Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2008

rach

solway, i found indian head massages a really great help in chilling out. also reflexology, swimming and (i have to say this, it's my job!) walking.

JillD_2

haven't read all posts yet. But what did Fi decide to do ??? Pick Mum up or leave her to it ??? Feels like a Tommy Zoom dilemma if anyone's kids watch that LOL
Anyway,
i would be a bigger person than the selfish SIL and pick your Mum up.
(My Mum lives In NIreland, I only get to see her once or twice a year, I'd love to be close enough top do stuff like this for her (though I suppose if she and everyone took advantage I would get hacked off pretty quick! and even if they didnt the novelty would wear off pretty quick too .... Hope that didnt sound snotty cos it wasnt meant to

Mudbath

solway - i know exactly what you mean. it's finding the thing that relaxes you. i'm like rach and love a massage or any treatment but some people would rather have pins stuck in their eyes. so it's finding what does it for you...any form of 'me' time might help. i'm a definite control freak which is why i've decided to go for the chance of moving away. then again, maybe i'm still controlling it all as i've said when, where, why etc. maybe i'll never learn!!!! it sounds daft but sometimes i just need to learn to breath. hugs to you xx

rach - hello!! sounds like your shopping was fun. hope you over ordered on important things like chocolate xx

hollyh

Hi

Thanks for all the hugs.

Not much done here again today but i've been keeping up with my dailies so it's not so bad.

My list for tommorow looks something like this:rolleyes:

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!
• Childrens list.

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. Oh.. I think you'll like this.. 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.. after 5 minutes we weigh all the bags and see who has the heaviest bag. The winner gets a treat (and so does everyone else!)

Master bedroom & landing - Wednesday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
[/STRIKE]
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
[STRIKE]Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
[/STRIKE]
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
[/STRIKE]
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

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. [STRIKE]
3. Collect up all the dirty laundry from upstairs and plop it in the laundry basket!.. NO clean things please!!
4. Can you fill the washing machine (WM) with the sheets from mummys bed?
5. [/STRIKE]
6. 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!

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

• Clear a hotspot

Childrens list.

1. Clear and wipe the pc desk
2. Can you put any bathmats /shower curtains/towels in the WM which need cleaning?
3. Help find the floor
4. Vacuum the floor if you are big enough!
5. If you are a bigger little person could you clean out any pets that need doing?

Also
Utility room

Tidy
wipe sides
hoover
mop

And i need to decide whether or not i'm doing this car boot sale on Saturday if i am i need to start organising stuff for that.

JillD_2

Does anyone need any clothes for a little boy ?
I have about 7 binbags of various clothes for little boy, from birth up to 3.
(The ones older than that are going to a friend).
If you need tops/trousers/socks/snowsuits/shoes let me know and I'll have a rummage. You lot have first dibs, might need postage contribution depending how much stuff you want as jeans etc pretty heavy LOL
PM or post on here.
Jillx

Mudbath

hiya jill
i was just about to go and have some chocolate then i saw your post and remembered it's weigh in tomorrow so you've done me a favour. feeling good about this week and hope to have lost at least 2lbs. famous last words!! xx

JillD_2

Mudbath/Dusty/whoever else knows bird stuff

I keep seeing a bird on our front grass when I drive back but it always flies off before I see it properly. Would love to know what it is though. Its medium sized ie bigger than a robin or a blue tit, but smaller than a magpie, and from what I can see seems to be a yellowy green colour ??? Totally weird and there's only one. God you dont think someone's baby parrot has escaped do you .......

Mudbath

mmm not sure, only thing i can think of is greenfinch but they're quite small.
try this to see if you can see it http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/

taffy1969

Pigpen - that's amazing! You must have been really chuffed when that lot had gone. (sorry only just got on here as been v busy)

Moved girls room round today so that wall can go up on friday. They went out and i got 2 black sacks of stuff out of there, so far they haven't noticed!
Sorted dd1's clothes, 1 black sack for charity, or ebay not sure. 1 black sack rubbish and still the wardrobe and drawers are full!!!!!! thought I was going to have to buy her loads of clothes but thankfully ok at the mo.
Doing DD2's tomorrow, they are going out again and dh is back at work - thank god! Had this week off, so has he, and he's just laid on the sofa, poorly finger!!!!!!!!!!!! DOn't even go there!

Car in for MOT tomorrow - wish me luck.

Holly - thoughts with you and family, tough time. x

Will catch up tomorrow in short stints.
Take care, nite nite

JillD_2

I'm not moaning for a change today!
Just wanted to say how much I love it on here. Thanks to everyone's motivation on here I have sorted so much stuff in my house since last summer.
Last summer, before I had the baby I had:-
- a dumping ground of a dining room
- a dumping ground of a spare room
- a dumping ground of an upstairs study
- months worth of filing everywhere
- finances in a huge mess
- a big mess in the garage
- a gigantic hotspot in the bureau

Now the dining room is goreous and we can have friends for dinner without a big panic, we used to just stuff everything under the stairs for the night.
Now the spare room is DD1's room and LO has DD1's old room, both are lovely.
Now the upstairs study has become the spare room and the clutter from it and old spare room has been cleared out and tidied up.
Now the piles of filing is almost all sorted into a filing cabinet I got on freecycle.
Now the bureau is sorted out and is tidy.

The only things from that list I haven't done are some of the non-important filing, the finances got tidy but are in a mess again (this is my current big thing to get them sorted), and the garage is still a work in progress.
Oh yeah and lots of boys clothes came down from the loft to the spare room to sort.

Hard to believe I achieved all this whilst pregnant or with a tiny baby in tow.

Its wonderful. Nearly everything in my house has a home and I love it