Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd February 2010

Pollybear

diluvsdiscounts wrote: »

I'm so glad I found this thread I have looked at the weekly flyday bit and always wondered what it meant so the other day I had a look and how glad am I that I did.
Instead of being bored having to do housework and feeling glum that on my day off in the pouring rain I have to clean instead its good having some direction as to what to clean on what day. I'm just about to tackle the computer room(spare bedroom) and its very untidy bookcase and because it was on the list I'll do it too whereas for weeks I've kept looking at it wishing it was tidy!
Whilst getting my cleaning stuff out of kitchen cupboard I found a kettle descaler so whilst that was working I sorted said cupboard out ,washed all toothbrush holder,toilet brush,pedal bin etc ready for my next room which is the bathroom.
I'm not very good with the technical stuff yet though so don't have a clue about defragmenting,copy and pasting adding christmas tree etc but I'll get there.
Thanks for letting me join in x

Welcome to the thread - here's your Christmas tree!

:xmastree:

rach

Dustykitten wrote: »

Right I'm off to the bedroom before lunch.

could you pop over and do my bedroom when you've finished? my get up and go has gone! :rotfl:

sammiell

Monday ~ Living/Family/Reception room
Level One
Declutter and vacuum floor!
Wipe sticky grubby marks from sofas
Level Two
Wipe sticky grubby marks from walls and paintwork
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move..
Dust and deweb light fittings, picture rails and other fluffy places!!
Level Three
Clear and wipe and cupboards/sideboards in here
10 minute hotspot clearance...and don't just stuff it all in a drawer!
Polish any glass.. screens, pictures, ornaments mirrors etc

Extras

1. Wipe and water any plants
2. Vacuum sofas and wipe off sticky marks!
3. Sort through a drawer or cupboard of 'stuff'
4. Binbag dance

Tuesday ~ Kitchen & Dining area
Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe table!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
Scrub out the sink
Clean filters and door seals.. don't forget the fridge ones they are usually revolting!
Wash/beat dirt from doormats
Level Three
Wash small appliances and replace
Clean out the fridge.. furry fruit is not so healthy!
Clean out a mangy cupboard!

Extras

1. Scrub kickboards
2. Wipe over the oven and hob which you all twinkled last week!
3. Wash out bins.. rubbish/recycle/compost caddies
4. Throw out any oven trays beyond their best.. peeling non-stick coatings are really bad for you!!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc

Extras

1. binbag dance, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Tidy away those toiletries and make up!

Thursday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

1. Vacuum under movable furniture
2. HHI..
3. Clear a hotspot
4. Replace any dead toothbrushes and sponges

Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor!
Strip and wash and replace stinky bedding
Make half an hour for YOURSELF!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Binbag dance
Level Three
Tidy/straighten a bookcase/shelf unit
Wash any curtains/cushions etc that are in need
Dust and deweb
Extras

1. Sort all the discs back into their correct boxes!!
2. HHI
3. Clean out pets.. make appointments for any vaccinations they need!!
4. Wipe away all sticky fingerprints and suchlike!

i freezing so HHC anyone 1130?

sammiell

Dustykitten wrote: »

Triker and I are having a declutter next week (and Piggers may play too!)

I thought we could work along the lines of wedding anniversaries for no real reason but to make it more focused so:

1st Paper
Monday anything to do with paperwork/photos/boxes of cards/kids pictures/books etc

2nd Cotton
Tuesday Clothes - anybodies for charity or ebays but not creating piles!

3rd Leather
Wednesday Handbag sorting/putting away/getting rid of or sorting bags of clothes stuffed under your bed/including camping stuff/sleeping bags/sporting equipment/shoes/boots

4th Linen
Thursday Linen cupboards/towels give them a good sort. Do not keep stuff just in case. Vets often want old towels

5th Wood
Friday - can include toys/sorting sheds/tidying your woodstore (greenbee)/DIY jobs


6th Iron
Saturday - cleaning out the car/refilling washer bottles/sorting our your heavy metal records/sorting our your baking tins/cast iron pans

7th Day of rest! Almost lets pamper
Sunday - sort out your toiletries and enjoy a bath decluttering all those bath bombs/face packs/trail samples/candle lit of course


Anyone fancy joining and shall we have a separate one off thread?

im in dusty what a brillant idea ive got so much stuff to get rid of this will certainly help

rach

sammiell - i will join you and try and do some of the phoen calls and little things I need to do before I go out

sammiell

im freezing so HHC anyone 1130?

off i go then

RuthG

Dustykitten wrote: »

Triker and I are having a declutter next week (and Piggers may play too!)

I thought we could work along the lines of wedding anniversaries for no real reason but to make it more focused so:

1st Paper
Monday anything to do with paperwork/photos/boxes of cards/kids pictures/books etc

2nd Cotton
Tuesday Clothes - anybodies for charity or ebays but not creating piles!

3rd Leather
Wednesday Handbag sorting/putting away/getting rid of or sorting bags of clothes stuffed under your bed/including camping stuff/sleeping bags/sporting equipment/shoes/boots

4th Linen
Thursday Linen cupboards/towels give them a good sort. Do not keep stuff just in case. Vets often want old towels

5th Wood
Friday - can include toys/sorting sheds/tidying your woodstore (greenbee)/DIY jobs


6th Iron
Saturday - cleaning out the car/refilling washer bottles/sorting our your heavy metal records/sorting our your baking tins/cast iron pans

7th Day of rest! Almost lets pamper
Sunday - sort out your toiletries and enjoy a bath decluttering all those bath bombs/face packs/trail samples/candle lit of course


Anyone fancy joining and shall we have a separate one off thread?

Brilliant idea!:T
A separate thread might be a good idea so we dont swamp this one.

I wont be able to do all the days as working on two of them (London on Monday and Birmingham on Thursday), but will do my best nevertheless.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....

[STRIKE]paperwork, including invoices[/STRIKE] - still have two invoices to do, but need a couple of receipts which are curently unavailable (in OH's wallet :eek:), so will do those later.
sort car insurance, or wont be able to go anywhere - had a reprieve - when I found the renewal notice on the desk, discovered dont have to renew till middle of March (thought it was the end of Feb)
order train tickets online for Monday's trip to London - need to wait for client to confirm times before booking train
WM about three times (not done any all week; good thing it's only me and DH)
kitchen - currently full of dirty dishes
declutter the top of the sewing machine so that I can....
finish curtains for living room
cl[STRIKE]ear my desk - cant find anything on it at present and the keyboard is almost buried too (hence any spelling mistakes!)[/STRIKE] - this took me two hours:eek:, but I can now report having a clear and clutter free desk (wonder how long that will last??)

So time for a coffee, then clear the sewing machine next, I think.

Diluvsdiscounts - I totally agree with you; this thread has got me focused. Before, I just looked at stuff like you mention, wishing it was tidy, and using the fact my work schedule is erratic to excuse myself from actually doing anything. Now I can get all sorts done, even between appointments. It really does help to have the lists to follow so I know what to do in quiet moments or days off.

Ruth

hex2

Dusty - please count me in. I love the list idea too.

How about a prize for the most black bags out?

Lots of photos for evidence - which would mean another thread! It worked well for the original half term challenge. Penelope Penguin - would we get merged into the existing great declutter thread?

kazwookie

Wanders in, hope no one notices I have been missing for a couple of days, real life got in the way, picks up [STRIKE]newspaper[/STRIKE] duster and makes a start!

Hugs to those who need them.

I'll dothe lists on Saturday and Sunday.........

RuthG

kazwookie wrote: »

Wanders in, hope no one notices I have been missing for a couple of days, real life got in the way, picks up [STRIKE]newspaper[/STRIKE] duster and makes a start!

Hugs to those who need them.

I'll dothe lists on Saturday and Sunday.........

I would have missed you - only I wasnt here myself

Ruth