Weekly Flylady Thread 17th October 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 ~ Edited 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!

here goes another week

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob..

Extras

1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
2. Wash the windows
3. Drag out a large appliance or 2 and clean behind and under it
4. Dust and Deweb

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there
Wipe the sofas if needed
Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc
Empty and clear out a cupboard..



Extras

1. HHI
2. binbag dance
3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
4. Wash any windows that have been neglected

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom
Level One
Declutter the floors
Strip the bedding get it washed dried and the bed remade!
Level Two
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Empty all the bins upstairs
Level Three
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
Tidy up the floordrobe, inc. shoes bags and toiletries.
dust and deweb

Extras

1. HHI
2. Wash windows
3. Binbag dance
4. Check doors and windows for draughts and make a plan of action for dealing with them

Thursday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Strip , wash and replace bedding
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork


Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. List 1 item to sell
4. sort the shoes, coats and bags!

Friday ~ Study and Bathroom
Level One
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! Coffee with a friend, hair appointment... whatever
Declutter the floors!
Level Two
vacuum/mop floors
wash the bathmats/shower curtains or anything else that needs it
scrub the fixtures! polish the mirrors and taps
Level Three
Clean and sort a cupboard or shelf and recycle all those empties
dust and defrag the pc and declutter 50 unwanted emails and 5 links from your favourites.
Wipe over the desk and any chairs that are in these rooms
Extras

1. empty and wash out bins
2. wash windows
3. wipe doors and paintwork
4. wash any stinky pet beds.. or the pets themselves if you wish

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

toottifrootti

Thanks for the new fred piggers x

kazwookie

I'm in again thanks for all the lists.

Cat has just 'killed' his scratching post and pulled it over!

xx_Jo_xx

Im in this week too - following the lists where I can but mostly to getcompletely packed and scrubbed

Hope your all well xx

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob..
Extras

1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
2. Wash the windows
3. Drag out a large appliance or 2 and clean behind and under it
4. Dust and Deweb

Hellyboo

Helloo
Can I join in this week please? Have been a frequent flyer in the past but have had a strange few months and the house is falling down around my ears. Need to [STRIKE]get off my !!!![/STRIKE] sort it in time for Christmas when the in-laws are descending.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe small appliances and replace[/STRIKE].. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob..
Extras
Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
Wash the windows
Drag out a large appliance or 2 and clean behind and under it
Dust and Deweb

Plus:

[STRIKE]Washing - washed dried [/STRIKE]and put away
[STRIKE]S&S Living room[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Recycling[/STRIKE]

Hx

miaoww

count me back in this week

boddy

Im in again thanks to the flylady team.

Will get quite a bit done tomorrow while waiting for the boiler man. Its only been repaired a few weeks ago and now have the same problem back.

decogecko

I'm in again!

Thank goodness it's the kitchen tomorrow! My dad has very kindly wallpapered my kitchen, so everything is a mess!

Hugs and spoons to all x

ETA: thanks for the fred x

Kaloloke

Hello again,

I'm going to try and do level 1 this week. I didn't do well at all last week as only managed dailies. Thanks for the thread.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces

Extras

1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
   
   
   Also dailies of:
   WM x 2
   Dishes
   Dinner
   All things to do with Little Man (feed/change/wash/cuddle/etc).
   
   Thanks again K

Goodintentions

I am in this week. thanks to FCC esp Pigpen & Toots

I have not been a good flylady last week, so I will try harder this week

My lists:
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!
Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three
Wipe the table
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob..

Extras

1. Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
2. Wash the windows
3. [STRIKE]Drag out a large appliance or 2 and clean behind and under it[/STRIKE] did WM & TD yesterday when electrician was here
4. Dust and Deweb

FROG LIST:
1. Sort one box in DR
2. Set up LJ for Miss T
3. Update LJ for LMS
4. Get passport photos done for Bex tried – but she wasn’t in the right mood!!
5. Paperwork for J chase up H for signing
6. Do an hour of SEF
7. Study – Theorists Info sheet – by 20/10
8. Entries in Learning Journal
9. Sort out desk
10. Send off Student Finance form


My Toot’s list!
3. Sort out paperwork in small brown box
4. Sort out paperwork in large brown box
5. Clear out desk
7. Look into new website costs £300-£400, + £30 p.a. +£5 pm !!!!; or £55 p.a (that’s better!)
9. Work – update LJ WIP – try to do some every day
11. Sort out pictures for photo frame
13. Work – make list of resources WIP
14. Work – photographic labels for resources
15. Cupboard under stairs to do when shed ready
18. Clean oven & grill – maybe get someone in to do deep clean?
20. Clear out top drawer in kitchen
21. Clear out bottom (junk) drawer in kitchen
24. Clear out cupboard under sink
26. Clear bedside drawer
27. Clear out double wardrobe
29. Clear out/clean bathroom cabinet
34. Work – update 2011/12 accounts FROG
38. Look into repair plan for TV
40. Update members list for SAA FROG
41. Book dentist
47. Clean kitchen windows
52. Work – update Self Evaluation Form FROG
55. Clean lounge/dining room carpet
56. Replace broken catches in kitchen
63. Sort out Becky’s passport
70. Look into emergency insurance cover – eg boiler & water supply (Homeserve?)
75. Get toilet roll holder for downstairs loo that the children can reach!
76. Paint bathroom window frame
77. Paint bathroom door frame
78. Paint banisters/spindles, etc
82. Sort out broom cupboard
85. Clean smelly patch in hallway (again)
88. Make bags up for toys done first one
89. Make up boxes for toys and sort out/clean/re-organise
91. Organise toys etc in new units
94. Send old laptop away to fix screen problem
97. Clear junk out of top cupboards in kitchen (3 cupboards) 2 done, 1 to go
98. Sort out/reorganise cupboard above oven need to buy shelves from Ikea
101.Chain/bolt for front door bought bolt but doesn’t fit. Need to take back
103.Tax return
104.New blinds for LR
105.Get utility room door lock fixed/replaced
106.Get LR door fixed

Ok. I am going to make some crumpets & a cuppa, then do some studying. Bye for now