Weekly Flylady Thread 4th August 2014

mrs-moneypenny

morning all

morning all
busy day today loads to do
skinty i love the sex ed lesson
hope all are well
recovering and coping vibes for LW and MrLW
Pigpen i hope that life starts being kinder to you and yours soon
hope you have a lovely holiday greent

just had the confirmation email about the overnight break so thats sorted. going to aim to be round mils for HHCx3 at 9am to get all her jobs done then i can concentrate on packing cleaning and flying here.

Monday Melee ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Scrub out the sticky fridge!
Wipe dining table..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..


Tuesday Twister! ~ Living room, halls and stairs
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Sort through shoes and coats and bags


Wednesday Winging & Flinging ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Muck out any pets.
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour...
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defrag your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
mop the floor
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Wipe the tops of the cabinets and cupboards in these rooms


Thursday Thllliiing!~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Check fire alarms are working
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clean all the upstairs door frames
Clean windows in these rooms


my list
take bottle of avon sos round friends before her hol
keep up with lists
pack
post aunties/ mums and step mums birthday cards.
[STRIKE]quick last min HHCx2 round mils to tide her over[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]sort all mils meds out and box into daily doses for week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]remember to put garden bags out and refill them[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]take DS2 for ortodontist check up[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]take titanic to be framed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]mils blood clinic appt[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]mils cleaning[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]get cases down[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]ring facia guy.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]meal out with friends[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]take remaining bags to clothes bank[/STRIKE]

2childmum

Morning everyone - I love the sex ed lesson too. Never had to go through it with my DD mind you - when she was 4 we woke up one Sunday morning to overhear our then 8 year old DS explaining it all to her. He pretty much got it right too. She then went on to retell all this new found knowledge to her friend in the back of said friend's car - friend's mum was a GP and very impressed with her knowledge!

Today I plan to -

do some work with DD
S&S
dust downstairs
bleach the sink
keep the dining table clear - which basically means clear up after working with DD
e-mail AQA
put ironed clothes away (all finished last night)

Then this pm we are visiting a friend to see her chickens and if the weather holds taking her son sailing (well DD is sailing, I'm sitting by the lake with a coffee waving encouragingly)

Tonight - stir fry for dinner, clear kitchen, write up budget.

Natty68

Morning campers, I'm here although don't want to be..feel like carpe for some reason. Probably because the sun isn't shining like it has been for the past couple of days.. Oh and it might also have something to do with the fact I spent 4 hours ironing yesterday morning and I'm feeling the effects a day later.. You would think I would learn wouldn't you.. Hubby had a moan at me when he got home about the ironing and doing it in one fell swoop.. Well if he won't pay for my neighbour to do the ironing, and it has to come out of my meagre money, then I have to do it myself until I can afford for her to do it again.

Kiwi kitten is sticking by my side for some reason, he has curled up wrapped round my feet under the table and is snoozing away. I think he is wanting his human mummy as the weather is horrible..lol He can't go and find Summer cat as she batters him at the moment when he wants a snuggle...poor thing. Oh he's got up and is now settled on the dog bed, gods it must smell to his little nose.. Oh wonder if that is why he is on it, he loves the dogs so much he would snuggle them if he could.. He even comes running to greet them when they come in from their walk at nights, it so sweet watching this wee thing purring and chirruping at two dogs who don't understand.. :rotfl:

I need a little advice/help from you lovely people, I'm looking after my niece from tomorrow for 10 days, days at my house and nights at her home to look after the pets during the night... The rest of the clan are going away for the 10 days on holiday - long story but she can't go as she was awful last year abroad and my sister really can't take it again.. She needs a break from her.. Trouble is she is 15yrs, sometimes acts like a 6yr old and also has Aspergers. We have looked after her at weekends for a couple of nights before, but Dave has always been here to help me and he seems better at it than me.. But now the week days it will just be me. I do have plenty of things planned, have the menu planned for the week and the picnics but I haven't told her what days etc we are doing these things as the last time I told her something and we didn't do it until late she got really uptight and fidgety. So on the advice of her mum I am only saying we are doing these things but don't know when as it depends on weather etc... She also knows if she has her tantrums/moods that one nice thing will get taken off the list and a boring thing will be added instead..

Is there anything else I should be doing, saying or such like. I know a couple of you have children with difficulties so all help/advice would greatly be appreciated..

Off to have a late shower and take my puffer as my asthma is playing me up at the moment.. I know that's probably the stress of worrying about next week..

Hugs and spoons to everyone xxx

Monday Melee ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clear 1 window sill
Open windows and let in that summer sun!!!!
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Scrub out the sticky fridge!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..
Extra Mission : help yourself

• Clean the hob
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 32 fling boogie..
• Phone someone you love just to tell them so!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Tuesday Twister! ~ Living room, halls and stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas and hall and stairs
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe and no-one can have any accidents falling down them...
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Got an hour...
Wipe and water plants
Sort through a dumping drawer/cupboard
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
• Sort through shoes and coats and bags
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Wednesday Winging & Flinging ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Muck out any pets.
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour...
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extra mission: Take your pick!

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe the tops of the cabinets and cupboards in therse rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• HHI... a bit more gone!

Thursday Thllliiing!~ 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 fresh air
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through the cupboard and fling everything that no longer fits
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean all the upstairs door frames
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

Friday Frenzy ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
Open the windows and let in the fresh air...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
30 minutes to spare...
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
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
Grab a toy box and throw/rehome anything that is no longer wanted.. it'll be chrimbo before we know it and we need the space!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
• Vacuum the floor
• update bank accounts/finances
• Bake a cake/buns/twinks hobnobs with the children..

bossymoo

Hugs Natty but no advice, sorry.

We've done our grocery shop for the caravan, and now I need to get together everything else we need. But I've got all day. So I'm going to checkout my list and start deleting...

mummyroysof3

Any packing tips bossy? I hate packing and I'm always glad for it to be done and all in car lol it's the last bits that can't be packed till just before you leave that annoy me lol

Frizzle_2

bossymoo wrote: »

Thanks embb and ionafan we actually bought it online so not somewhere I can take it back to. Would need to arrange collection etc. anyway, I called a local bike shop and explained and he said to bring it there. Waited for mum to get here then took the whole bike (!) and 5 min later he had replaced the inner tube, refit the wheel and pumped it up solid :T Cost £10 including the new inner, and much less hassle. All done now, happy little girl and stress-free mama

Had some lovely chicken lemon and pepper meatballs for lunch, rather spicy but very tasty, there's enough left for my dinner too

More washing done, DW filled, washing hung up. Kids clothes out for camping. Really ought to write a list of what we need to take. DS is taking his fleece onesie lol, I hope it's not that cold on a night! Still, he liked to play out in it before bedtime, but will probably change for bed. Bless him.

Love the pic! We were camping last weekend and it was that cold! There were lots of onesies around on the campsite!

mrs-moneypenny

back from mils, cleaning, washing and tablets all sorted.

hugs Natty, sorry i dont have any advice to offer. I hope everything goes well for you.

I appear to have gained a rabbit while i was out! DD3 has been round and dropped off hers, it is just soo cute.

right need to go and sort food for lunch then have about a million things to do.

Frizzle_2

So my friend came earlier than expected so from 11am onwards got nothing done. But oh did have a clear out of his drawers. He has been getting stressed with them for ages as he can never find anything to wear! He is a runner so has loads of tshirts from races. Half of which are so awful, he will never wear. So from three drawers, one bin bag of stuff is ready for the CS. I then said shall we stop there or do the wardrobe. We got everything out of the wardrobe and put it on the bed, before he decided we shop pop to the shops and have my weekly weigh in! A day late! (Lost a pound though even after our weekend away) then friend called to say she was at the train station. So what happened to this large pile of stuff? Yes it was still on the bed at bedtime so OH has dumped it all on the floor! Grrr!

Thursday Thllliiing!~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers. Will do kids!
Fling open the window and let in the fresh air[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort through the cupboard and fling everything that no longer fits
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

[STRIKE]Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf[/STRIKE]

So today I need to finish the bedroom and ensuite and Hoover the floors. Then I will look at today's list!

bossymoo

mummyroysof3 wrote: »

Any packing tips bossy? I hate packing and I'm always glad for it to be done and all in car lol it's the last bits that can't be packed till just before you leave that annoy me lol

I do write a list. My head doesn't work the same these days and I forget stuff. So I have a list, usually grouped, so sleeping bags and air beds, food, crockery etc

Beyond that I just kind of hope it all fits in, and if we forget something, well, we won't be too far from civilisation

Kids won't eat despite having spent an hour earlier nattering me that they were hungry, getting fed up of throwing waste food away. Refuse to make anything else

Right, downstairs loo is done, so I'll go do the others...

pigpen

*runs in the front door screaming.... *waves* ..... and straight out the back again* ......

Pied Piper anyone???


Off to collect Dot from my sisters, before one of them has a breakdown.. did Tesco in peace.. returned item got Pixie a cake for her 1st birthday TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously? where did that year go????