Weekly Flylady Thread 8th October 2007

torianut

likklegibbon - not as much water as you think!! if you cover it all it wil end up way too watery - there are a lot of helpful threads on here for slowcookers but i am no good at posting links! sorry

cha97michelle

After my adventurous hour upstairs - and no, not anything dodgy before i am asked I thought i would look at the whole list and see what we have managed this week, as i need a serious degrot this weekend so i can have a quick fly round next week before the party and leave me plenty of time to sort food, and enjoy myself - energy levels permitting of course.



Monday Mayhem - 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
[STRIKE]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/STRIKE]
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 .. 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![/STRIKE]
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. outsides were done by window cleaner
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• 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!!!

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness (and coinage)!! Tumble dryer filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. an old toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
• [STRIKE]30 minutes ironing.[/STRIKE]

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that pan cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before replacing the things you need to keep. If no pan cupboard do a different one! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Wacky Wednesday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/STRIKE]
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
[STRIKE]Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season![/STRIKE]
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• 30 minutes ironing.. you love me & you know it!
• [STRIKE]grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend![/STRIKE]
  

Deep Clean Challenge
Sort the book shelves.. and toy boxes.. what can be flung? we are making room for those lovely new things Santa will be bringing soon if we are all being good boys and girls!!.. So get rid of all the things that are no longer required!

Thrilling Thursday - Master Bedroom & Landing

Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen.[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..part
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. do you need that winter duvet yet?[/STRIKE]
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
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
• Put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it!

Deep Clean Challenge
clean out that airing cupboard!!!!!! get rid of those things you don't need.. use dead towels as cleaning cloths etc.. be ruthless!!!! you REALLY don't need that 'thing' you've saved for 10 years.. 'just in case' If you did this last week.. you can do the under the stairs cupboard!!!

Frantic Friday- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/STRIKE]
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats[/STRIKE],
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or are dead!
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it! ..
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• [STRIKE]Check through those bottles.. what can be flung/decanted/and do you not need to buy until the year 3000??[/STRIKE]
• clean the radiators and woodwork in these rooms
• Get those uniforms, games kits, coats and things in the wash which you will need on Monday

Deep Clean Challenge
Scrub down the dirty marks on the walls in these rooms, and any dirty marks on the walls. When did you last clean 'under the rim'? Get a mirror and check it out.. how gross??? Wash any chair covers/throws/blinds etc. When did you last replace the bath sponges & toothbrushes??

FRIDAY EXTRA - Don't forget your ME time this weekend, even if it's just a nice relaxing bath or going to the pub with Pigpen!! go on you deserve it

so not as bad as i thought then this week - the little bits of tinkering are obviously paying off.

challenge this weekend will be to fully clear and clean the spare room so in-laws can borrow it, and to clean the porch before the party as the uPVC is minging on the inside.

Looks like it is time also for new toothbrushes, and i should wash the curtain in the garage that we want to put up in the hall so i can take it up at half term or make as an evening job at some stage soon.

Anyway, time for a bit more i think
Michelle, x

likklegibbon

thanks torianut - have been on some of the SC threads and will try out tomorrow
Level One
[STRIKE]
Clean floors in these rooms
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
[/STRIKE]Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. will wait til I'm next in shower
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or are dead! think I got rid of about 50

Plus cleaned bathroom and study windows - I can see daylight

I hope pigpen won't give us too many nasty jobs to [STRIKE]shirk[/STRIKE] do this weekend cause I've got 3 12.5 shifts to do and they're a killer

Glad to hear your good news Michelle

lil_me hang on in there - just being there for your friend and her baby will be a great support but don't forget yourself either

pigpen

*edits weekend list to include deorating the entire house top to bottom.. cleaning the cars inside and out.. all of them and polishing all the lightbulbs!!*

lil_me

Went over but she'd had to stay at hospital to speak to consultant so still waiting to go back over....been trying to keep myself busy at new house to keep my mind of it but doesn't work really.

Michelle great to hear all is well with little bump.

Got a few things done, some things didn't because they went wrong, cupboard we were going to shelve out doesn't have strong enough wall so need to measure the wall units we have and see if one of those will fit. Put a carpet down in the garage for my fridge freezer to go on. Did some more unpacking of what was taken over. Oh and I got a new microwave, toaster and George on the way kitchen now finished and ready to use.

This weekends mission will be major packing, especially in the boys rooms! Will do a list a bit later on, best make DPs dinner so he can go to work.

Solwaykid

pigpen wrote: »

*edits weekend list to include deorating the entire house top to bottom.. cleaning the cars inside and out.. all of them and polishing all the lightbulbs!!*

Done.

:rotfl: not really it just feels that way. There's one hour of my officially off work left (5pm) and I've really got to the bottom of loads of stuff that was bugging me. I'm going to loaf around for that hour I think.
Not going anywhere but I just want to say thanks for all your lovely company during the day this week. Next week it'll be back to 7-9pm mad rushes and a fleeting glance at the posts. So ta :A

Post later when I'm into ME time and week end duties. Take it easy.

rach

ended up having a quick trip to M&S for coffee with friend thought i deserved it. so the house is still a mess!

gonna set timer for an hour and put the radio on and get it done. friend said 'don;t clean up on my account' but i know i will feel stressed with someone here and it not done. and i am too tired to do much else!

rach

solway...before you go.... celeriac is great mashed with potatoes!

nicki_2

Went to the Co-op and got a bag of spuds as they had no chips :eek: Nowhere else around here sells frozen chips unless I go to Asda/Aldi or pay like £2 for a bag :mad: I did pick up a reduced bag for 60p though LOL

Got cash out for tomorrow :j:D *giggle* It's looking more like its coming into fruition so while I was out and had the cash I bought a "Saveaway" (local public transport pass - only valid for 1 day but only £2.40 instead of £1.40 each way on the bus :money: ). Just waiting on the other person to get back to me as to where this "thing" is happening and I will stress again IT IS NOT A DATE :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Just something I am really looking forward to OH is going to walk in and say "it's on then" cause I'm grinning again. Hell I might even go and wash some dishes in celebration :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I know... I'm acting like its a date, but its not HONESTLY :p:p Right, Facebook again and then I'll do the dishes

pigpen

I think the number of times Nicki has stressed this is NOT A DATE hint quite heavily that it IS lol..

I've just spent 15 minutes on the phone with DS2's SENCO and another 22 minutes with DS1's tutor from college.. All I need now is DD1's school to phone me about something equally important and I can truly disappear up my own butt!!!

I have IEP meetings the week after half term.. and the primary school have just put DS3 and DD3 on school action plus so I have 2 more IEP meetings to attend now.. They are both up for assessment for dyslexia. DS3 already has his Aspergers label and now we are going for another.. I really can't handle much more.. and people wonder why I refused to have any more boys after the 3 I have!!!! (if DD3 or 4 had been a boy I was leaving them at the hospital! DD5 would have been sold!) They are like paddingtons luggage they have so many labels!!! I have 2 on the gifted and talented and 3 on special needs now.. and it is looking like DD4 will be on the SEN list and DD5 on the G&T one.. why is nothing every simple?? Why I have I only got one that isn't on any lists??

Lil_me.. I hope the news re Matthew is looking good today.. 90% is pretty good odds!! Love and hugs to his mummy and daddy.. and you of course!

Michelle.. glad all is good.. even if we have a baby jumping bean!!!

Solway .. don't you go getting all soppy on us!!!

If you are all REALLY lucky tonight I won't be too drunk to give you a drunken lessage or 5.. usually I come home and get in bed.. clothes on, shoes on, slap on.. lol

Best go find some food for dinner.. freezer dregs I think.. potato awfuls, frozen pizza and erm... sausages?? that'll do I think!