Weekly Flylady Thread 1st June 2015

MinnieMousesMummy

Good afternoon, I have not posted for a few weeks as I have been ill with the flu and then struggling for motivation. I am still struggling a bit but I need to try and get things organised and get things done. For this weekend I have decided to see how much I can get done from this weeks list.

Merry Moonday!! ~ BEEEAAAUUUUTILICIOUS bathrooms!
Pick up 30 items and put them away
Deweb the world
Clean 1 window
Get out that neglected toothbrush and attack those bathroom taps
S&S the sink/shower/bath/bog.. even under the bathmats.. they get all slimy!
Empty empties.. can any be decanted into another bottles? All those dregs of bubbly stuff
Swoop upon that laundry and fling it in the wash
Sweep/mop/vacuum floors.
Wipe any icky marks off the walls, doors and anywhere else in here..
HHI
Wash out bins
Reshuffle toiletries into order
Catch up with the thread
Replace sponges/toothbrushes if needed
Close the lid of the loo, sit on it and admire your beautiful room and that little thing you can now see which needs doing... do it.. then you can have a cuppa!

Terrific Tutuesday!! ~ Klean Kitchens!
Pick up 30 items and put them away
Wipe light blubs if you can reach.. no injuries!!.. if you can't wipe your knobs and handles
Wipe over the surfaces
Catch up with the thread
Get out that neglected toothbrush and attack those icky taps.. I want to see my spiders faces in them (kitchen roll left overnight soaked in white vinegar hung around them cleans off scale deposits... cling film keeps it in place)
Shine the sink and swish over those small appliances.. maybe descale the kettle.
Empty the cutlery drawer and clean the tray and get rid of the crumbs and put back only nice clean stuff.
Wipe over the big appliances and unit doors
Wipe any icky marks off the walls, doors and anywhere else in here..
HHI
Wash out bins
Reshuffle cleaning supplies
Replace sponges/clothes if needed
Make another cuppa! Sit at the table and look about you.. again.. that one job you can see that you know will only take 2 minutes but you really don't want to do it.. go do it.. go on.. shoo!!!

Wonderful Wednesday!! ~ BEEEAAAUUUUTILICIOUS bedrooms!
Pick up 30 items and put them away
Strip and change that bedding that stinky bedding, we don't want you sticking to it!
Clean the window and frame
Catch up with the thread
Dust radiators and skirtings and any other dusty bits you can see
Wipe down any units.. mug rings off bedside units, make up dust of the dresser top etc
Shine the mirrors
HHI
Sort through a drawer or 2.. see what you can fling or is where it shouldn't be.. or the stuff that you have shoved in a cupboard or wardrobe to 'deal with later' .. get it out and deal with it!
Empty bins and wash them out if necessary
Wipe any lamps or light bulbs and remove dust bunnies with Mr Vacuum.
Sort a pile of paperwork
Clear a hotspot.. I hate these things!
Clear your notice board of old things.. (mine is desperate!) or update your calendar with new entries (desperate for this doing too!)
Sit on your bed or a chair in there and admire your beautiful room and that little thing you can now see which needs doing... do it.. then you can have a cuppa and a treat of your choice!! Like a Scooby Snack!!

Thrilling Thursday!! ~ Splendiforous Studies and Stairs!
Pick up 30 items and put them away
Declutter, degrot and destickify the desk or table... all the mug rings and biscuit crumbs and stuff.
Catch up the thread
HHI
File away the paperwork and shred what you don't need.
Defrag the computer, run virus scan, delete your emails. Decrumb the keyboard and mop the monitor
Sort the shoes and coats and bags in the hallway.. can any go away for the summer, or away forever?
Shine any mirrors and dusty those ornaments.
Vacuum all the fluffy floors
Wipe down the paintwork in these areas.. I get the raw deal here.. I have wooden stairs!
Wash any nets or curtains that need freshening up.. anywhere in the house.
Sort a cupboard or drawer
Wipe door knobs and handles
Get your finances up to date, your spreadsheets and bills and other boring grown up stuff .. Are all your insurances in order and filed pretty?

Fank Goodness it's Friday!! ~ A&E Time! (Anything and Everything)
Pick up 30 items and put them away
S&S the kitchen and bathroom.. let's start the weekend with them sparkling!
Fling anything furry from the fridge or work it into your meal plan quick.. (I have motatoes to go in the freezer)
Catch up with the thread
Wipe the tiles.. whichever room has tiles.. floor or wall.. I don't care!
Sweep and mop a needy room.. why does the kitchen get so gross so quickly?
Empty a drawer or cupboard or toybox and deal ruthlessly with its contents
Wipe down any doors in need.. my kitchen door is covered in little grubby hand prints.. and not on the kitchen side!!
Clean any outstanding windows/mirrors.
Catch up on any calls you need to make, including arranging necessary appointments.. medication reviews, dentist, smears!! etc .. opticians need doing here!
HHI
Vacuum right through the house and empty the vacuum cleaner
Clean filters and detergent drawers on big appliances.. they are so gross!
Make another cuppa! Spend a minute in each room admiring your home.. look for one of those irritating niggly jobs that you keep putting off... go and get it done..

Other Jobs For This Weekend
Spend an hour on course work
Cut the grass
Make shopping list and do weekly online shop
Sort through the pile at the side of the sofa
Catch up with the laundry
HHI
Catch up with the thread
Sort through Mr T deliver scan and put away
Submit S&S information
Organise diary for next week
Find Mr T vouchers that came in the other day

Frizzle_2

So this morning I have decluttered a little run, volunteered at park run. Got home- everyone showered and got everyone a snack and a drink. Then out to nursery school fete. Won two bottles of wine! :beer: did the weekly shop and then back home.
First load of washing has been brought in off line and needs folding. As it wS such a good drying day I have put a second load on the line to blow dry!

I'm probably being really unreasonable but we got in from shopping. Everything was dumped in hallway, jackets, shoes, prizes from the fete and other cr*p. The dry towels were dumped on the stairs by OH last night and are a hazard!! So what do kiddies and hubby do? Take all their stuff on, leave it sprawled in the hallway, go up to the living room and put the TV on and gave been sat there for the last hour!!:mad:

I collected the washing in, put the next load out, cleared the towels, put all the shopping away, gave the kitchen a quick once over as it was a pit! They just don't see it! Hubby never sees the washing. If the washing has finished and I'm not around it would stay in there all day and all night! I can't remember the last time he pegged any out.

Anyway, I'm probably overacting but have cleared all the general stuff but left their shoes, water bottles and gubbins in the hallway. Made myself a cuppa and come upstairs to enjoy it in peace and have 5 minutes. Going to finish this and then fold all the dry clothes! Not much done off the list though

Fold towels from the linE

Thrilling Thursday!! ~ Splendiforous Studies and Stairs!
Vacuum all the fluffy floors
Wipe down the paintwork in these areas.. I get the raw deal here.. I have wooden stairs!

Fank Goodness it's Friday!! ~ A&E Time! (Anything and Everything
Wipe down any doors in need.. my kitchen door is covered in little grubby hand prints.. and not on the kitchen side!!
Clean any outstanding windows/mirrors.

Extras,
HHI
Vacuum right through the house and empty the vacuum cleaner
Clean filters and detergent drawers on big appliances.. they are so gross!

bossymoo

I have whirligig trauma it's blowing a hoolie here so thought I'd get the washing out this morning. But it's so wild, the wind took hold of the whirligig and almost tore it out of the ground :eek: the cemented in slot tube has been pushed to a 45deg angle! So I brought the washing in and took the post out before the whole thing took flight and harpooned somebody:eek:
The washing had been out for 30min and everything except denims were dry :rotfl:
When the garden fella comes in 2 weeks to do my path I'll ask him to cement it back in and we'll make the hole smaller.

We've been to a mini steam rally, just a small one, so kiddies had a couple of rides but it was too windy to stay long. Went to friends for a brew after and now we're home and in pjs

I've just cleaned the downstairs loo (inc toothbrush round the taps _pale_), emptied the DW, made some snacks and put the heating on...

CY pleased they're getting you sorted quickly x

Honey_Bear

Lovely to see you back again Poohbear!

And welcome to all lurkers who have surfaced recently. :wave:

Super-quick *diagnostic and healing vibes* for your OH, FFP. It all sounds very scarey. Healing vibes for you, as well MMM. I'll be thinking of you on Friday, CY, together with some post-operative *healing vibes*.

Valli The only Italian I can remember learning from our procession of Italian scientific lodgers that we actually use is 'Bon appetito' at the beginning of every meal. It's such a lovely thing to say, exactly the same as the French 'Bon apetite' really and it charms me every time OH remembers to say or, or says it when I say it to him. Cin cin for your prosecco!

MissyMoo, I returned to a boyf's house many years ago to find his mother had gone through the whole place and cleaned it and put my knickers on the pillow. Very prominently on top of the bedspread. I rather wish I'd had the nerve to leave a corset lying around now!

Frizzle, it sounds as though you are really beleaguered by the lack of help in your household. I'm afraid that if you don't tell your children what you expect them to do, they will never pitch in and the same probably goes for your OH. Was it Kazwookie who went on strike and didn't cook, clean or do anyone else's washing last year until they started helping around the house?

*Respect* Pigpen for your Ebaying. After a really horrible experience last year I decided to knock it on the head completely and I now donate everything to the two local hospice shops within easy walking distance - one for everyday stuff, one specialising in 'treasures' and it's all gift-aided. As a result I've got a huge pile of bubblewrap that'll be going soon so that'll be at least another couple of boxes emptied out of the attic, possibly three or four. Several years worth in fact, including most of the roll I used when I packed up my parents things over ten years ago.

The two lodgers go tomorrow so we've got the house to ourselves for a couple of days until Lovely Lodger returns on Tuesday and then later in the week our occasional lodger will be around for at least three nights, possibly four, as her big annual event is happening next Saturday. It'll feel very odd being so quiet. OH and I are finishing off the outside at the back tomorrow and then the chalet later in the week. At last.

just_the_two_of_us

Good day everyone - didn't manage to get on laptop before dashing out this am - library then shopping!
Have just decided what to take for myself on hols and listed it so I don't forget and wear something I'm taking. Just a few bits to wash then I'm OK. Will sort DH's tomorrow - he doesn't do packing!
Need to catch up with gardening and cleaning before we go so I'll be busy. Thank goodness the Grand Prix is in Canada!


Hugs to FFP and to CY for your op next week. If I've forgotten anyone sorry. x Enjoy rest of weekend and catch up Monday. x

Valli

hello everyone! Hope hubby's p, and that you're getting soem rest. Both the kids off to their respective employment; DS is in his pub in Sheff; took him, came back, took her. The prosecco's still in the fridge *sigh*. A friend suggested they get taxis back but it would wipe out so much of their pay (even DD, who is within walking distance) it really isn't worth it. While DD is happy to walk there (and I'm happy for her to) I don't really want her walking back at around midnight. I've also been to foodmarket this morning! And I have pegged out washing and it has dried rapidly in the warm breeze.

So I am planning on getting some cleaning and clearing done while the house is quiet.

pigpen

5 boxes sorted.. I have a binbag of rubbish, 2 things for ebeast (already listed) several things just put away and a small carrier bag left to store in the loft.. and 2 boxes of Christmas presents on top of the wardrobe.. My towels cupboard is almost clear.

I have put away some bedding which was in a drawer in my room freeing up a drawer for bedding I use.

I have a kindle fire to go on ebeast too.. and a brand new £400 phone.. see if I can scrape together some cash from that one.. I bought it for.. £99 with £10 cashback.. but it won't accept DD2's SIM. I might go find those now actually and get those flung.

I need to sort DD2's new contract too.. that is getting knocked down several quids I need to save pennies somewhere. When DD1's is up for renewal she is getting that handed to her to pay it herself.. she's 21 that is old enough to pay her own phone bill I'm sure!

Dustykitten

Washing all dried and in
Downstairs all clean and tidy bar the LR which will take about HH tomorrow morning.
Governor paperwork nearly all completed and filed.

Tomorrow:
Clean the bathroom
Check banking/bills etc
Prepare paperwork for new job on Monday
Out with friend for a few hours to local open gardens

DS2 finished his tutoring job today and then had an interview for a new summer job which he has been given. Training starts tomorrow for it. Pleased for him but messes up my childcare for DS3 for the summer.

Going to have a cuppa and do the last bit of filing plus set the WM to go on overnight.

wendywitch

I haven't done much today. 3 loads of washing, 1 load in the DW. Stripped the damaged strip of wallpaper in the front room and strimmed some more of the back garden.
Then DD1 and boyfriend turned up with his old vivarium for DD1's chameleon. Then they went off to pick up a glass coffee table she won on eb@y for it to sit on. We then spent the afternoon moving the front room round to accommodate the new vivarium, it's huge :eek: and the lights are bigger and brighter so I doubt we'll be using our main light much
Oh well there's always tomorrow

Frizzle_2

Dusty- well done to your ds!:T:beer:

I'm in a grouchy mood so have come to bed with a hot drink! Nothing more done off the lists and tbh I can't be bothered! Hopefully tomorrow I will get my mojo back!
Night all x