Weekly Flylady Thread 10th November 2014

**Vanilla**

My list
Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!!
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Deep Clean Challenge
• Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Dust all those trinkets! Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

Terrible Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clean floors
30 minutes to spare...
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean the windows in here!
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
• Take a freezer/fridge inventory and see if you can start using it up and making space for christmas goodies!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in a manky cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front, throw out everything you don’t want/need. If no messy cupboard do a food inventory!! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Wacky Wednesday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
30 minutes to spare...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Got an hour...
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
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
Make a start on that decorating job you REALLY want to get done before christmas!!!!!
Extra Task List

1. Go to bed early!!!
2. Do something really crazy!! .. puddle jumping or singing all the way home from school or work!!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Sort the book shelves.. and toy boxes.. what can be flung? we are making room for those lovely new things Santa will be bringing soon if we are all being good boys and girls!!.. So get rid of all the things that are no longer required! Just keep flinging, just keep flinging!!

ONLY THREE MORE DAYS TO SIGN UP FOR THE CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE

Dustykitten

Yay paid stuff done.

Need to drop DS2 to the station in a minute then flying can commence. I was going to go to town but cba.

Sweets - mine have only ever had haloween, Christmas and parties. this means they never really developed a taste for them even nw at 12/18/20. Chocolate is fine but didn't want tooth rot.

wendywitch

Normal machine jobs done, more online Christmas shopping done, girls junk picked up from front room. 2 phone calls made to my mum Pets feed, I took the cat water fountain apart and cleaned it properly yesterday. Now I'm going to have toast & coffee while I wait for Mr.T to deliver my shopping

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[STRIKE]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house![/STRIKE]
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts. Still researching curtain poles, found a site with the perfect pole, though DD1's boyfriend thinks he might be able to make me what I want :j Works part-time as a welder and studied blacksmithing
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.[/STRIKE]
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.

[STRIKE]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
[/STRIKE]

• [STRIKE]Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!![/STRIKE]
• Deep Clean Challenge
• Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Dust all those trinkets! Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

Terrible Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clean floors
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary) [/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clean the windows in here!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
• Take a freezer/fridge inventory and see if you can start using it up and making space for christmas goodies!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in a manky cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front, throw out everything you don’t want/need. If no messy cupboard do a food inventory!! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Wacky Wednesday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
I'm still refusing to do the girls room!
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE] Dumped in girls room
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!![/STRIKE] They did this at the weekend
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
Make a start on that decorating job you REALLY want to get done before christmas!!!!! This is the reason for my strike!
Extra Task List

1. Go to bed early!!!
2. Hug a friend!!!
3. [STRIKE]30 minutes ironing..you know you want to do it!!![/STRIKE] Don't iron, unless needed
4. Do something really crazy!! .. puddle jumping or singing all the way home from school or work!!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Sort the book shelves.. and toy boxes.. what can be flung? we are making room for those lovely new things Santa will be bringing soon if we are all being good boys and girls!!.. So get rid of all the things that are no longer required! Just keep flinging, just keep flinging!!

**Vanilla**

Fridge and microwave now all cleaned. Still have cooker to do but thats a job for after school run.

Going to spend an hour now in the livingroom and get the fire set up. Livingroom should really only take an hour to sort, then when i get back it will be cooker and bathroom before DD gets home. Then we need to go get her birthday present, she's a big 14 today...:eek:

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Been in bed for most of the last 24 hrs but feeling a bit better now. Had to give in and go to the docs and get some antibiotics.

Rang my boss to tell him I was ill this morning (first time I have been ill for over a year) and he has asked me to go in tomorrow for an important meeting!!! He very kindly said I could just go in for the meeting and then go home. If I was well enough to go to work I would be there. Bit upset about it.

Hoping all is OK with your OH LW. My DS1 has had trouble sleeping since he was diagnosed with the Crohn's, doctors can never come up with any helpful suggestions.

I need everyone to keep telling me to stay away from the kitchen. If I go in there everyone will assume I am better and will expect me to start cooking and cleaning. Flying is on hold today.

Honey_Bear

Healing vibes for you, YL. You could always say you've been diagnosed with Man Flu - everyone knows that makes the patient utterly helpless.

If you've been signed off sick by your doctor, you are uninsured. I'm told the law only allows you to deliver the sicknote and absolutely nothing else - meetings would be classed as 'work.' Your boss might want to check with the employer's liability insurance agent about whether he, personally, is covered if you have an accident going in to the meeting tomorrow.

Another day of finishing off things and 'tidying.' Technically, I think my version of tidying is what other people call sorting out rooms and cupboards of doom.

Lemonbee

My list for the week, playing catch up today

Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Vacuum floors and sofas
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!!
Extra Mission
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Clean a window or two.

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Dust all those trinkets!


Terrible Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room

[STRIKE]Clean floors
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there![/STRIKE]
Wipe dining table..
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clean the windows in here!
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
30 minutes ironing.

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in a manky cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to use soon at the front, throw out everything you don’t want/need.

Wacky Wednesday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms

[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE]
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Make a start on that decorating job you REALLY want to get done before christmas!!!!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Sort the book shelves.. and toy boxes.. what can be flung? we are making room for those lovely new things Santa will be bringing soon if we are all being good boys and girls!!.. So get rid of all the things that are no longer required! Just keep flinging, just keep flinging!!

nicki_2

The reason I was in the sweet shops is that I'm going a goody hamper for DD and usually include "special" sweets like chocolate frogs (the Harry Potter ones) which these shops stock so I was looking at where was cheaper. I am not happy paying £5 for 1 chocolate but I'm still to find somewhere cheaper! My sweet tooth seems to be wearing off, but the banana swirls were just too tempting in the last shop with DD:o She got a bag of sherbet lemons :rotfl:

Monday:
Ironing - slowly going down
Accounts - personal done, still need to do work ones but I have them written down so they just need putting into the software I use
[STRIKE] Type up recipes for DD [/STRIKE]
Homework - Stuff due Wednesday.

Tuesday:
[STRIKE] Update finances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] BD appointment[/STRIKE]
HH knitting x 4 minimum (attempting to knit a gift, but I'm not sure its going to work out ) - managed 1, and I've changed my mind about what I'm knitting but can still use what I've done. I just need to do 4 more so need to speed up!
Find some recipes I know I have lurking which I got from these forums
Shredding x 4 lots.
Dig out winter blankets & freshen them up as my bedroom is freezing despite the radiator being on full
Phone bank to arrange appointment.

Wednesday:
Mr A
Collect book
Clear previous day lists
Homework
[STRIKE]Start Mr A delivery shop (stuff I don't need now, but can go with the next heavy/bulky shop I get delivered);)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Update calenders[/STRIKE]
Write C-mas lists for non-DD peeps
HH planning my window for C-mas I bought a new colouring book the other week especially for this
HH me time - try to clear 1 magazine from pile.
Grab 1st post lists and start working through.

The recipes took me over an hour, but I'm now able to fling the smelly papers. I've also downloaded then sorted through all my work emails (I get them on my phone only normally and periodically download them), my personal email, surveys were done as best I could as I was screened out of a few and now the laptop needs to install updates so I'm off out as soon as I can switch them off. So glad I left going out until now as the rain has stopped and the sun is out

Off to Mr A, list in hand but going to explore clothing etc as I need to see if I can get a new belt. This one is no longer holding up my jeans :wave:

Dustykitten

Cleaned on top of the kitchen cupboards left over from last week.

Going to make a cuppa and clean bathrooms next.

serena

Living room, hall, stairs Done!
Main bedroom Done!

Making the most of a sudden burst of energy. Several annoying bags of bits decluttered and flung. Just one remaining in living room, full of DS1's paperwork, but certain it will be me who sorts it if it is ever going to go!

Odd weather today, bright sun, windy, then goes black and tips it down with rain. Quite fancy a trip into town, but don't want to get drenched.

Dusty Pea Oregon Sugar Pod is the one I have found most successful, a tip I got from Marshall's seeds some years ago. There are other varieties, round rather than wrinkled seeds are the ones to look for. However, I've tried these and not done as well. I only sow two short rows, about four foot each. I make a shallow trench, and sow the seeds in a three rows, two inches apart, staggered so they look like a number five on a dice. They stay about two or three inches high during the winter, then grow away fast in spring, when I add netting and raspberry canes to support. They crop very heavily, and I never manage to eat them all.