Weekly Flylady Thread 27th July 2009

carlsberggal

hex2 - my ex worked his socks off for us so I could stay about home - we had three in 3 years, girls are the same age for a week and a day. For that reason he because, of me never lifted a finger come the house or DIY. It worked for us, I worked in the home, he worked outside of it.

With my lovely new DH, we both work full time and cos the ages of the kids, youngest is 18, we 'share' housework, never been mentioned/discussed, we just do. Whatever works for any couple is the way to go. Don't feel your not contributing, to me being a stay at home mum is the hardest job in the world, been there, done so KNOW xx

penguin83

Hi all. I am back in again this week please. Thank you to Pigpen and Toots/Soappie

Happy Birthday to Boddy

Havent caught up on the thread completely yet but I am going to give the nursery slopes a go this week, hoping it will keep my motivation up. My house is so cluttered that it can take a week to complete one days level 1 - I kid you not! Anyways if tis ok, I will stick with the rooms but post 5 of my own, hopefully a week or 2 of doing this and I will be able to join in with the main lists. Anyways enough wittering from me

Penguins Nursery Slope - Kitchen

1. Clean sink and draining board
2. Clear worktops
3. Clean worktops
4. Empty and clean bins
5. Sort and tidy 'the corner'!

Hope this is ok and I haven't got the wrong end of the stick! x x x

rosepink1984

Jo, I've PM'd you

msgnomey

Oh thank you Penelope penguin!! I am all excited now

toochoosey

Soappie,I've done my list of 5, Am still confused, do I get anything or is it just a personal achievement?

pigpen

rosepink1984 wrote: »

Pigpen has lists. Not everyone can do these as they are too much for them. So we now have black run (for people who can do Pigpen's lists) and nursery slopes (for people who can't do Pigpen's lists - these people pick 5 things they want to acheive in a day and post their personal list of 5 the evening before or in the morning. Like Pigpen's lists, these can roll over - ie they can finish Monday's list on Friday and still get an award for Monday). Pigpen has also posted her own challenge to us all which is a weekly challenge.

In simple terms: Black run - Pigpen's lists - award: stars (as we have had for the last few months)
Nursery slopes: personal list of 5 things to be done in one day - award: flashing heart
Pigpen's challenge: to be done throughout the week - award: heart

I need to quiz y'all about these..

There are 3 levels on the daily list so those who live in squalor (like me) or are new to the list can do just one level, or 2 or all three depending on their own ability/time etc.. obviously as incentive to do all three levels we have the stars.

The weekly challenge is for those who wish to take part and help with declutterings, household tasks, selling etc.. all in the name of emptying our homes of rubbish or making them cleaner.

The 'nursery slopes' added this week which is appearing to confuse some and overwhelm others is a continuation of the weeky challenge from the last few weeks. Now, this is a challenge which WILL be repeated again but we needed a change of task before we all get set in our ways! Which is why I did something different this week after a coupe of people mentioned having suff they needed to get rid of this week. While this is aimed at 'beginners' that is what the levels on the main thread are for, so flybabies can begin to straighten their homes without feeling overwhelmed by a huge long list each day that they haven't a hope in hell of completing..

Now.. 2 choices...

Do away with the 'nursery slopes' idea and stick to the original idea of flybabies do the levels and work up to level three and add any extra jobs that HAVE to be done to their own 'dailies' list as we have always done before

OR

Keep the nursery slopes which I do think complicates matters and adds extra work for those who are totally competitive and cannot refuse a challenge. Also, I feel, makes the 'levels' obsolete which means everyone will get a huge list of tasks each day. and also along with the weekly challenge it is just too much.

I do not like having 'extra lists/challenges' I think it is too much and should be left with the main list and the optional weekly challenge and weekend lists which will change as and when need demands, or when you lot ask for something different.. I do like to change things about as I feel doing everything in a set order with set tasks makes it dull and we need the challenge of change to keep it interesting. The idea is we do what we can and have time to spend with our families on a weekend or more time during the day and evening with them.. not adding extra tasks to fill the day entirely so we run around like headless beasts and feel we have achieved nothing.

If we keep the nursery slopes I won't be doing weekly challenges and possibly may drop the levels as well as they are obsolete. I feel just adding the tasks we need to complete to our individual lists is plenty. we are great at reminding each other to renew the car tax and ring the dentist etc so I don't think we need to have it on a separate challenge.

Thoughts please...

xx_Jo_xx

Re: Gift from flyladies:

carlsberggal

jo - you deserve, now you have me crying too!!! xx

carlsberggal

HRH piggers - maybe it was just me being thick (most probably!! LOL) but when I first read page 1 I didn't understand it. I like the daily list - though have never managed to do them all. BUT I liked the weekly challenges, as that's more down my street. Like toots said, I should just carry on with my own wich I will post so you know I'm not slacking totally!!! I s/s everyday but can't keep up

soappie

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

WE'RE HAVING A PIG!!! Crackling

Top news Pen-Pen

xx_Jo_xx wrote: »

Re: Gift from flyladies:

Did you expect anything less Jo my love?