Weekly Flylady Thread 12th September 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
Wipe and water plants
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Sort through a handbag

Extra

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
3. Clean a window or two.
4. Binbag dance

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
Declutter the floor!
Vacuum the floors
Level Two
Strip and wash bedding and remake bed.. do you need the duvet back on yet?
Clear the floordrobe!.. are there any summery things that are past their best that you can fling?
Declutter and wipe the bedside tables... or whatever area you use as a dumping ground!
Level Three
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the bedframe and light fitting!
Polish any glass bits.. table tops, lamps, mirrors etc
Sort through a box of guff

Extras

1. wash any windows and sills
2. binbag dance
3. HHI.. and put it away!
4. Wipe any grotty paintwork!

Wednesday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
Level One
Declutter worksurfaces
Sweep and mop floors
Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces and see if you can do those small appliances on the way round
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
Run the large appliances through a clean cycle
Level Three
Clean out the fridge
Wipe the hob and oven
Clean the table and replace cloth if needed

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Clear and wipe all sills
3. Wash any blinds/curtains that are in need
4. HHI

Thursday ~ bathroom and study
Level One
Declutter floors
Mop or vacuum as appropriate
Level Two
Empty and wash out bins.. to make it worth while you should fill them first!
Scrub bath, tiles, shower head.. you all read the link I hope?!.. sinks toilets keyboards mouses etc...
Defrag pc.. delete 50 unwanted emails and 10 dead/unused links
Level Three
Clear the desk of gibble and give it a dust as you dust and deweb the rooms
Wash the shower curtain/baths mats etc if required
Shine any mirrors and clear mantels
Extras

1. Wipe radiators, shelves and paintwork
2. Wash windows if needed
3. Clean any chairs in these rooms
4. 15 minutes filing & shredding

Friday ~ Kiddies rooms, Spare rooms or another neglected room
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Tidy away all the toys and clothes and games and books that are in the wrong places
Level Two
Strip and wash bedding and replace with clean.. vacuum and turn mattresses if needed
Wash any other soft furnishings.. curtains etc
Sort through a chest of drawers.. dispose of anything that is outgrown, worn out
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the bedframes and paintwork
Binbag dance!
Extras

1. Wash windows and sills
2. Wipe all the upstairs doors.. both sides!
3. Sort through one box or drawer filled with miscellaneous gibble.. from any room.. it just needs it!!
4. HHI

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! watch this for a better explanation!
    http://www.eatthatfrogmovie.com/
    
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:

The_Dragon

Well I am in again! Not going to try and do too much this week as I seriously over did it last week and I suffered for it Friday night, all Saturday and most of today :mad:

Dorastar

Just moving list from one place to another so far - got to get on with aka Nike 'Just do it!' - please shout if you see me slacking.

New list for tonight:
[STRIKE]Plan maths and everything else
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Get dh to iron kids clothes, my clothes, sort lunches and school bags and fill my car with petrol and do bedtimes!
[/STRIKE]Parents workshop letter - in progress
School evaluation form part 1
Put clothes away in bedrooms
sleeeeeeeeeeeep

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Sort through a handbag
Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Binbag dance

Goodintentions

i am in again this week. Thanks to FCC esp toots & pigpen :T
Do we have the day off tomorrow?

I will update lists later, but DH has just cooked my dinner so I need to eat!

bramble1

Newbie here - Went away for 4 days and my house is now a bomb site!

kazwookie

Evening :wave:

I'm in again, thanks for all the lists xxx

Had a busy day running round doing odd jobs.
Made a yummy crumble...............
Cat fed

Maxonian

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Sort through a handbag
Extra

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
2. Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
3. Clean a window or two.
4. Binbag dance

I am in again this week ladies. Thank you to all for organisation and motivation.

Amazingly I am ahead of the game as I did all level 1s today. :T
Thank you for your recommendation LW

Have a good week everyone
x

froddington

I'm in again in my own little way! Thank you pigpen and Toots :A

Welcome to all newbies

Toots - how're you doing? x

LW - hugs; am working on some furries photos for you (if they keep still for long enough!!) x

Thoughts and prayers for L-L

List to follow - I did achieve 5 of the 7 things on my list last week!

Nicnax

I'm in again, this list helped me loads last week Thanks

vanilla

I'm in again this week. My plan is to check the list every morning and report back each evening. Thanks for the thread pigpen and toots.

Monday
decorator will hopefully appear
blind man in to meassure

Tuesday
course
price carpet
boys away to club

Wednesday
dentist

Thursday
dentist
library

Friday
dentist
hopefully blind up

Frog list for week
clear filling cabinet out
clean car out
book to get tyre changed
ebay at least 20 items
3 x hours treadmill
order meds
get bm out and on the go
do some baking