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Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd September 2012
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juliejim
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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!
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
MBNA £5500
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Hi all....I'm joining in tomorrow as I really need to get this house sorted0
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I'm in, need to sort quite a bit out.
chimney sweep and Rug doctor in that order.:DDFW 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.0 -
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 skirtsLittlewoods £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 challenge0 -
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 people0 -
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 x0 -
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.0 -
Thank you!
I'm in as alwaysLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
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 schoolThe birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
I have 3 back Wednesday, 2 back Thursday and DS2 college induction on the 11th..
Celebratory lunch with my friend on Thursday... it is a tradition!
Best sort me a list to ignoreLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
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 £55000
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