Weekly Flylady Thread 19th July 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 or 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

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
scrub cupboards, appliances and kickboards!
Scrub the sink and shine the taps!
Level Three
Wipe over the sockets and switches
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first


Extras

1. HHI
2. Sort through a cupboard or drawer.. I bet loads can be flung!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
4. Dust and deweb blinds/curtains!

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!

Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

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.. make sure to do the bed base.. mine was gross
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. 27 fling boogie time, 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. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
3. replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
4. clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!

Friday ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the school stuff to out away/get rid of
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras

1. 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn, weeding or just enjoying!
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI
4. Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

tootifruities

PLEASE NOTE POST 2 IS FOR THREAD ADMIN - PLEASE DO NOT POST UNTIL THE LIST OF NAMES ETC HAS BEEN POSTED - THANK YOU.

Those who are new this week are posted in blue at the end of the list.

Please let me know if your name is missing - also let me know if you are a lurker so I dont take you off the list!!!! (I take off anyone who hasnt posted for more than 4 weeks otherwise the list would become unmanageable)

PIGPEN.. You may call me ma'am, HRH or merely 'Oh illustrious leader'
toottifrootti.. Our official meeter. greeter and names keeper (as tootifruities)
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.
toots3(or asbotoots or substitoots) another backup for toots


(L) permanent lurker!
(P) carrying a flybaby


ajmoney
Amandaj32
angielovesveg (L)lurking because if I actually posted I would never get the housework donex
AnWs_mum
allchange
ashia
beckiem
beemuzed (L)
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
Cally_c
Carlsberggal
carolinejane
carol22
cazzab
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Craftyscholar
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danemi1
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divorcingjack
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
elliecarr
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embb
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*H*
Helen jelly
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hollyh
huston_kw
Ishtar
jackieglasgow
jackywhizz
Jassa
JennyJewell (L)
jinky67
jjef
Jojo the Tightfisted
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
kalojac
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
Kevie192
kezlou
Lady-Liberty
LameWolf
lav1979 (P 170710)
leed
lemanie
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
liloandstitch
LilySue
lisa26
LittleBit
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macpep1
Mags_cat
Maisy_moo
merlin1
miaoww
mineallmine
MissHiggerty
Molly41 (L)
Money Saving Diva
mOZzy lurking down under!
MrsChaos
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks! or holds up the bar
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
mummyslittleboy
Mummyyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mumto5
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Natty68
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Pollybear
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Poohbear59
prettypennies
procrastinator
puss14
Quillion
rach (P - 021010)
Redfraggle
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SarahShattered
saver-j
seafarers_wife
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT (L)
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Stefejb (L)
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
TAG
thifty
thriftmonster
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
Triker
tyadog
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
voiceofreason
wilf55
Winchelsea
xx_Jo_xx
yummymummy05
zoelikesjam
3tabbycats


New this week
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PuddleGlum
honeybun16
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Mooloo
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wendywitch
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Nneave
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kazwookie

I'm in again, thanks to all in flylady central command, and the wonderful job you do with the lists etc.:T:T:T

It has just taken me ages to scroll past that list at post 2, isn't it time it went on a diet? :rotfl::rotfl:

toottifrootti

Thanks for the new thread pigpen

I wont be here much this week after tomorrow but will try to keep an eye on you all!!

toots xx



Kazw I keep an eye on the list and if I have time next week I will prune it a bit!!!;)
Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sweep and mop the floors
Level Two
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
scrub cupboards, appliances and kickboards!
Scrub the sink and shine the taps!
Level Three
Wipe over the sockets and switches
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Extras

1. HHI

Toots' List for Monday

post letters
hoover
take Dyson apart and wash as much of it as possible - will dry while I am away!!
Phone re transport
phone and advise DHSS of stay
empty and clean fountain
empty and clean kitchen / bathroom/ SR bin
get change
did I get prescription - or collect
gardener - morning
speak to A/N/Mother/DB/NOF/L&G/E/C
speak to DN
finish packing
empty fridge
check windows and plugs
clean the bathroom
put out clean towels for coming home(tues morning)
clean sleep mask
take weekly tablet

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

1. clean freezer
2. defrost fridge
   
3. filing
4. organise spreadsheets - C & birthday presents - WIP - need to fill it in
5. Defluff behind the radiators.. and wipe the fronts so they look nice - H [STRIKE]K [/STRIKE]LR B BR
6. Gather insurance documents*
7. [STRIKE]Gather guarantees/instruction booklets*[/STRIKE]
8. Gather important papers *(put all 3 together in one accessible file)
9. Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
10. eBay to get the money for painters bill/ maybe new curtains and pole, heater for LR, tumble dryer, trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs, dividing fence
11. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
    
12. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
13. get rid of old paint from shed
14. clean out shed

No more than 20 things on my list allowed:p
Head down and batter on again

toots xx

SarahShattered

Hello lovelies, I'm in... well, I'll do me best!

lemanie

Good evening,

Thank you so much to Toots, Pigpen et al. I am in again this week.

:rotfl:Jojo, Congratulations Zoe, Hugs Vanilla, waves at Lady-L and through her at Diva, FFP and Sexy, hope hospital goes well Toots, is it this week? I'm sure I was in the mentioned areas in York on Sat but must have been very distracted

Have done mucho washo as DD arrived back from ATC camp last night, her and everything she took with her smelling of teenagers and pond water :eek:.

Yeah Swingball!:D

fedupandskint

I'm in too for next week and many thanks for all the work that goes into this thread by Flylady Command!

Mumto5

Hello dear flyladies! Thank you Pigpen and Toots for a lovely new thread.

Back from my hols in the sun! Did you miss me?

thifty

Thanks for list Piggers- Toots please don't prune me but if you do a bit off my bum would be nice!

Pollybear

I'll be in again

boddy

Im in again thanks to Flylady Command. Glad its the kitchen as Ive only S&Sed this week.