Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2016

Hard_Up_Hester

Thanks Petula, I'm such a ditz.
Reposted on the correct thread!
Well I got nothing done yesterday after work, non-stop visitors from 4 'til midnight.
I did a bit better today, WM on once, DW on twice, washing dried & put away, fridge cleared out and cleaned.

Narc0lepsy

Narc0lepsy wrote: »

- [STRIKE]zumba[/STRIKE] a bit of a riot from the zumba ladies today; got there for the first one since Christmas and the new timetable indicated it was only 45 mins. They do a lot of weight classes, high impact etc which seems to be the trend at the moment, but at the expense of a lot of the dance-type classes. Maybe we are dinosaurs, although I do go to the other classes, but our Tues one is the only zumba one left. We had a meeting with the manager - don't imagine anything will change :mad:
- [STRIKE]Mata1lan sale[/STRIKE]got a new top for the 2 parties on Saturday (just like buses - the parties not the top!)
- [STRIKE]more tidying study[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]getting paperwork/computer files set up for Wed/Thurs work[/STRIKE]
- starting to think what I need to pack for Thurs, going to visit my mum for a couple of days straight from work.Well I did try on the new top with the skirt I plan to wear it with
-Whatever is on the proper flylist Ah
-[STRIKE]final check of Xmas cards[/STRIKE]

and updated list for next year

Also did one load of washing
Put one basket of dry washing away
Emptied dishwasher.
Washed a load of pans. Gave the sink a good clean and soda while I was there.
Dismantled the 'Christmas cracker' flower arrangement and resisted the temptation to keep the 'cracker' part for next year, as the mice would be bound to get at it, or dust, or spiders.

mummyyof5

uesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
[STRIKE]Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe

Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
[STRIKE]C[STRIKE]lean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SU
[/STRIKE]
Did not do well today..made up with a horrible cold which has gone straight to my chest again grrrr

We went shopping straight from school run ,plenty bought so got home and put that away
WMX3 TDx3..all folded and taken to correct rooms
DW x2
Recycling done
Tea made and tidied up after
Breadmaker been on
2 hour nap decluttered..I dont sleep in day..very unusual for me
Must try harder tomorrow

LW I had a PIP assessment last September..wasnt as bad as I expected ..I was so nervous beforehand,If you are asked to do certain exercises...just be honest and say you cant do them...they do understand.
I have an appointment with Jobcentre on Friday straight after my psychology meeting...with a view to get back into the workplace...it really is laughable......(or would be if I didnt worry so much)
Good luck..to you and Pigpens son?...hope it goes well xx

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all, just checking in quickly, been a long day and I really should be in bed! Thanks for the advice re my little dog and his feet. I am going to contact a local vet who has been recommended. I am also going to try and get him out on pavements more instead of just fields.

See you all tomorrow.

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening, I am just dropping in to update my list before I head to bed, I didn't get much sleep last night due to the rain and strong winds so I'm feeling shattered.

Today has been a day of mixed emotions as I got laid off from my part time job, however looking at it positively it will give me more time to focus on getting my dream job and studying. I still have my other part time work so not going to be a major problem.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Deweb
Binbag dance
HHI
Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Clean the xmas decorations off the windows
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Take down all the Christmas decorations
Pack away Christmas decorations and put them in temp storage
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
HHI
Dust any areas below eye level
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Quick shower
Let chickens out to roam and feed all animals
Get ds1 to school
Do paid stuff (working from home)
Uni (9 - 1)
Sort out date and time for doing uni experiment
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Do 2 loads of washing and hang up or put in dryer
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Collect ds1 from school
Fill in nursery paperwork for ds2 (hard to believe he will be 3 in the summer)
Check banking and move money around (this is going to be a tight month)
HHI
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Clean windows in these rooms
Sort fb account
Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets oor towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)
Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers (if safe to do so, no pregnant flyladies on ladders please delegate the job instead)
Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?
Give everyone at home a bag to collect the things which belong to them that are not where they should be, give them 15 minutes to find them all and put them away You could threaten to bin whatever is left if they don't seeing as everyones being quite ruthless this week
Update list and sort list for Thursday

List updated and tomorrow is going to be another busy day. Time for me to head to bed night night x

nicki_2

I should have been heading to bed an hour ago but I got distracted...

Personal:
Get DD's fb to sync - Works on the laptop but not the phone :mad:
Set up & organise budget properly - a rough one is scrawled on scrap paper...must do better
Sort stickers (1cm square)
Bank <-- Thursday I think
Laundry dog stuff only left.
Ironing
Register fr33view box warranty on website
Print email confirmation for box.
NYCP
Set up wireless headphones
Put books back on bookcase properly
Book dentists
Change heads on toothbrushes (find them first!)
Shop returns & lists <--Thursday is going to be errands day I think.

Work:
Newsletters - written but it needs checking over as I can't put my finger on why its not right.
Prep books

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One...
Mop the floors
Level Two...
Wash the units and appliances.
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Level Three...
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Clean table and add a clean cloth if needed
Dust and deweb
Extras

• HHI
• Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
• Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

Tuesday - Lovely Living Room
Level Two
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe

Extra Mission Tasks

• Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms

Tomorrow morning my priority is the newsletter and books so I can get them out to customers. But right now I'm off to bed. DD wants to have a shower again in the morning so I need to be up at 6am or I can't get in the bathroom until after her which means I fall asleep and don't get up until 7.30-8am

:wave:

lynnejk

Evening all and a warm welcome to the new peoples and returners

Just lost a huge post :mad: and I'm shattered and not well.

Sorry read through but can't repeat it all now so sending hugs and posi-vibes to all and sticks and spoons if you need some.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Sweep and mop the floors

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Check fire alarms are working
Vacuum floors on landing
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers (if safe to do so, no pregnant flyladies on ladders please delegate the job instead)
Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday
Lx

pigpen

boiler repair guy coming back tomorrow.. third time's a charm right??

greenbee

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One...
Level Two...
Wash the units and appliances.
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Level Three...
Dust and deweb

Extras

• Binbag dance
• Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
  

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe

Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
• [STRIKE]Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc[/STRIKE] I know where my passport is at the moment. Although I can pretty much guarantee that in a couple of weeks when I need it, it will have vanished...
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE] Don't have any. Waiting for electrician to install them.
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance[/STRIKE] Don't have one. Bedroom has been Kondo'd
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers
  

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Urchhhh

Tuesday was a write off, baby is teething badly and didn't sleep much last night so we both slept most of the day today. However we are now wide awake now and OH is asleep in the living room on the couch and the baby is in the bedroom with me. I might start tidying up this room now as I don't see her sleeping soon, she's just happy sitting on my bed playing with her toys now. My mums taking her tomorrow for a bit so I can get things done and go to the gym.
Big list but I'm aiming to get it done!

Personal:

• Buy more nappies for the baby and sort and stock up her 'changing boxes'
• Premeasure babies powder so OH can't make a mess of my clean worktops
• Tidy up unit in living room and sort paperwork. Its kind of a dumping ground for anything and everything. I noticed this was an issue when the 2 year old I had round today was pulling out things I didn't know where there!
• Give the jumperoo a deep clean, its filthy. Babies eh? So bloody messy!
• Kitchen floors needs desperately cleaned
• Rest of rubbish taken out as managed to get most out today
• Finally fix out my membership to the swimming pool as I don't need it and keep forgetting to send the paperwork off despite having it filled out for 3 months now! Its on the fridge but I still forget!
• Take out food to defrost for Thursdays tea (spag bol)
• Make sure OHs lunchbox is made night before as he keeps forgetting
• Buy tortilla wraps for Saturdays tea so I don't need to do a mad dash on Saturday
• Put all washing away and put another load on
• Put dishwasher on
• Make soup with the veggies that are looking a bit limp in the fridge

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!

Extra Mission Tasks

• Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean
• Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket,

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing

Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..

15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clear a hotspot., or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Clean windows in these rooms
Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets oor towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)
Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers (if safe to do so, no pregnant flyladies on ladders please delegate the job instead)