Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd June 2008

lil_me

tiamai, they're cutlery from the OT, they have 'finger holes' which has helped him with positioning of his hands. It's hard work at the mo, he's quite resistant to it aswell as struggling to get used to them but has said he wants Jelly for school again if he can take his spoon. As for the paranoid parents, we have dealt with several over the years, one of the 'looked after children' (in care) who was at my sons last school caused uproar with 2 paranoid parents as she was HIV positive, such ignorance displayed by the parents, part lack of education and part ignorance.
vanilla pleased it went well, congratulations
prettypennies, that is a good offer, I wonder if the Doves is on offer everywhere again, saying that I do have a lot of flour at the mo and unsure if I should buy any more
soappie and Pollybear I wish I had your energy, all that done so early, makes me feel tired just reading it!
rach, I have one but don't use it as much as I thought I would. Mines a Kenwood, not a chef however.

You can see the floor in both boys rooms!!!! It's took several hours, my beds covered with the contents of DS2s room as his rooms tiny we needed the space to sort out. I'm having a cuppa/biscuit break now, so are the boys (they think they're little full time workers I think having a tea break) then back up to vacuum. Once that's done refill DS2s toy racks and cupboard with the boxes. For now we've (DP helped so best acknowledge that) just put everything into a box and flung obvious rubbish (2 bin bags full inc one of cardboard for recycling) and will tackle the sort through later when we'll be parting with stuff they no longer need. I then need to put DS1s clothes back in his drawers and wardrobes that he's made a pile of to sit on, sod!

Washers on, sorting has created more loads with what's been found, one is on the line but it's threatning to rain so sky watching at the mo. I need to find my Tesco gift card which I have misplaced before it gets binned by accident in the flinging, I should really sort through the 'voucher' section of my bag, there is gift cards/vouchers in there for all kinds.

Dog decided to lay with his head under DS1s bum and he's just farted, dog jumped up with a disgusted look on his face and child running round giggling :rotfl:

Right ok, sorry too much info, going to catch up on another few online things then get back to finishing the boys rooms.

prettypennies

Right, back form golf. Quick cuppa and then time to get stuck in.

Kitchen
Level One
Clean floors,
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[strike]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/strike]
Wipe dining table.. and check the underside.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area
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. 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 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

Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
[strike]Remove and wash bed linen.[/strike]
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

Bathroom

Level One
Clean floor
Level Two
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen

kids room
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!!
Level Three
[strike]Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!![/strike]
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Weekend List

1. [strike]Wash[/strike] and make ready that school and work uniform for Monday!
2. [strike]Wash any bedding that didn't get done [/strike]
3. Mow the lawn or trim the hedge.. or just a HHG
4. Fill a binbag for charity shop

Dustykitten

So unmotivated today and reading about the poor baby has made me feel really sad, I too then felt bad for going mad at DS3 for spilling milk all over the sofa.

OH gone now with the younger two. I'm popping to the JL sale and sainsbury just for some food for the weekend. Tomorrow I will meal plan, I really will for next week.

Pollybear

lil-me -I think you must mean someone else, I haven't done much at all today! Maybe it was Poohbear?

vanilla

Kids all out playing [STRIKE]fighting[/STRIKE] between showers, wm on and td. Dinner eat homemade pizza and garlic bread. Kids have had to many late nights this last while that there so over tired today, i think bed early tonight for them.

Now to sort livingroom. Back later to update.

Thanks Lil_me for the congrats.

boddy

Hi everyone.

Felt a bit better after a goodnights sleep. Back at work tonight though.

Just the dailies and shopping done today. I bought a Remoska cooker the other day so will experiment making my evening meal in it.

Went to see mum and she is not quite herself. Could not understand what she was meaning her speech quite confusing. She does seem a bit chesty so mentioned this to staff.

bonsi Hope you slept well.

Soppie Enjoy your day.

Hugs to everyone.

sinderella_2

Well folk - I think it's started. Hubby is currently upstairs putting together ikea wardrobe and chest. I have started the pile of laundry but feel more confident now it will get done because of new furniture. Cleared out half of the bedroom so that's a start.

Prettypennies, must look out for the doves myself. And further to food processors and flour, do many of you make your own bread? I owuld love to - is a bread maker a good investment? Does it work out cheaper?

Tiamai-d, thank you so much for that comment, you're right. It look ages to get like this (months rather than weeks:o) so I need to not get disheartened. My biggest prob is clutter and a monumentlaly bad hoarding habit. I need to know how to upload photos to ebay then maybe I'll enjoy selling it all! Trouble is windows vista seems complicated to get the camera installed. My mum tried, who's quite savvy and she couldn't install it on mine even though she could on hers.
Witchypoo, love that name, I'm in Devon too!!! (the messy house down the road....)

Good weekend all. My thoughts are still with dear Jill (sob)

germish_se

:hello:
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining RoomLevel One Clean floors,
[STRIKE]Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
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
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms [/STRIKE]
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!!!

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
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.[/strike]
2. 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 [/strike]
5. 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
Remove and wash bed linen.[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
[strike]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing[/strike]
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

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area TT's Saturday chores

[strike]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).. [/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom[/strike]
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]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!![/STRIKE]Don’t forget the light shade!! I did
Level Three
[STRIKE]Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season![/STRIKE]
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw
2. [strike]Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area![/strike]
3. 30 minutes ironing
4. 5-a-day ebay challenge.. last 5... how are things doing??

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Weekend List[/FONT]

1. HHI
2. [strike]Work to level 3 in a room of your choice! [/strike]Does re-decorating it count??
3. [strike]Wash and make ready that school and work uniform for Monday![/strike]
4. Wash any bedding that didn't get done
5. Mow the lawn or trim the hedge.. or just a HHG
6. [strike]Fill a binbag for charity shop[/strike]
7. List the final 5 items on ebay.. you'll make that first million!
8. Go through a childs wardrobe.. they've probably outgrown half of it!
9. [strike]84 fling boogie.. a bigger one cos you have 2 days!! [/strike]
10. Spend at least an hour sitting on your bum doing nowt and if anyone complains tell them they have me to contend with.. you've run around like a loop all week and it is the weekend for you too!! Working in the home may not be as labour intensive as some jobs, and the pay is !!!!!!£.. but it is an intensive, thankless, pi$$ing in the wind, true labour of love.. we would NOT wash skiddy pants for enjoyment..

My list

1. finish menu list
2. Book opera/musical tickets
3. [strike]Book train tickets for Sunday[/strike] Day out cancelled
   
4. Upload photos

[STRIKE]Make Steak & Kidney pies
Bake buns
Buy & send b'day card for my bro'
[/STRIKE]

1. [strike]WM Nearly done for the week[/strike]
2. [strike]TD Nearly done for the week[/strike]

Phew, got a lot more done than I expected so far this weeek.:j
I just spent over 3 hours in DS2's room getting rid of 5 years of accumulated carp, now the landing looks like a tip but at least it's all slowly moving out of my house. Now we just to actually pull ourselves together and do a carboot or two to shift some stuff, at least the bigger bits and then I might have a look at that e-bay malarkie you all are doing.

I'm off to make myself an amended list for the rest of the weekend since we had to cancel our day out tomorrow, might aswell make use of the time.

Hope you are all having a nice weekend.:hello:

germish_se

Sinderella
I have vista and had no problem installing my camera software, just popped the disc in and it was done in a few min. No reason why it shouldn't work.
Vista is supposed to be more user friendly.....:rotfl:
I don't like it though.

Germ

poohbear59

hi, I've had huge difficulties getting connected to the internet and then couldn't get my keyboard to work.Kids reckon its because i am really stingey and use recycled/recharged batteries but , it saves me loads of money!

I haven't yet been able to get all\my e bay items on line but I am working on it and might have to wait until next week when I have got all of the family out at work and a free desk to myself.

I am busy changing the old playroom into an office/exercise room and it will be mainly for me but, a huge BUT, I have to get rid of loads and loads of accumulted stuff first. If you don't hear from me I will be with you in spirit as i continue with my mathoth task!