Weekly Flylady Thread 27th March 2017

Natty68 · 26 March 2017 at 11:26PM

Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. Its been lovely to see some de-lurkers and some newcomers; do please post even if it's just to say 'list completed'

Thank you Valli for last week's thread.

It is your responsibility to read the forum rules, please follow them on this thread as Flylady has been here a LONG time and is a fabulous support and resource for lots of us.

The idea is that even if you are really busy you don't need to fall off the wagon!

Every room comes back around next week so please don’t stress about catching up

These lists are only suggestions and not a must do list; you are more than welcome to post and follow your own lists.

Also adding a declutter mission each day will help to gradually clear the clutter and make flying easier.

A few of the basics before we start the week

Hotspots are areas where 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 bin bag and whiz 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!
WM ~ Washing machine
TD ~ Tumble dryer
SC ~ Slowcooker
BM ~ Breadmaker
DW ~ Dishwasher
SOAADFA ~ Sit on 'bottom' and do 'nothing'
KH/XH/FW ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite versions
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 ~ Edited to add
Gibble ~ miscellaneous crap that appears forever homeless
Dot-to-dot ~ pick a small area (not a whole room) like a chair/coffee/table/shelf/worktop or wherever- thats your first 'dot' - totally clear it - clean it - and only put back what should be there - deal with what you have removed (not just move it somewhere else) then if you have time move on and do the same to another 'dot' -the idea is just like a dot to dot puzzle, you aim to join up all the dots and have a tidy room. The trick is to keep each dot tidy until you get them all joined up! All credit to AnW's Mum for this one
RoD ~ Room of Doom, the one room that feels like it is a permanent pit and cannot be used to its potential!

Mr S/A/T/M/L/Al - supermarkets Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi. You get the picture!!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Here goes

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One...
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two...
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three...
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Degunge the fridge!
Extras

Thoroughly clean the cupboard full of tins!
Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
Clean all the filters and door seals etc
Wipe a shelf or 3 and staighten all the stuff on them.

Twinkly Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One...
Clear the floordrobe
Clear the landing of gibble
Level Two...
Dust and deweb
Wash the windows
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Level Three...
Strip and wash the bedding
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms!
Extras

Binbag dance
HHI
15 minutes filing
Fill a binbag of old winter stuff for charity shop!!
15 minutes in the garden dead heading or pruning...

Wednesday Wonders ~ Cruddy Study & Bathrooms
Level One...
Declutter floors!
Mop/vacuum/sweep floors
Level Two...
Scrub tiles while running a defrag
Clean the bath, basins, shower trays and loo's
Collect all the laundry from upstairs
Level Three...
Wash windows
Wash bath mats/shower curtains etc
Degrot the desk and dust and polish the monitor and pc case etc
Extras

Empty and wash out bins
Wipe all the sofas/chairs in these rooms
Wipe paintwork in these rooms
Clear and wipe a shelf or two

Thursdays are Trilling!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One...
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two...
Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Level Three...
Clean the sofas
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Wipe all the paintwork!
Dust mantle and polish all the trinkets upon it.. and get all the junk off it!
Extras

Wipe and water the plants
Clean out the pets, get rid of that smelly bedding and replace with lovely smelling bits
Wash any smelly soft furnishings
Get a pile of filing done!!

Friday - those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see..
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two...
Binbag dance
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! Aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
Level Three...
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Extras

Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw
Make all those necessary phonecalls!
HHI
Make a half hour time out for yourself!!
Tidy up the garden! Trim hedges and grass etc...
Bake a cake
Spend an hour or so with the family having some lovely special family time.. just talking or watching a film with popcorn etc..

FurryBeastOz · 27 March 2017 at 6:44AM

Excellent. Glad it's the kitchen. It needs it as we were away over the weekend. Barring a trip back to change cars after someone hit us at a roundabout and we were brought home by flatbed.:eek:

Trying to manoeuvre 4 twinsets plus kit into my SKODA was interesting

Cold diving and I look like I've been garrotted:rotfl: But the weather was glorious. Loch Fyne is beautiful.

Valli · 27 March 2017 at 7:03AM

Twinset FBO?

Glad you're ok.

Dentist this morning. Appointment long-awaited yet cancelled various times. Finally I AM going...

loudmouth · 27 March 2017 at 7:29AM

Good morning, I am in too this week. Thank you Natty for starting with the kitchen it is looking a bit grim . It's black bin day tomorrow, perfect for my clearing out the cupboards sessions!
Good luck at the dentist Valli. I have a 9.20 appointment at the doctors. I have been putting it off but I realise I am not in a good place health wise and Ned to talk to him.
FBO, I am confused by twinsets too ! Xx

Jazee · 27 March 2017 at 7:32AM

Good morning flyladies, and thanks for the list Natty and Valli for last week's one. Posivibes heading to all those with docs/dentist appts, car problems and icky viruses. Hope all is ok.

I shall potter about a bit this morning - really need to dust, hoover and change the bedding - walk the dogs and then it's off to the hospital with DH. I can feel the butterflies already.

Have a great day everyone.

funfairprincess · 27 March 2017 at 7:43AM

Morning flyfriends x :wave:

I'm in, thanks to Natty and Valli for the threads x:T

Valli I have an appointment with the dentist for next month I have 3 broken teeth (due to me grinding them in my sleep). It was booked in December and that was the first available. I feel your pain. Hope all goes well x

OH decluttered to work. Just sorting DD out for school. The scullery shouldn't take long to do today as it's not bad. I will stick WM on and try to keep the basket empty.

Off to put a rocket on DD. Surely hair can't take this long to brush?:rotfl:

Duckydo · 27 March 2017 at 7:54AM

Thanks Natty and Valli for the lists. I'm in as much as possible, luckily the house is in reasonable order as I'm recovering from shoulder surgery and trying to do things one handed.

atypicalblonde · 27 March 2017 at 8:05AM

I'm in thank you for the lists.

Big girl pants (and special make up) on today as I have some stuff to do that I really, really don't want to do. Roll on Wednesday night when I shall relax - these next couple of days will be odd.

Big hugs all round xx

Mumto5 · 27 March 2017 at 8:56AM

Hello flyladies, thank you for the new thread Natty.

I'm very tired after working F,S,S. Days off are today, Wed, Thur and the weekend. This is my easy week.

I have returns to take back to shops. I will do this Wednesday or Thursday. Really need to get on top of the flying today, the home needs it!

Wishing everyone a good week x

Jazee · 27 March 2017 at 9:11AM

I managed to change the bedding, start on the washloads, walk the dogs and hoover just downstairs, so not too bad.

I have the following seeds going spare. Just PM your address if want any/all.

Fennel
Squash - yellow scallop
Broccoli - sprouting early purple
Cabbage - golden acre
Cabbage - greyhound
Celery
Broccoli - green calabrese
Squash - rolet
Sweet corn - bodacious
Cabbage - offenham 2
Squash - sweet dumpling
Marrow - long green bush
Kohl Rabi
Celeriac

ionafan · 27 March 2017 at 9:39AM

Morning all.

Jazee wrote: »

...and then it's off to the hospital with DH. I can feel the butterflies already.

Thinking of you both, Jazee, and hoping that the butterflies settle quickly xx

FurryBeastOz wrote: »

Trying to manoeuvre 4 twinsets plus kit into my SKODA was interesting
Cold diving and I look like I've been garrotted:rotfl:

Diving brrrrrrr :eek: FBO. Years ago I bought a Cl!0 because it was the only small car into which I could fit a tuba in a hard case, a cello in a soft case, a flute and piccolo (both in hard cases), me and my 2 large bags of school books, and 3 teenagers, each with a school bag and PE kit. My very own Tardis!

DS1 came round yesterday afternoon with DGD1+2

and then I managed to get out into the garden for a couple of hours. I have emptied the well-rotted (but rather wet) contents of the wooden compost bin into bags and trugs and discovered that the bin is also well rotted, so I need to get a new one. I took the opportunity to move the bin away from the back door to reduce the number of fruit flies that come into the porch during the summer.

Today's list contains a lot of admin and studying, plus WMx3. I have encourage DH to go out this afternoon and let me study in peace. He means well, but he often brings me cups of tea just when I am at full concentration, instead of when I'm thirsty!

Cleaning will have to wait until later in the week... unless I can persuade DH :A to crack out the hoover and clear the bits of the kitchen and DR floors.

(((Hugs))) spoons and sticks all round x

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