Weekly Flylady Thread 29th November 2010

pigpen

WOOHOO IT IS :xmastree:.....DECEMBER..... :xmastree:

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 ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and defrost freezer
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Shine any steel/aluminium. (dab of oil on a dry mf cloth works wonders)
Clean through a cupboard

Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean sockets and switches
4. Dust and deweb

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, stairs!
Level One
Clear and vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Pile up the hotspots and deal with their contents
Wipe and water plants
De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
Clear and wipe firesurround
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that still need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc
Sort coats and bags and shoes and hats and scarves and glubs and wellies..
MAKE CERTAIN THAT CAR EMERGENCY KIT IS READIED AND SORTED!!!
Check smoke alarms



Extras

1. Wipe hand rails and ALL the doorknobs/handles
2. Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets
3. Wipe window sills and catches.. check they are locked!
4. Wipe remotes .. they cannot be any cleaner than our germ riddled keyboard!

Wednesday ~ Bedroom, Landing..
Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
Strip bedding and replace with clean
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on the landing
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
Fill a binbag of stuff to leave the house.. be it rubbish or clothing or bedding..
Sort out old makeup and toiletries.. think of all those germies breeding on the lip gloss you've not worn since last summer..
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!



Extras

1. Catch up on emails/calls etc
2. Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick!
3. Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all
4. Check you have wrapping paper, sellotape etc.. and other wrapping requirements.. and don't forget ADVENT CALENDARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Clear all floors of clutter
Dejunk pc desk!
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
Vacuum/mop all floors
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/loo's/basins etc
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk
Scrub down the tiles


Extras

1. Delete 50 unwanted emails
2. Defrag the pc and run a virus scan/spyware scan
3. Binbag dance
4. Write and post christmas cards!!

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Spend half an hour on YOU!!
Make appointments for your christmas hair do, nail fix, hairy part waxed, fake tan.. whatever you need to do!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork


Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. List 1 item to sell ..
4. Put up your decs!!!!!!!!! lol...

tootifruities

Those who are new this week are posted in blue on 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)
or asbotoots another backup for toots

(P) carrying a flybaby

ajmoney
aless02
AnnaBeth
AnWs_mum
ashia
beingfrugal
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
cally_c
Carlsberggal
castri09
cazzab
chazsucks
Chloris
Choccybix
choogirl
Craftyscholar
Curlytop40
cyclingyorkie
**dancingbutterfly**
Definately, Maybe
delicious
diddly74
Dippypud
Disdisbiff
Doozergirl
dreamywings1
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
embb
ExtremeBlonde
fedupandskint
flying_fresian
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froddington
funfairprincess
gotnodosh
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gravitytolls
greenbee
grumswifie
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Helen Jelly
Hellyboo
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
invisiblecabbage
Ishtar
jackywhizz
jasperconran
Jassa
jenagain (P)
jinky67
jjef
joeyjimbles
Jojo the Tightfisted
jools27
juliejim
Justamum - because I have (virtual) friends here
kalojac
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
kemo_2002
kezlou
Lady-Liberty
LameWolf
lemanie
life in termoil
likklegibbon
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liloandstitch
lindseykim13
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macpep1
MancMillyMolly
Maxonian
maybemischief
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Melbat
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michbright
MissHiggerty
Mollina Girl
Money Saving Diva
Moneytroubles (P 05/11)
Mooloo
Mrs_Bea
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
mummyslittleboy
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mumofjusttwo
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Sagaris
sammiell
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Sarah Joanne
SarahShattered
Sazzy6
seafarers_wife
serena
sexymouse - cause teaching and having a clean house should be possible
shopaholic232
short_bird
Shysarah
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.
sockdrawer
sparkleworld
spinks
SummerMoon - sometimes lurker, sometimes posting
Sunnygirl
TAG
tattycath
thifty
thriftmonster
toochoosey - cause every now and then i need a kick up the @rse
Triker
trulymadlydeeply_indebt!
twinmum07
twoflower169 (P 07/01/2011)
uropachild
Valli
Vanilla because I hate housework and need motivation
vivw
VJ2010
vouchersrme
WannabePerfectHousewife
wilf55
Willow92
Winchelsea
xx_Jo_xx
1 step closer
3tabbycats
365days
4 Times Mum

Known lurkers
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*H*
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lav1979
Molly41
mOZzy lurking down under!
Mrs_Beatson
MrsChaos
nattyt
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nightsong
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Quillion
saver-j
SGT
Stefejb
TheFiendNextDoor
x_raphael_xx




And by special request:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

the challenge is to have all your ironing done by New Year's Eve - to start 2011 with an empty ironing basket.

Do you think you can rise to the challenge? let me know and i will add you to the list
??? Who is going to be first to join up??? (Froddy was the 1st brave soul!!!)
AnW'sMum
Chloris
cyclingyorkie
Dustykitten
fedupandskint
Froddy
helen jelly
hollyh
Jassa
jenagain
jjef
JoJo
jools27
juliejim
kazwookie
LadyLiberty
macpep1
maybemischief
Mollina Girl
MrsChaos
MummyEm
Mumto5
Natty68
nattyt
nicki
onestep
PenPen
sammiell
sammr85
Short_bird
Shysarah
Sunnygirl
toochoosey
toots
twinmum07
Valli (should be a doddle for her!)

this is not a competition - there is no prize except feeling good that you are starting a new year with an empty basket - try to encourage each other - we all want to succeed
dont wait until the week (or day) before to get started:eek: - try to do a little bit as often as you can.
toots xx


Natty68's Challenge - Natty68 has set the challenge which is to be ready for the big day by 12 midday on the 24th!!! Are you going to join her?
ajmoney
Natty68
nicki

tootifruities

THE STARS ARE BACK - FOR ONE WEEK ONLY!!


I am hoping this will kick start you all into getting ready for December and Santa!!!!!

Ok the ground rules for those who havent seen the stars before :-

1. You don't have to complete the daily list on the same day to get your star but try and do some in the week to give yourselves more free time at the weekend
2. You must do levels 1,2 and 3 to get a star but remember the 'extras' are extras and don't count towards the stars!
3. Please make it obvious when you have finished a list so that I know you need a star - for example Monday Done! make sure I can see it!!!!!!
4. If you dont have something on the list then it gets deleted - e.g. clean out pets - if no pets no cleaning out done - delete!
5. Similarly when it says childrens rooms then you should substitute spare room/utility room/conservatory...etc if you have no childrens rooms.
6. If you have no spare room or any other room not on the weekly list then make sure you do any thing thats on that list that you haven't already done earlier in the week and try to substitute similar type jobs - make an effort please!!
7. You should not be deleting stuff just because you CBA!!
8. You may delete stuff if you are not physically fit to do something!
9. And for goodness sake remember that the stars are for FUN - there will be no discrimination - no sulking - no striking - no bribing- no cheating - or there will be no stars!!! so there!!

Ok everybody its DECEMBER THIS WEEK SO LETS TRY AND GET THE HOUSE ALL SPARKLY for Christmas and New Year!!!

This is the list of flyers who have completed a day's list. Please do not 'quote' the list further up the thread as it will only confuse people and me- I will amend it here as and when I see you complete your days!

Remember the 'extras' are extras and dont count towards the stars!

and please make it obvious when you have finished a list so that I know you need a star - for example
Monday - Kitchen and Dining room - Done!

Stars awarded this week

ajmoney :snow_laug
ashia :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin
Boddy :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin:snow_laug
cally_c :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin
castri09 :snow_laug:snow_grin
Chloris :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
CraftyScholar :snow_laug
Dippypud :snow_laug
Doozergirl :snow_grin:snow_laug
Dustykitten :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_laug
fedupandskint :snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
froddy :snow_laug:snow_grin
greenbee :snow_laug
helen jelly :snow_laug
Hellyboo :snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin
huston_kw :snow_laug
Jassa :snow_laug:snow_grin :snow_laug:snow_grin
jenagain :snow_laug:snow_grin
jjef :snow_laug:snow_grin
JoJo:snow_laug
jools :snow_laug:snow_grin
Kassey:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
LameWolf :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
lil_me:snow_grin:snow_laug
lindseykim :snow_laug:snow_laug
maybemischief :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin
Mollina Girl
Mrsmortenharket :snow_laug
MummyEmm :snow_laug:snow_grin
nattyt :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_laug
nicki :snow_laug
onestep :snow_laug
PenPen :snow_laug:snow_grin :snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_grin
pigpen :snow_grin
pinkpig08 :snow_laug
Pollybear
poohbear :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin
Quillion :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
sammr85 :snow_laug:snow_laug
searfarers_wife :snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_laug
serena :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
Shysarah :snow_laug:snow_grin :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
sockdrawer :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug
twinmum07 :snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_grin
Valli:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin
vanilla :snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_grin:snow_grin




Special Awards

Lady Liberty







:snow_laug M/W/F

:snow_grin T/TH

Triker

Ooooh I'm in, will try extra hard for a star, don't think I ever got one. xxx

pigpen

My ironing basker doesn't exist therefore I win as I have no ironing to do

oooh... stars... well... snowmen!!!

twinmum07

Oooh - me, me, me!

kazwookie

I'm in again thank you all at FLCC, do you have snow at FLCC??

toottifrootti

cheers pigpen - we all need the lists and are very grateful to you for producing them and keeping us organised xx

well here we go .....this week's wee list.......

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Wipe out the fridge and defrost freezer
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Shine any steel/aluminium. (dab of oil on a dry mf cloth works wonders)
Clean through a cupboard

Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean sockets and switches
4. Dust and deweb.

Monday
check presie list before Friday shopping
Bloods - pm
wrap and post ebays
ebay listings
do email to DB/Cate/Pat/Jd/text to Carol/
phone Carers offices (2) with changes and updates etc
must post C&R paperwork
sort elec payment
Tuesday
appt Lesley - 10.30 (need to get 9.10 bus)
post any paid ebays if nec
ebay listings
Wednesday
church am
make appt for toes
ebay listings
Thursday
cleaner 11.30-1.30
ebay listings
Friday
assisted shopping - MrM, get salt, Hw bottles,post parcels and cards
ebay wrap and post
ebay listings
Saturday
do church magazine and help at Community Lunch 10-2
check if I have any books for book stall tomorrow
Sunday
Church
Lunch with E

This week

• eBay to get the money for painters bill/heater for LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs/ dividing fence-(this whole item will be permanently here until i get these things done)

repair bathroom blind
Phone Jeanette to arrange a meet
finish a cat blanket

Head down and batter on again
toots xx

Valli

ooo I'm in too

and I am hoping to be free of workmen by the end of this week too, so I can get the house spotless.

Many thanks to all at Flylady Central Command

and I have my sleeping bag and overnight bag ready to go in the car just-in-case. ( I keep a bag handy these days anyway *sniggers lewdly*

I WOULD join the ironing challenge but it doesn't seem right, somehow...not when my baskets are empty as I type...

I can be your motivator if you like? I can tell you HOW to enjoy ironing...:rotfl:

froddington

I'm in again - thanks pigpen and Toots :A

Toots - I may regret typing this but ........... I'm also in again for the ironing challenge :eek: I was actually thinking about it yesterday!

Listy in a bit x

twinmum07

This is my first proper week on here so just wondered, am I allowed to start the Monday list tonight?