Weekly Flylady Thread 28th January 2008

embb

Hiya :wave:

Blowing a gale and snowing here too, and it's freeeeeeeezing brrrrr

Went out at 9am got back in at 10.30, phoned WTC people, had to phone work to ask them about giving me a letter for it and she hit me with it! I'm working for 3 hrs today, I didn't know :eek: was gutted cause my bed was calling me for a nap. I've just got in and I'm pooped, think I'll just have a 'sod it' day now and do nothing, might even go to bed except littleys got her mate here and I have to take him home @ 6 :rolleyes:

Felt like a scivvy today, had to do two hours of cleaning then an hours ironing, it took me the full 3 hours to clean the place it was massive! felt like telling them where to stick their job and crying all the way home, but I think it's just tiredness. My house isn't anymore done than this morning and now I've got to cook tea *wails* Where's my blankey.........*yawns*

kazmeister

Hi everyone

Have plodded on as only started list yesterday due to feeling pap so not as much done as I'd like but enough for now I'd say.

Have deleted what I'm not going to do and will leave in stuff I still plan on doing if that makes sense.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these areas[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Wipe down surfaces[/strike]
inside the microwave
Level Three
[strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/strike][strike]
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters[/strike]
Extra tasks if you want to do more
[strike]
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
Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
[/strike]Wipe & replace small appliances like kettle, 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 [/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][strike]
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
[strike]Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside)[/strike] clean any marks from window
[strike]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! [/strike]
20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, oh and make sure you put it away!

Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
[strike]Check fire alarms are working[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Remove floordrobe from the floor![/strike]
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
[strike]Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time'[/strike]
Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
Clean doors including handles downstairs
Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms[/strike][strike]
[/strike]Level Two
[strike]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/strike][strike]
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/strike]
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
[strike]Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe) [/strike]
[strike]Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to (I wonder when boys/men will learn to aim?)[/strike]
[strike]Towels & Flannels- wash any grimey ones, make ones which are ''beyond repair'' into something else (flannels, cloths etc) or get rid!
[/strike]
Have also hoovered all the landing and DS room + the spare room

I'm happy with that as have tea to get then parenting class - minus OH !!

LG best wishes for your poor dad
:grouphug: :grouphug: double hugs for embb

and its my turn to make the :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: anyone up for one

gunsandbanjos

ooh, tea please kaz. I need something to warm me up. Its so cold here. At least its stopped snowing though.

shell2001

Back from pick up. Popped into shop on way home so another job done. BM on with dough for rolls for tomorrows pack ups. Gonna have a go at the Rainbow cakes from D&DDs thread too.

Gonna go make a cuppa as am falling asleep now and I need to do my exercise dvd later and the ironing.

Sorry your finding it so hard Embb - am sure after a couple of weeks you will be in the swing of things and your getting pain to exercise too - go you!! Are they nice posh houses your cleaning?

Likklegibbon - hugs to you and your dad hun, sounds like he is having a rough time of it.

Application form came for the job I saw in yesterdays local paper. Trouble is I am talking myself out of it as I look at it. I must have more faith in my own abilities. I was blooming good at the job I had before the littles came along and I only did that 'cos my boss bullied me into applying for it (in the nicest way - he had faith in my abilitities). Will fill it in over the weekend and see what happens.

Kaz - you still brewing?? please

hex2

Serena - most of these http://www.hythe-alpines.co.uk/Clematis.htm and all of these http://www.pottertons.co.uk/pott/browse.php?folder=20
Both are going to be at the Loughbrough shows in a few weeks so no P&P charges either. I have got rid of two skimmia, two azaleas and lots of primroses to someone at work. Two more skimmia, and twenty million azaleas to go......

I am struggling to balance PT with self employed and house/children/garden/animals which was why I didn't plan to start the business until September when DS2 starts school. The house is a tip - just keeping on top of kitchen and bathroom at the moment. On the positive side, the children are having a lot less time in childcare which can only be good, and I have made more from consultancy this month than I earned through my job.

Onwards and upwards, cleaning clothes on, custard creams at the ready... HHC 5-5.30 anyone?

ashbart

Please will someone send me a sprinkling of snow? Just a little bit - PLEASE!

Hugs to likklegibbon. xxx

lil_me

Just popped the list up for tomorrow

Still gastly windy here, sat in the conservatory (not for much longer as it's getting brrrr now the suns gone in) snow on and off but nothing 'stuck' yet. Hopefully it'll wait until at least after I have took the little guys swimming.

pigpen

I have done Mondays list!!!!! :T

The children did Tuesdays list!!:T

Todays list is done.. mostly..:T

What do you mean I missed a day??? :A :A :A

TD fixed.. so I am just off to load it.. it looks like a new one now it has the new front panel!! There is only the back top and 2 sides that are original everything else has been replaced.. and I am onto my 4th motor!

Washing gathered from the bathroom and loo so I have a full basket again!.. oh.. that reminds me.. I need to take the brush up to the bathroom.. I left the bath full of water.. and the girls are very quiet!

Oooohh.... I have £90 of ebay bids too!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!

embb

Awwww thanks for the hugs and stuff, I've been sat on the settee curled up in my fleecy cause I was freezing till I started the tea, like 10 mins ago, had a brew and a good old moan to myself, then I started to think positive and feel better now. Sorry for moaning think I just needed to offload

It's hit me hard this week cause it's a full week and hard graft and I'm so unfit everything hurts, I currently have what I'm gonna call, cleaners wrist it's stuck in the 'holding a cloth and scrubbing position' lmao. shell, probably not all that posh but they're better than mine, so, yes, I'd say so saying that mine's clean if nowt else *chortles* and as for the job application: DO IT! You're fab, you'd be fab at the job, infact better than fab they neeeeeeeed you to have the job because you'll do it best :T they just don't know it yet!

(((((((likklegibbon)))))))

soappie

Evening everyone.

Well, I've managed to wangle working from home tomorrow which will be really nice given the forecast - even the south is expected to get some of the white stuff. I have to work Saturday from home too, but if I do one long day tomorrow, I only need to work part of Saturday but will still be able to charge 2 days.

Had such a laugh at work today. Someone from another team popped in the office and in the general chit chat about different projects part of the conversation when something like this (names have been changed to protect the innocent!)

"What happened Jemima who was doing xyz?"
"She's not working on the project any more - she's off sick"
"Then who's doing her work"
"We've taken on two new chaps - Bill and Ben"

I couldn't resist it - up I pipe

"So that PROVES that it needs two men to do the job it only takes one woman to do"

The office was in uproar!