Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd July 2012

juliejim

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
Clear and wipe table
Level Two
Clear worktops
Clean worktops right into the corners
Level Three
Clean hob
Wipe doors, drawers & kickboards
Clear a hotspot
Extras
Defrost freezer and meal plan
HHI

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
Level One
Clear floors
Hoover floors
Level Two
Tidy and wipe mantelpiece and windowsill
Dust any dusty bits
Level Three
Wipe skirting boards
Wipe doors, door handles and door frames
Extras
Wipe telephones and keyboards
Wipe and water plants

Wednesday - Bathrooms
Level One
Clean toilets
Empty bins
Level Two
Clear and mop floor
Clean sink and bath/shower
Level Three
Wipe tiles
Wash bath mats. shower curtains, etc
Clear and wipe windowsill
Extras
Sort bathroom cabinet
Check first aid supplies, medications, etc

Thursday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Clear landing
Level Two
Clear floordrobe
Hoover floors
Level Three
Collect all washing from around the house
Dust any dusty bits
Clean window
Extras
Sort those shoes out (especially for Valli)
Catch up with washing
HHI

Friday - Kids' Rooms and/or Study
Level One
Strip, wash & replace bedding
Clear floor or spend a HHC doing it if it's too bad
Level Two
Hoover cleared floors
Catch up on paperwork
Level Three
Dust any dusty bits
HH me time
Extras
Sort out what uniform you need ready for September
Catch up with any phonecalls

Spending_Vs_Saving

I'll be reporting in for duty for another week

juliejim

Lots of newbies then this week - good work BB!

Busy week for me this week as usual - Beavers then meeting tomorrow, working late and possibly fire station Tuesday, Wednesday working late then footbal unless DH is at home to take DS, Thursday Beavers then Friday M & D's for tea. I might fit some flying in somewhere!

ClaireT13

Thanks for the list juliejim! I will be in this week although probably FLYing much slower tomorrow as my whole body has seized up from running the race for life today!! I'm certainly not complaining though - a truly humbling and worthwhile experience that I will definitely be repeating next year.

Night all

Midgetgem82

I'm in again this week.
I think i need to get into a routine of posting more often, i am here lurking everyday

bossymoo

Hi all and thanks, see you in the kitchen tomorrow x

cyclingyorkie

i'm in for another week.... Thanks in abundance to the wonderful ladies who run this thread!

dragonette

I will be following and psyching myself up for another big blitz at the weekend once I'm home again. Happy flying everyone!

mrs-moneypenny

thanks for the new thread and the lists julie (and Dusty) i'lll be in again this week

i've dragged whats left of my personal list over from last week to see what i can finish (want to clear this for two weeks time when the kids break up for summer)

my own list for the week
catch up on washing - weather permitting
pair or cull sock bag
finish cross stitch picture for brothers twins
wash and frame both mums and bros stitchys
clear the ironing pile
start knitting a bunny for other twin
empty and mend upstairs bookcase - back has come loose
weed front garden
trim front hedge and conifers
go through weekend mags and recycle
take glass down bottle bank
ring mum and dad - split up so two calls
repaint gloss in Mils bathroom


i need to get my extras done before summer hols start or things will just deterorate into chaos so this list will follow me for the next three weeks untill its cleared

Zed42

I've been MIA for months (feels like decades!) .... not even convinced how much I'll get done this week, but I do need to get back into a routine.

My work/life balance, is currently a bit unbalanced, which means I tend to "ignore" the house as much as humanely possible.

This week, I am working 4 days, got 3 exams, a sports day to attend, project to finish, and revision for another exam next week.

The washing is up to date, the non-ironing has been put away, and the ironing basket is only just peeking over the edge.

I've got cubed pork out for dinner tomorrow, but no idea what to do with it.

A dining room full of DIY stuff due to DH doing up the living room.

House full of wood dust and pollen.

So, level one for the kitchen is a must, for the dining room - impossible !!

With school holidays in 3 weeks time, I need to get a routine going !

smeeth

Thanks for the list juliejim.

I'm another person who lurks around on this thread a lot. I tend to comment probably once and then that's it. I think I read somewhere last week about the possibility that this thread could become a monthly instead of a weekly thing (forgive me if I've got the wrong end of the stick). I'd just like to say thank you to all the people who keep this list running. I find it really does help. For me it's really helpful having a list, but when I write my own I rarely stick to them. My house is much cleaner & tidier since I started following this thread, and that's down to you wonderful people. So PLEASE stay as a weekly, I'm sure if you need help with the writing/posting of lists due to lack of time etc there are plenty of flyladies (and maybe flygentlemen if there are any?) that would be perfectly willing to lend a helping hand every now and then. I know I would be, so just let me know .



Back to the list!
I should be able to do most of tomorrows list:D *fingers crossed* except maybe the kickboard bit as I've pulled a muscle in my neck! Ouchie


Hope everyone is well, and good vibes going out to those who aren't.

Stay safe, x