Weekly Flylady Thread 30th April 2012

Dustykitten

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

Ok here goes this week!

Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
level one
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits
Level Two
Meal plan for the week
Collect the laundry and put a wash on/or strip a bed
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills
Level three
Give sinks and toilets a scrub
Clean WM and/or DW filters
HHI or mending
Extras
If the sun shines try to do a 15 minute outside job
Empty all your bins

Tuesday - Master Bedroom
level one
Clear the floor, put all clothes away
Hoover (under the bed too if possible)
Level Two
Dust at least one surface
Polish any mirrors or clean the window
Sort somebodies undies and get rid of anything holey or lacking elastic
Level three
Change the bed if it needs it
Wipe some light switches
Check your stock of birthday cards
Extras
Catch up on phone calls
Sort any nail polishes ready for summer, binning any that resemble glue

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level one
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink
Level two
Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Descale the kettle, iron etc
Sort your recipes/cookbooks and look for inspiration
Level three
15 minutes flinging
HHMe time
Dust behind, underneath something that rarely gets done
Extras
Catch up on what you've missed this week
Spend sometime chatting with a child, OH, anyone you'd like to

Thursday Bathrooms and office/study like places
Level one
Hoover and mop the floors
Clean the sinks and toilets including the pedestals front and back
Level two
Change the towels/bathmats for clean ones
Clean the bath/shower
Clear the clutter from the desk and give it a wipe
Level three
Deal with a hotspot or keep on top of an area you have worked on this week
HHPaperwork
File something, paperwork, nails, tax returns
Extras
Count your blessings and give a thought for our very special Bossymoo
Do anything you have been putting off for too long


Friday Round up for the weekend
Level one
clear the living room floor and hoover through
S&S the cloakroom
Level two
Dust the tv and other electricals
Tidy, tidy, tidy, put stuff away for instant results
ok, now bin, rehome, donate the stuff you haven't put away
Level three
Me Me Me time - enjoy you deserve it
Declutter your purse of receipts and your handbag of sweet wrappers
Pelvic floors girls give them a workout
Extras
Clean out pets/change their bedding
Change the children's beds too (or any other spare beds)

cyclingyorkie

I'm in! It'll be an interesting week - esp if if it doesn't stop hosing it down..

kazmeister

Wow first to commit before bed - oops not quite

Thanks Dusty and JJ for last week.

Will start once home from work (hopefully via Dr's)

See ya then

pigpen

*PING!!!!!!!!!!*

I'm here.. SURPRIIIIIIISE!!!!!!!!!

froddington

I'm in again in my own little way Thank you Dusty :A

Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week

Level one
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits

Level Two
Collect the laundry and put a wash on
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills

Level three
Give sinks and toilets a scrub

My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list
- contact Estate Agents
- sort floorboard
- take bottle tops
- bags to charity shop
- sort wardrobe
- sort dressing table
- car checks

bonnie_bumpkins

I'm in thanks dusty for this week and juliejim for last week :A

Shattered so off to bed now, will fly fly fly in the morning.

Sweet dreams BBxx

CoffeeQueen

I'm in too. Thanks for the list.
Off to bed now so I can start tomorrow hopefully a little less tired than I feel now. Lol

greent

I'm in again (after disappearing part way through yet again last week..!:o) Have a lot on - we have a BTL and the bathroom is being refitted, which is taking up far too much of my time:mad:

I still have no washing machine... part not available from anywhere online (inc m'facturer) so still waiting for it :( Getting desperate now! Will be stripping beds and washing as much as possible in the first couple of days whilst m-i-l is away and I can freely use her machine (can pop in and out around school runs etc and not stay for an hour each time!;)) My mum has been doing some for me too (and, as a bonus, drying it all and ironing most of it too!:j) but her w/m broke this morning - argh!!:eek:

Thanks for the list Mine is sort of like this:


Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
level one
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits
Level Two
Meal plan for the week
Collect the laundry and put a wash on/or strip a bed:rotfl:
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills
Level three
Give sinks and toilets a scrub
Clean WM and/or DW filters:rotfl:
HHI or mending
Extras
If the sun shines try to do a 15 minute outside job:rotfl:
Empty all your bins
Amend ebay listings
NCT paperwork
Post birthday card to sister
Visit tile shop
Visit Screwfix
2 supermarkets

Nanamia

I'm in. Yes yes yes I really am:) Thanks JJ for last week and Dusty for this weeks list. Big big thank yous to Bonnie_bumpkin for the words of wisdom and inspiration. Hope I can stay on top of it.

Oh no Greent it's awful without a washer hopefully you'll have good news soon!

cat_smith

I'm in. Thanks JJ and Dusty.

Have had a flying weekend with DH. We ROCK.

ROD started, Passageway cleared and mopped (for probably the 1st time in 3 years.:o) House hoovered, Uuugh.

Floordrobe cleared, Freezer defrosted, WM x 3, DW x 3. Chicken rubberised and dinner prepped for next 2 days. :T:T:T

I'm off to bed.

Spoons still available as required.

[Deleted User]

Thanks JJ & Dusty. Im in . Shattered, so off to bed with a hot choc and hope to keep up this week. Night all.