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Weekly Flylady Thread 10th September 2012
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Dustykitten
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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
Shine your sink and taps
Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces right into the corners
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Hoover and mop the floor
Meal plan
Clean a window/mirror
Extras
Descale the iron
Wash ironing board cover
Clean some shoes
Tuesday bathroom and study
Level one
Hoover and mop floors
Level two
Clean toilets including the pan and pipework
15 minutes paperwork
Level three
Clean Bath/shower and sink
Dust and deweb the ceilings
Deal with a hotspot
Extras
Sort out the medicine cupboard, restock ready for winter
Clean the light cords
Recycle anything you can
Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level one
15 minutes tidying up and putting away (pigpen this may take you longer
)
Level two
Hoover, all the way up the stairs - bungalow brigade wipe a door frame
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Level three
Bash your cushions outside and watch the dust fly
Dust behind/inside radiators
HHme time
Extras
Put that lovely clean cover back on your ironing board :rotfl:
Binbag dance
Something from your own list
Thursday - Kids rooms, Spare rooms or another neglected room
Level one
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level 2
Strip and wash bedding and replace with clean
What's lurking under the bed/sofa etc? remove it and hoover
Level 3
Dust and deweb
Wipe some paintwork, doorframe?
Sort airing cupboard/ottomen are the blankets/hotwater bottles to hand
HHI
Extras
Catch up on any jobs from earlier in the week, done that then put your feet up and have a cuppa
Friday - Master bedroom and Landing
Level one
Clear and wipe window sills
Level two
hoover any floor you can see
clear and clean an area for the xmas present stash
Level three
Change the bed
Find winter socks and boots
Catch up on washing and ironing
Extras
Fill in any forms etc which are long overdue
Empty all the bins
Feed you house plants and give them a wipe
Start thinking about ordering/planting bulbs - maybe as christmas gifts
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
Shine your sink and taps
Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces right into the corners
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Hoover and mop the floor
Meal plan
Clean a window/mirror
Extras
Descale the iron
Wash ironing board cover
Clean some shoes
Tuesday bathroom and study
Level one
Hoover and mop floors
Level two
Clean toilets including the pan and pipework
15 minutes paperwork
Level three
Clean Bath/shower and sink
Dust and deweb the ceilings
Deal with a hotspot
Extras
Sort out the medicine cupboard, restock ready for winter
Clean the light cords
Recycle anything you can
Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level one
15 minutes tidying up and putting away (pigpen this may take you longer
)Level two
Hoover, all the way up the stairs - bungalow brigade wipe a door frame
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Level three
Bash your cushions outside and watch the dust fly
Dust behind/inside radiators
HHme time
Extras
Put that lovely clean cover back on your ironing board :rotfl:
Binbag dance
Something from your own list
Thursday - Kids rooms, Spare rooms or another neglected room
Level one
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Level 2
Strip and wash bedding and replace with clean
What's lurking under the bed/sofa etc? remove it and hoover
Level 3
Dust and deweb
Wipe some paintwork, doorframe?
Sort airing cupboard/ottomen are the blankets/hotwater bottles to hand
HHI
Extras
Catch up on any jobs from earlier in the week, done that then put your feet up and have a cuppa
Friday - Master bedroom and Landing
Level one
Clear and wipe window sills
Level two
hoover any floor you can see
clear and clean an area for the xmas present stash
Level three
Change the bed
Find winter socks and boots
Catch up on washing and ironing
Extras
Fill in any forms etc which are long overdue
Empty all the bins
Feed you house plants and give them a wipe
Start thinking about ordering/planting bulbs - maybe as christmas gifts
The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
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Comments
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Oohhh a shiney new thread and I'm the first to volunteer for this weeks Flying!Better is good enough.0
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I have never washed my ironing board cover!! Am I the only one???0
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Lol I never washed one either, mine doesn't get that much use
I'm in!
My extras:
Book Alarm Engineer
Send Cheque for Xrays
Call Vodafone
Call hosp to return DC
See Doc about my insanity
Wash door curtain
Find some winter veg to plant
Bin broken pink ride-onBossymoo
Away with the fairies :beer:0 -
Michelle - never washed mine either! I always buy a new (cheap) one when I think mine's going to disintegrate!
My friend nearly fainted in horror when she heard I didn't iron my knickers!! Mine would fall off if they saw an iron!!! X0 -
Mondailies
WM
DW
TD
Laundry out, folded away
Tesco run.. birthday meats, sweets and nommies for Dot (she is 1 on Sunday!!!!)
toys r us for sand.. remember vulture
Post ebay parcel
Monday - kitchen and dining room
Level one
Shine your sink and taps
Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces
Level Three
Hoover and mop the floor
I can sort my list and say ty to Dusty now I've got the mini-beast to bed! TY!!LB 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 -
Thank you for the list Dusty.
I've done loads of ironing tonight so I'm ahead of plan. I also mopped all the hard floors downstairs do that's one thing to cross off the list.
Lovely day watching DS3 play his first league football game of the new season. It was a draw 2-2 and he got the equaliser. We went from football to a BBQ. Where I talked to an off duty Vicar and off duty GP. Very interesting and stimulating conversations.
DS3 and DD2 have a non pupil day tomorrow - why couldn't the school do them together last week ?0 -
I only iron cotton ones but I do iron dusters! My name is Valli and I have unnerving laundry habits. Apparently.Rowan_tree wrote: »My friend nearly fainted in horror when she heard I didn't iron my knickers!! Mine would fall off if they saw an iron!!! X
I'm in as per...
Thanks to Dusty for running with the Flylady torch this week after Juliejim's sterling marathon LAST week.
Mumto5 - maybe the teachers are weaning themselves back in after their long, idle, summer holiday:):rotfl:
or maybe they have a visitor in to do some training.Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
Rowan_tree wrote: »Michelle - never washed mine either! I always buy a new (cheap) one when I think mine's going to disintegrate!
My friend nearly fainted in horror when she heard I didn't iron my knickers!! Mine would fall off if they saw an iron!!! X
Ha ha !!! I was feeling particularly decadent tonight and ironed my pjs as a special treat!!0 -
RIGHT. I'm in - between the three school runs, brownies there'n'backs, kiddiecare and two dog walks tomorrow I'm going to find time to do levels 1-3. I need to be back on this house in a super:cool: kind of a way.
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Monday’s LIST
2. Lunch
3. Dinner
8. Me dressed
9. Hoover all rooms
10. Mop bathroom and hall
11. S/S Bathroom
12. S/S Kitchen
Extras this week:
book doctor’s appointment – 01905 422883
skip run - Monday
weed garden
Clean front door - outside
Wash windows
Wipe the oven
Write Liam’s appointment in my diary
Find out when dentist appointment is – weds 12th September @ 11AM
Monday - kitchen
Level one
Shine your sink and taps
Level Three
Hoover
Clean a window/mirror200 weeks £25,000.00 / £7000
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