Weekly Flylady Thread 28th January 2008

newmrslockwood

Morning all. Just managed to read through all the posts. \wow, I got to town for lunch and it takes ages to catch up with you all.

I took DS3 into town yesterday morning in his undies (and trousers of course) and he was a star. Asked for the toilet 3 times, didn't have an accident. I think I left the potty training to the exact right time, no work for me getting all worked up and stressed about it. I think i can say he is trained.:o He is so proud of himself.

On the flying side I did sweet FA yesterday. I was going to start before i went to town but as soon as i got in from morning school run, phone rang and i HAD to talk to friend for an hour, then it was almost time for me to meet my Mum in town:rolleyes:.

I will be playing catch up today.

embb

Morning :wave:

Vanilla (((((((hugs)))))) hope your little one is ok now x
Michelle You've still got a list as long as your arm, stop it lol
All those doing eBay Woot! well done :T
AnW'smum Happy Birthday to W hope he has a fab day, think I've seen 'Simpsons' cakes in Asda.
Pigpen don't ask me why but I dreamt of your little 'tiddles' last night, we were in your house and she fell down a hole in your bedroom floor and we couldn't find her for all the shoe boxes and clothes
Lil_me (((((hugs)))) Good Luck with your course x
Dusty thanks for asking about the job *mwah* it's going good thank you, knackering though lol

Didn't get in from work till gone 5pm yesterday, stoopid spring cleans, it was a hovel it definitely needed more than two of us working on it :rolleyes: so by the time I'd picked littley up from OH's it was 6pm then I had to do tea, etc etc etc I finally flopped into bed at 10.30 :eek: that's unkown for me lol I'm a glutton for punishment cause I'm doing another one today :eek: oh my poor limbs.

Gonna try and fit in this list when I get back in,

• Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
  Level One
  Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
  Check fire alarms are working
  Level Two
  Remove floordrobe from the floor!
  Vacuum floors in these areas
  Level Three
  Vacuum mattress
  Clean tops of drawers
  Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!
  Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these
  • Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time'
  • Empty the top or bottom of your wardrobe, wherever you 'store' things, sort through it, clean wherever it goes, remove what shouldn't be there then replace what should be
  • Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
  • Clean doors including handles downstairs
  • AND dailies/evening routine, of course.

and awwww bless my littley, as soon as she noticed I'd seized up on the settee (I did. literally. lmao) she, emptied my dw
reloaded it with the tea things, wiped the benches, scrubbed the floor, run a bath for me, massaged my feet, washed my back, made her pack-up, washed the hallway & living room floor... :eek: and she was good at it! :eek: Bless her :A

Right I'm away to make my second brew and to sort 'stuff', laters lovelies! x

Brews for those that want them----> :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee:

mumofjusttwo

Morning All.

Well not having a good today. I am really missing my sister and really could do with one of her hugs. Have been listening to Nan's song by Robbie Williams and having a good cry. Hope I can feel better soon.

rumblytum

Morning everyone :beer:

I'm afraid I'm one of those that only reads the last couple of pages before posting, because I just can't keep up! Sorry when I don't know what's going on!

However - thank you to lil-me for posting the lists, and thank you to pigpen for taking over.

Despite "clean oven" appearing on the list every other week, it took a "Clean your oven, you filthy mare" from pigpen to actually motivate me to do it, so I'm sure our houses will be squeaky clean :rotfl:

Some wise words earlier yesterday from pigpen and lil-me about parenting and weight loss too.

Here's where I had got to last time I posted:

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level Three
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer

Extra tasks if you want to do more

• 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!
• Empty one shelf (or the top of a cupboard) clean it, clean what's on it and put it all back
• Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
• Wipe & replace small appliances likekettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)

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![/strike]
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
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these

• 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 (yes I know it's repeated but lots of members were not about when it was done)
  
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside) clean any marks from window
  
• 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!
• 20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, oh and make sure you put it away!

Dailies:
[strike]s/s bathroom
s/s kitchen
WM - towels
Work 12 hours[/strike]

Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One
[strike]Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen[/strike]
Check fire alarms are working
Level Two
Remove floordrobe from the floor!
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
[strike]Vacuum mattress[/strike]
Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time'
  
• Empty the top or bottom of your wardrobe, wherever you 'store' things, sort through it, clean wherever it goes, remove what shouldn't be there then replace what should be
• Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
• Clean doors including handles downstairs

Dailies:

[strike]WM - bedding
s/s bathroom[/strike]
s/s kitchen
Work 7 hours

Have a good day everyone

rumbly x

Mudbath

Mumofjusttwo - hugs to you....that song sets me off too. Time to sing a cheezy song to cheer us up. I know......wimberway a wimberway a wimberway a wimberway in the jungle the quiet jungle the lion sleeps tonight ooh ooh oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh! Yeah.....now you don't want me singing again so have you cheered up??? Hugs, hugs and more hugs to you xxxxx

Dustykitten

Morning all just scoffing breakie before the school run and then my walk - lovely and sunny here.

AnWsMum I hope your little aquarian has a wonderful day x

Dusty's wise words for the day most americans have lost the sensation of thirst and have replaced it with hunger. Today if you think you are hungry then have a small glass of water and wait 10 minutes to see if you still feel hungry (Not for Pigpen and the sugar shakers! although you can be thirsty too you know)

gunsandbanjos

Mudbath wrote: »

wimberway a wimberway a wimberway a wimberway in the jungle the quiet jungle the lion sleeps tonight ooh ooh oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh!

Have you seen the video on youtube with the dog and the hippo singing this?? Makes me laugh every time!! If you need cheered up watch it:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyjq9RJ-_yM

kazmeister

Morning peeps.

Hope you are all well.

The sun is shining here with on a little breeze (well looking out of the window anyway as I'm still sat in my dressing gown).

Feeling better than I did when I first woke up and texted boss to say I wasnt coming in, but that might be due to the cold and flu pills and ibuprofen I've taken. Now feel almost human enough to do something in the house which will be the first this week. Better start with the kitchen as OH (sorry DH) cooked tea yesterday and all the pots n pans and crockery is all 'soaking' in the sink!

Love the singin Mudbath great start to the day

Happy birthday to W

Love all your wise words Dusty

embb lucky you with DD doing so much, just dont overdo it yourself

Glad someone asked about pigpens bread bombs, I was wondering, sound much more fun than bread rolls

Just wanted to say to viv, you seem to be doing a fantastic job for a newcomer, you seem to manage to achieve so much from your list for a F/T worker.

To everyone else who there are now too many to mention, have a great day

Gotta fly as OH will be home from school run and class assembly in a min and dont want him to find me on here AGAIN :rotfl:

gunsandbanjos

LO off nursery again today as she has diarrhea (sp?). She is fine in herself, doesnt seem ill at all except the 4 times an hour visits to the toilet. She also had 2 dirty nappies last night, this is a first for about 2 years. Today wont be quite as productive as i'd hoped, oh well ill do my best.
DW been on, just about to empty
WM been on with bedclothes, now TD on.
Just making a start on the list:D
(( Hugs to all that need them))

ashbart

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
[strike]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter [/strike]
[strike]Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Move clutter so you can vacuum under it [/strike]
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
[strike]Dust any areas below eye level [/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so) [/strike]
[strike]Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup![/strike]
[strike]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]

Asdhbart's extra's for today:
[strike]Write cheque out for window cleaner[/strike]
[STRIKE]2 x WM [/STRIKE]
[strike]Empty DW[/strike] - thanks to OH
[strike]Air out mattress topper[/strike]
[strike]Change bedsheets[/strike] Done last night before bed
[strike]Quick bedroom tidy up[/strike] Done last night before bed


Morning everyone, just crossing off the rest of yesterday's list for good measure. Hope everyone had a nice night - I slept well on my new mattress topper. Don't think I moved an inch cause my hair was still the way it was when I fell asleep!! Almost didn't get out of bed this morning...


soappie - Where about in the South do you live? I'm feeling left out from everyone talking about getting snow - hoping we may get a sprinkle. I live on the Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire boarder. (Isn't it crazy when you can go through three different counties in the space of 10 minutes....??)


mumofjusttwo - Hope the Lion King song, as suggested by others, has cheered you up! It always makes me laugh! Especially when the OH sings it sometimes when I get out of the shower - the cheek! *blushes embarassingly* (If the song didn't make you laugh - that should have!) Hugs to you, hope you're feeling a bit better!


Right, it took me an hour to read all of the posts since my last one and I need a tea break. Anyone for tea/coffee??


How do I do the cup of coffee icon???? HELP!