Weekly Flylady Thread 19th January 2015

minerva_windsong

minerva_windsong wrote: »

Mushy Monday ~ Living room and other reception rooms!
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
Wipe sofas and wash any smelly soft furnishings/nets
30 minutes to go...
[STRIKE]Dust all electrical appliances and polish screens[/STRIKE]
Wipe and water plants, don't do what I did last week and realised I hadn't watered for 2 weeks and I had very thirsty plants
15 minutes filing and 15 minutes deleting rubbish off the computer.. useless emails, old files, updating spreadsheets etc
Got an hour...
Sort through a bookshelf.. a different one to the last time you did it!
Make any important phonecalls you have been putting off
Vacuum under furniture you can move safely, if you are injured, pregnant or a new mum then get delegate someone else to do this for you..
Extras

• Check smoke alarms and if needed change batteries to new ones..
• [STRIKE]Clear mantle of junk, wipe/polish and return all pretty things..[/STRIKE] (well windowsill, but that's where our pretty things live as no mantle)
• [STRIKE]Empty and wash out any bins[/STRIKE]

(have deleted stuff we don't have from the list)

Personal extras
[STRIKE]S&S bathroom (did kitchen before I went to work)
Dining table hotspot - clear and wipe tablecloth
Take washing off airer[/STRIKE]
Washing machine x 1
Practise Spanish

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations for my OH yesterday! Got home from the meal a bit earlier than we thought so managed to get a few things done. Onwards and upwards for Tuesday then...



Tempting Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
15 minutes...
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe a cluttered fluffy shelf!
Got an hour...
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the washing machines and dryer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean deterrgent drawers
Extras

• Clean paintwork
• [STRIKE]Order and organise the packets and jars and tins.[/STRIKE] (did this at the weekend)
• Sort the utensils.. half melted spatulas are not necessary!
• HHI.. then wash the ironing board cover!
  

Personal extras
S&S bathroom and kitchen
Washing machine x 1
Practise Spanish
Write a blog post

rubiesr4eva

Morning everyone, feeling very pleased with myself today, went to the bank last night, only to see I was over drawn on my over draft, and worse still i'd been trying to pay it off on my own, but the charges they had added meant they'd swallowed £70 off me!! However, went online first thing this morning and onto web chat. I feel its easier typing than speaking somehow, got them to remove all charges plus some more, devised a payment plan with them, with promise of no more charges and o/d will be gone by the time i'm 40 in July, so I will approach 40 totally debt free Can't explain the relief i'm feeling right now It really does pay to talk!


Ok onto todays list,


Kitchen and Dining Room done apart from floors (just enjoying cuppa first) and made a start on the dreaded utility. Decluttered (which was mainly ironing) one side and give a thorough clean and now just need to do the dreaded other side, not been touched since Christmas! Have found a box of unwanted chocs (orange cremes, strawberry cremes and coconuts of all different makes) yuk! these will go to SIL on Thursday as they are her favourites


Another quiet job day again today as hubby still off side (i'm desperate to hoover lounge) but does mean i'm pottering more and getting more done, every cloud eh!

bossymoo

Well done rubies, great your kicking the overdraft!

I spoke again with boss man yesterday and said I can't be working on Thu/Fri all the time, he was very supportive and asked me to help interview our new recruit - we have 5 shortlisted - and they can provide cover for my bits and bobs at the back end of the week :T the mad rush has abated for now so hopefully we'll have someone in role before it all picks up again.

I will at some point need to pull my desk out. It's wobbling so looks like the legs need some attention (is a corner desk with 5 legs). Will have to wait till a none working day.

Littlies away to school - barely in time - they had to be shouted up at 7.40 this morning. Breakfast stuff washed up and WM is going with spare room bedding.

MIL has taken DS window blind and is covering it in new fabric - he doesn't like spiderman any more - part of his birthday treat is a mini room make over (no painting, just new accessories). Must find him some new bedding actually...

Must get on with paid stuff...

nicki_2

Morning all.

Minerva - congratulations to your OH

Its freezing here today and I've decided not to go for my long walk, plus I was going to Mr M and I don't have room in my freezer for anything else! I'll head over to the park for a short one later (might even take my camera with me instead of just using my phone), but for now I've got the WM on, I've done the dusting in the livingroom, the majority of the dailies (just dishes to do but I'm waiting until after lunch to do them as there's hardly any), and I'm catching up on my cookery programmes recordings while doing email etc

Week: Gas man coming to fix fire surround I think.
Wed: DD Exams start, HT 3pm for the first time since November!
Thu: Order c4
Fri: Exams finish, pizza takeaway for tea Clean livingroom
Weekend: Ex here Sunday.

Misc:
Laundry
Toots list
Clear 3 folders on hard drive back to laptop
Update finances
Pay CC & any other bills
Work through folder of magazine articles I've pulled
Type up recipes to keep & file them, chuck originals (magazine pages usually )
Walk 8.1 miles minimum - I'm on target 19/365 so far

Mushy Monday ~ Living room
Tempting Tuesday ~ Kitchen
15 minutes...
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floor
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe a cluttered fluffy shelf!
Got an hour...
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean detergent drawers
Extras

• Clean paintwork
• HHI

Washing is now in the drier which will warm the kitchen up so I can fly out there later, my laptop is doing its virus check as it hasn't done one this year yet, and I have a hot coffee for a change :wave:

Narc0lepsy

Morning all - I know it's way past morning for many of you, but like Lonewolf I'm bordering on the nocturnal and really struggle in the mornings. Usually Mr N is up and out by 7.30 but at the moment obviously not. My flying so far has been wildlife-related:
- still only -2 when I went down to feed horse at 9.30 although he was happy outside in the sun. Saw a lovely frost-coloured heron sitting on the frost which would have made a lovely photo if I'd had my camera.
- fed and watered birds. Although they use the feeder a lot, the blue tits are now investigating the catkins on the purple hazel outside the kitchen window, seeds or insects maybe? And the few remaining rose hips too.

I'm off to uni at 12.30 so enough time to walk with Mr N if he wants to brave the cold, and/or continue logging my CPD.

Keep warm everyone.

SarahShattered

Morning All :hello:

Still got DD3 off sick. We whizzed to the Drs first thing, she's got nasty ear infections. So ABs and drops for her.
OH is working away this week, so I feel a bit aimless. Trying to work on the lists, but feeling very tired at the moment.
Still, I had a quick whizz & wipe around the LR yesterday, so I'm keeping on top of it.
Time to try and pull my finger out.

HHC anyone? 11.35-12.05

Tempting Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
15 minutes...
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe a cluttered fluffy shelf!
Got an hour...
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the washing machines and dryer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean deterrgent drawers
Extras

• Clean paintwork
• Order and organise the packets and jars and tins.
• Sort the utensils.. half melted spatulas are not necessary!
• HHI.. then wash the ironing board cover!

just_the_two_of_us

Sarah - I have just got home so defrosting my fingers on a hot coffee - much preferable to cold!!! - I'll catch up with you!

pigpen

trotting Dot to nursery and we are off to the land of orange tabards.. the kitchen door handle just exploded on me.. so it has meant a day shuffle but it will be sorted

einsclean

Hey Guys..... if you don't mind can i join you

SarahShattered

just_the_two_of_us wrote: »

Sarah - I have just got home so defrosting my fingers on a hot coffee - much preferable to cold!!! - I'll catch up with you!

Ran over with my HHC because I was in faff mode to start with.

Tempting Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces[/STRIKE]
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
[STRIKE]Wipe units/appliances[/STRIKE]
Clear and wipe a cluttered fluffy shelf!
Got an hour...
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the washing machines and dryer
[STRIKE]Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave[/STRIKE], kettle, iron,
[STRIKE]Clean deterrgent drawers[/STRIKE]
Extras
Clean paintwork
Order and organise the packets and jars and tins.
Sort the utensils.. half melted spatulas are not necessary!
HHI.. then wash the ironing board cover!

I removed & scrubbed the glass on the top oven. It was pretty grubby