Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2008

Dustykitten

Mudbath - forgot to tell you we had a woodpecker in our garden (briefly) today for the first time

Mudbath

i'm queen of the excuses...just take one job at a time. they'll soon get ticked off and if you don't do them all you'll be just like me and pigpen can shout at you as well! seriously though - it does make a difference. oh jeez, i sound like an advert now 'do it the flylady way':rotfl:just off to get a life!

Dustykitten

chunky hi and welcome. Don't be hard on yourself. Babysteps is the way to go. That list is a very long one. Why not break it down and say tomorrow you will do maybe 3 of them. If you suceed early great you can add more. If not keep to the same ones until you have done them or scrap those 3 and replace with some different ones? Good luckl

nickysnackynoo

I have been so lazy the last weeks. I've done the bare minimum. I started so well, 3 weeks of flying. I loved my house when it was clean and sparkling-now it looks like a dump. It's going to take me awhile to claw my way back, especially as I've joined in this week half way through.

Wish me luck I am going to need it, my kids are off too (but they are too little for some of the things on the lists-so I'll find some other jobs for them to do)

My HUGE list.........

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Up to 5 ebay items listed!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Wipe the cupboards, appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Defrost the freezer if needed!!
Wipe over all those small appliances.. don't forget the inside of the microwave!
Wipe out the gicky parts of the fridge and have a quick check for what needs restocking.. I have locusts off school!!
Extras

• Clean oven/hob if you must.. *rolls eyes*
• HHI ..
• Clean windows and sills
• treat the pets for fleas!!! This is prime time for them to be developing an infestation.. the last thing you need in your house! .. left on in case you were lazy like me and missed this!
• Go play a game with the children who have helped you today!!

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Don't forget your 5 ebay items
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Sort that under stair cupboard.. make sure evrything is in tidily rather than thrown from a great distance!
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Clear a hotspot
Vacuum hall and stairs
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs
• Wipe front door.. inside and out!

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
EBAY!! another 5..
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
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Clean windows in these rooms
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

Go to the library
Trip to the charity shop
Go to the cake shop
Trip to the dump?
DW
Ironing


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chunky79

dustykitten thats what i am hoping to do, so many at a time. I have just filled the bucket for cleaning the cupboard fronts so thats gonna be one job off the list at least. Its not too bad a job and they don't need scrubbing just fingerprints removing. so really in reality only a 10 minute job.

Justamum

Not done anything off the list today. I haven't even looked at today's list This morning DH decided we had to go out. He gets bored really easily. Today is the first official day of his annual leave and he was quite prepared to go into work! Off we toddled to town, did nothing there, then went round to a friend's house for coffee and ended up being there about 3 hours! Well she did have a nice fire going. Now I'm off to bed to read.

How do you entertain an easily bored 40-something child? :rolleyes:

Mudbath

Dustykitten wrote: »

Mudbath - forgot to tell you we had a woodpecker in our garden (briefly) today for the first time

oh wow! i'd love to see one...we're getting so many birds now its fabulous. gone are the days i'd get excited over one blue tit!:rotfl:

cha97michelle

Corr - i have had a right stressful day today.

up at 6:30am with DS. 2 lots of workmen here - 1 putting the new tiscali box in for an hour and half this morning - DS being a PITA trying to get in his tool box and mess in the TV cabinet. Guy broke my computer desk as DH had locked it for some blooming strange reason as we never normally do And i ended up dragging out the TV cabinet, and setting myself off with a series of about 5 braxton hicks so i was ready for panicking.

And worst of all, cos we couldn't access the PC, we had no internet all day. :eek:

2nd workman here 8:00 - 4:30. Building the wardrobes upstairs. Banging about all day, so DS couldn't go and have a nap in his cot, and i ended up towing on with him some more while he was being severely grumpy. Also, DS did a leaky nappy, i ended up covered in poop, and couldn't access my clean clothes in the wardrobes where the guy was working. Stressed me out because he was putting shelves in the wrong place and DH has told me i need to check his work tomorrow as one of the drawers is wrong. I'd like to know how as i have to drop DS off at nursery, then go to MW. Plus, seems though he had a bad habit of leaving all the doors open while he was working upstairs i will feel stressed in case someone burgles the house.


Oh well - i am calmer now. Cheered up when i could watch the Ashes to Ashes i missed last week.


Anyway, i've had no opportunity to catch up here today, so on my list for tomorrow is spend a good chunk of time relaxing by catching up with you guys. The wardrobe fitter is hopefully only going to be here for a few hours tomorrow, and then i will hopefully feel less stressed. Actually, just taking DS out the equation will make life seem better, awful as that might sound. You can't deal with workmen when they are creating can you.

Hope you are all well

Michelle, x

soappie

Welcome Chunky - one step - or one item at a time and you'll find it eventually becomes easier

Mudbath and Dusty - re the birds (wildlife that is!) don't know if you knew, but the RSPB have a 'homes for wildlife' section where you can register (for free) and then partake in wildlife surveys as well as be given info on how you can make your garden more wildlife friendly. They've a new bird survey coming up starting in April where you count the number of certain birds in your garden at certain times and then send the data off to them via t'internet. With the indulgence of the list moderators, the url to get going is here:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/hfw/index.asp

Well, I'm now seriously, definitely pooped. I have done my Superwoman-flylady act for the evening and Enough is Enough! I've made my contribution to the Jamie we can do better thread and just need to price it properly tomorrow before posting recipe and photos (yes,I was sad enough to do that!). It was actually delish - my DiL couldn't get enough of it.

But, the cost calculation is tomorrow's job - I'll do it sneakily at work so,

:cool: ORF ops - stand by your monitors from about 7.30 am onwards. And Secret Squirrel no 1 Mudbath - next time you see someone using my drive to do a turn - could you either capture the shot using the little camera facility thingy and let me know you have it, or else take number, make, model and colour - ooh and time?
Thanks:cool:

JillD_2

michelle I can;t believe you pulled out the telly cabinet naughty girl *slapped wrist icon* and I hope those workmen didnt stand there and watch you do it :mad:
How many weeks til due fate ???? ooooo I am so excited!!!!!
Things being calmer with DS elsewhere doesn't sound awful at all, I hope you manage to have a relatively stress free day (well after the fitter guy has gone anyway)
Jillx