Weekly Flylady Thread 20th March 2017

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 Natty 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

ok Here goes this Week...

Marvellous Monday RECLAIM YOUR LOUNGE

Level 1

Fling the window(s) open.
Empty bins
Attend to plants - wipe leaves, water
Attend to flowers - whizz or water; root out floppy flowerheads
Clean windows
Wipe window frames
Dust curtain tracks

Level 2

Plump cushions
Wipe or vacuum sofas and chairs as appropriate
Get a damp cloth and wipe switches and sockets
Clear clutter out

Level 3
Dust everywhere including skirtings, picture rails and dado rails
Vacuum as far as you can (inc under furniture)

Extras

Usual S&S in the kitchen and bathroom
HHI
Month end approaches as does Easter. Add any cards you need to your shopping list.
If you're buying chocolate eggs research online for the best prices!


Everything's Tuesday Kitchen and dining

Level one
clear sills and sides and wipe down
check fridge for 'less than fresh' food and fling/make fridge-bottom soup
wipe out fridge

Level 2
Wipe table and chairs
wipe cupboard fronts
wipe handles and light switches
dust where dusting is needed

level 3
mop/sweep/vacuum floor
clean any windows and mirrors
wipe down what lives on the worktops and pop them back

Extras
Start on cupboard clearance - pick one, empty it, wipe it out and put back what lives there, tidily, having disposed of anything that's died in storage
wash out the bin
HHI
month end is coming - get your expenses claims etc prepped


Wonderful Wiping Wednesday

Bathroom

Level one
clear sills and shelves and wipe
clean windows
empty side of bath
spray and scrub

Level 2
scrub loo inside and out
wipe pull cords
wipe tiles and splashbacks
wash bathmats

level 3
Dust anywhere that needs it
empty bin
scrub basins and bidets
swab floor

Extras
scrub out cupboards and fling anything drying up and dying
put towels in wM for a VERY HOT wash
polish towel rails
put out clean towels etc
S& kitchen - keep it shiny








Thursday Thrills

Hall, stairs, landing

Level 1

Clear any detritus
Bang mats outside
Wash front door inside and out
Sweep step

Level 2
Clean windows
Wipe sills
Polish mirrors

Level 3
Dust everywhere
Vacuum/sweep/mop floors

Extras
S&S kitchen and bathroom


Friday bedroom

L1
Strip bed
Open window
Clear floirdrobe
Empty bin
Remake bed

L2
Clean window and silk and frame
Dust round

L3
Vacuum floor and curtains
Do out a drawer

Extras
Empty and decluttr a drawer
S&s
Peg out a washload