Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd June 2008

lizzie_dripping

My list is huge, that will teach me for being idle all week

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Three
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross last week!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen

Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed (airing cupboard)
Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk - done
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard, house phone and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)..
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain/bath mats if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Wipe down 2 doors.. room doors.. both sides
3. Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be and anything no longer needed is rehomed.

Friday - those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare 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!!
Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
[STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season![/STRIKE] - done
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Wash a set of curtains, nets or throwTime for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
2. 30 minutes ironing
3. clear out utility room
4. put away clean washing
5. go to tip
6. clean kitchen floor

Justamum

I managed to change all the beds (except LO as she was still asleep) before 8am. I also quickly mopped the kitchen floor before taking the children to school.

The rest of the cleaning today is going to be a general tidy up and dust. I'm not going to do DD1's room though. The number of times I've tidied it all up and had promises that it would be kept that way are uncountable! All I do now is go up and pick up her dirty clothes every morning because they can't seem to find their way to the wash basket:rolleyes:. I also put her clean clothes away. I do put them on her stairs for her to take up with her, but they become mysteriously invisible when she walks past them :rotfl:. If I put them in her room for her to put away they stay there for days, and days, and days, and days, and . . . . .. . you get the picture:rolleyes:

lil_me

I'm sat here getting myself all worked up/stressed out, having less than 3 weeks to do the next 2 assignments, wish I'd looked before getting the extension on the other, I know I can ask for more time but then like now it just pushes more together. I am looking around me (I'm having breakfast and coffee so not exactly doing nothing) I spent 30 minutes tidying up in this room and it looks no better, everywhere else is messy aswell, I'm just overwhelmed a little I think. I think I need to talk to DP and get some help from him when it comes to the house, but if he does anything or not is another matter.

Anyway enough moaning, today I'm going to go throught the assignments, work out what needs to be done and which books I need to concentrate on (which I hate doing but sometimes it's the only way!) then work out some kind of schedule for the studying, fitting appointments etc in aswell, I think without seeing 'ok this is where I can fit in **, ** and **' I'm going to continue to panic, ok it might look even more chaotic on paper :rotfl: but some sort of plan might relax me a little, I like lists. I do need to fit in when to do housework aswell. DPs been on about getting the boys to do their rooms tomorrow again, making his usual 'if you don't I'll bin the lot' threats which he never follows through and the boys realistically speaking don't have much of a clue of what that would involve, I think I need to speak to him today about his approach to it and if he's going to actually follow through this time and help them. As he's doing that with them I am not going to touch their rooms today, but of course I realise that tomorrow I will get their sheets washed and when I remake the beds they probably won't have even touched their rooms as he'll have spent the whole day slobbed on the sofa on the laptop again ranting at them, which doesn't resolve anything.

Right enough talking about it, time to get some kind of action plan together! Wish me luck!

gunsandbanjos

Justamum wrote: »

Errr.... Who is Mr Sambora?

Heathen!!!
That would be Richie Sambora, lead guitarist for Bon Jovi and widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time;)

nicki_2

All the rooms are tidy, the bins are empty, dishes from last night have been put away. Not going to do the extras but will do the rest. I'm about to do another HHC once I'm off the phone.....

Dailies :

• Exercise - on going...
• [strike]Dishes[/strike]
• [strike]Kitchen S&S[/strike]
• Bathroom S&S
  
• [strike]Lunch[/strike]
• Tea
• Finances

WEEKS / MONTHS LIST :

• OU
  • Chapter 2
  • Tutorial 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Tutorial 3
    
• Ebay
  • 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 )
  • Clear out side of house passageway.
  • Scrub pavement etc.
• Watch Star Wars films & return to brother!
• Food inventory

[STRIKE]Manic Monday - Kitchen [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances Top cabinets are done, just need to do the lower ones now.[/STRIKE]
Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[strike]Dusting, even if around everything [/strike]
[strike]Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets[/strike]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc [/STRIKE]
Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross last week!)
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen[/STRIKE] If I vacuum mine it will disappear- I WILL get a new one soon....
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
[strike]Clear any clutter from desk [/strike]
[strike] Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)[/strike]
[strike] Wipe keyboard, house phone and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).[/strike].
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
[STRIKE]Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!![/STRIKE]

Friday - those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Level Two
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade!!
Level Three
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

mum2many

mum2many wrote: »

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors,
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
[strike]Wipe dining table.. and check the underside.. (clean table cloth if necessary)[/strike]
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Photograph 25 items for ebay.. .. and list 5 today!
   
3. 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.
4. 30 minutes ironing!!! What is ironing :rotfl:

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
[/strike]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. 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.
   
2. [/strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
   
3. Clean a window or two.
   
4. [strike]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. [/strike]Those up for the 5 per day ebay challenge.. that’s on your list too!!

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[strike]Check fire alarms are working
[/strike]Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross last week!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. 37 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
   
2. Sort through someone wardrobe.. what can you fling?
   
3. Clean windows in these rooms
   
4. 5 a-day ebay challenge.. .. just like veggies!! lol

Well not brill but not too bad so far. Not easy when living in a building site:mad: . Ebay challenge out the window as i havent got time to list but i am throwing loads of clutter out and sorting loads of my paperwork out too.
The restoration company has done lots on the list so i intend to keep it up. I like nice shiny windows:rotfl:

Can i use soda crystals in the dishwasher as its a bit whiffy even though i've cleaned the filter???

thanks everyone

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard, house phone and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)..
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain/bath mats if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Wipe down 2 doors.. room doors.. both sides
3. Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be and anything no longer needed is rehomed.
4. How is the 5-a-day ebay challenge going??

Friday - those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[strike]Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see [/strike]even did under my bed
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!!
Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
[strike]Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
[/strike]did this when the restoration company brought them back 3 rails down 4 boxes to go
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw

1. Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
2. 30 minutes ironing
   
3. 5-a-day ebay challenge.. last 5... how are things doing??

Not doing too bad considering the chaos. going to try to see what else i can cross of the list though

em x

gunsandbanjos

Morning all, still not flying as not at home. Have made the beds and done the dishes though. Just having a cup of tea and a pancake:D Need to stay at my parents til at least after lunch so i can put the cats out, then my brother is coming up for the weekend so he is looking after them til my parents come back tomorrow night.
Really need to get my dad a birthday present, what do i get the man who has everything?
Hugs lil_me, i know what you mean about the assignments being a little overwhelming, make sure your OH helps you about the house, there is no reason for him not to help.

Justamum

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Heathen!!!
That would be Richie Sambora, lead guitarist for Bon Jovi and widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time;)

I]quickly puts on kevlar jacket[/I

I have a horrible feeling I might be a teensy bit in the minority here but I don't like Bon Jovi

hex2

and a big thankyou to the lovely person who spotted the Grand National Betfair thing. The £50 was paid to my Quidco account today, on top of what i won at the time. I wouldn't have spotted it without you - I think it was Mudbath or G n B - but I may be wrong.

Mudbath

I think it was GnB - mine hasn't tracked (boo hoo) but they're on to it apparently!

Lil-me - your two are the same as mine then, ds is in year 2 and dd is in year 4. We only had one school left in this area that has the separate sites but it's merging into one school in September I think.

I'm helping out setting up the school fair from 1 till 8. I really need to do some tidying here. I'm just going to do what really needs doing and post what i've done. So far;

- collared a skip man for the two pallets on the top of a skip he was taking away
- walked dog
- collected cakes from children at school for school fair
- washing load
- sort out dry clothes
- tidied up 10 things.

Right i'm going to go and tidy up 100 things x 10! How bad is it that I know there's that much to tidy up. Then again, 1000 things? Surely not :rotfl: xx