Weekly Flylady Thread 29th March 2010

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/todailies are anything you need to do today and every day stuff like laundry, 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/binbag dance - 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!

Other abbreviations you may find useful

WM ~ Washing machine
TD ~ Tumble dryer
SC ~ Slowcooker
BM ~ Breadmaker
DW ~ Dishwasher
SOAADFA ~ Sit on 'bottom' and do 'nothing'
KH/XH ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite version
DH/DD/DS/DW/DP ~ Dear husband/daughter/son/wife/partner/whatever
OH/SO ~ Other half/significant other
NN ~ nice neighbour
Toxic (friend/mother/sister/whoever) ~ person in your life that seems to exist to make your life miserable
AF ~ Aunt Flo 'time of the month'.. nothing to do with flying but it comes up often.
ETA ~ Editted to add
gibble ~ miscellaneous crap that appears forever homeless

Ok here goes this week!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Empty and wash out bins
Clean out fridge
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub manky marks off walls and tiles.. scrub that greasy grout!
Clear window sills of gibble and wipe them before replacing back the necessary stuff and finding new homes for the unnecessary stuff!
Clear out the under sink cupboard.. fling what you don't need/use. Replace dishclothes etc if needed.

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Clean light shades and blinds
4. Wipe over oven and hob!

Tuesday ~ Living room/family room or other reception room!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floors!
Clean out the fire place.. vacuum dust and fluff and soot.. if you burn wood your chimneys may need sweeping!
Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Dust and deweb.. make sure you do light fittings and bulbs! do picture rails and coving too if you possess it!
Clean the sofas.. vacuum under/between/backs cushions.. turn them over for even wear if possible.
Level Three
Wipe over all the fluffy electricals.. don't electrocute yourself please!!
Wipe and water the plants
Wipe grubby paintwork

Extras

1. Finish/do a small DIY job
2. Wash any soft furnishings that are ickified
3. Clean out a cupboard.. any cupboard
4. Wash those misty windows!

Compulsory Extra..

I want to see at least 2 things that are fabulous in our life right now!! There has been a lot of unhappiness so now we can all be Pollyannas and be glad about something!!

Wednesday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!

Extras

• Sort through those half empty bottles or ones with only a dribble left and decant into one bottle and recycle the rest!!
• Wash your bathroom mats etc
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Compulsory Extra..
Turn on your favourite song and sing REALLY loudly along with it! .. I don't care if you all sound like strangled cats.. I want you to sing for me! I find it really lifts a cloudy mood!

Thursday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip bedding, wash sheets and remake the bed.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Tidy away floordrobe/chairdrobe and top of chest of drawersdrobe!
Sort through one cupboard of clothing
Level Three
Sort out the airing cupboard or linen cupboard.. wha t can go? What do you need to keep?
wash any curtains/nets that need it
Sort through one box of junk
Extras

1. Do a small job you have been putting off forever
2. check all the smoke alarms are working as they should!
3. Sort out the junk from your favourite/most used handbag!.. Get rid of those receipts from 1982 from your purse! lol
4. Fill a binbag for charity shop (or the bin if you prefer!)

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. 15 minutes filing
3. List 1 item to sell
4. sort the shoes, coats and bags!

pigpen

Those who were new this week blue

PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
toottifrooti.. Our official meeter, greeter and star giver
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. Toots assistant.

AnWs_mum
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
Carlsberggal
carol22
Craftyscholar
cyclingyorkie
DAYDREAMBELIEVER
dinx1972.. perpetual lurker
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
embb
fedupandskint
froddington
funfairprincess
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
gsysezz
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
Helen jelly
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
Ishtar
jackywhizz
jayjay14
jinky67
jjef
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
Lady-Liberty
likklegibbon
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks! or holds up the bar
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mummyyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mumoffour77
Natty68
penelope penguin
penguin83
Pollybear
Poohbear59
poohpals
poorbutrich
quillion
rach
rosepink1984
SarahShattered
Scared1980
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT
skintscotlass
stefejb
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
sunnyGirl
TAG
thifty
thriftyscotslass
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
Triker
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
xx_Jo_xx
zoelikesjam
3tabbycats
ajmoney
angelnikki
eltee12
Cally_c
huston_kw
Lo-Lo
pretz
tinkerbellsmum
Money Saving Diva
MissHiggerty
prettypennies
hellsbells45
jackie_w
Jassa
MrsChaos
dreamywings1
sammiell
victoria_ice
lala1974
rosieben
hypno06
JillD
smartie12
mummy2mygirls
mumoftwo
thriftmonster
macpep1
phizzimum
Poppytime
lemanie
nopot2pin
nikki2804
Pink-winged
mamashaz
ashia
*H*
mummyslittleboy
loopy-loo73
Looby_Loo
lauradora
Jojo the Tightfisted
Lisa Spiller
pillion
snooptigger
zara*elise
stardrops42
Choccybix
Neveah
kiwiblue
wit40iwtwan
Dorastar
Mumof2
lizzie dripping
tiptoes
Welshkaz
procrastinator
galadriel
Ladygrim
lexielou7
1 step closer
Welsh Poppy
brummiebabe
ragz
YORKSHIRELASS
catznine
beemuzed .. is on her jollydays!
arwenelf
leed
Little Miss Frugal
polkadot
*Jellie*
LameWolf
BenW
cosmomo
nikki_angel
Kalojac
esmf73
saffstar
melspur
ceebeeby
chickadee
jackieglasgow
poffigirl
turkolina
nuttyrockeress
charjoelily
bargainbird
helzbelz_57
Tomato
sabs10
chazsucks
play2day
suzie58
ALIBOBSY
brodie1
johnina
keggie
cazzab
GrannyKnits
maralum
KazLA
sandy71
Em586
junior_j
louboutingirl
kezlou
Alizarin
liloandstitch
rubygems
Emma133
myzerz
Disdisbiff
JennyJewell
gotnodosh
tiredanddesparate
Radish72
Glamazon
LilySue
gotnodosh
taffy1969
shell_542
diluvsdiscounts
liuhut
keys
Purpleclutterbuck
lav1979
83rachel
mineallmine
Nicifer_noonoo
angelcakes_smw
KornishKat
MoonWillow
chocolatebum
babs
chocolate addict
JAMIEDODGER
castri09
kittykirsty
oliver2008
mOZzy
helenhelen
tc3061
scotdebs
feefeelalabelle
Molly41
notjustlaura
wilf55
Frugal Fox
jayII
jellybaby21
franby64
suep
gtx
seafarers_wife
*zippy*
Polgara
Eclecticmermaid
onestep
puss14
SAVEALOT
Emzy81

tootifruities

1. You don't have to complete the daily list on the same day to get your star
2. You must do levels 1,2 and 3 to get a star but 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 Done! make sure I can see it!!!!!!
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 - and make sure all the extras are done - 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!!

Last week there was 141 stars awarded with 13 flyers doing all five days lists. Well done everyone!
That means 141 rooms across the country were cleaned and sparkling this week.
w/c 22/03 - 141 (13)
w/c 15/03 - 140 (11)
w/c 08/03 - 166 (11)

w/c 01/03 - 209 (20)
w/c 22/02 - 243 (26)
w/c 15/02 - 217 (21)
w/c 08/02 - 221 (25)
w/c 18/01 - 252 (24)New record to beat!!
w/c 27/07 - 120 ( 5)(worst ever!!)


REQUESTS FOR STARS NEED TO BE POSTED BEFORE 8PM ON A SUNDAY.

Updated to: 1305

Stars awarded this week

1 step closer :EasterBun
3tabbycats :staradmin:starmod::staradmin
83rachel :starmod::staradmin
boddy :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
cally_c :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
ceebeeby :staradmin:staradmin
diluvsdiscounts :starmod::staradmin
Emma133 :starmod:
Fedupandskint :EasterBun
frankerooney :starmod::staradmin
funfairprincess :EasterBun
greenbee :staradmin:staradmin
gotnodosh :staradmin
*H* :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
helen jelly :staradmin:starmod::starmod:
holly :EasterBun
Ishtar :starmod::staradmin
Jassa :starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
jackywhixx :starmod:
kassey :EasterBun
kazwookie :EasterBun
kezlou :starmod::staradmin
KornishKat :starmod::staradmin
LameWolf :EasterBun
lav1979 :staradmin:starmod:
Liloandstitch :starmod:
macpep1 :EasterBun
MissHiggerty :starmod: :starmod:
Mumof2 :EasterBun
mummyyof5 :starmod::staradmin
Mumto5 :starmod::starmod:
onestep :starmod::staradmin
Polgara :staradmin:starmod::staradmin:starmod:
polkadot :starmod::starmod:
Pollybear :EasterBun
pollyskettle :EasterBun
Poohbear :EasterBun
ruthiejane :EasterBun
seafarers_wife :EasterBun
serena :EasterBun
soappie:starmod::staradmin:starmod::staradmin
suep :starmod::staradmin:starmod:
SummerMoon :starmod::staradmin
TAG:starmod:
tiredanddesperate :starmod::starmod:
thifty :EasterBun
thriftmonster :staradmin
tinkerbellsmum :staradmin
tiamai_d :staradmin
vanilla :starmod:
*zippy* :EasterBun

'Sick' List
Ragz UFN (recovering!!)
sandy71 until further notice
smartie to be extra careful
zoelikesjam

Carrying a Flybaby
grateful 10/10
smartie 14/09
polkadot
courgette
cazzab 06/10
KazLA due 27/06/10
lav1979 due 17/07/10
angelcakes_smw
rach

Daily Posting Award
LadyLiberty XX
Money Saving Diva XX
Sandy71


New this week

imataloss
pollyskettle
verynewmoneysaver

:starmod: Mon Wed & Fri, :staradmin Tues & Thurs, Diva Award, LadyL award, Junior pinks award, Junior blues award.Sandy71 award

juliejim

I'm here - may make a start on the kitchen tonight as you wouldn't know that I cleaned and decluttered all the work surfaces yesterday. Hopefully not such a busy week this week and I finish on Thursday as well.

Thanks to all.

Jue

AnW'sMum

Wow my intuition is working well! Three weeks running!

Valli

right behind my neighbour!

I am feeling very grumpy and cross...

Mumof2_2

I'll be doing my own list this week but would like to thank the usual 3 and also say what a great thread this is with all the support given to whoever needs it.

AnW'sMum

Kids in bed so off to watch the last few laps of the F1.

toottifrootti

Thanks pigpen soappie and undercover Toots !!

I am in

Monday
ebay
speak to Dietician and gastro specialist
speak to C/N/A
chickens
paperwork - at least an hour
phone Council re downpipe leak
Tuesday
Cornhill
speak to NOF
ebay
chickens
Wednesday
ebay
assisted shopping - eggs for chickens
chickens
speak to Mother
Thursday
ebay
Mother arriving
Maria
chickens
confirm lunch numbers
Friday
ebay
VIP visitors arrive
finish chickens
Saturday
playtime
Sunday
Church - my Confirmation
Family & Friends lunch
playtime after lunch




Whenever...........

1. forward email to P (when I get lappy back)
2. clean freezer
3. 15 minutes f[STRIKE]iling[/STRIKE]/organising spreadsheets/debtbusting!.. see if you can alter any of these payments to free up some cash!
4. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice
5. Gather insurance documents/guarantees/important papers together in one accessible file
6. Passport - [STRIKE]get form, photo[/STRIKE], photos signed by someone, fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. ebay to get the money for /joiners bill/ painters bill/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/doctors'fee
8. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
9. [STRIKE]unjam the drawers on the writing table [/STRIKE]and clean them out while at it.
   
10. Sort through CD/DVD shelves.. dust and fling any that are no longer of use!
11. wipe/wash/dust ornaments
12. wash brushes/mops/dustpans etc
13. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
14. fill the fountain

No more than [STRIKE]35 30 [/STRIKE]25 things on my list allowed:p


I am also doing Dusty's thread but will keep that list separately - wouldnt want to confuse me or get you lot worked up into a lather !!!!:rotfl:

that will do for now!
head down and batter on again!!!

toots xx

sandy71

I'm in again, well I will do my best. Thanks to the terrific trio;)

I did really well earlier and decluttered some tiredness, my half hour sleep turned into 3 hours:eek:

boddy

Im in again thanks pigpen, Toots, soappie and the mysterious Tootiefrutties.