Weekly Flylady Thread 25th June 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 - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Clean the sink and shine the taps
Sort out and wipe out the fridge
Level Three
Clean the WM filters and drawer
Wash the window
Get some suitable polish out and polish away
Extras
Clean some shoes
HHI
Meal plan for the week


Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
Level One
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Level Two
Dust the electricals
Hoover the floor
Level Three
HH tidying, decluttering, sorting
Cobweb extermination
Clear and clean windowsills
Extras
Clear a hotspot
HH Mending something
Wipe and water plants

Wednesday - Bathrooms
Level One
Clean toilets and sinks
Level Two
Change the towels
Hoover and wipe the floor
Level Three
Clean out the plug holes
Shine the mirrors
Clean the bath and shower
Extras
HHPaperwork
Sweep your path/patio
Me Me Me time

Thursday - Children's Bedrooms or spare rooms/rooms of Doom
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Level Two
Hoover floor
HH tidying or decluttering
Level Three
Wipe the skirting boards
Wash an item of soft furnishings
Clear then dust a flat surface (or 2)
Extras
Find a new recipe to use
Sort out your receipts/purse
Check dates on passports/MoTs/insurance etc

Friday - Master Bedroom, Landing and weekend round-up
Level One
Change any remaining beds to do
Level Two
Hoover all high traffic areas and those yet to be done
S&S bathroom and cloakroom
Level Three
Dust any dusty bits
Check smoke alarms
Wipe the bedstead
Extras
Hotspots - are they back, quash them
Recycle any paper/magazines lying around
Clean a window or two

Jewels1207

I'm new and am goung to join in this week for the first time and see if it helps me get organised. I always try to do all my housework in one go on a sat morning and it never seems to stay tidy no matter how much I try!

melliec

Ooo, I so need to join in again! Add me to the list please:j I'm on my uni holidays so have no excuse for not sticking to this.

bossymoo

I'm in again thanks v much for the list, see you all tomorrow!

pigpen

I'll try to be in but I have a busy busy busy week... with DD1, DS1, shopping, packing for a weekend at OH's mums as I now have no excuses for getting out of it! I also need to get DD1 a birthday present for 5th July...

MrsChaos

I'm in. Thank you for the thread, dusty.

Congratulations to pigpen's DD1 and all the family.

It's going to be a busy week, as I'm hoping to take DS2 to see the Olympic torch tomorrow and I've got at least one parents' evening. One of them at the new school, so I get to have another look around. Then there's the club trip to the seaside on Saturday. I've reduced the list to what really needs doing, but it will be a miracle if I get it all done.

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Clean the sink and shine the taps
Sort out and wipe out the fridge
Level Three
Clean the WM filters and drawer
Wash the window
Also must
pay CC (Tuesday)
do budget (Monday)
laundry
get DS2 to do a HHC decluttering in his room

Off to continue the WIP that is Mt Washmore, make a cuppa and check on work e-mails. Lots to do, still.

Hugs, spoons and sticks as needed. x

dancemum

pigpen wrote: »

I also need to get DD1 a birthday present for 5th July...

A Fabulous day for birthdays

I'm in.

I have been sorting drawers etc and moving contents to other drawers. Hope that makes sense. I mostly keep stuff in the places that they were assigned to when I moved here 12 years ago.

Thank you for the lists.

Mumto5

I'm in. Thanks for the list Dusty. How did the meeting with sister's BF go?

Pigpen keep me posted on present shopping ideas my DS1 is 18 on 15th July. The helpful little so and do hasn't made his mind up what he wants for a present.

Older boys are thoroughly over excited. Extra time has just commenced. They are playing football in the hall (the same one that was painted today). That will teach DH to go outside and smoke!

lindsaygalaxy

I'm in again. First week was okay, last week was rubbish, this week hoping to be better!

greenbee

Thanks Dusty! I'm in (although I didn't do my extras planned for this weekend, but I'm hoping to prevent things from getting worse...)

j.e.j.

Mind if I join in this week? I must, MUST catch up with some housework!
Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Hoover[/STRIKE]/mop [STRIKE]the floor[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clean the sink and shine the taps[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort out and wipe out the fridge[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean the WM filters and drawer [/STRIKE] + ran a 90 deg maintenance wash
[STRIKE]Wash the window[/STRIKE]
Get some suitable polish out and polish away
Extras
Clean some shoes
HHI
Meal plan for the week