Weekly Flylady Thread 11th 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

Monday ~ Kitchen/Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Scrub the fronts of units and large appliances
Wipe and replace the small appliances
Wipe tables and place clean cloth
Level Three
Clean out a cupboard..
Scrub the sink and shine the taps and tiles
Clean out the fridge!



Extras

1. Wipe over oven and hob
2. Declutter and wipe window sills
3. Empty and wash out bins.. recycling, rubbish and compost! (inside bins not wheelies!!!!)
4. HHI

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Wipe sofas and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. sort those coats and shoes and mess!!


Extras

1. Vacuum AAALLLLLL the way up the stairs
2. Binbag dance... grab a bag fill it and fling it!
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling a hotspot!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check smoke alarms are working
Remove bed linen and replace with fresh linen
Declutter the floordrobe
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames dados, picture rails etc

Extras

1. 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Air the duvet.. fling it over the line for half an hour if you can.. fly away bugs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!

Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
Check bath sealant/grout.. does it need replacing? If so either do it or arrange for it to be done
Wash bath mats, shower curtains, net etc
Level Three
Wipe paintwork up the stairs.. it always looks so much nicer cleaned and vacuumed!
Clear and tidy and sort a bookcase/shelves!
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc
Extras

1. HHI
2. Catch up relevant phonecalls
3. Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
4. Make a start on a craft project you've been wanting to do for ages!

Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor!
Strip and wash and replace stinky bedding
Make half an hour for YOURSELF!!!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Binbag dance
Level Three
Tidy/straighten a bookcase/shelf unit
Wash any curtains/cushions etc that are in need
Dust and deweb
Extras

1. Make a list of 5 things you want done by the end of easter holidays..
2. HHI
3. Clean out pets.. make appointments for any vaccinations they need!!
4. Wipe away all sticky fingerprints and suchlike!

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.

AnW'sMum

Ooops almost caught napping again! We're in

toottifrootti

here we go again............I hope this week wont be quite so manic:eek::rotfl:

Monday do phone calls in diary/ eBay possibly / filing unlikely / go to flat/ post to toxic/ get extra keys cut/ unpack 2 boxes or bags
Tuesday Funeral 10.15/text C for short break/check ISPs/ eBay poss / filing unlikely/ unpack 2 lots/ put delivery away/ text jenny for Cruise
Wednesday prayer group/ morning service/ Lent service meeting 6-7 / eBay poss / filing unlikely/sort something
Thursday assisted shopping & skip run & visit flat for odds left in shed/ ebay / filing/ wash vacuum cleaner while jenny away
Friday try to finish A's eBay- maybe / eBay poss / filing maybe/
Saturdayquiet day at celia's/ ebay /
Sunday church / eBay/ evening concert??

Toots' list.............

1. filing[STRIKE]= job for March:eek:[/STRIKE] well it looks like this is an April job
2. purge files - some done
   
3. Gather insurance documents
4. Gather important papers for solicitor/DB/flat & put in new file
5. Gather papers for selling flat
6. Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. declutter and eBay the stuff to get the money for painters bill/heater for LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs/
8. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
9. go and look for fire for LR
10. return toxic's loan papers ( i have been 'hiding' them for her!)
11. [STRIKE]sell and [/STRIKE]payout toxic's eBay stuff
12. sell and payout F's eBay stuff WIP
13. charge ewbank - cant find charger still cant find it
14. find and label all chargers
15. do contacts list for DB- 1 list doneWIP
    
16. [STRIKE]put old cds in garden[/STRIKE]
17. get emergency contact numbers for emergency box on top shelf
18. [STRIKE]clear and tidy 2nd shelf in cupboard (LR)[/STRIKE]
19. clean 2nd shelf
20. [STRIKE]clear hotspot at side of pc[/STRIKE]
21. clean screen
22. clean pc work surface
23. clean printer and see if fixable
24. clean printer shelf
25. clean tower on outside
26. do a Valli on the inside!
    
27. [STRIKE]move tower and shredder[/STRIKE] and clean carpet
28. wipe skirtings in cupboard
29. get skirtings in cupboard re-filled
30. get crack on wall checked and refilled and painted.
31. Clean keyboard -yeuch!
32. Clean keyboard shelf
33. empty white box in cupboard
34. clean marks off LR carpet
35. get skirtings refilled in LR
36. scrub fingermarks from door
37. [STRIKE]get draft blocked in electricity cupboard [/STRIKE]
    
38. water and re-pot plants
39. [STRIKE]dust books and shelves in 1st bookcase[/STRIKE]
40. dispose of books from 1st bookcase
41. [STRIKE]dust books and shelves in 2nd bookcase[/STRIKE]
42. dispose of books from 2nd bookcase
43. clean radiator in LR
44. [STRIKE]get marks off pc chair upholstery[/STRIKE]
45. [STRIKE]open bed settee and check bedding[/STRIKE]
46. repair burn hole on settee cushion
47. polish leather chair
48. get remote for leather chair repaired
49. wash voiles in LR
50. clean blind in K
51. [STRIKE]clean out food cupboard[/STRIKE]
52. scrub tiles
53. fill in grout where missing (K)
54. [STRIKE]repair boiler cupboard door[/STRIKE]
55. [STRIKE]clean top of boiler[/STRIKE]
56. re-fill skirtings where needed
57. clean radiator K
58. Clean blind in bathroom
59. Fix blind cords in bathroom or replace
60. remove broken shower curtain hooks from rail
61. take off shower drain cover and clean underneath
62. clean radiator bathroom
63. repaint scuffs/chips radiator in bathroom
64. Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
65. wash wall from ceiling downwards
66. clean ceiling light
67. clean shower stool
68. clean loo rail
69. hang new curtains in BR
70. find home for velvet curtain from BR
71. [STRIKE]put new lining paper in C of D[/STRIKE]
72. [STRIKE]tidy all drawers in C of D[/STRIKE]
73. [STRIKE]arrange for bed raiser to be removed so mattress can be turned[/STRIKE]
    
74. [STRIKE]dust bed frame and wooden slats[/STRIKE]
75. [STRIKE]hoover mattress when turned[/STRIKE]
76. get rid of blanket box
    
77. [STRIKE]amalgamate all wool stock[/STRIKE]
78. [STRIKE]block off draft from chimney vent[/STRIKE]
79. sort through boxes of photos
80. polish up briefcase and use for papers for DB/solicitor
81. shred stuff in briefcase
    
82. [STRIKE]dust/wipe exercise bike[/STRIKE]
83. register exercise bike for guarantee
84. fill and polish C o D
85. [STRIKE]clean out bedside table[/STRIKE]
86. get skirtings re-filled where needed
87. clean radiator BR
88. [STRIKE]clean 3 shelves in BR[/STRIKE]
89. [STRIKE]get rid of 2 boxes of 'stuff' behind the door[/STRIKE]
90. clean radiator in hall
91. cover bleach marks on runner
92. lift hall runner and clean floor
93. re-fill skirtings where needed
94. refill around coving on hall ceiling
95. [STRIKE]paint walls in cupboard[/STRIKE]
96. [STRIKE]top shelf – sort out wrapping stuff[/STRIKE]
97. [STRIKE]2nd shelf clear and re-organise craft stuff – declutter if poss[/STRIKE]
98. [STRIKE]3rd shelf re-organise kitchen stuff and candles[/STRIKE]
99. [STRIKE]bottom shelf – tidy [/STRIKE]
100. [STRIKE]side shelf re-organise baking trays etc[/STRIKE]
101. sweep/vacuum floor cupboard
     
102. clean small steps
103. clean all light switches
104. clean all sockets
105. clean all door handles
106. get bulb changed on outside light not sure about this - intermittently working!
107. [STRIKE]oil door lock[/STRIKE]
108. open window and clean track & check locks in each room
109. [STRIKE]put up new washing line[/STRIKE]
     
110. get all 3 wheelie bins cleaned
111. [STRIKE]get rid of old paint from shed [/STRIKE]
     
112. [STRIKE]get rid of old broken bin [/STRIKE]-might go on thursday
     
113. clean and cover garden chairs
114. clean and cover garden table
115. [STRIKE]find screws to put legs on table[/STRIKE]
116. get drainpipe repaired
117. sort horrible smell
118. [STRIKE]sort through make up[/STRIKE]
119. [STRIKE]sort through jewelery[/STRIKE]
     
120. clean any jewelery needed
121. put all jewelery in new jewelery box
122. Get crack x 2 on bedroom walls looked at!
123. get garden parasol repaired or replaced
124. get rid of washing machine
     

will need to add a few more now but this is the original updated - more will come off as it gets tarted up for selling.

(started with 205)


head down and batter on:rotfl:
toots xx

kazwookie

I'm in again, thanks to all at flcc

grumswifie

Hi there

I am in, thank you everyone for your support

AnW'sMum

toots I reckon that is another 34 jobs you can cross off the list

I am going to delcutter a stella and some TV

happierdaystocome

Im in again Thank you to FLCC.

Toots Glad to hear that your settling in to your new home.

Just finnished catching up on the end of last weeks thread, seems like it been a busy weekend fo most one way or another.

I spend most of yesterday baking and then to dogbot for a walk with OH and visited my mum and dad.

Today was spent in the garden where I cut the back and front lawn and did some much needed weeding, pruning and repotting as well as accompany OH on both of dogbots walks.

toottifrootti

Thanks for the thread pigpen I think I will need it more than ever to keep up with this place - I now have a spare room to do which at the moment I am sure is worse than AnW'sMum's RoD!!!!! and a conservatory!!!

thats not good piggers make sure you have your fav food this week and when you go next time take grub with you and they might just feel guilty and buy stuff that everybody likes.

off to surf a bit and then tea and toast and bed in that order!!!

love and hugs to everyone but especially LadyL xx

toots xx

boddy

Im in again thanks to FCC. Thanks for the replies re laminate flooring.

Puddleglum

Hello, I'm in for the next two weeks. Level 3 every day. At least, until I have found a very expensive library book while has been mislaid.

Puddleglum