Weekly Flylady Thread 29th December 2014

Jazee

Morning, will possibly not get flying done today as going out with DD but I've decided that I'm going to declutter a minimum of one item a day from the house this year. Made a head start yesterday with four items - three flower arranging things past their best and an offcut of lino - today a 10 year old bottle of baby oil. Going to keep a record in my siggy.

Have a great day everyone.

mrs-moneypenny

Jayzee I suggested to Dh we could try getting rid of an item a day and not really miss any of them so I might join you on this.
Have a lovey day out with your dd.

bossymoo

Dusty I had a wreath made of bells on the door to the conservatory. Most annoying jingle although did alert me to the door being opened "shut the door it's freezing" lol.

DS friend might be round this morning so I'm going to be in the kitchen. Will use up the bananas in some muffins. I purposely didn't buy loads of treats so currently we have no snacky bits in, so I'm going to make muffins but make them healthy, less sugar, some oats and I have some milled flaxseed which might be good for all of us

I also have laundry to do and a bit of a tidy in the conservatory - will put the heater on 10min before I go out there...

Those poundshop damp traps have been fab, no wet windows out there since I put 2 of them on the sills. They were dripping beforehand. It's quite exposed too, so I'm rather impressed!

cyclingyorkie

Morning all!


Going to try and get some normality back into life today. Most of the decorations are down - I must sort the cards and check the addresses.


I must also get back onto Slimming World. The last 2 weeks have been very enjoyable, but very beige if you get my drift. Time to get back to veg!


Have packed DD2 off to see a GP. Third UTI in a fortnight. Hopefully they will take her seriously.


A day of tidying up here, and possibly a trip to the nearest shopping outlet - I need some new trainers. I need to get back to walking - I feel very sluggish.


Hope everyone is okay...

kazmeister

Morning ladies

Just posting the list so that I can go through and see what I can cross off as I have definitely been doing stuff this week and will then pop back fora chat later.
Monday - spare rooms as DD can do her own
Only got 15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare....
Sort through socks, underwear and tshirts and get rid of any which are too small or too tatty
Got an hour....
Wipe the window ledges
Shine a mirror or window
Extras
Meal plan for the week

Tuesday Bathrooms and a bit of Everything Else
Only got 15 minutes...
30 minutes to spare....
Clean the bath and/or shower
Wipe any dusty surfaces in the bathroom
Got an hour....
Extras
New year, New you, what would you like to learn to do this year (much more inspiring than the same old losing weight and exercising) or take a leaf from Honeybear's wonderful book and plan to do a good deed this year
Update your Toot's list - how much did you achieve this year? What are your top 5 jobs for this coming year?

New Year's Eve - Kitchen and Dining Room
Only got 15 minutes...
Descale kettle, iron, taps etc
30 minutes to spare....
Wipe kickboards or legs of cupboards and tables
Got an hour....
Declutter one cupboard

Thursday - New Year's Day
Just some bits and pieces for those in the mood, if not have the day off ready to start tomorrow. Remember to spend sometime with family/friends if you like that sort of thing.

Hoover out smoke alarms and test
Delete some emails/favourites
Back up photos from phone/laptop etc, enjoy looking over some
S&S toilets and sinks if required
Sort out that drawer/cupboard/shelf which has been on your list forever.
Write a list of 5 things you do that make you happy and 5 that make you sad. Ponder on how to do more of the first list and less of the latter.

Friday Hall, stairs, landing and office spaces
15 minutes ....
Eat a frog - can't do it in 15, then take a big chunk out of it or forget the 30 minute jobs.
Got 30 minutes....
Clear your desk and give it a good wipe
15 minutes filing/paperwork sorting/flinging
Empty the bins
Got an hour .........
Hoover and Mop all these areas
Dust all the skirting boards
Dust the lighshade (make sure the bulbs are off - I stuck a microfibre mitt to a hot bulb earlier)
Wipe any marks from the walls
Put away anything on the stairs or landing
Extras
The pile of stuff you have been meaning to sort for ages - now is the time
Update your Christmas card list when you take your cards down, add in that illusive child's name, make a list of people to contact this month to catch up; make a note in your diary for October as to where you have put the cards you bought in the sale.

Mm colours don't copy on the kindle but at least that's better than the tablet where the formatting doesn't copy at all! Right list updated so will do some of the general things then crack on with the decluttering of our room (once DH has got his butt out of the pit!)

Jazee

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Jayzee I suggested to Dh we could try getting rid of an item a day and not really miss any of them so I might join you on this.
Have a lovey day out with your dd.

Have also just got rid of a couple of manky mascaras. I should probably be on the declutter thread but that would mean going to the trouble of finding it.

Right, dog walk before going out with DD.

mrs-moneypenny

I gave 4 books I'd read to my mum when she came over and told her to cs them once she's done, sis got a load of candle stubs and tea light holders as she candle makes. Yesterday I transfered birthdays etc on to new diary and Calendar so the old ones have gone.
Going to declutter an hour on my cross stitch while Dh does some gaming ( ds2 still in his pit) then I'll tackle the kitchen.

wendywitch

I'm still here, though there doesn't seem to be much done from the lists We seem to have been out and about quite a lot.

Didn't go out for new year, stayed at home with DD2. DD1 went to the boyfriend's. They were meant to be going out but the friends they were meant to be going with changed their plans and decided to go to a different town and stay at another friend's after. DD1 doesn't like that friend much and refused to "doss on his floor!" so her and boyfriend stayed at his instead but did nip down the seafront to watch the fireworks.
It seems she made the best decision as the so called "friend" started started playing silly b*ggers at 2 in the morning and wouldn't let anyone in his place til gone 5am!! :eek: A group of them ended up sitting in DD1's boyfriend's brother's car, the girls wrapped up in his army gear that was in the boot! DD1's boyfriend's sister had to be back over here and in work for 9.30!

Anyway, our tree is down and packed back in the attic (though I have just noticed DD2's tiny tree is still on the mantel piece). DD1 has had a tidy round up there. Some stuff has been brought down so we can sort & rehome. I'm never going to do a bootfair so it might as well go to a charity shop along with the stuff DD2 couldn't sell via f@ceb00k. DD1 found quite a few empty boxes up there and has assured me I don't need anymore from my parents
She even found some very big boxes for the boyfriend's sister, something to do with making buildings for her little boys super hero themed birthday party :huh:

Fridge has been sorted and cleaned and freezer sorted through so I know what's in there.
3 loads of washing done so far . . .
Girls room is still a work in progress and DD2 is going to have a bit of a shock in a minute when I wake her up! DD1 is back at work today. I think she said 5 children this morning and 3 this afternoon! I don't see the point of the place being open, should just go back when the schools open on Monday but as she's the mostly highly qualified in her room today she has to go whatever :cool:

Dustykitten

More than happy for decluttering updates to be put on the flylady thread, loving the idea of getting rid of something everyday so I shall join in.

I've eaten my first frog of the year! Off for a shower next and then to take DS3 shoe shopping.

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Happy birthday JulieJims DD. My boy is 14 today and I have memories of trying to get through all the sales traffic to get to the hospital, back when there were proper January sales!

So its another holiday day for us. Taking DS and 3 friends into the big city for them to go shopping and have tea out. Then 2 of them are coming back here for a sleepover.

Just having brekkie then I have to tidy the car out a bit - it is absolutely disgusting! Not much flying will get done today but I have got all day tomorrow to get the tree down and have a good clean up.