Weekly Flylady Thread 7th January 2008

embb

Hi guys :wave:

maralum it's really difficult to get anything done when little ones are poorly and clingy, you have my sympathy and best wishes for Freya that she makes a speedy recovery x

You feeling better Serena?

Just having 5 minutes on here whilst I'm waiting for MIL to pick littley up. Not done anymore flying since I last posted oops Been having a messaging convo with facebook guy though

aimeelister

Evening all

Im back with feet starting to touch the ground. Had my meetings for the week which did me so many hrs that i got today off. (sort of, went in for an hr.)

Came back and searched for my passport. Was meaning to do it today since Dusty (i think it was) mentioned it a few weeks ago . I knew it was in date as i had started to do the app to have it renewed in time for March. Anyway whilst in my meeting i had a phone call from the BF to ask if i wanted to go to Denmark with him next weekend! Oh ok go on then! Now i have to find out if i can travel with 3 months left. Know i need 6 months for Australia US etc but this is EU.

So did a load of tidying trying to find it and couldnt. Then remembered i left it in work where the application was. Im so thick sometimes!!! :wall: So i have done all the filing. tided my room, the lounge, the spare room. Put some washing on. Cleaned the bathroom. Washed up, wiped down the kitchen.

Went into town and had lunch with my friend and we talked wedding stuff (im chief bridesmaid) and while she had drs appoint i went and spent my christmas vouchers. Got 3 sets of bras and pants, another 5 pairs of pants and some pjs with my £35 la Senza voucher :jand then a pair of really smart jeans from River Island.

Right i must now hoover everywhere and wave some baby wipes around before i do supper and put the washing out and another load in. Once animal park has finished its time for a HHC from 7 - 7.30pm. Anyone else up for 1?

Solwaykid

embb wrote: »

Been having a messaging convo with facebook guy though

Have you now!? Good for you! I hope you get his relationship status thing cleared up,I don't want you being messed about.

Evening all, I'm one hand typing and sat on the other to warm it up so I may be slow.. It's so cold in the house this evening, if I'm doing any flying it'll have to be in the warmest room 'cos I'm not in the mood to be tearing around generating heat. Maybe paperwork and filing in front of the fire. Brrrr. I'd rise to a half hour challenge maybe (rude not to) but I won't be throwing down any gauntlets myself.

Car got through its MOT with only wiperblades to replace which I lazily let them do there and then. Spent half the day in a freezing barn in front of a freezer trying repeatedly to get hold a service engineer on a dodgy mobile. Brrr again.

I deserve a glass of wine. Help yourselves.

Solwaykid

aimeelister wrote: »

Once animal park has finished its time for a HHC from 7 - 7.30pm. Anyone else up for 1?

I wouldn't let you do one alone so go on then!
New r/ship sounds like its going well, I'm pleased for you!

aimeelister

Solwaykid wrote: »

I wouldn't let you do one alone so go on then!
New r/ship sounds like its going well, I'm pleased for you!

Thank you, Thank you. Are you learning to cope with Mr Messy?

Oh credits are rolling. Im off......

rumblytum

Evening everyone :beer:

I'm really grateful to you, pigpen, for posting your photos. It's funny how immune I have got to the mess in DD's room, and when it is improved think of it as tidy. Your photos made me look at it through completely new eyes. Despite knowing that my DD is congenitally lazy, messy, scatty, dirty, slovenly etc etc, it was quite a shock to see how bad 'reasonable' actually is!!!

Having spent time in there today, my photographs (if I had the wherewithal to do so) would look similar to yours - and that's after flying. Need to get the filthy mare to do more - had a chat about bed bugs last week, and she did actually vacuum her mattress for the first time! :rotfl:So there is some hope....

Sorry about the long list, but it's nice to cross stuff off - here's my week:

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clear and clean kitchen surfaces
Clean cupboard door fronts
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe dining table, polish if required (clean table cloth if necessary) [/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean fronts of appliances
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky [/strike]
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:

• [strike]Clean inside of fridge[/strike]
• [strike]Clean a window or 2 in these rooms [/strike]
• [strike]Clean OVEN yes I know you all hate that one wonder how many choose it[/strike]
• [strike]Clean tops of kitchen cupboards and high places (if safe to do so-if you're pregnant delegate the job to someone else!!!) [/strike]
• [strike]Check the fridge contents, anything that has gone fuzzy? Anything you can use in this weeks meal plan? Anything leaking that needs wiping?[/strike]

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
[strike]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level [/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe[/strike]
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
• Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc
  
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Clean any ornaments, mirrors, clocks or other dust collecting collections
  
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing

Level 1
[strike]Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.[/strike]
Level 2
[strike]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/strike]
Level 3
[strike]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
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.[/strike]
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
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets oor towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)
• Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers (if safe to do so, no pregnant flyladies on ladders please delegate the job instead)
  
• Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?
  

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

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
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work[/strike]

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)
• [strike]Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to[/strike]
• 15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now.
  
• Wipe skirting boards in these rooms
  

Flipping Friday!! - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[strike]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself! Anything you like[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc for at least 10 minutes
Dusting, all those shelves and flat surfaces[/strike]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattress, replace with fresh linen
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season (do they need anything replacing?)
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors (yes including the handles) [/STRIKE]
Extra Task List

* Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
* Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames
* Hotspot cleaing, spend 10 minutes tackling one at least
* Grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house. Can be rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend/freecycle

I've done more than ever this week, which is going to give me soo much more time at the weekend. I shall pick some extras to do over the weekend too.

Thank you all soooo much for your support on this thread :A

rumbly x

rach

thanks for all the birthday wishes. it has been an, erm, interesting day!!!

OH woke me with a lovely present of an ipod ( i had dropped a few hints...) then had to drive 2.5 hours home in horrendous rain - very tiring! have spent since then chasing my tail, half of it in tears . think everything is sorted now but stuff like arranging a bed delivery, realising how much there is to do before i move house on monday, a leaving/birthday part with the kids i've been working with for 5 years+, visiting a friend who is a week overdue with her first baby. row over MSN with OH, he dared to moan about something so he got all my wrath...

am now on the phone to the insurers about changing my contents policy...seems to be taking forever! might have been better to start again! grrrr. still haven't managed to phone my gran back or my dad, or my mum.... and OH will be here in 45 thankfully we're just going for a curry. oh, and the hotel we're having the wedding at have been in touch and they have overbooked guests for our wedding. excellent. just what i need!

sorry, rant over, but i can understand now why i feel stressed at least!!!

torianut

hello all - just having a glass of wine with my tea after a hard day!
LO is now full of a cold after being ailment free for a whole 5 days in the last 4 weeks!! I am with you Maralum - calpol and fluids just don't help when you are getting little sleep, being whinged at and clung to 24/7 and feeling so sorry for the poor littke things!

OOh embb - sounds fun - please fill us in?? is he in relationship as status suggested??

got done since my last post: hoovered all upstairs, cleaned LO's bedroom window, tidied dd's room (had to find the floor to hoover) and bagged some carp toys for binning, took 3 bags off landing to charity shop, made tea for kids then tea for us, did 30mins ironing!!

have a good friday night all xx

tracyg

Hello all, been out playing all afternoon with DS so didn't get in till 6pm and then DH followed me in so just got a quick whizz round, sorted all the dry washing then bathed DS, cuddle time and bed.

Now cooking tea, burgers from the butchers with chips and salad - we've given up takeaways so thought a treat tea would stop us having a chippie and my one glass of wine.

Aimee - new chap sounds fab
Solway - glad car passed, its nevre wrecking when you don't know how nuch it'll cost
maralum - hows DH job? Big hugs for LO and you
Serena - good luck at your interview, sorry meant to offer you a hug for your mum, it must be so hard.

And ladies - tonight I've got 2 episodes of Spooks to watch with DH. That means two lovely hours watching Rupert Penry-whatshisname aka Adam Carter *swoon* LOL


Right, Georgie just about cooked burgers - have a fab friday night folks!

torianut

sorry rach - missed your posts - hugs to you - chill out if you can birthdays and weddings are supposed to be fun!!