Weekly Flylady Thread 16th October 2017

What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole task easier and quicker. We also accept that, sometimes, life just gets on top of us and we can't keep up, maybe because we're time-poor, not in the best of health and/or we have littlies who need us. We are definitely NOT control freaks aiming for perfection and utterly spotless show-homes.

Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. You're more than welcome to join us in the everlasting battle against dust, grime and gibble. The aim of our thread is to make those onerous tasks less daunting, and to support each other - and to make time for the finer things in life!

Right now the thread is looking very quiet...but please do remember we have to abide by MSE rules; each post should, ideally, include some mention of flying.

[/B] Thank you Natty for last week's thread.

Please follow the forum rules on this thread as Flylady has been here a LONG time and is a fabulous support and resource for lots of us. All posts should have some Flylady-related (ooh a compound adjective) content!

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!
MAD half hour
- Mad is the abbreviation for Make A Difference.
The idea is that you have a Forth bridge (ie never-ending - or just huge) task but that you work on it in half-hour bursts. This way you know you ARE stooping, and that you won't get it finished but you will make a difference - so it might be clearing out - the garage or shed, or clothes sorting, or weeding - you get the picture - but rather than keep going until you've lost the will to live you do half an hour...but, eventually those half hours will get the job done!

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 Lounge

Level 1

Open windows
Empty bin
clear gibble
sort newspapers & magazines - recycle
Wipe coasters, sticky switches and door handles
Clear ash from fire if you've a woodburner/real fire
Polish coffee tables and lamp tables
Plump cushions

Level 2
Wipe or vacuum upholstery
Dust furnishings
see to cut flowers
Wipe sill

Level 3

Wipe skirtings
Dust light fittings
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor - use the edging tool to clean all edges
Check for cobwebs

Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
MAD half hour - could be self improvement or nibbling at a big task
Half term looms - playdates?
Make a social arrangement - me time is important
Drink more water!

Tuesday- Bathroom and on sweet (sic)

simple list - but effective

remove all gibble
fling towels in wash
scrub bath, loo and sink. THOROUGHLY inc under rims and outside...

fling bleach down all holes...

dust everywhere

polish mirrors and any glass

sweep and mop floor

S&S kitchen
MAD half hour...


Wonderful Wednesday - pick a room in dire need

If you have 15 minutes...

Clear out all gibble and rehome
BIN all rubbish
Straighten and neaten
If there's a bed in here make it or change it
If there is seating in here make sure it is sittable-on.

If you have half an hour

All the above plus wipe switches and door handles
Sweep, mop or vacuum the floor

If you have even longer

Dust everywhere
Wipe sills and windowframes
Deweb dusty corners
Clean the windows


EXTRAS

S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Rubbish out to the bins - don't forget to rinse out what you intend to recycle
Check you have candles and matches and a torch where you can find them in the dark.
HHI
if you have the time do a MAD half hour
Make a me-time plan for sometime SOOOOON

Thrilling Thursday GROUNDHOG DAY - pick another room in dire need OR
go back to yesterday's...

If you have 15 minutes...

Clear out all gibble and rehome
BIN all rubbish
Straighten and neaten
If there's a bed in here make it or change it
If there is seating in here make sure it is sittable-on.

If you have half an hour

All the above plus wipe switches and door handles
Sweep, mop or vacuum the floor

If you have even longer

Dust everywhere
Wipe sills and windowframes
Deweb dusty corners
Clean the windows


EXTRAS

S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Rubbish out to the bins - don't forget to rinse out what you intend to recycle
Check you have candles and matches and a torch where you can find them in the dark.
HHI
if you have the time do a MAD half hour
Make a me-time plan for sometime SOOOOON[/COLOR]