Weekly Flylady Thread 24th September 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 - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
Level One
Clear and hoover floor, under the sofas if you can
Level Two
Declutter and dust the mantle
Dust any flat surfaces including the hearth
Level Three
Sort out a neglected drawer
Tidy away, CDs, DVDs, Books
Dust all electricals
Extras
HHI
Test the heating (ie put it on for an hour) - bleed rads as required
Organize for chimney to be swept, stock up on firelighters, is the wood store full?
S&S toilets and sinks

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level one
Hover and mop floor
Level Two
Clean a window
Sort the under sink cupboard
Level Three
Wipe the worksurfaces over
Dust on top of shelves/cupboards/furniture
Empty bins
Extras
Defrost freezer
Wipe some door handles

Wednesday - Any bedroom
Level One
Clear a surface and dust it
Level Two
Wash any ornaments etc
Tidy books/piles of magazines, toys etc
Level Three
Hoover any floor you can see
HHMe time
Dust lampshades and bulbs
Extras
Test smoke alarms
Clear a hotspot
Something from your own list

Thursday - Bathrooms & Landing
Level One
Clean floor right into the corner
Level Two
Clean baths/sinks/showers/toilet
Wipe all dusty surfaces
Level Three
What is living on your landing and do you want it to
Gather laundry from around the house
Do toothbrushes/sponges etc need changing?
Extras
Clean/bin grubby bath toys
Deal with emails/phonecalls/post
Bung some moisturiser on your hands, feet, knees, elbows etc

Friday - Little bit of everything
Level one
Hoover anywhere that needs it
Level two
S&S sinks and toilets
Dust pc/laptop screens/decrumb the keyboard
Level three
Change any beds in need (including pets)
Try to get outside for 15 minutes, sweep the path, clean the cat flap or just enjoy the start of autumn
Declutter/ebay/recycle at least 5 things
Extras
Catch up on mending
Do some crafts/puzzles/something you enjoy
Make a list of just 5 things that you will achieve in October

[Deleted User]

Thanks Dusty. Im in with a vengeance. Had a rubbish flying week, but im hoping to make up for it this time.

michelle2008

I'm in! Every level this week - I challenge myself

msgnomey

I'm in, in a 'keep reading the thread and make myself be tidy' kind of way

have a good week every one

bonnie_bumpkins

I'm in too!! Working full-time 4 days out of the next 6 so I may struggle but I'll do my flylady best

Thank you dusty, and thank you juliejim for last week :A

Downtown time :j

pixiedust09

Have to try super dooper doubly hard this week. On a plus note I've already tested the heating, so can tick that off.

kiplingmonkey

I'm in again this week - didn't manage all levels last week but did L1 for every day and tried to do a bit extra this weekend.

Monday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
Level One
Clear and hoover floor, under the sofas if you can
Level Two
Declutter and dust the mantle
Dust any flat surfaces including the hearth
Level Three
Sort out a neglected drawer
Tidy away, CDs, DVDs, Books
Dust all electricals
Extras
HHI
S&S toilets and sinks

pigpen

Thanks hun..

We have Moomins MRI in the morning so that should be the morning swallowed. Then I need to go into DS3's school and tear strips off a couple of teachers.. then I can fling some crap from this hovel.. I have a whole empty wheelie bin to fill before Tuesday.. oh the joy!!

I have a few ebay things to parcel and post.. only 3 have paid so far out of the 9 but hopefully that will increase.

I have some more stuff to list so I aim to get a few things listed too, I also have more pics to do..

I need this stuff gone..

System

Thanks for this thread (as ever). I'm in this week and as my home is relatively tidy already I will be doing ALL levels every single day (and working). Also intending on getting lots of competitions done, writing for a few websites and general money making/saving activities.

ionafan

Thank you for the list, Dustykitten.

I'm in again this week - aiming for Level 3 each day, though I may not get all the extras done as I'm preparing to run a workshop at a conference next weekend and need to get all my materials and display table sorted. I've still got rather a lot to do... :eek:

Our two young guests have to be returned home by 7.30 am tomorrow so I should get an early start!

I have a parcel to post later in the morning - my first ever eB@y sale! In between church, cooking and chasing up older boy's homework, I managed to list 5 more items today and have already got 2 watchers on one item.

Mumto5

Thanks for the new thread Dusty kitten.

Loads of ironing done (that sentence seems to crop up in most of my posts). Bathrooms S/S.

Early start for the boys football. we were all out of the house by 8.45. it should be illegal on a Sunday! DS2 and 3 won their cup football matches today. It's a long way until the finals in May 2013 but it has to start somewhere! We were back home before the rain started - it hasn't stopped since. TD is on....