Weekly Flylady Thread 10th September 2007

tracyg

Hello, thanks for the tips re cleaning the granite. yes, its worktops and they look fabulous, black and shiny with sparkley bits in it but I'm terrified of ruining it:o Stupidy I asked the woman what they'd cost and now I'm scared to use it all in case I mark it or stop it shining. Really silly of me but I'm not used to having such lovely things:o

So, good day so far. IL's wanted to come and see DS as they've been away so both up and dressed by 9am, DH set off for work at 7am. Its his first day back (bar working one day last week) for almost a fornight and its lovely to have the house back to ourselves. Thats really mean of me but I like having my own space and just pleasing me and DS (and dogs). IL's took DS and dogs to fed the ducks so nipped to Mr T's. I don't want to spend anymore on food now this month apart from milk and fresh veg/fruit we'll need, will use BM for bread. Both freezers are fit to bursting yet I still brought two reduced whole chickens. I can't resist the yellow stickered stuff, think I'm addicated to buying it.:eek: Also brought DS a toy for his 1st birthday - wheres that year gone?! Anyway, cupboards fully stocked, Used one of those Coinstar things today as paid £50 in change into bank a few weeks ago and still had a carrier bag full. I know they charge you for using them but it was very easy and handy and just used the money off my shopping. Came home and washed my car for the first time in ages, BM was set to do its stuff overnight so cut up and made DH lunch and WM been one and pegged out.

rach hugs, hope you feel better soon
shell your butlins experience sounds like my idea of hell too, what a shame for you
hugs to everyone else who wants one

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[strike] Vacuum floors and sofas [/strike]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/strike]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
[strike] Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! I once found a half sucked lolly in my pocket that had been there for 5 months!![/strike]
Extra Mission
Pick one or more of the following tasks

• Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean the fluff from the fire.. not while it is on!! Don’t forget to arrange for it to be serviced before winter sets in if you have a gas fire!! Or chimneys swept for real fires! Central heating boilers etc need servicing too!
• Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed I had to wash a throw from the sofa today as one child nudged the other while drinking milk!
• Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day.. that’s on your list too!! I got my ironing board out today and my three year old asked what it was ............ I'm sure I iron more than once every three years ..........??!!

Did most of my jobs first thing before I got us dressed so am chilling on sofa at the minute. Once DS is out of bed, I'm going to visit my gran as I'm much closer now and feel gulity I don't see her enough. Shes 87 and still lives alone, a real tough old bird, brought her a cream cake as a treat. Enjoy the rest of your day x

juliejim

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room


Level One
Clean floors,
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]the one's I can see anyway
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean the INSIDE of the microwave... don’t forget the ceiling!!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
15 minute fling and tidy in that junk drawer in the kitchen.. get rid of all that stuff you put in there for ‘later’ .. mind those prehistoric mousetraps!!

Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wash the washer drawer out if it is icky, check filters too!!
• 30 minutes ironing!!! I KNOW you’ll love me for that one!
• Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! I once found a half sucked lolly in my pocket that had been there for 5 months!!
Extra Mission
Pick one or more of the following tasks

• Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean the fluff from the fire.. not while it is on!! Don’t forget to arrange for it to be serviced before winter sets in if you have a gas fire!! Or chimneys swept for real fires! Central heating boilers etc need servicing too!
• Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed
• Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day.. that’s on your list too!!

My list

[STRIKE]Food shopping[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]pay MBNA[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]wash car[/STRIKE]
take plastic bottles to tip
take books and DVD back to library

Looking at it like that it doesn't look like I've done much over the last couple of days but I have done washing, etc. I've tidied up and cleaned downstairs so it's sort of presentable.

DS should have started school today but I had a phone call yesterday afternoon to say that there was a place available at my DD's school if I still wanted it. So, I ended up having a home visit this morning from that school
he goes for a visit on Thursday and then he starts next week.

Working tonight so anything that isn't done in the next half an hour or so won't get done. Going to go to the library after I pick DD up from school I think so that will be another job done.

Need to make sandwiches for DH and DD for tomorrow as well.

I probably should be doing some of these now instead of being on here.

Catch you later

Jue

rach

headache has finally cleared though i feel i've wasted a lot of the day:( have found another job to apply for but the closing date is whilst i am on holiday and so i need to to it this week. have amended my week's list to include that. have also put DW on and posted 3 ebay / amazon parcels. also phoned sis as its her birthday today.

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! I once found a half sucked lolly in my pocket that had been there for 5 months!!
Extra Mission
Pick one or more of the following tasks

• Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
• Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed

[FONT=&quot]return library books (due back today) - renewed them instead as feeling lazy and ill![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]30 min put things back where they belong[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]rachel's week's list of wedding (& other) stuff[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] get euros for holiday (think i'm doing this thurs)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]DJ[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]deposit to dj
[/FONT]apply for TF job
apply for BC job
do CV
send cv to careers advisor friend
[FONT=&quot] honeymoon deposit
photographer - confirm
transport - man returned my call, speak to him today
register gift list
order repeat prescription[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]pick up prescription
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] phone aunty re dad's 60th birthday
phone 02 and change tarrif
meal plan
list 10 things on ebay (prob just to turbo lister as on hols next week)
pack for spain hols including passport etc.
print off & fill in monthly planners til wedding
email friends about hen do[/FONT][/quote]

pigpen

Children collected.. I've not done much of todays list though.. I don't seem to do very well on a Tuesday

how long do these weetabix cakes take to cook? Mines been in 2 hours and still soggy in the middle!!!??

Packed lunches went along the lines of.. sarnies with HM bread, eggmayo/chicken/tuna/ham packet of crisps.. 12 packs for 79p and an apple.. 10 for 59p and a slice of weetabix cake IF it is ever cooked!!! lunch at probably less than 50p per child!!!!! they have water bottles at school anyway so can drink that at lunch time!

Making a cuppa and going to strip some more paper off the landing!!!

Tuesdays dailies

[strike]WM[/strike] x4
[strike]DW[/strike] x1
[strike]BM[/strike] x1
[strike]TD[/strike] x2
[strike]hang out fold[/strike] and put away clean laundry
post ebay parcels..have to wait I don't have any cash.
[strike]Strip wallpaper in DS1's room and on the landing[/strike]
Pay 2 mobile bills and do a tesco shop for Friday.
Sort DS3's clothes and fling everything that doesn't fit, or which won't fit next summer
[STRIKE]Uniforms for Wednesday[/STRIKE]
[strike]Book nail repaint[/strike] friday 4:15pm
Crack whip at every given opportunity!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl:
Some flinging and sorting in the boys room..
Find DD2's baptism certificate.
[strike]Sort HEALTHY (i.e. not crisps, choccy bickie and sarnie!) packed lunches [/strike]for tomorrow for less than £1.10 per child!!! Can it be done I wonder?? I have £2.80 for all 4 lunches!!!.. argh.. & I need some potatoes for dinner!! Well I got that sorted!



Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas .. I vacuumed the stairs!! I'll bring the vac down later and do the front room in the morning.. then troll it back up to do the bedroom
Level 2
Dusting
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/strike] always clear!
[strike]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike] Have none!
Level 3
[strike]Wipe light switches and banister[/strike]
[strike]Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc[/strike]
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! I once found a half sucked lolly in my pocket that had been there for 5 months!!
Extra Mission

• [strike]Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it [/strike] Top of (and under) the towel cupboard!
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean the fluff/ash from the fire.. not while it is on!! Or chimneys swept for real fires! [strike]Central heating boilers etc need servicing too![/strike] Mine is a chimney swept jobby!! *groan* more money! And boiler is being replaced on Thursday!
• [strike]Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed[/strike] I just realised I don't have any curtains I can wash.. and I only have one net which I intend binning and replacing rather than washing! and no throws at all!
• Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day.. that’s on your list too!! I don't think I have any to do.. but I will look!

extras

I've moved the chest of drawers to outside DS1's room
vacuumed the loo and bathroom as well

ShirleyPark_2

hey everyone I haven't been on here for 2 weeks as I've had my hands full with a large number of rescue rats, amougst other things. To top it all off the plasterer is coming to do the lounge on saturday and then he's back at the beginning of october to do almost everything else that's left so there's lots of prep work to do still before then.

Thankfully now things appear to be calming down a bit, or atleast I'm getting into the swing of having 8 rat cages to deal with. Unfortunately it's been at the cost of the state of the house, which really needs some flylady attention. So here I am, in need of a good kick up the backside.

Yesterday the kitchen was mostly done. Everywhere else - argh !!

To do list

Kitchen
Clean floors,
[STRIKE]

Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean the INSIDE of the microwave... don’t forget the ceiling!!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week

[/STRIKE]

Living Room, Hall and Stairs
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags [/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it - understairs[/STRIKE]
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed
Move empty cages out of lounge

tinselfairy

Been in from work about half an hour and had a cuppa and caught up with the posts.

aimee- reading about your cat sneezing on your ice cream made me laugh out loud. :rotfl:
7WW- hope you've got more energy an dare feeling brighter today
shell- sorry to hear you had such an 'eventful' time away.
rach- well done with the weight loss and good luck with the writing and job application
maralum- hugs to your cuddly baby
Denise- good luck tracking down the man you're looking for!
Shirley- good to hear from you, sound slike you're very busy with the ratties
pigpen- hope your knee is better this afternoon
vanilla- hope the grant goes your way.

Well not a thing done here as yet.
Will start tea in a mo and make the lunches for tomorrow whilst in the kitchen.

DS has got woodcraft tonight and whilst he's there I need to go to Sainsbury's. Our cat has got extremely fussy about his food so I need to return some boxes of Whiskas and buy something he'll hopefully eat.
Furniture and floor hoovered yesterday so hopefully a quick dust and tidy will get done when i get back and DS is in bed.
Washing is pretty much up together so thanks for the extra of checking the coats pigpen, I'll find those and sort them later.

tiamai_d

I'm having a horrible day. Almost ran someone down, was not my fault, she ran out in front of me. Good job I was in the big car, it has brakes of steel and stops dead almost instantly, even at that, I did hit her. She was fine, said sorry and walked away, me, I drove home shaking, so my chores in teh town didn't get done.

And, DS2 has a bad cold, so he has not been sleeping at night, so neither have I.


Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! I once found a half sucked lolly in my pocket that had been there for 5 months!!
Extra Mission
Pick one or more of the following tasks

• Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean the fluff from the fire.. not while it is on!! Don’t forget to arrange for it to be serviced before winter sets in if you have a gas fire!! Or chimneys swept for real fires! Central heating boilers etc need servicing too!
• Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed
• [STRIKE]Those up for the 30 minute ironing challenge per day.. that’s on your list too!![/STRIKE]

I ironed. That is all.

Husband did the dishes, I nearly dropped down dead.

tiamai_d

Oh My God!!! I found a load of library books that were due to be returned..... wait for it.... 02 April!!!!! *cries* I'm going to get arrested!

aimeelister

Well thats another day done at the fun factory. About to head home and assault my lounge.

Shirley i was just about to pm you to ask how you and the rattles were as we hadnt seen you for a bit. I do miss my rattles they were fab pets. I would get some more but there's just no-where to put them in the house.

I have decided i dont want to meal plan but am going to come up with a load of ideas and put them on the board in the kitchen for what i can do with what is in the house. Then i can just cross em off as i go. Does that sound sensible.

Right see you all in an hr hopefully with a clean and tidy lounge and i will have somewhere to stack my wood sorted which i WILL be chopping this weekend :rolleyes:

rach

i've still done almost nothing. although have spoken to friend & bridesmaid for an hour

i have cried off my meeting tonight with headache and am setting my timer now to do an hour of the writing, then will eat and then another hour hopefully. i am determined to be in bed by 11pm tonight.