Weekly Flylady Thread 9th August 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 - 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
Dust the fireplace.. does the fire need a service before winter? or the chimney sweeping?.. sort it then!
Wash smelly soft furnishings.
Clean any glass and mirrors and shiny things
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the porch




Extras

1. Dust shelves and ledges and furry bits
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a messy cupboard or drawer.
4. HHI

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Clean the sink!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Clean out the fridge thoroughly
Wipe over oven and hob.



Extras

1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
2. Replace dish cloths that are gross
3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
4. Empty and wash out bins!

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Make sure smoke alarms are fully functional!
Level Two
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
Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry


Extra

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. Start on those name tapes for back to school!!!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe 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
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..


Extras

1. Binbag dance!
2. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
3. Wash windows
4. HHI

Friday - childrens rooms and spare room
Level One
Clear the floor!!!
vacuum the floor
Make half an hour to do something for yourself!
Level Two
Strip the bedding get it washed and remake the bed
Wash windows
Binbag dance (doesn't have to be in one room it can be from all over the house!)
Level Three
tidy the cupboards /drawers of clothes
Sort through a box of toys/gibble
Wipe grotty marks from the walls and paintwork

Extras

1. Clean out any pongy pets
2. dust the light fittings/curtain poles etc
3. HHI
4. HHC in a room that needs lots of attention!!

tootifruities

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
ALIBOBSY
allchange
allie23
Amandaj32
angielovesveg (L)lurking because if I actually posted I would never get the housework donex
AnWs_mum
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
ceebeeby (L)
Choccybix
claret100682
cmazza
craftdaft
Craftyscholar
cyclingyorkie
DaisyDaisy66
danemi1
DayDreamBeliever
dinx1972.. (L)
divorcingjack
dragonflygems
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
elliecarr
Eltee12
embb
fedupandskint
froddington
frugalzzz
funfairprincess
Ginger Snap
gotnodosh (L)
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
grumswifie
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
*H*
Helen jelly
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
honeybun16
hope6804
huston_kw
invisiblecabbage
Ishtar
jackieglasgow
jackywhizz
jan59
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 (L)
leed
lemanie
life in termoil
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
liloandstitch
LilySue
lisa26
LittleBit
Little Miss Frugal
liuhut
London Welshcake
longtermlurker
macpep1
Magpie.
Mags_cat
Maisy_moo
marchio
merlin1
miaoww
mineallmine
MissHiggerty
Molly41 (L)
Money Saving Diva
Mooloo
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
nannyboo1
Natty68
net78
neveah
newlywed
Nicifer_noonoo (L) (P 240111)
nightsong (L)
nikki_angel (L)
Nneave
onestep
Penelope Penguin
penguin83 (L)
pinknfluffy0
Pink-winged
pipersky
pixiepeople
polkadot (P 290810)
Pollybear
pollyskettle
Poohbear59
prettypennies
procrastinator
PuddleGlum
puss14
Quillion
rach (P - 021010)
Redfraggle
roundtuit
Rummer
SarahShattered
saver-j
seafarers_wife
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT (L)
short_bird
SkintGypsy
smartie12 (P- 140910)
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
welshkaz
wendywitch
wilf55
Winchelsea
wornoutmumoftwo
xx_Jo_xx
xxfibeexx
youngmum
yummymummy05
zoelikesjam
3tabbycats


New this week
gertrudeanna
abigail1
chamichelle
cloverfan
MrsBartolozzi
Maxonian
castri09
sammr85
Hellyboo
missymouse

toottifrootti

Thanks pigpen for doing the thread and making me feel useful again

Thanks to soappie for keeping things in order while I was unavoidably detained!!!

I am in this week - from Tuesday-ish.

It will be no surprise that I have a list as long as your arm - there needs to be some major changes in toots land so work will need to be done!!!

will post a list later

hope everyone has a great week and to my Scottish friends - I hope you are surviving - its not long until they go back!!!

love and hugs to everyone
toots xx

pigpen

toottifrootti wrote: »

Thanks pigpen for doing the thread and making me feel useful again

I am in this week - from Tuesday-ish.

You are so not in this week.. you can come sit on the umpire stools with me.. we'll look like crows in our nests lol. I'm not in for at least a few weeks

gerturdeanna

I'm off work this week -although I do have the kids (6 and 5) to entertain but I'm determinded to get some cleaning down this week so I'm in please.

Thanks Gert xx

SummerMoon

i'm in this week. Fell at the first hurdle last week, AF arrived early and wiped me out so very little got done. Back in for a busy week of sorting tidying and cleaning this week..... and a few kicks up the butt to get me going when necessary!

kazwookie

In again, thanks to all at flylady central command and those in the crows nest!!! :rotfl:

toottifrootti

nice to see you again gertrude anna. try and get the kids helping - it can be part of a game and if they get it done it will be more time to play?

piggers I wont be doing huge amounts but there is loads of paperwork that must get sorted - I will be like the big fat cuckoo though!!!!
not a slimline black crow!!!!

toots xx

Puddleglum

Count me in again too please. Only two weeks left before I have to go back to work so plenty to do.

SarahShattered

Hey Lovelies :hello:

I'm in -ish... mostly skimming through, but hopefully getting some pre-holiday stuff sorted.

**mwah** to the delightful and delicious Toots.

pigpen

toottifrootti wrote: »

piggers I wont be doing huge amounts but there is loads of paperwork that must get sorted - I will be like the big fat cuckoo though!!!!
not a slimline black crow!!!!

toots xx

Thats's ok.. I'm a buzzard!

Paperwork is fine.. it is just tedious sitting and flicking through it all..
I have managed to fold 1 load of washing and load both WM's.. and today I got all adventurous and threw a piece of pig in the SC.. I had an urgent need for proper food not freezer rubbish!