Weekly Flylady Thread 4th February 2008

AnW'sMum

I am fairly certain that W's hearing is ok, he can hear maltesers rattling in a box at 500 yds! Just felt a bit overwhelmed earlier. Normal service will be resumed soon!

pigpen

AnW'sMum wrote: »

I am fairly certain that W's hearing is ok, he can hear maltesers rattling in a box at 500 yds! Just felt a bit overwhelmed earlier. Normal service will be resumed soon!

There you go then.. trust yourself.. I'm sure you'd know if there was a problem.. the maltesers would give it away. One of mine has really enlarged adenoids.. and if she gets the teensiest infection they swell and block her ears so she can't hear properly.. she can't breathe or eat properly either.. but we always know.. because we can open the fridge door without her snapping to our side like an elastic band!

Is there such a thing as normal service??

anyhoo.. beddybyes for me.. :beer:

galant.. stop making excuses and get on with it!

kazmeister

Evening all

Havent caught up with the thread, it is just to long with soo many lovely ladies. Quick scan tells me there are several :grouphug: needed and lots of :T for flying well done and weight losses etc.

List for today

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
[strike]Sweep and mop floors[/strike] – hoovered tonight
HHI .. bit of a catch up!! - nope not today thank you
Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first - got one but needs updating but its sooooo long - weekend job I think
Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again! - these need doing 3 drawers in dining room and 2 in kitchen another weekend job.

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furnitutre if you can move it without rupturing your usher![/strike]
Level 2
[strike]Dusting, even if around everything[/strike]
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/strike]
[strike]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike][strike]
[/strike]Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[strike]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming[/strike]?
[strike]Sort the magazine heap, books and papers that have found there way in here and need to go back out! [/strike]- dont have any
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [strike]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper[/strike] - none in these rooms and he does most of the other
• [strike]Clear and declutter that there mantelpiece!![/strike] - done
• Clean a window or two. - too dark
• [strike]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag, crank up the volume.. strut that stuff, sing loudly and out of tune and off key, fill the binbag and bin it!!![/strike] - no junk/clutter in these rooms
• [strike]HHI.. another mound gone![/strike] - nope i'm quite attached to the heap

Pleased with tonight and please Miss Pigpen may I have tomorrow off my bedroom list to go to my parenting class :rotfl:

Enjoy your eveing and catch you all tomorrow
Kaz x

hollyh

Phew i've just finished Ds2's bedroom and i'm shattered now:rolleyes: i can't wait to see his face when he sees it in the morning.:j

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum floors
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Clean a window or two.
HHI.. another mound gone!
Thrilling Thursday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Wipe doors down!
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Have a sort and tidy in the linen cupboard/airing cupboard while searching for your clean sheets.. is it pretty in here again?
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 42 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• half hour finding and pairing up all those stray odd socks.. Fling the holey ones and send the ones that don't fit to nursery or school.. they always need spares and the big ones can be used to make puppets.. or just recycle them!!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe the bed frame it is amazing how fluffy they get!

Clear any clutter from desk ( will do when i do bedroom )
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Plus
[STRIKE]Clean woodwork
clean window
Dry and put curtains back up
Hoover
Put everything back in Ds2's room
[/STRIKE]
Order mattress for Ds2
Finish sorting Dining Room
File Paperwork:mad:

Get Toddlers rent cheque signed and posted Thursday
Clean out hamster
Fininsh book people order
Update Toddlers accounts
Take milk bottles recycling
Take library book back
.HHI .. bit of a catch up!!

Pink_Fairy_2

Skintscotslass -Champagne still to celebrate his life and a Rosemary bush/plant for her garden (Rosemary for remembrance). We have that all over the place, for Dad, for Mum, grandparents. Garden smells nice when you brush against it, and that helps the memories.

Maralum - oh dear, big hugs for you, but congratulations on the job

Is anyone else having trouble with the the "Thanks" button?

Lil_me - how's the studying going?

OMG - Ashbart's not found Stardrops! Someone put the poor girl out of her misery.

Well done with the weight loss. I suppose if I gave up chocolate, I could lose some too. :EasterBunMaybe ......................NOT!

Ashbart - can he be hired out, if only to give other OHs lessons?:rolleyes: Mind you, mine finishing making the bed and has just set the DW off.

Emptied any bins for bin day, put out recycling stuff. Took the cardboard to the tip on the way home from Pontypridd. I did 5GC too, as soon as I got changed after work!

Wonderful Wednesdays

Master Bedroom & Landing

Level One
[STRIKE]

Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.

Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church, which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?

[/STRIKE]

Level Two
[STRIKE] Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance[/STRIKE]

[FONT=&quot]Level Three[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] 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[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Clear a hotspot…………. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/FONT]

Extra Mission:

·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 or towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)

·Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers

Dailies:

[STRIKE] DW
WM
BM
Feed dogs, cats and fish
Walk dogs
Groom dogs and cats
Prepare dinner[/STRIKE]
Ironing - too tired!!!

Work:

4 sign ups in Pontypridd (hope they all turn up this time - no floods, but only two arrived, so the manager is going to fine them £2o each to the residents fund for not turning up for a pre-booked session

Thrilling Thursday

Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms

Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work

Extra Mission:

As usual choose one or more

Ÿ[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it

Ÿ[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)

Ÿ[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it as well if you need to

Ÿ[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now.

[FONT=&quot]Wipe skirting boards in these rooms[/FONT]

Plus Dailies:

DW
WM
SS Bathroom/ Shower room
Feed dogs, cats, fish
Walk dogs
Groom dogs and cats
Dinner etc

Work: Skewen - 2 candidates in training, plus one transfer from another company - should be fun!

Evening - Conference call for about an hour and a half. Seconded to the fund raising committee for AYME and it's the bi-monthly meeting tomorrow night!

Off to bed folks. Hugs to anyone I missed out. Sleep well x

lil_me

AnW'sMum big hugs. With the hearing thing, my 2 failed aswell, then passed when checked again, like I said 'check them by dropping money' they'd soon hear :rotfl: 6/10 when my boys went there I was told referrals to our local unit pass when they go there. Oh and I am with Mudbath on the other parent thing!!!
JillD squishy hugs, I'm not in charge this week so going to say, well done for not overdoing it when you don't feel well.
Welcome back galantvr4, I had wondered where you went, good luck and hope you get back on track soon
jjef fingers crossed here for you, me too tomorrow.....
Torianut, was thinking of you today, big hugs x
Michelle, you sound tired honey, hope you manage to get some sleep tonight.

Oh bother I am all lost off now, can't remember who else I wanted to say what to. Well I managed to get a few things done. My sheets are still in the drier because I forgot to put them in before I took DS2. Study time went ok, hit a tricky bit so put all the software on the PC and left it until tomorrow as I was getting myself in a tizzy with it.

Suppose I best go and get my evening stuff finished, boys clothes out (wherever they are) pack ups etc then make my bed, take some more cold meds and slop into bed. Goodnight everyone.

Dustykitten

tiamai_d wrote: »

Ashbart, I just squirt some stardrops straight from the bottle into the drawer. Does go quite foamy though.

I thought I'd clean my washer so put half a cup of soda where the powder goes and a slug of bleach where the conditioner goes. I have never seen so many suds in my life. Machine error lights came on to say excess detergent. Seems ok now though.

AnW'sMum maybe you just needed to let it all out after yesterday, you have held strong for so long my lovlie that it is always the small things, straws and camels and all that. Does W have a cold at the moment?

I have spent hours on the accounts and not got very far at all. DH has helped me alter some spreadsheets to give me some more figures but it is too late to check those now.

Feeling a right flying failure this week like I am right off the wagon but I cannot keep up with the list and declutter - not enough free hours in a day.

bonsibabe

Good morning all. Well what an awful start to the day - we have missed DD1's school bus so I am going to have to take her in the car. Thankfully it is not too far and I will just go to the naafi after i have dropped her off. Am buying a handheld vax spot cleaner today - i need it for all the little marks on the carpets (and the car carpets are in need of a good clean!).

Ao for today I am going to play catch up on all the jobs I missed over the last 3 days and see if I can get loads done! Just about to put DW and WM on before I take madam out. OH and DD2 still not well so am having ot play nursemaid to them as well. Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!!!

Goodness - I still have loads to do to catch up!

Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One

[STRIKE]

Clean floors in these rooms

[/STRIKE]Level Two

[STRIKE]

Clean baths, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks

[/STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk

Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!

Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Level Three

[STRIKE]

Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc

Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.

Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)

Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required

[/STRIKE]Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!

Extra mission: Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• Wipe the skirtings, door andwindow frames in these rooms
• Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.
• [STRIKE]
  
• clean the radiators in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• Replace sponges/flannels/toothbrushes that are in need
• [/STRIKE]

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One

Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces

Level Two

Sweep and mop floors
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
[/STRIKE]Wipe dining table..

Level Three

Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
[STRIKE]Clean fridge and see what needs using first (why do I have 4 jars of cranberry sauce in mine?)
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
[/STRIKE]Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!

Extra Mission

Choose one or more of:

• 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 oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob.. mines gross.. you need to shame me into cleaning it!
• HHI .. bit of a catch up!!
• [STRIKE]
  
• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• [/STRIKE]Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1

Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furnitutre if you can move it without rupturing your usher!

Level 2

Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
[STRIKE]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!![/STRIKE]Level 3

Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Sort the magazine heap, books and papers that have found there way in here and need to go back out!

Extra Mission:

Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [STRIKE]
  
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• [/STRIKE]Clear and declutter that there mantelpiece!!
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag, crank up the volume.. strut that stuff, sing loudly and out of tune and off key, fill the binbag and bin it!!!
• HHI.. another mound gone!

Thrilling Thursday

Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One

[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE]
Remove and wash bed linen.

Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church, which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?

Level Two

Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance

Level One

[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
[/STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen.

Check through undies drawers, anything more holy than the church, which needs to go/be repaired? Anyone need anything replacing?

Extra Mission:

·Clean windows in these rooms

·[STRIKE]Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets or towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)[/STRIKE]·Clean tops of wardrobes and drawers

Right - I'd best get a move on with this lot - will catch you all later. Hope you all have a good day

BB xx

ShirleyPark_2

Didn't have time to catch up with the thread yesterday so I hope everyone is ok. I managed to overheat the vacuum cleaner again yesterday so had to stop doing the floors.

Todays list
Upstairs bathroom
[STRIKE] Clean floor[/STRIKE]

Downstairs bathroom
Clean shower
Clean floor

Study
Sort paperwork
[STRIKE] Vac floor[/STRIKE]

Kitchen
Sweep and mop floor

Hall
Vacuum

Stairs
Vacuum

Misc
Finalise plans for the weekend
Reply to sister
Stack boxes from rat room away
Sort out cages in time for the weekend
Sort out house insurance
Burn CD for S

AnW'sMum

Morning everyone

Thanks again for your thoughts and hugs. I did manage to get some sleep last night, possibly out of exhaustion! But at least I can give them what for if anyone winds me up at work!!!

Kids both went 'Oh WOW' at the choc brekkie cereal I showed them this morning so they are happy bunnies.

I'd better skiddale and make packed lunches x 3. Hope you all have a good day and Michelle you are here by ORDERED to slow down. We don't want that wee bairn making an early entrance.