Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 good idea, but the list should include treats as well as tasks! Today I have to: get the judo suits dry Hoover get a few hours of work done on the timetabling for school make a nice pud for teatime read my book for half an hour Keep DS2's noisy friend at an acceptable volume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 good idea, but the list should include treats as well as tasks! yes yes basically anything you plan to do that day. I normally write mine each evening on the back of an envelope but will do it on here so I can shame myself into doing them Yes I do have fours kids but because of that we need to move so itr has to be tidy and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffordmum Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I've had to change since moving to the farm - I'm hyperventilating here, just thinking about it..... I have learned to live with a certain level of grime, mud and straw/hay on the floors and dust and spiders elsewhere. I keep the bathrooms and kitchen clean. I have to agree Since our "escape to the country" I have learned to stop fighting it! - the conservatory is teaming with spiders (they keep they flies down, don't they?) and wood lice ... I do vacuum daily - since being unemployed. Apart from that, the three of us seem to walk the gdn into the hse - with very little effort We invested in those Turtle mats that can be machine washed. Needless to say I need two - one in the wash and one on the floor ... Steve does the ironing (ex services) and he's a whizz at "hiding" things when we are expecting visitors Rgds, Pat & Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I have a routine of sorts.................. Monday - Roomba kitchen,dining room, hallway & mop those rooms Tuesday - Roomba Living room, mop & dust Wednesday - day off, its been a busy week so far Thursday - Roomba kitchen again Friday, Roomba living room again,de scuzz downstairs loo Weekend - Roomba bedrooms, & upstairs bathroom. Pay daughter £5 to hoover stairs & clean bathroom. Clean out Eglus Daily - Wipe down kitchen sides, empty dishwasher,do laundry, cook something delicious And my husband wonders what I do with my time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 And my husband wonders what I do with my time The best way to show them how much you do is to stop doing it for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Well, I would like to say thanks debsl, cos although i've only had a quick look at flylady, i really need something to make me clean this mess up, and to have something, anything that will help is fine by me. So I'm gonna give her a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Well so far today I've . . cleaned my desk (big job) watered the plants in the house potted up lavender for near the hen run topped up the chicken feed spoken to a man about building external steps Rang my BIL to apologise for not sending a birthday card/gift Rang the dentist to apologise for missing the kids appts and made three more appts ordered some quilting stuff from ebay written a menu for the week and a shopping list too paid the piano bill sorted stuff to go to the charity shop and sent DS (great for his independence) Sent OH to post the cheque I'd written for HIS book vacuumed the hall and living room built a duplo house and palace with DD and her friend who's here for the day done some washing made lunch and cleaned up afterwards helped DS to sort HIS desk changed the batteries on DD toy completed my piano practice fed next door's guineapig hung out the washing and put some away helped DS with His explosive experiment kit it's only just past 4!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 And my husband wonders what I do with my time The best way to show them how much you do is to stop doing it for a few days. You have hit the nail on the head there. I have been ill with the flu for the last week, so have done no housework at all and OH is shocked how the house is in such a state We've run out of clean towels, tea towels, the floor is filthy, the tables are a mess, but with fly lady I just to a little bit every day and its stays "presentable". Its going to take me a couple of weeks to get it back on track once I'm well again I think Well, I would like to say thanks debsl, cos although i've only had a quick look at flylady, i really need something to make me clean this mess up, and to have something, anything that will help is fine by me. So I'm gonna give her a go. My pleasure Sandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I often think OH wonders if I spend all day on the forum ( ) but just to prove I haven't, today I have, in no particular order: walked Riley (very short walk as he's still very wobbly) weeded all the raised beds picked peas, sugar snap peas, carrots, cabbage dug over the compost bins and added coffee grounds and compost activator put load of washing in phoned Tesco Insurance re Riley's accident written letter to vets enclosing insurance claim nagged YS to phone Oxfam to arrange some hours to work for DofE (3 times ) stripped border off one wall in YS's room (nightmare so tried painting over another bit to see if that would do) ordered some wine from Laithwaites made lunch for YS (ES made his own ) sent loads of texts arranging lunch with one group of friends and coffee with another quite a lazy day, really I think I should keep a diary and present it to OH daily . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 good idea, but the list should include treats as well as tasks! Today I have to: get the judo suits dry almost there but will need airing indoors - they're so thick they take days to dry. Hooverall downstairs & upstairs is done thanks to roomba but he can't do stairs and the dyson is kaput get a few hours of work done on the timetabling for schoolstill at it... make a nice pud for teatimestill thinking - we have a melon very ripe tat needs using up so may opt for that read my book for half an hour not yet... Keep DS2's noisy friend at an acceptable volume actually he's been bearable - apart from the crisps all over my sofa And dropped off the car for repair (taking OH to work on the way), phoned the insurance company, make lunch, planned tea, put away the dry laundry, bleached the sink and cleaned the loos and handbasins. Not an unproductive day, all in all... edited to add - it still looks like a mess though! Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 my day so far feed chickens and quail unload dishwasher and start refilling hang out washing, reload and then hang out again clean out the chick clean downstairs loo fill in crb forms then spend ages trying to find passport, marriage cert and kids birth cert- 1 success move nias furniture round and vacuum tidy boys room and vacuum tidy living room and set bobski on it tidy our room and set hubby on it with vacuum do breakfasts and lunches and clear up after clean the sink (flylady ) sweep kitchen tried the carpet cleaning bloke 3 times (phone that is) feed Isaac numerous times Have a cup of coffee!! Now whats for dinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Gosh, all those little things add up don't they? I am not going to even think about all the small tidies I have done while wandering around the house today And the paperwork too - just general 'keeping the family running' stuff Today I have booked hair appointments, sent flowers to MIL for her birthday,spoke to the accountant 3 times & got a chipped windscreen fixed too. AND I managed to fit a trip to Tesco in Forgot to mention that the weekend is also towel & bedding wash, & all the removable bits from the oven into the dishwasher, both of which then get a good ole clean too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I know that this is an old one but it makes me smile! Today I Didn’t Do It One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside - still in their pajamas - playing in the mud with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess - the lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried that she may be ill or that something serious had happened. He found her lounging in the bedroom, still curled in the bed in her pajamas and thoroughly engrossed in reading a good book. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?" She smiled again and answered, "You know, every day when you come home from work, you ask me what in the world did I do today?" "Yes?!" was his incredulous reply. She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I like that one jlo made me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I follow flylady too. I had a week off last week while DD was away as i wanted to do some extra studying but because i had thoroughly decluttered as per flylady's instructions, nothing got in too much of a mess. I hoovered and cleanend he bathroom before she came home and the house looked fine. This week i'm concentrating on the kitchen. The house gets a once-over once a week which i'm doing tomorrow. I'll hoover, dust, empty the bins, change the bedlinen and clean the mirrors. This only takes an hour all in so it fits in easy. Flylady did take a bit of work to start with, but only in organising it. Taking the small steps that are advocated means that once you get going, it's easy. And i was able to miss a week without the house getting in a state. Stick with it if you can, it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenuk99 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I am enjoying this thread as my house usually gets a blitz every so often but then gets neglected until the next time. I have spent 2 hours reading flylady and now have a shiny sink and am off to do the bathroom as well now you have motivated me! Jen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'm really sorry guys but this is one time when I won't be following the Omlet trend. I have had a look at FlyLady and, although I have not gone right through it, the bits that I have seen were so patronising that I just couldn't go on any further. My mum always says, do a room at a time so that you can feel that you have achieved something and that's what I try and do. Like others on here, the blitz comes when people come to visit and, if they are not likely to go upstairs, the blitz stops on the ground floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Sorry Jlo - the kitchens a mess - blinkers on tomorrow for you my girl! I hadn't seen that joke before - love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'm going to give Flylady a try and see how it works! I generally don't like things that are too Americanised but we'll see. Is there an English alternative I wonder or will Omlet provide that too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 the thing with flylady I didnt understand that first week am I just supposed to do the sink etc cos what happens to the chaos that builds around it? If someone can tell me what to do each day that would be fab tomorrow in no particular order packed lunches and breakfast take children to holiday club paint boys room, the white (grey) bits unload dishwasher put washing away feed chickens and quail (collect children I spose) man giving quote for carpet cleaning coming round vacuum hall and stairs clean stove move stuff across from big fridge book jabs with nurse change our bed quick bathroom clean coffee! bake cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 so, what are you going to do after breakfast then bron? cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 load the dishwasher again I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Fortunately, I'm off the hook with this Flylady stuff - my sink is white and no amount of cleaning will make it shiny. So I can't possibly do it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Well having checked Flylady, firstly I cannot abide wearing shoes in the house - not even slippers - I have to be a bit of a hippy. Secondly when I make a nice neat pile of stuff I then have to unpile it to find bits. If I open a cupboard it will take more than 15 minutes to empty it let alone shove it back in! Obviously Flylady doesn't have an eager mini chef that doesn't like clearing up after her. Nor does Flylady have a mum that puts things away in the wrong drawers. I couldn't find my oven gloves for ages. When I clean something and move to the next area, gremlins come and dirty the bit I have done, drop toast crumbs all over the floor, tea stains over the granite (luckily I was very clever and opted for one that doesn't show tea stains hahaha). But then someone gets sugar everywhere - amazing instead of putting the teaspoon of sugar in their tea, it gets sprinkled. Also I have a tray for putting cups on so that tea stains just go on the tray. What tray? Arggghhhhhh! That sort of goes with "what's a dishwasher?" That's when plates trays knives with butter all over them (including the handle???!!!!) spoons are just dropped where they were last used. Oh and I have a white sink too - Domestos and Limelight do well there. And if I am really lucky I can get that wonderful aroma of the swimming baths so it feels like I have been at the poolside. Just kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Dust if you must Dust if you must but wouldn't it be better To paint a picture or write a letter Bake a cake or plant a seed. Ponder the difference between want and need. Dust if you must but there's not much time, With rivers to swim and mountains to climb! Music to hear and books to read, Friends to cherish and life to lead. Dust if you must but the world's out there With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair, A flutter of snow, a shower of rain. This day will not come around again. Dust if you must but bear in mind, Old age will come and it's not kind. And when you go and go you must, You, yourself, will make more dust. Dust if you must but listen to this, It's caring not cleaning that brings upon bliss. Remember, a house becomes a home when you can write "I love you" on the furniture... Anon Heard this poem years ago and think it's very true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
