Flylady Thread for Monday 5th February

RacyRed

Phew! I'm a few days behind on posting progress (coz I've been flying ) so this one is a catch up for the week so far.

Monday - Kitchen

[strike]1. Clean inside Fridge, microwave and clean cooker.
2. Remove everything from worktops and clean thoroughly.
3. Replace things on worktops wiping each item over before it is replaced.
4. Straighten drawers and cupboards.
5. Clean splashbacks
6. Dust light fittings and clean light switch.
7. Wipe down cabinet doors.[/strike]
8. Tidy under sink cupboard, [strike]shine sink[/strike].
[strike]9. Clean floor.[/strike]

Bathroom

[strike]1. Clean bath, sink and toilet.
2. Wipe down tiles
3. Clean mirrors and tidy up. Check toothbrushes for possible replacing.
4. Clean floor.[/strike]

[strike]Empty bins, check hotspots and damp down.[/strike]

Tuesday

Entrance, hallway
[strike]1. clear away any cobwebs, dust and wipe down front door
2. Clean any dirty marks off walls, clean light switch.
3. Dust any furniture in hallway
4. Hoover floor
5. Straighten and sort coats and outdoor shoes.[/strike]


Wednesday
Living room

[strike]1. Dust all furnture and polish if needed
2. Hoover, under, over, around and down the sides of sofa cushions too.
3. Shake rugs outdoors.
[/strike]4. Clean fire and fireplace. N/a
[strike]5. Empty wastepaper basket
6. Tidy magazine rack
7. sort any hotspots
8. File any paperwork
9. Make any essential phone calls
[/strike]
[strike]Tidy computer desk/ home office[/strike]


Thursday - these were done yesterday

Bedroom

1[strike].Tidy (declutter)
2. Hoover,
3. dust,
4. change bedding
5.Check corners for any dirty clothes that hasn't made it to the laundry basket.
6. Look under beds for any rubbish that hasn't made it to the bin or plates, cups etc that haven't made it to the sink

[/strike]Hoover and clear landing.N/a
Sort through bookcases for any that you know you aren't going to read again and either donate or sell.

And I don't really have to remind you by now to do your dailies and nightime routines do I? - I need to sort these out yet

Today's extras

[STRIKE]Top-up shop for fresh stuff and forgottens[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Collect freecycle item[/STRIKE]
[strike]BM [/strike]- currently on
[strike]WM to sort[/strike]
[STRIKE]work out and do dailies[/STRIKE]

Thanks Moggins, having your lists is really motivating me and even though I can't do what I need to do on the proper day, this thread is keeping me straight. :smileyhea

nicki_2

Morning all. Snowing here, and has been since 6am. :j Does mean that I need to go down to Asda and see if they have any wellies left :rolleyes: I can only get ankle boots to fit me as any higher I can't get over my calf muscles!:mad:

Anyway, DD wants to type up my list for today so :

• Dailies
  • Beds
  • Bathroom
  • Dishes
  • Kitchen
  • Packed Lunches
  • Uniform
  • Evening meal - Stew of some sort I think
  • Washing machine - Towels & cloths again :rolleyes:
• Moggins List
  • Childrens Room
  • 1.Tidy (declutter)
    2. Hoover,
    3. dust,
    4. change bedding
    5.Check corners for any dirty clothes that hasn't made it to the laundry basket.
    6. Look under beds for any rubbish that hasn't made it to the bin or plates, cups etc that haven't made it to the sink
    • Hoover and clear landing.
    • Sort through bookcases for any that you know you aren't going to read again and either donate or sell.

Okay...time to get stuff ready to leave for me shopping and let DD on Neopets :wave:

astonsmummy

:hello:
Right i'm ALL set for today, Astons room is actually the tidiest in the house so not much to do there so that means more time to do more 27 fling boogies! Have done one already although i was boogiing to Hi-5 :rolleyes:

Woke up this morning to loads of snow, it looks lovely, was supposed to be going to a parenting course today but dont know if i'll be able to make it as DS is poorly, he's had a cough since sat night so dont want him to get worse, my mum was going to have him but she's only just woke up.

It's bin and recycling day today so am gonna go round and collect up all the newspapers/magazines/card/papaer etc and get it out to the bin, aghhh just remembered i need bin bags :doh:

EDIT - mums just rang, she'll be here at twenty past 9, course is at half 9, so i'll have to start flying later, also gives me a chance to pop to shops for some bin bags, also forgot to put i need to do a couple of wash loads too :rolleyes:

PiixxySu

woheyyyy we have lots of SNOW!!!!!!! :T
i think this is the first time since i am here in the uk that i've seen proper (!! not just a little icing which disappears within the hour and still causes a major traffic chaos ) SNOW!!!!!

i was up at at 6am already (due to 2 little monsters - i really should be used to it by now because it happens every day!! - but still ...)
but i couldn't get to the pc because ds would growl at me and not get anywhere close - and he's only 2.5 :shocked:

but he's at nursery now!! (had to take OH's car and swap seats because (silly!) neighbour got 'stuck' with her car and blocked mine in )

dd is still asleep hence me being here
and i think a cuppa is coming up too

i am glad that i finished things off last evening! makes it so much nicer in the morning coming down :T
- folded a mountain of washed clothes (like pigpen (^5 girl!) there is no i**n in this house )
- put the d/w on and it's un/reloaded already
- put the toys away
- prepared ds clothes

makes all the difference :T:D

kids bedroom?!?!?!?!? :eek:
can't do too much rummaging because OH is asleep next door but i need to sort through their clothes ... again!!
too many too small!
i really need to start on putting things on ebay :think: but where to start!

AND
i agree: you are nuts!! (whoever raises their hands )

moggins

Mics_chick wrote:

Moggins just gone back to Flylady website (first time in ages) cos I thought she gave a "day off" in the week which you don't seem to mention and notice that what's listed in your to do lists for a week she seems to do over a month - is this me or am I reading it wrong?? I know this sort of thing is personal choice anyway and I'm not making any comments either way - but I just wondered if I am interpreting it correctly and yours is weekly and Flylady is monthly why it's like this - being an owner of a newly decluttered house inexperienced in the ways of regular housework!!!

Doing it monthly just seems to drag on and even I can't see how one room could take someone a week to do! I think they must have much bigger rooms than we do here!

Hun please don't feel you have to follow our way of doing things if you're not happy with it. This is just the system we have got into over the months of doing the Flylady Challenges. I tend to give people the weekend off rather than a day in the week so they can enjoy time with their kids still knowing that the house has all been done.

We follow the Flylady system but not to the letter, I did try the Flylady way exactly but by the time I had done one room a week I needed to go back the next week and do it all again, one room a day gets the job done faster and once it's been done for a couple of weeks, it gets faster and faster, so instead of just one day off a week people are finding that it takes no more than a couple of hours a day and gives them their whole weekends free.

vivw_2

Its amazing here this morning ....so much snow. Apparently my school is closed so even if I wasn't off sick there would be no school for me today!
have loads to do but this is my first proper week flying. Away next week and then if I'm better its back to school on the 19th so will be flying and working full time...HELP!!!


Dailies
[STRIKE]1. Beds
2. S & S Bathroom
3. Dishes
4. S & S Kitchen [/STRIKE]
5. Evening meal – was going to be salad but looking at the weather I think it will be something hot!6. Washing machine - Towels and bedding-towels in machine now
Moggins List
Spare room
1.Tidy (declutter)
2. Hoover,
3. dust,
4. change bedding
[STRIKE]5.Check corners for any dirty clothes that hasn't made it to the laundry basket.-N/A
6. Look under beds for any rubbish that hasn't made it to the bin or plates, cups etc that haven't made it to the sink [/STRIKE]-N/A


· Hoover and clear landing.
· Sort through bookcases for any that you know you aren't going to read again and either donate or sell.

My list
Junk room
Craft/hobby room
Finish dusting and vacuuming conservatory – that’s if it gets a bit warmer…too cold in there at the moment

nicki_2

Well I'm back from the shops & school run. I've bought some new wellies from Asda...lovely pink ones with roses on...not my style at all but thats all they had and I've decided to take a snow morning so I can go for a walk in our local park and maybe around the local area so I can take some pretty pictures. :j Will tackle DD's room on Saturday when she's had her friend around for tea/playing Right. Off to put the veg/fruit away then it's wellies on and park here I come :D:D:D

BTW those who think it takes ages to do the jobs it does get easier as you go along. It only took me an hour the other day to clean the whole house top to bottom (2up2down) and 30 minutes of that was bathroom and kitchen! Which is why I can afford to go for a walk before the snow gets too deep

Simba_25

Well i didn't get anything done yesterday due to my back killing. It is still hurting this morning but not as bad, i can at least walk today lol

I can't believe we have snow!! Just stepped out of the door on the way to school and it started, my lad was so excited! I didnt have a raincover for the buggy though so it was a mad dash to school! I looked like a snowman when i got back. I just defrosted myself and am ready for work while Mia is asleep.

I can't do today's list as my lad's bedroom is an empty shell, well it has a set of draws and an empty bookcase in it lol I am having his new bed delivered tomorrow and most of his toys are still in the lock up from moving....am bringing them over on sat. So i will be doing yesterdays list as my living room looks like a bomb site! so my day is...

Living room

1. Dust all furnture and polish if needed
2. Hoover, under, over, around and down the sides of sofa cushions too.
3. [STRIKE]Shake rugs outdoors[/STRIKE]. Have none
4. Clean fire and fireplace.
5. [STRIKE]Empty wastepaper basket[/STRIKE] dont have one in here
6. [STRIKE]Tidy magazine rack[/STRIKE] dont have one
7. [STRIKE]sort any hotspots[/STRIKE] only thing on it is a pile of dvd's
8. [STRIKE]File any paperwork[/STRIKE] only got post from today
9. Make any essential phone calls

[STRIKE]Tidy computer desk/ home office[/STRIKE] have lappy on my knee lol

My list..

Make bottles
Trip to asda
wash out bath/sink
put washing away
check smoke alarm and change battery

nicki_2

My wellies don't fit! :mad: They're too tight around the top to get over my calf muscle! Why don't manufactures think of this! :mad: Back to Asda it is!

Mics_chick

moggins wrote:

Doing it monthly just seems to drag on and even I can't see how one room could take someone a week to do! I think they must have much bigger rooms than we do here!

Hun please don't feel you have to follow our way of doing things if you're not happy with it. This is just the system we have got into over the months of doing the Flylady Challenges. I tend to give people the weekend off rather than a day in the week so they can enjoy time with their kids still knowing that the house has all been done.

We follow the Flylady system but not to the letter, I did try the Flylady way exactly but by the time I had done one room a week I needed to go back the next week and do it all again, one room a day gets the job done faster and once it's been done for a couple of weeks, it gets faster and faster, so instead of just one day off a week people are finding that it takes no more than a couple of hours a day and gives them their whole weekends free.

I suppose that's what I wanted to hear but couldn't think of for myself... :rolleyes:

As I say not being used to regular cleaning habits (EVER!! :eek:) I just needed it spelling out for me to get it...