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Weekly Flylady Thread 31st August 2009

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pigpen
pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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edited 4 September 2009 at 2:52PM in Old style MoneySaving
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!

Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
Wipe the sofas if needed
Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Empty and clear out a cupboard..
Extras
  1. HHI
  2. binbag dance
  3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
  4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
Twinkly Tuesday ~ Kitchen of Grot and Diming Room of Gloom
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob.. :D
Extras
  1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
  2. Wash the windows
  3. Wash/clean any pets and their bedding
  4. Dust and Deweb
Wiggly Wednesday ~ Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding, remake bed before bedtime!
Declutter the floor and vacuum it! See if you can find a bit of floor you've not seen in a while!
Level Two
binbag dance
Sort a box of junk/cupboard/drawer
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Wash any curtains/nets/pillows etc that are in need
Tidy up the shoes and clothes that are scattered about
Tidy the linen cupboard
Extras
  1. HHI
  2. wash windows
  3. wipe paintwork
  4. Catch up on a job you've been putting off... phonecalls, filing etc..
Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras
  1. Binbag dance
  2. HHI
  3. List 1 item to sell
  4. sort the shoes, coats and bags!
Thank Crunchie it's Friday ~ Study and Bathroom
Level One
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! Coffee with a friend, hair appointment... whatever
Declutter the floors!
Level Two
vacuum/mop floors
wash the bathmats/shower curtains or anything else that needs it
scrub the fixtures! polish the mirrors and taps
Level Three
Clean and sort a cupboard or shelf and recycle all hose empties
dust and defrag the pc and declutter 50 unwanted emails and 5 links from your favourites.
Wipe over the desk and any chairs that are in these rooms

Extras
  1. empty and wash out bins
  2. wash windows
  3. wipe doors and paintwork
  4. wash any stinky pet beds.. or the pets themselves if you wish
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.)
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    edited 4 September 2009 at 2:57PM
    Those who were new this week blue

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  • nicnacnoo
    nicnacnoo Posts: 408 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    :xmastree:good morning/evening! im new to this so please be gentle with me!

    My name is Nicola, im 30 and a single working parent to 2 kids DD5 and DS3, i have never been very good at housework, my idea of it would be to make sure all the cack is pushed to the edges so i can at least walk the length of the room without falling over.
    Me and my sister have spent a full week:eek: (you read that right!) de-cluttering, tidying and cleaning my house! ive got rid of over 4 years worth of cack that is now in my backyard like a mountain waiting for the council to come and pick up! I think i must have had a hoarding problem i didnt know i had! all the decent stuff is in a box ready to go on ebay:T
    I dont iron as a rule so wont be commiting to that but would like to learn from you wonderful people how to keep on top of this lovely house i have right now! i have never had a cleaning day and couldnt tell you the last time i polished before last week. By no means was it as bad as 'how clean is your house' but i have lived in my own little mess for long enough.

    Time to stop waffling and get on with the challenge, shouldnt take too long this week with my house just being gutted!


    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard..



    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. binbag dance
    3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
    4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    Not sure how much i can do, but i deffo will not be ironing unless it really really needs it!

    Nic
  • tootifruities
    tootifruities Posts: 1,384 Forumite
    edited 6 September 2009 at 9:59PM
    1. You don't have to complete the daily 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. 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!
    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 158 stars awarded with 12 flyers doing all five days lists. Well done everyone!

    w/c 24/8 - 158 (12)
    w/c 17/8 - 153 (15)
    w/c 10/8 - 141 (13)
    w/c 03/8 - 129 (9)
    w/c 27/7 - 120 (5)
    w/c 06/4 - 202 (21) (new total to beat)

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  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
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    Morning All

    Toots - whatever where you doing up at 4.09? - I don't call that having plenty of sleep and taking care of yourself!:naughty:

    Welcome nicnacnoo - Toots will send you a welcome pm at some point which will explain a few things for you.

    Well DS woke me up at 1.30 and then got in bed with me at 4.50 so now we've got up! Hopefully it won't take me too long to do today's list apart from the stairs which I never got done last week. Not sure what we're doing today - we may go to the Bank Holiday market at Eccleshall if the weather's nice or take DS to the pictures if not - DD is going over to her friend's house.

    I haven't caught up with yesterday's happenings yet so I'll do that in a minute.

    So, list for today:

    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard..
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. binbag dance
    3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
    4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    Have a good Bank Holiday

    Hugs

    Jue
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  • MadMayFly
    MadMayFly Posts: 65 Forumite
    I'm in! Had a good night's sleep for a change and keen to start on my new life and routine.. A bit early to start WM etc being a Bank Holiday so I'll go for a walk first - first thing in the morning everything looks different and living on the coast I walk along the sea (always looks different every time) and then start on decluttering about twenty tins of paint lurking in my hall atm. This may involve diving into the cupboard under the stairs to make room also..

    Mayfly

    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard..
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. binbag dance
    3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
    4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    "The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting for the old, but on building the new." - Socrates
  • kassey
    kassey Posts: 1,523 Forumite
    Morning everyone
    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard..
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. binbag dance
    3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
    4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    edited 31 August 2009 at 7:53AM
    I'm in, need to do a good declutter this week i think.

    Hope everyone is ok, didnt manage to read the end of the last thread.

    ETA just caught up on the very end of the last thread, Hex i'm from Edinburgh but dont have the accent for some reason? I work in a restaurant and my customers keep asking if i'm american, not sure why!
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
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  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    edited 31 August 2009 at 9:09AM
    I am in (in a fashion as its a BH and my best laid plans never go well ;))

    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    [STRIKE]
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    [/STRIKE]

    Level Two
    [STRIKE]
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Dust and deweb
    [/STRIKE]

    Level Three
    [STRIKE]
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    [/STRIKE]



    Extras
    1. Dust and deweb kids bedrooms - should have done this on Thurs list but never got around to starting it :o
    2. Ironing (if poss)
    :D
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • freyaluck
    freyaluck Posts: 465 Forumite
    :xmastree: Hello I have been lurking for a couple of weeks and finally feel ready to start on the missions. |I am mum to 4 gorgous children dd 10, dd 6, ds 4 , ds 4 months. I have spent the weekend trying to get some order to my childrens rooms, which I hate to admit hadn't been near since baby was born, one room is done the other nearly there.:j..
    I will finish that this morning as well as tackle my mountain of a washing pile that resulted form the weekends sort out. And start the misions .So a busy day today


    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    Declutter the floors
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe the sofas if needed
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard..



    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. binbag dance
    3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
    4. Wash any windows that have been neglected
    5. tackle washing
    6. finish bedroom
    Frey x
    Saving for the future of the earth
  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 31 August 2009 at 4:03PM
    Marvellous Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Declutter the floors[/STRIKE]
    Vacuum said decluttered floors!
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Declutter[/STRIKE] and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
    Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
    Level Three
    Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
    Empty and clear out a cupboard....next one on kitchen list (small tumbler one!)
    Own stuff (Mon)
    Clear dry laundry
    E-mails
    Own stuff (sometime this week)
    More knitting
    Pay cheque into bank- Wed
    Toddlers- Tue, Toddlers- Thu, Music thing (DS)- Fri
    Sort photos- carried over from last week!

    Surveys

    [FONT=&quot]Make apple and blackberry pie(s)- pastry made[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Make blueberry muffins[/FONT]
    Make meringues
    Make soup



    Back is still :confused::confused::confused: so we will see how much realistically gets done!
    Hope everyone else is ok, and if not, hugs.
    Also thanks to Pigpen for the list ;) and Soappie for doing t'stars ;).
    Also welcome to any newbies :).
    Off to shower now, then brekkie, then make a start when DS is playing with his cars.
    x
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
    Encouragement always works better than judgement.

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