Weekly Flylady Thread 16th May 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!!!

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 and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
clean blinds/curtains
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub out the fridge
Clean oven and hob!
Clear window sills of gibble!

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Wipe small appliances
4. Clean out the medicine cupboard/first aid box.. restock as required!

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Catch up on phone calls.. make necessary appointments .. and sort out insurance policies that need renewing soon!!
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing. See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!


Extras

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
   
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
   
3. Clean a window or two.
   
4. Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!

Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. clean the radiators in these rooms
3. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
4. Gather up the dirty laundry upstairs!!
5. HHI... a bit more gone!

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Declutter the floor
Remove and wash bed linen. replace before bedtime!!!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Wash windows and nets/curtains
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe 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
Sort through a box or bag of stuff you've not looked at in months..
Extras

1. Binbag dance!
2. Wipe grotty paintwork.. touch up any bits that are looking shabby
3. Wash windows
4. Put away some of the winte clothes you hopefully will not need for a few months!!.. Clean boots/winter coats first!

Friday - childrens rooms and spare room
Level One
Clear the floor!!!
vacuum the floor
Make half an hour to do something for yourself!
Level Two
Strip the bedding get it washed and remake the bed
Wash windows
Binbag dance (doesn't have to be in one room it can be from all over the house!)
Level Three
tidy the cupboards /drawers of clothes
Sort through a box of toys/gibble
Wipe grotty marks from the walls and paintwork
Extras

1. Clean out any pongy pets
2. dust the light fittings/curtain poles etc
3. HHI
4. HHC in a room that needs lots of attention!!

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.

toottifrootti

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh I nearly missed it - I am in!!!!

list to follow

Thanks for the new fred and list pigpen - I really want to do better this week:D

Monday
phone and complain to council re carers rota - get wrong things changed and check on OT referral
email to Annie with new details & confirm I am not going on Sat.
chase up gas transfer
move pc to spare room
decide what extra keys I need
wrap ebay sales
post ebay sales
post birthday presents
write cards for tuesday
finish C's books(3)
return forms to Council
check trip switch
change of address/phone number WIP
change of emails WIP
meeting 6.30
put more on ebay
do more filing
need to do more Ks
hand in lease
clean fireplace at flat
clean worktops at flat
S&S bathroom at flat
hand in paperwork and keys for flat
home report this week
photos and brochure being done this week
find window cleaner who will do conservatory roof as well
Tuesday
meet C for her birthday lunch
LL fixing garage roof(well trying to) - rained off
chase up bed raiser fitting- awaiting OT
more ebay
more filing
more Ks
Wednesday
bank transfer
prayer group & morning service/ possibly meet R for bookwork from him
discussion group and A for coffee after
Jenny
eBay
filing
more Ks
Thursday
ebay
filing
more Ks
assisted shopping - post packages, collect brochures, close bank accounts / pay plumber
Friday
me day I think
more eBay
more filing
more Ks
Saturday
possibly another me day
more ebay
more filing
more Ks
Sunday
more eBay
more filing
more Ks
church/ empty tops basket
go to flat and check for mail etc

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
Level Three
Clean hob!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Wipe small appliances

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

1. filing - job for May!!!! (sort shred and file bank stuff/kids pictures/shred old accounts stuff that was in shed /sort through pc files (I know its not strictly paper!!) /make updated list of debts ALL WIP
2. purge files WIP
3. Gather insurance documents WIP
4. Gather important papers for solicitor/DB/house & put in new file
5. Gather papers for selling flat WIP
6. Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
7. declutter and eBay the stuff to get the money for heater for (new)LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs(flat)/
8. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
9. sell and payout F's eBay stuff WIP
10. charge ewbank - cant find charger still cant find it/have ordered new one
11. find and label all chargers
12. do contacts list for DB- 1 list doneWIP
13. get emergency contact numbers for emergency box on top shelf
14. clean screen
15. clean printer and see if fixable
16. clean tower on outside
17. do a Valli on the inside!
18. Clean keyboard -yeuch!
19. empty white box
20. dispose of books from 1st bookcase
21. dispose of books from 2nd bookcase
22. polish leather chair
23. wash voiles in LR
24. repaint scuffs/chips radiator in bathroom
25. Sort through boxes of photos
26. polish up briefcase and use for papers for DB/solicitor
27. register exercise bike for guarantee
28. lift hall runner and clean floor
29. clean and cover garden table
30. clean any jewelery needed
31. put all jewelery in new jewelery box
32. get garden parasol repaired or replaced or dumped
33. move rest of stuff from shed and plants to new place WIP

(started with 205)

May
do all filing
use all 100 free listings on ebay- done 20/80 left
read and return 3 books to Celia
read and return 2 books to Chris
do stuff for Jenny 3/12

head down and batter on:rotfl:
toots xx

Penelope_Penguin

Good evening :beer: I'm lurking and cleaning, but not posting so much atm

Love, hugs and spoons all round :A

Mumof2_2

Thanks all at FCC !

I'm in and will do as much as I can bearing in mind DH's absence and making sure I get some time to myself too!!

outofmoney

I'm in again. Despite a bad end to the week I did achieve so much at he beginning. Was actually not having to do a mad clean up when some friends popped in

huston_kw

I'll be joining in again (hope you don't mind ).

My house looks worse than a tip site, had a hard time off it lately and I've let everything go to pot including myself.

So kitchen it is, I've just washed the units and floors (first time in over two week :eek: ) so I'm off to a start!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level Two
Wipe units and appliances..
clean blinds/curtains
Clear and wipe table.. clean cloth!
Level Three
Scrub out the fridge
Clean oven and hob!
Clear window sills of gibble!
Extras
Binbag dance
HHI
Wipe small appliances
Clean out the medicine cupboard/first aid box.. restock as required!

fedupandskint

I'm in too and I'll be lurking and cleaning alongside a big revision session.

dancemum

Count me in again, thanks for the listy

I promise to do some paperwork/filing this week :grin

WarriorPrincess

In again - working & cleaning alongside ferrying ds to & from revision sessions & exams.

Best of luck to all Flyers also personally doing / preping exams. I'm so glad only to have to support!

JayJay14

I'm in, and I'm ahead on points as I took the oven apart and cleaned it thoroughly. Also replaced the door seal.

Will be up early in the morning and have the place sorted - and it you believe that you'll believe anything:rotfl:

Thanks to the usual suspects for everything.

JoJo - get to the docs, better safe than sorry.