Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd February 2014

just_the_two_of_us

I have too Dusty and will let DS have link.

Dustykitten

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

have signed it and clicked the confirmation email dusty

my DD and her fella, had to take insurance out when they got their flat as it falls in an area that if the local church need repairs they can claim them off home owners in the area- similar thing i think

Thank you, yes it is similar and a disgrace in the modern era.

just_the_two_of_us wrote: »

I have too Dusty and will let DS have link.

Thank you, maybe he could encourage some of his colleagues to sign it too?

To the bathroom cleaning for me.

roxy7699

Signed as well.

trulymadlydeeply_indebt!

Morning ladies - I've not been on here much due to lots of commitments at this end and the house is all the worse for it. I've not caught up with the thread as I know I will spend the next hour reading 7 pages instead of doing what I ought to be doing. Posting the list for the last 3 days and will cherry pick at it. Bathroom and downstairs floors are a priority, decluttering gibble of floors second and flinging paperwork/magazines/ junk mail into the recycling bin ready for collection tomorrow will be the highest priorities I reckon. No doubt I will get sidetracked .....

Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks[/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...
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/STRIKE].. defragment your pc while doing this.
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required[/STRIKE]
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extra mission:
[STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]clean the radiators in these rooms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Replace sponges/flannels/toothbrushes that are in need[/STRIKE]

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]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
[STRIKE]Clean fridge and see what needs using first (why do I have 4 jars of cranberry sauce in mine?)[/STRIKE]
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 it really needs it..[STRIKE] or just do the hob[/STRIKE].. mines gross.. you need to shame me into cleaning it!
[STRIKE]HHI .. bit of a catch up!![/STRIKE]
Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, [STRIKE]chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again![/STRIKE]

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furnitutre if you can move it without rupturing your usher!
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[STRIKE]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?[/STRIKE]
Sort the magazine heap, books and papers that have found there way in here and need to go back out!
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Clear and declutter that there mantelpiece!!
Clean a window or two.
[STRIKE]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag, crank up the volume.. strut that stuff, sing loudly and out of tune and off key, fill the binbag and bin it!!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]HHI.. another mound gone![/STRIKE]

trulymadlydeeply_indebt!

Yes, got sidetracked - petition signed ;-D

ionafan

Dustykitten wrote: »

Please will you sign this petition? It affects my home and those of 1000 of my local neighbours and a total 88000 houses across the UK

I have signed - hope you get enough signatures to make Parliament sit up and take notice!

ETA: I have posted it on FB too.

Honey_Bear

Signed Dusty. Am I right in thinking that this is the issue that doesn't show up on searches when you buy a property? If so, we're all at risk from this. Good luck with it.

I've swept the kitchen floor again. It seems I'm going to have to do it twice a day every day. This dog sheds contiuously and she also drops her food everywhere. Dirty little thing, but very, very lovely in every other way. Thank you all, so much, for your encouragement last year when I was sort of humming and ha-ing over whether to get her or not. I wouldn't be without her for the world.

The first daff on the Hoe on our regular walk has opened in addition to one of each side of the front door in their pots. Snowdrops are also up and out.

Dustykitten

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Signed Dusty. Am I right in thinking that this is the issue that doesn't show up on searches when you buy a property? If so, we're all at risk from this. Good luck with it.

Yes we all had searches done on ours houses and it wasn't visible. That is changing in the future hence why we all now know that our homes are affected, so unfair. Ours is by the Marq of Sailsbury who is worth about 3 billion but wants rights to all our land too:eek:

Thanks to all you have signed, it was on 169 when I signed and up to 197 now and I'm sure most of that is down to you wonderful lot x

Lunch had so time for a brew and back to the bathroom.

trulymadlydeeply_indebt!

Bed stripped and all sorts of gibble gone out into the recycling. Just finishing lunch and then I'm going back upstairs to deal with a bit more. ]HHC at 1pm anyone?]

That bathroom won't clean itself, more's the pity!

LameWolf

Bossy (((HUGS))) and coping vibes

Piggers words totally fail me.:( I've never pretended to understad human nature to start with, but how an allegedly grown man can mess with a 9-yr-old's head like that beggars belief.

Dusty petition duly signed; and I've sent the link to Mr LW to sign tonight when he gets home.

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I've swept the kitchen floor again. It seems I'm going to have to do it twice a day every day. This dog sheds contiuously and she also drops her food everywhere. Dirty little thing, but very, very lovely in every other way. Thank you all, so much, for your encouragement last year when I was sort of humming and ha-ing over whether to get her or not. I wouldn't be without her for the world.

Awww, bless her.:o See, we were all right about you offering her a home.:D And anyway, dog hair is "clean dirt" imho.:rotfl: Fwiw, I'm still Dys0ning up black dog hair from Jessie's last visit; and she's coming again on 14th Feb.:D

Kitchen needs a bit of a tidy; I shall see to that in a bit. I've made choccie mousse for tonight's and tomorrow's dessert, y'see.....;)