Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd July 2007

Solwaykid

7_week_wonder wrote: »

Solwaykid - I read your post too fast and thought your cat had cellulite :rotfl: ! My mind was boggling - I hope whatever it is isn't too bad.

Ha ha! He's such a butter-ball he most likely has that too!

Ironed and had my geek fix with Heroes. :T The Las Vegas woman's alter ego was very Flylady I thought, tidying up the garage after the carnage..

Nighty night, off to find a cat in the dark before he finds food and breaks his pre-op fast.

emmie1234

hiya, well I watched anthea and then was gonna watch big brother, but I'm getting a bit bored with it now so decided to crack on and get some more housework done, managed to get our bedroom tidied and vacced, all the washing put away, vacced and mopped the hallway and gave the living room a good going over too, everywhere is nice and tidy now!!plan for tomorrowget laundry finished offIf weather dry will clean windows outsideDailiesbreakfast, dinner and tea, washing up etcironing stuff for next dayS&S toilet, bathroom and kitchenquick vac through after teamake bedsHave got to go to bank and post office too. From now on will stick to the lists, and hopefully get less stressed about keeping things spotless, it is the school holidays afterall and there is no way the place will stay tidy 24/7 lol.Take care everyone.em

emmie1234

not sure what happened with that post then, using laptop and it won't let me add smilies or use paragraphs, will have a nosey and see if i can fix it....

lil_me

Sorry but what channel is Anthea on and when? I've never seen this series yet and everyones been on about it.

Sounds like you're getting back on top of things Emmie, well done.

Thanks for the support and info appreciate it, but after tonights outburst I think I will wait until next week before tackling it (when he's off work) I suppose what winds me up the most is he only works 3 evenings a week. He's gone to watch TV upstairs so I will sort dogs out, clear table etc as eaten late, then get myself to bed, only a couple of plates to wash depends how I feel as to if they will be done tonight.

Have made progress with the boys, tomorrow I am teaching DS2 how to use the washing machine, now this may seem brave as he's only 6 but will always be done when I am there and only taught how to do a 30 degree wash when one of the colour sections is full (all mines seperated into sections in the basket) he seems to be looking forward to it actually. Have said I will show him how to measure his breakfast out properly aswell, going to do the same with DS1, get them to do the basics like make a sandwich and choose a healthy meal etc. They'll be more independant than their Dad as he can't do that :rotfl: . Reward chart I created seems to be working well, both behaved better after one warning, DS1 did have a tantrum about doing some of his room, Dad got annoyed and tried to take over so I resolved it, hence the outburst. I don't want anyone undoing the work I am putting in!!!

rach

well i'm in bed a bit earlier tonight, if not early!

my list is looking like this:
wilkos again - curtains, lightbulbs - ended up getting curtains from dunelm actually!
bathroom clean - cillit bang is needed (just as a one off) as tiles are nasty - looks awesome, was so much nasty soap scum. you can see your face in the tiles now!
second coat on downstairs loo
look for pictures - no success
order OHs bday present
check home answerphone
check work email
suggest painting 1 or 2 smaller bedrooms with leftover paint
clean & hoover out my car
put up washing line
waste paper baskets
order wardrobe online

we also hung four pairs of curtains, and the bathroom took me well over an hour. i hate cillit bang but as an occasional thing it really does work. other people's soap scum is nasty! my friend is really not a clean or tiidy person but i'm thinking of altering a flylady list from here for her house and giving it to her as a guide. the house she moved out of was seriously yukky, i think she is just one of those people with no idea how to do practical stuff, so as long as she's not offended the list might help! i go home thursday moring and have my own mess to go back to!

borderlakland

morning all
just thought i'd pop in and say hello then goodbye til sunday night.
so hugs to anyone who needs one over the next couple of days:grouphug:
hope you soon feel better Lil_me
best of luck to anyone with poorly littlies and hope all poorly moggies recover.
think of me dancing my socks off sat night.just off to drop dog off at mums and kitty of to mates then away we go.
thanks to this thread i will for once have a clean and tidy house to come home to:j
:wave: :wave:

rach

lil_me, anthea is on bbc3 i think!

just calling the elec, phone, etc people (me on landline, friend on mob). bits and bobs more to do but i'm going home at lunchtime. i have currently been on hold for 45 mins to BT.

shell2001

Morning all

Well so far today I have S & S Kitchen & lounge. Kitchen was abit of a tip as did roast for tea last night, DH did dishes but he never looks in the oven for yorkshires tin and tin for roasties still in there.

The shop in town have just rung and blackout blind is now in (meant to take 2 weeks but here we are 7 weeks later) he is coming round to install it later this morning. So list of jobs today:-

Hoover through
Clean hall & kitchen floors
Remove ornaments from littles window sill
Make beds (currently airing)
Get dressed!!!
Fill in forms for Fairy Workshop for littles and post back
Clean 3 seater sofa
DD1 to Docs for ear check

Thursday Bathroom and (Study/Pc Area - DH TASK)
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

• Clean tops of wardrobes - DID LAST WEEK
• Wash your bathroom mats
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be.
• Clean window

Hope everyone is having a better day today. Right off to finish cup of tea and get the hoover out.

pigpen

Thursdays Tasks..

Organise and sort DD2's birthday party.. she is 10 today!!!!

[strike]WM[/strike]
[strike]TD[/strike]
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DW
BM
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hang out some laundry.. raining again
[strike]fold[/strike] and put away clean laundry
Children at church summer club 10am-12:30
[/strike].. PEACE!! Lol
Collect DS2's alpha-smart from school
Photograph sisters ebay gibble.. bad sister not done it yet.. slap wristies!!
Vacuum up the stairs and the boys part of the house... or encourage a child to do it.. *grin*
[strike]binbag dance around the house...[/strike] it's getting a bit binlike!

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
[strike]Vacuum floors[/strike] and sofas
Level 2
[strike]
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter
[/strike]
Level 3
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Vacuum under furniture

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing

Level 1
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh linen rained all day.. maybe tomorrow.. it's still raining
Level 2
[strike]Check fire alarms are working[/strike]
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Level 3
[strike]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs about [/strike]
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Clean windows in these rooms
• Sort one drawer, making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
• Wipe tops of door frames, even if just what you can do in 5 minutes

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms .. did yesterday
Level Two
Clean bath, toilet and sink
[strike]Clear any clutter from desk[/strike] still none.. I'm being good see!!
[strike]
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse
[/strike] (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
[strike]Clear clutter from floor[/strike]
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

• Clean tops of wardrobes
• Wash your bathroom mats
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be.
• Clean window

See that dust..???.. It is me rushing about in the distance!!! For once it is not a rain cloud!!!

Bring me sunshine in your eyes bring me rainbows from the clear blue skies
Life's too short to be spent having anything but fun
We can be so content if we gather little sunbeams
Be light hearted darlin' all day long keep me singing a happy song

nicki_2

I can tell it's the holidays.. I'm sitting here in my PJ's and have been for about erm...2 hours :rotfl: I actually saw OH out this morning but only becuase he woke me up to talk to me instead of me keeping him awake of a night talking to him - wonders will never cease (would you believe I've just had to look that word up in the dictionary to see if I spelt it right...looks like my brain is in a "get it right the first time" mode today :rolleyes: )!

So here I am yet again thinking I should try to get some work done but bed is calling to me... I think I might go and have a bath and see if that helps - the drop in temperature upstairs should wake me up as all the windows are open airing the place :rotfl: Right, updating my list from yesterday to see what I've got left to do (just deleting what I've done...) as well as the dailies:

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two

• Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)

Level Three

• Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
• Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required

Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:

• Clean inside of fridge
• Take a duster and wipe around the tops of your door frames – as many as you can manage in 5 minutes

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 2

• Dusting, even if around everything
• Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
• Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets

Level 3

• Clean any other glass like mirrors etc

Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Clear one shelf, dust and replace items after giving them a wipe over
• Clean any other glass in these rooms, mirrors, picture frames etc
• Clean windows in these rooms

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 3

• Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs about

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter

• Clean windows in these rooms
• Sort one drawer, making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
• Wipe tops of door frames, even if just what you can do in 5 minutes

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level Two

• Clean bath, toilet and sink
• Clear any clutter from desk
• Dust PC and desk
• Wipe keyboard and mouse

Level Three

• Clear clutter from floor
• Wipe down tiles in bathroom

Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be.
• 15 minutes paperwork sorting!
• Clean windows in these rooms

Finally Friday - those terrible kids rooms and spare rooms

Level Two

• Dusting and cobweb removal!

Level Three

• Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extra Mission Tasks, as per usual you can choose one of these if you fancy something extra

• Dampen down one hotspot, even if it's just for five minutes
• Another 10 minutes paperwork sort, we will clear it eventually, baby steps remember!

EXTRAS

• DD's school work
• Sit down and menu plan for next month!
• Ironing
• Go to DDs bank to get the £50 she owes me
  
• PACK for overnight stay at ILs - I think there's the mention of going out on the town :eek::eek:

Okay now it's time for me to print out a revised list and shift my backside.... :wave: