Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd October 2007

Dustykitten

cuppa and choc bikki anyone?

Back from the vet £70 lighter. She has been bitten by another cat so is on antibiotics now. Good news is she can go out, once she is fast enough to escape being bitten again.

DS3 at party and DS1 and 2 on playstation and not fighting! yet!

I have a couple of parcels to sort and then post. Then DS2 bedroom.

chocaholic110

Hi all. I'm a sporadic fly-er, in that I try to join in when on holiday from work but only manage a "maintenance level" the rest of the time.

However, I am now off work (5 weeks sick leave, then maternity leave until July) and am hoping to get house completely done before Christmas so am relaxed and ready for the arrival of baby number 3 in January!

Started a little last week but didn't post, then OH was home all weekend and you wouldn't guess the house had ever been tidy! Kids off school for half term and OH off just for today so might be able to rope them in - here's hoping!

Aiming to do as much as possible and for a calm, relaxed, tidy, organised house by the end of the year!

Marvellous Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors[/STRIKE]
Find a roll of binbags we are having a BIG FLING this week because my house is a mess!!
Level Two
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/strike]
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table..[/STRIKE] (clean table cloth if necessary)
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 [/strike]etc
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]
[STRIKE]Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!![/STRIKE]
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• [STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms[/STRIKE]
• [strike]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/strike]
• Update the inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Attack that hotspot of grot in the kitchen.. the one you look at, groan and decide to leave until next week.. but it's been there for years!!

Deep Clean Challenge
[STRIKE]Sort through the crockery; plates, cups, bowls etc.. sling out everything that has chips and cracks.. these places harbour bacteria!!![/STRIKE] Wipe the cupboards out before replacing what you can keep.. then find out when the next crap boot sale is and see if you can get some cheap replacements should you need them!! Feel free to get all excited and do more!!

x_raphael_xx

Well most of my morning was taken up going into town to pick up my copy of TMNT (watching now:o)
Did manage to get a bit done, but just chilling before work, oven did not get done, might do a bit more when I get back. Then again might not!!:D

Marvellous Monday - Kitchen
Level One
[strike]Clean floors[/strike] Just hoovered floor, that'll do til next week
[strike]Find a roll of binbags we are having a BIG FLING this week because my house is a mess!![/strike] Gottem
Level Two
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/strike]
[strike]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there![/strike]
Level Three
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!
• [strike]Update the inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first[/strike]
• Attack that hotspot of grot in the kitchen.. the one you look at, groan and decide to leave until next week.. but it's been there for years!! ~The OVEN!

Deep Clean Challenge
[strike]Sort through the crockery; plates, cups, bowls etc.. sling out everything that has chips and cracks.. these places harbour bacteria!!! Wipe the cupboards out before replacing what you can keep.. then find out when the next crap boot sale is and see if you can get some cheap replacements should you need them!! Feel free to get all excited and do more!![/strike]

Freaky Friday- Bathroom

Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Wipe down tiles in bathroom..[/strike] defragment your pc while doing this.
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or are dead!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
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 [strike]window frames in these rooms[/strike]

Deep Clean Challenge
[strike]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???[/strike]

Daily Tasks:
[strike]Dishes[/strike]
Brush dog
Walkies
Clean yard
At least 30 minutes writing

Weekly Tasks:
Sunday ~ [strike]Meal Plan for the week[/strike]
Monday ~ Clean fish tank
Tuesday ~ Bins emptied & rubbish out

To do list:
Wash and vacuum car. Check oil, tyre pressure etc.
Sort out the pile of [strike]junk[/strike] quality items that didn't sell at the boot sale.
Ring local paper and list some of ^^^ for sale. List rest on eBay.
Get some plaster mix & fix hole in the kitchen wall (made by poochie!)
Fix hinges on bathroom cabinet.

Hoping that Kids & spare rooms is on the agenda in the next couple of days, give me a chance to catch up!

ShirleyPark_2

Ugh, am off work today sick. It feels like I have that horrible flu-like thing that's going round.

The only thing I've done this morning is make raspberry and white chocolate cake. I cheated though, it's one of thoose bake in the box ones that had the try me free thing on it. Haven't tried it yet though.

Somehow I think I'm not actually going to do any flying today, but you never know. Atleast I can skip the deep clean challenge, as I cleaned and sorted all the kitchen cupboards and drawers last week.

Marvellous Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clean floors
[STRIKE]Find a roll of binbags we are having a BIG FLING this week because my house is a mess!![/STRIKE] bought one of those last week as I'd run out
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
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!
• Update the inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Attack that hotspot of grot in the kitchen.. the one you look at, groan and decide to leave until next week.. but it's been there for years!!

My list for the week (alternatively known as the stuff i've still not done)
Put cover back on sofa
Wash the sofa cushions
Move drawers back into bay window in lounge - in lounge but in the wrong place
Sort contents of storage cupboard
Get smoke alarms put back up
Sort tool boxes out
Sort out bills - sky, water, gas, elec, phone, insurance, council tax done, internet one sent off
Contact mortgage guy as to why there is an admin fee - left message for him to call me back
sort out with K&D about their wedding photos
studying
get name and address from FF - sent PM
sort out plans for Cheltenham show
get ex's life insurance cancelled, or account details changed - I'm not paying it !
List all the work the ex needs to do on the house
Measure up and source the 2 new radiators
chase up why old company pension has not been moved
chase up where emersons order is
discuss christmas with parents at the weekend

embb

I don't know who I'm trying to kid but there's no way I'll be able to fly with the kids off, I'd forgotten how time consuming they are lol add to that umpteen visits to answer the door every half an hour to various kids, is so and so in?....is so and so playing out?...... etc etc grrrrr. to give DD her due she did try and sort out some of her bedroom but kinda got sidetracked when her mate turned up. Think I should just do dailies for this week it'll be a waste of time doing the list.

Got jacket spuds in for dinner, gonna do a quick tidy of the living room, then hoover through, OH still hasn't surfaced so can't do the car battery till he does, then need to get the DW loaded but today it's really one of 'those' jobs I really don't want to do it and keep putting it off.

rach

well, i've emerged from under the sink! one black bag of rubbish, one bag for friends doing a fund-raising car boot (i just want to get rid of stuff!). have packed a few things into a box ready for moving, but annoyingly i ahve no newspaper or bubblewrap so can't get much into the box yet. need to get dressed and nip to the newsagents and beg or buy some.

reckon i have enough cleaning stuff left until i move, easily. will be a mixture of ariel liquid (bought yonks ago for whites), value powder (bought for cleaning oven shelves, which i've used on baking trays this am), and 4 persil tablets i have left. all with soda crystals of course! found some vileda floor wipes that fit onto some mop thing i have, think they were from the £1 shop. reckon they will do to s&s the floor in between proper cleans!

sexymouse - keep meaning to say, hugs to you, shame about the job. it's just so soul-destroying i know.

torianut

tesco shop done - got bargain clothes for the girls reduced - includin leggings £1, swimming cossies 87p!!! (got 2 each as they lose them when go swimming with the school - wouldve got more but no spare money until next week!!)

LO fed and now watching Barney and hopefully falling asleep!

going to make a start on the kitchen when I can drag myself off here!

LJD1_2

Hiya
Glad it's the kitchen and dining room. Hubby was fitting skirting board in the dining room and made a right mess so cleaned in their yesterday. Think he felt guilty as he emptied, tidied and cleaned the larder in the kitchen last night. Only hot spot left in their is the dreaded cutlery draw so might do that now.

It's freezing here.

Hope the move is going well lil_me.

xx

pigpen

Right.. brush back up bum..

Bunnies now vax'd.. have to take them back in 2 weeks for the VHD one... £24 lighter of purse!

Washing folded and waiting to be put away.

kitchen still a pit!! Actually the whole house is a pit.. I have half a binbag for charity shop though so aiming to fill it by tonight. I have some ebay parcels to package.. and no bags left.. best order some while it is in my head to do..

I have half a binbag of stuff to list of my sisters still and a stacking box from DDs 1&2 to photograph.. they can do that themselves.. it is miles easier getting them 2 to do the pics rather than find space and time to do it myself.

THEN I am sending them all to tidy the back room while I do the kitchen.. so I can keep an eye on them. Then we shall all moose up the stairs and do a spot of flinging in the girly room.

They can clean out the hopsters too!!

rach

right, my short break turned into a long one. i ahve to go out at 5pm so i need to crack on and make the most of the day. plan now is to shower, eat lunch, get the sc on for tea and then attack the rest of the kitchen (via trip to PO to post parcel and beg for old newpapers)