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Weekly Flylady Thread 16th February 2009

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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.

Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz 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!
5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your family and enjoy it!

Ok here goes this week!

Monday - Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Empty and wash out bins
Level Two
Clear out the fridge and make note of what needs using sharpish
Sweep and mop floors
Clear and wipe table.. add a clean cloth if necessary!
Level Three
Clean the oven and hob
Wipe all the cupboard fronts, kickboards and large appliance
Wipe and replace all the small appliances
Extras
  1. HHI
  2. Wash windows
  3. Clean any light fittings/shades
  4. Binbag dance!
Twinkly Tuesday - Master bedroom & Landing
Level One
Strip bed and wash sheets/duvet cover
Clear the floor of gibble
Level Two
Clear the landing of detritus
Vacuum these floors
Wash the windows (and any curtains/nets the need doing)
Level Three
37 fling boogie!!
Empty upstairs bins
Make sure all the smoke alarms are working and if you have high sleepers you should have alarms in those rooms too.. make appointments with the fire safety people if you don't and they fit really good ones free of charge!!
Extras
  1. List 5 things on ebay!
  2. Make sure all the school coats/bags etc are washed ready for school on Monday
  3. dust away all the webs upstairs!
  4. Sort out your airing cupboard!
Any children that are off school can be REALLY helpful and clear their bedroom floors and take all their dirty things to the wash basket! And.. don't forget to do your homework for Monday!

Wednesdays are Wonderful!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two
Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!

Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Wipe all the paintwork!
Dust mantle and polish all the trinkets upon it.. and get all the junk off it!
Extras
Wipe and water the plants
Clean out the pets
Wash any smelly soft furnishings
Get a pile of filing done!!

Childrens list for tomorrow! Could you pick up all the stuff on the floor in the bathroom and put it away? Can you also make sure all the things are picked up in your room? And if you are really super, which I know you all are, can you help mummy (and daddy!!) make the living room and hallway look beautiful!

Thursday - Bathroom & Study
Level One
Declutter floors
Wash bathmats & shower curtains.
Level Two
Scrub tiles and baths and showers and sinks and loos
Wash the windows
Wash floors
Level Three
HHI
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Clear the pc desk
Extras
  1. Sort out your coat pockets and handbag
  2. Scrub the radiators
  3. Wash the paintwork
  4. Deweb and ust and demould these rooms!
Chillies can help mummies and daddies to complete this list then have a treat for being so good!

Friday funtime and frolics! - Childrens rooms!
Level One
Strip the bedding and get it washed!
Sort through all the clothes that no longer fit or are dead
Level two
Sort through a shelf of books or a box of toys and see what needs to be binned and what can be rehomed
Wash the windows
dust the shelves and flat furry spaces
Level three
Gather up ALL the dirty laundry and out it in the wash
Get uniforms and bags etc ready for school next week! HOMEWORK MUST be done today!!
Vacuum the floor!
Extras
  1. Binbag dance - doesn't have to just be this room!
  2. HHI
  3. Wipe all the sticky paintwork and walls
  4. Sit and watch a film together! Like a family!! no friends, noone escaping..
Weekend list!!
For everyone to share!!! If you get all these done Auntie Toots may find a golden sparkly star for you!!
  1. Clean out the car boot!!!!!! Oh yes the boot!! lol
  2. Clear out and clean the porch!
  3. Get everything ready for school/work on Monday
  4. S&S the kitchen
  5. S&S the bathroom
  6. Wash any bedding that has been neglected
  7. Catch up on the ironing mountain!!
  8. Clean out the pets.. they are pongy!
  9. Meal plan for the week
  10. Organise the finances for the week.. I know a lot of get paid this week! YAY!!
  11. Sort out one cupboard/chest of drawers
  12. Vacuum a neglected room
  13. Wash any windows that need it.. preferably the one you always seem to leave!
  14. Decide who you need to buy easter eggs for this year and work out when you should be buying them.. one a week.. or none at all!!
  15. Spend some time as a family.. no tv, no toys.. just talk!! You CAN do this!!

This weeks MACAW (Make a Change a Week challenge... ) Basically you choose one thing you would like to change about your lifestyle, your habits or whatever you fancy and incorporate it into a new way of life.. anything from cooking one meal a week from scratch, learning a new skill, shining your sink every day, reducing your alcohol consumption, doing some exercise.. whatever you fancy! This is only for those who WANT to participate and being run alongside flylady rather than being part of it.

My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is..............


Small announcement!!.. I REALLY don't want to do this but I feel I must.

In the last few weeks the thread has grown exponentially.. which is brilliant and wonderful and I am so pleased to welcome new fly-bodies... BUT.. this also means that some members are unable to participate as they are overwhelmed by the sheer number of posts and cannot keep up. I value ALL the members, the ones who post once a day and the ones who don't post at all and the ones who we all know so intimately. However, I feel there is a lot of 'chitchat' and general gossipy posts being made which have no relevance to the thread. Could all member PLEASE remember this a thread to support each other in flying and decluttering and making their homes beautiful and try to keep the posts on topic (not to the exclusion of all gossip!).

I'm sorry I have to do this but alas.. you all waffle too much!! :p We have a lovely little community and I do not want anyone to feel excluded from this.

We have the yahoo group and the facebook group if people want to chat over there that is wonderful but can we please keep THIS thread on track. I know you don't want to lose it any more than I do! PLEASE CAN YOU ADD YOUR MSE USERNAME TO YOUR REQUEST SO WE KNOW YOU AREN'T SOME WEIRDO!!

The weekends you can chat to your hearts content.. :p
LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
Hope to be debt free until the day I die
Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Those who were new this week blue

    AnW'sMum
    AMG2B
    ashia
    Beccah
    beccatje
    beemuzed
    boddy because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
    butterflybecks
    carlsberggal
    carol22
    casleigh
    cazzie
    cha97michelle
    ChasingButterflies
    Cheapskate
    cherie1122
    christmasshopper
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    Craftyscholar
    dannyem
    Davgirl1
    deccie
    dee.28
    DeniseNZ
    Dizabelle
    domino sue
    Doozergirl
    Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit and knowledge of the flyladies
    Eager_Elephant
    egon
    embb
    emily jackson
    EssexHebridean
    fairly_good_fairy
    fedupandskint
    fernliebee
    flybabybunting
    Flylady_flower
    froddington
    funfairprincess
    galantvr4
    gerturdeanna
    GreenandThrifty
    greenbee
    Gryfon - because I have far too much to do in far too little time so need help!
    gsysezz
    gtx
    gunsandbanjos (GnB)
    harib0uk
    Hawthorn ~ be a Noob
    heather38
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    hollyh
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    jha
    JillD
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    jjef
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    jue xx
    julie_d
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    julliff
    julu
    Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
    KAAT_LADY
    kamperkat
    kassey
    kazmeister
    kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
    kindlesgirl
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    Lady-Liberty
    ladymay
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    leiela
    Liberty9515
    likklegibbon
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    Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
    liuhut
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    Mags_50
    melliec
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    milliejo
    mineallmine
    moonflower
    m0zzy
    Mrs_Beatson .. lurks!
    Mrs Dawn
    mrsmortenharket
    msgnomey
    Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
    Mum on a mission (MOAM)
    Mummyof5
    mumofjusttwo
    Mumoffour77
    mummy2mygirls
    Natty68
    nellis10
    newby money saving chicki
    newlifeahead
    Nicki - learning to juggle "w*rk" and home and play
    oddjobkia - wants something witty after his pink name but can't think of anything.. But he claims to be a good scrubber
    onlineid
    penelope penguin
    penguin83
    penny2myname
    PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
    Pink fairy
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    polkadot
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    pretz
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    Restaholic
    rosepink1984
    sammiell
    SarahShattered
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    scaredy cat
    serena
    sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
    SGT
    skint_chick
    Skintmummy
    skintscotlass
    skipsmum
    soappie- because housework is not one of my strong points and my life is so full with work, community stuff etc., I need something like this to help me focus
    SpiritoftheSouthWest
    SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
    Sunnygirl
    susif1973
    suzieq
    TAG
    TheFiendNextDoor
    ThereCanBeOnlyOne
    theskintfamily
    thriftmonster
    Tiamai_d - hoping to find a cure for lazyarzitis sometime soo
    toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
    toottifrooti
    Triker
    tripletmam
    twinmummy
    Valli
    Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
    victoria_ice
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    3tabbycats

    If you are not on the list please add a christmas tree to your post so I can see you!!

    (174 are on the list so far.. cos I KNOW you want to know that)

    I have taken a few off.. so if I've taken you off and you are still here feel free to prod me!

    Last weeks star chart!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • :smiley: This is the list of flyers who have completed a day's list. Please do not 'quote' the list further up the thread as it will only confuse people and me- I will amend it here as and when I see you complete your days!

    Remember the 'extras' are extras and dont count towards the stars!

    please make my life easy by doing something like this when you have finished a list
    Monday - Kitchen and Dining room
    Done!:D
    that way I will know for sure that you need a star!
    Thanks and good luck with the flying!!:D


    Completed list 'stars' (17 completed all 5 days last week - excellent!!)
    25 so far this week

    AMG2B:starmod:
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    Peace will be mine
    could do better - must try harder
    Live each day as if its your last
    DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

  • mOZzy_2
    mOZzy_2 Posts: 751 Forumite
    just shouted at OH to put ds to bed - he (ds) apparently wanted me to do it but i just can't move!!!!!!!!! my back is killing me!!!!!
    i've cleaned the whole house today on my own; mil sort of kept the kids busy but i still had to serve all of them :confused: - oh was asleep most of the day (allright he's got the flu but STILL!!) - so i just kicked OH to read a story to ds ... and off he trotts :D


    AND ... the viewers didn't even show up :confused: :mad:

    but at least mil got the message and shortened my curtains for the spare bedroom :T - i will put them up tmrw ... or whenever i can move again :cool:
  • sexymouse
    sexymouse Posts: 6,131 Forumite
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    I'm in again this week - hope to get everything done again as it's half term so hopefully will clean the car out too at some point in the week.

    Little black furry has come in, and is upset about the hoovering, so has disappeared again. Off to find him for cuddles. Apparently stroking a pet is meant to lower blood pressure, so it may help with headaches too.

    sexymouse xx

    PS thanks to pigpen for doing the lists, and toots for doing the star chart.
    Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
    I married Moon 8/4/2011, baby boy born 26/9/2012, Angel Baby Poppy born 8/11/15, Rainbow baby boy born 11/2/2017
  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    I'll try, but I doubt I'll get anywhere with it being half term and I have so much paperwork to do. But most importantly right now I need sleep so I'm off to bed :wave:
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • msgnomey
    msgnomey Posts: 1,613 Forumite
    woo hoo on the first page of a new thread, yipee, does that mean I have to be a domestic goddess this week???

    I will be good tho' as it is half term and I am a teacher so of course I have nothing to do at all......
    Go hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last
  • I'm in! Will have extra time this week as boyfriend is away, and mum is coming to visit at the weekend so willaim for 5 stars this week!
    Hope everyone is well! xxx
    Chifundo Uzuri Siochain
    "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkien
    ~ <3 ~ Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, but love leaves a memory no one can steal ~ <3 ~
  • I'm in - thanks for the list pigpen - I might even manage a star this week!
    toots xx
    Toots List
    Monday - Kitchen
    Level One
    Clear and wipe work surfaces
    Empty and wash out bins
    Level Two
    Clear out the fridge and make note of what needs using sharpish
    Sweep and mop floors
    Clear and wipe table.. add a clean cloth if necessary!
    Level Three
    Clean the oven and hob
    Wipe all the cupboard fronts, kickboards and large appliance
    Wipe and replace all the small appliances
    Extras
    1. HHI
    2. Wash windows
    3. Clean any light fittings/shades
    4. Binbag dance!
    My M.A.C.A.W challenge this week is.....eat at kitchen table NOT at computer!!!!

    extras to do
    7 - finish knitting shrug thingy
    watch thread for completed lists
    wrap and post any ebay parcels that are paid
    put away all clean clothes and ironing
    put away christmas gift bags for this year
    knit something for Jacob

    plus my dailies
    Peace will be mine
    could do better - must try harder
    Live each day as if its your last
    DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
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    Hopefully I'll manage to complete some lists this week seeing as it's half-term!

    BTW Valli - thanks for the PM - I think everything that it could be can be downloaded so I may leave it until I'm back at work BUT don't let me forget!!
    NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
    MBNA £5500
  • kazmeister
    kazmeister Posts: 3,338 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Thanks pigpen for the list - I am soooo going to try even if only to level one.
    Mortgage, we're getting there with the end in sight £6587 07/23, otherwise free of the debt thanks to MSE help!
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