Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2008

Sharon_1970_2

Morning All

OH is taking my mum back home today. She lives in Cambridge and we are in South Wales so he will be back tomorrow as it is too long a trip to do there and back in one day. It will be strange without her here, she's been here a week.

Haven't got much else planned today. Going to try and whizz through the list today so that I can veg out in front of the tv later and catch up on my programmes

The kids had a "build your own pizza" night last night for being so helpful yesterday. They made their own pizza dough and put all their own toppings on. They loved it. Something so simple but it went down a treat.

On the subject of pocket money just wondering how much people give their children? I am thinking of doing this and don't really know how much.

Dailies

WM
TD
Middle daugther 20 minutes clarinet practise
Eldest daughter 10 minutes read aloud
Eldest daughter 20 minutes maths revision
Youngest daughter 20 minutes read aloud
Research magnetic bracelet for OH
Declutter loft
IED Direct Debit
SS Bathrooms
SS Kitchen


Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
EBAY!! another 5..- going to photograph some more for listing DD1 has had a clearout
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
• Bake us a cake please mummy!! Or Daddy.. he can bake cakes too! Are we having it with custard or ice cream?

Childrens list.. As it is parents bedroom today I thought you could do a few jobs around the house which would still be very helpful..

1. Clear and wipe the table
2. Collect up all the dirty laundry from upstairs and plop it in the laundry basket!.. NO clean things please!!
3. Can you fill the washing machine (WM) with the sheets from mummys bed?
4. If you are a bigger little person could you spend 15 minutes tidying or vacuuming on the landing.. whatever needs doing.. I am sure there is a job that you can do that would be greatly appreciated!

vivw_2

Haven't started this week so far, but am going to begin today, because I know that when I at least make an attempt to do some of the tasks, the place is much tidier and cleaner. No children so will edit those bits...also not ebaying as I never find it worth bothering with
Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces

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.
Extras

• Clean oven/hob if you must.. *rolls eyes*
• HHI ..
• Clean windows and sills

My list cos have no kids at home

1. Clear and wipe the table
2. Can you fill the washing machine (WM) with things that are all the same colour and switch it on??
3. wipe over the fronts of the kitchen cupboards and fridge/freezer/washing machine.. sometimes you need to check the insides too as they get a bit sticky..

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace

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!

My list cos have no kids at home

1. Sort out all the shoes.. make sure there are 2 of them all and put them nicely on the shelf or in the box. Encourage the person who has the most to get rid of a few pairs they never wear!
2. everyone gets a carrier bag.. and spends 5 mintues running all over the house putting rubbish in it.. not other peoples things just rubbish, scrappy papers, junk mail, used envelopes and things like that..
   
3. Pick up all your own things from the front room and put them away in their homes
4. Water any plants in the house..
   
5. vacuum the floors once they are clear of stuff?

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working.
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

My list cos have no kids at home

1. Clear and wipe the table
2. Collect up all the dirty laundry from upstairs and plop it in the laundry basket!.. NO clean things please!!
3. Can you fill the washing machine (WM
4. spend 15 minutes tidying or vacuuming on the landing.. whatever needs doing..

Looks like I'll be busy!!!!

Craftyscholar

lil_me wrote: »

oh before I forget tutor has allowed a 1 week extension so fingers crossed that CD arrives sharpish!

That must have been a relief. Is there an OU forum for your course? You might find you are not the only ones with missing course material.

catlover1_2

Hi Everyone,

Here's my list for today ... it includes yesterday as I did nothing at all in terms of housework yesterday but in my defense I was exhausted when I got home from work.

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs

remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Don't forget your 5 ebay items --- Will do today definetely
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
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Clear a hotspot
Vacuum hall and stairs
Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday

[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working [/STRIKE] - Don't have any
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/STRIKE] Done at the weekend
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
[STRIKE]Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
[/STRIKE]
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Clean windows in these rooms



Ok here goes ....

xx

embb

Morning :wave:

Lil_me glad you got the extension.

Holly My condolences, take care x
Michelle I feel your stress, try to relax and don't let the workman walk all over you, tell him. x

Got 5 hrs at work today so that's most of the day gone, but I've been good and getten all the dailies out the way so I'll only have the tea to do when I get in tonight. Oh must get Diesel today too or I'll be going nowhere, It's not one of my favourite jobs and I always leave it till the last minute then I have a drive of fear to the garage incase I run out lol I never learn.

make beds
put bin out for bin man
hoover through
S&S kitchen
make pack-ups
load DW
check finances

Have a good day everyone :hello: x

gunsandbanjos

Been fairly productive so far, did get slightly distracted by Gingham Ribbons confession thread though:o

TD been on, just needs emptied
DW emptied and reloaded
Dishes done
S&S in kitchen
Stock on for soup
Breakfast had, dishes away

kazmeister

Morning

Finally fell into bed at 130 but downstairs was all sparkly clean (except the middle room and the kids only go in there for the playstation) thats was until OH came home from work this morning!

Limited as to what I can do from todays list as OH will be going to bed. Its raining outside so cant do anything there so might tackle some of the bin or the understairs cupboard as not going to do Nanny ashes until tomorrow as dad got stuck down in London. Might also spent some 'leisure' time doing stuff onthe computer copying my fav recipes from my magazines to make Kaz's cook book :rotfl: . Who knows but at least I have a list to keep me going!

Catch ya all later for a :coffee: maybe

Dustykitten

Morning all

Rainy here already. Plan is to get DS3 to my Mum's (he is not in my good books - he broke a frame and cunningly put a sticker over the broken bit so I would not know - like I would not notice a white sticker on a glass frame. I am cross that it was done by throwing cushions and that he did not come and say sorry)

Then to the list, also need to pop to the town:

OH Isa
DS2 present ARGOS
Close bank account
Pay paper bill
Post letter

Holly so sorry to hear the sad news, be kind to each other, hugs hun x

Fi27 and Kaz hugs for the teenage years - they are hard work. DS1 agreed a study plan with me at the start of the holidays - 30 minutes revision in the morning before going out/tv etc and then 30 minutes coursework (GCSE's being done a year early here) so not much out of a 14 hour day. This morning he is lounging in front of the tv when he is going out to play golf at 9:00 for the day. I am fuming but have taken him there for the piece and quiet with a piece of my mind to keep him company. Grandma kindly gave them a bag of £2 each (£24 plus a £5 for easter on Sunday) 'I rather they had it now than when I'm gone' very sweet but that is enough to keep him going for the whole of easter!

Mudbath

pigpen - it was optician's day yesterday {runs off and hides for rest of day}:rotfl:

holly - huge hugs to you and your partner. thinking of you xx

johanne - how are you today? hope your mother in laws op went really well yesterday.

michelle - DO NOT MOVE ANY FURNITURE TODAY OR WE WILL ALL SHOUT AT YOU! hope you're feeling ok today xx

lilme - how annoying about the ou material, that happened to me a couple of times whilst i was studying with them.

today i'm going to demolish the living and dining room though they're not that bad so i'm going to go through my wardrobe. i'm going to do it as if we are going away for a year so they'll be no point storing things that 'may' fit me one day. if i don't currently wear it it's being charity shopped.

i'm also going to phone the council to get a date for them to come and do a building certificate for our extension. it was built three years ago. they've been out once and we needed to do a couple of small things. if i get a date dh has to do the jobs :rotfl:

i'm really enjoying sorting the house with a view we might have to pack everything away. it makes me look at everything in a new light and it's amazing what i don't mind getting rid of. very satisfying. have a good day xx

Mudbath

oh nearly forgot, mine do get pocket money and they have to save up for things they want out of that. they also buy sweets on a saturday if that's what they want to spend it on. they get 10p for each year of their age plus 50p so ds (7) gets £1.20 and dd (8) gets £1.30. however, they have a list of jobs they have to do like unload dishwasher, empty bathroom bin, dd has to clean out her guinea pigs, feed the cat and dog etc. if they do all their little jobs they get all their pocket money, if they don't they lose some. the extra 50p is for a tidy bedroom each week. the first week they didn't do much and got about 20p each and since then they've done everything. they really enjoy doing the jobs even though we've been doing this since before christmas. i sometimes feel mean but with dh working away it's nice to get a bit of help from themeven if it's just one small job a day, it adds up. dd often asks if there's anything extra she can do (not for money) so i know she's not just money orientated xx