Weekly Flylady Thread 19th November 2012

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.


Link to last week's thread

There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. 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!

Monday - kitchen and hallway
Level One
Give the hob a clean
Level Two
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean a window
Level three
Clear a hotspot
S&S toilets and sinks
Clean the kitchen sink, taps, plugs

Extras
Catch up on phone calls
Update diary with December plans, does the LBD need to go to the cleaners? Kids costumes for plays etc
HHI

Tuessday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Change the bed
Level Two
Shine a mirror or window
Hoover the floor and skirting boards
Level Three
Bin bag dance or HHTidying
Wipe a window sill or two
From Valli
dust/vacuum or wash all light shades (pendant AND lamp) - a paintbrush makes an EXCELLENT duster for fabric-covered shades; glass shades really shine if washed in soapy water, rinsed and left to dry.

Extras
Light a candle and think of our lovely Bossy and the little moos. Spare a thought for all those missing somebody special from their lives and show those still here just how much they mean to you.

Wednesday - Living Room Stairs
Level One
15 minutes tidying up/clearing a hotspot
Level Two
Drag out what furniture you safely can and hoover behind, dust the skirtings whilst you are at it
Dust the mantle/coffee table
Level Three
Hoover the stairs
Wipe the bannisters
Test your smoke alarms, ensure you have a spare battery now so that you don't need to remove one and not replace it.

Extras
Are you ready for when it snows, salt (or cat litter), snow shovel, frozen bread (or stash of bread flour), frozen milk, torch and batteries, hot water bottles etc in case of power outage.

Thursday - Bathroom and downstairs loo/ensuites
Level One
Check medical supplies, get rid of out of date stuff and replenish stocks
Level Two
Clean baths, sinks and toilets
Wash tiles and splash backs, make them sparkle
Level Three
HH me time, face mask, soak you feet etc
Wash shower curtains/bath mats
Shine the mirrors

Extras
Something off your own list, some mending maybe?

Friday- whatever you fancy
Today you get to choose all your own tasks! Catch up on old chewy frogs or just have the day off.