Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd January 2017

greenbee

juliejim wrote: »

Morning all

Valli - windows and doors open - really! It's freezing!

Mine too... house needs some air!

Trying to get unpacked and tidied up - left the house in chaos before Christmas and have done nothing but work, sleep and read trash since I got home. The state of it has started to get to me - I did manage a bit of tidying yesterday, so I'm hoping to build on it today. No laundry is being done until I've put all the rest of my clothes away!

Quick question - I have textured white tiles on my ensuite floor which are a PITA to get clean. I also have a tiled floor in the main bathroom, and the kitchen/loo/utility/dining room have vinyl (eventually kitchen/loo/utility/hall will be stone/tile). Would a steam mop do a better job than an normal one? And if so, what do people have and recommend? (I don't want anything too big or expensive... but at the same time, something that works would be a bonus!)

Valli

If your tiles are textured I would think you need something 'scrubby' or the 'lower' bits will get a grime build up, Greenbee. Much like grout does, so I do avgrout scrub every so often. I don't know what's available and a really good microfibre stream mophead might work.

Hope you're ok, btw.

Anyhoo, I'm reporting a clean kitchen. With an organised baking ingredients cupboard. Woot.

Now I am going to put the decs away. My heart wasn't in Christmas anyway. But I tried.

Honey_Bear

Hi Busy Granny, Woody and Loudmouth! :wave:

The only way I can cope with gravy and other fatty, greasy pans is to wait until they're cold and then wipe them out, thoroughly, with paper towels before the pan gets anywhere near water. It hurts my soul when I see people putting water into fatty pans because that means all the fat is going to end up in the drainpipes.

Three loads through the WM and two pegged out already because the forecast is "Blimmin' cold" (technical term) but sunny and dry.

Dog's had a frozen marrow bone and is now fast asleep. Devil Cat's just woken up and is being pesky.

kazwookie

Right I am back, not too sure what day or time my body is on.

Unpacked, cases away
Wm is on
TD is on
Food list made
Presents opened, paper out and recycled where possible,
Presents sorted and put away
OH has sorted out all his beer and put in it order, order of what I asked.......to be drunk apparently!!!
Been shopping
Put shopping away
Down loaded hols photos
Cuddled cat
Sorted out one kitchen cupboard, and got OH to chuck out 'stuff' he no longer wanted
Updated my Cv, it seems there is a placement coming up at work, that 'they' think I might be interested in......
Now about to catch up with you all

MinnieMousesMummy

Good afternoon everyone and Happy new Year. Thanak you for the list and please count me in.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Wash any dirty dishes
Catch up with the laundry
Do work related stuff
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Wash the units and appliances.
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
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
Binbag dance
Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

mummy2threeboys

Hi..I'm in also although feel like Loudmouth , putting my big girl panties on. Hello all, Hope to make some new chatty friends.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One...
Sweep and mop the floors
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two...
Wash the units and appliances.
[STRIKE]Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken DONE (6 random lids and 2 lidless pots for recycling) [/STRIKE]
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Level Three...
[STRIKE]Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean table and add a clean cloth if needed [/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb

Extras
[STRIKE]Xmas cards down for recyling
Binbag dance[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Move fridge freezer and sweep and mop behind[/STRIKE]
HHI
[STRIKE]Thoughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!! [/STRIKE]

Off to do the paperwork, work units , put a load on the dryer , two loads away, sweep and mop floors.

I can't figure out how to do a strike through? Have a Good day all x

Valli

For a strike through click on the 'go advanced' button, select text you wish to strike then click the button with the s with a strike through. Hope it makes sense.

Decs down. Coffee to give me the GUAG to haul them up stairs then prod them into the attic. Lights carefully wound around him cardboard card winders. Because one year I didn't...

Once I've done that it's ladder back to shed, sawdust in hutch and windows to be closed. House smells fresher.

greenbee

I'm doing OK thanks Valli - I hope you are too. As you say, it's often the little things that tip you over the edge while the big stuff somehow is manageable.

House DID smell better after the windows were opened for half an hour. But now I've made broccoli & blue cheese soup it probably doesn't.

A bit of pottering and putting away has gone on, as well as cursory hoovering downstairs to get rid of the worst of the superficial mess. I'm just going to have to take it slowly.

mrs-moneypenny

Sainslocals have their Christmas card recycling bins in ready to take your cards ones they are taken down.

Valli

All decs away. Washing in, not bone dry but dry enough to iron. Hutch sorted, rabbit encouraged to hop in.
Dark now, it'll be cold tonight. Brrrr.