Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd Nov 2015

Valli

off to work shortly. Decided to check emails - good job as have sold one of DS's books so i shall go via the PO

Bossy - I so feel for you -when there are problems that is exactly when you wish there was someone else in your team. And you had no choice (((hugs))) hope it is both soon sorted and something simple x

nicki_2

I was doing so well with the ironing, I was almost at the bottom where the school blouses are and my iron has died..well more like started burning internally and smoke coming out of it while the digital display was doing its nut. :eek: Its now outside and I'll be off to buy a new one later. That's just something else to add to my to do list for today!

I've managed to do 2 wash loads, now I'm off to jump in the shower and strip my bed before I start paid work which means I can also get another wash load done while I'm working. I'm already I'm going to have to look at moving things around this week and its now 11am on Monday yet :eek:

Lets hope today doesn't hold any more surprises. :wave:

mummyroysof3

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us.

Thank you Natty for last week's thread

Every room comes back around next week so please don’t stress about catching up

These lists are only suggestions and not a must do list; you are more than welcome to post and follow your own lists.

Also adding a declutter mission each day will help to gradually clear the clutter and make flying easier.

A few of the basics before we start the week

Hotspots are areas where if one thing gets put there, loads of other things follow!

Daily routines are anything you need to do on a daily basis like washing, swish and swipe kitchen and bathroom, ironing, making beds, vacuuming high traffic areas, making meals etc.

Night-time routines are all things which make getting ready in the morning easier, preparing clothes for the next day, making lunches, swish & swipes of the kitchen and tidying the living room before you go to bed plus personals like shower/brush teeth etc.

Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a bin bag and whiz around the house finding items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.

Swish and swipe/S&S means have a quick wipe over an area such as a sink or toilet to prevent the build up of dirt. This is usually done on a daily basis

HHE/HHC/HHI Half Hour exercise/challenge/ironing ... run around for 30 minutes to the Benny Hill music frantically cleaning exercising or ironing.. other music may be used if you prefer!

Some of our abbreviations: DH- dear husband, OH- other half, KH/CF- affectionate term for ex husband or partner DS/DD- dear son/daughter, DGC- dear grandchild, WM- washing machine, DW- dishwasher, LR/DR- living/dining room, RoD- room of doom, Mr S/A/T/M/L/Al- supermarkets Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi. You get the picture!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

OK here we go!

Monday Mayhem: A bit of everything!
Level 1
Open the windows and let some air in.
Starting upstairs, work your way through the house with that feather duster (or whatever you have). Dust and deweb, as far through as you like / need.
S&S a sink or two.
Level 2
Follow your dust trail with the vacuum cleaner, only lift it upstairs if it's safe to do so.
S&S a toilet or two.
Empty / clean filter and set a hot wash on WM and/or DW (do you need salt? I think my DW needs a top up)
Level 3
Clear kitchen worktops and wipe down.
Wipe out the fridge and stick any grot in the compost / bin.
Shine your sink
Extras:
Have 10min checking over your calendar for the next week or so.
Pay any bills or make any phone calls you need to.
Eat a frog
Count some blessings


Tense Tuesday: Kitchen & Dining Room
Level 1
Wipe down the cupboard fronts, including kickboards, and get those door handles hygienically clean!
Wipe down your large appliances.
Level 2
Clear a hotspot, is the under sink cupboard ready to topple out on you if the door opens?
Give your DR table a polish and change the tablecloth if needed.
Wipe down the chairs too. Including the legs! Mine appear to have Choc milk splattered on!
Level 3
To the cooker - give the hob a good shine!
And the oven too, if you've any steam left!
Extras:
Set aside a little time for you, this week!
Mop a floor or two.
All this grass talk - is it dry enough for the last cut of the season?
Have you sorted your winter list? Enough wellies? De-icer for the car?j

hollyh

Morning all,

Thanks for the lists Bossy, hope your Ds feels better soon and the Dr's can get to the bottom of it.

I failed in my mission last week to last more than one day flying. I will try again this week.

Monday Mayhem: A bit of everything!
Level 1
Open the windows and let some air in.
Starting upstairs, work your way through the house with that feather duster (or whatever you have). Dust and deweb, as far through as you like / need.
[STRIKE]S&S a sink or two.[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Follow your dust trail with the vacuum cleaner, only lift it upstairs if it's safe to do so.
[STRIKE]S&S a toilet or two.[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Clear kitchen worktops and wipe down.[/STRIKE]
Wipe out the fridge and stick any grot in the compost / bin.
[STRIKE]Shine your sink[/STRIKE]
Extras:
Pay any bills or make any phone calls you need to.
Eat a frog
Count some blessings

Tense Tuesday: Kitchen & Dining Room
Level 1
Wipe down the cupboard fronts, including kickboards, and get those door handles hygienically clean!
Wipe down your large appliances.
Level 2
Clear a hotspot, is the under sink cupboard ready to topple out on you if the door opens?
Give your DR table a polish and change the tablecloth if needed.
Wipe down the chairs too. Including the legs! Mine appear to have Choc milk splattered on!
Level 3
To the cooker - give the hob a good shine!
Extras:
Set aside a little time for you, this week!
Mop a floor or two.

Dailies
Washing 2 loads done
Drying 1 load on line, 1 load in dryer
Folding 1 load done
Put away
Wash up x [STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 2
Bunnies x [STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 1
Cat x [STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 2
Recycling
[STRIKE]Food waste
Bottles
Sweep kitchen & dining room[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy living room & dining room
S&S bathroom[/STRIKE]
Tidy bedroom
[STRIKE]Make bed[/STRIKE]

My Extras
Inform CB & TC re baby
Sort noticeboard
Sell tiny baby & newborn stuff & bath
Set new budget
Pay CC's
Dentist
Return jeans
Clean out fridge
Check freezers & cupboards & meal plan
Ironing

I need to wake DD up for her bottle soon, she's having a sleepy day today despite sleeping 12 hours last night. Mind you she didn't sleep at all yesterday so she's probably catching up.

bossymoo

Well I'm now at work and DS home with granny and gramps. They've no idea so we've to go back for blood tests if no improvement by Thursday:(

She thinks not appendix and checked sugar levels etc.

I'm bushed. Must work.

Honey_Bear

Sorry you didn't get a definitive answer, Bossy. Poor little Master Moo, it's rotten feeling rotten.

Valli, may I ask what the recipe that you were doing with applies, vinegar and chilli was? I've still got some left and I've run out of ideas. There is only so much apple and ginger jam, apple jelly and chutney a person can make without going mad.

Lawn raked for the third time, this morning. I thought it would only be half a bin bag, but no. And the huge sycamore hasn't even started shedding yet.

Four pairs of ankle boots and two pairs of shoes cleaned and sprayed with waterproofing stuff. Even though I did them outside I can hardly breathe in here.

Kelpie's off to the groomers today for his second proper bath, so I'll have mooch around that part of Plymouth and visit their library to pretend that reading trashy novels is a valid way of spending three hours while he gets the pampering treatment.

mrs-moneypenny

Afternoon all
Hope master bossy continues to improve bossy. Hugs to you all
Morning at hospital with mil went ok got back to work in time so did my shift there.
Dh has been fed watered and returned to work so I'm gong to make a start on flying

ionafan

It sounds as if the Dr took Master Moo's problems seriously, Bossy - good.

DH and I have cleaned all through the house - apart from steam cleaning the kitchen floor, which I will do as soon as I've prepped veg for tea, before I go into the big city to meet my friend off the train from London.

I received an email from Germany with a document in German to pass on to a non-German speaker, so I have had to sit and translate 2 sides of A4. Am quite pleased that my brain is still reasonably well in gear for that sort of thing, even though I officially retired 6 years ago.

DH was in a strop but appears to have cheered up since lunch In fact, he may have fallen asleep - I haven't heard anything from him for an hour. He was supposed to be taking his railway uniform to the dry cleaners, but the car is still on the drive....

Right:
- veg
- kitchen floor
- filing
- cuppa
- course preparation
- out

Enjoy your trashy novels, Honey Bear

Crowdpleaser

3 airers of washing folded and distributed.
Wm emptied and hung on airer.
Wm on.
Dw emptied.
Fairy cakes made with dd2.
Gibble on side sorted for recycling.
Sorted halloween sweets and chucked anything they won't eat!!!!

More after school run to collect Dd1 x

lynnejk

Afternoon everyone


Well we had a glorious, warm and sunny day here yesterday and today it's like a different country, with thick fog and an on-shore chilly breeze yuk !!!


Cooked a whole chicken yesterday for ages but legs etc not fully cooked, so we ate some of the breast and I put the rest of it back in to cook some more. Then, of course, it was so well cooked that it fell to bits. Just taken most off and going to make a herby wine sauce for it. Rest is simmering away to make some stock/soup.


Done all the dailies.
Dusted all way through.
Nearly finished the kitchen. Just the fridge and floor left to do.
Sorted all the recycling and put into their boxes.
One freezer tidied and listed - other one still to do.
Done menu plan for November
Shopping list made for butcher the morrow
Nearly finished accounts
Given in and drawn curtains !
Cuppa made - now having a little sit


Bossy - glad to hear Dr not too worried about DS. I was pondering on it this morning and wondered if he had developed an allergy to something ? Can you think what he has eaten/drunk last couple of times it happened ?


HB - I love the odd chick lit as they are so relaxing.


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