Weekly Flylady Thread 13th December 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!
RoD ~ Room of Doom, the one room that feels like it is a permanent pit and cannot be used to its potential!

The Spoon Theory

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/ar...e-miserandino

Monday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins!
Defragment PC and run spyware scans while scrubbing
Level Two
Wash windows
Clean curtains/blinds etc
Declutter floors
Level Three
Wash bathmats/shower curtain and furry bog hats
Replace any sponges/flannels/toothbrushes etc that need it
throw out any empty bottles.. decant dribbles into fuller bottles





Extras

1. Finalise those last minute presents you have to buy..
2. Post all the cards you need to post
3. Wrap all the presents for family/friends
4. Finalise shopping orders/lists for your christmas food shop.. remember shops are only closed for one day!!!!

Tuesday - living room, hallway, stairs
Level one
Clear the floor of clutter
Tidy the baubles and lights on the tree
Level two
Vacuum the stairs and hallway and living room
Wipe and water plants
Wash the windows
Level three
Wipe the sofas and wash any skanky soft furnishings
Sort coats, shoes and bags
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs.



Extras

1. Check the smoke alarms
2. Fill a binbag for charity shop
3. Finalise your christmas menu and shopping list
4. Defluff and deweb these rooms

In memory of my poor kitchen.. and my lack of functional smoke alarms.. 2 years ago today!

Wednesday - no laughing.. KITCHEN!!
Level one
Wipe the soot off the cupboards and appliances!
HHC in a RoD
Level Two
Wipe the soot off the light fittings and window sills
Wipe the soot from in the fridge!
Wipe the soot from the table and the dining chairs!
Level Three
Remove the sooty webs and dusty corners!
Sweep and mop the sooty sticky fluffy covered in fireman boot print floor!
If you still have one... clean the cooker and hob!


Extras

1. Clean filters and drawers and door seals
2. Empty a wash basket of smokey laundry..
3. Polish any smokey smudgey mirrors
4. HHI

n.b. please feel free to substitute sooty/smokey for filthy/sticky/smelly/etc.. and make sure you have functional smoke alarms fitted!!!


Thursday - Master messroom! and landing
Level one
Strip the bedding and get it washed!
30 minutes floordrobe/junk clearing!!
Level Two
Vacuum the mattress, landing and floor
Remake the bed
Clean the windows
Level Three
Wash any curtains/etc that are in need
Wipe down all the furry paintwork
Fill a binbag for charity shop or the bin!

Extras

1. HHI
2. Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs
3. Clean out any pets/wash pet bedding
4. binbag dance.

Friday -finale!
Level One
S&S the kitchen and bathroom
Change and dirty bedding that needs it!
Level Two
Vacuum through the rooms that need it
Wash any grimy windows
Collect any stinky laundry from about the place
Level Three
Clean the oven and hob
Clean out the fridge
Clear out a grotty cupboard!
Extras

1. Final final shopping lists
2. Update remaining present lists
3. Wrap remaining presents
4. Deliver presents that you need to before christmas
5. Stick all your cards up

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
AnnaBeth
AnWs_mum
artichoke
ashia
boddy.. because I need motivation and organizing. Plus I love the fun and support on here.
cally_c
Carlsberggal
castri09
chazsucks
Chloris
Choccybix
choogirl
cosmomo
craftdaft
Craftyscholar
Curlytop40
cyclingyorkie
**dancingbutterfly**
diddly74
Dippypud
Disdisbiff
Doozergirl
dreamywings1
Dustykitten because I keep falling off the wagon and love the community spirit
embb
ExtremeBlonde
fedupandskint
froddington
funfairprincess
gotnodosh
gratefulforhelp (P)
gravitytolls
greenbee
grumswifie
gunsandbanjos (GnB)
Helen Jelly
Hellyboo
hex2
Hippy110
hollyh
invisiblecabbage
Ishtar
jackywhizz
jenagain (P)
jinky67
jjef
Jojo the Tightfisted
jools27
juliejim
kalojac
kassey
kazmeister
kazwookie ~~ here for support and friends
kezlou
Lady-Liberty
lala1974
LameWolf
lemanie
life in termoil
likklegibbon
Lil_me - because she hates having CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) but it comes naturally
liloandstitch
lindseykim13
LKBlogg1980
Looby - Lou
lottie379
lou1981
macpep1
Maxonian
maybemischief
Mazzarati2000
melliec
MissHiggerty
Missus Aka
Mollina Girl
Money Saving Diva
Moneytroubles (P 05/11)
Mooloo
mrsmortenharket
msgnomey
Mudbath - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
mummyslittleboy
MummyEmm
mummyroysof3
Mummyyof5
mumoffour77
Mumof2
mum of 5 and a husky
mumofjusttwo
Mum on a mission (MOAM)
Mumto5
Natty68
nattyt
newlywed
nicki
onestep
pavlovs_dog
Penelope Penguin
pipersky
pinkpig08
Pollybear
Poohbear59
poohspals
princesscupcake
rach
rachelet
rainbow81
raphanius
RealButter
Sagaris
sammiell
sammr85
Sammy_Dee
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
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
wilf55
Winchelsea
xx_Jo_xx
1 step closer
3tabbycats
4 Times Mum

Known lurkers
angielovesveg
beemuzed
ceebeeby
cloverfan
dinx1972
Eltee12
GeDink
*H*
huston_kw
jackieglasgow
Jassa
JennyJewell
lav1979
Molly41
mOZzy lurking down under!
Mrs_Beatson
MrsChaos
nattyt
Nicifer_noonoo (P 240111)
nightsong
nikki_angel
penguin83
Quillion
saver-j
SGT
Stefejb
TheFiendNextDoor
x_raphael_xx


And back 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

AnW'sMum
Chloris
cyclingyorkie
Dustykitten
fedupandskint
Froddy
funfairprincess
helen jelly
hollyh
Jassa
jenagain
jjef
JoJo
jools27
juliejim
kazwookie
LadyLiberty
macpep1
Maxonian
maybemischief
Mollina Girl
MrsChaos
MummyEm
Mumto5
Natty68
nattyt
nicki
onestep
PenPen
Sagaris
sammiell
sammr85
saver_j
Short_bird
Shysarah
Sunnygirl
toochoosey
toots
trulymadlydeeply_indebt
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
ashia
Cyclingyorkie
helen jelly
hex2
Juliejim
lil_me
MOAM
Mollina Girl
MrsChaos
MummyEmm
Natty68
nattyt
nicki
Sagaris
sammiell
Triker
Valli
VJ2010
wilf55

Penelope_Penguin

Thank you to all at FCC :A I'm in again this week :j

juliejim

I'm in - thanks to all. So far I know I'm out Mon, Wed and Fri nights so we'll see how much I get done. i am hoping to be fairly free next weekend though.

Dustykitten

Thanks for the thread - I'm just finishing my ironing and then I'll have a look at a list for the week.

Extras this week:
[STRIKE]order sis present[/STRIKE]
delete emails - doing well

[STRIKE]Trip to the post office[/STRIKE]
Write cards - posting ones done
[STRIKE]Make door decorations[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]collect M&S order
debenhams return[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]bank
renew library books
[/STRIKE]

To Buy
choose new calendar
golf shoes DS1
DS2 presents - 1 to go
Card FiL

Valli

I'm in

and PLEASE add me to Natty's challenge because at the rate I'm going Christmas is not going to happen when it should - I need a major KICK

and Toots (hugs) that must've been a shock...

sparkleworld

Yay I'm in again this week FCC.

Apologies for not really contributing to the thread but just busy doing things off the list, and trying to keep my family safe by taxiing them around with the treacherous conditions is very time consuming!


Thankyou for the lists they really do help and work. From a grateful (and almost organised for Christmas)Sparkleworld household .

Love 'n' Mistletoe
Xxx Sparkle xxX

boddy

Im in again. Thanks to FCC. Got a busy week so will see what I can get done.

Mumof2_2

Many thanks to everyone - I'm in and will try to do Level 1s and maybe a bit more. xx

ajmoney

Thanks to FCC. The house is really tidy so I am hoping to complete everything this week which should help towards Natty's challenge.

My list for this week

Put up the Christmas tree

Monday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins!
[STRIKE]Defragment PC and run spyware scans[/STRIKE] while scrubbing
Level Two
Wash windows
Declutter floors
Level Three
Wash bathmats/shower curtain and furry bog hats
Extras

1. Finalise those last minute presents you have to buy.. 2 left to get
2. Post all the cards you need to post
3. Wrap all the presents for family/friends
4. Finalise shopping orders/lists for your christmas food shop.. remember shops are only closed for one day!!!!

Mumto5

I'm in this week. Thanks to Pigpen, Toots and Subsitoots.

In the middle of a major assault at the IRONING CHALLENGE......