Weekly Flylady Thread 14th July 2008

pigpen

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!

Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement. There will now be level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.

THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.

Also adding a declutter mission each day. Another one where it’s up to you if you want to do it or if you need to. This follows requests from members who are looking to declutter. Fling boogies, hotspot clearing, cupboard sorts, drawer sorts etc will all be on this list. Any problems with this of any suggestions do please let me know.

A few of the basics before we start the week

Hotspots are any areas which 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.

27 Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding 27 items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.

Swish and swipe 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!
5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your spring flowers and sowing

Ok here goes this week!


Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Polish your porch!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
3. 29 thing fling
4. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
5. HHI..

Twinkling Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean out the kitchen junk drawers.. nasty dumping grounds!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean the oven..
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. 37 fling boogie.. GO!
4. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

WibblyWobblyWubbly Wednesday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! likewise socks!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. HHG.. weather permitting
2. Clean all the upstairs door frames
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

Thursday twirling- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. clean the radiators in these rooms
3. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
4. Gather up the dirty laundry upstairs!!
5. HHI... a bit more gone!

Fearsome Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it in its proper homes
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Wash a set of curtains, cushion covers, nets, duvet or throw
2. Wash some windows
3. Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
4. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

WEEKEND Frolics
For those who have extra weekend time and can't function without tasks... lol If you don't have time or want to spend time with your family that is brilliant.. go for it. It is a list of 10 tasks to do over the weekend if you get chance.. no pressure at all.. just ideas and reminders and springy preparations!
This is also a chance to get hubby's and children involved in the flying

1. Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
2. Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list... based on what you found in the freezer and those things that need using from weekly cupboard sweep
3. Spend 15 minutes pairing up those nasty odd socks.. children are great at helping with these!!
4. spend at least an hour with your family... playing, reading or just watching a dvd and having a hug!
5. Work yourself to level 3 in your messiest room!! (I'm going to regret this one!!)
6. HHG.. everyone involved!!
7. Wash and fling all the uniform bits that won't be needed after summer
8. Fill a binbag of things to get rid of.. charity/bin etc
9. 15 minutes hotspots clearing
10. Extra 30 minutes ironing.. school uniforms? work clothes?

Electra_King

Well going to try my best to stick to it this week, hopefully with a little help from the expert flyladies on this forum.

How do you all keep motivated?

Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Polish your porch!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
3. 29 thing fling
4. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
5. HHI..

gunsandbanjos

I'm in, just done an S&S in the kitchen and living room:D Going to have an early night i think;)

kazmeister

And just in case you missed it lilme on t'other page

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :dance: :dance: :dance: :hello: :hello: :santa2: :snow_laug :xmassign: :grinheart :happyhear :happylove :happylove :lovethoug :kisses2: :EasterBun :easter_os :icotbaske :T :beer: :j

Loads hugs n stuff for the lovely lilme (and I had to correct the spelling - doh) who is always there for everyone else but sometimes needs a little help n hugs herself.

Heh who'd be up for a huge flyparty. I reckon we should all get together over a weekend, ladies (kids if you want) but deffo no other halfs and have a fun time. Who'd be up for it and what would people be willing to pay for a weekend or sat night. I work in a conference centre which has loadsa free weekends, get em to open it up and have a partee _party_ _party_ _party_ _party_



I'm sorting socks - how exciting :rotfl:

TAG

I'm in again. Easy one to start the week thank you pigpen.:T

Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
[strike]Level 1 [/strike]
[strike] Vacuum floors and sofas [/strike]
Level 2
[strike] Dusting, even if around everything [/strike]
[strike] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/strike]
[strike] Clean TV, other electrical's and cabinets[/strike]
Polish your porch!!
[strike]Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles![/strike]
[strike] Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. [/strike]
[strike] Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/strike]
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. [strike]Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc[/strike]
3. 29 thing fling
4. [strike]wash some grotty marks off your carpet!![/strike]

[strike]HHI..
[/strike]

My normal dailies -

[strike] Tidy kitchen. Load/unload/reload DW.[/strike]
[strike] Wipe surfaces. [/strike]
[strike] Wipe inside of oven. (Done everyday then I don't have to clean it IYSWIM)[/strike]
[strike] Sweep and mop kitchen floor.[/strike]
[strike] S&S downstairs toilet.[/strike]

[strike] Tidy living room & put any stuff upstairs.[/strike]
[strike] Wipe over PC desk & keep free from clutter.
[/strike]
[STRIKE] Tidy bedrooms & make beds.[/STRIKE]
[strike] Sort out dirty washing.[/strike]
[strike] Do 2 loads of washing.[/strike]
[strike]Keep ironing together (x15)[/strike]
Sort clean washing & put clothes away.

[strike] Tidy & S&S bathroom.[/strike]
[strike] Wash bathroom floor.[/strike]

[strike] Hoover living room/ hallway/stairs/kitchen & d/s toilet.[/strike]
Hoover bedrooms/landing & bathroom.

Walk the dog
Complete Food Focus log.

REDMADCURLS

Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Polish your porch!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
3. 29 thing fling
4. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
5. HHI..

Supposed to be a lovely day tomorrow and so will try and get some more of the yard cleared - bank holiday here tomorrow and tues and council on strike wednesday so no dump until thurs but sure, looking it positively, that gives me lots of days to fill lots of bags!!

gunsandbanjos

Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
[STRIKE]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[STRIKE]Polish your porch[/STRIKE]!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
[STRIKE]Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
[/STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
3. 29 thing fling
4. [STRIKE]
   
5. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
6. [/STRIKE]HHI..

Davgirl1

I'm in again. Thanks for the list Pigpen. Going to be busy this week - 2 sports days, 2 school discos plus all the usual ferrying around. Its always the same at the end of the summer term - I just want to be taking it easy with 6 weeks of school hols to look forward to and always find myself rushing around like a mad thing.

Extras for tomorrow
Take hamster to vets for teeth clipping
Clean hamsters out
Clean fish out
Make bread
Pick up prescription
Take DD bike to get tyre mended
Sort out chemicals in kids pool

Hugs to anyone that needs one and heres to a productive week.

Mum_on_a_mission_2

I'm in this week - need to be as last week went all pear shaped, and this is the last week of term - :eek: . Life then gets a whole lot more complicated and it'll be harder to keep on top of everything.

Hugs to those who need them, and a glass of plonk to everyone else.

Moam

Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean over mantel mirrors
3. 29 thing fling
4. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
5. Meeting with head about website
6. Make plan of action for website
7. NCT sale registration form into post
8. Pester council about missing manhole cover (before a littley falls down it)

jjef

I am in again this week, although as its meant to be a nice day tomorrow I may change things around but at the mo will stick with pigpens list.

So list looks like -
my list
WM
[STRIKE]
DW
[/STRIKE]
BM
Ironing
[STRIKE]put away sleepover beds from weekend[/STRIKE].

Pigpen list
Mysterious Monday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
[/STRIKE]
[strike]Polish your porch!![/strike]
Level 3
[STRIKE]
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags ..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
[/STRIKE]
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
3. 29 thing fling
4. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
5. HHI..

thats me for now off to catch up with the end of last weeks thread and then off to bed for an early night.
j

winniepooh

Count me in this week:j .

I'm going to give it a go.

I'm at work in the morning so it will have to be a mad dash when I get home:rolleyes: