Weekly Flylady Thread 4th July 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!

Magnificent Monday ~ kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet!
Binbag dance!
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and wipe a cupboard.. throw away all those germ harbouring chipped plates and mugs!
Thoroughly clean the Fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth?



Extras

1. Wash any filters that need it.. don't forget the extractor hood!
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle...
4. Wipe over the oven and hob

Tuesday ~ Living Room/s, Hall, Stairs
Level one
Declutter the floors and flat surfaces
Empty and wash out wastepaper baskets etc
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum floors... or mop them.. whatever..
Wipe over any paintwork/doors etc
Level three
Vacuum under furniture you are able to move without injuring yourself
Wash any soft furnishings
Do a BIIIIIIG declutter... toys gone, shoes gone, paperwork gone...
Extras

1. Wipe and water neglected plants
2. Dust and deweb
3. Wash any windows that are in need
4. Eat a frog.

Wednesday ~ Bathroom, Loo, Study
Level One
Declutter the floors
Mop/vacuum
Level Two
Scrub the bath, shower, basins, toilets, cisterns (esp the high ones that get neglected), bidets etc..
Scrub down the tiles, defrag the computer while you do this
Declutter and wipe the desk
Level Three
Wipe the paintwork and radiators in these rooms
Wipe down any chairs/sofas etc
Take any laundry to the wash baskets, inc. shower curtains bath mats loo hats etc

Extras

1. Wash windows if needed
2. Wipe any shelves/cupboards
3. Dust and deweb
4. Polish any glass/mirrors

Thursday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Strip the bedding and wash it
Turn and vacuum (if needed) the mattress.. then remake the bed.. don't leave it while bedtime!!!
Level Two
Declutter the floors
Sort through a box of junk from either of these places
Put away the floordrobe
Level Three
Dust & deweb all the fluffy places
Wipe over the radiators, paintwork bannister rails etc
Vacuum/mop all the floor..

Extras

1. Wash any curtains etc that need it
2. Fill a binbag for charity!
3. Take all the dirty laundry to be washed
4. Put away all the shoes that are strewn about the place

Friday ~ child/spare/choose a room...
Level One
Declutter foor and vacuum it
Strip stinky bedding, wash and get back on the bed
Don't forget your half hour you-time.. you have earned it!!!!
Level Two
remove any laundry from the room
Wipe sticky marks from everything
Tidy toys/floordrobe into proper places
Level Three
binbag dance
HHI
Wash any curtains/toys that need it
Extras
around the house do..

1. 60 in 60
2. HHC in a room that needs a quick spruce
3. Dust and Deweb and fluffy rooms
4. 15 minutes filing!

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
:A:heart:

tootifruities

oooooooooooooooooooh sorry to keep you waiting - just made it!!!

was in the garden and fell asleep!!

toottifrootti

will try to be in this week

thanks for the new fred pigpen xx

outofmoney

Going to be hear, just hope I'm not up chucking!

Thanks for the thread.

grumswifie

Thank you ladies for list. Been a bit wayward last few weeks, will, must try harder!

cat_smith

Thanks piggers and toots. Need to get on top of things this week before holiday. Nothing worse than coming back to a tip. DH not back from diving yet. No packing tonight methinks. He's on call tomorrow so its Tues and Thurs for all the packing. Can't wait.

seafarers_wife

Im in again, will try harder this week

Magnificent Monday ~ kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet!
Binbag dance!
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and wipe a cupboard.. throw away all those germ harbouring chipped plates and mugs!
Thoroughly clean the Fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth?
Extras
Wash any filters that need it.. don't forget the extractor hood!
Wash the windows if they need it
Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle...
Wipe over the oven and hob

vanilla

I'm back in this week, thanks as usual for the lists.

Kids all bathed and ready for bed, hubby away to a meeting so won't be back to later. Think i'll make a start on the list and see how i go.

Magnificent Monday ~ kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Binbag dance!
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and wipe a cupboard.. throw away all those germ harbouring chipped plates and mugs!
Thoroughly clean the Fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth?

Extras

1. Wash any filters that need it.. don't forget the extractor hood!
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle...
4. Wipe over the oven and hob

Others
1) appointment am
2) mattresses being delivered am
3) order meds for hubby
4) take kids to library
5) do meal plan and online shop

uropachild

I'm in too! I'll maybe try to do some of the bathroom tomorrow while i have the "early in the week motivation" on my side!

toottifrootti

ajmoney hope your week isnt too stressful and you get a wee bit excited:j
boddy hope your day went well (((hugs)))
pigpen what a photo of sqeak - she sure did enjoy her kiwi - my word she is growing and still gorgeous!!!

pigpen wrote: »

I am really struggling to do anything useful today, my back and hips are agony.
I am shattered.. God help me when it comes to decorating in 5 weeks time if I am struggling with this simple stuff now!

I know we have had this conversation before WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BE DECORATING IN 5 WEEKS TIME - YOU NEVER ASKED US???????????????????????????????? I even remember you saying that you would get help - at least with the carpet but i think maybe the decorating too? You are not fit for that kind of work - and you dont want Dot to come early do you?

dusty glad the party was enjoyable - the spoons would be very welcome as the heat is draining me quicker!!!xxx

need to go water the pots