Weekly Flylady Thread 15th October 2007

Bibbitybob

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors [/STRIKE]and sofas
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!)[/STRIKE] and banister
[STRIKE]Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc [/STRIKE]
[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.
• [STRIKE]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!![/STRIKE]
• 30 minutes ironing

Deep Clean Challenge
[STRIKE]Empty, clear and clean the inside of a cupboard. Sort the magazine/newspaper heap. the one big pile of 'hotspot' we merged last week.. give it a more thorough sort through.. you do not need bills going back the last 24 years or invalid insurance policies!! [/STRIKE]

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors[/STRIKE]
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!
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary) [/STRIKE]
Level Three[STRIKE]
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc [/STRIKE]
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher 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.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that junk/spare stuff/'quick.. hide it in there' cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to keep.. I bet 90% of that can go in the bin!!. If no junk cupboard do a foody one! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

Dustykitten

Afternoon all. Tuesday is my manic day so I can see why I never got the living room done on the old list - shame the kitchen could now be taking it's place.

Been for my power walk/run.
Been to the hygenist
Post was good today £30 excess from old insurance claim in the post (paid for the hygenist at least); free bike meter thing for DS3 and what looks like a premium bond win for OH - might open that in a minute; and a letter for DS1 which I think will be the date for him to go to district cricket trials.

Right lunch finished. Need to send a couple more emails then up the school to help in DS3 class for the afternoon followed by swimming lessons.

Be back at tea time.

Thanks lil-me, pigpen, A&Wsmum for the ebay answers - I'll deal with her this evening, still have my stuff to pack but did pick up a box from the corner shop to post a large item in.

hollyh

Hi all

I'm in only a day late.:o I've had this awful man flu that's been going around and feel like carp. I must do some flying today cause the house is a tip:eek: .

I haven't read the thread yet so hope everyone's ok.

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
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
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!
Put up linings or winter curtains to keep out those draughts.
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• 30 minutes ironing

Deep Clean Challenge
Empty, clear and clean the inside of a cupboard. Sort the magazine/newspaper heap. the one big pile of 'hotspot' we merged last week.. give it a more thorough sort through.. you do not need bills going back the last 24 years or invalid insurance policies!!

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
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 oven if you didn't do it last week
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher 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.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that junk/spare stuff/'quick.. hide it in there' cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to keep.. I bet 90% of that can go in the bin!!. If no junk cupboard do a foody one! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

lunasaver

Hi everyone

I'm new on this thread, I've been trying to get organised and stumbled on the Flylady website.

I think it has great principles, but I just couldn't get that much enthusiasm for the sink thing.

Does anyone do this? I find it a real stumbling block-
That and the fact my toddler throws a wobbly whenever I hoover!

Cheers

Ls

Pollybear

Afternoon all

Welcome lunasaver The sink thing is symbolic I think. If you go to bed with an empty shiny sink and draining board it feels so much better when you come down in the morning. Helps start the day right. You don't have to slave over it every day, just make sure it is clear and wiped over.

Did kitchen yesterday because I knew I wouldn't do it today! I've S&Sd the kitchen, done a load of washing (hung upstairs because it's chucking it down outside), put away an Asda delivery - and watched two lots of Corrie and Doc Martin

Lunch cooking now.

tiamai_d

I need a kick up the bum to go do my kitchen, it's horrendous! I haven't washed a dish since Sunday night (and they are still on the rack). I have Mount Dirty Washing to climb and DS1 was up sicking in the toilet last night with a sore head and throat. They are watching Simpson's movie and moaning for pop corn!

OK, after I post this, I'm going to put a washing on and start the kitchen. First step, dishes.

Good news, my dad might be getting home today, though I will have to go collect him and try to get him home, into the upstairs flat, past a huge husky who is missing him like crazy and a boingy little lurcher who is clingy like a clingy thing.

shell2001

Right quick update

Hour of ironing done & put away
Fridge cleared out and cleaned
S & S Lounge, bathroom, bedrooms
Hoovered through
DD2 collected from preschool & woof walked
Tesco order put away
Prepped veggies for tea

Still to do:-

Kitchen (floors & oven, will do after tea)
Trip to bank to change address/pay cheques in
Collect DD1 from school
Make choc fudge pudding
Soak soup mix overnight for tomorrows soup
Put BM on

DD2 is currently washing up and having a fab time, floor is soaked but she is happy (and quiet - lol!)

tracyg

Afternoon!!! Just sat having a cuppa and bit of chocolate while boiler man is here and DS is in bed. List looking good but its only cos I knew the boiler man was coming out and was ashamed of the state of it:o

Been to Asda for my gran and dropped off her shopping and spent an hour with her. Saw a lady from playgroup today and she chased me through the aisle to chat to me so hopefully it means I'm making a friend. Was going to stop going but will try one more week and see how we get along, would be lovely to have a friend to chat to:o (apart from you lovely lot) I didn't realise it would be this lonely giving up work and staying at home, I love being with my boy but miss adults.

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

• [STRIKE]Wipe window sills [/STRIKE]and clean windows in these rooms
• [STRIKE]
  
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first [/STRIKE]Done this tonight to do online order
• Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!
• PLUS Ironing
• [STRIKE]
• Asda for gran - visit
• Visit D
• Wait for Boiler man[/STRIKE] Here now

Deep Clean Challenge
Get in that junk/spare stuff/'quick.. hide it in there' cupboard. Give it all GOOD scrub out before placing the things you need to keep.. I bet 90% of that can go in the bin!!. If no junk cupboard do a foody one! Feel free to get carried away and do more cupboards!!!

HollyH hugs hope your feeling better
Mumof two Hugs for you and your DD
Everyone else hello and have a hug if you want one!

Right, have wasted enough time on here and facebook today better get something done and see how boiler man is doing Xx

tiamai_d

How boiler man is doing xx???

Whooo! *points and sings* Tracy has a boyfriend! Hes there to fix her plumbing! If the waters off its cos he's nearly cu ......!!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

nicki_2

tiamai_d wrote: »

How boiler man is doing xx???

Whooo! *points and sings* Tracy has a boyfriend! Hes there to fix her plumbing! If the waters off its cos he's nearly cu ......!!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: