Weekly Flylady Thread 27th May 2019

nicki_2

Evening all.

Best laid plans and all that...bathroom isn't happening this weekend. On the plus side I can put off the Ar90s order for a little while. Todays plan has also gone out the window thanks to DS having a migraine.

Yesterday all I did was work, and I managed to walk the dog TWICE :j It was only a slow wander while I was working, but that's the first time I've taken him with me in months. He slept well last night :rotfl: Then again so did I

Today I've paid bills, remembered to buy DS's prom ticket, booked a long over due smear test appointment for mid june as it was the earliest I could get, dealt with a customer who knocked and cleared my email. Then my landlady knocked and went through the quote for the bathroom being done, had me pick our new UPVC front door style, told me to tell the door man the windows need sorting out by him as well AND I remembered to tell her that our oven has broken

So my house may not be clean, the wash baskets may be over flowing for the moment (can't have the wm on when DS is downstairs - even me typing is loud apparently), and I still need to go to Mr A for groceries & prescriptions but I think I can call today a success considering I could have just joined DS sitting in the dark and playing games on my phone and chose not to. :p

Tomorrow Ex is here to take DS out so I will roll up my sleeves and get stuck in. It shouldn't take long, the place is pretty tidy, its just really dusty. Sunday I'm going out I'll come grab the list later on and post it properly with what I plan to do. But for now I'm off to find out the part codes needed for the oven. :wave:

BadCat18

Evening all

Nice bright evening and windy too so I did a second load of washing and it is flapping on the line, should be dry soon as it is all light stuff.
Stairs and landing vac done
Office left tidy after working
Dusted conservatory and pottered about in garden for a bit
House is looking pretty tidy over all so I am hoping to have a relatively simple weekend. Have the usual food shop etc to do and would like to deep clean the lounge while DH is here to help me pull out the furniture as I can’t do it on my own, will hopefully tackle that in the morning and then would like to spend some time in the garden if the weather is good.

Have a lovely evening all.

kazwookie

Bike ride done
Local town council person chatted to, while I was in the park
2 hours of weeding / wandering around the garden
Dinner done
Washing up done
Cuddling the cat now, one handed typing

nicki_2

Okay folks, I'm heading to bed in a minute but I want to get my list up here so I have accountability tomorrow and I won't get sidetracked by other things :rotfl:

I'm not including Monday as that list was completed, however I am going to include my own list at the end as I am pretty sure there'll be other things I need to do which aren't on the main lists. Any office stuff can be rolled over to Monday, I'd just prefer to get it all done ASAP

Tuesday Trial by scrubbing - Kitchen
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Wipe sill, sockets, door handles and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories - don't forget those out-of-sight places - under plugs and under draining racks
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles and tops and bottom as well as fronts!
Empty out one cupboard or drawer and clean. Put everything back tidily. - Main cutlery drawer needs clearing out
Clean hob - thoroughly. Wash all detachable parts too.
Sort fridge and wipe seals; [STRIKE]weave stuff that needs using up into your meal plan[/STRIKE] Fridge is pretty empty as it's ready for my monthly shop nothing really to use up!
Level 3
Clean oven
Vacuum/Mop floor
Wipe out or wash out whiffy bins

Hump Day - Wipy Wednesday(Bathrooms and en suites)
Level 1
Scrub bath
Give shower heads a bath in lemon juice
Polish all brightwork (chrome bits - taps & hoses)
Slosh a good glug of bleach down drains/overflows
Level 2
Wipe seat, lid and outside of loo - including where you can't see...
Slop some bleach all over the inside of the loo
With a clean cloth wipe switches, pull cord, door handles and loo roll holder
[STRIKE]Wash loo brush and holder and dry them outside in the sun - death to all germies![/STRIKE] -just going to bleach mine as I'm getting a new one soon to go with the new bathroom
Level 3
Scrub the sink = don't forget the underneath the plug!
Bleach the drain
Wipe the pedestal over
Polish and mirrors
Clean the floor - vacuum/mop
Put out fresh towels

Thursday Thrills - the boudoir x2
Level 1
Open windows w-i-d-e
Bedding is changed on Sunday or Mondays
level 2
Clean windows
Vacuum floor
Level 3
Dust all sides and shelves
Polish mirrors

Friday Frenzy -LIVINGROOM
Level 1
Open the windows
[STRIKE]If it's other soft furnishings vacuum[/STRIKE] - Wash throws from sofas
[STRIKE]Throw out any obvious rubbish[/STRIKE] - Lets make that "Clear shredding pile" :eek:
Clear the floor
level 2
Wipe the windows/frames/sills
Plump cushions
Level 3
Dust
Vacuum / Mop

PERSONAL
Meal plan for June - need to use up pasta as it appears to be breeding. Portion out freezer contents.
HHG - need to weed pavers, pick up rubbish that's blown in & poo pick.
Laundry catch up : towels x 2 (or 3), bedding, black, mixed, light, sofa throws (x2 normally), dog toys/bedding (x2 maybe), cleaning cloths (when cleaning is done)
Clean FOH Clean outside of windows, wash down front door, clean brass, sweep pavement etc.
Money - update finances, set budget for June (remember Mr A purchase which won't clear until Monday), update spreadsheets.
Comp - clear inboxes, earning questionnaires, update ALL calenders so they're correct adding in DS stuff (14th party).
Desk - Cold Callers sign for door (laminate and put up), clear letter rack of as much as possible, set up Bujo for June, update paperwork to do list (include student finance stuff), Write sewing list, write Ar90s list out on paper

Work
Pre-C8 Put books and paperwork away where they should be!
C8 - text customers re deliveries, look for aftershaves requested for sav, check hair dye situation, returns onto system
C9 - write out text orders then reply to customers confirming I have them, - sort through late books for orders, sort out when orders would arrive, go through rep books and sort my own order out for books etc
c10 - prep books (if possible include trend booklet), prep newsletter, write up calling book
General - start double checking invoices etc and entering the broken down version into software ready for tax return.

I think that's it. I know a lot of the admin stuff will roll over into next week, but at least I have it written done somewhere :rotfl: Now since that's a very long list I'd like to get done, I'm off to bed! Night all :wave:

nicki_2

Morning all! Its me again

I said I'd be up at 5am....and I was awake, I got stuff done on my phone and was downstairs ready for the day with a washload on by 6.15 Breakfast for me and the dog done, kitchen shelves have been wiped down, washload one is hung on the airer with the dehumidifier going as it's supposed to rain (also means outside jobs will have to be delayed until after the rain or another day), second load is in, a batch of dishes are done and more are soaking ready for DS to do later as they're predominantly his from the past 2 days :mad:

I'm just going to have 15 minutes sit down with a game on my phone then going to let the dog get DS up :rotfl:I'll then start on some more jobs. Not sure which yet as it depends on DS's mood when he gets up, but it won't be anything too loud until I hear noise from next door. The longer those small children stay in bed snoozing the less time they spend screaming & fighting or blasting baby shark :mad::mad: I'm actually missing the weed farm then brothel that was there as they were quieter :rotfl::rotfl:

BadCat18

Morning all

It’s a lovely day here, not sure if it will last but am going to make the most of it now.

Showered and dressed, dishes done and last nights put away.
DH going to do the food shop.
First load swishing in WM.
Bed stripped ready for bedding to go in next, am also going to change over to summer duvet as I was baking last night!

Back later, have a good day all!

Honey_Bear

Bits of the yard scrubbed, big pile of sweet potatoes cooked for the dog because ordinary mash doesn't seem to agree with her either, fish cooked for her, one load in off the lines and run through the TD just in case, three loads through the WM and out, three lodgers decluttered, shower room blitzed, both letting rooms dusted and vacuumed, some well overdue paperwork cleared, and a monster problem that's been glaring at me malevolently for a week has had a first pass :shudder: I flatly refuse to let it become a Frog but it is evil.

Got to go to a meeting this morning, and then the day's my own. OH says he's going to buy me lunch, too!

roundtuit

Morning :wave:

I think I must live on the wrong side of the hot / cold, dry / wet divide for getting washing dry outside. I'll check the forecast before I bother pegging anything out. First load has just finished swishing.

1st June!!!! How did that happen? There are still Christmas presents to be put away! (Christmas 2017 oops)

I had some sort of virus during the week, which knocked me off my feet - but I was back at work yesterday, so there's no excuse to not-fly today

DS and GF are here for the weekend - GF likes it here as 'it's more relaxed' and 'everyone is nice to each other' - :eek: meeting the future possible outlaws sounds like it could be an experience! (GF's sister's partner and parents met up with the outlaws earlier in the year - no-one is speaking to anyone else now!!!!) So it may be a filthy tip of a hovel - but it's still a haven of sorts

Hugs to all who want or need one; air kisses to the non-huggers.
Rxx

Narc0lepsy

Golly, where did this week go?
I've managed to keep the house more or less in order, been to the usual gym classes, done one assessment, written up 1 - nearly 2 - others, almost kept pace with watering/ potting on / planting out what's in the greenhouse, filled bird feeders endlessly but loved watching the antics of all the babies(blue tits, goldfinches, blackbirds, starlings and greenfinches), done lots of weeding and pruning etc.

Assessment with social worker was unsurprising but disappointing; on the basis of mil being able to get slowly from armchair to Zimmer unaided, she is deemed fit to return to her flat. Discounted as irrelevant are having fallen (uninjured thankfully) twice in the last 10 days, needing bed clothes etc changed at 3am 5 times in similar time, being unable to say what day/ month / year or season it is, having no recollection of her own flat and saying she lives in Dagenham (she did, as a child). Yesterday she couldn't remember how to get out of the chair. SW expressed amazement that she had no grandchildren (none of his business) and couldn't understand why .Mr N has a different name to mil (his dad died when Mr N was 18 and mil remarried years later - surely not that unusual?) Anyway there are people caring for far more complex relatives than she is, so we'll just get on with it. We managed to delay the move until Monday 10th as we already had a lot planned till then.

Sitting in the conservatory now feeling virtuous after a park run. One load in WM, breakfast consumed but I think another coffee is called for to prepare me for the rest of the day.

nicki_2

I'm going to bore you all today with reposting my list



I've finally corralled my sewing stuff into boxes. They're now sorted and labelled and neatly stacked. Roll on my order getting here that I placed on Thursday. That'll allow me to clear more than half the piles if I can just be left alone to get on with things. While I was at it I gathered all the stray work things together as well so they're now in 3 boxes sitting on the sideboard waiting for me to deal with them.

DS did a batch of dishes reluctantly after finishing his breakfast. He wasn't impressed with how awake I was at 8am :rotfl: I'm nearly due to hang wash load 4 on the maidens. I might put 5 in but put an hour delay on it starting as I'm running out of room on my 3 maidens:rotfl: If DS didn't use an average of 4 flannels a day (or put a towel wash on every 3rd day) it wouldn't be so bad.



DS is out with ex at the cinema and I'm going to have some lunch since I had an early breakfast. We're currently listening to Deathly Hallows audiobook from the library while it's quiet

If it's gone its done! The rest will disappear much faster once I get started.

Tuesday Trial by scrubbing - Kitchen
Level 1
Clear and clean sink and accessories - don't forget those out-of-sight places - under plugs and under draining racks This will have to wait a while. The drainer is filled with clean dishes atm
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles and tops and bottom as well as fronts!
Empty out one cupboard or drawer and clean. Put everything back tidily. - Main cutlery drawer needs clearing out
Clean hob - thoroughly. Wash all detachable parts too.
Sort fridge and wipe seals;
Level 3
Clean oven
Vacuum/Mop floor
Wipe out or wash out whiffy bins

Hump Day - Wipy Wednesday - Bathroom
Level 1
Scrub bath
Give shower heads a bath in lemon juice
Polish all brightwork (chrome bits - taps & hoses)
Slosh a good glug of bleach down drains/overflows
Level 2
Wipe seat, lid and outside of loo - including where you can't see...
Slop some bleach all over the inside of the loo
With a clean cloth wipe switches, pull cord, door handles and loo roll holder
[STRIKE]Wash loo brush and holder and dry them outside in the sun - death to all germies![/STRIKE] -just going to bleach mine as I'm getting a new one soon to go with the new bathroom
Level 3
Scrub the sink = don't forget the underneath the plug!
Bleach the drain
Wipe the pedestal over
Polish and mirrors
Clean the floor - vacuum/mop
[STRIKE] Put out fresh towels[/STRIKE] Just realised I did this earlier in the week so I'll do it again on Monday.

Thursday Thrills - the boudoir x2
Level 1
Bedding is changed on Sunday or Mondays
level 2
Clean windows
Vacuum floor
Level 3
Dust all sides and shelves
Polish mirrors

Friday Frenzy -LIVINGROOM
Level 1
[STRIKE]If it's other soft furnishings vacuum[/STRIKE] - Wash throws from sofas
[STRIKE]Throw out any obvious rubbish[/STRIKE] - Lets make that "Clear shredding pile" :eek:
Level 2
Wipe the windows/frames/sills
Level 3
Dust
Vacuum / Mop

PERSONAL
Meal plan for June - need to use up pasta as it appears to be breeding. Portion out freezer contents.
HHG - need to weed pavers, pick up rubbish that's blown in & poo pick.
Laundry catch up (4 loads done so far!): towels, mixed, sofa throws (x2 normally), dog toys/bedding (x2 maybe, might leave that until Monday when it's supposed to be sunny), cleaning cloths (when cleaning is done)
Clean FOH Clean outside of windows, wash down front door, clean brass, sweep pavement etc.
Money - update finances, set budget for June (remember Mr A purchase which won't clear until Monday), update spreadsheets.
Comp - earning questionnaires, update ALL calenders so they're correct adding in DS stuff (14th party).
Desk - Cold Callers sign for door (laminate and put up), clear letter rack of as much as possible, set up Bujo for June, update paperwork to do list (include student finance stuff), Write sewing list, write Ar90s list out on paper

Work
Pre-C8 Put books and paperwork away where they should be!
C8 - text customers re deliveries, look for aftershaves requested for sav, check hair dye situation, returns onto system
C9 - write out text orders then reply to customers confirming I have them, - sort through late books for orders, sort out when orders would arrive, go through rep books and sort my own order out for books etc
c10 - prep books (if possible include trend booklet), prep newsletter, write up calling book
General - start double checking invoices etc and entering the broken down version into software ready for tax return.

Time to make something to eat, a nice big glass of juice and then I'll take the vacuum etc upstairs to get that out of the way as much as possible. My room should be fun as it's currently looking like an old fashioned laundry with clothes on maidens and hanging from the curtain rail drying. I've got the dehumidifier and the fan on so hopefully it'll dry quickly. Weather can't make up its mind as to weather it wants to rain or not so everything is being hung indoors :eek: It's days like this that I miss my tumble drier, but then I much prefer the lower bills and line drying everything I can :wave: