Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd June 2014

Dustykitten

Well done Valli!

Been to cricket, my of my it was cold, like April. Think the petrol indicator thing is playingup on my car. Will fill it tomorrow and see how much it takes and if that solves it.

Need a snack and to get DS3 to bed, will be following close behind, very tired. Only laundry done today.

elsiepac

Thanks bossymoo and really well done Valli! :j:beer:

Sorry for the size of the pics coming up but don't know how to make them smaller... here is what I made the degus instead of putting the box out to recycle! They love it :T





It was really hard to get a good picture of them playing with it because I shut it for added fun! The sawdust has seeds and barley flakes hidden throughout and the tubes are stuffed with hay and teeny pieces of fruit!



And because I couldn't get a good picture of them playing in their "castle" here is a picture of them sunbathing on their swing earlier :A



LC x

Natty68

Evening all, afraid I have been a bad flylady I have done absolutely nothing on the list..oops!!! Not even sure what I can say to justify the last couple of days..today I can justify it. I started my new long term therapy early this morning and it drained me more than I realised..ugh 18 months of this FUN...NOT!!! Then another 2 years in another placement unit..woopeee doo!!! I'll never ever want to see a mental health professional again after this round of therapy...well that's the plan anyway :beer:

Little Kiwi, the devil kitten, has had a growth spurt finally and seems to be catching his sister, Summer, up - although there is a year's difference between them He is growing upwards rather than outwards..bless him!!

Piggers your two little squirts are adorable and are growing up so so quickly..

Elsie your dagus's are so cute, although until I saw the picture I did wonder what a dagus was when you mentioned you used your recycling for them. I was thinking it was something to do with Star Trek at one point...lol

Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. and check the underside.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round… lightshades need doing!
Sort your drawer of large cutlery things.. slotted spoons, spatulas.. clean out the drawer, flin the things you don't need/use and make it all neat and tidy!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

Extras

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Thoroughly clean a cupboard or the drawers!
• Put WM's/DW's on a 'clean' cycle.. make sure those doorseals and filters are clear.. soda crystals and white vinegar get rid of unpleasant smells and germs
• 30 minutes ironing!!!
• Wipe the inside of the unit doors
• Empty the pan cupboard!! Sort those oven trays, tighten handles on pans.

Tantalising Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter, making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Change any dead lightbulbs!
Extras:

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Wistful Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the summer!
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base..!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Clean lightshade, and remove dead insects...

Extras...

• 37 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Sort through someone's wardrobe.. what can you fling?
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls

elsiepac

Thanks Natty! I know "rodents" aren't to everyone's taste but degus are lovely little animals - they are very intelligent and mine already come when I call their names! And they make the loveliest little noises when they talk to each other. They have something like 13 different types of vocalisations!

Sorry to hear therapy was hard - things like that I always think that means it's working - whatever the context!

LC

Honey_Bear

Looks like huge fun Elsiepac (I had a wonderful Great Aunt Elsie who I adored, so I love your name) and if decluttering, dejunking and recycling gives other creatures that much fun, how could anyone not? Btw, if your digital camera does video-ing, it's probably just as easy to upload to y0utub3 and give us a link to them playing.

Huge congratulations Valli. You've earned it and you deserve it.

Bossy, I'm happy to cover for the last two weeks of the June/July Challenge, as long as Lamewolf would be willing to take PMs from me if I need her expertise and can't commit that far in advance because dog-sitting commitments come up at the last moment. She's been at this whole Forum thing for a little while longer than me and I completely bow to her seniority.

Speaking of which, Lamewolf, my writerly OH was looking for another word for things witches might hang in trees to ward off 'the evils,' and I said I'd ask the only expert I know, so ... if you've got a moment ....

Yorkshire Lass, if you think finding a Christmas ornament a mere six months after Christmas means you're in the wrong place, you really aren't a proper Flylady. Finding it makes you an apprentice Flylady. I'm still hankering after the trainee Flylady who said newbies have to wear tabards with a P on the front, because I need a new one because mine is so tatty and I figure she knows where to get them made cheaply. There are places in this house that have never been dusted (like behind some radiators) and I've been here 21 years.

Hugs, Natty. Being better is better than being unwell, and healing is sometimes painful but always worth it. Please hang in there and know you are safe with people who care about you.

Two boxes of 'stuff' dragged down from the attic with a view to the bay of e getting a few entries. I'm following Pigpen's spring cleaning push and getting rid of stuff.

Frizzle_2

I have had a long day at work and after kids had gone to beD at 7pm I had to write some reports for a deadline at work tomorrow. Finished at 9.30 so just tidied up the kitchen, put dw on, emptied washing machine and put clothes on airer, put some clothes away and gave the table a good clean including the legs and underneath. So nothing done off today's list. I am going to do Tuesday's list tomorrow and ditch Wednesday this week. Our bedroom is looking very respectable from last week so will just give it a quick whiz over!

greent

Congrats to Valli!:T and soothing wishes to Natty x
elsiepac - your degus are very sweet


Have just done an hour's ironing watching iplayer - gosh that's hot work in this weather!!! Very muggy tonight - we could do with a bit of rain overnight to clear it


Am very glad master bedroom is there as was going to do that tomorrow anyway! DH is coming back from Saudi a day early so I want the room clean and tidy


Voluntary work tomorrow morning - could do without it really. May see if I can get off an hour early as others will hopefully be in by then and I'm only planning on paperwork - which I can do at home


My Week's To-Do List:
Tax return paperwork - me
Tax return paperwork - DH
DH's expenses
My expenses
Empty compost bin to back garden
Book haircut - me
Take glasses in for repair
Organise DH's repeat scripts
Get claim form for free scripts to GP
Passport photos for DD & DS3
Charity registration paperwork
10 ebay listings
Finish cupboard of doom under the stairs!! - getting there
BOOK RETURN FLIGHTS HOME FROM OCT HOLIDAY!!!
Book guinea pigs into boarding for Aug & Oct holidays



JUNE Challenges:
Join SW - done:j
Lose 7lb -6/7
Min 15min exercise 3x/ week (changed from just cross trainer) - week 1: 2/3

Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...

VAcuum dining room
30 minutes to spare...
Clear & Wipe dining table..
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round… lightshades need doing!





Tantalising Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas - DONE (well, excluding stairs to loft - they'll be done under tomorrow's jobs)
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything DONE
Remove clutter, making sure stairs especially are safe DONE
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets DONE
Got an hour...
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc DONE

Extras:

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.

Wistful Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working - DONE
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.- to do at weekend - need DH's help to remake
Fling open the window and let in the summer! - DONE - open all day and night at the mo!!!!!:D
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base..!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Extras...

• 37 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter - DONE - did makeup and toiletries at weekend. Still more to do but that's for another day
• Sort through someone's wardrobe.. what can you fling? - DONE - did mine about 2 weeks ago. DH did his a month ago
• Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
• Clear some clutter from the landing
• IF TIME - Clean & tidy ensuite (which is much bigger than family bathroom.......:eek: - the joy of having it done to our spec when loft converted!!)

Off to do last bit of washing up before hitting bed. Night all - see you tomorrow xx

ionafan

Well done, Valli :T

Hang in there, Natty. We're all rooting for you.

Glad you've got plenty of canine company, LW.

As far as proper flying goes, I have only done WMx3 today. I also ran unit 1 of the course this afternoon (it went quite well), did the shopping, and have spent 2 hours this evening at a not-very-well-organised meeting.

The SW scales show that I put back 1/2 lb during our long weekend away Could have been worse though - DH put back 3 lb. I did warn him about the beer...

I am off out for the day tomorrow, courtesy of Cross-Country trains. 5 hours' travelling for 3 hours' catching-up time with a friend! I need to get to bed soon, if I'm going to be up in time!

Skinty, here are some extra long sticks for your BD.

skint_breeder_5

Very tired, feeling out of sorts......going to finish off tomorrow, busy day with DS new school after nursery then hot footing to horsepiddle, swimming lesson is going have to go by the by as I just can't be in too many places at once :eek:

Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Sweep[/STRIKE] and mop the floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. and check the underside.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc [/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round… lightshades need doing!
Sort your drawer of large cutlery things.. slotted spoons, spatulas.. clean out the drawer, flin the things you don't need/use and make it all neat and tidy!
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances [/STRIKE]
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

Extras

[STRIKE]
• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms[/STRIKE]
  [STRIKE]
• Thoroughly clean a cupboard or the drawers![/STRIKE]the baby plastics cupboard done, baking tray shelf done, occasional appliances (sandwich maker, cake pop maker, dry fryer and slow pot) thoroughly cleaned and organised. Food processors and all attachments, measuring jugs cups and spoons, cookie cutters, cake tins and jelly moulds, icing bags and nozzles all organised and put into lidded tubs in bid to stop things "walking" wherever possible........Tupperw@re type containers halfway sorted, broken, badly discoloured, scratched containers or divorced lids are being binned...DD2's Uni kitchen stuff has been all sorted and put out of the way, but retrievable at a moments notice, gravies and stock cube shelf cleaned and organised ....kick board plastic strips taken off, cleaned and put back on
• Put WM's/DW's on a 'clean' cycle.. make sure those doorseals and filters are clear.. soda crystals and white vinegar get rid of unpleasant smells and germs
• 30 minutes ironing!!!
  [STRIKE]
• Wipe the inside of the unit doors[/STRIKE]
• Empty the pan cupboard!! [STRIKE]Sort those oven trays[/STRIKE], tighten handles on pans.
  

Tantalising Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE] and the porch......plants all watered to survive another day
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove clutter, making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
[STRIKE]Clean any other glass like mirrors[/STRIKE], pictures etc
Change any dead lightbulbs!
Extras:

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
  [STRIKE]
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/STRIKE]
  [STRIKE]
• Clean a window or two.[/STRIKE]
  [STRIKE]
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves[/STRIKE] also spot cleaned the carpet and hoovered coving and lights very gently, tidied and hoovered out coat cupboard and paired all shoes....lobbed those that have seen better days.....emptied and hoovered cleaning/hoover storage cupboard.....but I haven't put the cleaning stuff away yet :eek:

Wistful Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the summer!
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base..!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Clean lightshade, and remove dead insects...
Extras...

• 37 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Sort through someone's wardrobe.. what can you fling?
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls

Right sleep time nighty night...don't let the bed bugs bite, and if they do bite, don't worry hoovering the mattress is on the list for tomorrow :rotfl:

PS I forgot to credit DD1, who has been a godsend helping look after DD4 and passing stuff to me as I have been scrabbling about in the backs of cupboards.

Kettle has had a descale. Patio door frame in the kitchen have had toothbrush treatment with a vinegar concoction, all v@xed out and wiped down

Also all 3 toilets have had a v@x to remove all the water, then a deep scrub with half a lemon and bicarb to remove all the limescale, main bathroom taps and shower cubicle and shower trap have had their own half lemon and bicarb treatment. Downstairs loo cupboards buffed and shiny, sink and tiles S&S, main bathroom cupboards buffed and floor swept and mopped.

WM was making a funny noise, EX found I had a small stone in the pump on Sunday, which he removed, the resulting water on the floor meant I have cleaned the floor behind all the appliances in the utility.

Caught up on most of family washing once WM was sorted, erected DD2 whirligig she brought back from Uni, so I now have two in the garden, plus I have had 3 maidens loaded with washing outside yesterday. Rusted trampoline and garden gibble taken to dump plus 30 minutes weeding done in 5 minute chunks. I knew I had done lots, I just couldn't remember

Airing cupboard all neatly stacked with towels Anthea style. Pinterest idea of soaking small towel in neat fabric softener and hanging to dry in bathrooms as a air freshener seems to be working.

I don't think there was any more, but I promise to get some rest now :wave: see you tomorrow!

lynnejk

Hiya everyone and welcome to the new peoples :hello:


Gosh - that was a long day today - left house 10.00 and returned at 20.45. Wouldn't want that every day :eek:


Hang in there Natty and I'm sure you'll be pleased eventually at how better you feel

pigpen wrote: »

Podiatry appt. done .. both got new insoles and a new list of exercises to do.
DW done
WM x2
TD on as it is tipping down outside



Kicked those 2 out to jump in puddles!

Off to do DLA renewal, sort next couple of appointments.. don't *think* I have any more today.

Beautiful 'pink' pictures

Valli wrote: »

I now have two jobs:T:D:cool:

Well done - Congrats and all that !! :dance: :dance:




If it's gone I've done it or don't have one

Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
all done

Tantalising Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!)
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Extras:

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Wistful Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base..!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom

Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.


My list for this week
Mon - work afternoon until 20.00
Tues - work 10.00 until 20.30
Wed - work afternoon until 20.00
Thurs - small MS any time. Also a meal MS time depends on car
Friday - must go on bus to butcher's as running low

Find all DH income for last year
Fill in WTC form for this year
Turn up linings for spare room curtains
Turn out drawers in side cupboard in sitting room and sort
Tidy and sort both freezers
Do at least two hours in Room of Doom sorting paperwork

June Challenge
Haven't done much exercise but have done a lot of walking last two weeks and have managed to lose 2 lbs. Must try to find time - maybe do some while watching the tennis (maybe) :rotfl:

I will catch up - promise Cream crackered and off to bed


Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday
Lx