Weekly Flylady Thread 1st September 2014

Irishmummyof2

Hello Ladies, Hope you don't mind me joining in. I have set myself a new challenge of keeping on top of the house so if my door knocks i'm happy enough to let people in. As i write this I am still sitting in my jammies as I have been tidying and hoovering upstairs all morning.

Monday Mop ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes... [STRIKE]
Check little ones and bigger ones have got everything they need for start of new school term.[/STRIKE]
Kids were back on Thursday last week
[STRIKE]Take photo of little ones/bigger ones in their new uniforms looking all proud and shiny
NO crying when dropping off at school
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the fridge and work anything that needs using soon into your meal plan
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
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Wipe out a dirty cupboard... get rid of everything you no longer need and make it all pretty and tidy!
Extra Mission : help yourself
S&S over the hob and oven
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
34 fling boogie..
Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell heavenly
Sort through storage containers in kitchen, fling any tubless lids or lidless tubs if they can't be used for anything, anything broken or past it's use by!

Love the idea of following a list, even though I am posting before I've even done half of it but hope to have 3/4 done by tea time.

greent

My HHC was reasonably productive - wiped kitchen sides and small appliances, did some wu and hung a load of washing out as the sun is now shining . Also made lunch for the 2 smallies

Week's tasks:
Charity paperwork - spent about 4 hours on this so far....
PTA & Charity banking
Expenses - me - charity ones
Book hair appt for me
Book eyebrows appt for me!
Write Toots list for house and garden - started
Chase DD's EHIC card!
BOOK HIRE CAR FOR OCT HOL
Chipsaway for my car
Deliver big pile of craft stuff to friend - tried to whilst taking a big pile of charity stuff out - but she wasn't in


Monday Mop ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Check little ones and bigger ones have got everything they need for start of new school term.
Get small ones homework finished!!!!!!!
Take photo of little ones/bigger ones in their new uniforms looking all proud and shiny (for Tues/ Thurs as appropriate)
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces - DONE
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the fridge and work anything that needs using soon into your meal plan - DONE
Wipe dining table..
Wipe kitchen table - DONE
Clear car out ready for MOT on Tues - doorbins done, boot todo
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 - DONE
Extra Mission : help yourself

• S&S over the hob and oven
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell heavenly
• HHI - DONE X 3.5 :eek::T

Off to drop DS1 off at swimming with his friend now - will tackle kitchen floor when I return

LameWolf

Natty68 wrote: »

It's even Autumn too, well according to the weathermen it is..lol

Oh, no, no, no, no - not Autumn til Mabon, which is Sept 23rd this year.:D

ionafan wrote: »

LameWolf - get through the kitchen refit with my sanity more or less intact

Thanks for including this - I think it'll help motivate me to do the preparation we need to do so that the workmen can crack on as soon as possible. They start on Sept 15th.
Currently I'm working on the logistics of what's going where for temporary storage, but still be able to use things.

Just for a change, I'm going to see how I fare with the official list today.:o
Monday Mop ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Check little ones and bigger ones have got everything they need for start of new school term. N/A
Take photo of little ones/bigger ones in their new uniforms looking all proud and shiny No little/bigger ones here, but I have taken pics of Bailey and Cassie, who arrived this morning; and I have pics of Lizzie, who left in the car that B&C came in, to download from the camera.
NO crying when dropping off at school N/A
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces Done
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors Mr LW did this yesterday while I walked Lizzie:A
Clean the fridge and work anything that needs using soon into your meal plan
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
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Wipe out a dirty cupboard... get rid of everything you no longer need and make it all pretty and tidy!
I'll attempt as much of the remaining stuff as I can

Extra Mission : help yourself

• S&S over the hob and oven
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 34 fling boogie..
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell heavenly
• Sort through storage containers in kitchen, fling any tubless lids or lidless tubs if they can't be used for anything, anything broken or past it's use by!

We're going to be packing the cupboards up soon, so I shall sort through everything as we pack, and see if there's anything to fling or send to the CS; we're also running down the store cupboard, and at the same time compiling a "restock" shopping list for after it's all over.:o

FizzWhizz

Hola Flyladies :wave:

I have returned from a fortnight in Devon with the whole family, just about hung on to my sanity although DD and her vile, selfish behaviour had me teetering in the brink a few times. Onwards and upwards!

Boys are back to school tomorrow and I'm back to work too the flat is a pit and I have washing EVERYWHERE, the kitchen waste pipe blocked yesterday and the WM outlet backed up and flooded the floor and under the adjoining cupboards. Fun and japes!

I need to get my act together, and visit the supermarket AGAIN. I'm so cheesed off with having to think of dinner ideas all the time.

Anyway, I'm posting my intentions to get the washing backlog cleared and the mess out AWAY. Ready, set, GO!!

Hope all are well xx

mrs-moneypenny

[STRIKE]morning[/STRIKE] afternoon all
hope everyone is well
ive skim read the thread so far but not retained much
belated anniversary congrats fizzwhizz, hope it was a good one.
hope the flymeet went well and all who went had a good time
hugs good wishes and positive vibes to all who need them
met DH cousin and his wife yesterday who weve not seen since fils funeral, that was the first time Dh had meet either of them
been at hospital most of the morning with mil then just made it into work on time. not brill at the hospital, mils lymph glands are swollen so weve got to go back next week for a scan-possibility of radiotherapy or another op was mentioned so she is understandably not happy.

Monday Mop ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Take photo of big ones in their new uniforms looking all proud and shiny[/STRIKE] did at easter half term when he moved up to KS4 in new uniform. cant believe i've only got one left in school
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the fridge and work anything that needs using soon into your meal plan
Wipe dining table..
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
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Wipe out a dirty cupboard... get rid of everything you no longer need and make it all pretty and tidy!
Extra Mission : help yourself

• S&S over the hob and oven
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 34 fling boogie..
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell heavenly
• Sort through storage containers in kitchen, fling any tubless lids or lidless tubs if they can't be used for anything, anything broken or past it's use by!

my list for the week
hospital with mil
cinema with DH (free tickets)
martial arts starts again - do paperwork and register.
meeting re DS2 D0E bronze challenge.
meeting re DS2 being in KS4
hopefully arrange meal/meeting with DH rellies who are over from US
5 panels on scarf
fold a book
funeral to go to:(

Dustykitten

Irishmummy welcome

CharlieY hugs sweetie

I've been busy all day but mainly not flying, have meal planned, WM1 and collected logs from my mother's.

Been helping DS2 get prepared for uni, battling VM for my mother etc etc.

Off to Mr L and Mr M now via the scrap store to get bid os various bags of gubins.

Hope to fly when I get back.

ETA Mrs MP it i not still morning! You are in for a very long day x

mrs-moneypenny

Dustykitten wrote: »

ETA Mrs MP it i not still morning! You are in for a very long day x

it has already been a very long day, i seem to have lost the morning so that was probably wishful thinking that i could perhaps reclaim some of it.

Honey_Bear

My brain has turned to sludge. I hung a load of washing out yesterday in an effort to get it dry before it was due to rain at 4.00 am this morning. And then forgot about it. The good news is, it's now drying out nicely, having had a final rinse and drip dry all by itself. Clever, clever washing.

FizzWhizz

Thank you Mrs-MP, we had a lovely day, even managed to sneak out for dinner on our lonesomes

Airer stripped and clothes folded, put away or loaded into the ironing basket accordingly, towels now in a super hot wash as DSD has suspected scabies _pale_ -- this is after ticks which required a hospital visit to remove, and headlice :mad: She's a haven for parasites.

Lounge tidied and dusted, and our bedroom has had the same treatment. I have asked nicely, bossed and shouted at my boys to tidy their room, woe betide if I go in there and yesterday's socks are still on the floor.

Off to Aldi before the traffic gets any worse.

serena

Thank you for all the greetings! I'm currently on easy duties, but have managed to clean most of the kitchen by doing one thing, and then having a sit down.

Dusty - hope you all had a lovely flyladymeet, am very jealous! I'm sorry I missed mention, would have sent love to soappie and greenbee.
Family all well. DS1 running online business from home and doing open Uni course; DS2 has had a fabulous first year at BathSpa, and just left today for Year 2 (and Bestival); DD has worked crazily hard for two years to gain a Uni place, and is starting soon on Early Childhood studies. I'm still teaching, had to work full time for large part of last year to cover absent colleague.

Lovely to see lots of familiar names, as well a lots of newbies!