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Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd September 2012

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juliejim
juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
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edited 6 September 2012 at 9:16PM in Old style MoneySaving
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
Clear floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Hoover and mop floors

Level Three
Wipe cupboard/ drawer fronts and kickboards
Clean filters on appliances
Clear and wipe table

Extras
Empty all bins
HHI
HH Paperwork

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
Level One
Clear and hoover floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe coffee table
Dust all shelves, bookcases, etc
Level Three
Wipe sofas
Hoover under any furniture you can move safely
Wipe front door
Extras
Catch up on any washing
Make any phone calls you've been putting off

Wednesday - Bathroom & Conservatory/Study
Level One
Clear and hoover/mop floors
Level Two
Clean toilets
Clean bath, sinks, shower, etc
Level Three
Dusty any dusty bits
Wipe keyboard, mouse and monitor
Clean printheads
Extras
Defrag computer
Delete unwanted emails

Thursday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Strip, wash & replace bedding
Level Two
Clear floors
Hoover floors
Level Three
Fill a charity bag or ebay
Clear a hotspot
Clear and wipe windowsills
Extras
HHI
HH Paperwork
Wipe and water plants

Friday - Children's Bedrooms/ Spare Rooms
Level One
HH Me-time
Level Two
Strip, wash & replace bedding
HH Floor Clearance
Level Three
Hoover any floor you can see
Fill a charity bag/ebay
Clear and wipe windowsills
Extras
Do a job of your choice!
NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
MBNA £5500
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  • viv1956
    viv1956 Posts: 43 Forumite
    Hi all....I'm joining in tomorrow as I really need to get this house sorted
  • Triker
    Triker Posts: 7,247 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I'm in, need to sort quite a bit out.

    chimney sweep and Rug doctor in that order.:D
    DFW Nerd 267. DEBT FREE 11.06.08
    Stick to It by R.B. Stanfield
    It matters not if you try and fail,
    And fail, and try again; But it matters much if you try and fail, And fail to try again.
  • Hi guys, back and ready to rumble tomorrow have struck through a few things that i have done today but will be revisiting them as per plan. I will be adding my daily bits and bobs tomorrow, see you then. :j

    MONDAY
    Kitchen
    [STRIKE]Wipe down cupboards/tiles[/STRIKE]/windowsill

    [STRIKE]Vac & mop floor[/STRIKE] Wipe out fridge/microwave/oven

    TUESDAY
    DS room
    Polish furniture
    Change and launder bedding
    Vacuum
    Wipe down skirts

    WEDNESDAY
    Living room
    Polish furniture
    [STRIKE]Vacuum [/STRIKE]inc under sofa seat cushions

    THURSDAY
    Kitchen
    Wipe down cupboards/tiles/windowsill
    Vac & mop floor
    Wipe out fridge/microwave/oven


    FRIDAY
    Bathroom/downstairs loo/hall & stairs
    Full scrub tiles/shower screen/bath/loo/sink
    Clean skirts and floors
    Wash shelves
    [STRIKE]Vacuum stairs & hall[/STRIKE]
    Wipe down skirts
    Kill cobwebs

    SATURDAY
    My Room
    Polish furniture
    Change and launder bedding
    Vacuum
    Wipe down skirts

    SUNDAY
    Dd room
    Polish furniture
    Change and launder bedding
    Vacuum
    Wipe down skirts
    Littlewoods £10 Very BNPL £234.42
    My total debt is [STRIKE]£7242.32[/STRIKE]£244.42
    Extra payment a week: This week: £
    Total to date: £1279.29 not incl this week
    #33 NOvember challenge
  • Can I join in too please, really need to get a routine going, and get ontop of the housework.
    MFW 142- Oct 1999 £55,0000, Jul 2013 £27,593.17 Oct 2013 £26,531, Dec 2014 £22,600, Dec 2015 £20,190, Jan 2016 £19,944.19 Mar 2017 £16,944.76 Decluttered 207/2018
    Smile it confuses people :)
  • embb
    embb Posts: 3,118 Forumite
    Hi guys :wave:

    I'm in again this week :j it was lovely doing the lists last week so I'm up for it again. Work all day Thursday & Friday so did those lists on Saturday.

    Also spent a couple of hours doing my ironing over yesterday and today (makes my back hurt so have to do it in 1 hr bursts) all put away now :cool:

    Bring on the new week, back to school week too, I love September it has to be my favourite month.

    Chicken dinner almost ready yum!

    Laters x
  • Lozzy88
    Lozzy88 Posts: 780 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I would like to join this week please, i joined a few weeks ago but lost my way lol.

    The kitchens a good one for me, i shall do all of the list and i must do the kitchen floor it hasnt been cleaned or hoovered in weeks, and my dogs leave so much hair it looks like i now have a carpet.

    Also try to figure out whats making the odd smell under the sink, since my new washing machine was fitted it has smelt of foist (is that a real word?) so i think there must be some kind of leak.
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Thank you!

    I'm in as always
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'll be here, main flying to commence once the kids are back at school on Tuesday.

    Tomorrow:
    List 2 more items (aiming for a couple a day all week)
    Wash the towels
    S&S
    DS2 to school for an hour
    Trip to curtain shop
    DS3 - get pencil case and PE bag ready for school
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I have 3 back Wednesday, 2 back Thursday and DS2 college induction on the 11th.. :D Celebratory lunch with my friend on Thursday... it is a tradition!

    Best sort me a list to ignore :p
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,943 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Okay, back to work tomorrow. House still like a pigsty - I suppose there's always half-term!

    Beavers tomorrow - my last one as I start running Cubs on a MOnday from next week, nothing on Tuesday but need to pack for the weekend, meeting on Wednesday, Beavers on Thursday and a meeting if I can fit it in- depends on whether I've finished packing or not - away for the weekend Friday after work until Sunday plus at work all day every day - not sure when I'm going to fit flying in - plus my hours have increased so I won't get home until an hour later than before!
    NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
    MBNA £5500
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