Weekly Flylady Thread 5th October 2015

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.

Thank you Natty for last week's thread

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!

Some of our abbreviations: DH- dear husband, OH- other half, KH/CF- affectionate term for ex husband or partner DS/DD- dear son/daughter, DGC- dear grandchild, WM- washing machine, DW- dishwasher, LR/DR- living/dining room, RoD- room of doom, 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 we go!

Marvellous Monday! - a bit of everything!
Level 1
Clearing surfaces - pick your most annoying 3! Could be kitchen sink, work tops, table, windowsill, mantelpiece, bit of floor, shelf of doom. Whatever, pick 3 and lose the gibble!
Level 2
Now give the surfaces a good clean, then only put back what really belongs there.
Rehome the rest of the gibble (keep, bin, recycle)
Level 3
S&S the downstairs loo
Empty any bins and give them a S&S too
Extras

• Put a wash on
• Check any birthdays or other events for the month
• Clean the outside of the front door
• Tidy your handbag or even the car glove box :eek:

Terrific Tuesday: kitchen and dining room
Level 1
Clear the work tops / table and wipe down
Wipe over the cupboard and drawer fronts, and kick boards
Level 2
Clean the outside of the fridge - is the back easily reached? Is it a dust mountain?
Give your sink a polish
Sweep and mop the floor
Level 3
Clean the hob and oven door - and inside if you've time!
Wash a window
Put the kettle on and take a breather
Extras:

• Clean the cooker hood
• Collect any laundry
• Test smoke alarms if you've not done them recently

Wonderful Wednesday - Living Room
Level 1
15 minutes tidying up and clearing the floor
Hoover / sweep and mop these areas
Level 2
Hoover soft furnishing
Clear the table/coffee table and wipe it
Level 3
Shake rugs and cushions outside in between showers if you can!
Dust your pictures
Clean some lighting, mine have glass shades I need to unscrew and wash - let that light shine through!
Extras

• Use up the last of a cleaning product
• Wash a window or two
• Polish any mirrors
• Test the heating if you haven't already! Brrr.

Thumpin Thursday: bathroom & study / pc area
Level 1
Clean the sink, taps and grotty plugholes
Toilets! Don’t forget the outside!
Clear that cluttered windowsill or shelf
Level 2
Straighten up your desk and wipe over – desks harbour germs too!
Switch off the kit and wipe over the keyboard with an antibac wipe or similar
Switch it back on and de-fragment the disc
Level 3
Back to bathroom, clean the bath / shower
Mop the floor
Wash a window or two
Extras:

• Collect dirty towels and replace with fresh ones
• Clean the fan / air vent
• Do you need to replace the toothbrushes?
• Delete some emails

TFI Friday: Bedroom(s)
Level 1
Start off clearing that floordrobe! Can any be flung?
Then dewebbing and dusting the fluffy surfaces
And then vacuum...
Level 2
Strip the bed. Air and turn the mattress if needed.
Choose your cosiest bedding to replace.
Level 3
Wash a window or two
Wipe door handles and light switches
Dust your light fitting
Extras:

• tidy a shelf or drawer
• have a mini fling boogie
• put any out of season stuff away
• make a brew, and just sit and be for a while!