Weekly Flylady Thread 19th March 2012

Dustykitten

Sticking with the new style lists for another week, each day will give you some basic flying, some deep cleaning choices and some decluttering choices. As ever feel free to pick and mix what needs doing for you according to your ability and time.
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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.

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 and study/Family Room or similar
Basic Flying
Clear the floors and hoover them
15 minutes tidying this area
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Deep Cleaning
Wipe some paint work
Clean a window or two
HHI

Decluttering
Hotspot, seek them out and destroy them
15 minutes deleting emails/favourites, old word documents, blurry photos you choose
Sort out the hall or understairs cupboard

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Basic Flying
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe table
Wipe the work tops
Wipe all the handles in these rooms
Deep Cleaning
Defrost the freezer, make some ice for those long hot days
Clean any pet bedding etc
Give your sink a deep clean and shine

Decluttering
picnic wear, plastic plates and cups, lunchboxes give them a sort
Table cloths and napkins etc, do you need them all
Bobbley knitwear, defuzz

Wednesday - Bathroom and any other reception rooms
Basic Flying
Clean toilet, sink, shower/bath
Clear and clean the floor
Wash any throws or cushion covers in need
Dust any fluffy areas
Deep Cleaning
Give any plug holes a good clean and cleanse
15 minutes sweeping your path, getting rid of rubbish from your garden
15 minutes ironing or sewing

Decluttering
Sort our medicine cupboard/box - do you have stocks of hayfever tablets etc
At least 15 minutes paperwork
copy all photos from phones etc and back up

Thursday - Bedrooms - which one(s) you choose
Basic Flying
Change the bedding
Clean the window
Clear and dust one surface
Deep Cleaning
Hoover the floor and behind/under anything safe to do
Dust the lightshade
Wash any ornaments/vases rather than just dusting them

Decluttering
Sort everybodies swimmers - has the lycra gone?
Give your accessories a sort
an hour's me time

Friday - End of week round up
Basic Flying
Hoover and mop any floors in need
Hotspot destruction
Change any beds not done
15 minutes tidying a messy zone
Deep Cleaning
Clean behind some radiators
Clean your hob
Wipe some window sills

Decluttering
Upto you what you declutter maybe something you've been putting off for a while.

seafarers_wife

In again, will try and do better this week

Monday - Hall, Stairs, Landing and study/Family Room or similar
Basic Flying
Clear the floors and hoover them
15 minutes tidying this area
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Deep Cleaning
Wipe some paint work
Clean a window or two
HHI
Decluttering
Hotspot, seek them out and destroy them
15 minutes deleting emails/favourites, old word documents, blurry photos you choose
Sort out the hall or understairs cupboard

Dustykitten

Busy week for me so not sure how much flying I'll achieve but I'll be happy to marvel at all your successes.

Monday
Ski Lesson
Admissions Meeting
Full govenors meeting
Check dry sallopettes are clean
Change DS2 bed
Clean shower room
Dust living room
Read governor paperwork

juliejim

All being well my week isn't as busy this week as last so I'll hopefully get some stuff done. Having said that, tomorrow night I've got to finish work, pick DS up at 3, take him to his swimming lesson which starts at 3.30, nip out to pick DD up from school at 4, go back to DS whose swimming lesson finishes at 4.30, go home, feed me and the kids, walk the dog, get my uniform on, leave the house about 5.15 to go to Beavers and Cubs, get home about 9 and collapse! This'll be the first week of DS's swimming lessons so we'll see how it all works out!

Going to get ready for bed now so I'll catch you all tomorrow.

Night

Jue

Wannabe01

Please count me in for this week. I took last week off from flying to catch up with other things but I am ready to get back into it again.

Monday - Hall, Office, Living Room, Bathroom
Clear and hoover floors
15 minutes tidying this area
Quick dust around
Clean toilet and basin
Wipe doors and skirting boards
[STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
Hotspot - clear and tidy the coffee table
[STRIKE]15 minutes sorting through documents[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy the hall[/STRIKE]
I didn't get much done today.

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe table
Wipe the work tops
Wipe all the handles in these rooms
Make some ice for those long hot days
Give your sink a deep clean and shine

greenbee

I'm not surprised you don't sleep Jue!

List looks good to me - I will be wiping the paint work where the leak has left marks. My cousin will be wiping the carpenter's grubby handprints off the walls before he can paint! We're also going to try to fix the boiler ourselves in the hope it is an airlock... If that fails then we'll have to call BG. First thing tomorrow will probably be getting the airing cupboard emptied and clean so I can put all the washing away...

Quillion

I am kinda in if I can get babe off the boob for long enough.

Love and prayers for Alison tonight xxx

Can someone fill me in on whats happening please xxx

jjef

Dusty thanks for this weeks thread count me in I have two weeks off Uni so plan to get the house back in shape.
Monday - Hall, Stairs, Landing and study/Family Room or similar
Basic Flying
Clear the floors and hoover them
15 minutes tidying this area
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Deep Cleaning
Wipe some paint work
Clean a window or two
HHI

Decluttering
Hotspot, seek them out and destroy them
15 minutes deleting emails/favourites, old word documents, blurry photos you choose
Sort out the hall or understairs cupboard

Will be back tomorrow.

seafarers_wife

Done 2 x HHP and not even half way through. Got it sorted into following piles

Shredding
Recycling
Ben
House 2012/13
House
Mortgage
Receipts!

Going to sort out bens folder and then I've got a huge bag that needs sorting into piles. Once that's done I'm then finished for the night and will pick it up again tomorrow.

bossymoo

Thanks for the lists! I'm in, but have MIL staying this week, to look after poorly tots while I work. She zooms rather than flies so who knows, there might be nothing left for me to do when I get home! She's already cleared my ironing pile, yaay for grannies. And even spurred me on to finish my sewing (torn dolly clothes lol).

I have already done tomorrows basics, what a coincidence!

sazzyb

Still not managed to get back on track. Last few weeks been manic work wise and that looks set to continue but I am determined to at least post regularly this week to attempt to keep on track - didn't get past Monday last week!

On a positive note, have spent a whole weekend listing on eBay to attempt to declutter and managed to keep the kitchen tidy after last week's decorating, along with completing a load of work I brought home, making 3 mother's day cards, entertaining mama n papa today, getting all the washing done...I could go on!! So here goes for a good week...

Monday - HSL & Study
Basic Flying
Clear the floors and hoover them
15 minutes tidying this area
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Clean the loo and basin
Deep Cleaning
Wipe some paint work
Clean a window or two
HHE
Decluttering
Hotspot - bedside tables - SORT!
[STRIKE]15 minutes deleting emails/favourites, old word documents, blurry photos you choose[/STRIKE]
Sort out the hall shoe rack [STRIKE]or understairs cupboard[/STRIKE]

March - TO DO LIST:
Take recycling to bank
Take rubbish to tip
MTP
Take pics and list Ebay stuff - MOST DONE!!!
[STRIKE]Check Dad's annuity/tax code[/STRIKE]
Energy Switch - us
Energy Switch - mama & papa
Sort out and shred all old paperwork in filing cabinet
[STRIKE]Clean out and [/STRIKE]wash my car
Clean out & wash DH's car
Overpay more on mortgage/save more for house-moving costs/earn extra money!!!
Repay car loan to mama - £200 down, £500 to go

Good luck everyone!