Weekly Flylady Thread 12th May 2008

ChasingButterflies

Hey everyone,

I am in again - although with modified lists as I need to get on with painting the fence again (otherwise it will never get finished!)

So here is my list:

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!


Take Duvets to Cleaners AM
Bank kids change
Buy invites and thank you notes.
Strawberry Jam
Pack for going down to Papa’s
Pack J’s Stuff [strike]*is suit clean?[/strike] too big needs a new one :rolleyes: Shirt/tie etc. Shoes?
Make some lollies/cookies/muffins
Rag Bag – sort through M, R, P & E wardrobe. Shoes and Ironing Baskets
Batch cook Mash

G&B - That is good news about your cat - hope it does the trick!

soappie - In a way good news about your WM - glad it didn't need a repair man out anyway!

WM on just going to go and finish off the ironing (only 1 basket left now :rotfl: ) Managed to get quite a lot done this weekend (again) so hopefully keeping up during the week shouldn't be too hard

Catch you all when I have some progress to report!

hollyh

Hi

I'm in again. Ds2 is refusing to go to sleep:mad: so i'm going to post quick i may or may not make it back:rolleyes: .

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
binbag dance!
HHI ..
Clean windows and sills
Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works! (I have a wire brush too.. cheat!)

Dailies
Washing
Washing up x 3
Make beds
S &S Bathroom, Potty, Step, Seat, Kitchen sink
Tidy downstairs
Hoover downstairs
Empty Bin
Deal with post
Extras
Sort money
Sort files 4 done Toddlers, big red, big blue, tax credits
Clean car in, out and hoover
Sort downstairs toys
toddlers rent cheque, get it signed and posted
Mend trousers x 2
Steam living room curtains
Reseal summer 14's
Phone bank
Pay tods money account
Update tods account
Update spending diary & GC & Sig
Garden- corner area, weed, Bbag,W chippings
Clear ironing pile
Polish shoes

tiamai_d

well done pigpen on finding the camera :j

hollyh

I think he's gone to sleep:j , honestly since this nice weather started he's been a nightmare to get to sleep.:mad: He was having 2hrs in the afternoon then going to bed 7-7. Now he won't have a nap and is still awake at gone 9 and still gets up at 7 . Then he is the grumpiest child imaginable all day because he's so tired.:rolleyes: I think it's just too hot for him.

Craftyscholar

johanne wrote: »

Hasnt worked too great though and now really cant concentrate on uni work and once again my stupid OU tutor hasnt got back to me about an extension i asked for (which is what happened last time and i ended up not handing it in and settling for a subsitute) Infact im still waiting to hear back from him about THAT extension and to pass me the notes from the tutorials i asked him for weeks before then... cant even complain about him because theres no other tutors in my area i can swap to i think?!

johanne, in with all the bumph you got from the OU you should have info about your Regional Office. Contact the Student Services for your region and tell them about the problems you are having. Also log on to your course forum and see if any other students would be willing to pass on their tutorial notes.

REDMADCURLS

Hi
Have been lurking on this thread and can see that it totally makes sense to have a routine and then all the house stuff will not become a 48 hr event which is what normally happens. However I have some questions -
a) I live with the most untidy man in Europe, maybe even the world - anyone else noticed the routine helping?
b) Wooden floors - we have original sanded and varnished floors throughout down stairs, no matter what I use there always seems to be streaks - any tips?
Thanks and mark me up for this week as first formal attempt

RMC

PS Anyone else spend too much time here/ebay instead of doing housework - I am off sick at the minute and have ZERO energy (7 weeks now) but also feel I need to do more than read posts!!

lil_me

Johanne if you are not physically attending tutorials there shouldn't I don't think be an issue in you having any other tutor in the country, have a rant at your regional centre. I am sort of lucky, the 2 courses we're doing now don't have tutorials, they email some notes if necessary.

RMC - your partner has a twin, yes routine helps as does putting bins where they regularly dump rubbish, a basket they can dump their things in (and you can dump them in when you are tidying) preferably with a lid so you can ignore it, washing baskets help but they seem to forget where it is. Best thing I did for mine is getting a house with a garage, so I can just throw most of his crap in there. Floor streaks, I haven't a clue, as long as mine are clean I don't care maybe someone else can advise on that bit.

x_raphael_xx

pigpen wrote: »

raph.. that was the washing pile.. I don't do ironing!!

Told you I was trying to repress the memory! :rotfl:

Pink_Fairy wrote: »

Raph - how's the dog?

Dog is sulking & not speaking to mum & step-dad :rotfl:but other than that she's ok.
Not heard results of tests yet, shouldn't be long now.

Just got back in from poker (cycled there & back with no lights on the bike! Naughty me!) and taken dog out for a nice cool walk. Why, when you walk into a spiders web, does it always hit you in the face? :mad: I was got twice on the walk! Heading to bed soon as up at 4.30 for work!!

I'm in again this week, I need to add two things to my list for tomorrow...
1. Ring Vets to book Shadows booster appointment
2. Wash bathroom door down. It is sooooo manky! I feel ashamed every time I have to look at it when I'm on the loo!

Hopefully I can get the oven door off tomorrow, the oven was new last year and I've not managed to click the hinge catches up to take it off yet. One has loosened, but t'other is stuck fast. Any suggestions I've tried a squirt of WD40

Zed42

Hi there everyone!!

Been MIA the past couple of weeks due to holidays

Looks like I've missed a couple of births ... Johanne's and Michelle's ... what / how / stats / all ok? A big congratulations all around!

So, now we're back and a) the house and b) the garden need tackling.

The good news is I've done all the holiday washing, the bad news is ... it's glaring at me from the ironing basket, even though I've put it in the sewing room!

Glad it's the kitchen tomorrow, as that's looking pretty ok, bar the floor, which has mud on it, due to the family spending the day digging for treasure in the garden (found a shuttlecock, does that count!)

Tonight, I'm going to post PigPen's list, and then I'll add my dailies.... right, here goes...

HHE/HHC/HHI Half Hour exercise/challenge/ironing ... run around for 30 minutes to the Benny Hill music frantically cleaning exercising or ironing.. other music may be used if you prefer!

5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your spring flowers and sowing (5 mins will not lovely it make, but given the weather I shall "forsake" my gym time and go out there, LOL)


Ok here goes this week
Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
binbag dance!
HHI ..
Clean windows and sills
Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works! (I have a wire brush too.. cheat!)

Additionally:

Make chicken / asparagus quiche or pie, dependant on which I fancy.
Start processing holiday receipts
Reconcile bank statement
Pay credit card bill
Check nursery dates for half term
Pay nursery bill
Weed front path
Find the pressure washer (I'm scared .. the path needs doing, it's scaring me!)
Lose the 10lbs I gained on hols (ok, so that one's a little hopeful!)

doelani

OK almost bedtime so just updating list for tomorrow.

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
binbag dance!
[strike]HHI .. [/strike] everyone irons as they need it lol
Clean windows and sills
Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works! (I have a wire brush too.. cheat!)

Dailies
Make bed
Have shower
Washing /dry/fold
Dishwasher
S&S bathroom
Empty bins
Feed dog
Clean up yard after dog
Make dinner

Extras
Check banking
Phone to confirm DD17 interview
Sort pile of letters from last week to file or shred
Type letter to solicitor
Decide who from the 20 replys is getting the item I offered on freecycle lol

OK think that is it for monday. Will never get through them all as legs really sore tonight. I get really bad pains in them and crawling about kitchen floor today did them no good lol

Maybe if I start now will get finished before Emmerdale lol only joking.

Night all
Doe