Weekly Flylady Thread 19th May 2008

Daisydoll

I have just stuffed my face with chicken fajitas and am on my second glass of wine....hic!

Mudbath

Hiya
Just to say Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday list is now completed. It took me from 4pm to just now (8 O'Clock) and a lot of dancing to my ipod. Lots to do tomorrow including returning a call to the hospice where I was going to start voluntary work before my accident. I've just realised my police check will run out if I don't start work soon so I thought i'd man the shop or makes teas etc until I can use my hand again. Anything they want me to do really.

Going to do an hour of college work and then have a bath and early night. Very hot and muggy here.

Speak later xx

skintscotslass

Oh Daisydoll, thats a thought. I fancy a cider, but none in, so could have a nice wee wine and soda instead

pigpen

Will you all shut up before I phone my mother and make her take me to the pub?!!! lol.. I have loads to do..including finding 'tiger clothes' for 5 children for tomorrow!!

pigpen

My tomorrow while Tiddles is at nursery list!!

[STRIKE]WM[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]TD[/STRIKE]
BM
[STRIKE]DW[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]SC [/STRIKE](lump of pig in fridge)
[STRIKE]laundry out.. folded.. [/STRIKE]away
Decide what I am wearing to the pub!!
HHS (half hour snooze!!)

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen of Kreation
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear [/STRIKE]and wipe the worksurfaces & table
Level Two
Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Level Three
Sweep and mop the floor

Terrific Tuesday - Sitting Room of Sunshine and Hallway of Happiness
Level One
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!
Extras

1. Tackle any phonecalls you NEED to make.
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wondrous Wednesday - Superb study & Bathrooms of Bubbliciousness (yes of course that is a word!!)
Level One
Declutter the floors
Empty and wash out bins
Clean any windows
Level Two
Clean the bath, sinks, toilets, showers.. shine the taps!
Vacuum/mop floors
Declutter the pc desk
Level Three
Wipe the keyboard, mouse, sockets, switches and telephone
Clean under any furniture you can move but don't usually bother moving
Extras

1. Scrub down the tiles

Thrilling Thursday - Bedroom of Duvet-nia & Landing of Loveliness
Level One
Strip off smelly bedding and sling it in the wash
Level Two
Vacuum the mattress and air the duvet remake with the clean bedding
Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe
Find 10 things to get rid of!
Level Three
Vacuum the landing and bedroom.. starting at the bottom of the stairs!!!!
Remove anything that should be elsewhere.. your bedroom is NOT a shed!!
Remove some dust bunnies and wipe over the light shades
Extras

1. De-flea any pets that need doing..
2. Clean the windows

Fantastic Friday - The Land of 'Spare Oom' and the neighbouring Land of child Grot
Level One
Collect the smelly laundry!
Strip the beds that need doing
Level Two
Find the floor..
Vacuum new found floor
Wipe windows, pc's, screens etc
Level Three
Wipe away any sticky messes and grub-spots
Fling 10 things which no longer fit or are beyond wearing
Extras

1. Find something to give to someone you know

I am going to start this here list tonight.. it is HUUUUGE!!!!!! half of it has already been done but needs doing again!

serena

DD has very kindly allowed me about ten minutes on here, so I'm typing very fast...

Gardened for a friend this morning, and actually did some flying after lunch - Level 3 in the bathroom, and whizzed around with the vacuum unpstairs. I would have done downstairs as well, but the sofas were occupied with teenagers supposedly revising. They looked asleep to me... I went out in the garden to stop myself shouting at them. Again.

pigpen - hugs, not the greatest time for you and your family, but you have the strength to cope, and we all always here for you!

kaz - you sound much more positive today. I think you did the right thing, making sure the incident is noted, just in case. We'll keep ssl in reserve shall we??!!

AnW's mum - lots of extra hugs for you.

nicki - hugs for you too, you sound like you could do with a little cherishing.

johanne - :eek: What an awful thing to happen.

:hello:to chunky79 - you have been busy!

ChasingButterflies

SSL - Thanks for the reminder - it was recording last thing I needed was to check later and see FAILED there! lol I have still been here reading everyones news and sending out hugs, well dones & omg's but just not been up to/had the time to post...

Plus things were manic up until DH went away I shall quote his words 5 hours before he was due to leave... My questions was *groan* "Do you want me to sort out your case while you have a snooze?" (he had to leave here at 1am to meet up with dad and bro at Liverpool airport) His reply "Well you will have a better idea of what I need" :eek: :rotfl: Just as well a/ I love him and b/ I knew I would need to pack I was just waiting to see if he would try

I was just thinking I hadn't seen vanilla around the other day - If you are there hun let us know!

Just going to go watch the end of the Bill and then bake a cake for MIL. It was her birthday this week - since the kids are off school tomorrow I am going to take them down (with cake) during the day (instead of going at night) Need to clean the kitchen first but the kids are still awake (having a sleepover and DVD) I am really tired though - hope they fall asleep soon!

Huge hugs for you and lo G&B.

Night everyone x

lol Pigpen - I love the HHS!

nicki_2

Well I've done NOTHING

I spent an hour on the phone to my mum again this morning then I took an ebay parcel to the post office only to be greeted by police cars & vans everywhere :eek: Someone robbed and stabbed the security man making the money drop off just minutes before I arrived :eek::eek: I thought gun & knife crime was going down :rolleyes:

Anyways, I jumped the train into town and went on a small shopping trip Got some toiletries and some new clothes/boots (in prep for September - they were reduced or from Primark ) then came home via school to pick DD up and took her for her walk. So all in all I've been walking (including my pacing back and forth this morning while on the phone) for 9 hours :eek: Excluding sitting on the bus home and about 30 minutes altogether after getting back in so I think I can safely say I've hit my 10,000 steps for today :rotfl::rotfl:

Something that will make you laugh - we were sitting having tea and watching "Great British Menu" when the female judge described one of the dishes as "Orgasmic" and DD went "Mummy, what does Orgasmic mean?" :eek: I couldn't answer her for laughing but managed to tell her to ask her dad :rotfl::rotfl:

Off to watch Hereos. Will catch up with jobs tomorrow :wave:

Pink_Fairy_2

Evening

GandB - hugs to both you and LO - hope you feel much better soon.
Hugs to anyone else who needs one.

I've actually put my work laptop away and am sitting with my feet up watching The Bill. I'm going to watch The Invisibles, it's so funny. :laugh: DD made dinner while I did the ironing, and DH has washed up. I might manage to put the ironing away, or I might just throw myself in the bath, then fall into bed. I'm soooooooooooo tired. *big yawn*


Dailies ([strike]M)(T)(W)(T[/strike])(F)(S)(S)

SS Kitchen, Bathroom, Shower room
Make beds
DW, WM, TD, BM, CM
Feed dogs, cats and fish
Groom dogs and cats
Walk dogs


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
[strike]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
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!)
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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
[strike]Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
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
[strike]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!
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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!
Vacuum floors in these areas[/strike]
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
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Clean baths, toilets and sinks[/strike]
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
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
[strike]Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it as well if you need to [/strike]
15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now
[strike]Towels & Flannels- wash any grimy ones.[/strike]


Frantic Friday - offspring’s 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

That looks a bit better. I'm planning to get a bit more decorating done on the weekend, but have had advice from a maintenance man at one of the Care Homes I go to about how to tackle the laminate floor, and he says I'd best take my skirting boards off, so DS and I will probably have fun doing that. We've also planned some "Shed time" :rotfl:It should be father and son, but DH has created such havoc in the shed that we're going to empty it, and reorganise it over the weekend while he's away. (with cadets again :mad:) He'll come back and not be able to find anything!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:The really annoying thing is that most of the tools are mine but I can't find anything. Oh well, I'm going to have the :coffee: that DH has just brought me. There's more in the pot if anyone would like one. :coffee::coffee::coffee::coffee::coffee::coffee:

BTW - does anyone have any suggestions for removing BO from clothing. DD is quite embarrassed about this at times, but with some of her clothes I have tried allsorts, including Ace Bleach, so if you have any ideas, that would be great, thank you.

I hope I haven't missed anyone out in my "thoughts", as I think a great deal of my virtual friends. :hello: to any newbies, get well wishes and hugs to all Flyladies and their loved ones.

Goodnight all, and sleep well. xxx

nicki_2

Ooo...I just remembered - you know the other week I was asking about bra sizes and the problems I was having due to loosing weight ... well one of the shops I went to today was M&S and I got fitted again - 38G now instead of a 42G :j:j:j So I went to Primark and bought a 40F at £3 instead of the £12 ones the woman in M&S tried to sell me :rotfl::rotfl: