Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2016

pigpen

I'm just over halfway on my current blanket.. it might be finished by easter.

toochoosey

Daily routines
Washing T F
Swish and swipe kitchen W T F
Bathroom,W T F
Ironing, M T W T F
Making beds,W T F
Vacuuming high traffic areas, W T F
Making meals W T F
HHE M

Night-time routines
Preparing clothes for the next day, W T
Make sure DD has lunch money W T
Swish & swipes of the kitchen W T F
Tidying the living room W T F

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area .
Level Two...
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills
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!

Extras

• HHI
• Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level Two
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
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
• 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..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen,
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)
• 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

FurryBeastOz

Morning all. Tuesday very successful, or a pleasant write off depending on how you look at at!

Gym class. Yay. Upped my weights.

Tree and decorations down. Packed away. Trip to dump. Hoovered. Just to put sofa back now and the season of goodwill is officially over in this house for another year.:D

Sneaky trip to cinema. The new Star Wars is brilliant. Although there was a definite sense of dejavu. This turned into an early dinner at the Indian round the corner which we'd booked for last time when we went to Sceptre but didn't get to as we couldn't find it:rotfl:

It was delicious (and diet friendly), but meant cancelling 2 new gym classes I'd wanted to try. Came home - walked very put out hound, and played silly game until 1015. When I *went to bed*. Ignored alarm at 0600 and only got up when canine doorbell went of for the postman at 0900 (missing 2 more gym sessions in the process)

Oh well. Some quality time with the DH which we didn't really manage over Christmas.

Back to flying today, and some paid work. Then gym this evening:o Paid work tax return first, after walking dog.

Have a great day everyone.:D

nicki_2

Morning all.

Struggling to get moving today but the midnight bedtime probably didn't help. I must get to bed earlier tonight!

While I remembered I've grabbed holiday dates for ex from his schools website through until September 2017 as it makes planning for DD staying at his so much easier. I've also grabbed the dates for schools up in Cumbria so we know when relatives up there will be off work as well so trips for up there can be planned It can get complicated trying to work out when all 4 schools involved are off as quite often half term in February, Easter and Christmas are different dates. Plus side is I have DD's through until September 2018 according to the council so I just need to add Inset days to that one Roll on May 2019 when I can drop one of the schools and she can be completely responsible for organising these things herself (as well as making her own way there and back so not relying on lifts all the time!) :rotfl:

I also have managed to sort out the newsletter for work with DD's help! She suggested I changed one word (also to and) then agreed I should delete 2 from another sentence and it suddenly makes much more sense :rotfl:I really try not to word things like a "hard sell" as I've tried it before and its not made a jot of difference to my sales so wording things can prove difficult! Now I just need to play with the layout & edit it onto the school newsletter. Then prep the books and get them out.

But before I do that I really really need to have a shower in the hopes it wakes me up. I've had 3 strong coffees, I even put sugar in the last 2, and I'm still sleepy. I'm hoping to start work by 11am :o :wave:

Mumof2_2

Minniemousesmummy so sorry to hear that you got laid off, sending a hug

Lynnejk sorry you are feeling unwell lovely

Pigpen let's hope you're right about third time lucky! Had to smile when you said Dot's been terrorising nursery staff for a year; is she like her Mum?!!

Urchhh oh I remember the teething days so well - seems like only yesterday but my babies are 9 and 13 now! Just sleep as and when you can; it's good to try to do a few odds and ends around the house but you need to take care of yourself too.

AFB sorry your back's playing up again - can you go and see someone and get it sorted? Nothing worse than a bad back.


We were up early as had to take S to GP at 7.50 :eek: - he's being referred for some physio. My GP was running 25 minutes late and at 8.05 had phone call from Z to say she'd missed the bus and could I take her in! Of course I couldn't as still waiting so she ended up getting a later different bus in and got off in a different part of the village her school is in. Then of course she had a long walk to school (she didn't go the short cut I told her about because she wasn't sure where it was :mad:) and eventually got in at 9.30 feeling very cold. I'm hoping now she's gone through all that she'll be quicker leaving the house - I found out she didn't leave here til 8.03 and her bus is 8.05 :wall: - it's over a 5 minutes walk.

That aside got to take Pip to vets at 11.30 for jabs but going via the CS to drop off some stuff. May well pick up a pasty for lunch too . For now I'm going to get on with some cleaning. Catch you later x

pigpen

Not at all, I was well behaved at nursery.. I just was non-compliant when they did dancing and singing.. I had confidence and image issues at 3.. I am pretty certain I have ADD tbh and I couldn't cope with being looked at or getting things wrong.. I was moved to school and did really well. My friend and I did often tell one girl to do things wrong because we didn't like her and we thought it was hilarious.. like getting her to drink paint when we were doing bubble paintings with straws.. I was a right teachers pet until I went to high school and the staff hated me because I am not catholic!

sammiell

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One...
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two...
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
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
Binbag dance
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 Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
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
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
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible

Level 3

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)
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
i'm here again:o i can't seem to manage posting and flying so i'll try harder here goes

AimingForBetter

Mumof2 wrote: »

AFB sorry your back's playing up again - can you go and see someone and get it sorted? Nothing worse than a bad back.

Thanks Mumof2, have our normal monthly chiropractor appt next week. My back is just not quite right at the mo having tweaked something a couple of weeks ago, is much, much better than it was so did a bit more yesterday and paid the price last night mainly need to rest, move, rest, move and not too much of either at a time! Suffered with back problems for years finally went to a Chiropractor a couple of years ago and now just have monthly maintenance adjustment don't generally have any problems with it.

Have put yesterday's washing away, dryer on again for today's load and sorted the bins. Kitchen bits sorted so coffee and resting now.

pigpen

Front room vacuumed and flung and tidy.. or as tidy as it can be until I can get toys upstairs.
Hallway gutted.. loads of stuff to go upstairs where it lives.. and back in the car.. it all was put there when we got back from OH's mums.. its been 4 days, it needs to be gone.
2x WM


I have a rather poorly Pixie

I faffed with heating last night and it has just gone off again.. still waiting for the BG dude.. hopefully this will be the last one!

Next door having chimney repointed so hopefully mine will stop leaking water every time it rains!! Which will mean I can get the room rebuilt and decorated!

hallway runner going in the WM next.. then when it is dry I will wash the carpet.. the cats appear to have been using the hallway as a toilet again.. beastly creatures!

cuppa.. clothes .. and.. I might sweep the bathroom and loo, and harpic the bowls!

bossymoo

Morning!

So far all I've done is clean the air fryer. Did fish fingers in it and when we got in last night I could smell it from the hallway *pinches nose in disgust*

I'm being productive at the paid stuff, but just having a diet c0ke break lol.

DS thumb was still painful this morning, but the bruise has settled and he can bend it. I had a little feel while we held hand on the way to school and he didn't notice / wince so I don't think it's broken

Was sort of nice to do the normal school run today. Both kiddies said "yaay" when I told them I was collecting them too. Hopefully before the end of this school year they will have me for all the school runs. They do like club, but it's no substitute for mummy is it?

So later on today I'm going to make some chicken noodle soup, two loads of laundry, see if DS has any more school trousers and I promised DD a princess picnic she means in her bedroom with her toy tea set and disney dolls, but I might sneak some juice and tiny sandwiches upstairs before I go collect them

It's also bath and nitty night :eek: not seen any crawlers but I'm still checking haha.

Oh I swept the kitchen floor as a box of breadsticks jumped out of the cupboard and you can imagine the rest :rotfl: