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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th May 2009
pigpen
Posts: 41,152 Forumite
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!
Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement. There will now be level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.
THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.
Also adding a declutter mission each day. Another one where it’s up to you if you want to do it or if you need to. This follows requests from members who are looking to declutter. Fling boogies, hotspot clearing, cupboard sorts, drawer sorts etc will all be on this list. Any problems with this of any suggestions do please let me know.
A few of the basics before we start the week
Hotspots are any areas which if one thing gets put there, loads of other things follow!
Daily routines are anything you need to do on a daily basis like washing, swish and swipe kitchen and bathroom, ironing, making beds, vacuuming high traffic areas, making meals etc
Night-time routines are all things which make getting ready in the morning easier, preparing clothes for the next day, making lunches, swish & swipes of the kitchen and tidying the living room before you go to bed plus personals like shower/brush teeth etc.
Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.
Swish and swipe/S&S means have a quick wipe over an area such as a sink or toilet to prevent the build up of dirt. This is usually done on a daily basis
HHE/HHC/HHI Half Hour exercise/challenge/ironing ... run around for 30 minutes to the Benny Hill music frantically cleaning exercising or ironing.. other music may be used if you prefer!
5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your family and enjoy it!
Ok here goes this week!
Magnificent Monday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet
Mattress vacuumed turned vacuumed other side and redress bed
Level Two
Deal with the floordrobe
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!
Extras
Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Wash windows
dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Level three
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc
Extras
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras
Level One
Declutter floors
Wash bathmats & shower curtains.
Level Two
Scrub tiles and baths and showers and sinks and loos
Wash the windows
Wash floors
Level Three
HHI
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Clear the pc desk
Extras
My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............
Small announcement!!.. I REALLY don't want to do this but I feel I must.
In the last few weeks the thread has grown exponentially.. which is brilliant and wonderful and I am so pleased to welcome new fly-bodies... BUT.. this also means that some members are unable to participate as they are overwhelmed by the sheer number of posts and cannot keep up. I value ALL the members, the ones who post once a day and the ones who don't post at all and the ones who we all know so intimately. However, I feel there is a lot of 'chitchat' and general gossipy posts being made which have no relevance to the thread. Could all member PLEASE remember this a thread to support each other in flying and decluttering and making their homes beautiful and try to keep the posts on topic (not to the exclusion of all gossip!).
I'm sorry I have to do this but alas.. you all waffle too much!!
We have a lovely little community and I do not want anyone to feel excluded from this.
We have the yahoo group and the facebook group if people want to chat over there that is wonderful but can we please keep THIS thread on track. I know you don't want to lose it any more than I do! PLEASE CAN YOU ADD YOUR MSE USERNAME TO YOUR REQUEST SO WE KNOW YOU AREN'T SOME WEIRDO!!
The weekends you can chat to your hearts content..
Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement. There will now be level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.
THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.
Also adding a declutter mission each day. Another one where it’s up to you if you want to do it or if you need to. This follows requests from members who are looking to declutter. Fling boogies, hotspot clearing, cupboard sorts, drawer sorts etc will all be on this list. Any problems with this of any suggestions do please let me know.
A few of the basics before we start the week
Hotspots are any areas which if one thing gets put there, loads of other things follow!
Daily routines are anything you need to do on a daily basis like washing, swish and swipe kitchen and bathroom, ironing, making beds, vacuuming high traffic areas, making meals etc
Night-time routines are all things which make getting ready in the morning easier, preparing clothes for the next day, making lunches, swish & swipes of the kitchen and tidying the living room before you go to bed plus personals like shower/brush teeth etc.
Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.
Swish and swipe/S&S means have a quick wipe over an area such as a sink or toilet to prevent the build up of dirt. This is usually done on a daily basis
HHE/HHC/HHI Half Hour exercise/challenge/ironing ... run around for 30 minutes to the Benny Hill music frantically cleaning exercising or ironing.. other music may be used if you prefer!
5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your family and enjoy it!
Ok here goes this week!
Magnificent Monday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet
Mattress vacuumed turned vacuumed other side and redress bed
Level Two
Deal with the floordrobe
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!
Extras
- Binbag dance
- Binbag for charity
- Sort out your own shoes and bags.. can any be rehomed?
- Wipe hand rails on stairs
Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Wash windows
dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Level three
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc
Extras
- Sort through a handbag
- Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
- 29 fling boogie...
- HHI
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras
- Thoroughly clean the cupboard under the sink!
- Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
- Clean all the filters and door seals etc
- Wipe the back door down.. inside.. and out!!
Level One
Declutter floors
Wash bathmats & shower curtains.
Level Two
Scrub tiles and baths and showers and sinks and loos
Wash the windows
Wash floors
Level Three
HHI
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Clear the pc desk
Extras
- Sort out your coat pockets and handbag
- Scrub the radiators
- Wash the paintwork
- Deweb and dust and demould these rooms!
My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............
Small announcement!!.. I REALLY don't want to do this but I feel I must.
In the last few weeks the thread has grown exponentially.. which is brilliant and wonderful and I am so pleased to welcome new fly-bodies... BUT.. this also means that some members are unable to participate as they are overwhelmed by the sheer number of posts and cannot keep up. I value ALL the members, the ones who post once a day and the ones who don't post at all and the ones who we all know so intimately. However, I feel there is a lot of 'chitchat' and general gossipy posts being made which have no relevance to the thread. Could all member PLEASE remember this a thread to support each other in flying and decluttering and making their homes beautiful and try to keep the posts on topic (not to the exclusion of all gossip!).
I'm sorry I have to do this but alas.. you all waffle too much!!
We have a lovely little community and I do not want anyone to feel excluded from this. We have the yahoo group and the facebook group if people want to chat over there that is wonderful but can we please keep THIS thread on track. I know you don't want to lose it any more than I do! PLEASE CAN YOU ADD YOUR MSE USERNAME TO YOUR REQUEST SO WE KNOW YOU AREN'T SOME WEIRDO!!
The weekends you can chat to your hearts content..
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.)
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Those who were new this week blue
AbbieB
aimme13
AnW'sMum
ashia
Beccah
beemuzed
blueberrypie
boddy because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
broke.22
buggalugs
cally_c
carol22
casleigh
cazzie
cha97michelle
chunters_a_lot
clarissa_D
Craftyscholar
cranbornekat
Davgirl1
DayDreamBeliever
DeniseNZ
doelani
domino sue
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
egon
embb
emily jackson
EssexHebridean
fedupandskint
floxxie
flying_fresian
Flylady_flower
froddington
funfairprincess
gingernutbizkit
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
Gryfon - because I have far too much to do in far too little time so need help!
gtx
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
harib0uk
heather38
hellsbells45
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
igiveup
iriedaughter
jackie_w
jackywhizz
JAMIEDODGER
jayjay14
JennyBee
JillD
jjef
Johanne
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
KAAT_LADY
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
kindlesgirl
ladybirdintheuk
Lady-Liberty
laura2481
Lauradora
likklegibbon
Lilysue
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
liuhut
lizzy dripping
lizzyshep
lola321
loopy-loo73
mammamia2
maralum
menolly
methekidsandthecat
milliejo
Mooloo
moonflower
m0zzy
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks!
Mrs Dawn
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mummyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mumoffour77
mummy2mygirls
Natty68 ~ reminder ~ do not to overdo it at the moment and to rest up now and again and not go for it hell and leather..
newby money saving chicki
Nicki - learning to juggle "w*rk" and home and play
oddjobkia - wants something witty after his pink name but can't think of anything.. But he claims to be a good scrubber
penelope penguin
penguin83
Penny2myName ~ is working hard.. and lurking!
philb120
PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
Pink fairy
polkadot
Pollybear
Poohbear59
primula
princessJane
quillion
rach
rosepink1984
roxy7699
SarahShattered
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
Sharon_1970
shazba
shell2001
skintscotlass
skipsmum
soappie- because housework is not one of my strong points and my life is so full with work, community stuff etc., I need something like this to help me focus
SpiritoftheSouthWest
stefejb
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
sunnyGirl
susif1973
suzieq
TAG
thriftykatie
thriftmonster
thriftyscotslass
Tiamai_d - hoping to find a cure for lazyarzitis sometime soo
Tired_mummy
Tontodollydog
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
toottifrooti
torianut
Triker
twinmummy
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
wendywitch
wilf55
wit40iwtwan
witchypoo
xx_Jo_xx
ZCC72
*zippy*
3tabbycats
83rachel
If you are not on the list please add a christmas tree to your post so I can see you!!
(155 are on the list so far.. cos I KNOW you want to know that)
I have taken a few off.. so if I've taken you off and you are still here feel free to prod me!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
This is the list of flyers who have completed a day's list.I will amend it here as and when I see you complete your days!
- You dont have to complete the list on the same day to get your star
- Remember the 'extras' are extras and dont count towards the stars!
- Please make it obvious when you have finished a list so that I know you need a star - for example Monday - Kitchen and Dining room Done!
- If you dont have something on the list then it gets deleted - e.g. clean out pets - if no pets no cleaning out done - delete!
- Similarly when it says childrens rooms then you should substitute spare room/utility room/conservatory...etc if you have no childrens rooms.
- If you have no spare room or any other room not on the weekly list then make sure you do any thing thats on that list that you havent already done earlier in the week and try to substiture similar type jobs - make an effort please!!
- You should not be deleting stuff just because you CBA!!
- You may delete stuff if you are not physically fit to do something!
- And for goodness sake remember that the stars are for FUN - there will be no discrimination - no sulking - no striking - no bribing- no cheating - or there will be no stars!!! so there!!:rotfl: :rotfl:
w/c20/4 - 193 (27)
w/c13/4 - 189 (23)
w/c 06/4 - 202 (21) (new total to beat)
w/c 30/3 - 144 (16)
w/c 23/3 - 152 (15)
w/c 16/3 - 164 (18)
AbbieB :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
blueberrypie :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
boddy :staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod::starmod:
cally_c :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
carol22 :starmod::starmod::staradmin
DayDreamBeliever :starmod::staradmin:staradmin
doelani :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
embb :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
fedupandskint :starmod::staradmin:staradmin
Frogger2008 :starmod::staradmin
froddy :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
funfairprincess :starmod:
gingernutbizkit :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
greenbee :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
gunsandbanjos :staradmin
hex :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
hollyh :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
igiveup :starmod:
jackywhizz :starmod:
jennybee :staradmin:starmod:
jjef :starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod:
Justamum :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
kassey :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
kazmeister :starmod:
kazwookie :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
laura2481 :starmod::staradmin
lil_me :starmod:
lola321 :starmod:
mammamia2 :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
mozzy :starmod:
Mrs Dawn :starmod::staradmin
mudbath :starmod:
Mum On A Mission :staradmin
mummyyof5 :starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod::starmod:
mumofjust2 :starmod::staradmin:staradmin
Natty :starmod:
nicki :starmod::starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod:
Penelope Penguin :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
pollybear :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
poohbear :staradmin
Princess Jane :starmod::starmod::staradmin
rach :starmod::starmod:
rosepink :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
serena :staradmin:starmod::starmod::starmod:
sexymouse :starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod::starmod:
Sharon_1970 :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
soappie :starmod:
SummerMoon :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
Sunnygirl :starmod::staradmin:starmod::starmod:
SunnyGirl :starmod::staradmin
thriftykatie :staradmin:starmod:
toochoosey :starmod::starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod:
Valli :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
*zippy* :staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
3tabbycats :staradmin
Special Award
Quillion
Peace will be mine
could do better - must try harder
Live each day as if its your last
DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts
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Oooh!!!! I'm on the first page!!!
I'm in this week definitely.0 -
Thanks for the list pigpen
I am in even if only a little bit here and there.
toots xxPeace will be mine
could do better - must try harder
Live each day as if its your last
DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts
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me me me me me !!!!! :xmastree:Finally Debt Free (£8k to zero) yay! :j :j
Saving for Xmas 2020 £1 a day challenge #54 £18/366
£2 Savers Club 2020 #49 (£6)0 -
:xmastree::xmastree::xmastree:
Can I be added to the list again for this week please. This is a great thread and after week 1 last week - I may not have got everything done but I certainly got more done than I had the week before
:D!
Thanks
KarenSept GC £131/£3000 -
I'm in again - thank you pigpen and Toots. Bedroom should be relatively easy tomorrow.
Will do my list in a bit"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
Thanks for the lists Pigpen (hope all ok with you) and toots for keeping up with everyones stars
I will give it a go again altho apart from tomorrow I am at work all week againMortgage, we're getting there with the end in sight £6587 07/23, otherwise free of the debt thanks to MSE help!0 -
:xmastree:Can you add me please????:xmastree:
I must have sensed first day was going to be bedroom............I tidied my wardrobe and shoes today lolTOTAL 44 weeks lose. 6st 9.5lb :T0 -
Hiya Pigpen, thanks for the list......me too this week.
Am back to work wednesday so need to get back on track xx
Sometimes lurking, sometimes posting, but always flying
You are supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for God's sake! - The HolidayDFW :idea: August 2013... Debt total £15,475.56 - Jan 15 £11,738.66 - DEBT FREE by 2015Feb GC £48.02/£250 (£201.98) I will declutter my house and debts 0
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