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Weekly Flylady Thread 15th March 2010
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pigpen
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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/todailies are anything you need to do today and every day stuff like laundry, 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/binbag dance - 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!
Other abbreviations you may find useful
WM ~ Washing machine
TD ~ Tumble dryer
SC ~ Slowcooker
BM ~ Breadmaker
DW ~ Dishwasher
SOAADFA ~ Sit on 'bottom' and do 'nothing'
KH/XH ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite version
DH/DD/DS/DW/DP ~ Dear husband/daughter/son/wife/partner/whatever
OH/SO ~ Other half/significant other
NN ~ nice neighbour
Toxic (friend/mother/sister/whoever) ~ person in your life that seems to exist to make your life miserable
AF ~ Aunt Flo 'time of the month'.. nothing to do with flying but it comes up often.
ETA ~ Editted to add
gibble ~ miscellaneous crap that appears forever homeless
Ok here goes this week!
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
clean blinds/curtains
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub out the fridge
Clean oven and hob!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water neglected plants
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extras
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extras
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the summer stuff to out away/get rid of
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras
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/todailies are anything you need to do today and every day stuff like laundry, 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/binbag dance - 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!
Other abbreviations you may find useful
WM ~ Washing machine
TD ~ Tumble dryer
SC ~ Slowcooker
BM ~ Breadmaker
DW ~ Dishwasher
SOAADFA ~ Sit on 'bottom' and do 'nothing'
KH/XH ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite version
DH/DD/DS/DW/DP ~ Dear husband/daughter/son/wife/partner/whatever
OH/SO ~ Other half/significant other
NN ~ nice neighbour
Toxic (friend/mother/sister/whoever) ~ person in your life that seems to exist to make your life miserable
AF ~ Aunt Flo 'time of the month'.. nothing to do with flying but it comes up often.
ETA ~ Editted to add
gibble ~ miscellaneous crap that appears forever homeless
Ok here goes this week!
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
clean blinds/curtains
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub out the fridge
Clean oven and hob!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras
- Binbag dance
- HHI
- Wipe small appliances
- Clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash filters etc!
Level One
remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water neglected plants
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras
- Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
- Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
- Clean out your handbag.. how many receipts??
- 15 minutes filing
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extras
- Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
- Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
- replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
- clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extras
- Binbag dance
- Clean windows in these rooms
- Clear a box of clutter from the landing
- Sort through that airing cupboard!!
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the summer stuff to out away/get rid of
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras
- 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for winter, harvesting, weeding or just enjoying!
- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- HHI
- Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
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
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.
AnWs_mum
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
Carlsberggal
carol22
Craftyscholar
cyclingyorkie
DAYDREAMBELIEVER
dinx1972.. perpetual lurker
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
embb
fedupandskint
froddington
funfairprincess
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
gsysezz
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
Helen jelly
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
Ishtar
jackywhizz
jayjay14
jinky67
jjef
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
Lady-Liberty
likklegibbon
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks! or holds up the bar
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mummyyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mumoffour77
Natty68
penelope penguin
penguin83
Pollybear
Poohbear59
poohpals
poorbutrich
quillion
rach
rosepink1984
SarahShattered
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
skintscotlass
stefejb
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
xx_Jo_xx
zoelikesjam
3tabbycats
ajmoney
angelnikki
eltee12
Cally_c
huston_kw
Lo-Lo
pretz
tinkerbellsmum
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1 step closer
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beemuzed .. is on her jollydays!
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keys
Purpleclutterbuck
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angelcakes_smw
KornishKat
MoonWillow
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feefeelalabelle
Molly41LB 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 -
1. You don't have to complete the daily list on the same day to get your star
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 - and make sure all the extras are done - 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 was 166 stars awarded with 11 flyers doing all five days lists. Well done everyone!
That means 166 rooms across the country were cleaned and sparkling this week.
w/c 08/03 - 166 (11)
w/c 01/03 - 209 (20)
w/c 22/02 - 243 (26)
w/c 15/02 - 217 (21)
w/c 08/02 - 221 (25)
w/c 18/01 - 252 (24)New record to beat!!
w/c 27/07 - 120 ( 5)(worst ever!!)
REQUESTS FOR STARS NEED TO BE POSTED BEFORE 8PM ON A SUNDAY.
Updated to: 1078
Stars awarded this week
boddy :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
cally_c :starmod::staradmin :staradmin
carol22
ceebeeby
choccybix :starmod:
chocolate addict :staradmin :starmod:
cosmomo :starmod:
Courgette :staradmin
diluvsdiscounts :starmod:
emma133 :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
froddy :starmod::staradmin
funfairprincess :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
helenhelen :starmod:
helenjelly :staradmin
hex2
hollyh :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
Ishtar :starmod::staradmin:staradmin
jassa :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
kassey
kazmeister :starmod:
kazLA :starmod::staradmin
kazwookie
kezlou :starmod::staradmin :staradmin
kornishkat :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
LameWolf
lemanie
macpep1
MissHiggerty :starmod: :starmod::starmod:
mudbath :starmod:
mummyof5 :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
mumto5:starmod::staradmin
natty68 :starmod::staradmin
nuttyrockeress
Penelope Penguin
Pollybear
prettypennies :staradmin
Quillion :starmod:
ragz :staradmin :staradmin:starmod:
rosepick1984 :staradmin
sabs10 :starmod:
sandy71 :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
scotdebs :staradmin
smartie12 :staradmin
soappie :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
SunnyGirl :staradmin:starmod:
TAG :starmod::staradmin
tinkerbellsmum :starmod:
tiredanddesperate :staradmin:starmod:
toochoosey :starmod::staradmin
valli :starmod::starmod::starmod:
vanilla :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
1step closer :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
Toochoosey's DD
'Sick' List
Ragz UFN (recovering!!)
sandy71 until further notice
smartie to be extra careful
zoelikesjam
Carrying a Flybaby
grateful 10/10
smartie
polkadot
courgette
cazzab 06/10
KazLA due 27/06/10
lav1979 due 17/07/10
angelcakes_smw
Daily Posting Award
LadyLiberty
xx
Money Saving Diva
xx
Sandy71
New this week
notjustlaura
wilf55
Frugal Fox
jayII
jellybaby21
franby64
suep
gtx
seafarers_wife
*zippy*
:starmod: Mon Wed & Fri, :staradmin Tues & Thurs,Diva Award, LadyL award, Junior pinks award, 
Junior blues award.Sandy71 award :heart: R.I.P.:heart:
Money Saving Diva
mummyslittleboy
:A:heart:
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Timed that well! Just popped my head in and there the thread was
Official Mascot and Chief Cheerleader for the 'Mortgage Free in Three' Gang0 -
Thanks girls for all the hard work, def. in and after Fridays mammoth effort should be a bit easier this week xx0
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I'm here and with 1 thing and another I did hardly anything last week and the house is like a bombsite!NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
MBNA £55000 -
I'm in this week! Started Mystery Shopping last week and have had loads of jobs! My house is a tip! All I managed to do this week is clean the bathroom
Am glad the kitchen is on for tomorrow its a tip!
Toots - I'm assuming you are going into hospital tomorrow? (Hope I've not got that wrong, I've not managed to keep up) Hope it all goes OK, will be thinking of you xxxxA very busy Yummy Mummy to a 1 year old gorgeous boy :smileyhea
Where does the time go? :think:0 -
I'm in this week - thanks to pigpen, Toots and soappie :A
Hope you all had a good day. Mum and I went out to lunch and then to see Alice in Wonderland
Toots - hope you don't get too bored next week; will be thinking of you :A
Love and hugs to all xx"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 -
I'm in this week, not done much last week and it shows. Somehow life got in the way. Glad its the kitchen, it needs a good scrub!0
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Not a good week for you all so I hope you all achieve better this week.
Take care all
see you next week
toots xx:heart: R.I.P.:heart:
Money Saving Diva
mummyslittleboy:A:heart:
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