Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd July 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 - Bathroom and Hall/Stairs/Landing
Level one
Clean the sink and toilet
HH clearing the clutter from these areas
Level two
Hoover these areas and wash the floors
Clean bath and or shower
Level three
Wash any winter coats
Wipe the tiles and window ledges
HHI

Jobs for kids to do/help with
Collect all the laundry, turn socks the right way for washing (or pair clean socks)
Clean a window or two
Wash the outside of the front and back doors

Tuesday - Living Room and computer desk
Level One
Clean the tv/computer screens ready for olympic viewing
Finish a job from yesterday's list
Level Two
Hoover any of the floor you can see
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Level Three
Sort out your desk drawer
Wipe up any cup marks/sticky finger prints
HHPaperwork

Jobs for kids to do/help with
Sweep the path/patio
Empty all bins
Sort out the DVDs/CDs

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Hoover and mop the floor
Shine the sink, clean your plugs and plugholes
Level Two
Wipe the seals of the fridge and freezer
Clear and wipe the sides
Level Three
Sort out your baking cupboard - use up any end of packets OOD stuff
Catch up on laundry
Clear a hotspot

Jobs for kids to do/help with
Tidy the book
Collect any plates/cups etc from around the house
Sharpen the pencils

Thursday - Any bedroom
Level One
Strip the bed and remake
Do something from the previous days lists
Level Two
Hoover bits of floor you can see
HH sorting/tidying/decluttering
Level Three
Wash a pillow or two or a sleeping bag
Wipe the light shades
Hoover under the bed

Extras
Spend sometime with the kids/doing crafting/catching some rays

Friday - A bit of everything
Level One
8:12 join in the Big Bell ring
Level Two
S&S sinks and toilets
Hoover high traffic areas
Level Three
Finish changing the beds
HHI
Finish a task from your list

Extras
Refill the Salt and Pepper
Meal Plan for the weekend
Have you renewed your tax credits

j.e.j.

I'd like to do some FlyLady again this week

What perfect timing, - the bathroom could really do with a good clean! Thanks for the list.

bossymoo

Thanks dk, how exciting, bathrooms on a Monday, lol.

Am working mon-wed, with mon at home, as per usual. So posing may be infrequent until later in week.

Here's a a good weeks flying!

DizzyK_2

Last week worked really well for me :j
I'm definitely in again this week!

Nanamia

Thanks Dusty as I said at the end of the last thread I'm gonna try:) With your help and motivation I'm hoping. X

froddington

Thanks Dusty - I'm in (well from Tuesday unless I decide just to sleep!!!)

Think I'm going to need to spend an extra day in school this week as I can't see me getting everything sorted tomorrow with children in the way!

List to follow ............

juliejim

I definitely need to be in this week and as I've now finished work I've got no excuses!

froddington

List for whenever I get some energy :rotfl:

Monday - Bathroom and Hall/Stairs/Landing

Level one
Clean the sink and toilet
HH clearing the clutter from these areas

Level two
Hoover these areas and wash the floors
Clean bath

Level three
Wipe the tiles and window ledges
Collect all the laundry
Clean a window or two
Wash the outside of the front and back doors

My 3-a-day list for the holidays
- HH declutter; sort DVDs; shredding
- HH declutter; sort CDs; book train tickets
- HH declutter; sort ottoman; sort letter rack
- HH declutter; sort bookcase; frame photos
- HH declutter; sort bookcase; sort mag rack
- HH declutter; sort bookcase; sort boxes

Goodintentions

I am in again this week. Thanks Dusty for the lists :T

I need to keep up with the routine stuff, keep on at the paperwork and also get things organised for the holiday :j
My lists:

Monday - Bathroom andHall/Stairs/Landing
Level one
Clean the sink and toilet
HH clearing the clutter from these areas
Level two
Hoover these areas and wash the floors
Clean bath and or shower
Level three
Wash any winter coats
Wipe the tiles and window ledges
HHI

Jobs for kids to do/help with
Collect all the laundry, turn socks the right way for washing (or pair cleansocks)
Clean a window or two
Wash the outside of the front and back doors

1. Complete one section of SEF
2. Contact new CM’s – phone as have not answered emails, and call the one that replied
3. Brush Strokes accounts – find difference
4. Do one hour of my accounts
5. Do an hour on each Learning Journey (4 to do)
6. Sort out rest of photos for printing
7. Risk assessments & smoke alarms
8. Check holiday paperwork – print what’s needed, order currency, etc.
9. Check to see if any NCMA paperwork is needed
10. Invoices for girls, Miss T & LMS

Thank you for the extra 'kid' lists I will put them to work

Honey_Bear

I have finally accepted that this house is not, as I thought when I bought it 19 years ago, a self-cleaning model.

I am going to need to be a Frequent Fly-er for at least a year to get this place under control.

Count me in, please, although I will struggle to even achieve Level 1 for the foreseeable future. Lurking has helped enormously (thank you everyone) but I think I need to make the commitment to actually keep up with you all – to make the difference.

ionafan

Thanks for giving us the new list, Dustykitten. I am away for 2 days this week but will do my best to complete all the jobs by the weekend. I did really well last week and my house looked wonderful by Saturday evening. It's been lived in a bit today, though!

I have baked some cakes today (much to DH's delight) and nearly finished knitting a first size cardigan for the expected baby DGD2. Now I have to knit a larger size for DGD1, but in her favourite dusky pink rather than white. That will give me something to do on the 4-hour train journey tomorrow.

Pigpen, your photo of the three little 'uns made me smile.
:-)

Keep strong, Vanilla.

Hope everyone has a good week and enjoys the sunshine.