Weekly Flylady Thread 9th April 2012

juliejim

Slightly different for the next 2 weeks as a lot of people are either on holiday or have children at home.
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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

Easter Monday

Basic Flying
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen
Hoover high traffic areas

Frog List
Do 2 items from your frog list that you didn't do last week

Enjoy your Bank Holiday with your family.

Tuesday - Choose a neglected room

Slightly different today
Do a 60 in 60
Do a HHC putting things in their correct places
Clear a hotspot
Hoover the bits of floor that you can now see
Dust any dusty bits
Frog list
Do another 2 items off your list.
Make sure the kids are helping with some jobs.
Anyone whose rooms are perfect will have an easy day to catch up on any other jobs.

Wednesday - Living Room, hall & Stairs

Basic Flying
Clear floor and hoover
Clean skirting boards
Wash any curtains, nets, throws, etc that need doing
HHI
Clear and clean windowsill
Frog List
2 items of your choice
Children
To do at least 1 job of your choice
Extras
HH Paperwork
Defrag your PC if needed
Delete at least some unwanted emails


Thursday - Kitchen & Dining Room

Basic Flying
Sweep/hoover & mop floors
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Clear and wipe table
Clean fridge out
Wipe hob
Frog List
Another 2 items from your frog list
Children
To do at least 1 job of your choice
Extras
Wipe and water plants
Empty all bins
HH me time

Friday - Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Basic Flying
Strip, wash and remake beds
Clean toilet, sink and bath/shower
Clear and clean at least some of the floors
Children to do their own bedrooms
Frog List
Another 2 items from your list
Extras
HHI
Make sure children have done all homework
Make sure everything is ready for work/school

juliejim

DH off tomorrow so I probably won't get a lot done and I know we're going out for dinner as Th ids are going to Waterworld with some friends so we're escaping while we've got the chance!

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Hi, im in, it looks like i have all that done (never thought i would hear myself say that). I did not make a list mind, so im gonna go back and do that. Happy flying everyone and thanks Julie for putting in the time to do this

pigpen

I intend enjoying the Bank Holiday WITHOUT the children.. lol..

I need to vacuum the whole house I think.. it is quite swamp like. There are a few bits I need to shuffle in the boys room and I need to do some landing reclaimation..

OH shall be delegated the kitchen while I fill binbags I think.

Squeaks bedding changed so it is lovely in there again, though I have 2 huge bags of stuff, one each for DS1 and DD1.. FLING!!

froddington

Thanks for the new thread juliejim :A

I won't say I'm in this week as I'm only around tomorrow and then the weekend (when I'll have to get everything sorted for school!!) but I will do some more decluttering and some vacumming tomorrow as well as cleaning out both furries' cages.

Night all, sleep well xx

Dustykitten

Just ironed DS1 and DHs golf stuff for Pebble beach tomorrow. DH has loaded the DW after the boys cleared the table. To my book next.

kazmeister

Thanks julie for the list, I have to make a huge attempt to get back into this it and some sort of routine again as things have been getting messy, and not just the house.

Hope eveyone is ok, I noticed last weeks thread was somewhat shorter so hope this is down to the Easter hols. You seem like you having a great time on yours Dusty. Any word on how Toots is (i've been awol a while again) as even tho i've not been around i do think about what youre all up to.

Today is my last of 12 days off and will be working 6 days a week over the next 3 weeks so need to have some kind of order so need to get a list sorted as well as my frog list written.

Today I will be housebound as it is chucking buckets down here and has been ever since doogie woke me up around 4 am! I have jam making to do as we still have lots of fruit from last year and DH has mentioned it more than once! Washing is all up to date but i need to iron work stuff and after that not sure.

Guess i should get butt out of bed and go get started.


ETA

Aaaaagh cant seem to copy/paste list

Oh well not going to spend hours trying to work out how to do it.

Mondays list

Jam making
[STRIKE]DW[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Fold remaining washing[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear washing from middle bedroom and relocate[/STRIKE]
Meal plan for the week - USING UP WHATS IN THE FRIDGE !!!!
Iron work stuff for the week
[STRIKE]Move paperwork from lounge to Office[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Cobweb Dining room !!!![/STRIKE]
Make Ricotta/Orange scones (providing I didnt use all the oranges yesterday with the duck)

Easter Monday

Basic Flying
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen
Hoover high traffic areas

Frog List
Do 2 items from your frog list that you didn't do last week

Enjoy your Bank Holiday with your family.

Tuesday - Choose a neglected room

Slightly different today
Do a 60 in 60
Do a HHC putting things in their correct places
Clear a hotspot
Hoover the bits of floor that you can now see
Dust any dusty bits
Frog list
Do another 2 items off your list.
Make sure the kids are helping with some jobs.
Anyone whose rooms are perfect will have an easy day to catch up on any other jobs.

Wednesday - Living Room, hall & Stairs

Basic Flying
Clear floor and hoover
Clean skirting boards
Wash any curtains, nets, throws, etc that need doing
HHI
Clear and clean windowsill
Frog List
2 items of your choice
Children
To do at least 1 job of your choice
Extras
HH Paperwork
Defrag your PC if needed
Delete at least some unwanted emails


Thursday - Kitchen & Dining Room

Basic Flying
Sweep/hoover & mop floors
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Clear and wipe table
Clean fridge out
Wipe hob
Frog List
Another 2 items from your frog list
Children
To do at least 1 job of your choice
Extras
Wipe and water plants
Empty all bins
HH me time

FROG LIST

Decorate Hall Stairs Landing
Clear Office/Spare room
Clear Attic
Clear carp from back yard as need to park 2 cars in there now (not risking another write off)
Tidy Shed AGAIN for bike storage so hallway doesnt look like a bike shed
Tidy Front Garden
Paint window sills
Clean windows outside
Dejunk bedroom
Study - Get first assignment done
Sort/Dejunk cupboards in middle bedroom
Quicken/Finances
Sort essential paperwork into folders
Check/List freezers contents (update monthly)
Clean windows inside (monthly - yeah right!)


Well thats a start so as breakfast is done, shower & dress next and see how much I can achieve.

Ok attempting to update this list which isnt working either. Have S/S'd the kitchen as well as the other bits that may well be struck through or not depending on this darn box

ClaireT13

Morning All!

I'm looking forward to my first full week on the thread

My little treasures had me up at 6.30 today so I have come down to make a cup of tea (unloaded DW whilst kettle boiled) and ha:)ve sat down to write my frog list while I drink it.

We have friends coming over today. They have 4 children so devestation is inevitable :mad: I'll try to keep it to a minimum whilst still letting them be kids!

My list for today:

Easter Monday

Basic Flying
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen
Hoover high traffic areas
Tidy playroom
Put away clothes on the airer

Frog List
Clear main bedroom of clothes build up
Write list of what's in the freezer to meal plan

Have a good day everyone!

Claire

bossymoo

Morning! I'm in again. Kitchen and hoovering done last night, along with downstairs loo. WM on. Tots eating breakfast in my bed (yikes) watching gruffalo child (again) which was their easter gift from my mum instead of chocolate (yaay).
So I'm having a sort of my clothes and will s&s upstairs bathrooms while I'm here.

Hope you all have a good bank holiday, it's grey and dull here..,
X

embb

Morning lovelies! :wave:

I'm doing the bathroom today, It should be done on Wednesday but I'm booked in at work so won't have time/energy then so will do it today. Also need to pop to NEXT for a sale order :j and Asda to see if they've got any reduced easter eggs and also need some Coffee, been using Aldi's and it's fine but I'm hankering after my beloved Nescafe and Asda have it on special offer :money:

Will tidy round downstairs, need to mop the kitchen floor and sweep the stairs (no carpet yet) load the DW and sort the tea. Set the TD away with the towels I washed yesterday, work this avo.

Laters x

katiecat

Thanks Julie for the thread

I'm in again this week and have already done todays list !!!:rotfl:

Wet again in Rossendale- it usually is but hoping to go out later for some fresh air.

Have a pile of bits and pieces in dining room so I'm going to sort through that now.

No one else is up only me and the dog and hes having a nap- think I'll have cuppa first.

Have a nice day everyone

Katiecat:)