Weekly Flylady Thread 8th September 2014

pigpen

Chest of drawers swap complete.. OH upstairs building it now and this afternoon I have 3 hours to gut my bedroom and get the new drawers in and shuffle clothes about.. I am hoping to get a couple of binbags filled for CS.. I have BHF collecting on Monday so it all needs to be bagged, boxed and is being stacked in the hallway. I love flinging!!! I hope to be able to make a start on the landing boxes once my room is slightly more organised and the girls room sorted.. I do need more stacking crates at the moment but I am hoping I can get away with NOT having any more and just getting rid of the stuff that doesn't fit in!!


Postage bags arrived for DD1 and me so we can get our sales sent now

Best go hang out washing while Pixie snoozes and Dot stuffs her chops with the 3rd bowl of cereal!!!! I swear she is hollow!!

bossymoo

Morning!

Love the dress, pigpen, very cute!

Yes, Mrs MP I'm taking it very easy, although I have DD at home today. But she's being an angel.

I'm feeling much brighter, think the after-effects of anaesthetic knocked me out of sync. On the plus side (:eek:) I couldn't eat for a few days and even now I have little appetite. I have to take these hormone tablets for about 6 months and they make me ever so slightly nauseous / bloated / not sure how I feel in the middle. So I've lost weight (secret hurrah) although the consultant isn't too concerned, he put me onto a dietician to make sure I get everything I need while I get used to the tablets.

Anyway, today's tasks are:
To sit with DD while she paints her sun- catchers she got for her birthday.
Put 1 small wash on
Bake 2 spuds
Pick DS up from school and attend the "help your child to learn" session at 4pm

I walked to school and back yesterday and managed fine, actually slept better for it last night.

So I think these are good goals for today. And plenty of time for a rest on the sofa in between!

Gently does it!

Frizzle_2

Two hours for cleaning and tidying this morning. Off out to go some jobs and then round a friends for lunch, so a quick update....

Wednesday - Living Room and Hall
15 Minutes..
[STRIKE]15 minutes tidying, putting away or sorting a pile in the corner[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare..
[STRIKE]Hoover the floor
Clear the hallway
Wipe mug rings and sticky finger prints away, wipe the remote control
Spot clean sofas or rugs[/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Work on that paperwork mountain with 15 minutes shredding, filing, recyling etc
Do a 5 minute job you've been putting off for too long

Extra challenge:
[STRIKE]Locate wellies and waterproofs, check they fit
[/STRIKE]

Thursday - Bedroom, you choose which one
15 Minutes..
[STRIKE]Strip the bedding and remake with fresh linen[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare..
Hoover right into the corners and under the bed if you can
Dust or wipe the skirting boards
Got an hour...
Dust the light shades
Do you have a bedroom hotspot - deal with it
Dust the dressing table

So Wednesday just about done. Paperwork! Urgh!! Might change this for ironing as my basket is full!
Have also, tidied kitchen, 2 x wm and 1 x dw and out some clothes away. Will do some more on bedroom when I get back. Might have time before school run or might not depending on how long I am at friends. Haven't seen her for three months so will probably be lots of catching up!

mrs-moneypenny

bossy glad you are ok and resting.

house completely dysoned through, stuff in attic, lounge dusted, washing out, rubbish in garden bagged, kitchen bin done, washing up done, table polished, doesnt look too bad. if they are coming round they are coming to see us not travelled half way across the world to see if my cleaning skills are up to much. going to mop kitchen and hall then grab a shower.

have a good afternoon all

Kaz2904

So, good intentions and all that! I started cleaning the bathroom and whipping round upstairs this morning. Door knocked at 8:20, DS has fallen off his scooter en route to school and left half his face on the road. Some man has taken him into his house etc....
So I drove down there with neighbours boy who pointed out the house, I then dropped him off at school (poor boy was crying, I think due to the shock and the fear that he was going to be late in his 2nd week of secondary school , but I got him there in plenty of time- phew!). I then went back to get DS. A lady answered the door and said her husband had just left with DS and was bringing him home, she asked if anyone was home (DH was!) and then let me get off. So I got home to a bleeding and bruised DS who has gone through the knee of his trousers.
I've installed him on the sofa and have done loads since.
Baked 2 cakes, washed out 22 egg shells (for cubs tonight, omelette for tea for us and carbonarra tomorrow!), done 2 loads of washing, stripped all beds, cleaned bathroom and run DW. Just need to empty and reload DW, ice cakes, collect other bits and pieces together for cubs and get all washing folded and put away. I have about 4 loads piled on the DR table already .

Flying has most definitely slipped since Lily arrived 3 weeks ago.

pigpen

2 binbags for CS filled and a binbag of rubbish... that took 15 minutes.. this is how messy my hovel is!!

Washing still in the machine

mrs-moneypenny

ouch Kaz your poor DS, still nice to know there are still people out there who will do the right thing and look after an injured child CP has made a lot of people too scared to help incase they are accused of something untoward.
hope he recovers soon lots of TLC i think while he gets over the shock.

nicki_2

I need to post my list again, I'm confusing myself trying to work off the last one

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.

Other:
Prepare pulled pork for tea,
Laundry (DD bedding, towels x2 , [STRIKE]DIY stuff[/STRIKE])
Ironing
Form for school

Kitchen and Dining Room
[STRIKE]15 minutes... [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces - need to do shelves! [/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
[STRIKE] Clean the fridge and work anything that needs using soon into your meal plan[/STRIKE]
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Got an hour...
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
[STRIKE] Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]
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 oven
• [STRIKE]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/STRIKE]
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell heavenly
• [STRIKE]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![/STRIKE]

Bouncing Bedroom
30 minutes to spare..
Polish mirrors and any other shiny surfaces...
Extra challenge:

• Clean the window - make it sparkle in the sunshine

Barnacled Bathroom
:D:D:D
Extra challenge:

• Clean window

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
Wash window
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...
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
Got an hour to spare...
Clean 2 windows

I've just put all my old catalogues into the freezer to fill up some of the empty space I normally just recycle them, but since I'm getting the new much smaller freezer I'm running this one until nearly empty. It saves sitting there trying to stuff it with other things as the catalogues stack neatly and 2 piles virtually fill a whole shelf. Its going to need defrosting before I get rid so the less I have to store the better! I'll have to remember to book the council to come and collect it and the fridge as well, they reuse/recycle or sell on pre-loved stuff

Just got a letter to say my energy tariff is coming to an end so I need to add that to my list of things to do.

Off to swap washing and do another HHC :wave:

wendywitch

Not much done here, though I have made a start on the bathroom (cat litter all over the floor was driving me nuts)
Had a bit of drama here. Speeding car came racing past the house, then police sirens, que me going for a nose outside. Speeding car had been dumped outside my friends house and police car in the street.
Long story cut short, driver had legged it after driving into the police car. In the end he was found in one of the gardens, thankfully not my friends or their dog would have eaten him!
The bloke had managed to set the alarm on his car before running off which one of the policemen managed to set off for ages.
When I finally came in after talking with my neighbour (not the one who drove into me) and the window cleaner, who had to give a statement along with me (I didn't see much though) there was three police cars out there and they were unloading stuff from one police car into another. I guess they're waiting for that car though driveable and the speeding car to be towed away.
At the same time all this is going on the inspector bloke came to look at my car and told me how much I can expect. Just have to wait for it to be agreed and the cheque to come.

So I'm sure I have good reason to be running behind
Now I can run out for Locusts, kitten food and cat litter

TTFN

Honey_Bear

Fab dress Pigpen. I'm so glad Dot loves it!

Three smallish sewing jobs done now that the machine is out, up and running. Thank goodness for the Great British Sewing Bee - I now realise I can do more than I realised but less well than I should, so more time spent getting it ready for machining, sewing more slowly once the machine is going and ironing, ironing, ironing between the steps. Once I took the lid off the box of sewing projects I discovered there were thirteen. 10 to go, then, one of which is the dressing gown toile.

Was it you, Deco, who asked if anyone else is watching the Bake Off? I do, but on iplayer while OH monopolises the TV for Game of Thrones so I'm never sure when it's actually so.

Real (duster type) Flying is taking a back seat.