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Weekly Flylady Thread 17th December 2007

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  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Manic Monday- Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    Clear and wipe those surfaces, make sure you move things this week and clean under them
    Check you have enough crockery/cutlery that you aren't embarrassed to use for the Christmas dinner!
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clean floors [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, wipe any spills[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Wipe & replace small appliances, kettle, toaster etc[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances[/STRIKE].
    [STRIKE]Clean washing machine, tumble dryer, cooker hood (if washable) and dishwasher filters[/STRIKE]
    Extra Mission
    Choose one or more of: [STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
    [/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Fling boogie time, come on it's Christmas, time to clear the clutter! [/STRIKE]aint no clutter in me kitchen
    • [STRIKE]Check stocks in the cupboards, what needs stocking up before Christmas?[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Clean oven - NO SMOKEY KITCHEN THIS CHRISTMAS!!! [/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Check the freezer, see what you have which needs using to make room for Xmas goodies[/STRIKE] and de-frosted it.
    and it's a mess again after I made dinner. :eek:
  • jjef
    jjef Posts: 1,750 Forumite
    pigpen wrote: »
    *boof*.. I am STUFFED... I ate a FULL deep pan 10 inch pizza.. all to myself!!!!!!!


    go girl go
  • rach
    rach Posts: 5,476 Forumite
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    right, i must do something. plan is to do as much of my list as possible...in half an hour!

    someone kick me!!!
    Mum to gorgeous baby boy born Sept 2010:j
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    rach it's too late to be kicking anyone, but if you insist **big kick for rach** I should kick myself to bed actually, DP snoozing on the sofa next to me so will need to get him up first. :o

    Can't find a skyone+1 so I'll end up staying up because Robin Hood Men in Tights is on :rotfl: love this film
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • rach
    rach Posts: 5,476 Forumite
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    *runs to kichen with cloth in hand*
    Mum to gorgeous baby boy born Sept 2010:j
  • jjef
    jjef Posts: 1,750 Forumite
    tonights update will read as cleaned the kitchen floor but the oven has not been touched and didn't managed any of lil-me's extras but did finish the christmas shopping today and I have updated my tesco order for friday from the cupboard/freezer check, so all in all not a bad day.

    Will check the list for tomorrow but will sneak in with a head start as for some reason - unknown to me- oh and kids started to declutter and polish the living room tonight without being asked or shouted at, maybe the christmas spirit is finally getting them!!!
  • jjef
    jjef Posts: 1,750 Forumite
    lil_me wrote: »
    Can't find a skyone+1 so I'll end up staying up because Robin Hood Men in Tights is on :rotfl: love this film

    You can often find it later in the week on sky 2 or 3
  • rach
    rach Posts: 5,476 Forumite
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    kick certainly worked, thanks lil_me - hate doing it so late but it's better than not at all! living room still a mess but have left hoover in here so will give it a run over in the morning and as most stuff is getting packed tomorrow (hopefully) it should be able to be cleaned nice and easily.

    go through clothes & charity shop what i don't need
    put clean washing away
    DW

    post extra wedding invite
    phone gran (10 years since grandad died)
    phone 2 removals companies for quotes
    finish list of stuff to pack on tues
    Manic Monday- Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    Clear and wipe those surfaces, make sure you move things this week and clean under them
    Check you have enough crockery/cutlery that you aren't embarrassed to use for the Christmas dinner!
    - not having it here! :D
    Level Two

    Clean floors
    Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, wipe any spills


    have gone through clothes in wardrobe and sorted out what i need for the next few weeks, everything else can be packed. things like tops and underwear are in drawers which shouldn't need packing so that's a bonus. just going to double check the list of stuff to pack, which i think is just about done :) just hope some people turn up to help me pack
    Mum to gorgeous baby boy born Sept 2010:j
  • kazmeister
    kazmeister Posts: 3,353 Forumite
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    Another late one but wanted to update before bed.

    Manic Monday- Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    [strike]Clear and wipe those surfaces, make sure you move things this week and clean under them[/strike]
    [STRIKE]Check you have enough crockery/cutlery that you aren't embarrassed to use for the Christmas dinner![/STRIKE] - I have 3 drawers of cutlery and a sideboard of crockeryhe fling thing grasped yet!)
    Level Two

    Clean floors - need doing still will do 2moro
    [strike]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, wipe any spills[/strike] - fridge is chocka as filled it after shopping
    [strike]Wipe dining table (clean cloth if needed)[/strike]
    Level Three
    Dust any extra furniture in dining area, still to do [strike]checking for cobwebs on way round[/strike]
    [strike]Wipe & replace small appliances, kettle, toaster etc[/strike]
    [strike]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances.[/strike] did insides of doors as well
    Clean washing machine, [strike]tumble dryer[/strike], [strike]cooker hood [/strike]dont have and [strike]dishwasher filters
    [/strike]
    Extra Mission
    Choose one or more of:
    • Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
    • Fling boogie time, come on it's Christmas, time to clear the clutter!
    • [strike]Check stocks in the cupboards, what needs stocking up before Christmas?[/strike] Nothing cupboards are heaving
    • [strike]Clean oven[/strike] - done, the big clean a few weeks ago means a quick wipe each week :D
    • [STRIKE]Check the freezer, see what you have which needs using to make room for Xmas goodies[/STRIKE] - Freezer chocka too, cant get stuff from fridge into it
    THE BIG LIST

    [strike]Post Christmas cards not done yet - Monday[/strike]
    [strike]Get card for big bruv[/strike]
    Phone Trev for Amy's address - Monday
    [strike]Wrap[/strike] and post OH friends kids parcel - Monday -wrapped but need to post when OH puts money in1
    [strike]Wrap and post Emilie's parcel - Monday [/strike]
    Finish buying pressies for Santa sacks - Wednesday poss - done some
    Go to chocolate factory for chocs for DD's class mates - Mon/Tues
    Call in work and pick up stuff ordered there - Mon/Tues
    Sort pressies for DD's mates - [strike]Monday[/strike] Tuesday
    [strike]Make jam and shortbread for DD's teachers - Monday [/strike]
    [strike]Get xmas cookie cutters for shortbread if poss [/strike]
    [strike]Make something for DD's end of term party - Monday[/strike]
    Make something for DS to take in on last day (poor boy has 6 exams this week ) - Tuesday
    Take DD to get ears pierced for xmas treat (lets hope she has them both done this time!) - Thursday
    Take DD to childminders xmas party - Wednesday
    [strike]Reminds me - get or make pressie for childminder Mon/Tues [/strike] can have a jar of HM jam
    Pay childminders last months bill - Wednesday
    Bath and trim the dog
    Little bro visiting - Saturday
    Take kids to see Gt Nanny - Sun/Xmas Eve
    Wrap Nanny's pressie to take
    Put tree up in front room (already done in middle room)
    Find swags for fireplaces and put up rest of decs
    Mr T delivery Thursday morning
    Presents for Chloe, Frankie and Mercedes
    Laminate pics to send to Molly/Lucy in Ireland

    OK not brilliant but at least its a start.

    Bed now so see you tomorrow :cool:
    Mortgage, paid off!
  • rach
    rach Posts: 5,476 Forumite
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    night Kaz, you and me the last up again, though pigpen is out partying!
    Mum to gorgeous baby boy born Sept 2010:j
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