Come Fly With Me

bossymoo · 2 May 2014 at 3:01PM

Hope this is OK natty! I've created a new thread to remove the confusion. And copied your post...

Natty68 wrote: »

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us.

Many thanks to Dusty for last weeks thread

There are 3 levels per day to fit in with how much time you have. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own personal circumstances.

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!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Ok here goes this week!

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Got an hour...
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

32 fling boogie!

HHI .. I really need to do this!!!!!!

Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time!!

Clean windows and sills

Mad Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
15 minutes...
Get rid of any cobwebs that have moved in...
Remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water neglected plants
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Got an hour...
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras

Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!

HHI...

Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!

Clean out your handbag.. how many receipts??

15 minutes filing

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms
15 minutes...
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Got an hour...
Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
Wiipe 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!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list

33 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

Freaky Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
15 minutes...
Clear the floor
Vacuum the floor
Deweb and fluff the room
30 minutes to spare...
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!
Got an hour...
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!!
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!

Honey_Bear · 2 May 2014 at 3:30PM

I'm in Bossy!

I've tried to keep up with Fred this week, but now even finding it is getting a tad tricky. Huge (((hugs))) to everyone who has the need or want of one - several people judging by some of the posts I've read. It all seems overwhelming.

Churning out stuff everywhere from cupboards all over the house and ruthlessly pruning the contents. I'm drowning in gibble again and sinking.

I think it was Shortbird who first coined the phrase 'herding laundry' and I absolutely love it. After three weeks of non-stop rain and an ooo w/m I'd got it all coralled in one place and know exactly what she meant. It's all washed and out on the line, at last.

mrs-moneypenny · 2 May 2014 at 3:42PM

thanks bossy, just rang mil, shes got shingles and forgot that she was supposed to be ringing me after doc had been she was going to give Dh thwe prescrip when he went round tonight, i said the shop will be shut then so she said oh doc said asdas open 24/7, asda is 4 miles away!!!!!

im way now to go and collect it for her

pigpen · 2 May 2014 at 3:55PM

I'll be about too.. I'm having a text argument with KH.. apparently at 13 DD3's views about going to his or not should not be taken into account and I should FORCE her to go against her will if necessary.. er.. no!! .. As far as I am concerned she can go to his whenever she wants so long as I know where she is that is ok by me.. he only wants them when they fit in his social life.. so now I am being threatened with solicitors (who would also take into account her feelings on the matter) and it has been twisted into a tirade of abuse against DS2

Sometimes I really hate him... it seems so unfair that the men who would love and cherish their children are taken away and the ones who emotionally abuse theirs stick around to cause as much heartache as possible for all concerned..

My alarm didn't go off for opticians so I realised too late to go to the appointment... *furious with myself* ... I now need to phone and grovel a LOT.. we missed the last appointment due to her chickens, I did phone to cancel though as soon as possible.

Lasagne for dinner tonight and I must get some laundry folded, my hands are so painful from sanding cupboards I can't bring myself to do it but my kitchen is invisible under the gubbins strewn about I must ignore the pain and get on with it ..

I do not like this week!!! Or last week... or next week!!!!!!!!!

Chi-me · 2 May 2014 at 4:30PM

Ooh, am I in the right place? Is this the next weekly flylady thread?

Hoping so... I'm adding my list to update and work from for next week.

Some people are having such a rough time, I'm sorry to read that. Been married twice myself

and was a single parent for a bit and I know how difficult things can get particularly when children are involved... Best wishes

Saturday

* make my bed
* Clean bathroom and loo
* wipe down doors throughout
* dust throughout
* Vax (vacuum) throughout the house
* laundry in, out and put away
* shine my sink

Sunday

* make my bed
* swish and swipe bathroom and loo
* swish and swipe kitchen
* collect new steam cleaner from Arg@s
* Steeeeeeeam clean anything that doesn't move (floors throughout first) :rotfl:
* shine my sink

Monday

* make my bed
* swish and swipe bathroom and loo
* swish and swipe kitchen
* prepare accounts for tomorrow's meeting
* begin decluttering bedroom
* clear bedroom hotspots
* bag up more stuff for CS
* shine my sink

Tuesday

* make my bed
* swish loo
* swish and swipe kitchen
* shine my sink
* Clean out a drawer and declutter
* tackle wall cleaning

Wednesday

* Night, put bins out
* Deep clean the kitchen surfaces
* pay debts I'm snowballing
* Make the bed
* Shine my sink
* Swish and Swipe bathroom and loo

Thursday

* Make the bed
* Bag up stuff for CS
* Clean the loo
* swish & swipe kitchen
* Clean the microwave and the hob and oven knobs and doors
* shine my sink
* meal plan for next week

Friday

* Make the bed
* Swish & swipe kitchen
* Swish & swipe bathroom
* Clean loo
* Shine my sink

LameWolf · 2 May 2014 at 4:53PM

Chi-me something weird happened with the thread this week - it looks like it somehow got merged with another thread when it shouldn't have, so Bossy has moved us onto a fresh thread for the end of the week for clarity, as peeps were failing to find us due to the thread name now not referring to Flying or Flylady.

If I have it correct, we'll be using this thread for the rest of this week (til Sunday night) and then Dusty, whose turn it is to do next week (she alternates with Natty) will do us a new thread to start a new Flying week on Monday, and will do a link to it on Sunday evening.
HTH:o

Jazee · 2 May 2014 at 5:11PM

Hello, thanks Bossy. Hope digger doesn't come back over the weekend.

'Come fly with me' - love it!

Dustykitten · 2 May 2014 at 5:14PM

Thanks LW that is exacly what will happen gremlins permitting.

Soup cooking
Boys glad it's the weekend
Mogs fed
Washed up
Washing off the line and on the maiden

I just want to get a few basic flying bits done as we plan to do some sorting in the garage and DH office over the weekend. I also need to get some governor frogs eaten, hopefully tonight.

bossymoo · 2 May 2014 at 5:16PM

Hi Chi-me as lamewolf says, this one is current week until Sunday, as our current thread seems to have been added to another Fred and we all got lost!

But welcome!

mrs-moneypenny · 2 May 2014 at 5:57PM

back from chemists, bumped into an aquantance whos recovering from a few addiction problems she looks really well so we had a nice chat.
popped mils tabs round and wrote the instructions on the box for her.

nipped in tesco got a lovely lad on the checkout who managed to blag me an extra discount on an already reduced item as the box was damaged so really cheap tea tonight.

just_the_two_of_us · 2 May 2014 at 6:49PM

Jazee wrote: »

Hello, thanks Bossy. Hope digger doesn't come back over the weekend.

'Come fly with me' - love it!

Me too - on both counts! Now I can't stop singing!!! which is not at all pleasant!:o

Hopefully temporary name change will mean I'll be on a roll this weekend with the flying.

Had to make the difficult decision that my book voluntary job is too much. I did say I'd have to see how it went when I started. Never like to give up on things or to let people down though.

However I gave up work because of health reasons - as Dsis said "paid and in pain - you could just about cope with that - unpaid and in pain - not very clever". Have found another position advertised that I have been waiting for ages for - just hope they'll have me. Reception at local hospice. They have been brill to me over last 18 years so time to give a little back I think.

Hope you all "come fly with me" over the weekend and have a good one. xx

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