Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd November 2009

pigpen · 22 November 2009 at 9:13PM

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.

Binbag dance - Grab a binbag and run around the house filling it up with rubbish.. I like to do this the day the bins are due to be emptied.. it fills the bin and decutters!

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!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
wash windows and any other glass.
Clean through the cupboard full of crockery.. throw out any chipped plates/mugs etc

Extras

Clean the oven and hob
Wipe down all the paintwork
Clean blinds and light fittings
Dust and deweb.

Tuesday - living area, hall and stairs
Level one
Declutter all these areas
Vacuum these areas
Level Two
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Wash windows
Dust.. inc electrical appliances
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings in need
Binbag dance
Tidy coats/shoes bags etc

Extras

Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
HHI
wipe and water plants
Wipe down all the paintwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!! Air the duvet!
Level Two
Vacuum floors.. vacuum and turn the mattress if you are able.
Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Sort out the gibble under the bed!
wash any curtains/nets that need it
Sort through one box of junk!

Extras

Do a small job you have been putting off forever
check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
HHI
update your christmas list.. and make sure you have done the email for the flylady list if you wish to participate!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study
Level One
declutter floors
Scrub the bath, loo, basins, bidets, showers etc etc.. keyboard, mouse etc too they are just as dirty!
Level Two
Empty and wash out bins
Scrub tiles and polish mirrors.. defrag PC while shining
Vacuum/mop floors
Level Three
Wipe chairs and sofas
Delete 50 emails and 2 dead links
Wash shower curtains, bathmats etc
Recycle the empties and decant dribbles

Extras

Clean out and tidy cupboards
Replace and curly toothbrushes
Shine the taps with one of the old ones
Check all the smoke alarms.. don't forget all rooms with high sleepers in should have their own alarm in!

Friday ~ brats room.. if you have no brats do another room!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip the bedding get it washed dried and the beds remade!
Level Two
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Wipe the paintwork
Level Three
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
binbag dance!.. See how many toys you can fling before the large guy in red arrives.
dust and deweb

Extras

HHI
Wash windows
Fill a binbag for charity shop!
Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!! (don't moan, I have 7!!)

Just a reminder.. Those who are interested in the christmas card swap details are on the facebook group!!

LAST POSTING DATES FOR CHRISTMAS

pigpen · 22 November 2009 at 9:13PM

Those who were new this week blue

PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
toottifrooti.. Our official meeter, greeter and star giver
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. Toots assistant.
ALIBOBSY
AnW'sMum
Bevan840
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
boodle
Carlsberggal
carol22
Craftyscholar
cyclingyorkie
DAYDREAMBELIEVER
dollydaydream07
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
elly2
embb
fedupandskint
froddington
funfairprincess
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
gsysezz
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
Helen jelly
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
Ishtar
jackywhizz
jayjay14
*jellie*
jinky67
jjef
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
Lady-Liberty
lav1979
likklegibbon
Lilysue
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
loshypops
milliejo
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks! or holds up the bar
Mrs Dawn
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mummyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mumoffour77
Natty68
neveah
Orkneystar
penelope penguin
penguin83
Pollybear
Poohbear59
poorbutrich
quillion
rach
rosepink1984
SarahShattered
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
skintscotlass
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
sunnyGirl
TAG
thifty
thriftyscotslass
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
Triker
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
wilf55
xx_Jo_xx
zoelikesjam
3tabbycats
ajmoney
angelnikki
eltee12
achtunglady

Cally_c
huston_kw
Lo-Lo
michbright
pretz
princess lou
tinkerbellsmum
cha97michelle
Choccybix
lou1981
Money Saving Diva
MissHiggerty
prettypennies
hellsbells45
jackie_w
Jassa
MrsChaos

FrankieM
sammr85
dreamywings1
sammiell
smileyt
victoria_ice
Chris25
lala1974
rosieben
hypno06
JillD
smartie12
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trinity_bleu
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jtb2412
Alwaysthebusybee
pinkbrick
Mumto5
feefeelalabelle
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twoflower169
Swinstie73
Toonie
Saban
Mariek
Knitty78
Careerwumman
Scotrae
sazzy6
Thorsoak
gilligansyle
Rachel021967
angie loves veg
esmf73
dinx1972
mummy2mygirls
mumoftwo
ellas9602
purpleivy
thriftmonster
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lolly1981
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phizzimum
Poppytime
mamashaz
lemanie
katylittlelady
jules54
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kezlou
pink_numbers
nopot2pin
karensmith
nikki2804
Kellylea
zzzLazyDaisy
Lemon Tree
eveie189

candyblue

tootifruities · 22 November 2009 at 9:19PM

1. You don't have to complete the daily list on the same day to get your star but try and do some in the week to give yourselves more free time at the weekend
2. You must do levels 1,2 and 3 to get a star but remember the 'extras' are extras and don't count towards the stars!
3. Please make it obvious when you have finished a list so that I know you need a star - for example Monday Done! make sure I can see it!!!!!!
4. 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!
5. Similarly when it says childrens rooms then you should substitute spare room/utility room/conservatory...etc if you have no childrens rooms.
6. 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 haven't already done earlier in the week and try to substiture similar type jobs - make an effort please!!
7. You should not be deleting stuff just because you CBA!!
8. You may delete stuff if you are not physically fit to do something!
9. 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!!

Last week there were a 171 stars awarded with 16 flyers doing all five days lists. Well done everyone! That means 182 rooms were cleaned and sparkling this week. BRILLIANT !!!!
w/c 16/11 - 171 (16)
w/c 09/11 - 182 (13)
w/c 02/11 - 164 (16)
w/c 27/7 - 120 (5):eek:
w/c 06/4 - 202 (21) (new total to beat)

Stars awarded this week
ajmoney :starmod::staradmin
boddy :starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod:
cally_c :starmod::staradmin
candyblue :starmod::staradmin:staradmin
carol22 :starmod::staradmin
donna73 :starmod::staradmin:starmod::starmod:
dreamy wings

Dustykitten :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
fedupandskint

froddington :starmod::staradmin
FunFairPrincess :starmod::staradmin
holly

huston_kw

jackywhizz :starmod:
Jassa :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
jinky :starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod:
juliejim :starmod:
karensmith :starmod:
kassey

katylittlelady :starmod:
kazmeister :starmod::staradmin
KellyLea :starmod::staradmin
kezlou :staradmin:starmod:
Lady Liberty :starmod:
lala :starmod:
likklegibbon :starmod::staradmin
lil_me :starmod:
macpep1

MissHiggerty :starmod:
Mudbath

mummyslittleboy :starmod::starmod::staradmin
mummyyof5 :starmod::staradmin
nikki2804 :starmod::staradmin
nopot2pin :starmod::staradmin
PenelopePenguin

phizzimum :starmod:
pigpen

pink_numbers :starmod::staradmin
Pollybear

poohbear :starmod::staradmin
princess lou :starmod::staradmin
Quillion :starmod::staradmin
serena :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
soappie :starmod::staradmin
Summermoon :starmod:
thifty :staradmin:starmod:
tinkerbells mum :staradmin
toochoosey :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
Valli

vanilla :staradmin:starmod::starmod::staradmin
3tabbycats :starmod::staradmin:starmod:

Special Award
LadyLiberty
(must post every day so we know what she is up to!)

New this week
Pink-winged
mamashaz
tc3061
ashia
RacheBud
Danni
*H*
mummyslittleboy
ashbash11

:staradmin

huston_kw · 22 November 2009 at 9:20PM

I'm in again, thanks Pigpen, Toots & soappie. Glad it's the kitchen tomorrow, as OH been making a mess in there today!!

Monday~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and get rid of anything gross and slide the stuff that needs using now into your meal plan
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
wash windows and any other glass.
Clean through the cupboard full of crockery.. throw out any chipped plates/mugs etc
Extras

Clean the oven and hob
Wipe down all the paintwork
Clean blinds and light fittings
Dust and deweb.

Own List
do December food plan
take library books back – ASAP – on route to school Monday
Iron, Iron and do more Ironing – Some done
update inventory –
fill out ds request forms
do online electric and gas readings
Tidy Yard – green houses down,
Tidy Garden –

Do one room top to bottom – declutter: all cupboards etc
Our room DONE
Bairns room x 2 DONE
Hall, stairs & landing, Porch – demould horrid stuff that's there this week
Living Room
Dining Room
Computer Room
Kitchen
Bathroom & hall

Mudbath · 22 November 2009 at 9:23PM

Hiya - thanks tootles, piggles and soappie for the thread. I'm in this week but will be doing quite a bit of my own list. Here's to a good, healthy and wealthy week for us all xx

My list
Clear DD's room (this will take most of the day)
Walk dogs
On-line banking
Laundry

Then, if I have time;
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge
Level Three
Wipe the table
dust and deweb!

Christmas list
Buy hamper stuff for in-laws (needs to be done by Thursday)
Print of Christmas card list and add/delete
Empty wardrobe, drawers etc of unwrapped presents - sort and wrap
Take presents to parents that they've bought for children

greenbee · 22 November 2009 at 9:24PM

I'm in too... by the time I get round to it the kitchen might need doing again! Thanks pigpen, toots, soappie & all the rest of you.

TAG · 22 November 2009 at 9:24PM

Hello...I'll try and be in this week

helen_jelly · 22 November 2009 at 9:25PM

Hi everyone, I'm definately in this week - house is an absolute disgrace and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to manage to do everything this week but I'm going to give it a go. DS is now over Swine Flu and back at school but DD is still off, Swine Flu has gone but she has a nasty chest infection and keeps running a temperature so if there is no improvement by Tuesday morning she is going to the Docs [they haven't wanted her due to the SF]. Mum also has SF but she is starting to get a bit better now - thats 3 people I've had to be a Flu Buddy to this week. DH and me are clear so far but I'm worried that once the adrenalin calms down then I might get it LOL
Anyway, I have loads to do this week as DS is 7 on Sunday and I'vwe wrapped nothing, so see you all tomorrow
Thank you Toots, Pigpen and Soappie for this thread, it really really does make a difference.

Helen x

boddy · 22 November 2009 at 9:25PM

Im in again. Thanks pigpen, Toots and Soappie.

Quillion · 22 November 2009 at 9:27PM

I am in this week please thanks for lists Pigpen Toots and Soappie xx

Can i have a star for Monday please Toots as i have done the kitchen today scrubbed and buffed even the tiles got cleaned.

hex2 · 22 November 2009 at 9:27PM

Thanks to Pigpen, Toots, Soappie and everyone else for the support and encouragement.

I shall just go and make a start by emptying and filling the DW.

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