Weekly Flylady Thread 9th January 2012

Dustykitten

Welcome to this weeks thread. Normally we have an influx of newbies around this time so welcome everyone, make sure you read this post and jump straight in. Don't worry if you can't keep up with the thread, it moves really quickly especially at this time of year, just concentrate on doing the lists and let us know how you're getting on. Any questions please ask.
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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

Monday Hall, stairs, landing, Bathrooms and loos

Level One
Hoover and Mop all these areas
Clean sink and toilet, including the pedestal front and all the yunk behind
Level Two
Clean bath, shower
Empty the bins
Level Three
Clean mirrors, shower screens, windows
Wipe any marks from the walls/tiles
Put away anything on the stairs or landing
Extras
HHI
Sort the bathroom cabinet - today is a special day so use some of your 'special' creams, lipsticks, bubble bath etc
If you have a cupboard in this area or under the stairs then give it a good sort out
Wipe the lightshades if it is safe to do so
Check your smoke alarms, hoover if necessary and safe

Tuesday Study, Snug, family room, conservatory or similar
Level One
Clear the floor and hoover or mop
HH Paperwork or decluttering in this room
Level Two
Clean the windows
Wipe all the woodwork
Level Three
Hoover any soft furnishing and wash if needed
Dust any shelves/bookcases
Clean behind the desk or another item
Extras
Have you lunch using your favourite bowl of plate with a linen napkin
Sort that drawer/box where you stash the junk
Do you have out of date notes, recycling cards etc on the notice board? Bin them.

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Wipe the table and work surfaces
Descale kettle, iron, taps etc
Level Two
Sweep/mop/hoover floors
Wipe kickboards or legs of cupboards
Level Three
Clean the window
Slush out the plug hole and drain
Wipe the hob and extractor fan
Extras
Check cupboards for ingredients not used for a while, ground almond, Worcester sauce? and meal plan
Sort a cupboard or drawer
Its hump day so have some me time

Thursday - Living Room
Level One
Hoover sofa, under cushions too or wipe if necessary
Hoover floors
Level Two
Exercise those bingo wings by bashing cushions together outsdie
Clear and wipe coffee table
Level Three
Declutter anything that doesn't belong in this room
Give all the remote controls and phones a wipe
Extras
Wipe the outside of your front/back door
Change any dead light bulbs/batteries
HH doing any mending or crafty things
Run a virus scan
Upload all photos from phones/cameras
Back up pcs
Try to get 15 minutes outside especially if the sun shines, buds are breaking

Friday - Bedrooms one and all
Level One
Wipe up any cupmarks
Hoover
Level Two
Change a bed or two
Wipe the window ledges
Tidy the bookshelves or floorobe
Level Three
Hoover under somebodies bed looking for hidden treasure
Catch up on any laundry
Do something from another day you didn't get too
Extras
Pair some socks
HH reading, magazine flicking
Plan to spend a little time with your kids/parents/neighbours/friends on the weekend
Find 5 things you can ebay on the next free listing weekend, photograph and work out postage now

Dustykitten

I've upped the anti for some of you who have been doing this for a long time. Newbies or those with young children/ill health please do not even think about doing all of this - think of it as a pick and mix, these lists are only suggestions.

sazzyb

Yay, new thread! Looking forward to another week as a newbie - thanks everyone for all the help, tips & encouragement. Still a few things to do from last week, onwards and upwards...

Monday: hall, stairs, landing, bathroom

Level One
[STRIKE]Hoover and Mop all these areas[/STRIKE] - did today...does that count????!!!!
Clean sink and toilet, including the pedestal front and all the yunk behind
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean bath, shower[/STRIKE] - today
Empty the bins
Level Three
Clean [STRIKE]mirrors, shower screens,[/STRIKE] windows
Wipe any marks from the walls/tiles
[STRIKE]Put away anything on the stairs or landing[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE] - don't do (eek!!) but will spend HH putting clothes & airer away
[STRIKE]Sort the bathroom cabinet - today is a special day so use some of your 'special' creams, lipsticks, bubble bath etc[/STRIKE]
If you have a cupboard in this area or under the stairs then give it a good sort out
Wipe the lightshades if it is safe to do so
Check your smoke alarms, hoover if necessary and safe

JANUARY STILL TO DO:
Take that bag to recycling bank!!!
Take pics and list Ebay stuff - done a lot - about half left to do!
Energy Switch
Sort out and shred all old paperwork in filing cabinet & file newer paperwork
Clean out (blitz!) and wash both cars (with DH's help!)
Find a way to overpay more on mortgage - spread the cash better after New York hol in Feb.

Good luck everyone!

Mortgagenewbie

Eeek! Im a newbie and we brought our first house in September- im hopeless at housekeeping! Been struggling to keep the place tidy, could do with some help so gonna have a go this week! Wish me luck!!

Mumof2_2

Many thanks for the list. I'll do what I can but can't promise I'll be able to do everything!

kazwookie

:rotfl::rotfl: upping the anti..............:rotfl::rotfl::eek::eek:

You KNOW how much I HATE the cupboard under the stairs!!!!!!!!!!! :lipsrseal

I guess I am in, sort of thanks for the lists .........................:D

Wanders off muttering.................

pipersky

Hi - I'm back (again ha ha!).... Gonna go for level 1 and some of level 2 to start with and anything more will be a bonus. Thanks for running the thread

Monday Hall, staris, landing, Bathrooms and loos

Level One
Level Two
Clean bath, shower
Level Three
Clean mirrors, shower screens, windows
Wipe any marks from the walls/tiles
Extras
Sort the bathroom cabinet - today is a special day so use some of your 'special' creams, lipsticks, bubble bath etc
If you have a cupboard in this area or under the stairs then give it a good sort out
Wipe the lightshades if it is safe to do so

kazmeister

Thanks Dusty for this weeks thread.

I will try to pop in and out around the FT work.

Have managed to get DD to make all her sandwiches for the week so she has a head start, I think however she managed to persuade DH to iron her school clothes instead of doing them herself. At nearly 13 she is capable of doing them!

I still have a pile of washing to fold but at least I have cleared away dinner things which DH had said he would do tomorrow so that I could sit down but I've heard that before and dont want to come in to them to do tomorrow.

Welcome to the thread mortgagenewbie, hope you find it useful but dont overdo it at the start as otherwise it will overwhelm you and you'll end up back at square 1.

Am going to try and see what I can meal plan (from the freezer) this week that is quick and easy and that DD wont know is probably leftovers which she hates and wont usually eat! Also need to make something with the glut of fruit we seem to have left over. Does anyone have a recipe for Melon Sorbet?

The_Dragon

Okay I'm in again and hoping to get more done (chronic pain not withstanding!)

ashia_2

Monday Hall, staris, landing, Bathrooms and loos
Level One
Hoover and Mop all these areas
Clean sink and toilet, including the pedestal front and all the yunk behind
Level Two
Clean bath, shower
Empty the bins
Level Three
Clean mirrors, shower screens, windows
Wipe any marks from the walls/tiles
Put away anything on the stairs or landing
Extras
HHI
Sort the bathroom cabinet - today is a special day so use some of your 'special' creams, lipsticks, bubble bath etc
If you have a cupboard in this area or under the stairs then give it a good sort out
Wipe the lightshades if it is safe to do so
Check your smoke alarms, hoover if necessary and safe

Thanks Dusty, and everyone else. I have a giant bag of 'posh stuff' which I always feel 'today isn't good enough' for, No More! I will treat myself to good things I already have in the house.

Welcome to newbies, enjoy yourselves, you'll have a blast, and might even get a tidy house in the bargain.

lil_me

Thanks Dusty but I agree with Kazw!!! You wicked woman!

For the first time this term the boys have everything out that they need for tomorrow! Just the turkey to put in the fridge which is still a little warm. I've left DP to watch Sherlock as I missed last weeks and don't want to spoil it for me so I'm off in the shower now which will also save using the hairdryer

*** Wanders off muttering too ***