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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th November 2010
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pigpen
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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 vital tasks for basic cleanliness, level 2 usually has some decluttering and clearing, 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. Binbag dances, 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 or carrier bag 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/FW ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite versions
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
Dot-to-dot ~ this is a AnW'sMum's way of tidying - pick a small area (not a whole room) like a chair/coffee/table/shelf/worktop or wherever- thats your first 'dot' - totally clear it - clean it - and only put back what should be there - deal with what you have removed (not just move it somewhere else) then if you have time move on and do the same to another 'dot' -the idea is just like a dot to dot puzzle, you aim to join up all the dots and have a tidy room. The trick is to keep each dot tidy until you get them all joined up!
The Spoon Theory
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/ar...e-miserandino
Monday ~ Living room, Hallway and Porch!
Level One
Remove all the floor clutter and vacuum/Sweep/Mop
Move furniture and clean under it if you are able.. please don't injure yourselves!
Level Two
Pile up all the hotspots into one and have a work through with a nice hot cuppa!! (or 3)
Vacuum and wipe sofas.. don't forget the backs.. they too get dusty and grubby
vacuum shades on lamps and wipe the bases.
Level Three
Sort coats and shoes, bags and hallway gibble, umbrellas and wellies!
Dust degrot electrical appliances
Dust light fittings and picture rails
Extras
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Scrub the oven and grill pan and hob.. soak the burners and knobs so they come up like new
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Wipe through fridge to degrot any dribbles
Clean and/or replace all the filters and deterrgent drawers/dispensers.. this includes extractor hoods etc
Extras
Level One
Declutter floor and floordrobe
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Level Two
Vacuum Floors
Dust and Deweb
Binbag dance
Level Three
Tidy the under stair cupboard
Wipe down the paintwork
Tidy away and shoes or books that are strewn about
Extras
Level One
Declutter floors
Clean bath, loo, shower.. etc etc.. you get the idea..
Level Two
Mop/vacuum floors
Wipe the desk keyboard monitor etc..
Pull out the desk and clean under and behind..
15 minutes filing
Level Three
Clean doors
Empty and wash out bins
Clean radiators/fires in these rooms
Extras
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Tidy away all the toys and clothes and games and books that are in the wrong places
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself.. you time is very important!
Level Two
Strip and wash bedding and replace with clean.. vacuum and turn mattresses if needed
Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc
Sort through a chest of drawers.. dispose of anything that is outgrown, worn out
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the bedframes and paintwork
Binbag dance!
Extras
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 vital tasks for basic cleanliness, level 2 usually has some decluttering and clearing, 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. Binbag dances, 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 or carrier bag 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/FW ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite versions
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
Dot-to-dot ~ this is a AnW'sMum's way of tidying - pick a small area (not a whole room) like a chair/coffee/table/shelf/worktop or wherever- thats your first 'dot' - totally clear it - clean it - and only put back what should be there - deal with what you have removed (not just move it somewhere else) then if you have time move on and do the same to another 'dot' -the idea is just like a dot to dot puzzle, you aim to join up all the dots and have a tidy room. The trick is to keep each dot tidy until you get them all joined up!
The Spoon Theory
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/ar...e-miserandino
Monday ~ Living room, Hallway and Porch!
Level One
Remove all the floor clutter and vacuum/Sweep/Mop
Move furniture and clean under it if you are able.. please don't injure yourselves!
Level Two
Pile up all the hotspots into one and have a work through with a nice hot cuppa!! (or 3)
Vacuum and wipe sofas.. don't forget the backs.. they too get dusty and grubby
vacuum shades on lamps and wipe the bases.
Level Three
Sort coats and shoes, bags and hallway gibble, umbrellas and wellies!
Dust degrot electrical appliances
Dust light fittings and picture rails
Extras
- HHI
- binbag dance
- Sort finances as best you can up to the New Year (make sure you won't be destitute over the festive period!)
- Start writing those christmas cards and wrapping those presents!! Parcels and cards going over to Australia need to be posted very soon! CHECK HERE FOR LAST POSTING DATES!
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Scrub the oven and grill pan and hob.. soak the burners and knobs so they come up like new
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Wipe through fridge to degrot any dribbles
Clean and/or replace all the filters and deterrgent drawers/dispensers.. this includes extractor hoods etc
Extras
- wash window sills
- Thoroughly clean out the cupboard with pans and plastic boxes.. if there is no lid fling it!
- Clean fluff and webs from extractors/vents
- If you've not already done so make a christmas meal plan, look up recipes etc and plan a trial run of anything new!!.. Write the appropriate shopping list!
Level One
Declutter floor and floordrobe
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Level Two
Vacuum Floors
Dust and Deweb
Binbag dance
Level Three
Tidy the under stair cupboard
Wipe down the paintwork
Tidy away and shoes or books that are strewn about
Extras
- Find some bits to send to charity shop/recycle
- Wash windows
- Wash any curtains etc that need it
- Sort through your make up and smellies.. are there any that can be rehomed/chucked?
Level One
Declutter floors
Clean bath, loo, shower.. etc etc.. you get the idea..
Level Two
Mop/vacuum floors
Wipe the desk keyboard monitor etc..
Pull out the desk and clean under and behind..
15 minutes filing
Level Three
Clean doors
Empty and wash out bins
Clean radiators/fires in these rooms
Extras
- Wash windows and sills
- Decant dribbles from bottles into fuller ones and bin those empties
- Wipe over sofas & chairs in these rooms
- Clean paintwork
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Tidy away all the toys and clothes and games and books that are in the wrong places
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself.. you time is very important!
Level Two
Strip and wash bedding and replace with clean.. vacuum and turn mattresses if needed
Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc
Sort through a chest of drawers.. dispose of anything that is outgrown, worn out
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the bedframes and paintwork
Binbag dance!
Extras
- Wash windows and sills
- Wipe all the upstairs doors.. both sides!
- Sort through one box or drawer filled with miscellaneous gibble.. from any room.. it just needs it!!
- HHI
LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
Hope to be debt free until the day I die
Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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I'm in - DH back at work so normal service should be resumed!NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
MBNA £55000 -
I'm in!
Roll on the weekend!Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
I'm in again this week - many thanks!!
Looking forward to building on last week's good work...
MMM
The 2012 mantra - "A place for everything, and everything in it's place"0 -
Good evening :beer: I'm in, but struggling a bit atm
Thanks to all at FLC :A:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
I'm in again - thanks pigpen :A and Toots :A
Will do a list in a bit ........"There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers
"I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi0 -
Hi - I'm here this week, and must try harder! Thanks to all for lists!Mammy to 3 gorgeous children.0
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Dusty's week
[STRIKE]Kitchen
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
polish granite[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Sort kids accounts
sort out accounts[/STRIKE]
home insurance quotes
[STRIKE]delete more emails[/STRIKE]
start Christmas present list - started
order trumpet bookThe birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
I'm in, although had my newbie PM because I mentioned on the other thread that I wanted to join this week. Been hard at my house this weekend to get it into somesort of order. It's looking loads better so now just need a hand with organisation and keeping on top of the jobs.
See you all tomorrow0 -
sorry for holding you all back - my pc is incredibly slow tonight - I wanted to restart it but was frightened I would miss the thread.
thanks for being so patient - I know i wasnt!! LOL!
toots xx:heart: R.I.P.:heart:
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