Weekly Flylady Thread 18th February 2008

StressedSteph

:rolleyes:

pigpen wrote: »

Marvellous Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working - Don't have any
Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!! Air the room!!! Nothing worse than a bedroom smelling of parps! - Hubby does stink, so will do that :eek:
Remove and wash bed linen. Did that today :T
Level 2
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. Did'nt do but not stripping it now it's been done
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk! - Gonna work on clearing out our wardrobes, as soon as I open a door everything falls out
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!! - This will be easy, I have sooo much junk in those wardrobes
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.

Also got to:-

Put away ironed clothes that I did Sunday night
Prepare Evening Meal
S&S Kitchen & Bathroom
Put on TD & DW
Put Bread on
Get into town to Bank Wages (without spending any money)

fallen_angel_shelley

galantvr4 wrote: »

Well I'm taking the plunge tonight, I'm going to stop smoking:eek: I'm telling you guys then I will feel more pressure to do it, I won't want to come on here and say I've failed:o I spend a rediculous amount of money on ciggies, could pay the CC off in 1 1/2 months of not smoking:T

good for you, you can and will do it, i gave up a few weeks ago one of the best things i have every done.

skintscotslass

StressedSteph wrote: »

:rotfl: Oh god I was so worried, until I realised you are Scottish. I thought you were offering us all your Urine Samples :eek: :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I cant stop laughing!!!!

:bdaycake: Happy Birthday Fallen Angel Shelley xx

Ginger_Girl

Evening everyone! Just posting before hitting the sack - back to school for everyone in the ginger house tomorrow!

Marvellous Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working - done most evenings when I burn something!!
Air the room!!!
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen[/STRIKE].
Level 2
[STRIKE]30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk[/STRIKE]!
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of[/STRIKE]
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...

Other stuff
Fruit snacks for Gingerkids for school
Write cheques for extra-curricular clubs
Send new home cards x 2 and new baby cards x2 (why my friends all decide to do things at the same time is beyond me!!!!

Off to bed!
Hugs to those in need

Dustykitten

Evening and another 3 hours of my life wasted on PTA accounts. Role on Thursday.

Soappie - my kids frequently tell me I'm odd, it incourages me to be even stranger

G.TVR4 congratulations on becoming a non smoker

AnW'sMum - I had that book as a birthday pressie this week but have not started it yet

Just looked at the calendar for this week and I have heaps on so flying will be a maintenance job on the whole. I have flown well this week so that should not be a problem - just going to need more hours in the day.

Off to bed, might invite OH as it is sheet change day tomorrow

Engadine

Just found this thread, if no one minds I would like to join in please. I'm terrible for putting house work tasks off or finding something else to do! Must improve as moved house a month ago and now have more rooms to clean as moved from a flat to a house.

OH on nights tonight and tomorrow so won't be able to do anything in the bedroom and landing until after I have finished work (work from home) but I will do as much as possible tomorrow.

Have a nice Monday everyone

trulymadlydeeply_indebt!

Hello everybody - well it has taken me since last Tuesday to read all 52 pages of last week's thread and you're already on page 3 here.

Just want to say what an amazing thread - i've had a stab at most days since last week and the house looks amazing for it. It's funny but, you do your cleaning week-in, week-out and you simply do the same old things - thanks for pointing out that I have a fire alarm on the landing - I would never have thought to check that - you ladies may have just saved my life! LOL

Another thing I've noticed is because there are less hotspots, I'm more inclinded to do more wiping around.

Honestly, in many years of owning a house, it has never looked as good as it has done in the last 5 days.

Cheers girls xxxx

JillD_2

I'm in though I'm following my adapted version of the main list. Going to bed in 5 mins and will catch up on thread then on laptop.

Marvellous Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Check fire alarms are working
Decobweb
Dust
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
S&S ensuite
Knicker chucking session


Extras
Ironing
CTF form
NW online app

Dailies
DW empty
Brekkie and tidy up
Tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy up
Post
Dinner and tidy up
Tidy downstairs
Laundry

Jills Hair-raising Half Term Week
Monday
am: 8am DS and friend to martial arts (martian arts as he calls it - bless)
8.45-10.30 flying and stuff
10.30 DD2 to creche
11.00 DD1 swimming lesson
12.30 drop DS friend home
pm: 14:50 DS jabs
15:30 country park
eve:meal plan and shopping list

Tuesday
am: 9.30 DD1 to preschool
Asda shop
12:00 DS and me quick lunch
12:30 DD1 home and lunch
pm: 13:10 take kids and DS friend to soft play birthday party
drop DS friend home
FLYing
eve:babysitting for friend, take cross stitch

Wednesday
DH away early to Germany back v late
am: 9.30 all to creche
9.45 spinning
pm: REME day out ?
friends' house for tea
eve:free

Thursday
am: meet friend - soft play ?
pm: 16:00 DS swimming lesson
eve:WW

Friday
am: 9.30 all to creche
9.30 gym
pm: 15:00 friends coming for play and tea
eve:free

JillD_2

thanks for new thread pigpen

welcome Keeping Motivated and Engadine and trulymadlydeeply_indebt

galantvr4 - good luck with the quitting smoking

Actually having read the thread I too am inspired to chuck some knickers out .God where do I start. Right I think first toi go will be any white ones that have gone that dingey grey that they do. Must go and edit my list ...

As well as the oldest pair competition shall we have a who chucked the most pairs out competition ?

Right a quick catchup on the end of last weeks thread ....

JillD_2

StressedSteph - I so know where you are coming from with the two at home and yet no time thing . I have a 4 year old at school so we have to oncorporate a school run ortwo into each day, a 3 year old who tnakfully does some preschool sessions, and a 5 month old baby who doesnt know that she's supposed to nap in the day. I don't tend to play a whole lot with the kids but they have got very good at finding things to do. Excpet the beby clearly LOL. I don't know how you fit in work as well. I start back to work 3 days in May and not sure what wil happen then. I find keeping on top of it all really hard. Had a complete meltdown about it last week in fact, so probably shouldnt be advising anyone else!

So this week I am going to follow the flying list in terms of which room to do but I am just going to do what really needs done. I've been flying on and off now for over a tear though only been on here about maybe 9 months. The house has gradually got more organised just by doing a bit at a time.

I do a quick whiz round tidying upstairs every morning and a quick whiz roundtidying each evening once the kds are in bed. 10 minutes each tops. I keep on top of laundry by putting a wash on most days and putting it away in the evening. I keep the kitchen fairly clean all the time. The beds dont necessarily get changed each week and the towels dont necessairly get washed each week. Nor do the bathrooms get done each week. The bedrooms and front room are dusted each week and I go round with a feather duster. I try to hoover once a week and generally whizz round the whole house fast as I can once the hoover is out.

I cook from scratch as well and try to cook double portions so I can freeze some so I only really have to cook half the time IYSWIM.

I suppose in short I am saying do a little each day but prioritise - food on the table and clean clothes sre more important than a dusted mantlepiece etc.

Its immensely frustrating though. I think of all the things I want to do and only manage to do about a tenth of them.