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Weekly Flylady Thread 26th May 2014
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Right Ladies I need some advice. DD1 has now finished college, she has a job doing 36 hours a week at the moment. What I need to know is how much housekeeping should she pay me? I'm obviously going to lose her child benefit and her share of child tax credit but I also don't want to rob all her money either. I just wonder what others do.
Still a far bit to do on the lists
and I tend to avoid the girls room, that's their responsibility.
Bank Holiday Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining mess
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Got an hour...
Do the 15 and 30 minute jobs too...
Extras
Wash the windows
Clean filters and detergent dispensers
Spend at least 15 minutes doing something for yourself...
Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Wash windows
Got an hour...
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Extras
Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
29 fling boogie...
Wednesday Waces - Master Bedroom and Landing
15 minutes...
Dust and deweb
Check those smoke alarms!
30 minutes to spare...
Got an hour...
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Wash the windows
Make a note of any calls you need to make or appointments that need keeping the rest of the week!
Extras
Binbag dance
15 minutes filing
fill a binbag of stuff for charity shop!!
Twinkly Thursday - Bathroom and study!!
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors
Got an hour...
Scrub the bath, shower, basins and loos
Scrub down the tiles
Extras
Clean the windows and mirrors
Delete 50 unwanted emails!
Defrag the pc
Clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash the filters etc make sure all are dry before rebuilding!
Fantastic Friday - childrens/spare rooms (this can be a second reception room or another room but do try to complete something!)
15 minutes...
Strip and remake beds
Declutter floor!
30 minutes to spare...
Fill a box with junk from the floor and sort it to its rightful place!
Got an hour...
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Wash the windows
Deweb and dust and wipe any grotty bits!
Extras
Binbag dance
Reshuffle any shelves
Wipe down any pc's/game consoles etc in these rooms
Polish ALL the mirrors in the house!!0 -
Morning all.
I've been catching up with online stuff and DD has been finishing off a craft project while watching something from last night. Now we're ready to get stuck in and do an hours flying. Going to start with the full list, minus what doesn't apply. Here's hoping we can make a big dent as she's off to the Lakes tomorrow to see family with Ex (only for the day) so I could in theory catch up with my personal list while she's out
Then Sunday is back to school sorting out and menu planning etc.
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining mess
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe sticky work surfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances, get rid of all those crumbs underneath the toaster
De-web and fluff the room
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Got an hour...
Empty cutlery drawer.. wash cutlery tray and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Clean out the fridge
Extras
- Wash the windows
- HHI
Can you collect all the dirty plates and cups and stuff from about the house?
Could you fill a carrier of rubbish?
And let's see if you can do some dusting? Wipe away all the dust and fluff and dirt in one room!
Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
15 minutes...
Declutter and vacuum!
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
30 minutes to spare...
Wash windows
Dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Got an hour...
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc
Extras
- Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
- 29 fling boogie...
- HHI
Could you pick up the things on the floor in the living room?
Can you tidy up any shoes that are lying around that need putting in the place they should be?!! How many shoes can you find?
Could you clear the table? .. If you are big enough you could possibly wash the pots or load the DW.. you can I know you can!
Wednesday Waces - Master Bedroom and Landing
15 minutes...
Dust and deweb
Strip and wash the bedding
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Got an hour...
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Wash the windows
Extras
- Binbag dance
- HHI
- 15 minutes filing
While the big helper is flying in their room I wonder if you can do a bit in yours?
We need all the dirty clothes in the linen basket.. then you will have lots of lovely things to wear again
Do a very quick binbag dance... we rush about the room with a binbag throwing away all the rubbish.. then we will need a tea break with juice and cake or biscuits.. tell mummy I said so!!
Then do a HHC clearing away all the rest of the things.. race your mum!!
Twinkly Thursday - Bathroom and study!!
15 minutes...
Clear and declutter the desk of doom!! lol
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors
Dust the fluff away
Got an hour...
Scrub the bath, basins and loo
Scrub down the tiles
Wash any bath mats, shower curtains etc that are in need
Extras
Clean the windows and mirrors
LITTLE HELPER LIST
Can you make sure all the bottles and pots are nicely stacked? The ones in the cupboard that need to be there and the ones that are being used all stood nice.
If you have an old toothbrush.. can you use it to scrub away all the dirt from around the taps?
Can you help on the dailies? Loading the washing machine or dishwasher for example?
Fantastic Friday - childrens
This is the LITTLE HELPER list too.. but I want you to decide on some toys which are too babyish for you which can go to a friend or younger relative to make room for new things for you!
Can you also help go through your clothes so everything fits in the cupboards nicely and take out any things which are too small!!??
15 minutes...
Strip and remake beds
Declutter floor!
30 minutes to spare...
Fill a box with junk from the floor and sort it to its rightful place!
Collect all the laundry from upstairs
Got an hour...
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Wash the windows
Deweb and dust and wipe any grotty bits!
Extras
- Binbag dance
- Reshuffle any shelves
- Polish ALL the mirrors in the house!!
Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0 -
2x
Wm done
Cat sat on Boys' windowsill to be sick down the wall,radiator, bunk beds, on a mine raft creeper and carpet. She then carried on into my room luckily on the floorboard. All cleaned up but now have to wash my trousers.
Green house opened. Ds2's sunflower seeds are big so need repotting. It is dull here but not raining touch wood. HHG then lunch x0 -
:mad: Our Internet was off early this morning. Dh spent an hour on the phone talking to somebody in Asia. Fortunately this man was one of the supervisors and knew what he is doing.
It is back on now, and working faster than it used to :T
I am still struggling with the course but making progress, albeit slowly.
WMx1 done, about to hang it out now that the rain has stopped. It is quite warm and almost sunny here now :cool:
Hairdresser at 1.30, otherwise work, work and more work today! Sorry, not flying properly, but I might wash the bath and shower mats too.
(((Hugs))), spoons and sticks to all. Virtual tea tree oil and conditioner to those who have virtual itching.
Somebody please give me a kick if you see me around this afternoon. I must get this course finished and not allow myself to be distracted by the Flylady antics!
Off to hang out the washing. Will time myself so that it gets done quickly
ETA 5 minutes because I had to sweep up the mealworms that DH had put out for the robin - but on the wrong steps!0 -
I have a rather long list ................
Bank Holiday Monday ~ Kitchen
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe sticky work surfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances
De-web and fluff the room
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Got an hour...
Clean out the fridge
Do the 15 and 30 minute jobs too...
Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
15 minutes...
Declutter and vacuum!
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
30 minutes to spare...
Wash windows
Dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Extras
Sort through a drawer of junk
Wednesday Waces - Master Bedroom and Landing
15 minutes...
Dust and deweb
Clear the floordrobe
30 minutes to spare...
Clear the landing of gibble
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Got an hour...
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Wash the windows
Twinkly Thursday - Bathroom
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors
Dust the fluff away
Got an hour...
Scrub the bath, basin and loo
Fantastic Friday - spare rooms
15 minutes...
Declutter floor!
30 minutes to spare...
Fill a box with junk from the floor and sort it to its rightful place!
Got an hour...
Wash the windows
Deweb and dust and wipe any grotty bits!"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
Afternoon all
Haircuts just being finished off here and then after lunch shopping with DS2&3, one has just about no clothes and the other no shoes (six pairs of various too small sizes to be washed and rehomed). Flying will be minimal when I return.
Froddy - welcome back and hope you had a lovely time
Wendy - it is such a personal thing, do what sits right with you. Are you doing it because you 'need the money', are teaching her to 'pay her way in the world', that 'life's expensive' - this may help with your decision. Is it her first job? What will she get for her money? ie will she be responsible for her phone bill, clothes, toiletries, lunches etc this could affect how much you feel happy to ask for. I could tell you what I do but that will not necessarily help.The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
well this mornings plans changed drastically and priorities were altered, after mils docs appt we went for a mooch round the supermarket then had coffee and cakes before heading home. sometimes you have to do whats needed not what you think you ought do. bought her a nice tray of plants and told her ill be back round at the weekend to pot up her wheelbarrow.
going to put jacket pots in for dinner and go and ring my mum to tell her i love her.SPC~12 ot 124
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind0 -
Wendy - When I was living at home and earning £100 a week I paid my mum £40 a week. She did my washing, ironing, made packed lunches for me, bought toiletries etc with the weekly shop and provided me with money if I ran short But that was back in 1998/99. I was responsible for transport, my mobile bill, meals from the canteen, and socialising costs.
Lunch break and list update.
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining mess
15 minutes...
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe sticky work surfaces[/STRIKE]
Wipe and replace small appliances, get rid of all those crumbs underneath the toaster
De-web and fluff the room
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed
Wipe the [STRIKE]front of the units,[/STRIKE] kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Got an hour...
Empty cutlery drawer.. wash cutlery tray and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Clean out the fridge
Extras
- Wash the windows
- HHI
[STRIKE] Can you collect all the dirty plates and cups and stuff from about the house?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Could you fill a carrier of rubbish?[/STRIKE]
And let's see if you can do some dusting? Wipe away all the dust and fluff and dirt in one room!
Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
15 minutes...
[STRIKE] Declutter and [/STRIKE] vacuum!
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
30 minutes to spare...
Wash windows
Dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Got an hour...
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc
Extras[STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]29 fling boogie...[/STRIKE]
- HHI
[STRIKE] Could you pick up the things on the floor in the living room?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Can you tidy up any shoes that are lying around that need putting in the place they should be?!! How many shoes can you find?[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Could you clear the table? .. If you are big enough you could possibly wash the pots or load the DW.. you can I know you can![/STRIKE]
Wednesday Waces - Master Bedroom and Landing
15 minutes...
Dust and deweb
Strip and wash the bedding
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Got an hour...
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Wash the windows
Extras
- Binbag dance
- HHI
- [STRIKE]15 minutes filing[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]We need all the dirty clothes in the linen basket.. then you will have lots of lovely things to wear again[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Do a very quick binbag dance... we rush about the room with a binbag throwing away all the rubbish.. then we will need a tea break with juice and cake or biscuits.. tell mummy I said so!![/STRIKE]
Then do a HHC clearing away all the rest of the things.. race your mum!!
Twinkly Thursday - Bathroom and study!!
15 minutes...
[STRIKE] Clear and declutter the desk of doom!! lol[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors
Dust the fluff away
Got an hour...
Scrub the bath, basins and loo
Scrub down the tiles
Wash any bath mats, shower curtains etc that are in need
Extras
Clean the windows and mirrors
LITTLE HELPER LIST
[STRIKE] Can you make sure all the bottles and pots are nicely stacked? The ones in the cupboard that need to be there and the ones that are being used all stood nice.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Can you help on the dailies? Loading the washing machine or dishwasher for example?[/STRIKE]
Fantastic Friday - childrens
This is the LITTLE HELPER list too.. but I want you to decide on some toys which are too babyish for you which can go to a friend or younger relative to make room for new things for you!
Can you also help go through your clothes so everything fits in the cupboards nicely and take out any things which are too small!!??
15 minutes...
Strip and remake beds
Declutter floor!
30 minutes to spare...
Fill a box with junk from the floor and sort it to its rightful place!
[STRIKE]Collect all the laundry from upstairs[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Wash the windows
Deweb and dust and wipe any grotty bits!
Extras
- [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Reshuffle any shelves[/STRIKE]
- Polish ALL the mirrors in the house!!
Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!0 -
So far today:
- Jessie let out for early comfort break
- Garden poo-picked
- Bath and breakfast done
- Mr LW despatched to work
- Jessie fed
- Washing up done
- Yogurt maker put on
- Shopping list updated (we need to go tonight as we're almost out of milk)
- HHWiiFit done
- Jessie walked
I have a mystery - I have a painful lump on the side of my head, for all the world as if I've bashed my head on something, but I don't for the life of me recall doing so.:think: Weird.If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)0 -
LW please go to the docs and get lump checked, its better to be told something is nothing early on and be reasured rather than it told it could something serious later. virtual hugs
i hope sounds ok i know what i mean but it doesnt read very reasuring which i mean it toSPC~12 ot 124
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind0
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