Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2008

skintscotslass

fallen_angel_shelley wrote: »

forgot to say, my ex-sil called round today after her baby scan and everything is o.k :T she was a bit worried with being 38.

Aw good to hear that Shelley. Is it her first? (now feeling ancient at 38 as well )

skintscotslass

Evening all

Watching the Apprentice. I love it. Went to fat club tonight, put on half a pound :doh: It must be all that walking, my fat is turning to muscle. Either that or all the easter eggs :whistle:

I have 5 packets of Walkers crisps worth 2 points each if anyone would like the codes. I didnt eat them, I collected them from the pub as I'm sure I read here that someone was collecting them. I have no shame, I love wombling

DDs Easter Eggs are talking to me.....

nickysnackynoo

Chasingbutterfies-you have a VERY good memory. Yes the car is lovely, but the kids have asked if they can have the old one back because they want to be able to have sweets in the car.....I bought fish and chips home last night, and I drove with the windows open; because it might make the car smell !!!!
SkintScotslass-du'oh on the 1/2 lb :mad: , that'll be me on Friday weigh in-too much chocolate too. :EasterBun

Here is my list for tommorrow, I can't find yesterdays to update (there has been so much chatting on here today )

Nothing much achieved though, but I did manage to unbolt the cover on the radiator (Kitchen) and gave it a really good clean.

Going to take a black bin bag upstairs, and clear out a couple of drawers in my bedroom, while I watch Desperate Housewives. Nighty night.

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Thursday
Level One
[strike]Clear the clutter from all these rooms!! No mean feat in my house![/strike]
5 more for ebay...
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
[strike]
clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
[/strike][strike]Wipe down the tiles [/strike]and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
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declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
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Clean the windows.
Extras

• Vacuum under movable furniture
• HHI..
• Clear a hotspot - Kitchen Paperwork corner
• Read 5 stories!!

[strike]DW[/strike]
[strike]WM/TD x 1[/strike]
[strike]Iron[/strike]ing

Pink_Fairy_2

Evening everyone and hi to any newbies - my "Thanks" button's not working properly!

Holly - condolences and big hugs

Johanne - hope the folks are improving
Sharon - I'm literally just up the road in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran :hello:

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these areas [/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Wipe down surfaces
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, firdge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters
Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it[/strike]

Extra tasks if you want to do more

• 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!
Empty one shelf (or the top of a cupboard) clean it, clean what's on it and put it all back
[/strike]

• Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
• [strike]Wipe & replace small appliances likekettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)[/strike]

Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
Level One
[strike]Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Move clutter so you can vacuum under it [/strike]
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these

• Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc
  
• [strike]Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW[/strike]
• Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside) clean any marks from window
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!
• 20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, oh and make sure you put it away!

Wednesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One
[strike]Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Check fire alarms are working[/strike]
Level Two
Remove floordrobe from the floor!
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time'
• Empty the top or bottom of your wardrobe, wherever you 'store' things, sort through it, clean wherever it goes, remove what shouldn't be there then replace what should be
• Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
• Clean doors including handles downstairs

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Defragment hard drive on one PC or laptop

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)
• Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to
  

• 15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now
• Towels & Flannels- wash any grimey ones, make ones which are ''beyond repair'' into something else (flannels, cloths etc) or get rid!

Dailies as always:

[strike]SS bathroom and shower room
DW
BM
WM
Feed dogs, cats and fish
Walk dogs[/strike]

I can see I'm going to be catching up at the weekend but I'm also off on Friday, so maybe it won't be too bad.

Work has been manic. We have till Monday to meet our profile of 90 signups and were struggling to get any more, but with emails flying back and forth to Head Office late last night, I got one fo my colleagues busy making calls today while I was out training. She's come up trumps and I'm going to be busy on Monday with three others doing the remaining sign ups. Our line manager will be thrilled, as she's gone away on leave not knowing what was going to happen and between us, we've done it.:T

Oh well, I'm off to bed now, so goodnight all and sleep well. Hugs to anyone who needs or wants one!

pigpen

Phew.. over 5600 posts. I can go to bed now..!!!! I am so sad!! lol

Mudbath

pigpen wrote: »

LOL.. wonder where they get it from.. I haven't any lips round my girly bits either.. might go get some... *grin*...

:eek: :rotfl:what have i missed tonight!

well, i've done nothing since 9pm as my friend phoned and we chatted for an hour and a half. it was so nice catching up. going to do 15 mins clearing bits in master bedroom and then bed. night all xx

Discount-Diva_3

ChasingButterflies wrote: »

ok I have clearance to return to the garage... but it is cold and wet... I need some socks and snuggly trainers first and a shot of motivation!

I am in a dither about the playroom - everyone is at school tomorrow - so I have most of the day *but* the kids are staying at dads for an extra 2 days next week and I had earmarked that time for playroom/upstairs bathroom/finish the garage type jobs... because I can think of nothing else I would rather do with some free time :rolleyes:

So my question for those who have fought the battle and won... Short bursts or long slog?

I did a long slog, taken me a week to do every room in the house, kitchen cupboards are de cluttered but I still have wardrobes and drawers to do but that can wait until after my holiday. The week long slog has paid off for me, short bursts seem ok but it would have taken me a lifetime that way lol

Mudbath

discount-diva - your no smoking saving is amazing, well done xx

Solwaykid

Quick hi from me, I'm working a day behind on account of being a lazy trout so livingroom was done this evening while I was high on adrenalin from work. It's taken a good hour to catch up with the posts for today, you've all been chatty and busy and I loved the before and after pics. Looking forward to some more! I almost wish I had a room like those to get stuck into, I'm right in the mood. Could be spring fever approaching, I'm thinking about which of my rooms I'm going to start decorating this year, or I might finish the ones I started last year..

Kind of a half serious question coming up 'cos I know you lot know 'Stuff' and your combined advice is always helpful/funny.. I need to learn how to 'chill' -almost ashamed to admit but I'm a proper control freak, verging on OCD and worse when I'm stressed and it's getting me down and getting in the way of life. Anybody know what I mean?

General hugs to you all, ten pages to read means I can't remember who needs them today.

rach

hello all

not had time to read the thread - you lot are very chatty...but thought you'd appreciate my comedy first online shop experience... over ordered rather significantly i fear! DH told me to put my feet up as i'd had a long day and he'd put the shopping away, so i did, worrying a little that he'd put it all in the wrong places. anyway, i went into the kitchen, saw stuff all over the worktops and thought he'd not bothered to do it...turned out that was just the stuff that wouldn't fit in the cupboards! so no shopping for us for a while then!!

hope everyone is well and didn't get too wet today!