Weekly Flylady Thread 30th 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 ~ HAVE THE DAY OFF AND DO SOMETHING FUN WITH YOUR LOVED ONES!!!

It is bank holiday (though not in Scotland I believe?) Just make sure your dailies are done and maybe a couple of jobs you keep putting off!

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Wipe fronts of appliances and units.. kickboards too!
Level Two
Wipe small appliances and replace.. clean 1 to perfection..
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Clean the tiles and sink
Level Three
Sort out the fridge... what needs working into your meal plan before it tries running away?
Tidy the cupboard full of all those things you never use.. and get rid of the ones you really don't need
Wipe over oven and hob and fridge.


Extras

1. Arrange services on fires/boilers etc
2. Scrub and demould doorseals! Don't forget the ones in the WM
3. Tidy the top of the fridge/freezer
4. Empty and wash out bins!

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

Thursday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Extras

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
   
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
   
3. Clean a window or two.
   
4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Friday ~ 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. Plan to cook the christmas cakes!!.. and make chutneys, pickles or whatever

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


abigail1
ajmoney
angielovesveg (L)lurking because if I actually posted I would never get the housework donex
AnWs_mum
beemuzed (L)
Bibbitybob
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
cally_c
Carlsberggal
carolinejane
carol22
castri09
cazzab
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cha97michelle
Choccybix
claret100682
cloverfan (L)
cmazza
Courgette
craftdaft
Craftyscholar
cyclingyorkie
DayDreamBeliever
dinx1972.. (L)
divorcingjack
dizzyk
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
elliecarr
Eltee12
embb
fedupandskint
frankerooney
froddington
funfairprincess
gertrudeanna
gotnodosh (L)
gratefulforhelp
greenbee
grumswifie
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
*H*
Helen jelly
Hellyboo
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
hope6804
huston_kw
invisiblecabbage
Ishtar
jackieglasgow (L)
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
kezlou
Lady-Liberty
LameWolf
lav1979 (L)
leed
lemanie
Liberty9515
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
liloandstitch
LilySue
lisa26
longtermlurker
macpep1
Magpie.
marchio
Maxonian
merlin1
michbright
mineallmine
missymouse
Molly41 (L)
Money Saving Diva
Mooloo
mOZzy lurking down under!
MrsBartolozzi
MrsChaos
Mrs_Beatson .. lurks! or holds up the bar
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
MummyEm
mummyslittleboy
Mummyyof5
mumofjusttwo
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mumto5
nannyboo1
Natty68
net78
neveah
newlywed
Nicifer_noonoo (L) (P 240111)
nightsong (L)
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notjustlaura
onestep
Penelope Penguin
penguin83 (L)
Pink-winged
pipersky
polkadot (P 290810)
Pollybear
pollyskettle
Poohbear59
prettypennies
procrastinator
PuddleGlum
Quillion
rach (P - 021010)
redcoltraine
roundtuit
Rummer
sammr85
SarahShattered
saver-j
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
SGT (L)
short_bird
smartie12 (P- 140910)
sparkleworld
Stefejb (L)
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
TAG
thifty
thriftmonster
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
Toodle
torianut
Triker
uropachild (P- 23/10/10)
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
wendywitch
wilf55
Winchelsea
wornoutmumoftwo
xx_Jo_xx
youngmum
zoelikesjam
3tabbycats


New this week
toddles*
naughty-yet-sorta-nice
LKBlogg1980
keys
hypno06
cosmomo
verynewmoneysaver
shopaholic232
tiredanddesperate
lilypink
kittie2475

fedupandskint

Check me out! In for next week and on the first page!

gratefulforhelp_2

I'm in, thanks to flylady central command.

soappie that's funny about BB, my old dog got a panic attack when Mum's chickens came near her!!

Craftyscholar

And there was me thinking we might get a rest with piggers being away:rotfl:

Yes, it's a normal Monday up here. Looks as if the weather is going to improve :T

soappie

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

soappie that's funny about BB, my old dog got a panic attack when Mum's chickens came near her!!

Unfortunately, it's her training. She's been trained to flush out pheasants and hasn't actually been able to distinguish between a pheasant and a chicken...

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks - she's old - 10 this year. I'm reluctant to try the training just in case it goes horribly wrong....

At the moment I shut BB in doors and let the chickens free range for half an hour or so a couple of times a day. Once the proper fence is up, they will be safe to free range in that whole area of the side yard without fear of being BB'd...

toddles*

This sounds great, just what I need, only level 1 mind you for now though, please count me in, thank you

Triker

I'm heeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeee toooooooooooooooo:p

Triker

Huge listy to get through


[STRIKE]post parcel[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]get condolence card, birthday and wedding cards[/STRIKE]
cancel phone insurance x 2

claim phone on insurance
cancel trike insurance
ebay some pans/bags/books/jewellry/make-up
empty old hamster cage
declutter DD1's bedroom in readiness to decorate
look at wallpaper and price up
go through piles of paperwork and burn
get a list from bank of DD's going out, check and trim if necessary
meal plan from whats in fridge
move living room round
[STRIKE]clear garden path[/STRIKE]
get more straw for chickens
collect coins and bank them
plan something for next week
do a ruthless shoe flinging session
ring someone???????re leaking bathroom ceiling urgent must do asap
get some baking done to use up some of my copious amounts of baking stuff
think about hairdressers appointments for us all
seriously start tackling debt repayments, get organised
try not to spend my life online
think about purging all the crapola in the loft
sort out van, clear and clean/organise
write down term dates in diary so I know when girls are off
write to child benefit office
dentist appointment
doctor appointment in bolton
pandora charm for DD1's 18th
remember and write down all my pots of money/savings/accounts etc
use remaining 100 plus minutes on mobile before....errrr tomorrow, who can I ring?
smash up old chicken house and burn it
do car boot with all stuff in shed

[STRIKE]Buy birthday pressie for child and adult.[/STRIKE]
put some more credit on my phone.


Managed to get a bit more done, also brought washing in and hosepiped the garden path to get rid of chicken poo.

Been to next doors party and resisted the tempting lure of all the alcohol. :A

Now need to rustle up some supper.

Also get living room in some semblence of order. Eek..that means figuring out where to put about 1000 books.:eek:

sexymouse

Think I'll need the day off tomorrow pigpen after all the rushing around today, so thank you.

I'm off to have a in a minute because I stink! Then I'll do

Hope everyone enjoys their day off, and that those in Scotland don't have to work too hard.

sexymouse xx

rach

I'm not really in but will try and post a bit...only this week at work then I will try and do small bits off the lists when I'm on mat leave, also planning to do some batch cooking

I just replied to soappie and mumto5 the end of the old thread

Going out for a drink with DH's brother and sister and their OHs tonight, might need a snack first despite massive roast dinner this aft!

pigpen - on a differnt note can you tell me where is best for early baby stuff? I'd like to get something for a friend with a 5lb ish little one.