Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd June 2008

poohbear59

Ater a few days of virtually no flying I thought I should make a bit of an effort. I have two sons home today so I am hoping to get a lot done. We have an 18th b'day dinner tonight and then a party on Saturday for DS3 who will be 18 then.
I am trying to sort out the living room to make enough room for him and all his friends. They will have the kitchen and hall too. I have decided to lock up the den because last time they had a party, there was a drunk 15 year old, hidden in there among all the boxes and clutter. :eek:

Hi Lizzydripping welcome
hugs for bonsibabe and johanne and anyone else I missed. Well done Shell!!
I will try to pop back later but things are getting a bit hectic around here. I am also still checking out wedding venues with DD but she isn't feeling too good at the moment, not sure if it is hayfever or a cold but she has a horrible sore throat. Tonight we are killing two birds with one stone. We are celebrating DSs b'day and checking ot the local hotel as they have new owners.



To Do Today,
Write shopping list for party
Make sure I have coupons sorted
Photo some more things for e bay
Relist books on Amazon
Accounts for tax return (DS2 to do)


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

1. [STRIKE]Delete 10 dead links out of your favourites[/STRIKE]
2. Do at least 15 minutes of filing
3. [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]
4. Binbag dance!!

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

1. Vacuum/mop the hallway and porch!!
2. 33 fling boogie
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wonderwebby Wednesday - Kitchen of Kreation
Level One
[STRIKE]
Open the windows and let in the light
Clear 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
[/STRIKE]Clean out drawers and filters
Level Three
[STRIKE]Sweep[/STRIKE] and mop the floor
Shine the grotty windows
Drag everything out of the pan cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. no tubs without lids or lids without tubs please!!
Extras

1. HHI
2. Fill a bag for charity shop
3. Fill a binbag for charity shop!!
4. Deweb the downstairs of the house!!

Thrilling Thursday - Bedroom of Duvet-nia & Landing of Loveliness
Level One
[STRIKE]
Open the window and air the room
Strip off smelly bedding and sling it in the wash
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Vacuum the mattress and air the duvet (I dangle mine over the washing line if it's nice)
remake bed with the clean bedding
[STRIKE]
Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe
Find 10 things to get rid of!
[/STRIKE]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. Wash any curtains that need doing
2. HHI
3. [STRIKE]
   
4. 15 minutes sort out of the landing gibble.. see if you can find something to rehome!
5. [/STRIKE]Clean the windows

Hippy110

Mudbath - she's here!

bonsibabe

Thanks to all for the lovely hugs and words of encouragement:beer: . Yes if the worst comes to the worst we will be coming back to scotland.

And at the moment things are not looking good for us. I am disabled and the regiment are now using that as a reason for applying for DH's discharge:mad: . Apparently he uses me as an excuse not to go to work. Funny that it is only since we moved here that I have had problems and in the previous 6 years the only time off he has had, was when our kids were born!

Am really angry about the way he has been treated and we are fighting this but it looks like its going to be an uphill struggle. Think I had just better start packing up our house and looking to see what is available on the council list for my home town:eek: .

jjef

Okay quick update then lunch then another HHC
So today will aim to do -
30 mins ironing
[STRIKE]
open and rehome 5 boxes
s&s living room
[/STRIKE]
s&s kitchen
[STRIKE]strip bed [/STRIKE]and remake
[STRIKE]
try and find homes for shoes (at the mo some are in hall, boxes or lying on bedroom floor)
[/STRIKE]

Going to tackle kitchen after lunch, WM just finishing to off to drape bedding around the house.

vanilla

Kitchen
worktops wiped
dishes all done
bins emptied
floor brushed and moped
wm back on and so is td

Don't think i'll pull up lino yet, i'll wait on OH to get home. Now to sort the livingroom.

pigpen

Hippy110 wrote: »

Mudbath - she's here!

You ok with her until Sunday?? I can take her Saturday.. after 10am if you like but not before.

14 parcels ready to post on the way to school.. .. that is half a binbag gone!! I sold another thing on ebay last night on BIN so am another one down... And I found a few more bits to list.

I sold a pair of shoes.. and mislaid one.. so am now going to tear my house apart while I find it.. and I'm going to decant the half dozen things from the box into the stacking box and fill the box with rubbish and bin it!!

lizzie_dripping

Thrilling Thursday - Bedroom of Duvet-nia & Landing of Loveliness
Level One
Open the window and air the room - done
Strip off smelly bedding and sling it in the wash - two done and one set in wash, DS will do his own when back from school.
Level Two
Vacuum the mattress and air the duvet (I dangle mine over the washing line if it's nice) I actually did this!
remake bed with the clean bedding - done (except eldest DS again)
Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe - yep, have done that as well!
Find 10 things to get rid of! done
Level Three
Vacuum the landing and bedroom.. starting at the bottom of the stairs!!!! - done - even pulled out the beds and hooved behind.
Remove anything that should be elsewhere.. your bedroom is NOT a shed!! done - unfortunately it is now in the kitchen, how long it stays there remains to be seen but at least bedroom door will now shut!
Remove some dust bunnies and wipe over the light shades - done except light shades.
Extras

1. Wash any curtains that need doing - none
2. HHI - will do this later tonight
3. 15 minutes sort out of the landing gibble.. see if you can find something to rehome! landing is clear!
4. Clean the windows - left this, have builders in at the moment and no point.

That has taken me just under 2 hours, and I have stopped along the way to answer phone etc. If I had started at 9 o'clock then I would have been finished by lunchtime and had afternoon free to do something nice.

I think this has shown me that I should just get on with doing things and not put things off because something else needs to be done first.

Rest of house looks reasonable tidy as I cleaned bathrooms and kitchen earlier in week. Lounge and hallway need a really good dust and hoover though. As I am out for most of tomorrow and Saturday I think I will just give these a quick tidy and hoover and tackle them properly next week. Does that sound like procrastinating again?

Going to have some lunch now, then pick up youngest from school and take to birthday party. Cook dinner when home and do ironing before DS bath and bed.

Will pop on again tomorrow - I think I could become a flylady convert!

pigpen

I am so tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I may go throw myself on the sofa for half an hour while tiddles watches some drivel on the computer.. that's a plan.. but it'll have to wait until I get back from school.. I need to leave in 5 minutes to get to the post office (I just looked at theclock).. so I'll have a cuppa instead.. the caffeine might help for 10 minutes!

shell2001

If you would like her for the weekend anyone Aunt Flo should be leaving here tomorrow;) .

Bonsi - That is so horrible of them, may their bits shrivel up and fall off:eek: . Hope you can get something sorted out (((hugs))).

Sorry and I will shut up about this eventually (well maybe), I have just been for my first solo drive. I took a years worth of recycling to the bottle bank (glad no-one was there or they would have thought I had a drink problem:o ), then went to the co-op that is on the edge of town. Had a bit of a panic as the big carpark I was gonna park in is closed so had to use the diddy one that twists and turns. My parking in the bay was at a bit of an angle but hey the whole of the car was within my white lines:rotfl: . I even parked perfectly on our drive - which is a bit of a pain.

Flying, thats what I am here for

I have:-

Cleaned bathroom
Washed out WM as was stinking (90 degree with soda crystals)
Tidied lounge
Hoovered through
Fix lawnmower & mowed front lawn
Played driving to the beach with DD2:rolleyes:
DD2 fed and taken to nursery
Been shopping (I DROVE YOU KNOW:p )
Wiped kitchen down
1 load of washing

Need to:-

Put chicken in oven and prep salad stuff
Mop kitchen, bathroom and porch floors
10 min fling in littles room
Bag to charity shop
Fill application form in

Best get on will do HHC as need to leave for pickup at 2.45:D


LIZZIE - way to go!! It does get easier once you get into the flow of it but sounds like your a natural.

pigpen

Well done shell braving the roads all by yourself!!!!!!!!! If you hang on to AF another day I'll have her!

Off to dance up to the loo.... then go to PO then go to school collecting chimps..