Weekly Flylady Thread 8th September 2014

kazwookie

Morning

Shower to clean to day
Apples to peal
Motorbike to collect, well drop OH off so he can collect it back, after it had a fault, lucky it is still under waranty.

just_the_two_of_us

Morning everyone.


Sorry I didn't catch up yesterday - laptop probs!! I did manage to finish researching and send the important email. Now have a list of things to do but will prioritize them first.


Sorry to hear your car problems Skinty.

LW you have us as well as Mr LW, just like we are blessed to have you.


Dining room table has again disappeared under paper so will try and clear it off again today. It's not really the correct height for me to sort things so I usually use the ironing board - but there is so much of it!!!


Plan for today
quick HHC at 8.30 downstairs
HHIroning and PA
Have hair apt at 12.30 so will need to be on the tram before 12 so it's an early lunch for me. Then vol job this afternoon. Got to pop into vol job 1 first to pick up some stuff for vol job 2 Halloween party.


I am hoping that things will get better next week as I now have fasting bloods appt Thurs am, dentists, Fri am and vol job 1 Thurs am and vol job 2 Fri pm - so not much house or me time at all!!!!


Keep up the good work.x

loopy-loo73

morning
busy day yesterday managed to declutter dd2 to her swimming lesson and do the food shopping, also WM & quick wipe over kitchen.


Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and downstairs loos
15 Minutes..
15 minutes tidying, putting away or sorting a pile in the corner
WMx1
S&S kitchen
put all caravan stuff away in caravan so it can be stored again!
put clean clothes away before the piles get so high they fall over lol
eat a sensible dinner
make packed lunches for tomorrow


will check back later
lou x

Dustykitten

Morning all

Bit of a slowsstart here mainly pottering.

Going to eat a frog, do HH flying, HH pilates, lunch and then gardening job No2. After that it will be all governor stuff today as meeing tomorrow with Dep head so I need to know all my stuff by then to ask all those 'challenging' questions.

nicki_2

Morning all

Determined to get the house clean top to bottom today. Haven't done that since the start of the summer holidays! :eek: TV is off, my CDs are on, and I've already spent 45 straightening upstairs & putting a wash load on! So I've decided to grab last weeks list and work through that to make sure I clean everything methodically or I'll spend the day flitting from one room & job to another and not actually complete any one room :rotfl:

DIY
Gloss Paint touch up (by window, fire surround, meter cupboard, door frames)
Emulsion touch up (along edges throughout, by door where DD has rubbed it away when trying to clean some spillage up )
Radiator foil back
Order FF, bookcase, shelves (need to work out which bookcases & how many shelves to order)
Deep clean floor to remove paint splashes - in progress
Rug out from understairs to be put back down - out but not to be put down just yet. Still need to clean the floor but needed it out of the way.
Put paint away understairs
Other:
Prepare pulled pork for tea,
Laundry (DD bedding, dark, towels x2 , DIY stuff, cleaning cloths)
Form for school

Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
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.. (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!

Bouncing Bedroom
15 Minutes..
[STRIKE] Clear the floor of anything that doesn't belong there...[/STRIKE]
Hoover the floor
Empty any bins
30 minutes to spare..
[STRIKE] Strip the bed and remake with fresh clean bedding[/STRIKE]
Dust surfaces
Polish mirrors and any other shiny surfaces...
Got an hour...
Sort through the wardrobe - is there anything that you don't need or can be rehomed.
Clean the light switches
Extra challenge:

• Clear one drawer in the dressing table/chest of drawers
• Clean the window - make it sparkle in the sunshine
• Clear and clean the windowsill
• HHI

Barnacled Bathroom
15 minutes...
Empty bins
Clear all empty bottles/toothpaste tubes etc.. Do we really need to keep that empty box of q-tips.
30 minutes to spare..
Clean sink and bath
Shine the taps, don't forget to get underneath the taps with a toothbrush.
[STRIKE]Clear floor of any stuff that shouldn't be there - towels if they are dirty should be in the laundry bin.[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Hoover/mop floor
Replace those manky towels for lovely fresh towels.
Clean windowsill
Extra challenge:

• Clean windows
• Wash curtains
• HHI

Living Room, hall and stairs
15 minutes....
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
30 minutes to spare..
Dust standing objects including electrical items
Turn over and plump sofa and chair cushions.
Got an hour to spare...
27 fling boogie
Sort out one cupboard/drawer, even that cupboard under the stairs if you want...
Wash windows and nets
Extras...

• Sort out any mending that needs doing and have a go at it..
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it..

Frightening Kids rooms
15 minutes...
[STRIKE] Clear away anything that in't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE]
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it! - Saturday, going to sit and do nothing except read my magazines while DD is out with Ex
30 minutes to spare..
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Got an hour to spare...
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras...

• Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• Binbag dance!!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Right, I'm off to the kitchen to do the washing up for a just-short-of-HHC I'm stopping at 11am to finish my coffee which will be really cold by then :rotfl: :wave:

serena

Living room today? Brilliant, did that yesterday!

I have gone through a pile of paperwork, filed some properly and thrown out the rubbish. This is ongoing task, as the corners of most rooms seem to have silted up with clutter.

Will continue pottering about in the living room, and maybe a little light gardening - there's so much to do, but most too heavy for me to tackle for a while yet. May bribe DD and DS1.:D

kazwookie

Motorbike collected and is running well, so OH has headed out on it.

Shower room tray / walls/ skirting / hose / nozzle all scrubbed and gleaming

Bulbs planted at one end of garden, weeding in a bit at the other end to be done

LameWolf

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

Pigpen, you must be making a serious impression on the house with all that flinging. And I know where you are coming from with the need to do something. I had 2 years off work and started back doing a bit of voluntary work which gave me such a boost. That led to me getting a "proper" job.

I can relate to this; the dog-sitting is what gives me the motivation to get out of bed in the mornings.:o

just_the_two_of_us wrote: »

LW you have us as well as Mr LW, just like we are blessed to have you.

Thank you. x

Well, the Hairy Hooligans were picked up this morning; my next booking was to start on 8th Oct, but the franchisee has asked me to have Jessie from 2nd to 6th Oct, as his daughter's got an important swimming meet (she's of the standard to swim for her country) and he's determined to go and watch her compete.:T
Last night we filled another archiving box with kitchen equipment we can manage without - we've packed away most of the "good" china. And today, after the dogs left, I took the plastic crate they have inverted as a table for their water dish, turned it back the right way, and filled it with supplies from the food cupboard - tins, bottles and jars - and stashed it in the spare room, alongside my crates of "spare" stores. And I've put the stash of "spare" cleaning stores in a box in the shed, so that's a bit more kitchen cupboard emptied.

I shall throw the Dys0n round in a bit; Bailey & Cassie have left a fair bit of their coats on the lounge carpet, and there's a load of grass been tracked into the kitchen.

nicki_2

Kitchen is looking much better for a good clean if only of the work tops and the tins of paint being put away until I need them Livingroom has been tidied up, work away until tomorrow, lots of washing juggled, and lunch munched Now heading upstairs to actually clean as that floor is the most neglected Think I definitely need to fling in DDs wardrobe, I noticed she still has her old blouses that are too small hanging in there, and I have a hanging vacuum bag for her bulky bridesmaid dresses and a few other things she insists on keeping Time to empty henry and go attack it! :wave:

Frizzle_2

Right! I am back from work. That's me done for the week. Have had no time for anything the last couple of days as it has been home at 6pm, dinner and put kiddies to bed and then marking and prep from 7pm- 10pm! I love being a teacher!! But I am now done until Sunday night so no more talk of work!
I am on serious catch up mode! I have 45 mins before I need to collect ds 1 from school and take him to his swim in lesson, so going to see what I can get done in that time.
First job, hang washing out as it is a beautiful day, and then crack on with the list! Who is with me???

Monday - Kitchen
15 Minutes..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces, only put back what belongs here
30 minutes to spare..
Sweep and mop the floor, right into the corners and wipe any skirting boards kick boards
Wash out the washing machine drawer
Got an hour...
Clear a hotspot


Extra challenge:
, check for birthdays in the next few weeks.

Tuesday - In memory of our dear friend Toots who left us a year ago today
15 minutes ......
make contact with somebody you have been meaning to email/text/phone or visit
30 minutes to spare........
write your Toots list if you don't have one or if you do complete one item from it
Got an hour .........
Then it's me time, life is too short, when our final day comes we will all still have a 'to do list' so do something you enjoy for an hour