Weekly Flylady Thread 4th April 2011

pigpen

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

Ok here goes this week

Magnificent Monday - master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding
clear the floordrobe
Level Two
Wash the windows
Clear the landing of gibble
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms!




Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. 15 minutes filing
4. fill a binbag of old winter stuff for charity shop!!

Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Wash windows
dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings!
Level three
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc



Extras

1. Sort through a handbag
2. Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
3. 29 fling boogie...
4. HHI

Wonderful Wednesday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!


Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the cupboard under the sink!
2. Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
3. Clean all the filters and door seals etc
4. Wipe the back door down.. inside.. and out!! demange the catflap!

Thursday Scrub-a-dub ~ bathroom/loo and cruddy study!
Level One
Declutter the clutter!
throw out 100 things from the house!
Level Two
Wash/vacuum floors
Clean the baths/basins/bogs etc and the keyboard and mouse!
Wash the bath mats, shower curtains and toilet hats!
Defrag the pc
Level Three
Declutter the pc desk and give it a wipe!
Wash all the windows and doors
Empty all the bins AFTER 15 minutes filing/shredding!

Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. Polish any fire surrounds/radiators in these rooms
3. Clear a shelf/cupboard wipe everything before replacing neatly
4. Do a five minute job you have been putting off forever.. like changing a lightbulb or moving a hotspot...

Friday fun! - childrens rooms
Level One
Clear the floors in the childrens room.. throw out any broken toys and find some that are no longer needed that can be sent to charity shop or given away.
Drag everything out from under the bed too.. there is floor under there!!
Level Two
Change the childrens bedding/wash curtains
Vacuum mattress (after turning & wiping any waterproof sheets) and floors
Wash window
Level Three
Sort through a clothing cupboard.. anything outgrown?
Put any discs back in cases and books back on shelves etc
Dust.. lightshades, curtain poles, games consoles/PC's etc
Extras

1. Make sure coats and shoes and uniforms are ready for school and homework is all done so you can relax the second week of holidays!
2. Wipe any sticky handprints and dirty marks off walls and doors
3. Wipe down the paintwork & radiators
4. Clean out any pets!

tootifruities

Hello and you are very welcome to join us on the flylady thread -we are delighted you want to try it.
I hope you will find the following helpful but please dont be afraid to ask anything -no matter how silly it might seem.We all have the t-shirt!
If you want to get your house ship-shape then you have definitely come to the right place!
Dont worry if you dont have time to post or read all the thread.

Hope we see more of you!


WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY FLYLADY(& GENTS) THREAD

1. A new thread starts on a Sunday evening via a link from the current thread so keep a watch out and dive in! (Click on the big writing)
2. Make sure you read the first post carefully as it contains all the info and abbreviations that we use!
3. A new list is added to the 1st post every evening by pigpen-the order changes every week
4. Dont get stressed with the mess just try to do the list to whatever level you can manage depending on your home circumstances - work, children, OH's!
5. Even if you only manage level 1 everyday when you come back to that room next week you will find it is easier and as time goes on it becomes more manageable and you will see huge differences. I know it sounds impossible but I can vouch for the fact it works!
6. Remember your home didnt get in a mess overnight so dont expect it to get tidy in a day!! Dont try to do the whole house at once - you will tire yourself out and sicken yourself -we have all tried it! BABYSTEPS -little and often and you will be amazed at the improvement.
7. Post what you have done and forget about what you missed. There is no such thing as failure here!
8. If you want to post a list and strike out what you have done -choose the 'go advanced' (its down at the bottom of the messages) and then highlight the line you want to strike out -press the S with the line through it (its near the end of the list of symbols above your page) and it will say'strike' at each end -when you post your message it will show with a line through it!
9. If you want to answer a particular post then press 'quote' and you will then be able to type a reply. To help keep the thread tidy & short if there is only a small bit of the post that you want to reply to then just delete the bits you dont want but be sure to leave the 'quote' at each end.
10. Dont worry if you cant keep up with the thread it moves very fast -just pop in and post so everybody know hows you are doing!
11. To defrag your pc (it appears on the list!) go to Start>>All progs>> Accessories >>System tools >>Disk defragmenter. You should do both C &D discs but 'C' is the important one - the more often you do it the less time it will take.
12. All posts should include some mention of the flying you have been doing - except at the weekend when we can chat more!

The support, encouragement and friendship on here is simply THE BEST! ask any questions and we will give you our tuppence worth - sometimes sensible sometimes totally insane!

We dont bite -well most of us dont -have fun!!
WELCOME to the totally bonkers mad house!!
toots:D

Money Saving Diva R.I.P.

tootifruities

you will have by now noticed that we have no list of names this week - instead I have posted the welcome!

I am moving house asap( starting this week!) and have too much on my plate to be checking for newbies and keeping the list up to date - and it has become way too long again - I know it will calm down but that doesn't help me just now. At some point I will have no internet either! Oh horrors!!!!:eek:

I have discussed this with our illustrious leader and she suggested we post the welcome instead and that would lessen any pressure on me to check for newbies.
So I would ask your help to direct any new flyers to post 1 & 2 to help them get started.

Thank you and I hope you will understand and not be too upset by my decision.

love and hugs
toots xx

ajmoney

I am in, hopefully in a better way than last week. My aim is to have a tidy house by Friday night as I am going away on Saturday, anything else I manage is a bonus. Going to try and do a few things on my Toots list as OH is off on Easter hols for 2 weeks.

ETA Excuse my manners...thanks for the lists guys.

Toots I think post #2 looks great, hope the house move goes well xx

toottifrootti

was going to sort out my list bit have just brought up my tea so I am off to clean up the bathroom and get ready for bed - see you all tomorrow.

toots xx

fedupandskint

I'm in for next week and I am aiming to do a room a day after work and I am committing to this for at least 3 days this week

Hope you feel better soon toots and good luck with your move and I think the welcome list is a better idea then the list of names now we don't have stars anymore. Really makes it easier to manage for you which is the best way too

boddy

Im in again thank you.

Toots. Take care and hope the house move goes smoothly.

paulies_nixie

Toots Good plan I mean if we can do trees we can do general pointing in the direction of and hold the fort till you're settled Hope the move goes well and that no t'internet isnt too horrifying

Thank you for the thread ladies
I'm in
(Although as most of the house is MiL clean, I'll be trying to keep it that way and chasing dog fur out the back door for the sparrows )

ETA: JulieJim I just bought one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NTDDL6?ie=UTF8&!!!!!leangrcouk-21&link_code=as3&camp=2506&creative=9298&creativeASIN=B000NTDDL6
sorry 'bout the long linky :rotfl: it's wicked only thing is it's a tad small, I can get a kingsized duvet cover folded in half along one edge and shirts fit fine Not a long line but a square one - probably not what you were after but I thought I'd share

happierdaystocome

Evening All

Toots Good Luck with the move, hope it goes smoothly.

Sexymouse Thanks for the picture it looks beautiful.

Hugs/spoons to all who need or want them.

Im in again next week thank you to Pigpen, Toots and ASBO for enabling me to keep my house in check. Not sure how much I'll get done of Monday and Tuesday's lists as I've an Occupational health appointment tomorrow and a group workshop session at the Hopsital Tuesday morning but I will try my best

A friend came round this eveing who OH and Ihave not seen in a little while and it was lovely to catch up.

Dustykitten

I'll be in with some serious flying before Easter holidays begin.

Toots the new posts are great. I hope you are ok, sleep well sweetie and good luck with the move xx

Magnificent Monday - master bedroom and landing
[STRIKE]Strip and wash the bedding
clear the floordrobe
Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear the landing of gibble[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture[/STRIKE]
Check those smoke alarms! 2 done will do the others tomorrow
Extras
[STRIKE]Binbag dance
HHI[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]15 email deleting[/STRIKE]
kitchen hotspot

Tuesday
Living room, hall and stairs!
[STRIKE]Declutter and vacuum![/STRIKE]
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas[/STRIKE]
Wash windows
[STRIKE]dust and deweb!.. don't forget furry skirtings![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash cat bedding
Vacuum right the way up the stairs![/STRIKE]
Sort through [STRIKE]coats n bags n[/STRIKE] shoes etc
Extras
[STRIKE]Sort through a handbag[/STRIKE]
Sort through intray
HHI
[STRIKE]clean shower[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]hoover and mop downstairs[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]clean shower room[/STRIKE]

return library book
Cricket DS1&3

Wednesday
Clean family room
[STRIKE]change cat bedding[/STRIKE]
Funeral
Teacher meetings
DS3 squash coaching
Governor training

Thursday
DH study
Governor meeting
VM engineer
DS1 haircut

Friday
Hygenist
recycling
sil birthday present
Kitchen

Mumof2_2

I'm definitely in please. Thanks very much FCC .

Toots, I hope you feel better after a good night's sleep and that the move goes well.