Weekly Flylady Thread 21st April 2008

pigpen

bargainbird wrote: »

Hi all,

I've not been on here long and was wondering whether i could play......

I am a SAHM with 1 x 2 yr old, 1 x 7 yr old, 3 dogs and 10 chickens......

but even tho i am a SAHM i can't seem to shift my rump from the TV, Once Jezza comes on thats me rooted....motivation is minimal....

Thanks
From a fellow Cleaner/cook/kennel maid/carer and anything else my day involves.....
Domestic Goddess here i come......

Do I REALLY need to give you a good lashing with my feather duster of power???

Welcome to the world of cleanliness and hygiene..

The reward for being a high flyer is a dog biscuit.. or whatever the pet shop had in that day..

Plentiful be your dog biscuits and dustfree be your head!!

hollyh

Hi

I've done minimal flying today. I've had a bit of a bad day.

I went for lunch in a pub with my 2 sister's and LO. We got there at 1pm and ordered our food, after we ordered they told us it would be 40mins for our food. That was bad enough, we waited and we waited and we waited. At 1.50 my sister compained about the wait and said she had to be back in work in 10mins. The guy went off to check and didn't come back. 5 mins later my 2 sister's meals came but not mine and LO's who was starving by this time.:mad: At 2.10 i complained that only half our table had had food and i wanted my money back, he said i'll go and see where it is and i said i don't want it now. So he gave me my money back and half of my sister's bills, but LO and i still hadn't eaten.:mad: I had to get him a sausage roll from Somerfield to eat in the car.:rolleyes:

Then it gets worse.

Then about 4ish Ds2 who is 2 was playing in the living room when he came over to me crying and limping. I picked him up and looked at his foot, his sock was sliced open and his heel was pouring with blood. He's obsessed with Dr Who and has some magnets that he loves playing with. I gave him my message board thingy which has a magnetic side so he could stick them to it. He'd taken the plastic edging off and stood on the edge of this magnetic board which was now really sharp. He sliced his heel about 3 inches across:eek:
So we had to take a trip to casualty to get it glued back together:rolleyes: . He can hardly walk on it and is not at all happy that his board is in the bin.



Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Tuesday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
[STRIKE]wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
[/STRIKE]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..
• Clear a hotspot
• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!
• 15 minutes filing!

Master bedroom & landing -Wednesday
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
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]Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
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.. you WILL have nothing left lol!!
[/STRIKE]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
• [STRIKE]Make any necessary phone calls[/STRIKE]

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

• [STRIKE]
  
• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & Wipe front door.. inside and out!
• Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
• Sort that corner full of shoes and coats and bags... I know you all put this off so get it sorted.. before the better weather hits!!
• [/STRIKE]15 minutes filing

Pink_Fairy_2

Really need to update my list:

Manic Monday - Kitchen, Utility 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, fridge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave[/STRIKE]

Level Three
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
[STRIKE]Clean the oven if missed last week or it needs it
[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks - if you want to do more:

Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
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
Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
[STRIKE]Wipe & replace small appliances like kettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)[/STRIKE]

Terrific Tuesday - Living Room, Den and 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
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
[STRIKE]Dust any areas below eye level
[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)[/STRIKE]
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs.
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual 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
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
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, and make sure you put it away!

Wonderful 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
[STRIKE]Remove floordrobe from the floor![/STRIKE]
Vacuum floors in these areas

Level Three
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress[/STRIKE]
Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!

Extra mission tasks: as always, 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
[STRIKE]Clean baths, toilets and sinks
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk[/STRIKE]
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash your bathroom mats[/STRIKE]
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
Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it as well if you need to
15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now
[STRIKE]Towels & Flannels- wash any grimy ones.
[/STRIKE]
Frantic Friday - offsprings’ rooms

Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see

Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade, curtain rails or above the door frame.

Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Drag all that junk out from under the bed and deal with it as required e.g. bin, put away, wash etc
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extra Task List: as usual pick any one or more of the following

Look in that medicine cupboard... is there anything you can fling? Is there anything you need to stock up on?
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27... choose any area!
Clean 2 radiators or the skirting in any room of your choice!.. or you could do both!
Clean any one (or more) window that needs doing
30 minutes ironing

Oh well, it could be worse, and I've managed all my dailies every day:

SS Bathroom/Shower room/Kitchen
Make beds
Feed dogs, cats and fish
Walk dogs
Groom dogs
TD
DW
BM
CP
Plan dinner
Prep for work
Personal stuff

Dustykitten

Pink_Fairy wrote: »

Dusty - hydrangea is blue?

You're acidic then - they are pink on alkerline soil and pinky/blue on neutral soil.

pigpen

soappie wrote: »

As I'm now old and have breast fed two children for months, if I don't have a fully cantilevered, underwired, double strength strapping around my chest I have a second pair of rather interesting looking bulbous kneecaps - talk about everything heading south once you reach a certain age!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

prettypennies wrote: »

All you busty babes are making me feel rather inadequate. After breastfeeding the twins mine never returned. A piece of dental floss and a couple of teabags would be more than adequate to cover my bristols:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Fact 1.. it has nothing to do with breastfeeding.. it is all damage done during pregnancy when the ligaments loosen and the ones which hold the breasts in place stretch. by the time you have stopped breastfeeding 3 years your bazoobers are as they now are.. some are smaller, some are larger *ahem* but it is the pregnancy that makes them a bit saggy.. which is why those ladies who have never breastfed have saggy hooters too.. they just don't have an excuse to stay quiet when they are mentioned!!

Fact 2.. A lot of general floppiness is down to hereditary factors. In my family (bar 1 sister) everyone (including my dad) have large t.i.t.s which stay pretty much put without scaffolding. The same as stretch marks and a tendancy towards being large.

I have breastfed 7 children over 12 years including a substantial period of time tandem feeding DD's 3 and 4.. mine are bigger now than they have EVER been (apart from when pregnant/bfing)

*falls off soap box.. into the shower and off out the door to the pub..*

Won't be back late my lovelies...

Dustykitten

Holly hugs hun. Hope your little one gets better soon - Can you get him one of the magnetic boards from early learning? I don't think they are much. My DS3 loves magnets too and when he was little used to spend aged sticking and pulling apart these magnetic disc things that DS2 had

pigpen

Hollyh.. I hope his little foot is less sore tomorrow.. poor wee man!!

Pink_Fairy_2

Holly - big hugs to DS, poor boy.

Dusty - spooky! Do you practice witchcraft? You can tell what kind of soil we have in the garden by the colour of the flowers.:rotfl:

pigpen

My list for Thursday!!!!

[strike]WM [/strike] x5
[strike]TD[/strike] x3
[strike]DW[/strike] x2
[strike]BM[/strike]
[strike]hang out, fold and put away laundry[/strike]
HHC in the boys room.
HHC in the back room
[STRIKE]post parcels[/STRIKE]
charity bag gone

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Level Three
HHI

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Tuesday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Clean the windows.
Extras

• Clear a hotspot
• [strike]Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors![/strike]

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..
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[strike]Sort 10 things from a wardrobe [/strike]
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list,

• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing

Mad Thursday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
[strike]remove clutter from floors, chairs[/strike] and fireplace
[strike]Open the windows and let in some fresh air[/strike]
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
[strike]Wipe and water neglected plants[/strike]
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
[strike]Clear a hotspot[/strike] did a bit of one.. about 10 minutes worth
Vacuum hall and stairs..
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & front door..
• Sort that corner full of shoes and coats and bags...

REMIND PIGPEN IT IS SCHOOL PHOTOS TOMORROW!

bargainbird

Thanks for the warm welcome..........

Right where do i start ??????