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Weekly Flylady Thread 11th August 2014
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Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare..
slush the drain out
Got an hour...Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Extra Mission
Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
Sort out the cupboard under the sink, give it a good wipe out
Tuesday - Living Room and study
15 minutes..
30 minutes to spare...
Got an hour...
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Wipe the skirtings/lightshades and bulbs
Extra Mission:
Wash your door sausage or make one if you need it
Check kids pencil cases ready for the return for school, no kids sort your own stationery, think about planner/diary for next year if you like a 16 month one
Wednesday - Bathroom/downstairs toilet/Hall, Stairs, Landing
15 minutes...
Clean the toilets and sinks, shine those taps
Got 30 minutes to spare...
ME TIME - newbies this is a very important part of being a flylady You could soak you feet and paint your nails, read a magazine, chat with a friend, have a cuppa - anything but you must not skip t his task
Have an hour...
Clear the floors and hoover and mop them, right into the manky corners
Test your smoke alarms, hoover them out inside
Clean the bath and/or shower - descale the head if required
Shine those mirrors and windows
Extra mission:
Who needs new toothbrushes/cotton wool/sponges etc?
Change pet bedding
One list empties the next one fills up hmmm lol
Enjoying the lists so far left to my own devices little gets done past what you can see then throw a wobbly and clean from dawn til midnight, this wobbly im trying to avoid x
Pigpen you make me knackered just reading your days lol
Also someone had put off the attic hatch as the funeral director was closed that so tickled me reading as a stranger, no doubt there was sadness behind it no offence meant x
Aug NSD 11/12.Sept 2/15£71.53/£150Sept £5 a day.0 -
Back from my HHC. Kitchen worksurfaces all clear and sparkling, as are the sink, hob and appliance fronts. Pleased with that
Monday - Kitchen
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor
Tuesday - Living Room
30 minutes to spare...
Hoover the floors
Dust electricals, screens etc
Got an hour...
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Wipe the skirtings/lightshades and bulbs
Wednesday - Bathroom / Hall, Stairs, Landing
15 minutes...
Clean the toilet and sink
Got 30 minutes to spare...
ME TIME
Have an hour...
Clear the floors and hoover and mop them, right into the manky corners
Clean the bath and/or shower - descale the head if required
Shine those mirrors and windows
Extra mission:
Clean ratty cage"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 -
Front room whizzed over and cleared, OH can vacuum it because I said so!
I have in mind what is getting cooked for dinner so I shall go spending a half hour sorting the girls packing.. 5 nights = 7pj's, 25 outfits per child and all their toiletries, extra knickers, spare shoes, swimmies, raincoat and welliesLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Paid stuff done, I'm packed and away to caravan. Wish us luck :eek:
Best of British for all those awaiting exam results xxxBossymoo
Away with the fairies :beer:0 -
Have fun Bossy.
I actually decided to take a little time out from the paid stuff today to make sure I had the 'me-time' that is in the list. I did my nails, feel a little more glam now.
Just having a cuppa, will then walk and feed the dogs and enter some competitions before DH gets home. Easy tea tonight - burgers and sweet potato wedges.
Piggers - how many suitcases do you fill with all that stuff. Think I would probably just stay at home!
Catch you all later.Spend less now, work less later.0 -
Piggers - how many suitcases do you fill with all that stuff. Think I would probably just stay at home!
I would love to just stay at home.. and we have 1 little case each.. I'm good at packingLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
karens100dayys wrote: »Also someone had put off the attic hatch as the funeral director was closed that so tickled me reading as a stranger, no doubt there was sadness behind it no offence meant x
No; it's next door and where the wood comes from:rotfl:
been to work and [STRIKE]got lots done[/STRIKE] faffed about for 2 hours instead of gardeningDon't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
Hello all
Good luck to those with teenagers expecting results! Hugs to those that need them
Not much to say today, I'm keeping up nicely with the flyladying this week due to being on early shift - finishing at 3.30 just makes such a huge difference!
Hope you're all having a good day today
LC x
Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floor
30 minutes to spare..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out
Got an hour...
Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Exterminate, exterminate get rid of those annoying hotspots The high table is the hotspot but only had a couple of bits there as had been very good after sorting it all last week!
Extra Mission
Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
Sort out the cupboard under the sink, give it a good wipe out I sorted this coincidentally on the weekend!
Tuesday - Living Room and study
15 minutes..
Tidy up, put things away, straighten those piles - there better already
30 minutes to spare...
Hoover the floors
Dust electricals, screens etc
Do one bit of paperwork
Got an hour...
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Wipe the skirtings/lightshades and bulbs
Time to deal with something else on your desk
Wednesday - Bathroom/Hall, Stairs
15 minutes...
Clean the toilet and sink, shine those taps
Got 30 minutes to spare...
ME TIME I had a lovely 20 minutes outside in between the rain, reading my book from the £2.50 book man (The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth - very good indeed as I would expect!), and nibbling on carrot, red pepper and cucumber sticks with a little bowl of homemade houmous and a cheeky gin and tonic. Also made houmous :rotfl:
Have an hour...
Clear the floors and hoover and mop them, right into the manky corners
Clean the bath and shower - descale the head if required
Shine those mirrors and windows
Extra mission:
Change pet bedding
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Good evening all
Have finally eaten a HUGE frog!!! (well almost)
Have finally sorted out all my paperwork and (almost) sorted all of my filing
Posting on here so that you can all give me a kick up the @%*$ so I finish the job!!!!Go hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last0 -
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Wrk done
Daily stuff done
Dinner done
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