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Weekly Flylady Thread 12th May 2008
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 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.
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
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 spring flowers and sowing
Ok here goes this week
Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
binbag dance!
HHI ..
Clean windows and sills
Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works! (I have a wire brush too.. cheat!)
Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
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.
Sort out the shoes and boots and fling the dead ones and the out grown ones
Vacuum hall, landing and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
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..
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
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.. you WILL have nothing left lol!!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
Level One
Clear the floor
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Level Three
Vacuum the floor
deweb and fluff the room
clean the windows
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 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.
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
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 spring flowers and sowing
Ok here goes this week
Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
binbag dance!
HHI ..
Clean windows and sills
Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works! (I have a wire brush too.. cheat!)
Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
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.
Sort out the shoes and boots and fling the dead ones and the out grown ones
Vacuum hall, landing 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!
- Wash those winter coats and put them away/fling the manky old ones.. including the one you have worn for about 10 years!! It is dead.. get rid!
- 15 minutes filing
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras
- HHI..
- Clear a hotspot
- Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!
- Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!
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..
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
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.. you WILL have nothing left lol!!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
- 37 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
- Clean windows in these rooms
- Clear a box of clutter from the landing
- Make any necessary phone calls
Level One
Clear the floor
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Level Three
Vacuum the floor
deweb and fluff the room
clean the windows
Extras
- Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it
- Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors
- Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
- 15 minutes filing!
- Work to level 3 in the messiest room
- HHG.. get the grass cut and the weeds plucked!!
- Spend some time with someone you love because you never know just how long you are going to have them! If you cannot be with them ring them and tell them you love them!
- Make sure those school and work things are washed and ironed for next week.. inc shiny shoes!
- Meal plan for the week
- Do a DIY task that you have been putting off since time began
- Change any bedding that needs it, or you missed through the week
- Wash any windows that need doing and always get neglected!
- HHI
- Binbag dance
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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*posts just so she can be first*
Right, I'm offskis I'm starting to get twinges in my back/stomach and I feel very uncomfortable, time for a hot bath and a lie down on the settee
laters lovelies! :hello: x0 -
Right, my progress last week wasn't brilliant, but I'm starting again. Clean slate and all that. Wish me luck!2015 comp wins - £370.25
Recent wins: gym class, baby stuff
Thanks to everyone who posts freebies and comps! :j0 -
Hi Everybody
Just wanted to post and introduce myself.
I've been a bit of a lurker around various Old Style threads for a couple of years on and off, and decided to join in with this Flylady one last week. I found it really useful to have a focus each day, and my house is looking much better for it (at least it was before the weekend!! - we had an unexpected visitor for the weekend - an old friend who we hadn't seen for four years, so I've done very little other than sit in the garden, drinking wine and socialising for the majority of the weekend).
Oh well, back to work tomorrow - my kitchen could certainly do with a good going over!
Hope everyone's had a fab weekend in the sunshine
Caroline x0 -
New slate for me this week too
Hoping to start the kitchen tonight because I am in shop tomorrow **woot**
I need sleep too - last night I was up half the night woith bad tummy
and then there was a "domestic" outside our window where the young lad kept bursting into tears - lol.
Back soon
T xx0 -
Im in Pigpen. Hobnob anyone?0
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I'm going to do a clean slate too this week - I had all good intentions last week and got nowhere fast. So as it's the kitchen this week, and that is my major obstacle that really needs to be tackled, I shall start as I mean to go on.
Today is going to be my last day of doing nothing, and believe me the heat is not helping me. So I am going to give in to the heat and do nothing, apart from ironing a couple of things for D's work clothes and changing the bed with our nice new pillows and duvet cover Mortgage Free as of 20.9.17Declutter challenge 2023, 2024 🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️
Declutter Challenge 2025
DH declutter challenge award 🏅⭐️0 -
[quote]embb Well done on the clearing soappie I have to say though that rooms massive! you did say it was the understairs cupboard yes? See I've forgotten already.[/quote]
Yes, it's the cupboard under the stairs. And it's big. I live in the bottom half of an old Edwardian house where ceilings are 9' 6" high etc. So, the staircase to upstairs is equally grand. When I first took possession all those years ago, the lads who had the place before me used it as a third bedroom and had a lodger living in there - albeit on a mattress on the floor because of the angled ceiling. :eek: I've often thought about turning it into a separate loo but then I'd have nowhere to store that junk...:rotfl:
I am the leading lady in the movie of my life
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count me in again this week. i'm going to spend 2 hours flying in the morning up to level 2 and doing dailes. and then spend the rest of the day doing college work, other wise i'm never going to pass my course and get in to uni in september.
Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
Level Two
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
binbag dance!
HHI ..
Clean windows and sills
Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works! (I have a wire brush too.. cheat!)
Plus
pack DS of to school.
sort more listings for ebay.
take more pics for 1 of my ebay items and send to a potential buyer.
put the mountain of washing away.
sort I.D out for student loan. (i can't believe that i'm get myself in to more debt:eek: )
Pigpen- which room is on the list for tuesday? it's just i need to plan this week around my days in college and all my assignments.Back on MSE again! to take control of my finances and not let it control me. :T May grocery challenge £41.96/1400 -
fallen_angel_shelley wrote: »Pigpen- which room is on the list for tuesday? it's just i need to plan this week around my days in college and all my assignments.
Dunno.. I can't decide .. I am in college Tuesday too and have a job sorting thing in the afternoon..
What do you fancy? I'll think which rooms need the least work and slot that in.. sneaky sneaky! 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 -
Well, the tax man is sorted for the end of the year. There was one killer question that's turned up this year which I had to do some research on so I hope I've answered it correctly.
But, sadly, you know those nicely folded towels that are the only things in the basket in the sorted out cupboard under the stairs? I have to get a couple of them out in a moment. I put my two towelling dressing gowns on a long hot wash earlier. The cycle's finished but they are still sopping wet and there's water in the bottom of the drum. So, either my filter's blocked itself :mad: or the pump's gone :eek:.
They will be strategically placed on the utility area floor whilst I investigate the filter.
Wish me luck girls - I'm going in .....I am the leading lady in the movie of my life
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