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Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd June 2008

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  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Tommorrows list

    Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room

    Clean floors,
    Photograph 25 items for ebay.. and list 5 today!

    Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
    Extra Mission:
    Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    Clean a window or two.
    Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
    Those up for the 5 per day ebay challenge.. that’s on your list too!!
    Extras
    Repot 2 herbs
    Plant 5 herbs
    Finish weeding border
    Transfer money
    Take money out cb acc
    Clean car in, out & hoover
    Mend trousers
    Update ebay book
    Update tods accounts
    Update spending diary
    Put fete stuff away
    Mow big & small lawns
    Wrap & Post ebay stuff
    Menu plan
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    In no particular order jobs for tomorrow (I did the living room and hall today)

    DS2 room
    hoover bedrooms
    [STRIKE]
    change beds
    water plants
    [/STRIKE]
    Bathroom floor

    [STRIKE]
    Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
    [/STRIKE]
    Photograph 2 items for ebay.. :D.. and list 1 today!
    Put WM's/DW's on a 'clean' cycle.. make sure those doorseals and filters are clear.. soda crystals and white vinegar get rid of unpleasant smells and germs.. I usually put a cap full of bleach in mine too.
    clean kitchen sink
    [STRIKE]
    polish granite
    wipe AGA

    [/STRIKE]
    plantlife survey
    pick elderflowers
    kids savings accounts
    bond
    mum tax
    current accounts - interest
    advert corner shop
    NoW coupon
    Paperbill
    mystery shop thursday
    Nan pension thursday
    Diary update
    Thorpe Park Plan
    Moors plan
    Check CC statment OH to pay
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • Thanks for all the help about ebay. I have looked on the site and just stopped short of registering! :rolleyes:

    Eldest DS is very keen on the idea though as he has some PS2 and PS3 games he wants to sell!

    List for tomorrow - OH comes home after a week away so will have to try and get finished before I pick him up. It's also Beavers so a busy day for me.

    Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level Three
    Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
    Clean oven if you didn't do it last week


    Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
    Extra Mission:
    1. [STRIKE]Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper. [/STRIKE]– done today
    2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    3. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
    4. Shop for Beaver meeting
    5. prepare scone dough for Beaver meeting
  • tiptoes
    tiptoes Posts: 386 Forumite
    Evening All,

    Jamie - I hate it when that happens, my DS is always doing this.

    Tia what an achievement for your LO

    Mudbath - I please that your exam went well and good luck for tomorrow

    Soappie - well done on the sofa

    ifits Well Done, my kitchen still looks like the before picture


    Looks like everyone has been busy little bunnies today. Did not get any flying one here as I've been feeling a bit down. So after work tonight I spent time with DD and DS looking a old photo's and just snuggling:D .

    Oh well tomorrow is another day and the mess will still be there
    GC: £400/ £0
  • prettypennies
    prettypennies Posts: 1,541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :D Mudbath - well done on the exam

    Jamie dodger - everyone round yours for tea tomorrow then :D

    When we went on holiday last summer the OH got a bit carried away with the making sure everything was switched off thing and accidently turned the fridge freezer off. We got back after two weeks to a god awful stink and a chicken doing breast stroke in the freezer melt :eek:
    Twins, twice the laughs, twice the fun, twice the mess!:j:j
  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    My head hurts too much to try and catch up - I know I got to halfway down page 3 so I'll try to catch up at lunch time tomorrow.

    List for Tuesday:
    Dailies :
    • Exercise
    • Beds
    • Dishes
    • Kitchen S&S
    • Bathroom S&S
    • Lunch
    • Tea
    • WM/TD
    • Finances
    • Blog/email/forums
    WEEKS / MONTHS LIST :
    • Paperwork
      • TNG form
      • Finances - update money
      • Halifax application
      • Budget - in hopes of a normal financial month in July.....:rotfl::rotfl:
    • OU
      • Chapter 2
      • Tutorial 2
      • Chapter 3
      • Tutorial 3
    • Ebay
      • Dispatch sold items
      • Pictures
      • Listings in Turbolister
      • Upload 5 at a time.
    • Sewing repairs
    • Garden
      • Weed pavement
      • Declutter and list pots etc on freecycle
      • Scrub down chairs & table so we can eat out there this summer (if table not salvagable ~which is what I'm suspecting looking at it ~ then get new one from Asda :o )
      • Clear out side of house passageway.
      • Scrub pavement etc.
    • Watch Star Wars films & return to brother!
    • Food inventory
    Manic Monday - Kitchen
    Level Three
    Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances Top cabinets are done, just need to do the lower ones now.
    Extras
    1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
    2. Photograph 25 items for ebay.. :D.. and list 5 today!
    Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
    Extra Mission:
    1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    3. Clean a window or two.
    4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
    5. Those up for the 5 per day ebay challenge.. that’s on your list too!! ;)

    Bed time for me :wave:
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    juliejim wrote: »
    Ifits - the before picture looks like my kitchen - you've done brill!

    the before looks like my kitchen in the after picture!! lol
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Tuesday dailies..

    WM
    DW
    TD
    BM
    laundry out, folded and away
    buy a microwave!

    Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    Clean floors,
    Level Three
    Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
    Extras
    1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
    2. Photograph 25 items for ebay.. :D.. and list 5 today!
    3. 30 minutes ironing!!!
    Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    Level 3
    Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
    Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
    Extra Mission:
    1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
    2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    3. Clean a window or two.
    4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
    5. Those up for the 5 per day ebay challenge.. that’s on your list too!! ;)
    Would you believe Tesco aren't stocking the value microwaves any more.. and they don't have fly spray.. according to then it is 'seasonal'.. !!!!!!.. if this isn't fly season when is?? Now I have to go on a cultural exchange to Asda.. oh the glee!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • JillD_2
    JillD_2 Posts: 1,773 Forumite
    HopeElizzy - thx for tips on mixing houseworking and LOs.

    for some reason my legs and feet are pure throbbing tonight, just so so sore. Dont feel I did more than usual. Hope they are less achy tomorrow.

    Just been watching some telly with DH for first time in about a week. Been lovely.
    Doing a strange day at work tomorrow, 8-1 instead of 10-3 as childminder oin hols so DH and I splitting the childcare. So will be around home from 130 for an hour before school pickup , will try and fly for a bit and play with DD1. Have some of DS duplicate birthday presents leftto get so might pop over to ToysRUs to exchange them.

    see yall tomorrow
    Jill
    Jan GC: £202.65/£450 (as of 4-1-12)
    NSDs: 3
    Walk to school: 2/47
    Bloater challenge: £0/0lbs

  • germish_se
    germish_se Posts: 209 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Pigpen, don't get the cheappo microwave from Argos whatever you do it's absolute shiaite!
    Takes forever to not heat what you put in it! (and yes, I did turn it on!!:rotfl::rotfl:)
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