Weekly Flylady Thread 25th May 2009 *** stars at post 516 ***

pigpen

:xmastree::xmastree:7 MONTHS TO:xmastree: :xmastree:CHRISTMAS!!:xmastree::xmastree:

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 mess
Level One
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances
Level Two
Empty cutlery drawer.. wash cutlery tray and replace everything neatly.. get rid of all the odds and sods that shouldn't be in there..
Wipe the front of the units, kickboards and the large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Wipe dining table and replace cloth if needed
Clean out the fridge
De-web and fluff the room


Extras

1. Wash the windows
2. Wipe down paintwork/sideboards/units in dining room
3. Clean filters and detergent dispensers
4. HHI

YOUNG HELPER LIST
Can you collect all the dirty plates and cups and stuff from about the house?
Could you fill a carrier of rubbish?
And let's see if you can do some dusting? Wipe away all the dust and fluff and dirt in one room!

Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Wash windows
dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Level three
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc



Extras

1. Sort through a handbag
2. Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
3. 29 fling boogie...
4. HHI

YOUNG HELPERS LIST
Could you pick up the things on the floor in the living room?
Can you tidy up any shoes that are lying around that need putting in the place they should be?!! How many shoes can you find?
Could you clear the table? .. If you are big enough you could possibly wash the pots or load the DW.. you can I know you can!

Wednesday Waces - master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding
clear the floordrobe
Level Two
Wash the windows
Clear the landing of gibble
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms!



Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. 15 minutes filing
4. fill a binbag of stuff for charity shop!!

LITTLE HELPERS LIST
While the big helper is flying in their room I wonder if you can do a bit in yours?.. Miss A and Miss Meister.. let's see who can make their room the nicest today!! And all the other Misses and Masters!!

We need all the dirty clothes in the linen basket.. then you will have lots of lovely things to wear again (and I can boss mummies to iron )
Do a very quick binbag dance... we rush about the room with a binbag throwing away all the rubbish.. then we will need a tea break with juice and cake or biscuits.. tell mummy I said so!!
Then do a HHC clearing away all the rest of the things.. race your mum!!

Twinkly Thursday - Bathroom and study!!
Level One
Clear and declutter the desk of doom!! lol
Declutter the floors and sofas!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
dust the fluff away
Wipe over the sofas/chairs/desk etc
Level Three
Scrub the bath, shower, basins and loos
Scrub down the tiles
Wash any bath mats, shower curtains etc that are in need


Extras

1. Clean the windows and mirrors
2. delete 50 unwanted emails!
3. defrag the pc
4. Clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash the filters etc make sure all are dry before rebuilding!

LITTLE HELPER LIST
Can you make sure all the bottles and pots are nicely stacked? The ones in the cupboard that need to be there and the ones that are being used all stood nice.
if you have an old toothbrush.. can you use it to scrub away all the dirt from around the taps? My little helpers LOVE this job..
Can you help on the dailies? Loading the washing machine or dishwasher for example?

You all seem to be doing remarkably well this week.. I think those big helpers should be taking lessons from you all!!! Look at all those stars you're getting!!


Fantastic Friday - childrens/spare rooms (this can be a second reception room or another room but do try to complete something!)
This is the LITTLE HELPER list too.. but I want you to decide on some toys which are too babyish for you which cango to a friend or younger relative to make room for new things for you!
Can you also help go through your clothes so everything fits in the cupboards nicely and take out any thins which are too small!!??
Level One
Strip and remake beds
Declutter floor!
Level Two
Fill a box with junk from the floor and sort it to its rightful place!
Collect all the laundry from upstairs
Wash any curtains/cushions/duvet covers etc that are needy
Level Three
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Wash the windows
Deweb and dust and wipe any grotty bits!



Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. Reshuffle any shelves
3. Wipe down any pc's/game consoles etc in these rooms
4. Polish ALL the mirrors in the house!!

WEEKEND Frolics
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO IGNORE!!
..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!


This is also a chance to get hubby's and children involved in the flying

1. Clean out any pets/any pet bedding
2. S&S the kitchen
3. wash any neglected windows
4. wipe over the sofas, if you can
5. Sort through the freezer.. what do you have loads of and what needs using first.. vacuum up those escaping peas and brussels!!
6. Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
7. Meal plan for the next week and make a shopping list... based on what you found in the freezer
8. Make sure you have everything ready for school/work for this week.. pe kits, socks, homework done etc.
9. Fill a binbag for charity shop or bin.. or better still do both!!
10. Photograph 5 things for ebay.. and if you have time get them listed!!.. Christmas money!!
11. Vacuum those places that you missed during the week, or worse, miss every week!!.
12. Do a D.I.Y. job, fix something you've been putting off forever!!
13. make half an hour for yourself
14. make a note of any calls you need to make or appointments that need keeping this week!
15. HHI

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!! 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..

pigpen

Those who were new this week blue

AbbieB
aimme13
Andrinaperry
AnW'sMum
ashia
Aylana
Beccah
beemuzed
Bevan840
boddy because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
brighterfuture
broke.22
cally_c
carol22
casleigh
Catzbube
cazzie
cha97michelle
chunters_a_lot
Craftyscholar
Davgirl1
DAYDREAMBELIEVER
DeniseNZ
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
egon
embb
emily jackson
EssexHebridean
fedupandskint
Flylady_flower
froddington
funfairprincess
gingernutbizkit
Glamazon
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
Gryfon - because I have far too much to do in far too little time so need help!
gtx
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
harib0uk
heather38
hellsbells45
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
iriedaughter
jackie_w
jackywhizz
JAMIEDODGER
jayjay14
JennyBee
jet77
JillD
jjef
Johanne
jomilne
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
KAAT_LADY
kassey
kataratarina
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
ladybirdintheuk
Lady-Liberty
laura2481
Lauradora
likklegibbon
Lilysue
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
liuhut
lizzy dripping
loopy-loo73
lou2468
mammamia2
methekidsandthecat
Miggie
milliejo
moneysavinglaura
Mooloo
moonflower
m0zzy
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks!
Mrs Dawn
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
muckypup
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mummyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mumoffour77
mummy2mygirls
Natty68 ~ reminder ~ do not to overdo it at the moment and to rest up now and again and not go for it hell and leather..
neveah
newby money saving chicki
Nicki - learning to juggle "w*rk" and home and play
noapron
oddjobkia - wants something witty after his pink name but can't think of anything.. But he claims to be a good scrubber
penelope penguin
penguin83
Penny2myName ~ is working hard.. and lurking!
philb120
PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
Pollybear
Poohbear59
quillion
rach
Rigger_john
rosepink1984
roxy7699
sammey90
SarahShattered
Savvymummy
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
Sharon_1970
shazba
shell2001
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
stefejb
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
sunnyGirl
susif1973
suzieq
swinstie73
TAG
thriftmonster
thriftyscotslass
Tiamai_d - hoping to find a cure for lazyarzitis sometime soo
tillybilly
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
toottifrooti
Triker
twinmummy
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
verynewmoneysaver
vivw
wendywitch
witchypoo
xx_Jo_xx
zarazara
ZCC72
*zippy*
3onitsway
3tabbycats
83rachel

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

(150 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!

sammey90

blimey - am i first in?

Half term this week, so i stand a small chance of keeping up!!

Sexymouse - I thought it was just me!!

toottifrootti

Thank you Quillion for keeping the star chart last week - you did an excellent job!:A:A








This is the list of flyers who have completed a day's list. I will amend it here as and when I see you complete your days!

1. You don't have to complete the list on the same day to get your star
2. Remember the 'extras' are extras and don't count towards the stars!
3. Please make it obvious when you have finished a list so that I know you need a star - for example Monday - Kitchen and Dining room Done!
4. If you dont have something on the list then it gets deleted - e.g. clean out pets - if no pets no cleaning out done - delete!
5. Similarly when it says childrens rooms then you should substitute spare room/utility room/conservatory...etc if you have no childrens rooms.
6. If you have no spare room or any other room not on the weekly list then make sure you do any thing thats on that list that you haven't already done earlier in the week and try to substiture similar type jobs - make an effort please!!
7. You should not be deleting stuff just because you CBA!!
8. You may delete stuff if you are not physically fit to do something!
9. And for goodness sake remember that the stars are for FUN - there will be no discrimination - no sulking - no striking - no bribing- no cheating - or there will be no stars!!! so there!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Well done everybody - last week there was 139 stars in total awarded with 15 flyers doing all five days lists. The worst week ever!!!!!!

w/c 18/5 - 139 (15)
w/c 11/5 - 189 (19)
w/c 04/5 - 175 (13)
w/c 27/4 - 167 (18)
w/c 20/4 - 193 (27)
w/c 13/4 - 189 (23)
w/c 06/4 - 202 (21) (new total to beat)

AbbieB :starmod:
boddy :starmod::staradmin
brighterfuture :starmod:
catznine :starmod:
cranbornekat :starmod:
DayDreamBeliever :starmod::staradmin
Dustykitten :starmod:
Froddington :starmod:
Glamazon :starmod::staradmin
Kassey :starmod::staradmin
kazmeister :starmod::staradmin
kazwookie :starmod:
mammamia2 :starmod::staradmin
paybacktime :staradmin
Penelope Penguin :staradmin
polly :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
Quillion :starmod:
rach :starmod:
roxy7699 :starmod::staradmin
skintscotslass :starmod:
soappie :starmod::staradmin
sexymouse :starmod::staradmin
Sunnygirl :staradmin
3onitsway :starmod:

Little helpers list

kassey's DS :starmod:
Little Q :starmod:
A & W for doing the car etc :starmod::staradmin
LilySue's DS2 & DS3 :starmod::staradmin

to be added this week
cranbornekat
neveah
paybacktime2008
catznine

brighterfuture_2

:xmastree:Hi Ive been following since I joined a few week back but havent been posting as I keep falling a sleep before I have a chance to get on the computer. Though fingers crossed my energy level are back to normal, so hopefully I'll be able to stay awake past 8:30pm,lol

Quillion

Im In xx Thanks for Lists Guys xx

Last Week

Completed 14

Total Stars 134

Hope this helps Toots xx

I will be light flying with the help of my DS as he is off school this week. So things will be slow and fun. I am also still on light duties. and Toots i will be resting. Thanks for the PM.

Make sure you rest as well Toots and anyone else out there who is not very well or feeling not up to the mark.
I lit a candle for you all today when i went to church so hopefully if the big guy was listening it will do some good. xxx

AnW'sMum

Wooohooooo first page! We're in (ish )

Valli

Hi all
here I am
many thanks for 'starring' last week Quillion...

rosepink1984

Thanks Pigpen for the lists and Quillion for doing the stars last week, you did really well
Thanks Toots for doing the stars again this week

I'm in!

Hugs Swinstie, it must be so tough to have 2 jobs

Michelle, I’m so pleased to hear about your windfall that’s lovely news! Great that you can get the house done up!


I’m really looking forward to flying next week. I’ve had a week with no flying and very little washing up, and it really shows! I can’t wait to get it back to how it was the week before when I got four stars! It looked great in here, and I want to keep it like that from now on!
Saying that, might not get all that much done tomorrow as DH is home and we are going to my parent’s in the afternoon! Will definitely wash up, and might clean the bathroom as well.

Dustykitten

Thanks for the lists - can't decide if I'm going for a full week or none at all and just chilling for half term - I'll see how the mood takes me, we do have the in-laws next weekend.

froddington

I'm in again - thanks pigpen Hope you're feeling slightly better and haven't caught anything extra!

Toots - welcome back to your 'star' job

Off to write my list now - extra 'extras' for me as it's half term!