Weekly flylady thread for 2nd July 2007

galantvr4

Hi, productive day thanks to Antheas "perfect housewife" book arriving in the post first thing! Started reading but had to keep jumping up between chapters and do stuff!
Two wash loads dried between downpours, ironed and put away, DD's bed stripped and remade-never thought of hoovering the mattress I'll look at your link lil_me.
Upstairs and bathroom hoovered, even got DD age 3 dusting her bedroom!

Oh I forgot hoovered downstairs too and spent half an hour on hands and knees trying out everything in the cupbords including the car wax to find something to make kitchen lino tile floor shiney but not slippery-any ideas anyone, my mam said she used to use something called Sheen? years ago but not sure if it still exists, anyone heard of it?

Lil_me I recently got a 10 year old dog from an elderly couple who were moving and couldnt take him with them, they were devastated as they got him as a pup, he walked in here and made himself comfortable on the settee!He is now boss of me, hubby, 2 kids and 2 cats, and has a new lease of life! and we love him to bits! Hope this helps
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nicki_2

107 (if not more I think I make it 110) items listed on ebay :j Time to go to bed me thinks...will edit the last 50 or so I have just uploaded tomorrow - shouldn't take long at all

Night Night

rach

i've had a manic day, work work work, and have been feeling quite stressed - didn't sleep well last night. not got much of my list done, but was planning for it to be a two day job anyway as no kids here!

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean windows
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

• Make any important calls you have been putting off
• Clean tops of wardrobes
• Wash your bathroom mats
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be

ebay listings
check smoke alarms
empty bins & recycling
clear out car
WM - electric blanket - hanging up to dry though i wish i'd not taken it off its chilly here tonight!!
prep chilli for dinner

pigpen

Fridays dailies..

[strike]WM[/strike] x3
[strike]TD [/strike]x2 (1 is my mothers!)
[strike]hung out laundry[/strike] now the rain stopped!
[strike]DW[/strike] x2
[strike]fold and put away dry stuff [/strike]
finish DD4's skirt I am making..
[strike]S&S kitchen[/strike]
Vacuum through downstairs it is a mess after rellies came round to give DD1 her bday gifts.
[strike]charity shop bag to be filled from the middle room[/strike]... I will have a floor and useable room eventually if it kills me.. which it might well do!

Friday - those frightning Friday kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One
[strike]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can get to[/strike] Did boys room and girls room
Level Two
[strike]Put anything that isn't in it's place where it should be[/strike] .. the bin??
Level Three
Dusting
[strike]Strip beds and replace with fresh linen[/strike]
[strike]Vacuum Floor[/strike]
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

As usual pick any one or more of the following if you fancy an extra challenge today and are still alive after entering the kids rooms!!

• Clean any door frame and door, inc the handles
• [strike]Time for the Friday Flylady Fling.[/strike] Did the pc desk! Not perfect but MUCH improved!!
• [strike]Storage area sort, sort through any one neglected dumping ground[/strike] Doing a bit more in the middle room, see I am trying!!!
• Clean any one (or more) window that needs doing .. fairly pointless as the outsides are filthy!! Thanks to the rain.

[strike]For those with kids or wear uniforms for work, try to get them in the wash tonight[/strike], washed, apart from the set they are each wearing but that will go in later.

FRIDAY EXTRA - Don't forget your ME time this weekend, even if it's just a nice relaxing bath or catching up with an old friend, go on you deserve it I'm taking DD1 birthday shopping and on Sunday she is having a bunch of friends over for a BBQ.. so I need to hit tesco again!!! .. 6-8 13 year old girls!!!! As well as my 8.. *CRY*

nicki_2

Morning all :hello: Stormy day here today and I've already had to go out in our garden to rescue plantpots which were flying around :rolleyes: It's more like a winters day than July, infact I was shivering cold last night :eek:

Loads of ebay things still to edit - I got all the titles/pictures/postage costs listed yesterday, todays job is to edit the description (cut and paste is a wonderful thing, when teamed with Notebook ). I'm already selling a Spiderman video :rotfl: Will post a picture later when I'm done of how big my ebay pile is - you won't believe it :rotfl: Mind you I have another 3 boxes that are going to the BHS or Red Cross charity shop tomorrow in theory, if not I'm going to have to start taking them in the shoppingtrolley to our nearest which is a Cat Protection League one! :rolleyes:

Anyway my updated list :

• Dailies
• [STRIKE]Post FIL's birthday cards[/STRIKE] Posted first thing yesterday
• [STRIKE]Update Money[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Credit card juggle on excel - just to see if its possible for us to move money to OH's Egg card he's just had an offer through for (if that makes sense?), will probably end up involving Money as well[/STRIKE] we can do it but I need to go through it with OH :rolleyes:
• Ebay listings - Need to edit
• Clean out your vacuum cleaner
• Wipe the leaves of your plants

Off to make the beds while encouraging DD to shift her bottom again! :mad: Will catch up later while I have another coffee after the school run :wave:

cha97michelle

Morning.


I also got the anthea book yesterday, and can't wait to get stuck into it. But also frantically reading harry potter as well at the moment so i will just have to dip in to both.

Well i'm off this morning. I've got the bin put out, and emptied the bathroom bin. Baby bag is packed to go out. We have all been fed. DH suggests that we all go on a diet cos he has even put on weight, so i will need to think about what we should all eat.

Charlie is walking around on his hands and feet until he forgets what his limbs are doing and collapses on the floor. :rotfl:


List for today is quite huge, but i will see what i can do: :rolleyes:
Friday 6/07:
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
clean any marks off windows if required
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Clean out the freezer, I find the vacuum cleaner is good for getting up any crumbs in the bottom or stray peas etc. Defrost it if it needs it.
• Clean under bigger appliances if you can manage it

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean window
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Clear one hotspot
• Wipe the leaves of your plants

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Level 2
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Level 3
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Wipe doors and handles
Declutter Mission Task
27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean windows
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt
[STRIKE]Make any important calls you have been putting off [/STRIKE] rang SAT marking guy

• Clean tops of wardrobes
• Wash your bathroom mats
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be.

Friday - those frightning Friday kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can get to
Level Two
[STRIKE]Put anything that isn't in it's place where it should be[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Dusting
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen
Extra Task List

As usual pick any one or more of the following if you fancy an extra challenge today and are still alive after entering the kids rooms!!

• Clean any door frame and door, inc the handles
• [STRIKE]Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference[/STRIKE] pulled up weeds in the garden
• Storage area sort, sort through any one neglected dumping ground
• Clean any one (or more) window that needs doing
  
  FRIDAY EXTRA - Don't forget your ME time this weekend, even if it's just a nice relaxing bath or catching up with an old friend, go on you deserve it

Groom both cats again
Check airers – fold dry stuff and put away
Send letter off to school about PT hours
Make dentist appointment
Empty shredder
Hoover all of downstairs again
Wash Charlie’s car seat and baby walker cover
[strike]Wash charlie’s light stuff[/strike]
[strike]Pack baby bag[/strike]
[STRIKE]Take Charlie to x2 playgroups[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Deal with post [/STRIKE]
Make bottles
[STRIKE]Transmit shop and scan[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Bring in bin[/STRIKE]


Have a lovely day everyone.

Michelle, x

happyathome_withmyboys

PLEASE send empathy...
Last night DH was invited out with a buddy we'd asked to be a back-up bed provider for the students. Bearing in mind that he had been out at work since 7am, didn't get back until 7.45pm, then showered and straight out to install freeview box for Spanish pal (tiny holiday cottage, two pre-school kids, no toys and no CBeebies - can you imagine?!), then off to pub to go through the finer points... only to be told he wasn't up for it at all and had never really seriously considered it! (not in those words - but the meaning was clear). In the meantime I have 3 host families on the phone until past 10pm with the jitters (but I have to be x, y or z on Thursday - how can I leave a 16-year-old alone for 2 whole minutes?????), a washing machine on the blink again (and doing overtime since holiday cottage has no washing machine)... and to top it all darling DS2 has been throwing the mother of all tantrums since 5.45 this morning. He is in his bedroom behind the stairgate right now and seems to have calmed down - but we still have the ordeal of putting some trousers on to go....
I really don't want to play this game any more..........

Solwaykid

Morning all,
I'm at the dentist at 10.30 so a lazy start to the day before I head to work afterwards. Then I'm at my friend's for a henparty reunion (a new one on me!) so won't be home 'til late or not at all if I change my mind and have a beer.

I've done the dailies and the ironing this morning, spare room will have to keep 'til tomorrow. No plans for the weekend in any case.
I'm keeping an eye on fat cat's poorly paw. The vet couldn't see anything amiss but since then it's swollen to twice the size..

Have a useful day, enjoy your ME time later too.
Catch up tomorrow if folks are about.

Solwaykid

Big hugs to Happyathome, too much on your plate, Ducks. Can you delegate?

happyathome_withmyboys

Solwaykid wrote: »

Big hugs to Happyathome, too much on your plate, Ducks. Can you delegate?

It is so long since I've heard ducks! That has cheered me up...
Spanish pal is coming to help my fly this morning - and there is to be no mention made of students or hosts... but then tomorrow we have big meeting about the bl**dy fete - and student 'but what can I do with them' issues - so unfortunately the answer is no I can't delegate very much at all but the good news is that this WILL soon be over.
I keep reminding myself of the adage: this too will pass.....

Anyway, Solwaykid - thanks honey!!