Weekly Flylady Thread 13th June 2011

pigpen

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!

There are levels 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, level 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. Then for our super high flyers there are the extras.. a mixture of decluttering, cleaning and general improvement of your home. Don't feel you have to do any of it, just do what you can, anything you do which you didn't before is a step forward and to be rejoiced!

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 just ask.

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 ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Clean the fire and surround.
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Level 3
Wipe sofas and any grubby marks
Wipe and water any plants
Check smoke alarms
Binbag dance

Extras

1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
   
2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
3. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!
4. If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!!

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!


Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
4. HHI .. bit of a catch up!!

Wednesday - Master bedroom & landing
Level One
Strip and wash sheets
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Level Two
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use



Extras

1. Sort through a box of junk fom the landing
2. Binbag dance
3. Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs!
4. HHI

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!!
scrub the tiles.. paying particular attention to yellowed grout.
Wash bath mats, shower curtains, net etc
Level Three
Wipe paintwork on the landings
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 term
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!
13. Frog list - this is a list of annoying or horrid jobs that you have been putting off doing for too long - stop procrastinating!
    

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

:heart: R.I.P.:heart:

Money Saving Diva
mummyslittleboy
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toottifrootti

Thanks pigpen xx

I am not in this week - nothing to worry about I just wont have time

Frog List

1. sort phone wires in SR
2. move pc
3. ebay postcards - WIP
4. do budget
5. do changes of address to family
6. do changes of email and phone number to family
7. clean electric cupboard

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

1. filing - job for May!!!! WIP to be finished in june:(
2. sort shred and file bank stuff
3. shred old accounts stuff that was in shed
4. make updated list of debts WIP
5. purge files WIP
6. Gather insurance documents WIP
7. Gather important papers for solicitor/DB/house & put in new file
8. Passport - fill in form, take to PO and submit - (need £85)
9. Wash the vacuum cleaner innards and filters.. do not reassemble until completely dry!!
10. find and label all chargers
11. do contacts list for DB- 1 list done WIP
12. get emergency contact numbers for emergency box on top shelf
13. clean screen
14. clean tower on outside
15. do a Valli on the inside!
16. Clean keyboard -yeuch!
17. wash voiles in LR
18. Sort through boxes of photos
19. clean and cover garden table
20. get garden parasol dumped
21. move rest of stuff from shed and plants to new place WIP
22. find window cleaner who will do conservatory roof as well

(started with 205)


June
finish filing
use 100 free listings 16/84
read and return 2 books to Celia
read and return 2 books to Chris
bucket list

head down and batter on:rotfl:
toots xx

AnW'sMum

OK we are in and I am off to finish watching James Mays Toys!

seafarers_wife

Im in again this week, am aiming for the full complete list this week

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas - no need to vacum sofas as brand new, floors will get swept
Clean the fire and surround.
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe - no clutter in my living room or hall for once (its all in the spare rooms)
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move - will sweep under furniture as its laminate
Level 3
Wipe sofas and any grubby marks - none on the sofa or walls as all fresh and new
Wipe and water any plants - dont have any
Check smoke alarms - done today when installing new ones
Binbag dance - will have a few of these to do
Extras
Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting! - hmm, edf & sky on top of list
Clean light shades/fittings and lamps -
Wash any smelly soft furnishings! - all fresh and new so no need
If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!! - am not paying £70 to change my name on my passport and loose the remaining years on it. i will travel under my maiden name instead.

"Toots" List

5. write away with change of name - work in progress
11. sort out power of attorney
21. book dentist before OH goes back to sea
28. get pics of edinburgh and sydney framed.
29. take edinburgh prints with me this weekend.
30. sort out electrical box before we move
36. get up to date on filing
37. clear my shredding pile - wip
61. loft ladders to be fitted
63. put all clothes away
64. get all clothes ironed
65. tidy away spare room
66. tidy away babies room
67. charity shop run
68. living room curtains up
69. buy lamp shade for hall, our room & spare room
70. buy under sink storage unit for bathroom.
71. tidy away all toiletries
72. put some dvds downstairs

shellysue

I'm in thanks to flyladies
but what are we doing?

oh
Living room
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Dustykitten

Hi Toots - hope your week is a good one. Not sure how much I'll be in either as still lots going on.

Have a good week all, keep eating those frogs.

Frog List

1. Street Party Letters - deliver
2. Receipt drawer/statements
4. Delete old emails work in progress
5. Delete old bookmarks
6. Sort gardening drawers
7. Sort savings accounts

Decluttering to do before the big boot sale
Family Room - toy shelf and large cupboard and book cupboard
DS1 room - wardrobe and drawers
DS2 room - wardrobe and drawers
DS3 room - desk, wardrobe and drawers

Deep cleaning for June
launder large winter duvets
Wash wood at front - kitchen window and door, front door, shed door

dancemum

I'm in again, thanks for the listy FCC

heebie-jeebies

Hi Ladies,

After a couple of weeks away with work, I'm back in this week. Need to get sorted as have visitors arriving on Friday for the weekend!

Its a holiday here tomorrow so will try to get a couple of rooms done to be ahead. I also have an interview to prepare for this week - aaargh. I am making progress with big list so will update that later too.

Thanks to all for the lists and the motivation.

nsimpson123

I'm in again, not doing very well at the moment - feeling a bit down have been doing bits and bobs but not managing to post my results up, I will try harder this week xx

juliejim

I'm hopefully in this week - it shouldn't be as stressful this week but we'll see.