Weekly Flylady Thread 11th February 2008

tracyg

Just to give you all a Monday morning smile

Came downstairs with DS to get him a drink at 4am, dogs were most put out at being woken, opened fridge to get some milk and my naughty Basset hound stuck his head in and nicked the left over chicken. So 4am I'm running about with dressing gown flapping open, DS screaming, chasing a 6 stone dog round the dining table with half a chicken in his mouth. Great!

cha97michelle

Morning flyladies. Hope we are all feeling ok on this monday morning.

I have been awake since 6:30 with DS, even though we were planning a lie in till 7am, but never mind. It was very cold, icy and foggy this morning, but now the sun has come out and it is supposed to be a lovely day.

tinsel congrats on your news. I will keep everything crossed that things go smoothly this time for you.

hex lovely rennovations. It looks so cosy with that stove. Although i know what you mean about mess from when DH ripped out our york stone fireplace.

Jill I think we all feel overwhelmed when we get tired. We wouldn't be human if not. I think the problem is you are knackered and still trying to do things. Again, us perfectionist flylady types are talking from experience. I think you need to stop working when your hubbie does once you have the kids in bed. Have a few nights off. After all, the cleaning will still be there when you go back, and the only difference is it will be a little bit grimier. Men can be a funny species. I know mine can be brilliant and help out loads when he knows i am struggling, but if he thinks i am ok he lets me get on, and he often sits slobbed on the settee while i am slaving away doing school stuff till 11pm. Probably making me take longer too as he distracts me. Remember the baby will only be small for a while longer. 5 months is not that old, and she will sleep through soon, and you will get more rest. If you do go back to work, he will definitely need to help you more sweetie. They are half his kids after all.

Anyway, quick list check and then i am off and i will not waste all day on here. I was looking around the house with half term eyes this morning (thinking how grim everywhere looks from just dropping things everywhere and then not bothering to put away) so my aim is for a dramatic improvement with as little of my energy as i can. I collected my books from school this morning, and DH has said he will drop charlie off at nursery tomorrow for me so that i can get on, so a slightly later start today but i should get a fantastic run tomorrow. Later in the week i have plans to go girly shopping by myself for some me time, and start to get some little bits for the baby, and also to have lunch with a friend who is on maternity leave with her 6 week old baby, so must slave at the start of the week to fit everything in.

Will be checking in regularly though for motivation.

Mon 11th Feb

• [strike]Drop Charlie off at nursery, pay nursery bill by cheque[/strike]
• Phone human resources to stomp about them not replying yet to my maternity leave letter nearly 5 weeks later is not good enough
• Mark set of y10 books and h/w, do report stickers, mark remaining y7 books
• Remark 11J5 coursework
• Email G with lesson plans I have done, he will then try and do some I haven’t so we can share.
• [strike]Post off DVD rental[/strike]
• [strike]Write and Post off reply to DS’s birthday party invite for end of march, before I forget[/strike]
• [strike]Wash DS’s bedding and white vests, out on line[/strike]
• [strike]towels now in[/strike] - DH said last night don't let charlie near that one as it may have fibreglass on from him sorting out the loft insulation the other week - it's only been on the floor then for a couple of weeks :eek: MEN! :rolleyes:
• [strike]Wash a load of my work stuff[/strike], out on line
• Wash my hair
• [STRIKE]Remember to pick Charlie up from nursery[/STRIKE]
• Cook dinner veg now peeled
• Deal with post have decided to delegate to DH as it is car tax for my old car that he is supposed to have sold to his mate which is still sat on our drive - seems though i sorted both cars out last month, he can do this one
• [strike]pay DH's CC bill which i found on the side last night.[/strike]
• Evening kitchen sort

Meddling Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas[/strike]
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
If you have a porch.. clean that out too, [STRIKE]or at least declutter it!. [/STRIKE] all toys now back in my car. :rolleyes:
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
[strike]Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?[/strike]
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• [strike]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper. [/strike] spent over an hour putting stuff in the filing cabinet, looking through the filing cabinet at what could be got rid of. There is now a pile for shredding, but i need to [strike]empty the shredder[/strike] 1st. :T
• [STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself [/STRIKE]
• Clean a radiator or two.
• [STRIKE]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!![/STRIKE] 2x cardboard boxes now in recycling from dining table, paper recycling out, 2x last year diaries finally dealt with and gone, 2 empty sweet tins to go to school for food tech so will put in boot of my car, couple of old newspapers,
• HHI.. get that mountain gone!

extras:

• emptied airers - clothes folded and put away - only 3 of charlie's T shirts added to the ironing
• washed charlie's thick coat
• emptied hoover out
• found yet more paper recycling to get outside
• i've just emptied the TD from yesterday, and put in the towels washed today to make sure they are dry for bathtime tonight
• compost out

tracey hope DS is just a 24 hour thing for you. That sounds like a rough night.

solway hope a day off work is enough to help you recover.

hev welcome back - pigpen is in charge at the moment and has swapped the days round. Up to you if you want to go with the flow or swap and do kitchen day. It will all be around at some point this week, along with some surprises.

Anyway, going to get on.

aimeelister

Morning everyone. Hope everyone got a good nights sleep last night.

Pigpen - ta for the list
Lil_me - hope the revision is going ok
Rach - the photos are lovely.
To those with man troubles, and those just not feeling right. Big hug.

Had an incredibly tiring weekend. Parents came with my new furniture for my house. Spent most of Sat putting it up and Most of Sunday. They left finally at 9pm on Sunday and i still had to do some things.

Needless to say my house is a tip with everything everywhere and i have today to sort it out (before visitors arrive tomorrow) so......

Living Room Stairs
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dust
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes.. Are there any that need rehoming?

Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Get rid of coffee table (and the carp on it)
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean radiator.
• Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
• Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork

Bathroom
Mop floor
Clean bath, toilet and sink

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.
• clean the radiators in these rooms

Kitchen
Wipe kitchen surfaces
Mop floor
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Clean oven
  

Master Bedroom This one needs max effort as it had brand new furniture in it!!!! (most of the stuff is spread around the floor and the spare room....)
Check fire alarms are working
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clear everything off the floor and find a home for it or bin it.

Spare room
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place
Dusting.. Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!

I also need to:

• hoover the tent bag and shove the tent under my bed
• Later in the week sort through my drawers that i quickly shoved everything in
• buy a table runner for the bedroom drawers.
  

Humm thats going to be fun.... Well i will crack on tonight when im home from work. Hopefully before i fall into bed tonight it will all look spangly and i can appreciate my new looking home.

Have a good day everyone.
Axxx

Amandaj32

Ok - here goes - Jumping in properly today!
Meddling Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
If you have a porch.. clean that out too, or at least declutter it!.
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a radiator or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• HHI.. get that mountain gone!

Change beds
Find form for DS
Fill in School uniform order
Phone work re ordering flowers for colleague in hospital
Menu plan
Put ironing away

Dustykitten

Morning all hope we are all well and raring to go.

Tracey - that is so funny about the dog and the chicken

DS1 deposited at the golf course. DW emptied, little 2 having cereal so kettle on and upstairs to find my hoover for a quick wizz round before I tackel DS3 room and the living room

Pollybear

Morning all

One load of washing on the line and one load in the machine.

Working to my own list today and I've done the kitchen and damp wiped the living room and vacuumed right through downstairs.

Good luck Tinsel

JillD been there, done that, no advice really except to take each day at a time and struggle on.

Can't remember anything else, but good wishes all round

galantvr4

Morning all,
just been out with my dog and it's gorgeous out there, sun is shining and the fields look like they've been dusted with icing sugar! Off out again in a mo to walk another dog.

My diary just arrived so I'll be able to keep track of everything and it's big enough to jot down my daily lists.


Have a good day everyone and a big:grouphug: to those who need one, welcome to the newbies-I'm one myself-difficult thing is getting off here and getting some flying done!!;)

Meddling Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas will have to sweep-DH in bed
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe[/STRIKE]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
If you have a porch.. clean that out too, or at least declutter it!.. I'll polish my terracotta tiles.. sweep away the leaves and deweb mine! I have some MEAN spiders!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a radiator or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• HHI.. get that mountain gone!

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Solwaykid

Ooh, Tracyg and Michelle you psychic pair! :rotfl: Yes I'm on a sick day today, didn't get a good sleep for the womp womp womp of my head ache and still feel 'fuzzy' this morning. Mainly just acute Skivey-itis ..

Jill, I've no experience with what your having to do but hoping you turn some corners and listen to advice from wise people who've already offered it on here.

Welcome Shelvis and welcome back Hev!

Now, does anybody else see the logic in re hanging freshly washed curtains while still wet if I'm only going to dry them indoors anyhow? They're not bulky and it might save ironing if I dry them drawn shut..

embb

Solwaykid wrote: »

Now, does anybody else see the logic in re hanging freshly washed curtains while still wet if I'm only going to dry them indoors anyhow? They're not bulky and it might save ironing if I dry them drawn shut..

Makes sense to me, I've done it before on my own and with nets.
Tracy

There was frost on th car, so had to trail through with the kettle (cold water) defrosted it and it frosted right back up again :eek: the sun is glaring so all the cars are on go slow cause you can't see a thing, I hate winter sun. Tyre guy put my spare on and I have to go back for the other one later, there was a nail AND a screw in it, and it was flat as a pancake when I got there how dangerous eek! Popped into the new Lidl whilst I was in the area but they didn't have the one thing I wanted lol typical! but it's massive!

Gonna thaw out now, make a cuppa then do a few things.

AnW'sMum

torianut wrote: »

Anw - I also didn't realise DH was a policeman - wasn't sure if you had ever posted about what happened and I missed it or you had just not told us and I didn't want to pry.

Tori I haven't post a lot on this thread about DH, have posted more on Stormybay's thread. There are a lot of people on there who have lost people close to them, it's a great place for support. Not that this thread isn't but I like the fact that it is more light hearted on here. I know there is oodles of support here as well and I do appreciate it. Just don't want to make people feel sad when I post here!