Weekly Flylady Thread 18th February 2008

tiamai_d

I am now a vivid red head.

Flying, I did some dishes. :rolleyes:

Mudbath

Oh thankyou so much Pigpen...i'm truly chuffed as mint balls that we've got tomorrow's list. Actually, i'm working all day today so will carry on doing 15 minutes of study and then something of the list. See, you've actually helped me piggers!:rotfl:

Thundering Thursday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas and may as well do whole of downstairs
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything & water & wipe the poor neglected plants!
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
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.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm surprised it isn't compost!!
• Change any dead lightbulbs in the house!
• Clean a radiator or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• HHI.. get that mountain gone!

My list;
- change birds water if frozen
- fill up bird seed
- walk puppy dog
- clean cat litter tray
- dyson dog basket and blankets
- washing load
- dry for ten minutes and hang
- 5mGC
- declutter bedroom

How to annoy people in one easy lesson ... get ahead on tomorrow's list. :T Right, need to dry DSs duvet cover and get them fed before DD goes to brownies. Will declutter as I go.:A

pigpen

Mudbath wrote: »

Oh thankyou so much Pigpen...i'm truly chuffed as mint balls that we've got tomorrow's list. Actually, i'm working all day today so will carry on doing 15 minutes of study and then something of the list. See, you've actually helped me piggers!:rotfl:

brilliant.. nice to see you actually unglued from the pc chair for a change!

Have a dog biscuit!.. in fact... have a bourbon!!

Mudbath

pigpen wrote: »

brilliant.. nice to see you actually unglued from the pc chair for a change!

Have a dog biscuit!.. in fact... have a bourbon!!

Oh my, praise indeed! :T :rotfl:
I'm stuck on a question...does that mean I can never tidy again?

galantvr4

Mudbath hey thanks for your support, need it today, did my dog walk job and just felt shattered, shaky,wobbly legs (no I've not been on the dry white!!) headachy. Must just be nicotine withdrawal-but I don't want a ciggy:j least that makes it easier to cope with
Gunsandbanjos was smoking 30+ a day or about 7.50 (haven't found the pound symbol yet!!)

Well have lazed about most of the afternoon feeling lousy, might feel better if I get flying and do that list!!:D

Samphire

Not much flying at all yesterday or Monday, but I've been busy today - do I get a doggy treat??

Marvellous Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!! Air the room!!! Nothing worse than a bedroom smelling of parps!
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk!
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! likewise socks!.. and it is time those knickers you have had for 37 years were binned.. let hem go liberate yourself!!
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• wipe or dust over the upstairs light fittings.. don't go injuring yourself please you have the rest of the week to work through!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down the skirting in the bedroom and on the landing.

Twinkling Tuesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Air the room.. fling open the windows and let in the springy air!! I don't care if it is 13' below!! lol
Level Two
Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
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
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc whatever needs cleaning.
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this. – I’ll buy stardrops tomorrow and try with them!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect any stray laundry from upstairs.

Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• 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
• Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
• HHI... a bit more gone!

Whitening Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
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
Clean out the cupboard full of pasta and packets and pickles..
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those filters and drawers for ickiness, gackiness and fluff!!
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms – cleaned the outside, will do inside tomorrow when DS isn’t around to “help” LOL
• 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 or a knob!!.. mines gross.. you need to shame me into cleaning it!
• 29 fling boogie.. GO!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Thundering Thursday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything & water & wipe the poor neglected plants!
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
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? Not the understairs shoe cupboard – I can’t go in there without a hard hat and safety rope!!! Aaarrrgh!!!
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.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm surprised it isn't compost!!
• Change any dead lightbulbs in the house!
• Clean a radiator or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• HHI.. get that mountain gone

Also:
Make chocolate sorbet for girl’s night in tonight
Buy raspberries
Let mum know date of DS1’s eye appointment so she can look after DS2
Phone Eon and chase up our utilities switching
Phone doctors
Pot that asparagus
Cancel unused credit cards
Update credit card protection details for the next time I lose my purse <sigh>

Samphire

Gah - stupid computer has got rid of all my strikethroughs!! I've done loads!! waily waily waily - oh, that's the baby downstairs shouting so I haven't got time to do it all again. I HATE THIS LAPTOP:mad:

Mudbath

I've done 14 pages out of 26....pooh...thought i'd done more as i've done loads today. Right, signing off to do brownie walking bus. Then want to complete four more pages before I go to bed. It will be worth it!

Justamum

Whitening Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Sweep [/STRIKE]and mop floors Mopping after dinner
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary) [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check those filters and drawers for ickiness, gackiness and fluff!![/STRIKE]
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• [STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob or a knob!!.. mines gross.. you need to shame me into cleaning it![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET[/STRIKE]

That's me pretty well up to date.

I thought I was doing really well until I remembered I'd forgotten to sew all the badges onto my son's Cubs uniform. So I put the chips in the oven in plenty of time and went to do the sewing - interspersed with plenty of interruptions from all three of them!

Then I went to check on the chips after about half an hour only to realise I'd put the oven on to grill not to bake!! :eek::eek: AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH. Now I'm not going to have everything ready in time. DSs Cubs starts at 6.30, then DDs twirlers is at 7.30 - one of our rush nights. I've had to put the oven up to its highest to try and catch up. What a numpty! :rotfl:

I notice that Thursday's jobs are already up, so I've printed them off so I can do some pre-planning. A quick looks it doesn't seem too bad - did the banisters and skirtings and wiped light switches on Monday. Shoes are kept tidy OR ELSE :rotfl:

Right, see you all tomorrow.

soappie

Hello everyone

Samphire: The headset I use is this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plantronics-C65-cordless-DECT-headset/dp/B00069YILW

It really is soooo useful - it means you have both hands free and not a cricked neck or drowned handset in sight when on a long phone call and you're doing the washing up.

Welcome all newbies :wave:

Mudbath, the birds are such fun to watch. I scatter some seed on the ground too for the birds that don't do feeders. Early this morning, just before I left for work, there were two squirrels (alas, grey), a robin, a chaffinch, a magpie and two woodpigeons sharing the seed on the ground in harmony whilst the tits and starlings were at the feeders. It always brings a smile to my face. I emailed my local council this evening to enquire about putting up bird boxes on the two tallest trees that they own just the other side of my garden fence. The local parks chap thinks it's a good idea, but I've had to email the tree man to get permission. As long as they say yes, I can buy them and put them up then I can see'f any of the local birds accept it as their home.

So what have I done on today's list? Not bad! So, after you've complimented me on my list, I'll give you an update on ORF on my next post (don't want this to disappear into the ether!)

[FONT=&quot]Whitening Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[/FONT][STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/STRIKE][FONT=&quot]
Level Two
[/FONT][STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors [/STRIKE][FONT=&quot]
Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there! Will do this shortly when I go foraging in the fridge for the cauliflower that I know is there and that is going to be put into a cheese sauce for tea
[/FONT][STRIKE]Wipe dining table [/STRIKE][FONT=&quot]
Level Three
[/FONT][STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][STRIKE] Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc[/STRIKE][FONT=&quot]
Clean out the cupboard full of pasta and packets and pickles..
[/FONT][STRIKE] Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]
[FONT=&quot] Check those filters and drawers for ickiness, gackiness and fluff!!
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of: [/FONT]

• [STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms[/STRIKE][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
• [STRIKE]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/STRIKE]
• [FONT=&quot]Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob or a knob!!.. 29 fling boogie.. GO![/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET[/FONT]