Weekly Flylady Thread 16th July 2007

lil_me · 15 July 2007 at 4:30PM

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, we now have levels. 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
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, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.
Swish and swipe 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

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean floors
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Level Three
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc)
Clean out the freezer, I find the vacuum cleaner is good for getting up any crumbs in the bottom or stray peas etc. Defrost it if it needs it.
Clean oven if you did not do it last week
Sort through one cupboard, emptying it, wiping it out and wiping items before putting them back

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
Clear one shelf, dust and replace items after giving them a wipe over
Clean windows in these rooms, or even just one
Using the idea Shirley suggested, get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be.

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing

Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Level 2
Remove bed linen and replace with frsh linen
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Level 3
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Sort one drawer, making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clean windows in these rooms
Clear any one hotspot

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

Wash your bathroom mats
Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be.
15 minutes paperwork sorting!
Clean windows in these rooms

Finally Friday - those terrible kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Vacuum Floor (even if it's just where you can see)
Level Two
Put anything back in it's place that isn't where it should be
Dusting and cobweb removal!
Level Three
Strip beds, vacuum mattress and replace with fresh linen
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extra Mission Tasks, as per usual you can choose one of these if you fancy something extra

Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference
Dampen down one hotspot, even if it's just for five minutes
Give a neglected drawer or other storage space 10 minutes of your time sorting through
Another 10 minutes paperwork sort, we will clear it eventually, baby steps remember!

Apart from the dailies and night time routines that's the lot for the week, of course if you still want to join us over the weekend you are more than welcome!

FRIDAY EXTRA - Don't forget your ME time this weekend, even if it's just a nice relaxing bath or catching up with an old friend, go on you deserve it!!

galantvr4 · 15 July 2007 at 5:30PM

Hello,
Had a fab time at Chopwell wood festival, spent too much money, but never mind it's only once a year! Back now and everyone including the dog is shattered.
Plan to be a bit more successful with my flying this week, however every time I make a plan something goes haywire, but lets stay optomistic!!:rolleyes:

lil_me · 15 July 2007 at 6:07PM

I'm with you on the much improve galantvr4 but being last week of term and something on EVERY day aswell as appointments inc dentists etc, I am hopeful but doubtful at the same time.

I need to add what I didn't get done over the weekend aswell at points over the week. I do have this evening to do some more but unsure how productive it will actually be. Monday DS2 at doctors, then sports day, then youth club, then Mister Twisters on the evening. Going to be busy! Unsure at which point I'll fit in posting Tuesdays list but will somewhere.

kayjay1809 · 15 July 2007 at 6:13PM

Hi, I'm going to start doing this this week, but my problem is all level one, two and three plus the extra stuff NEEDS doing desperately!! Do I try and get it all done and fail

or shall I start small and get level one and two done and forget the rest till next week?

Advice from those who have 'cracked it' welcome!! I do need the help to sort out the house and turn it into a home rather than a dump and I am quite excited about starting :j

Solwaykid · 15 July 2007 at 6:15PM

Thanks for the new thread Lil_me, sounds like you have plenty to do this week and if you're still poorly Flying should come last..

Galantvr, I'm ashamed to say Chopwell Wood is on my doorstep virtually and I've still not been. Hope the festival was good fun!

1 dozen lemon curd fairy cakes made and supper on the go too. I feel a good week coming on and on top of things for a change. Somebody quote me on that on ,say, Wednesday or Thursday when I'm upside down again!

Have a useful Flying week, all.

Pollybear · 15 July 2007 at 6:16PM

If you try and get every room up to level 3 in one week you might get overwhelmed and give up. Just try and do level 1 and two each day and maybe one or two little extras. You will get the rooms round again next week to do a few more bits.

Solwaykid · 15 July 2007 at 6:18PM

I second what pollybear says. Welcome to the thread kayjay!

Dustykitten · 15 July 2007 at 7:04PM

Evening all and welcome Kayjay

Had one of those days when I have not been able to settle to anything - for no reason so I have done 10 minutes

garage sort
weeding
emptying pots
paperwork
DS3 clothes

Hope to settle to more tomorrow. Going to do 10minutes DS2 clothes now and then the Sunday night ironing with the telly - I really need to do more than 10 minutes on this!

DS1 cut the grass front and back. His behaviour has been awful this week so have given no pocket money. Said if he cut the grass and collected 27 golf balls he could have half. Liking a challenge he said I can find 30 so I said ok do it! He did.

Probably pop back later as I expect you will all be in doing your lists - I'll do mine later too.

lil_me · 15 July 2007 at 8:01PM

Must agree with Pollybear aswell, if you aim for higher than you can do then it's a real let down if you don't manage it. Maybe aim for one or two then if you get higher great

Just remembered I also need to ring what will be DSs new school, they still haven't called to say the new uniforms are in which was supposed to be beginning of last week, with only one manic week left I need to get it sorted. They don't enforce uniform but DS likes to wear it. Best add that to my ever growing list.

Right going to take an idea from dusty tonight and do some 10 minute jobs, DP has gone out for a bit so at least he won't be in my way, after getting the boys to bed of course.

HopeElizzy · 15 July 2007 at 8:12PM

Evening, hope you're all well.

Thanks for the list lil_me

I'm going to try my best to do something this week - last week just didn't happen.

At the beginning of the week my friends mum (62) died of a heart attack and my friend was the attending paramedic. It was a complete co-incidence that she was on duty inthe area and she even managed to get her mum to hospital but she had another attack and the doctors couldn't bring her back.
:cry:Next I took ds to the hospital to have his plaster cast off his leg - hurrah! We had to wait ages which isn't good with a scared 3yo and he screamed and cried so much while they took the cast off it made my heart ache. Then he just wouldn't walk for the doctor so we have to go back another time to get it checked!
:cry:At the end of the week I found out a friend who had bowel cancer last year and beat it has secondaries and hasn't got long left. She is only my age and like me has 2 small children. Last year when she went in for her first operation she asked dh and myself to look after her dh and children if anything happened to her and now it's happening again.
I have sobbed my way through this last week.

So, this week:
I'm going to try to do at least Stage 1 of lil_me's list every day
I have friends' mums funeral Thursday so need to practice a reading
We are going on holiday on Friday for 2 weeks so have to pack
Get my hair cut (a shaggy dog has nothing on me!)

Good Luck everyone!

Edit: sorry guys, rereading that it's a very depressing personal post but it's the kinda week I've had.......

lil_me · 15 July 2007 at 8:27PM

Elizzy, depressing and personal it may be but I am pleased that you feel relaxed enough to share it with us and hope that the support on this thread will help you through this really tough time. Unfortnately life is full of these ups and downs but what matters is being able to seek comfort in something to help us through. Will be thinking of you all, please pop in when you have the time, even if it is just to say hello or share your day, if you don't have time then I am sure everyone will understand and will be thinking of you regardless. Never think oh it's too bad/depressing to share, we're here to listen, those who don't want to don't have to read it. Just hope that you manage to at least relax a little when you are on holiday.

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