Flylady Thread for Monday 5th February

moggins · 4 February 2007 at 10:26PM

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, ironing, making beds, hoovering high traffic areas

Nighttime 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.

27 Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding 27 items that can go out with the rubbish

Monday - Kitchen

1. Clean inside Fridge, microwave and clean cooker.
2. Remove everything from worktops and clean thoroughly.
3. Replace things on worktops wiping each item over before it is replaced.
4. Straighten drawers and cupboards.
5. Clean splashbacks
6. Dust light fittings and clean light switch.
7. Wipe down cabinet doors.
8. Tidy under sink cupboard, shine sink.
9. Clean floor.

Bathroom

1. Clean bath, sink and toilet.
2. Wipe down tiles
3. Clean mirrors and tidy up. Check toothbrushes for possible replacing.
4. Clean floor.

Empty bins, check hotspots and damp down.

Remember dailies and nightime routines

Tuesday

Entrance, hallway
1. clear away any cobwebs, dust and wipe down front door
2. Clean any dirty marks off walls, clean light switch.
3. Dust any furniture in hallway
4. Hoover floor
5. Straighten and sort coats and outdoor shoes.

Dining room
1. Clean cobwebs away, dust windowsills
2. Clean window
3. Dust furniture
4. Clean table
5. Clean skirting boards
6. Water any plants
7. Add any finishing touches to table, (tablecloth, flowers etc)
8. Hoover or sweep floor.

Wednesday
Living room

1. Dust all furnture and polish if needed
2. Hoover, under, over, around and down the sides of sofa cushions too.
3. Shake rugs outdoors.
4. Clean fire and fireplace.
5. Empty wastepaper basket
6. Tidy magazine rack
7. sort any hotspots
8. File any paperwork
9. Make any essential phone calls

Tidy computer desk/ home office

Daily and nightime routines

Thursday

Childrens Rooms/Spare Room

1.Tidy (declutter)
2. Hoover,
3. dust,
4. change bedding
5.Check corners for any dirty clothes that hasn't made it to the laundry basket.
6. Look under beds for any rubbish that hasn't made it to the bin or plates, cups etc that haven't made it to the sink

Hoover and clear landing.
Sort through bookcases for any that you know you aren't going to read again and either donate or sell.

And I don't really have to remind you by now to do your dailies and nightime routines do I?

Friday - Master Bedroom

1. Change bedding
2. Hoover
3. Dust
4. Declutter (make sure all clothes are in wardrobes or drawers and tidy bedside cabinets)
5. Clean inside of window
6. Clean windowsill
7. Check underwear drawers for anything that really needs getting rid of!
8. Check nets, blinds for washing, cleaning if needed.
9. Sort computer desk if yours is in the bedroom.

It's the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember to do uniforms and any clothes needed for Monday.

Daily and nightime routines

One extra little job - sort out all the containers in the kitchen and dump the ones without lids or have lids but no bases!

millionaire_in_training · 4 February 2007 at 11:01PM

Woohoo:j Did all this today so for once I am ahead. Hmm or am I? I was catching up with last week. Oh well too confusing to think about. Tell you one thing though I aint doing it again tomorrow

xx

jjef · 4 February 2007 at 11:03PM

Thanks Moggins, all set for tomorrow as I have workmen at the house all day so no excuses not to get through your list.

I would like to say a big thank you to all who fly, I joined just over two weeks ago and although I have not managed everything every day I did feel that I had made some progress with the house, but after being away for a night this weekend and coming home to a clean and tidy house - the joy in walking through the front door and seeing tidy rooms and a clean kitchen put a smile on my face, so thanks all for posting on here, it makes me determined to post what I have to do each day and then to make sure that I do it.

So here goes with Mondays list -
Dailies - WM, DW, BEDs, Lunches, hoover lounge/hall/dining room, bathroom SS, walk dog and wash dogs bedding.
Moggins list in full
Nightimes - clothes out, dishes away, and quick lounge tidy.

Hopefully see all tomorrow.

PS I have also found that over the last two weeks with meal planning, what i have spent over two weeks I used to spend in one!

mumoftwo · 4 February 2007 at 11:16PM

Thanks Moggins,

Love doing the kitchen.. Last night I made curry for tea. Watched tv/dvd with kids, when I was going to bed I realised I hadn't done the dishes. I wasn't in the mood but couldn't face coming down to a dirty kitchen in the morning smelling of curry and dirty dishes. So decided to quickly do them and this morning... I was so happy with my clean kitchen, :j Thanks to the flying...

Making sure all is well with uniforms and dishes before going to bed...

Happy flying tomorrow everyone.

artic_fox_2 · 4 February 2007 at 11:34PM

thanks so much for this post

i will be joining in tomorrow

OH laughed when i read list and rolled eyes at me

long standing joke that he is a better house husband than i am

going to copy out list and stick to inside of cupboard in kitchen in plastic folder and cross off when done

I WILL BE A FLYBABY!!

HariboJunkie · 4 February 2007 at 11:50PM

Can I join in this week please?

My dailies are;

DW, WM, BM, Hoover hall, Beds, Bins, Ironing

Night time is;

DW, WM, Lunches, Organise uniforms and schoolbags, tidy toys.

Looking forward to starting tommorrow.

Simba_25 · 4 February 2007 at 11:52PM

I have read this thread for a while now, and keep meaning to join in... however i alwys made an excuse, or just read about it instead of doing it lol

I have moved into a new house this weekend though and i am going to start 'flying' in the hope i will be organised (as such) from the word go so it will be easier to keep it that way??

My biggest problem though is i have a 4 year old and a 4 week old and my baby obviously take sup a lot of time and leaves me shattered. I keep using her as an excuse though and i need to work round her.

I am still surrounded by boxes but my bathroom and my kitchen are both unpacked so will attack your list tomorrow after the school run and hope to get clothes put away in the bedrooms too....as we are living out of a case at the min.

I will keep you updated how i get on and keep your fingers crossed that Mia sleeps and lets me get on with it lol

Spendless · 4 February 2007 at 11:58PM

The kitchen and bathroom were done today :j . Is it just me or is anyone else finding the house spotless on Friday and loking like a **** tip on Sunday :mad: . Short of tying the family up all w/end and not allowing them to move :think: don't really know what to do

. So tomorrow I can either do bit of paperwork and tidy up of hall OR I can tackle bedrooms AGAIN :rolleyes:

mumoftwo · 5 February 2007 at 12:00AM

Good luck Simba-25

Awwww 4 weeks old, how lovely, you must be so tired though.. Just do what you can, even a few things are better than nothing at all.. It is amazing how ten minutes here and there make a big difference.. I have only been doing this flying for a few weeks now and the house looks so much better, still lots of room for improvement.

vivw_2 · 5 February 2007 at 12:27AM

Monday - Kitchen

1. Clean inside Fridge, microwave and clean cooker.
2. Remove everything from worktops and clean thoroughly.
3. Replace things on worktops wiping each item over before it is replaced.
4. Straighten drawers and cupboards.
5. Clean splashbacks
6. Dust light fittings and clean light switch.
7. Wipe down cabinet doors.
8. Tidy under sink cupboard, shine sink.
9. Clean floor.

Bathroom

1. Clean bath, sink and toilet.
2. Wipe down tiles
3. Clean mirrors and tidy up. Check toothbrushes for possible replacing.
4. Clean floor.

Empty bins, check hotspots and damp down.

How long does it take to do all this in your house? Am wondering if I'm taking too long over things...when I go back to work I would like to keep this up but am unsure if I'll be able to. Some timings would be helpful esp to us who are new to all this....thanks

artic_fox_2 · 5 February 2007 at 12:32AM

i expext it takes lot longer the 1st few times you do it but once you get into a routine it should be quicker

im starting tomorrow

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