Weekly Flylady Thread 15th 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 ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes and umbrellas etc
Level Two
Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
Dust and polish any electricals
Wipe and water and plants
Level Three
Check all those smoke alarms!
straighten any books/CDs/DVDs etc on shelves
Tidy and clean the porch

Extras

1. Wash any windows in need
2. Wipe over sofas if needed
3. Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
4. Wipe skirtings and dados and door frames!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
Clear and clean window sills
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Level Three
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
Clean the oven and hob
degunge the fridge


Extras

1. Wipe the back door.. inside and out
2. Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
3. Scrub out the grill pan
4. Clean light fittings/lamps

Wednesday ~ 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!

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. Make a start on that list of stuff you need to do to winter-proof your home!.. Cutting bills and keeping out the cold! Dont forget the car list!
4. Make sure you are well on your way to having the new school wardrobe kitted out.. what else needs buying? labelling?

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:

mumoffour77

Im IN IN IN IN IN

tootifruities

thanks for the new fred pigpen

huge hugs for Vanilla

speedy packing to Holly and AJ

love and hugs to everyone
toots x

seafarers_wife

im in again

easyish list for tomorrow so will batter through some of the junk boxes in the spare room as now have a date for my parents coming down to build and lift and shift stuff.

Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes and umbrellas etc
Level Two
Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
Dust and polish any electricals
Wipe and water and plants
Level Three
Check all those smoke alarms!
straighten any books/CDs/DVDs etc on shelves
Tidy and clean the porch
Extras
Wash any windows in need
Wipe over sofas if needed
Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
Wipe skirtings and dados and door frames!

Frogs:

1. close abbey accont - this WILL be done on Monday
2. chase up builders quote
3. shredding -WIP
4. filing
5. prepare house for winter (list on preping for winter thread)
6. install cat flap
7. make shopping list for groceries for next month/birthdays/chrsitmas
8. change cat details with vet
9. sort out socks and bin yucky ones
10. more curtain things to be added to make them hang better

lindsaygalaxy

Last week I was all set to join, even made a checklist and then I got the sickness bug for most of the week! So this week please can I join? I only have 3 weeks left before being back at work, and have a lot to get through!

decogecko

Hi all

Thanks for the thread - I'm in again - need a kick in the pants to get organised.

This week I MUST

Finish stripping wallpaper in kitchen
Find tesco vouchers to send off to exchange for tile vouchers
Finish stripping wallpaper in lounge
Tidy rubbish from garden & mow the lawn
Ring plumbers for new boiler quotes

These are my frogs and they must be munched.

Take care x

Mumto5

Good evening ladies. Thanks to Pigpen and Toots for the new thread.

See you all in the morning. I'm off to catch up with the end of last weeks thread.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

In again.

Minion has had her feet nibbled by fishies today - to her squealing delight!

And after a trail around the shops, I limped back with her via a little homewares shop where she got herself a big framed picture of two tigers for her room, which has been put up on her wall already. She bounced home on her newly nibbled feet!


Then chook munched and my nails painted purple before watching Ironman again. A good day in all


In any case, she has her first physio assessment for her scoliosis tomorrow morning, so it's an early start for us (the main road is still dealing with some of the buildings destroyed last week by fire) and no flying until later!

hollyh

Evening all,

Thanks to Pigpen & Toots for the fred.

I'll be in in my own little way this week.

I've decided i'm not doing any more tonight and am having a nice relax with my 2nd glass of wine and a packet of minstrels.:D

shellysue

thanks flyladies, I'm in :j

hugs Vanilla, stay strong, you can do it:T

tomorrow could be a very interesting day at work:(