Weekly Flylady Thread 8th October 2007

Dustykitten

Those of you with babes and tummy babes as we call them please don't go mad. I have only really got the hang of keeping house in the last year since DS3 started full time school. When mine were little we often lived in chaos but now that time has passed and I don't regret it at all.

pigpen

Dusty.. most of the time I still live in chaos!!! In the true and meaningful sense of the word!!! I was a domestic goddess which pregnant, the minute bas turned up each time I reverted to piggery for at least 6 months!!

Daisydoll

Just an update from me, got a lot done yesterday which is lucky cos dd#1 has been poorly and off school today. Going to finish off when kiddos are in bed and probably clean kitchen & dining room floors tonight as they really need doing.

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas [/strike][strike]
[/strike]Level 2
[strike]Dusting, even if around everything [/strike][strike]
[/strike][strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/strike][strike]
[/strike][strike]Clean TV[/strike], other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[strike]Tidy shoes, coats and bags [/strike].. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts.
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [strike]
  
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• [/strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• [strike]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!! [/strike]
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!

Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

scaredy_cat_2

right - i decided far too much to catch up on properly and then spent 10 mins looking for photos of cakes and cheesecakes! am i nuts - right do we have the cheesecake recipe and pigpen that cake looks to die for is there a recipe anywhere???

lil_me - i did chuckle at your post about the brush/love you and running away and the thought that came to mind was 'you sound like your 12'!!!! Also i can't believe how much you are getting done in a day - i'd love to do that in a week!

right off to vacuum living room

lil_me

scaredy_cat wrote: »

lil_me - i did chuckle at your post about the brush/love you and running away and the thought that came to mind was 'you sound like your 12'!!!! Also i can't believe how much you are getting done in a day - i'd love to do that in a week!

:rotfl: :rotfl: we are 12, mentally :rotfl: :rotfl:

If we didn't laugh at the moment with what we have going on we would cry!! Getting a bit overwhelming now to say the least. Helps the day go faster when you have a giggle once in a while, I've got a little 'wicked streak' DP calls it which means I am mischief, if I don't get into mischief at least once a day I get 'narky', for instance today I have ...intentionally put no sugar in his coffee so he went *pleurgh* :rotfl: tried to drag his shorts down when he was stood in front of the window knowing he'd gone commando, walked over to him continuing painting motion on his arm plus pushing him off his seat of course, probably more things but I forget....

:rotfl: I also like teaching people a lesson, a guy I didn't know (but my mates did) I was chatting to when we were out one night, he'd left his keys in his bonnet (Focus) so I took them out & put them in my pocket, noone seen, after hunting all over for them I think he learned his lesson, gave him them back, he'll not leave his keys hanging about again At my old work the managers did learn not to leave the keys in the safe

Oh I've walked the dogs & collected the kids, more packing after I have fed the kids....

scaredy_cat_2

its much better to be mentally 12 then the 35 i am goin to be next month!!! and we tend to err on that side in this house - it is laugh or cry sometimes!

mumoftwo

pigpen wrote: »

Tomorrows list up now!!

Whatttttt :eek: ????? Already??? haven't even finished todays list yet, better get my bahookie of this computer then.

DDs peeled and chopped all apples that needed using up and I made lovely crumble with oats, flour, coconut, brown sugar and butter and added some maple syrup to the apples, it was really delicious and all got scoffed..

DDs also made apple turnovers with left over apple mixture..

:T :T :T to Lil-me, Michelle, AnWsmum you are all working so hard, hat off to you
Welcome to likklegibbon, you will notice a big difference in a weeks time, what a unusual name, it's great

list for tonight, must do:

determined to finish off today's list
fold and put away clean washing, will get DDs to go up and down the stairs(mean mummy that I am;) )
ironing
make a start on DLA form URGENT, Don't put if off any longer
fill WM
[STRIKE] fill DW[/STRIKE] at least I can cross something off already
put BM on, haven't made bread for a while

Serena: ((((hugs)))) sorry to hear about your mum

Going .... going....

likklegibbon

Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
[/STRIKE]Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[/STRIKE]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!! well, vacced all fake flowers - I have a black thumb - plants don't stand a chance
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[/STRIKE]Tidy shoes, coats and bags do these mate while I'm out of the house?

Glad it wasn't the kitchen today - after getting up at 0430 to go to work, I don't think I could've faced the oven!

lil_me

Did I mention I've now been on hold to BT for 40 minutes? It's free phone thankfully, trying to get the £124.99 installation charge removed, engineer said 'say I just had to test the line and it was fine' and they should, not sure if that was the case but who am I to argue, so going to try :rotfl: was one of DPs old mates who came out just wish customer services actually answered!!!!!!!!

Must sort through the freezer once I eventually get off the phone, still not found anything for mine & DPs dinner, loads of blackberries & bread but nothing for dinner found yet, getting hard work this running freezer down, I've not bought anything to go in it for about 3 weeks, kids sorted thankfully thats cooking now....

Shhhh no mentioning numbers beginning with 3, because I'll be that next year & do not want reminding!!

likklegibbon

mumoftwo wrote: »

Welcome to likklegibbon, you will notice a big difference in a weeks time, what a unusual name, it's great

Well, my mum always said I was a little monkey!! And us West Mids wenches usually get teased about saying likkle and kekkle