Weekly Flylady Thread 28th July 2014

mummyroysof3

We haven't been anywhere since kids broke up other than a walk to shop. So today we going to soft play and McDonald's so other than essentials I'm doing nothing and tbh the house isn't looking bad.

lemanie

Welcome home Bossy. That sounds dire Skinty, glad you found them.
Here is a quick update;
Tuesday trauma - Kitchen and Dining Room
Run the WM through 'clean cycle'.. hottish wash with a splosh of vinegar, soda crystals bleach.. whatever you fancy just clear those pipes of gunge!
Wednesday Wishes- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
replace with fresh linen
Clean 1 window
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames![/STRIKE]
Thursday Thrills- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/STRIKE]
Flyday fllliiing!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clean all paintwork on the landing

pigpen

DW on.. work surfaces all cleared, they need a scrub but they are visible.
Food waste and recycling binned


I need to empty most of the gubbins from downstairs to upstairs to avoid meddling children tomorrow.. my ebay stuff and my 'loft' stuff can go upstairs into the girls room, I'll delegate stuff stacking in the girls room to DD2 and DD3 can help. I may have OH fill the Christmas cupboard too.. that should clear a chunk.


LOADS of toy shuffling needs doing too, thankfully it is a reasonable day so people can be outside on Sunday I hope!

I am loving my stove top kettle.. I am bit of a geek I think I MUST knit a cosy for my teapot!

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
welcome back Bossy glad you had a good holiday and have come back refreshed and feeling like joining us again.
skinty glad to hear you got your cards found safely.
pigpen your not still with out power are you, or do you just love the kettle so much you want to carry on with it. hope someone can get to the bottom of lo's issues with you and get the help needed sorted out.

im home alone today so plan on giving house a good blitz. went warfarin clinic with mil yesterday afternoon then cos shes got nurse round today checking her i stayed and did all her cleaning and ran dyson round (shes only been back since monday and i filled it!!) i am now having to gently remind her there are somethings she is perfectly capable of doing for herself and i will help but im not a skivvy as i have my own family to care for as well. the other day when i was round she feined not being able to use the microwave so got me to 'help make a start on her dinner' when went through to tell her one part was done and i'd show her how to set it for the rest, she was sitting in her chair with a tea towel on her knee and said but i thought you were doing it and bringing it through- i did. i told her i wouldnt make it round on wednesday and she rang to say i had to as her tablets were too confusing as id put the ones she takes at tea time in the evening boxes. Whatever she only takes tablets twice a day and i'd split them into 2 lots so it was easy enough to sort.
My mum found it funny when i rang her and said shes going to make sure she moves to nearer me when she get old so i can run round after her as well. (i love the fact my mum doesnt consider herself old and insists on putting the bins out for her older neighbours and cutting their lawns)
sorry mini rant over.

off to clear my floordrobe. (would i be considered a complete slattern if i confessed ive only just finished unpacking the clean stuff and non clothes items from our suitcase from we went away 2 weeks ago?)

pigpen

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

pigpen your not still with out poser are you, or do you just love the kettle so much you want to carry on with it. hope someone can get to the bottom of lo's issues with you and get the help needed sorted out.

the power was only off an hour but it appears to have popped the leccy kettle so that is dead and my 'spare' is in the back of the buried shed.. literally buried.. behind a tonne of soil! but I do love my stove top one so I am considering keeping on using it.. We have been without a microwave for the last 2 months since I had a frenzy and threw it out.

WMs both on, DW emptied and 2 items put in it.

Dots games today include constantly fiddling on my knitting... ggggrrrrrr.. pulling my hair and having hysteria that the milk is the wrong colour!! .. looks like a fun day ahead!!


party shop to do after packaging 2 ebay items... DD2 is posting those and OH and the boys are taking stuff to CS whether they like it or not!!

mrs-moneypenny

glad you understood i meant power not poser. didnt realise till after you'd quoted id done a fat finger:o

pigpen

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

glad you understood i meant power not poser. didnt realise till after you'd quoted id done a fat finger:o

I admit it took a second

Dot was dressed just before that last post and has already been redressed twice!.. and she is naked again!

mrs-moneypenny

still wading through bedroom, ive cleared the floordrobe but now taking all DH shorts tshirts and trousers off the shelves in the hope he will go through them later and cull a few.

nicki_2

Morning all

Welcome back Bossy!

Work done for this week We were going to go out and get the DIY stuff, but its raining, so we're going to get on with the cleaning then go to Mr A for groceries. Neither will take long so we're currently decluttering programmes from the dvr and our rental DVDs have just turned up (the one we tried to watch the other day wouldn't play properly so we've been sent 2) so we're going to watch those before we go to the shops so we can return them

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
30 minutes...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
Got an hour...
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

Tuesday trauma - Kitchen
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the oven.. now you can't moan it hasn't been on for AGES!!
Got an hour...
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..

Wednesday Wishes- kids room
15 minutes
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Got an hour...
Clean 2 windows
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Thursday Thrills- Bathroom
15 minutes...
Clean floor
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Got an hour...
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!

Flyday fllliiing!- Master Bedroom
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

Time to log into my banking and see how much damage has been done. :wave:

pigpen

Tesco sorted for party crap for Sunday.. I may rope my sister in to making little cakes.. OH's mum is bringing trifle. I hate trifle but they like it so they can make their own.. she suggested sausage rolls but I have stacks of them and I won't be bothered with trifle.


Ice cream with cones.. saves washing up!
diet drinks so DS3 can have anything he likes
filled the freezer up a smidge too .. my food bill increases massively during the holidays lol.


Laundry to hang out.. lunch to prepare and I may do another cuppa too, to declutter some bickies