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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th September 2010
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Daily routines/todailies
laundry, F S S
swish and swipe kitchen F S S
bathroom, W T F S S
ironing, F S S
making beds, F S S
vacuuming high traffic areas, F S S
making meals F S S
HHE M W T F S S
Night-time routines
preparing clothes for the next day, F S
swish & swipes of the kitchen F S
tidying the living room F S
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Extras- Wipe skirtings
- wash windows
- Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
Level Three
Sort that present cupboard.. incorporate what you can to birthday/christmas list
Extras- Tidy floor of the wardrobe!
- Binbag dance
Level Two
Binbag dance
Level Three
Sort out ALL the paperwork strewn about.. put it all in a heap and work through it!
Extras- Sort out one drawer/cupboard
- Sort a pile of stuff you have been ignoring for an age!
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc whatever needs cleaning.
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extras
- Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
- Clean the radiators in these rooms
- Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
- Do any toothbrushes/sponges etc need replacing?
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras- Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
- End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
I will join you in the 10:00 HHpaperwork Penpen....going to start in the dining room/study and go from there xx0 -
Wednesday ~ Living areas.
Level One
vacuum floors
vacuum sofas.. wipe away any sticky grubby marks
Level Two
Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
Level Three
Vacuum under furniture you can move safely
Thursday - Bathroom and Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Extras- [STRIKE]Wipe the paintwork in these rooms[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Clean the radiators in these rooms[/STRIKE]
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
- End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,0000 -
A day away from my job as car in garage for a repair (fingers crossed its not too many ££££s). Have around 100mins until I'm going out for a girly lunch (per Piggers do something for you instructions!).
So far I'm down to
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Descale the kettle!
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Clean out the oven thoroughly..
Extras
1. Wipe skirtings
2. wash windows
3. Thoroughly clean out 1 cupboard
Tuesday - Master bedroom & landing
Level One
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Level Two
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Sort that present cupboard.. incorporate what you can to birthday/christmas list
Extras
1. Tidy floor of the wardrobe!
2. Binbag dance
Wednesday ~ Living/family areas.
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors
Clear and vacuum sofas.. wipe away any sticky grubby marks
Level Two
Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals
Binbag dance
Level Three
Vacuum under furniture you can move safely
Sort out ALL the paperwork strewn about.. put it all in a heap and work through it!
Extras
1. Sort out one drawer/cupboard
2. Sort a pile of stuff you have been ignoring for an age!
3. Tidy a bookcase
Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
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
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extras
· Wipe the paintwork in these rooms
· Clean the radiators in these rooms
· Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
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
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras
1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Lots of washing blowing outside - off to do some more dotting about...
MoamAlthough no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.... life is a WIP.
Snowball says too far away, working hard to bring it forward.0 -
Here I go........0
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No flying at all yesterday
I really start to flag by the end of the week. But I have noticed that my morning routine is getting towards being a habit - getting my butt moving and doing it is a lot easier than it used to be.
Will try and be better today. Thank you everyone
PS - what's dot-to-dotting?Go to the ant, thou sluggard0 -
Paperwork sorted...HHI now(that lives in the dining room study too)......0
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It is great how roomy and amazing my living room is starting to look. There is one cupboard I haven't sorted for a while that I may try and do later and then I may be able to keep on top of this room

Wednesday ~ Living areas.
Level One
[STRIKE]vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]vacuum sofas.. wipe away any sticky grubby marks[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb.. shine any glass/mirrors/electricals[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can move safely[/STRIKE]
Thursday - Bathroom and Pc Area
Level Two
Clean baths/shower, toilets, don't forget under the rim! and sinks
[STRIKE]Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Friday- spare room
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
- End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,0000 -
Baby bathed and having her 3rd feed of the morning! She was doing the biggest smiles while I was washing her hair and cooing at me while I undressed her..
Bag of recycling sorted from my room (the cot actually)
washing in basket
Off to shop in an hour.. best write myself a short list before I forget everything I want.. oh.. must find mortgage paper as well to drop in at solicitor..LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Three HH's done :j Going to have a break now, then S&S upstairs.:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0
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HHI done...going to do another 15min in the DR now, then a cuppa before work.....0
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