Weekly Flylady Thread 18th 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!

Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet!
EAT 2 FROGS FROM YOUR LIST!!! ..not the easy ones or you'll end up with the hardest ones on Friday!
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms!..
Thoroughly clean the fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth

Extras

1. Clean filters and doorseals!
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle... de-mank the microwave
4. Scrub out the oven and hob

Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs
Level One
Declutter floors.. in all these areas!
Sort through the coats and bags and shoes.. who needs what for winter and back to school? What can you fling?
Eat 2 frogs....
Level Two
Clear the mantle and a hotspot and replace only what should be there!
Wipe and water any plants and dust and deweb!
Vacuum the floors!
Level Three
Empty a cupboard or drawer and fling all that is no longer needed and rehome anything that shouldnt be there!
Wash any soft furnishings
wipe all the paintwork and all the doors!


Extras

1. Wash the windows if they need it
2. Binbag dance.. fling that rubbish!
3. Polish any mirrors and pictures and glassware
4. replace any dead lightbulbs in the house.. and test those smoke alarms!!

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom!
Level One
Declutter the floor and vacuum it!
Empty the bin and take ALL the dirty laundry to be washed!
Eat 2 more juicy frogs!
Level Two
Strip the bedding wash and replace... BEFORE bedtime!!!
Vacuum and turn mattress if it hasn't been done in a while
Empty the wardrobe.. and put back ONLY the stuff you WILL wear and that fits.. no 'oh I'll fit in that one day'.. no 'I'll save that just in case' .. GET FLIPPING RID!!!
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Sort through your underwear and get rid of the dead stuff!
Put away all the toiletries and make-up left lying about

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc
3. Put away all the shoes
4. Tidy a shelf or drawer

Thursday ~ Bathroom, Study and Landing!
Level One
Declutter all the floors!
Empty all the bins
Eat 2 froggies!
Level Two
Set computer to defrag then clean the bath and loo and tiles and basins and toilets and showers and bidets etc
Wipe over any chairs etc
Polish the pc/lappy
Level Three
Clear a box of clutter from the landing and a hotspot from the study
Vacuum/mop all the floors
Wipe over and dusty paintwork
Extras

1. Wash out the bins after emptying
2. binbag dance in these areas
3. Wash any windows in these areas that are in need
4. Catch up on a couple of phone calls! (tax credits tax credits ra-ra-ra!!!)

Frantic Friday ~ a bit of it all!!
Level One
Empty and thoroughly clean out one cupboard!
Clear ALL the hotspots in one room!!
Make half an hour for yourself!!!
Level Two
Eat the last 2 frogs!
Declutter & vacuum a floor.. preferably your messiest room! Has to be one you've not done this week
Find 20 things from each room to throw in the bin!
Sort through the linen cupboard.. do you REALLY need it all?
Level Three
Sort through one cupboard of clothes and fling all that is no longer vital
Fill a binbag for charity shop
Tidy a book shelf
Extras

1. dust and deweb anywhere that needs it
2. Wash any grimy windows
3. Tidy out your handbag/s
4. Empty ALL the bins in the house!

tootifruities

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 short term list of annoying or horrid jobs that you have been putting off doing for too long - stop procrastinating!
14. originally posted by Mudbath .."A 60 in 60 is putting away or chucking or charity bagging 60 things in 60 minutes ... a genius idea:rotfl:xx"
15. Toots'list this is a master list of absolutely everything you want to get done in the house and garden and your life in general - I went through each room and noted everything - this is a long term list - some things could take you up to a year!
    

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:

Valli

I'm in and be WARNED flyfriends

I shall be demob happy

many thanks to Piggers and Toots

it would be nice to see some old friends return...

toottifrootti

Thanks for the new fred pigpen sorry to hear you are in pain after your weekend - hopefully a night in your own home will help.

I hope to be home tomorrow

Vivw

I'm in for this week as I need to get the house sorted so I'm not embarrassed when the guys fitting the boiler and temp controls on each rad, move the furniture on the 25th

paulies_nixie

I'm in

Thanks for the thread ladies

I shall try to post every day to keep me motivated.


I could bore you with the house details, but it's boring and we're not moving till spring now Booooo
But hey I've painted the lounge :rotfl::rotfl:

lil_me

I'm in thanks all

I need to keep on top of the bedrooms, get the bathroom and then downstairs cracked so I can spend more time enjoying the holidays and getting my last assignment cracked off! Got a few final meetings in as most of those stop for the holidays then I can hang up my brief case and spend time with my boys. Booked to go away for a few days week tomorrow so I need to pack too. Actually, I've booked some days for the first 4 weeks happy days

Must remember to order car parts, dog crate, hitch cover and do the paperwork I need to get sorted tomorrow before my first meeting. I've also decided I'm going to put all the boys uniforms into a storage crate so I know where it all is and can sort through what they need easier which apart from shoes I'm hoping not a lot. Might go to the York shopping outlet while we are away for those.

Still haven't made the bed so I best go do it xx

greent

Evening all! Am in again

Tomorrow:

Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet! (will be done Weds for bin day)
EAT TWO FROGS
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms!..
Thoroughly clean the fridge
Wipe the table..

Extras

1. Clean filters and doorseals!
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle... de-mank the microwave
4. Scrub out the oven and hob
5. deal with B Gas boiler man
6. HHI
7. sort and put away mega A5da delivery

FROGS:

1. Take pics for ebay listings - upload them and update words!
2. Do 3 returns with PO (LH, O2, C-UK) and post ink ccartridges for recycling
3. Sort in memorium thing out for my dad
4. post some paperwork to NCT HO
5. Catch up on NCT expenses
6. Reconcile NCT bank accounts (close quarter?)
7. Husband's expenses for Jan, Feb, Mar (+ minor ones since then):eek:
8. Reconcile hubby's business bank accounts Jan- June:o:o:eek::eek:
9. Change details for company shares with Companies House
10. Get investment property accounts done
11. finish sorting teachers' presents...

Oops!!! Looks like I've got a very busy day ahead!!! OH is away tomorrow night for work, too, so it'll just be me and the 4 smaller people.

uropachild

Hi ladies, I've not checked in for a few days. Have been mega busy with my friends baby shower and i have an old friend coming round tomorrow. Hopefully i will be able to get the place looking satisfactory before she comes round. Thankfully she's a comfortable friend, so if it's not immaculate i know she won't mind. Anyway, doing this for the past few weeks has meant that it's not actually that bad at all, even when untidy.

Monday ~Crabby kitchen!

Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet!

Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor

Level Three
Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms!..
Thoroughly clean the fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth

Extras

1. Clean filters and doorseals!
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle... de-mank the microwave
4. Scrub out the oven and hob

:T Done :T

Niff

To Do

Continue photo editing
Message prospective brides & grooms
Do reference for J
Write letter to Next

Toots List

1. Redo window wall rail & shelf in kitchen
2. Paint double doors (living room/kitchen)
3. Rub down filler on ceiling in kitchen & paint
4. Fill in chip on side of fridge freezer cupboard
5. Get rid of big highchair
6. Paint pine mirror white & put up in room
7. Print out photos for two large frames & wallpaper mount
8. Take family portrait
9. Take photos of kids for two frames above sofa
10. Get radiator cabinet & install in room
11. Sort out ribba for kids art wall
12. Paint architrave in room
13. Paint internal doors in room
14. Do word art picture for wall "Life is good?"
15. Do hand prints art using all kids handprints
16. Print two photos for small frames on white unit
17. Put away baby toys
18. Sell unused nappies
19. Paint architrave in office
20. Paint doors in office
21. Paint windowsill in office
22. Finish dolls cot makeover
23. Install pin/white board in office
24. Sort out cupboard to store hobby stuff instead of cleaning stuff
25. Hide back of desk
26. Fill & label crafting pizza boxes
27. Type up inventory of craft stuff for reference
28. See if blind is required at window in shower room
29. Get rid of splodge on wall at top of landing
30. Touch up paint where pram has marked wall in hallway
31. Install bi-fold door in bathroom
32. Install towel rails in bathroom
33. Get loo roll holder for bathroom
34. Replace silicone sealant in bathroom
35. Finish & put up valances i made in bathroom
36. Fix hole in floor in our room
37. Get ceiling plastered in our room
38. Get rid of wardrobe that's in the way of the door & relocate stuff to chest of drawers
39. Put up house number plaque on wall outside
40. Replace light pull in main bathroom
41. Declutter top of our wardrobes
42. Get new memory boxes for kids & label nice
43. Hang long mirror on our bedroom wall
44. Paint internal doors upstairs
45. Clean curtain pole on landing
46. Add frosting to landing window so neighbours don't get an eyeful.
47. Replace DD's photo frame in DS' room
48. Design DD's new bedroom decor and cost out
49. Get better bathroom toy storage cheap
50. Sort through books in airing cupboard
51. Type up crafting inventory list
52. Go through preggo file from DS & file/chuck as appropriate
53. Do trust fund application doodah for DS
54. Read leaflet about wills
55. Put kids names down at school
56. Stick doen wallpaper in shelving in living room

Natty68

I'm in this week and I promise I will post here everyday, if I don't can someone come and drag me by the hair back into the thread

*Hugs Piggers*, hope you aren't in too much pain after your time away at OH's parents.

Hugs and spoons to everyone, especially LL, Toots, LW and RachelS

hollyh

Evening all,

Thanks to Pigpen & Toots.

I'm all motivated after gutting my room yesterday so i'm in.

Monday ~Crabby kitchen!
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell sweet!
Level Two
Wipe all appliances.. large and small
Wipe over units and kickboards
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
Sort and organise all the drawers in these rooms!..
Thoroughly clean the fridge
Wipe the table.. does it need a clean cloth
Extras

1. Clean filters and doorseals!
2. Wash the windows if they need it
3. Clean/descale a small appliance.. shake the crumbs from the toaster.. defuzz the kettle... de-mank the microwave
4. Scrub out the oven and hob