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Weekly Flylady Thread 26th January 2009
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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!
Monday - kitchen and dining mess
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances
Level Two
Empty a cupboard.. clean it out then wipe and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed
Clean the oven and hob
De-web and fluff the room
Extras
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Scrub the sofa..
Level Two
declutter and vacuum/mop the floors!
Wash windows
Vacuum under furniture you can move.. hubby's (especially summermoons OH) are super strong and all manly so they can do this NO problem!!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Sort through coats and bags and shoes etc
De-web and de-fluff the room
Extras
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Scrub the shower, bath, loo's, basins etc.. including the stands/pedestals
Level Two
declutter and vacuum/mop the floors!
Wash windows
chuck out all the empties
Level Three
Wash any blinds/curtains in need
Wipe any chairs
De-web and de-fluff the room
Extras
Level One
S&S kitchen
Vacuum a messy floor!
Level Two
Wash any neglected grubby windows..
Polish the porch!
Sort through handbags and purses and other general dumping of loose change and receipt places! (buggy basket is atrocious!!)
Level Three
Clean out any pets
Declutter the pc desk/magazine rack/toy box
Wash any neglected bedding..
Extras
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors in childrens and spare rooms
HH-do something for YOURSELF!!!!!!!
Level Two
wash any bedding that needs it
collect the dirty laundry
drag the junk from under the bed and deal with it as necessary!
Level three
binbag dance
find 10 things that are outgrown to give away/sell
put all disc back in the correct boxes
Extras
A list for everyone to join in!!
This weeks MACAW (Make a Change a Week challenge... ) Basically you choose one thing you would like to change about your lifestyle, your habits or whatever you fancy and incorporate it into a new way of life.. anything from cooking one meal a week from scratch, learning a new skill, shining your sink every day, reducing your alcohol consumption, doing some exercise.. whatever you fancy! This is only for those who WANT to participate and being run alongside flylady rather than being part of it.
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!
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!
Monday - kitchen and dining mess
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances
Level Two
Empty a cupboard.. clean it out then wipe and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed
Clean the oven and hob
De-web and fluff the room
Extras
- Wash the windows
- HHI
- wipe out the fridge
- clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash the filters and when dry replace then!
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Scrub the sofa..
Level Two
declutter and vacuum/mop the floors!
Wash windows
Vacuum under furniture you can move.. hubby's (especially summermoons OH) are super strong and all manly so they can do this NO problem!!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Sort through coats and bags and shoes etc
De-web and de-fluff the room
Extras
- wipe and water any plants
- 32 fling boogie!
- Fill a binbag of swag for charity shop
- Wipe all the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs!
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
Scrub the shower, bath, loo's, basins etc.. including the stands/pedestals
Level Two
declutter and vacuum/mop the floors!
Wash windows
chuck out all the empties
Level Three
Wash any blinds/curtains in need
Wipe any chairs
De-web and de-fluff the room
Extras
- empty and wash out bins and laundry baskets
- defrag the pc while scrubbing down tiles
- list 5 things on ebay!
- Wipe all the paintwork
Level One
S&S kitchen
Vacuum a messy floor!
Level Two
Wash any neglected grubby windows..
Polish the porch!
Sort through handbags and purses and other general dumping of loose change and receipt places! (buggy basket is atrocious!!)
Level Three
Clean out any pets
Declutter the pc desk/magazine rack/toy box
Wash any neglected bedding..
Extras
- write down 5 things YOU are good at!! (A little self appreciation goes a long way!)
- HHI
- Wipe down dirty dining chairs or sofas or suchlike
- 15 minutes filing
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors in childrens and spare rooms
HH-do something for YOURSELF!!!!!!!
Level Two
wash any bedding that needs it
collect the dirty laundry
drag the junk from under the bed and deal with it as necessary!
Level three
binbag dance
find 10 things that are outgrown to give away/sell
put all disc back in the correct boxes
Extras
- sort through the school uniform.. get rid of outgrown stuff and bin dead stuff
- wash any sticky marks from the room
- wash any grotty stuffed creatures
- delete 5 unwanted contacts from your mobile phone!!
A list for everyone to join in!!
- Collect ALL the smelly laundry from around the house!
- Clean out the car!
- Sort through school bags..
- Make sure uniforms/lunch boxes/shoes etc are ready for Monday.. Don't forget homework!
- HHI
- Update finances spreadsheets/HH-filing
- Fill a binbag with rubbish
- Fill a binbag for charity shop
- Sort through a toybox/box of junk
- Clean one room to level three!
This weeks MACAW (Make a Change a Week challenge... ) Basically you choose one thing you would like to change about your lifestyle, your habits or whatever you fancy and incorporate it into a new way of life.. anything from cooking one meal a week from scratch, learning a new skill, shining your sink every day, reducing your alcohol consumption, doing some exercise.. whatever you fancy! This is only for those who WANT to participate and being run alongside flylady rather than being part of it.
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!
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
AnW'sMum
ashia
Avonlea
Beccah
beemuzed
boddy because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
bountiful
butterflybecks
carlsberggal
carol22
cazzie
cha97michelle
Cheapskate
christmasshopper
chunky79
Chunters_a_lot
crazymom
Craftyscholar
dee.28
DeniseNZ
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit and knowledge of the flyladies
Eager_Elephant
elliep
embb
emily jackson
EssexHebridean
fedupandskint
Flylady_flower
froddington
galantvr4
gerturdeanna
greenbee
Gryfon - because I have far too much to do in far too little time so need help!
gsysezz
gtx
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
Hawthorn ~ be a Noob
heather38
hellsbells45
hex2
Hippy110
HockeyDuo8083
hollyh
ifonlyitwaseasier
inamess200
indigostar
iriedaughter
jayjay14
jennieshrew
JennyBee
JillD
jjef
Johanne
jue xx
julie_d
juliejim
julu
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
KAAT_LADY
kamperkat
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
kindlesgirl
Lady-Liberty
Lauradora
Liberty9515
likklegibbon
Lilysue
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
LittleAnna
liuhut
lizzy dripping
loki13
loopy-loo73
lozzieozzie
Mags_50
menolly
methekidsandthecat
milliejo
m0zzy
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks!
Mrs Dawn
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mummyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mumoffour77
mummy2mygirls
Natty68
nellis10
newlifeahead
Nicki - learning to juggle "w*rk" and home and play
NicNocs
oddjobkia
onlineid
penelope penguin
penguin83
PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
Pink fairy
plzhelpmesave!
polkadot
Pollybear
Poohbear59
Princess Jane
QOTD
rach
ragz
reformed
Restaholic
rosepink1984
sammiell
SarahShattered
savingforarainyday
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
skint_chick
Skintmummy
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
stefejb
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
susif1973
suzieq
TAG
TheFiendNextDoor
ThereCanBeOnlyOne
Tiamai_d - hoping to find a cure for lazyarzitis sometime soo
Tilli-Tot
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
toottifrooti
Triker
tripletmam
twinmummy
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
welshgirl78
If you are not on the list please add a christmas tree to your post so I can see you!!
(135 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 -
I'm in for this week please.Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 291,815/1,000,000Sun, Sea0 -
Hope things are ok pigpen - i'm in this week. Tomorrow i'm doing my 60 items decluttered per hour challenge!
Hope we all have a good week xx0 -
Woohoo I'm on the first page!Official Mascot and Chief Cheerleader for the 'Mortgage Free in Three' Gang
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I'm in too. Not feeling to good at the minute so going to turn off and no nowt for the rest of the night.An' It Harm None, Do As Thou Will
MACAW... EAT BETTER, no snacks, no junk0 -
you know what it would be intresting to know howmany peiople there are in the above households..can you imagine how many peeps this flying affects..THE SHABBY SHABBY FOUNDER0
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Please add me! I've been following for a few weeks now and shining my sink like mad. My MIL actually admired it today and asked how I clean it!
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I'm here as well - see how much I manage to do tomorrow night!NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
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Thanks for the list pigpen. I am in and getting there!
Any news on Tabitha?
toots xx
ETA WELCOME Jennieshrew well doen on impressing your MIL - bonus points there!!!! If you have been lurking you know how it works but I have sent you a pm anyway! 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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There are 2 adults, and 2 cats here, plus for the odd weekend OH's daughter and hubby and son (age 2)
The cats know when I am flying and keep well out of the way, OH knows as well as his heaps of 'stuff' get stuck in a black sack and placed in the garage !!Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 291,815/1,000,000Sun, Sea0
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