Weekly Flylady Thread 21st April 2014

just_the_two_of_us

Hi everyone.
Weigh in complete - aaagh!!! Big Al*i healthy shop also complete and put away. Very happy that can make our usual meals healthier and stay on plan.

So far today - whilst out of the house have done 8690 steps!!! That is the most I have ever done due to previous sedentary job and health reasons. Now going to have a coffee and put pedometer back on whilst I start some flying - never been so late!!!

Must try harder to get "a" into gear first thing!!! Hope the weather cheers up as I have gardening to finish as well.

See you all tomorrow.

FizzWhizz

Ironing all done, save for the 6 pillowcases from our bed as I ran out of steam, literally and figuratively :rotfl:

Just about to empty the WM and chuck it at the airer, tidy the lounge and shove the vac around, boss DD into picking up all the stuff from the floor of their PIT and have a quick S&S of the kitchen.

Sounds like a HHC to me! Ready, set… GO!

Fmess

Getting there although think I will run out of time today as off for tea with family later.

I've just finished dusting and hoovering the lounge blinds and cleaning the windows - took nearly 2 hours!!

Please can someone tell me what counts as a frog? Is it any job that you keep putting off?

Also if anyone can tell me how the descale my kettle I will try that?

Tuesday - Kitchen
15 minutes ....
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink[/STRIKE]
30 minutes ....
[STRIKE]Wipe the hob and front of the oven[/STRIKE]
Descale the kettle, iron etc
[STRIKE]15 minutes flinging[/STRIKE]
Got an hour ....
[STRIKE]Dust behind, underneath something that rarely gets done[/STRIKE]
Hoover and mop the floor
[STRIKE]Clean the windows including the frame[/STRIKE]
Extras
Eat a frog
[STRIKE]Find the suncream[/STRIKE]


Also need to...
•[STRIKE] go to ASDA
• visit parents house
• clean garden
• hang a photo frame[/STRIKE]
• moderate some coursework
• go to the gym

FizzWhizz

You can buy proprietary descalers from the supermarket, but white vinegar does just as good a job for a fraction of the price. Just pour it in the kettle to cover the scale and leave it overnight. If you are impatient like me, you can try switching the kettle on and heating the vinegar (don't boil it though!) and leave it to cool. When you pour it out, the kettle should be spotless. Fill with water, boil and pour it down the sink to get rid of any vinegary tastes before you make a brew.

Although it works well, I find it very stinky (especially if you heat the vinegar, peeee-yeeeew! _pale_) so I now use citric acid crystals to do mine. One teaspoon dissolved in enough water to cover the scale, heat and follow as above. Works brilliantly and doesn't smell at all. You can get citric acid from places that sell home brewing kit, the little pot I have is a few years old and I've only used about half; think it cost me a quid so very :money:

Ironing away, as it the board and the steam gen. Kitchen tidied, warring skids separated, lounge reset back to tidy, step skids repatriated, airer filled, another half load bunged in the WM waiting for tonight's cast offs. Coffee and ciggie decluttered, just the vac to go I think.

Dustykitten

Oh never tried citric acid as a descaller, I have some for making cordial. Get mine at the pharmacy and they ask what you want it for as it has other less legal uses).

Not achieved as much this afternoon but getting some fiddly bits and bobs done, I'll update my list once I've done a couple more bits.

Fmess

Thanks FizzWhizz that's brilliant

lynnejk

Evening all. Just on for an update. We were ages at Job shop and council but think all sorted. They will 'inform' us within 14 days - don't know why it takes that long to process a claim :eek:


Flying wise -


Monday - Bank Holiday list only for those in the mood
Just a little flying...
Thankfully all done Friday-Monday so spent time sorting paperwork for Jobcentre and Council appointments Tuesday morning and no BH here so had to go to work

Tuesday - Kitchen
All done - kitchen gleams :j
except
Extras
Eat a frog - fridge and freezer need pulling out tomorrow to clean behind.


At work and looking forward to finishing today
Lx

mrs-moneypenny

done a bit of pottering today, went on wiifit for 1st time since before christmas!!!!
soup is simmering ready for tea, DS2 is still round his friends and DS1 has a concert to go to tonight

so soup and a film for us i think

mothernerd

Cleaned wash basin, put away clothes and worked through a pile of paperwork in the middle of the night (couldn't sleep).

Put 2 small washed quilts onto line first thing (well finally slept from 5am to 10am, so first thing after that). Since cleaned bath, put cheap cola down both toilets, washed bathmats, brought clean bathmats, clothes and pillows back upstairs and multiple other jobs.

Some progress but not too organised as there was quite a lot of carrying up and down - noticed toilet roll in downstairs loo had been used when I did the cola, so took a pile of stuff up, retrieved remaining toilet rolls (added onto shopping list next time I passed it), did mini-sort of cupboard holding toilet rolls (clean flannels put away as well), remember to go to part-painted bedroom for rag bag (needed for kitchen cleaning but dropped a few off in the bathroom as well).

So maybe not so much to cross off list but lots of little improvements which will help in the long run. Run out of steam but hope to do a bit more later - collected mse old-style book, cranks recipe book and pilates book from downstairs so I am not resting, it's research. Continually striving to improve:rotfl:

hollyh

Quick list update. Have had a lovely day with my Sisters and Niece and my boys so haven't got a lot done. Back to work in the morning and Ds2 has to get up early to go to his Dad's. I will be leaving a list for Ds1 to do. Need to do packed lunches and get bags sorted, put rabbits and Ds2 to bed and do some washing.

Dailies
Rabbits [STRIKE]am[/STRIKE]/pm
[STRIKE]Feed Cat
Make beds
Collect laundry[/STRIKE]
Washing 1 load washed
Drying
Folding
Put away
Washing up [STRIKE]am/lunch[/STRIKE]/tea
Recycling
[STRIKE]S&S Bathroom
Cook tea[/STRIKE]
Bags ready
Tidy Living room
[STRIKE]Sweep Kitchen/Dining room[/STRIKE]
Packed lunches

Tuesday - Kitchen
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink
Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean some shoes

My Extras
Take Payslip in
Tip run
Mow lawns