Weekly Flylady Thread 24th January 2011

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Done that Jo!

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
Sweep and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe ALL large appliances
Clean blinds/curtains and light shades
[STRIKE]Clean out fridge.. use up those almost passed their best things[/STRIKE] did today actually before I went shopping
Shine sink and taps
Level Three
[STRIKE]Throw away 10 items from each room![/STRIKE] Hope you mean the kitchen! DONE how satisfying
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Extras

1. HHI Ironing up to date actually
   
2. [STRIKE]Wipe over hob and clean cooker knobs[/STRIKE]
3. Get rid of the webs and dust
4. Wipe stainless steel so it is free from finger pints (baby oil for shining is good apparently!) N/A

I also washed all the dishes, put the empties in teh black box and after throwing 10 items wiped out said cupboard!!!

go me

Will be a very quick visit tomorrow evening (Mon) and (Tues) so may not be able to read all of the thread, so any postings for me please dont think I am ignoring you!

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grumswifie

Hi everyone

Thanks all at fly lady central. Count me in for this week. My old kitchen is becoming a utility room next mon so have to empty out old kitchen this week. Very messy for next three weeks and then I will have a lovely shiny new utility room, woohoo!

Have a good week everyone

BigMog

I'm in again too.

Thanks to all for this thread, really has made a huge difference x

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I have decided that I will set my alarm clock half an hour earlier tomorrow and see what I can accomplish. If I can do that at least twice this week its an extra hour for me at the weekend!
I will also sort my meals for the next day (already done for tomorrow) and get my clothes ready. That will also save me time in the morning.

Off to take doglets round the block, convince the cat that she does actually need to go out and then head for bed!

Thank you everyone

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gratefulforhelp_2

A redhotsexy alien control freak, valli!

MIL has left us this evening. Thanks for all your kindnesses.

Suziebea

I'm in again too. Not very successful last week, but had a bit of a Level One blitz today to catch up, and now find out that instead of being behind, I am actually ahead!!:rotfl:

Need to try to keep up this week, even if I only do Level 1.


Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors[/STRIKE] Did this today - catchig up from last week
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces Done today, but will need to be done again tomorrow
Level Two
Wipe ALL large appliances
Clean [STRIKE]blinds/curtains and[/STRIKE] light shades None
Clean out fridge.. use up those almost passed their best things
Shine sink and taps
Level Three
Throw away 10 items from each room
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Extras

1. HHI
   
2. Wipe over hob and clean cooker knobs
3. Get rid of the webs and dust
4. [STRIKE]Wipe stainless steel so it is free from finger pints (baby oil for shining is good apparently!) [/STRIKE]Don't have any.
   

dancemum

I'm in and possibly doing it in 2 houses.

wannaBrich

furball wrote: »

Good evening flyladies and gents. Slipped a bit this week due to sorting other things this last week. Not sure how much flying i am going to get done this week as sorting things still and a funeral on Tuesday. Might have to pinch a hug from flyers.
Will try and keep up with daily's and keep up with thread, even if i get left behind i will still skim and post. Thankyou again for this thread. Hugs to all who need them, sending extra hugs as i think they are needed xxx

new to boards but wanted to give you some hugs as sounds lile you're not having a good time :grouphug: xxx

helen_jelly

Grateful - huge huge hugs and so sorry to hear your news
Love Helen x

wannaBrich

:money: :T :money: :T :money:
Hello all!
Please can I be added to the list, :j

I'm a new MSE'r and my flat is such a mess :mad:
My mood is up and down and I can't concentrate on sorting the place out, but this looks like baby steps I can take to gain control of my place again!
Count me in! Hugs to all :grouphug:

pigpen wrote: »

Do not lose heart if you cannot keep up with everyone else or reading the thread, don't try to reply to everyone and please remember to include something about flying in all your posts, chat is for the weekend when your home is looking beautiful!!! Things will settle again in a couple of weeks so don't worry it will return to normal and we will hopefully have some new fledglings.

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

Ok here goes this week!

Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining areas
Level One
Sweep and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe ALL large appliances
Clean blinds/curtains and light shades
Clean out fridge.. use up those almost passed their best things
Shine sink and taps
Level Three
Throw away 10 items from each room!
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Wipe and replace all small appliances

Extras

1. HHI
2. Wipe over hob and clean cooker knobs
3. Get rid of the webs and dust
4. Wipe stainless steel so it is free from finger pints (baby oil for shining is good apparently!)