Weekly Flylady Thread 5th December 2011

juliejim

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us.

There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own personal circumstances.

Every room comes back around next week so please don’t stress about catching up

These lists are only suggestions and not a must do list; you are more than welcome to post and follow your own lists.

Also adding a declutter mission each day will help to gradually clear the clutter and make flying easier.

A few of the basics before we start the week

Hotspots are areas where if one thing gets put there, loads of other things follow!

Daily routines are anything you need to do on a daily basis like washing, 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 - stick on some loud music, grab a bin bag and whiz 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!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Okay here goes the week!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Clean the hob and the oven as well if you wish
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe table
Level three
Dust those cobwebs away
Wipe and water plants
Menu plan for this coming week - what can you eat before you start on the Christmas/Yule goodies?

Tuesday ~ Living Room, hall & stairs
Level One
Clear and hoover floor
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Wipe sofas and hoover all the bits from down the sides!
Dust all dusty bits
Level Three
Wipe tvs, remotes, phones, etc.
Hoover under furniture you can safely move
Clean lampshades

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Wednesday - Bathroom/study/downstairs toilet

Level One
Clean toilets
Clean sink/bath/shower
Level Two
Clear and sweep/vacuum/mop floors
Clean desk
HH paperwork/shredding
Level Three
HH me time
Wash mats/shower curtains, etc
Collect all washing from around the house and wash

Thursday - Master BR & landing

Level One
Strip bed, wash bedding, remake.
Clear floors
Level Two
Hoover floors
Dust dusty areas
Level Three
Clear a hotspot
Get the Winter bedding out if you haven't already done so
Clean all light switches and door handles

Friday - Kids' BRs or any other rooms which haven't been done!

Level One
Strip and wash bedding
Make beds
Level Two
Clear floors
Hoover floors
Dust dusty bits
Level Three
60 in 60
HH me time

Friday - Juliejim & Mudbath's special list

Level One
Open prezzies and cards
Sit down while someone else makes breakfast
Level Two
HH me time
Control of remote
Level Three
Wined and dined - doesn't have to be outside the house
Eat cake
Pampering session

wit40iwtwan

Count me in. Backache or not I need to get the house sorted! Oh and into a routine

juliejim

Challenges for this week!

Sort out freezer or pantry or both!
Write at least 1 set of Christmas cards
Wrap at least 3 presents
Post any cards/presents that need it.
Get your decorations up!
Sort out them CDs - what do you never listen to? - get rid!
Sort that ironing mountain - either do it or put the clothes away and iron them as you need them/a drawer at a time so it's not glaring at you all the time.

LW - I know a lot of these don't apply to you so you have got a little list of your own!
MON - HHyoga
TUES - HH crafting/reading whichever you prefer
WED - HH sitting with your feet up
THURS - HH game playing with Mr LW
FRI - HH computer work

Toots & LL - your challenges are to post!

The_Dragon

okay need to try and crack on with stuff this week so I am back in (again )

kazwookie

I'm in for 2 days this week

Thanks for the thread juliejim

(I think toots is 'away' this week)

toochoosey

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Daily routines[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]washing, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]swish and swipe kitchen and [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]bathroom, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ironing, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]making beds, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]vacuuming high traffic areas, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]making meals [/FONT]
1Hour Studying!!!

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Clean the hob and the oven as well if you wish
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe table
Level three
Dust those cobwebs away
Wipe and water plants
Menu plan for this coming week - what can you eat before you start on the Christmas/Yule goodies?

Tuesday ~ Living Room, hall & stairs
Level One
Clear and hoover floor
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Wipe sofas and hoover all the bits from down the sides!
Dust all dusty bits
Level Three
Wipe tvs, remotes, phones, etc.
Hoover under furniture you can safely move
Clean lampshades

[/FONT]Challenges for this week!

Sort out freezer or pantry or both!
Write at least 1 set of Christmas cards
Wrap at least 3 presents
Post any cards/presents that need it.
Sort out them CDs - what do you never listen to? - get rid!
Sort that ironing mountain - either do it or put the clothes away and iron them as you need them/a drawer at a time so it's not glaring at you all the time.

I'm in Thanks JJ xx

froddington

Evening all! I am lurking and flying a little but the days seem to disappear at the moment and all I want to do is sleep

Love and hugs to all especially Toots, L-L and LW xx

fingersxed

Hi Everbody I'm lurkin! Tryin to keep on top of things at home and work. Just about managing.

Natty68

Count me in Julie, although I do have DH at home this week on his December holiday. He will probably get under my feet as usual but I could be surprised..lol We do have a couple of days organised so that we are going to go to Costco and also to Rochester German Christmas Market and Food Fayre.

At the moment I am just chasing up the stragglers for the swap, to see if they have received the email yet. I think the 5 I am waiting for can't access the MSE PM's or my pm's aren't getting through for some reason. Still I will find a way around it..lol

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe surfaces
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Clean the hob and the oven as well if you wish
Sweep and mop floor
Clear and wipe table
Level three
Dust those cobwebs away
Wipe and water plants
Menu plan for this coming week - what can you eat before you start on the Christmas/Yule goodies?

Tuesday ~ Living Room, hall & stairs
Level One
Clear and hoover floor
15 mins hotspot clearance
Level Two
Wipe sofas and hoover all the bits from down the sides!
Dust all dusty bits
Level Three
Wipe tvs, remotes, phones, etc.
Hoover under furniture you can safely move
Clean lampshades - funnily enough DH has just this weekend renewed the central lights in the living room..so they are all sparkling new

Challenges for this week!

Sort out freezer or pantry or both! - did this last week, lol. I had a major throw out of frozen stuff that had got freezer burn etc, or hadn't been seen for a whole year. Unfortunately that's the downside of having a spare freezer hidden away in the cupboard under the stairs..:p
Write at least 1 set of Christmas cards
Wrap at least 3 presents
Post any cards/presents that need it.
Get your decorations up!
Sort out them CDs - what do you never listen to? - get rid!
Sort that ironing mountain - either do it or put the clothes away and iron them as you need them/a drawer at a time so it's not glaring at you all the time.

cyclingyorkie

Count me in too - DD2's birthday party is Saturday - I need to get sorted!

roundtuit

Thankyou for the list x I'm in x

Here's to a good week for us all xxx