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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. Which, for some bizarre reason, I am unable to link to; sorry!
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 - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1
Clear the sills and wipe the windows and sills
Clear the worktops
Wipe them down thoroughly, don't forget the splashbacks
Wipe anything that's going back
Level 2a
Clear and clear the table
Change the cloth or wipe the mats
Wipe the table and chairs - including lega and under the table edges - you might be surprised!
Level 2b
Dust where necessary
Wipe cupboard fronts - don't forget the handle AND SOCKETS AND SWITCHES
Level 3
Attend to all the floors
Wipe doors, door handles and dont forget the tops
Wipe skirtings
Finially - mop or vacuum
Extras
HHI
make sure there's nothing slowly decomposing in the fridge
If its half term make a batch of Twinks for the hordes...you moght want to do this BEFORE starting on the list
Terrific Tuesday
Halls, stairs, landing, porch
Level 1
Clear out the clutter
Whack the mats against a wall
Clean windows and mirrors
Level 2
Dust all horizontal surfaces
Wipe banisters, light switches and sticky finger traps
Assign shoe-cleaning duty to shoe owners
Level 3
Check high places and dark corners for webs
Sweep, mop and vacuum the floor - whichever's best for your flooring
Extras
Assign a child to pocket checking - make sure nothing unpleasant is being harboured
Give kiddies a bin bag - to fill from their OWN room
Find a frog and start to nibble it
S&S bathroom and kitchen
Involve kiddies in meal planning - and cooking their favourite!
Keep an eye on kiddies online - make sure you know who they are talking to. Older teens could watch Kayleigh's Story - and boys are JUST as vulnerable!
Wonderful Wednesday Bedroom
Level 1
Open the windows, strip the bed and leave it to air
Turn mattress (IF you can!)
Vacuum/wipe headboard
Remake bed
Level 2
Damp cloth time - wipe switches, sockets
Swill cloth and wipe windoe frames
Clean windows
Clear chair and/or floordrobes
Level 3
Dust everyhwere and don't forget the skirtings
Vacuum or mop floor
Extras
HHI - keep on top of it
Check all PE kit has made it into the wash
Check plimsolls for fit
Pick a drawer for a good sort out
Thursday Thrills - love that lounge
Level 1
Empty bins
Vacuum/wipe sofas and chairs - including under the seat pads
polish any wooden bits
Level 2
Dust everywhere including skirting boards, dados and picture rails
Wipe places where sticky fingers leave marks
Level 3
Clean floor
Dust electricals
Wipe light fittings
swish long duster into cobwebby corners
Extras
make any appointments - dentist, doctors, those unpleasant but life saving cancer checks...
check for wind damage
S&S kitchen and bathroom
Friday - bathtime!
Level 1
Take all the sutff out of the sher/from the side of the bath
scrub bath inside and out
polish taps
wash shower curtain/clean shower screen
wipe sills and ledges
Level 2
Flush the loo
Scrub the bowl - don't forget under the rim
With a clean cloth wipe the seat and outside of the loo
Slug some bleach down there
Clean the window
Level 3
scrub the hand basin
polish the towel rail
wipe switches and pulls
clean the floor
give everythin a polish with a clean MF cloth
Extras
S&S the kitchen
plan some me-time...spoil youself
don't stress over what you have NOT done..focus on what you HAVE achieved. New week next week!
Thank you Natty for last week's thread. Which, for some bizarre reason, I am unable to link to; sorry!
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 - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1
Clear the sills and wipe the windows and sills
Clear the worktops
Wipe them down thoroughly, don't forget the splashbacks
Wipe anything that's going back
Level 2a
Clear and clear the table
Change the cloth or wipe the mats
Wipe the table and chairs - including lega and under the table edges - you might be surprised!
Level 2b
Dust where necessary
Wipe cupboard fronts - don't forget the handle AND SOCKETS AND SWITCHES
Level 3
Attend to all the floors
Wipe doors, door handles and dont forget the tops
Wipe skirtings
Finially - mop or vacuum
Extras
HHI
make sure there's nothing slowly decomposing in the fridge
If its half term make a batch of Twinks for the hordes...you moght want to do this BEFORE starting on the list
Terrific Tuesday
Halls, stairs, landing, porch
Level 1
Clear out the clutter
Whack the mats against a wall
Clean windows and mirrors
Level 2
Dust all horizontal surfaces
Wipe banisters, light switches and sticky finger traps
Assign shoe-cleaning duty to shoe owners
Level 3
Check high places and dark corners for webs
Sweep, mop and vacuum the floor - whichever's best for your flooring
Extras
Assign a child to pocket checking - make sure nothing unpleasant is being harboured
Give kiddies a bin bag - to fill from their OWN room
Find a frog and start to nibble it
S&S bathroom and kitchen
Involve kiddies in meal planning - and cooking their favourite!
Keep an eye on kiddies online - make sure you know who they are talking to. Older teens could watch Kayleigh's Story - and boys are JUST as vulnerable!
Wonderful Wednesday Bedroom
Level 1
Open the windows, strip the bed and leave it to air
Turn mattress (IF you can!)
Vacuum/wipe headboard
Remake bed
Level 2
Damp cloth time - wipe switches, sockets
Swill cloth and wipe windoe frames
Clean windows
Clear chair and/or floordrobes
Level 3
Dust everyhwere and don't forget the skirtings
Vacuum or mop floor
Extras
HHI - keep on top of it
Check all PE kit has made it into the wash
Check plimsolls for fit
Pick a drawer for a good sort out
Thursday Thrills - love that lounge
Level 1
Empty bins
Vacuum/wipe sofas and chairs - including under the seat pads
polish any wooden bits
Level 2
Dust everywhere including skirting boards, dados and picture rails
Wipe places where sticky fingers leave marks
Level 3
Clean floor
Dust electricals
Wipe light fittings
swish long duster into cobwebby corners
Extras
make any appointments - dentist, doctors, those unpleasant but life saving cancer checks...
check for wind damage
S&S kitchen and bathroom
Friday - bathtime!
Level 1
Take all the sutff out of the sher/from the side of the bath
scrub bath inside and out
polish taps
wash shower curtain/clean shower screen
wipe sills and ledges
Level 2
Flush the loo
Scrub the bowl - don't forget under the rim
With a clean cloth wipe the seat and outside of the loo
Slug some bleach down there
Clean the window
Level 3
scrub the hand basin
polish the towel rail
wipe switches and pulls
clean the floor
give everythin a polish with a clean MF cloth
Extras
S&S the kitchen
plan some me-time...spoil youself
don't stress over what you have NOT done..focus on what you HAVE achieved. New week next week!
Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear
Janice 1964-2016Thank you Honey Bear
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Thanks Valli I'm in
Half term has finishedhere so I'll be flying around workSPC~12 ot 124
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind0 -
Thanks Valli! I must do better this week. My flat is really showing the neglect, it's getting to me and I want to be able to have folks round for dinner soon. Here's what I'll attempt tomorrow, bearing in mind I'll be late home from work:
Marvellous Monday - Kitchen
Level 1
Clear the sills and wipe the windows and sills
Clear the worktops
Wipe them down thoroughly, don't forget the splashbacks
Level 2
Clear and clear the table
Wipe the table and chairs - including legs and under the table edges - you might be surprised!
Wipe cupboard fronts - don't forget the handle
Level 3
Sweep and mop floor
Extras
make sure there's nothing slowly decomposing in the fridge
I'm optimistic...0 -
Thanks Valli. I will steam mop the kitchen floor at some point tomorrow. It's very rare that anything stays in my fridge long enough to decompose :rotfl:0
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Hi all
I am in. Both kids are at home tomorrow but they have been tidying their rooms today so thats a good start. I really need to get back to some flying through the week, at the moment I am ending up having to catch up at the weekend.
Working from home tomorrow afternoon and I have a meeting tomorrow night which is optional, will see how it goes.0 -
Thanks Valli. I'm in.
Half term over so back to normal tomorrow. Hopefully that means back to actually flying on some days. I never seem to get as much done as I plan in the holidays for some strange reason
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I'm in again this week. Not sure if I'll get round to Mondays list tomorrow thou, it's a long day at work tomorrow, and my turn to cook all week. But I should be able to do level 1's at least.
Thanks for the list Valli, however I've spotted we have two 'level 2's
Marvellous Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1
Clear the sills and wipe the windows and sills
Clear the worktops
Wipe them down thoroughly, don't forget the splashbacks
Wipe anything that's going back
Level 2
Clear and clear the table
Change the cloth or wipe the mats
Wipe the table and chairs - including legs and under the table edges - you might be surprised!
Level 2
Dust where necessary
Wipe cupboard fronts - don't forget the handle AND SOCKETS AND SWITCHES
Level 3
Attend to all the floors
Wipe doors, door handles and dont forget the tops
Wipe skirtings
Finially - mop or vacuum
Extras
HHI
make sure there's nothing slowly decomposing in the fridge
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x_raphael_xx wrote: »I'm in again this week. Not sure if I'll get round to Mondays list tomorrow thou, it's a long day at work tomorrow, and my turn to cook all week. But I should be able to do level 1's at least.
Thanks for the list Valli, however I've spotted we have two 'level 2's
ooops! Probably because I was messing about trying to link. On works lappy so probably something to do with settings. I should have been at home tomorrow, now I am not. Ah well.Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
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I'm in - thanks Valli :A Half term here so am aiming for some flying, school work and me time each day - let's see what actually happens!!
Lots of virtual hugs needed for fabulous flyladies so please help yourselves xx
Tomorrow I must go into town to bank and B00ts and pop to GP surgery to sort out travel jabs.
List ready for the morning ............
Marvellous Monday - Kitchen
Clear the sill and wipe the window and sill
Clear the worktops
Wipe them down thoroughly, don't forget the splashbacks
Wipe anything that's going back
Dust where necessary
Wipe cupboard fronts - don't forget the handle AND SOCKETS AND SWITCHES
Attend to all the floors
Wipe doors, door handles and dont forget the tops
Wipe skirtings
Finally - vacuum"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
I'm a long time 'lurker' but hoping to join in properly this week especially as I'm on a week's holiday from work so no excuses! Following the Kondo thread as well so hoping to up my game on the decluttering front as well
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