Weekly Flylady Thread 8th August 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 - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Declutter the chairs, floor and top of any cupboards!
Level Two
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Sort out coats, shoes and bags
Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT!
Empty and wash out vacuum cleaner.. don't forget filters!

Extras

1. Catch up on some calls/emails
2. Binbag dance
3. Clean switches and sockets
4. Wipe the windows in these areas

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area

Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Clean the sink!
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic!
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Clean out the fridge thoroughly
Wipe over oven and hob.

Extras

1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky!
2. Replace dish cloths that are gross
3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
4. Empty and wash out bins!

Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Make sure smoke alarms are fully functional!
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
Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry

Extra

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
3. replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
4. Start on those name tapes for back to school!!!

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. HHI

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

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:

toottifrootti

Thanks for the new thread pigpen - hope you have a better week

ajmoney

Thanks for the thread. Still going on the packing and sorting 2 hours later. By the time I go to work tomorrow evening I want the living room and kitchen packed (apart from the stuff we need).

cyclingyorkie

I'm in - got to conquer the Himalayas of washing this week!

pigpen

My weeks list..

Everydailies

WM
DW
TD
Laundry out, folded and away

Monday

Make opticians appts for DS2 and DS3 3:15 Friday
Finish filling bins... I have a whole street of empty bins
Change podiatry appt for girls moved to 18th October
Ebay pics
Post ebay gibble.. OH to put £15 birthday money in Squeaks account while he is out..
More ebay stuff ending today.. 2 are collection only.
Sort Next returns.. gone already
Hang cupboard door in girls room
Minimum of 3 binbags flung to CS

Tuesday

DS2 and DD4 growth check 4pm
Start emptying boys room
Beasts at KHs about 4ish.
Sort coats etc under the stairs

Wednesday

Toys r us delivery.. then email them about compensation .. should have been here ages ago!
Collect Squeaks prescription
More emptying of boys room

Thursday

Windows replaced.. 8am
Sort girls clothes again
Sort remaining school clothes
Sort bedding
Sort towels
Price up new pillows for the 7 childrens beds and duvets for the 3 girls

Friday

Nail appt 9am
Pay bills.. phone bill, gas, leccy, mortgage and loan.. *empties moths out of pockets*
windows finished
Pay window bill
Sort fabric stash under the stairs.
Build bookcase for boys room and fill it..

seafarers_wife

im in, and planning on doing some ironing this week :eek:

I bought a new broom today that seems to be doing the trick on my laminate so have done the kitchen and living room floors at long last just need to get out the handheld hoover to hoover up the muck.

ive got a very busy (by my standards) week ahead of me. next courier pick up tomorrow, back to work on tuesday just doing 8am to 12 noon though, then tuesday pm water meter fitted, wednesday pm hairdressers then out for dinner and friday pm getting cot delivered, so im going to be shattered after all that but suppose its the best way to get me back into work.

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Vacuum floors and sofas!
Level Two
Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
Level Three
Check those smoke alarms!
Wipe sofas, paintwork and dusty places
HHC in the hallway.. vacuum floors/stairs, wipe paintwork, fling that junk mail!.. if there is a charity shop bag.. FILL IT!
Empty and wash out vacuum cleaner.. don't forget filters!
Extras
Catch up on some calls/emails - edf, scottish widows
Binbag dance
Clean switches and sockets
Wipe the windows in these areas

Frogs: lots of little ones for this week

1. close abbey accont
2. chase up builders quote
3. chase up phisio letter
4. shredding -WIP
5. filing
6. list to MIL about baby stuff still needing to be bought
7. tools from house into shed - half done - in box in spare room waiting for spare room to be finished
8. chase up scottish widows life insurance complaint
9. arrange weekend for my parents to come down and build/fix things
10. prepare house for winter (list on preping for winter thread)
11. install cat flap
12. make shopping list for groceries for next month/birthdays/chrsitmas
13. change cat details with vet
14. sort out socks and bin yucky ones
15. buy/find rug for living room floor
16. hang lightshade in bedroom and hall
17. more curtain things to be added to make them hang better.

Enid

Going to join in this week I do like a good list.

I will add my list soon but in the mean time I wonder if someone could point me in the direction of Toots List or is it just a idea?

Thanks and heres to a spotless house

20somethinghousewife

Monday - Sitting Room, Hall & Stairs
Vacuum small sofa

Declutter
Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
Wipe paintwork and dusty places
Wipe paintwork in Hall
See if hoover needs new bag/filter/cleaning out

Binbag dance
Clean switches and sockets
Wipe the windows in these areas
See if I can clean the curtains

Kitchen
Wipe all the small appliances
Wipe over large appliances and unit doors.. make sure insides are clean too
Clean filters and door seals of large appliances
Clean windows and windowsill

Bathrooms
*Clean loo in ensuite*
Clean bins
Clean window, wipe around window and sill in ensuite
Wipe over paintwork, doors and walls
Clean blind in ensuite

Spare Room
Wipe the blind if needed
Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
Clean window?
Wipe the radiator, skirtings and window & door frames

The Bedroom and the landing!
Sort a clothes storage area.. make it neat.. can anything be flung?
Wipe blind if needed
Clean woodwork, Skirting boards, window frames, door frames, walls etc
Do some tidying!

Misc.
Weeding in garden
*Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors*
*Dust & De-web all rooms*

kazwookie

Evening

I'm in again, thanks for all the lists

Kitchen cleaned up
Chicken stock made
Cat fed.

seafarers_wife

a "toots" list Enid, is whatever you want it to be. best bet is to look through the previous weeks thread and see lists on there, or just scan this weeks thred once more have added to it to get an idea. its different for everyone so there is no right or wrong "toots" list