never use!
Clean the toilet bowl on the outside and the floor in front of it, especially for those with little boys!

Other Jobs for Thursday
Catch up with thread
Catch up with emails
Do some xmas shopping online

Friday!!~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms!
Declutter the floors
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Put all the discs in their boxes and the books on the shelves and the toys in the chests!
Sort through a chest of drawers/wardrobe and fling anything that no longer fits.
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it in its proper homes.
Fill a binbag for charity shop.. Santa will be here in 30 days so make some space!
Dust and vacuum and wipe of sticky grotty bits.
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
Binbag dance!.. See how many toys you can fling before the large guy in red arrives.
HHI
Check through what decorations etc you have and what needs replacing/buying/finding, check lights etc
Catch up on yesterdays list! We keep getting behind!
Update spreadsheets.. meal plans, finances etc
Scrub your grill pan..
Clean where your Christmas tree and any other decorations are going.
Contact anyone you don't have address for for Christmas cards
Check what else you need to buy or make for Christmas presents
Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!!

Other Jobs for Friday
Attend college
Sort course paperwork to save time next week
Make shopping list and do weekly online shop
Catch up with thread

Jobs from last week

Clean the toilet and sink including the pedastalls
Wipe the table you have just found
Clean a window or a mirror
Recycle some paper/magazines etc
Give the hob a clean
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean a window
Clear a hotspot
Clean the kitchen sink, taps, plugs
HHI
Check medical supplies, get rid of out of date stuff and replenish stocks
Clean baths, sinks and toilets
Wash tiles and splash backs, make them sparkle
Wash shower curtains/bath mats
Shine the mirrors
Tidying up always makes it look better
Change the bed most in need
Wipe two flat surfaces
Dust the lightshades
Wipe all the doors, tops and sides too
Catch up on paperwork
Update your festive list
HHI
Dust the mantle/coffee table
Are you ready for when it snows, salt (or cat litter), snow shovel, frozen bread (or stash of bread flour), frozen milk, torch and batteries, hot water bottles etc in case of power outage. Supplies in the car too - spare hats/gloves/chocolate etc
Sort pictures for ebay and list 10 things on ebay
Catch up with the laundry pile
HHI
Sort through ds1's clothes and remove all small ones
Declutter ds1 bedroom and decorate it Work in Progress
Finish decorating the bathroom
Make a start on decluttering dd’s bedroom
Catch up with ironing mountain
Aim to make £150 on ebay

skint_breeder_5

Monday ~ Lovely Living Room, Happy Hall and Safe Stairs
15 minutes...

30 minutes to spare...
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Dust any areas below eye level
Got an hour...
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Extra Mission Tasks~ if you want to do more

• Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
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• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
• 27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining room
15 minutes...
Wipe down all the major appliances.. clean filters/drawers/seals etc
Wipe over the cupboards fronts and kickboards- this will take me more than 15 minutes, I will split this into 15 minute chunks until done
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe the tables and replace the cloth if necessary
mop the floors
Run appliances through a 'clean' wash
Deweb and defluff these rooms
Got an hour...
Scrub down the dining chairs.. yes, I noticed this earlier [STRIKE]- yucky yuck underneath of the highchair needs attention[/STRIKE]
Binbag dance! Grab a binbag.. fill it up.. and chuck it out!
Clean the oven.. and the shelves!
Extras - help yourself!

• Wipe and replace ALL the small appliances
• Empty and wash out bins
• S&S the fridge
• Check the freezer, see what needs using up - close I have put the freezer sliding basket back in, with a view to putting a handful of whoopsies from further down in the freezer every day and taking into the house to make freezer surprise

Skinty's Toots list for today (and the rest of this week til done)

make a Sausage Dog or similar for drafty front door
Sort out the "Man Drawer" in the kitchen and re-stock
Clean up builders mess (plaster and paint splatters) in hallway in 15 minute chunks [STRIKE] x14[/STRIKE] this mess just keeps coming...til done
find an empty picture hooks to hang it on - manipulate hooks on wall
replace 3 duff spotlights and dust all the rims while I am about it
fake nail glue VS sandpaper....but which is better, there is only one way to find out.......FIGHT:rotfl:
get help putting wooden blinds and new curtain poles in LR
get indoor clothes line put up in Utility
get new clock innards for favourite clock to go up on Utility wall
[/Toots list]

Wednesday ~ Master Bedrooms and Landings
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in these areas [/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas
• Check through drawers, anything that should have been thrown out ages ago?
• Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
• Clean a set of curtains, nets or blinds
• Clean light fittings and light switches in any room, more than one if you like
• Plan your shopping list for your christmas goodies.. don't forget the turkey! If you are ordering stuff from local shops.. pork pies/meat etc get it done this week!

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
30 minutes to spare...
Clean [STRIKE]baths[/STRIKE], toilets and sinks
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...
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

[STRIKE]
• Write those christmas cards and sort stamps for those to be posted[/STRIKE] doesn't apply here!
• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check house for places where draughts are getting in such as 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, you can use dead towels as cleaning cloths etc be ruthless! Yes this means parting with the 'just in case' things you have kept and you'll never use!
• Clean the toilet bowl on the outside and the floor in front of it, especially for those with little boys!

Despite having a broken pump and a broken valve replaced on Central Heating, the boiler is still not working. Energy Saving Trust have made a referral to my energy supplier to fix/replace my boiler for free or at heavily subsidised rate. But downside is that I could be waiting 4 to 7 weeks :eek:

Got a very very small oil filled rad from @rgos which is just taking chill off the smallest bedroom......just peeved DS has managed to break a slat on each bunk bed by jumping on them :mad: for a child who talks so much, he has very very poor listening skills.

Updated appointment list for next week, I only have Friday free without appointments next week, so not good.

ordered condolence card from moop!g for funeral I am going to next week.... I just couldn't face going into a shop and not finding anything suitable, especially if young Skints were having one of their moments!

Been to Dr's with DD4 for some steroid cream, collected my scrip for another month. Dr's are short handed at the moment so have limited appointments available each day, no guarantee of getting through on phones, so went and queued at reception 15 minutes before the release of afternoon appointments. The receptionist who served me at 2 o'c could only offer me a 3.20 appointment....she thought I was insane when I said we would stay and wait for the appointment, but it was soooooo nice and warm in the Dr's it was nice to take my coat off for a change. Shame I can't go and camp out in there until my boiler is fixed!

Rubbish and recycling all put out front ready for collection in the morning.

WM x 4, TD x 4....and I cleaned and cleared ONE worksurface in the Utility and the window above it.......going to go out there again in the morning (when it is not too cold) and get the other side completely clear if I can..........might have to take my little rad out with me and the young Skints, cos flying out there in my old knee length wool coat was hard going.

ETA took a bag of DD3 more gothic stuff that doesn't fit to charity shop.....also flung some religious clothing....quite holey :rotfl:

Going to take my long duster on a stick out to Utility as Incy Wincy has been making quite a lot of mess around my boiler, then I can risk giving it a wipe with a damp cloth

Kaz2904

Natty68 wrote: »

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Extras - help yourself!

• Clear out a manky cupboard Utility room for me

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Write those christmas cards and sort stamps for those to be posted

Friday!!~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms!
Got an hour...
Fill a binbag for charity shop.. Santa will be here in 30 days so make some space!
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
Binbag dance!.. See how many toys you can fling before the large guy in red arrives.
Extras

• Check through what decorations etc you have and what needs replacing/buying/finding, check lights etc
• Catch up on yesterdays list! We keep getting behind!
• Update spreadsheets.. meal plans, finances etc

Here's my list for tomorrow. Along with the added extras:

• Measure front of hallway for coir matting and go and buy
• Go and get gripper for between carpet and coir
• Go and buy curtain pole for kitchen door way
• Investigate price of door curtain poles
• Take rubbish to tip x2 could fit another load in actually so maybe Saturday
• Drop in to carpet shop and get them to send back fitters as one of the stair carpet bits has popped of the gripper (thankfully nobody came a cropper). Coming tomorrow
• Replace battery for remote for DH's alarm clock so I can move it
• Nag Encourage DH to trim down the oversized door so it can be rehung
• Go to DS's Christmas Fayre
• Find DS's lost neckerchief or order replacement
• For the love of God, Woman, take the blasted books to the charity shop!
• Collapse in a heap with feet up

pigpen

Halfway up the front of Pixie's sweater.. She has also gone to bed at 9:30pm... we are getting earlier!!


I have the denim blue wool for the other man jumper I am doing.. not sure which to do for OH and which for DD1's OH.. I'll consult with DD1.


Does anyone have any info re renting/tenancy agreements? DD1 is living in a hovel with no tenancy agreement.. the boiler is broken so they have had no heating for 9 weeks or hot water for 5 weeks... with Samuel living there! Where does she stand re getting this fixed?

Kaz2904

Pigpen, go to the homebuying renting and selling board for further info.......
I remember reading that it is law to ensure that tenants have heating. Who does she rent it from and why does she have no heating?
I *believe* she can contact the council for advice (maybe environmental health) but you can have a look at shelters website for good information.




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