Weekly Flylady Thread 10th March 2008

ChasingButterflies

pigpen wrote: »

Do I smell muffins!?!?!?

You can smell them and on Wednesday *finger crossed* I can make them :rotfl:

pigpen

MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .. I don't want to eat them.. they make me FAT and I have a rear like a bull heffalump as it is!!

skintscotslass

pigpen wrote: »

I did!!!!

They reckon that usually after 6 days of being missing the chances of finding a child alive are next to nothing!!!

I think, but will stand corrected, she is the only missing child (suspected of being abducted) that has been found alive after 14 days in the UK. Even to be found after 6 days is a near enough miracle.

Where were you all getting the grandparent stuff about? Sky are saying the man who has been arrested is related to her step father. Thank god for the vigilant neighbour.

ChasingButterflies

Shortly after finding the recipe I went up a dress size Which is why they go in the freezer - if I really want one I have to wait :rotfl:

skintscotslass

(((Vanilla))) dont know what to say to you honey xx

MiniLaura

Gone through the lists and made my own weekend Challenge! Hopefully get most of it done!

Good place to get started on all those tasks.

Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
[STRIKE]Fling open the window and let in the spring![/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/STRIKE]
[strike]
[STRIKE]Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! likewise socks![/STRIKE]
[/strike]
[STRIKE]Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one. - drawer full of odds n ends[/STRIKE]
Clean windows in these rooms

Tuesday twirling- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! 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
[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[STRIKE]
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
clean the radiators in these rooms

[/STRIKE]
Twinkling Wednesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming/washing/polishing?
[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!! [/STRIKE]
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc

Thumping Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
[STRIKE]
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
[/STRIKE]
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean out the kitchen junk drawers.. nasty dumping grounds!!
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms [/STRIKE]
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
[STRIKE]

Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
[/STRIKE][strike]
Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list... based on what you found in the freezer and those things that need using from weekly cupboard sweep
[/strike]

pigpen

Another of my ebay items has sold.. yay!! £10 more in my account!!

Must list a few more!

laura.. if you get that list done you can have a dish full of dog biscuits!!! It looks a lot like my list!!

Here's my weekend list..

DW
WM dd's 1 & 2 sheets
TD
Hang out, fold and put away laundry..
Clear landing of detritus
rubbish & recycling out
BM
Clean the back room
put Tiddles bed up
box all the guff in the middle room.. again.. and stuff boxes in the loft.
list 19 things on ebay (up to 50 then!)

Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Vacuum bedroom and landing

Thumping Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Extra Mission

• Clean the hob

Fearsome Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floor.. you mean there is one???
Dusting..
Level Three
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers
Extra Task List

• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• Sort through one box or toys..

Delights for the weekend

1. Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list...
2. Extra 30 minutes ironing.. school uniforms? work clothes?
3. spend at least an hour with your family... tidying in here!!
4. Work yourself to level 3 in your messiest room!!
5. Wash the childrens dirty coats
6. Make sure you have everything ready for school/work for next week.
7. Fill a binbag of things to get rid of.. charity/bin etc
8. As a family effort clear the hall, stairs and landing.. make them beautiful.. it looks fabulous when you have someone knock at the door and their first impression is of a beautiful clean home.

ChasingButterflies

Sharon_1970 wrote: »

On a window cleaning note.....how do you all do yours? I have only done the insides cos I pay someone once a month to do the outsides. We have 15 windows and a full patio door so I don't do them outside. On the insides I just use windowlene and cheap kitchen towel.

I use a water spray and an e-cloth (any tight weave microfibre cloth would do) I can't stand the smell of windowlene and don't have enough room in the bins for all the kitchen roll (that was my old method too)

skintscotslass

Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
[/STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
[STRIKE]Fling open the window and let in the spring!
[/STRIKE]Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
[STRIKE]Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
[/STRIKE]Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing

Tuesday twirling- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! 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
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats[/STRIKE]
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
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
[STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes [/STRIKE]
Twinkling Wednesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas
[/STRIKE]Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Clean out the fire.. if you can do it safely!!! Don't go taking things apart please and make sure it is cold!!
[/STRIKE][STRIKE][/STRIKE]Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming/washing/polishing?
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
[STRIKE]
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
[/STRIKE]Thumping Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]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)
[/STRIKE]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 kitchen junk drawers.. nasty dumping grounds!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
[STRIKE]Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness[/STRIKE]!! Tumble dryer, cooker hood and[STRIKE] dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
[/STRIKE]Extra Mission : help yourself
[STRIKE]
Cleared out first aid/herb/sauce cupboard[STRIKE]
Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob
Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET
[/STRIKE]
Fearsome Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
[STRIKE]Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath..went out for a long walk
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

WEEKEND Frolics
For those who have extra weekend time and can't function without tasks... lol If you don't have time or want to spend time with your family that is brilliant.. go for it. It is a list of 10 tasks to do over the weekend if you get chance.. no pressure at all.. just ideas and reminders and springy preparations!
This is also a chance to get hubby's and children involved in the flying

1. Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
2. Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list... based on what you found in the freezer and those things that need using from weekly cupboard sweep
3. Extra 30 minutes ironing.. school uniforms? work clothes?
4. Spend 15 minutes pairing up those nasty odd socks.. children are great at helping with these!!
5. spend at least an hour with your family... playing, reading or just watching a dvd and having a hug!
6. Work yourself to level 3 in your messiest room!!
7. Wash the childrens (or adults) dirty coats.. I have 2 covered in mud!
8. Make sure you have everything ready for school/work for next week.. pe kits, socks, homework done etc. LAST WEEK BEFORE THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.. WOOHOO!! 4 days left here
9. Fill a binbag of things to get rid of.. charity/bin etc
10. As a family effort clear the hall, stairs and landing.. make them beautiful.. it looks fabulous when you have someone knock at the door and their first impression is of a beautiful clean home (then they come inthe next room lol!!)

I actually havent done badly this week. Have gutted the kitchen, again! as DD made a chocolate cake. Anyone fancy a piece???

tracyg

SSL - BBC news 24 were saying the grandparents but it just seems it was a mans flat, pleased really as the poor mother has been through enough without suspecting her family as the one who did that. Just thank god they found her. And yes, like Pigpen, I had a little cry too, just the relief for finding her.

Vanilla - massive hugs, you really have a hard time at home and you just get on with it, hope things work out okay, hugs xxxxx