Weekly Flylady Thread 14th April 2008

Mudbath

I am happy. DS's nintendo ds is broken and I couldn't find the receipt (less than a year old). Decided to let it go and immediately remembered sticking it on the fridge. Nintendo are posting me a free postage label and it's being sent off. Yeahhhhh! Does anyone know how long it takes them to send them back??

My list for tomorrow;

Master bedroom & landing - Thursday
[STRIKE]My first client in six weeks!!![/STRIKE]
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE]
[strike]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/strike][strike]
[/strike][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[/strike]
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..
[STRIKE]Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter [STRIKE]
  
• Clean windows in these rooms
• [/STRIKE]Clear a box of clutter from the landing [STRIKE]
  
• Sort through that airing cupboard!![/STRIKE]

Deep Clean Challenge

1. Sort through a pile of landing gibble
2. Sort your 'stash' in your bedroom.. you know the place that you stuff things and think.. yep.. I'll sort that later.. the one you hide presents in.. and your favourite sweets so noone else nicks them!
3. [strike]Dive under your bed and drag out all the boxes and get them reorganised.. [/strike]
4. find the floor.. not just a bit of it.. ALL of it!!!!!!!! and vacuum it
5. Wipe over the skirting boards

Extra jobs
- go to doctors to pick up prescription
- go to chemist to get prescriptions
- [STRIKE]wrap up son's nintendo ds ready to post off[/STRIKE]
- clean floors throughout downstairs
- put dry clothes away
- dry stuff from washing maching for 10 mins and hang
- clear up 10 things in dd's room
- clear up 10 things in ds's room
- sort list of things for dh to do
- [STRIKE]walk dog[/STRIKE]
- finish passport application
- [STRIKE]meeting with head teacher[/STRIKE]
- wash dd's running kit
- 5 mins maths with both children
- vaccuum dog basket

Omg it's the apprentice - I could have sworn it was Monday today. I'm going insane (er) :rotfl: xx

PS see pigpen, i'm not scared! I'm hard, well, a bit xx

Mudbath

well done on the contract soappie xxxxx

pigpen

Mudbath wrote: »

PS see pigpen, i'm not scared! I'm hard, well, a bit xx

Funny.. my hubby says that to me too..

AND.. my buggy is broken.. so I have a choice.. walk tiddles to and from nursery.. 2 school runs a day with her walking should take about 15 years!!

shall I buy a new (to me) one? Bear in mind I use this every day.. she is a good little walker but so infernally slow and I'm always running.. I don't think I can cope without one... she is 3.5 so it wouldn't be for much longer in theory.. but the nasty weather.. and I'm infernally lazy.. and the puddles.. and I am lazy.. and always late.. have I answered my own question?

tiamai_d

cha97michelle wrote: »

tia you make me laugh. If you had the 25k salary you wouldn't have time to do up the house. Or have time to fly properly in it. And trust me, there would not be much money left after paying for childcare and the bigger bills. More money does not make life easier.

Did you not know, I live in lala land where I can dream still! been there done it, wished I was here, now I'm here wish I was there.

tiamai_d

Pigpen, PTS after DS2 and I would never do it agian. How did you manage? :eek:

We took the kids out. We veiwed the house. I went out so DH would put the kids to bed and tidy up (as his mate is now here) which was really sneaker and clever of me. We have to talk about the house... but I'm thinking no and not till I have 'done college'. Just too much to do. Plus, we could afford the larger morgage no problem but we couldnt afford all theextra that we can right now.

nicki_2

Okay Thursdays list :

• • PACKED LUNCH
  • Beds
  • Bathroom S&S
  • Dishes
  • Kitchen S&S
  • DD - reading book
    
  • Finances
  • Lunch
    
  • Tea
• Make doctors appointment for sometime last week of the month
  
• Update CV

Extras:

• WM (cleaningcloths )
  
• Medicine DD x3
  

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level Three
Wipe the gicky things out of the fridge.
Extras

• Clean windows

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs - Will do once DD is back in school
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum sofas
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.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras

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

deep clean challenge

1. drag out all the furniture and clean the skirtings and all the woodwork
2. put all the paperwork in one heap and sort through it
3. scrub the manky marks off the carpet
   
4. scrub the manky marks off the sofas
   

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Wednesday My "study" is in my livingroom so it gets done with that!
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

• HHI..
• Deal with any calls etc that need doing
• Clear a hotspot

Deep clean challenge

1. Scoop all that hotspot into one heap.. and fling it in the bin.. keeping the bits you really have to but put them away nicely.
2. Clean up any floor grots

Master bedroom & landing - Thursday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
[strike]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/strike]
[strike]Fling open the window and let in the spring![/strike]
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
[strike]Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen.. [/strike] Stripped the quilts off it instead - in the hopes of kicking myself up the bottom into buying a new mattress
[strike]Air the duvet[/strike]
[strike]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/strike] Not needed
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] Pending more additions to wardrobe as otherwise I'll have to go around half naked :eek:
[strike]Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.[/strike] No hotspots in the bedroom
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• [strike]33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter[/strike]
• Clean windows in these rooms
• [strike]Clear a box of clutter from the landing[/strike]
• [strike]Sort through that airing cupboard!![/strike]

Deep Clean Challenge

1. [strike]Sort through a pile of landing gibble[/strike]
2. Sort your 'stash' in your bedroom.. you know the place that you stuff things and think.. yep.. I'll sort that later.. the one you hide presents in.. and your favourite sweets so noone else nicks them!
3. [strike]Dive under your bed and drag out all the boxes and get them reorganised..[/strike] No boxes, just 2 quilts, a mattress, and a bedend to go with the bed standing up in the corner of the room waiting for ex to get his own place :rolleyes:
4. [strike]find the floor.. not just a bit of it.. ALL of it!!!!!!!! [/strike]and vacuum it
5. Wipe over the skirting boards

lil_me

Mudbath IIRC 4 weeks was how long it took to get DSs Gameboy SP back, Nintendo usually are really good, Sony are aswell they sent DP a replacement PS3 the next day when his went off.

Soappie, well done

jjef hope you get the PC issue sorted soon

dinx1972, can I ask, are you only ironing what needs to be? Ok my partner doesn't wear shirts for work most days but I haven't done that amount of ironing in 6 months never mind a couple of days! Like Dusty I don't think we have that many clothes :rotfl:

Dusty with the TV, you can limit without having to intensively monitor if they would go through a TV guide and choose in advance what they watch for their time. Then they could write down what they choose to watch and when.

Johanne, still hanging in there honey? Well it's not Friday yet

chunky, so pleased when I read how much this thread helps other people, well done!

JillD pleased you had a good holiday!

Booohooo Simon's out on The Apprentice I really liked Simon! I don't think I will enjoy it much less now. I wanted to just hug him, they were horrible to him, he was the only TRUE person on there! Ok moan over.

Well we took the assignment, then went to Durham on the way home. Went up to the Cathedral and had a look around with the boys (of course MSE as it was 4pm no parking fees or road toll and the cafe etc was closed) then for a walk down the riverside (how many chuffing hills and steps???!!!) they took some photos with Dad's camera, just basically spending time out and about just us as a family. Not so MSE I went and got fish and chips on the way home, nice cosy slobby night in watching the Bee movie. Really enjoyed it but worn out now.

Right well this is the first time I have missed doing my bed linen on a Wednesday, I'm making no excuses, I forgot to do it. Of course it's on tomorrows list and it will get stripped in the morning, straight in the washing machine, then we're off to the Alan Shearer centre ( http://www.alanshearercentre.org.uk/facilities-activity_centre.htm never been before but looks great!) for a few hours more quality family time, call in at the Metro Centre on the way back, take the boys to get their hair cut etc so pretty much a hectic day.

johanne

Shouldnt have read pigpens labour stories post before bedtime... thanks hun! :rolleyes: :rotfl:

Still not popped (obviously)... i did know about no shows and no waters breaking...so been working on the basis im not in "proper labour" as not had any contractions just period like pains occassionally when she moves her head or pushes down and back ache on and off for a couple of days now.. Hence I do think im in slow labour maybe?! OH spoke to SIL today and she agreed it does sound that way.. my mum thinks so too!

If it gets any worse i will ring the midwife tomorrow but Im not allowed to go into "proper labour " 2moro at any point! Not for MIL sake but for OH and my sake. I REALLY dont want HIM to miss it and he probably would with the funeral being friday morning unless twas super-fast-sneeze-and shes out labour So legs will be crossed till friday PM now.. :rotfl:

(IF i go into sneeze-and-shes-out labour though i'll be ok.... OH is a qualified nursery nurse and trained to deliver babies and has delivered one in a field in the middle of no-where!! So not a complete novice )

Achieved loads today........ Only the stuff in red to catch up on and ive added tomorrows list as already covered some of them today!

Last weeks list to catch up on

Weekend list

Do a DIY task that you have been putting off for the last 10 years
[strike]HHI [/strike]
Binbag dance
[strike]Wash any windows that really need it.[/strike]

Personal list

• [strike]Clean the bath[/strike]
• [strike]Clear baby stuff out living room[/strike]
• [strike]mow the lawn[/strike]
• Sort boxes of paperwork in office and put in folders and boxfiles
• Sort boxes of ebay and charity shop boxes in office
• [strike]Sort the 2 "randoms" boxes on the landing[/strike]

This weeks list:

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe work surfaces[/strike]
[strike]Open the windows and let in the spring![/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Sweep and Mop the floor[/strike]
[strike]Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc[/strike]
[strike]Wipe the cupboard fronts, appliances and all those manky corners!![/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed[/strike]
[strike]Clean all those small appliances, wipe their home then put them back.. [/strike]
[strike]Wipe the gicky things out of the fridge.[/strike]
Extras
[strike]Clean oven/hob if you must.. *rolls eyes* [/strike]
[strike]HHI .. with your clean iron!![/strike]

Mad Monday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
[strike]remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace[/strike]
[strike]Open the windows and let in some fresh air[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas[/strike]
[strike]Wipe and water neglected plants[/strike]
[strike]Dust those flat fluffy surfaces[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Vacuum under the furniture you can move[/strike]
[strike]Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.[/strike]
[strike]Clear a hotspot[/strike]
[strike]Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!![/strike]
Extras
[strike]Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs[/strike]
[strike] Wipe front door.. inside and out! including cleaning the brass [/strike]


Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Wednesday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
[strike]wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Vacuum the floors[/strike]
[strike]clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks[/strike]
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
[STRIKE]Vacuum under movable furniture [/strike]
Clear a hotspot
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Master bedroom & landing - Thursday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
[strike]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/strike][strike]
[/strike][strike]Fling open the window and let in the spring! Left open all day today[/strike]
Level 2
[strike]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/strike]
Air the duvet
[strike]15 minutes floordrobe clearan[/strike][strike]ce [/strike][strike]
[/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..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
[strike]Clean windows in these rooms [/strike]
Clear a box of clutter from the landing
[strike]
Sort through that airing cupboard! (mines an ottaman)
[/strike]

pigpen

hey they weren't birth stories.. I can give you the whole run down if you have all week lol!!! Those were the good bits!! lol

Tia.. I didn't manage I fell to pieces after at least 4 of them lol.. but I'm still alive and I did it again and 'I will survive.. I will survive.. hey hey!!!'

johanne

Oh.... forgot to tell you all..... OH popped out before to do a [strike] stupid [/strike] errand for MIL :rolleyes: and i asked him while he was out could he please pop to tesco and pick me up some milk and a tin of brasso (its been irritating me for days that i couldnt clean the brass on the front door as id ran out! :rotfl: )

Well anyway when he comes back he gives me the stuff and then says "oh forgot something out the car.." goes out and comes back in with big bunch of "finest" flowers for me

I asked what he'd done... :rotfl:

He claims nothing and said it was just cos he wanted to cheer me up cos he knew i was having a bad time of it at the minute! I almost cried.... He is a little star sometimes...

Not a very good photot but they are really nice...look!