Weekly Flylady Thread 14th April 2008

Craftyscholar

lil_me wrote: »

I love Ikea, I'm in part kicking myself for buying the very expensive chair etc as this rumour is now confirmed, but the thought of Ikea on a Saturday which is manic gives me the jitters, this just makes them worse, I doubt we'll be making the trip as for what I need I doubt it's worth braving the queues. Just incase anyones missed it and planning on spending a lot - 21% off day http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=787741

Can you imagine what the stores will be like that day :eek::eek:
Anyway my nearest is a 2 1/2 hour drive away.
Mind you I am lusting after some Billy bookcases (with glass doors)

Dustykitten

Evening all, I've done nothing this evening except for soak my feet, massage my feet and paint my toenails. Just need to set DW and WM, do cat biscuits and off to bed. So not looking forward to a day of sorting the NCT stuff and then a visit from my mother - I may stay in bed all day!!!!!!!!1

DeniseNZ

Great timing. Just booked bus tickets for two oldest to come home next week, and so I need to do some cleaning and rearranging in two rooms.

Worked yesterday, so bought new winter sheets, duvet inner and duvet cover for one bed at staff rates

Childrens/Spare rooms - Friday
Level One
Clear the floor
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. telephone two friends
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
flip the mattresses over
binbag dance
Level Three
Vacuum the floor
deweb and defluff the room
clean the windows
Extras
Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors and skirting

Deep Clean Challenge
Wipe the bed frames down
Drag the junk out from behind wardrobes, chests of drawers and under the bed.. deal with it appropriately.. and that does not mean stuffing it back under!! lol
clear, wipe declutter and make pretty any shelves
Wipe over the big furniture.. wardrobes etc
Make the clothes in the drawer all neat and tidy (mine always look like rabbits have been in them!)

Also:
Three loads of washing - at least - sun is shining and theres a good breeze today TWO DONE
Sort dinner
Clear some more inbox - virtual AND real life one
Do some filing
Banking

soappie

zarazara wrote: »

soappie, hoe ever did you make all that moneyon eBay etc???????I want to do that too!

I got lucky ZZ. I renewed car insurance and stuff through Quidco which accounts for a small part and then the ebay stuff, well, about six years ago I bid on (and won!) an enormous box of old maps from a local auction house (so big, the catalogue said 'buyer collect' - I had broken my elbow at the time so it was an interesting time persuading the taxi driver to pick up me, the enormous box, drive me home and then bring the box into my house!).

I've been selling the maps off, one by one and have now recouped the initial outlay many times over. For stuff that was sitting in the loft :rotfl:

Also, when I go and do the weekly shop, anything I save at the supermarket (like bogofs, wine discount for buying x number of bottles, or special offers) I add that up and then transfer the equivalent sum from my current account to my savings account.

It's amazing how quickly it all grows.

soappie

I am now officially and definitely 100% pooped. I have decided (on the advice of a v. good friend of mine) that I shall have a real day off tomorrow and just chill. The utility room is finished and sorted and everything is back in place. Thank goodness! So, as that's one area done, dusted and sorted, I am at a good place to stop and take a breather. So I will.

My list from this morning is given below and stuff struck out as necessary.

BEDROOM

• Sort out makeup bag - chuck out stuff not used for years
• Sort out jewellery bag - ebay anything not worn for years
• [STRIKE]go to tip with mattress Haven't dont this yet, though it is in the car. I decided something from the utility area needed to go to the tip too but was sensible enough to realise it was too heavy for me to move out from it's position so waited until DS got in from work and he has moved it to the car for me. The tip will be visited tomorrow now.[/STRIKE]

UTILITY AREA

• [STRIKE]Paint walls[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Sort out carrier bag store[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Clean bookcase and books[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Clean floor[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]When floor dry, put everything back neatly[/STRIKE]

KITCHEN

• Clean woodwork
• Paint woodwork
• Remove everything from tops of cupboards and clean (i have a collection of teapots and old dishes etc. on the tops)
• Clean tops of cupboards
• Clean outside of cupboards
• Clean walls
• Paint walls
• Put china back on tops of cupboards
• Empty cupboards, clean them, fill them again.
• Finally - clean kitchen floor

hollyh

Hi

My list for tommorow:eek: :eek: :eek: . I'm scared:o . Hope everyone's ok going to catch up with as much of the thread as i can.

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
HHI .. with your clean iron!!
Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum floors and 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!
• Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!

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. sort out the magazines and newspapers and sling them in the recycling... it looks like a GP waiting room in there
4. scrub the manky marks off the carpet
5. scrub the manky marks off the sofas

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Wednesday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
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

• Vacuum under movable furniture
• HHI..
• Deal with any calls etc that need doing
• Clear a hotspot
• Replace any dead toothbrushes and sponges

Deep clean challenge

1. Haul out the pc desk and deal with the destruction which lies beyond MSE land
2. Polish the cat & dust the menfolk
3. wash the curtains/nets
4. Drag out the larger furniture you can manage and clean under and behind it.
5. 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.
6. Clean up any floor grots (my whole crappet needs cleaning)

Master bedroom & landing - Thursday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
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
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Sort through that airing cupboard!!

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. Dive under your bed and drag out all the boxes and get them reorganised..
4. find the floor.. not just a bit of it.. ALL of it!!!!!!!! and vacuum it
5. Wipe over the skirting boards

Childrens/Spare rooms - Friday
Level One
Clear the floor
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have you hair done!!
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
flip the mattresses over
binbag dance
Level Three
Vacuum the floor
deweb and defluff the room
clean the windows
Extras
Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it
Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors and skirting
Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
Put the discs/videos in the correct boxes and books on shelves

Deep Clean Challenge
Wipe the bed frames down
Drag the junk out from behind wardrobes, chests of drawers and under the bed.. deal with it appropriately.. and that does not mean stuffing it back under!! lol
clear, wipe declutter and make pretty any shelves
Wipe over the big furniture.. wardrobes etc
Make the clothes in the drawer all neat and tidy (mine always look like rabbits have been in them!)

hollyh

Well done Mudbath on that walk :T it would have killed me:o

Well done dinx on that ironing.:j That probably would have killed me too. I don't have an ironing pile at the moment i have a mountain.:rolleyes:

Congrats to Soappie on your contract renewal. I hope you enjoyed your champagne.:beer:

Pigpen what an awful thing for the hospital staff to say about DD5 that sent chills down my spine reading that.:mad:

Well done Skintscotslass and Taffy on your weight loss.:beer: I need to get my bum back into gear and get back on my diet:o .

Pigpen i would make your daughter sand the floor herself but i'm evil and got my 2 year old to clean his crayon off the wall when he drew on there. ( with a little bit of help;) )

Hugs to you and your poory Dd's Luby-lou

Hugs to Tia for your fright:eek: have you recovered from the shock yet?

Welcome to mrsmortenharket we're not all crazy just Pigpen and Mudbath:p

Hugs for Serena I'm glad you've heard from your daughter and sorry she's feeling unwell.

chunky79

Johanne will be thinking of you all tomorrow xx

Pigpen i have sent you a pm....and a huge pat on the back for all the parcels, have you thought about getting a job doing it on peacework you will earn a bomb, its taken me over 30 minutes to do 1:o ...big pat on the back :T

Mudbath very well done xx Big pat on the back for you too :j

Soappie you have a break missus:p , and nice tips on the moneysaving there

right i think i need some sleep, night all xx

lil_me

I don't actually know why I am still up, sat here watching UKTVFood which is just making me hungry, bad idea. I have to have DS2 at his clinic appointment at 10.30am so will have to get sleepy head up to look after DS1 (Sorry but if he can manage on a few hours sleep to go racing he can look after his son after much more sleep then go back to bed!!! <<can you tell I have changed my attitude a little lately? ) Anyway, DP also said 'those boys need to tidy their bedrooms tomorrow' so I said he can supervise it then :rotfl: he looked a little shocked.

My list for tomorrow

As much of Pigpen's list as possible (will paste that in later)
Dailies inc vacuum through downstairs, dog stuff, meals etc etc
DS2 take to appointment
Meal plan after a freezer check & fridge check
Shopping list - amend Mr T order as required (woohooo first £10 off voucher to work for a while)
Clear dining table (aka giant hotspot)
Clean utility - breakfast bar, floors, washer front, FF front etc
Tidy living room
Sort through OU books and papers I have yet to put away

DeniseNZ

Childrens/Spare rooms - Friday
Level One
Clear the floor
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. telephone two friends ONE DONE & I ENDED UP VISITING HER AS WELL
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing SHEETS DONE
flip the mattresses over DONE
binbag dance
Level Three
Vacuum the floor HALF WAY DONE
deweb and defluff the room
clean the windows
Extras
Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors and skirting DONE

Deep Clean Challenge
Wipe the bed frames down DON'T HAVE ANY
Drag the junk out from behind wardrobes, chests of drawers and under the bed.. deal with it appropriately.. and that does not mean stuffing it back under!! lol
clear, wipe declutter and make pretty any shelves
Wipe over the big furniture.. wardrobes etc
Make the clothes in the drawer all neat and tidy (mine always look like rabbits have been in them!)

Also:
Three loads of washing - at least - sun is shining and theres a good breeze today THREE DONE
Sort dinner CHICK BREAST DEFROSTING
Clear some more inbox - virtual AND real life one DONE
Do some filing
Banking