Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd June 2014

elsiepac

Hi all

I'm excited for my first flylady week :j

Today I have:
1. Done two loads of washing which are both drying
2. Stripped and remade bed - bedding is in WM overnight (not that it makes any difference as my tariff is apparently the same all the time!)
3. Made lunch for next 3 days
4. Finalised budgets as much as I can for July (starts Thursday for me financially) plus meal plan for the whole month
5. Fed and watered all the animals and spent time with the furries (I have 5 rescue animals - 2 crested geckos in separate terrariums called Pablo and Leonard, a Syrian hamster called Houdini and 2 degus called Crichton and Darwin. Every night I let Houdi out for an hour or two in the spare room where I keep all the animals [it's also my office and library!] and I play with the degus in their cage as they are still fairly new and we aren't at the letting them out of the cage stage yet! So animals get about an hour of my time in the evening)

Here is my first attempt at a daily list:

Daily Routines
1. Load dishwasher and put on if full
2. Feed hamster and degus
3. Feed geckos (every other day)
4. Wipe down kitchen surfaces
5. Soak any beans etc for next day's meal plan if needed
6. Put any clothes away that aren't for washing
7. Make lunches if needed

Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sort fridge - clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe down kettle
Got an hour...
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

Can I ask a really stupid question please? How do you clean your ovens? I don't want to buy one of those kits because I try and keep my cleaning as natural as possible but I honestly don't know where to start...

LC x

Lozzy88

I am in this week thank you for the lists Natty and Dusty last week

My challenge has been rubbish I have lost 1lb and only payed my dad back £170 (due to buying a new cooker) so still owe him £200.

Off to clean the kitchen I will edit with the list shortly glad you had a good holiday JTTOU

Jazee

Morning all. Thanks for the list. I am in again flying wise but challenge has stopped.

Have a great day everyone.

kazwookie

Morning

I'm in again, thank you for all the lists and the work that goes in to them xx

So far today
Bed stripped and re made
WM is on (still cheap elec, time clock is wrong!!)
Hoovered whole house
Empted vacumm less thingy
Cat fed
Kitchen all done

To:-
Cut grass
Peg out washing whe ndone, (over cast here, hope it is not going to rain)
Sort out a couple of bills
Food shop (list is made)
Wash car

Have a good day

Crowdpleaser

Im in. Off work today so will tackle the kitchen. Dd1 off in a school trip to the farm. Dont know whether to stick her in shorts or troos? Dd2 will hand out party invites today.

Done 18 squares of blanket so have beat goal. Whoop!

just_the_two_of_us

Hi all - thanks for the challenge update.

Just to be prepared I'll warn you that I will the "f word" - miserably!!! Glad that I managed to lose three more lbs before our holiday as my scales today say I have put back on 5lbs - in 8 days!!!!!! The food was superb however and included alcoholic drinks with meals and that was flowing freely so it is no wonder!!

Will be playing holiday catch up this week - with a day out in a "Beeb" volunteer expert t shirt tomorrow for local Lives of WWI roadshow, vol job at Museum on Wed and moving son into new property on Friday. This will be a very good week but don't expect much flying will be done!

Have a good day everyone and will try and read back on last week's thread later.

ionafan

Thank you Natty for this week's lists, Dusty for last, and Bossy for keeping us focused on our challenges. I shall be flying mainly off-list again this week because of various meetings to attend and visits to be made to friends and relatives, but the house was cleaned all through before we came away and we haven't been there to mess it up!

I shall have to carry some bits of my challenge over to July - especially "lose another 5lb" - but I have or will soon have completed others, so all is not lost.

Hope you soon feel better Froddy.

Hugs, spoons and sticks to all x

Dustykitten

Morning all

DS3 away, I'm off to wake DS2 for his last day of revision and then into the shower before making sure DS1 is up for work, then I shall fly before heading to town.

nicki_2

Morning all

DD actually managed to get herself up and sorted this morning without too much nagging It was just the post breakfast cleaning of teeth etc that needed hurrying up as usual

Beds are airing and will be left like that all day, bathroom is clean and tidy with clean towels, livingroom blinds are in the WM after a bird pooped on them through the open window :mad: (windows covered over with some kids drawing paper I'm thankful I have in!), my laptop is running its checks, sent DD a 'good luck with your exams' message as I forgot to say it this morning and I'm just finishing my breakfast. Not bad at all considering I didn't start until nearly 7.30!

I'm going to finish my dailies while my computer finishes, I'll rehang the blinds as soon as they're done, and then I need to get on with paid stuff. Might see you all later for a HHC if my brain needs a break :wave:

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
thank you for the lists dusty and natty. im in again
thank you for the challenges bossy im still plodding along with those wont achieve the weight loss part unless i stop eating for the rest of the month i dont think:o
hope all are well hugs good wishes and positive vibes where needed

can i have some advice please mils washing machine door seal rubber is covered with thick black mould spots she doesnt use the machine now moe than about once a week and i notice she leaves a big wad of kitchen roll near the bottom of the door over the seal. ive tried rubbing it over with neat bleach but its not touched it, has anyone used mould remover on rubber ive got a bottle of that i could take round and try or wondered if anyone else could think of anything. thank you in advance.

right better go and make a start
Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
mop the floor
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
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.

this weeks list
[STRIKE]pay deposit for school residential next year[/STRIKE]
find out balance due on martial art rent and pay before the end of term
[STRIKE]scouts tonight - incident walk early start[/STRIKE]
hospital with mil
[STRIKE]post a parcel off[/STRIKE]
do mils cleaning
[STRIKE]do mils front garden [/STRIKE]- i hate mares tails and her gravel is full of them:mad:
cinema free tickets for DD3 and DS2 get magazines to go with tickets
clear mending pile
[STRIKE]martial arts club paperwork[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]update events diary[/STRIKE]
wash mils front guttering and fascias -DS1 will help
take DH out for a walk and a meal, we need some us time
neighbours wedding anni - take card and gift round



my june pledges
lose 7lbs
do some exercise every weekday
keep up to date on the fly lists
complete at least 2 panels on dictonary of homes cross stitch
give mil ALL the support she wants
ring mum dad every week
text sis and bro at least fortnightly
clear some more clutter

so far have lost 1lb:o, exercise has mostly been more walking and gardening, -will weigh in near the end of the week think ive failed this part
finished 2 more panel (home time and home grown)
have kept up to date on family texts and phone calls and given mil all support/help she needs.
re clutter clearance - gave DD2 the huge trampoline for her partners kids and DH made the smaller one into parrallel bars for doing 'dips' on so shed is much clearer.