Weekly Flylady Thread 15th June 2009

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.

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!

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean out the gruesome fridge
Wash windows
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean the oven and hob

Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the undersink cupboard
2. dust and deweb
3. clean the paintwork
4. Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!

Tuesday thrills - Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip and wash bedding
Vacuum and turn mattress
Level Two
Clear the floordrobe
Clear the floor on the landing
Wash the windows
Level Three
Vacuum the cleared floors!
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the bed frame and light fitting
Wipe the paintwork

Extras

1. HHI
2. Binbag dance
3. fill a box with gibble and put it all in its proper home
4. send 5 things to charity shop

Wednesday Whizz! ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter the floors
Declutter the flat surfaces.. even if you scoop it all into a box to deal with later!
Level Two
Vacuum the floors, stairs and sofas etc
Wipe any marks off the sofas
Dust and deweb!
Level Three
Polish any glass/ornaments/electricals etc
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move
Wipe and water any plants

Extras

1. Wash any soft furnishings that are grubby
2. Wipe the paintwork over
3. 15 minutes filing
4. Sort through the box/bag you chucked your 'decluttering' into!!!

Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the clutter!
throw out 100 things from the house!
Level Two
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Wash the bath mats, shower curtains and toilet hats!
Defrag the pc
Level Three
Declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe!
Wash all the windows and doors
Empty all the bins

Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. Polish any fire surrounds/radiators in these rooms
3. Clear a shelf/cupboard wipe everything before replacing neatly
4. Do a five minute job you have been putting off forever.. like changing a lightbulb or moving a hotspot...

Fun Friday! ~ Monster rooms, Spare rooms
Level One
Declutter the grotty floors!
Spend half an hour doing soemthing for yourself.. make the hair appointment or have your nails done.. just take some time for you!!
Level Two
Change any bedding that needs it and replace with clean
Wash any curtains or pillows or bears that are in need
Fill a binbag with rubbish
Level Three
Tidy a cupboard
Tidy the airing cupboard! (I know you all LOVE this!!)
Straighten the shelves etc
Extras

1. Wipe over the paintwork
2. Wipe any sticky marks off desks, walls and monitors!
3. Fling any clothing that no longer fits
4. Wipe over the bed frames!.. dust and deweb!

Wonderful Weekend ListA chance to get other halves and children involved in the fun of flying!!

1. Clean out any pets/wash bedding etc
2. Change any person bedding that hasn't been done
3. Ring someone you love just to tell them so!
4. Clean one room to level three!!
5. S&S the kitchen
6. S&S the bathroom
7. 100 fling boogie!! everything counts!!
8. Wash uniforms/work stuff whatever you need for Monday
9. Write a list of new uniform bits the children will need for the next school year and we can have a 'swap shop' on the yahoo & facebook pages!
10. meal plan for the week.. see if you can manage it without going to the shop all week!!
11. Sort through and tidy someones clothes cupboard
12. list 5 things to sell
13. fill a binbag for charity shop
14. HHG (garden)
15. HHSOAADFA

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..

lil_me

Thanks for posting the new thread, pleased to see you post as was getting a little 'concerned'. Hope Hazel is on the mend. I am in this week due to Friday's visit, need a skip if anyone has one spare? Few hundred hours help probably wouldn't go a miss....:o

pigpen

Those who were new this week blue

AbbieB
aimme13
Andrinaperry
AnW'sMum
ashia
Aylana
Beccah
beemuzed
Bevan840
BlimusOreilly
blueberrypie
boddy because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
brighterfuture
broke.22
BungleGirl
cally_c
Carlsberggal
carol22
casleigh
catznine
Catzbube
cazzie
cha97michelle
chunters_a_lot
Craftyscholar
Davgirl1
DAYDREAMBELIEVER
DeniseNZ
domino sue
dragonflygems
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
egon
embb
emily jackson
EssexHebridean
fedupandskint
feefeelalabelle
flowerscotland
Floxxie
flybabybunting
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
HH62
Hippy110
hollyh
huston_kw
iriedaughter
jackie_w
jackywhizz
JAMIEDODGER
jayjay14
JennyBee
jet77
JillD
jinky67
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
lizzyshep
Looby_loo
loopy-loo73
lou2468
macgirl
mambury
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
pauper1
paybacktime2008
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
riversidejo
rocketchimp9
rosepink1984
roxy7699
sammey90
SarahShattered
Savvymummy
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
Sharon_1970
shazba
shell2001
SiannieLaz
sillyinthepast
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
sunshinesheli
susif1973
suzieq
swinstie73
TAG
thriftmonster
thifty
thriftyscotslass
Tiamai_d - hoping to find a cure for lazyarzitis sometime soo
tillybilly
tinkerbellsmum
Tinkabell25
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
whatatwit
wilf55
witchypoo
xx_Jo_xx
zarazara
ZCC72
*zippy*
1 step closer
3onitsway
3tabbycats
83rachel

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

(172 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!

jinky67

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean out the gruesome fridge
Wash windows
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean the oven and hob
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the undersink cupboard
2. dust and deweb
3. clean the paintwork
4. Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!

feel free tomorrow to remove this if need be:cool:

I fell off the wagon badly this week:o

tootifruities

Thank you soappie for stepping into the breech this last 2 weeks and doing such an excellent job keeping the star chart!: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:

Last week there was 136 stars awarded with 16 flyers doing all five days lists. Not as good as last week!

w/c 08/6 - 136 (16)
w/c 30/5 - 139 (15)
w/c 23/5 - 128 (14):(
w/c 18/5 - 139 (15)
w/c 11/5 - 189 (19)
w/c 04/5 - 175 (13)
w/c 06/4 - 202 (21) (new total to beat)

BlimusOreilly :j
Boddy :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
cally_c :starmod:
DayDreamBeliever :j
Dustykitten :j
emily :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
fedupandskint :j
feefeelalabelle :staradmin
froddy :j
Funfairprincess :j
hex :j
hollyh :starmod::starmod:
huston_kw :j
jackywhizz :starmod:
jjef :starmod::starmod::staradmin
kassey :j
kazwookie :j
lil_me :starmod::staradmin:staradmin:starmod:
loshypops :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
mambury :staradmin
Mrs Beatson :j
Mudbath :j
mummyyof5 :j
PenelopePenguin :j
pigpen :staradmin
Polly :j
poorbutrich :starmod:
PrincessJane:starmod:
Quillion :j
rosepink :starmod::starmod:
SarahShattered :starmod:
sexymouse :starmod::staradmin
serena :j
Siannielaz :starmod:
skintscotslass :starmod:
soappie :j
SunnyGirl (2) :starmod::staradmin
sunshinesheli :staradmin
thifty :j
toochoosey :j
valli :staradmin:starmod:
1 step closer :starmod::starmod:
3tabbycats :starmod:

new Flyers
dinx1972
loshypops
nikflo
phizzimum
poorbutrich
Solwaykid

soappie

Morning everyone.

Thanks Piggers - glad everything's OK your end.

For some reason I was wide awake early so decided to get up. Have created an alter ego which Toots and I will share for post 3. Have PM's Toots the details.

I get off quite lightly today - I did much of the kitchen over the weekend whilst planning and prepping for yesterday's lunch.

I'll go jump in the bath now I think. Am off out later for a walk with ExOH1

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Level Two
Wash windows
Level Three
mop the floor
Clean the oven
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the undersink cupboard
2. clean the paintwork
3. Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!

juliejim

Morning All

A very early morning for you Soappie. I haven't seen you this early since you finished work - you weren't mithering about the thread were you?

Kazm - hope everything goes well for your DH today - will be thinking of you.

I haven't caught up with the end of last week's yet so I'll do that in a minute. I have got washing on the lane though and the WM is on.

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue

soappie

juliejim wrote: »

A very early morning for you Soappie. I haven't seen you this early since you finished work - you weren't mithering about the thread were you?

Nope, not mithering about the thread. Something woke me about 5 am. I lay there for a while trying to nod back off to sleep and failed so decided to get up.

kassey

Morning everyone
kaz good luck for your DH today
Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean out the gruesome fridge
Wash windows
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean the oven and hob
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the undersink cupboard
2. dust and deweb
3. clean the paintwork
4. Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!

skintscotslass

Morning all :wave:

Just wanted to send 'truth will out' vibes down to Kaz's OH xx

dragonflygems

Morning everyone
Good luck to Kaz's oh for this mornings hearing.
Pigpen i hope Hazel is getting better.. give her a stroke from me.
And i would like to thank everyone for making me so welcome on my first week of flying :T Here's to week 2! Hope you all have a good day. x

DG


Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining area
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances and kickboards
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean out the gruesome fridge
Wash windows
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean the oven and hob
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the undersink cupboard
2. dust and deweb
3. clean the paintwork
4. Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!

My Daily Extras
Shred/throw/file 10 pieces of paper
Try spend at least half hour in the garden (doing things not sitting there..lol)
Spend 10 mins decluttering an area
List 3 things on turbo lister/ebay
Do daily clicks/surveys