Weekly Flylady Thread 16th December 2012

Dustykitten

Last full week before the big day - lots of flying to be done!

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.

Link to last week's thread with all Natty's Christmas extras on.

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


Monday Downstairs (minus the kitchen) including Rooms of Doom
Level One
Declutter floors even if it's just into a box or binbag to hide away.
Sweep/mop/hoover floors and stairs
Level Two
Dust all dusty areas
Last minute check on presents - have you got everything?
HH wrap
Level Three
S&S downstairs loo
Straighten Christmas tree
HHI - especially for those on the challenge

Extras
Make space for new toys either by storing the old ones away for a while or collecting for charity/ebay/carboot in the New Year

Any decorations you do not want take to the charity shop asap to give them chance to sell.

Finish writing cards or give up on the idea of sending any :rotfl:

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
Level one
Clear and sweep/mop/hoover the floors
Clear work surfaces and table
Level Two
Wipe the work surfaces
Clear and clean window sills
15 minutes wiping anything that is grubby
Level three
Wipe out the fridge, use up anything you need to
Put away anything on the worktops you don't need for the week to give space for cooking/serving
HHMe time before we run out of time
Extras

Meal plan (noting the above) right up to the 27th if you can

Fill up your salt and pepper pots, have you got things like mustard, mayo, cranberry sauce etc? Do you have foil etc?

Is all you table linen ready for the big day, extra cutlery and plates clean and to hand, don't forget a pile of tea towels for your helpers!

Wednesday - Say your prayers today is all Upstairs
Level One
Declutter floors - either put away or into a box or bin bag so at least it's tidy
Hoover/sweep/mop all upstairs
Level Two
Strip, wash and remake all beds
HH Wrap
Level Three
HHI
Clear and wipe the window ledges
Dust all dusty bits

Extras
Water your tree - house plants if your tree is artificial!
Check any bills that need paying, allow extra time for the bank holidays
Do some baking

Thursday - Bathrooms
Level One
Clean the bath and or shower
Clean the toilet and sink, remember the pedestals (front and back)
Level Two
Catch up on previous days' lists!
Wash towels, flannels, bath mats etc
Level Three
Eat a frog
Catch up on any bits you've missed so far
HHI

Extras
Sort out the plan present drop offs, etc.

Check when the binmen are coming - or not as the case may be!

Flick through the TV guide and highlight anything you want to watch.

Friday - end of week round up
Level One
HHme time - could be your last chance for a while so enjoy
Level Two
Tidy and put away anything you can
Hoover high traffic areas
Level Three
Shine the kitchen sink
Wipe over the hob
Clean out any pets/animal beds

Extras
Finalise food shopping lists
What jobs can be delegated over the weekend to family members?
More wrapping

Dustykitten

Anyone up for an AnW'sMum style ironing challenge? Commit to clear all your ironing by 31 December to start the New Year with an empty basket.

Natty
Skinty
JulieJim
PenPen
CY
Mumto5
HelenJelly
dorajar
Hex
ionafan
Valli
LilySue
Macpep

Pollybear

I'll be mostly lurking again this week, but still flying in my own fashion. I always read here and it helps keep me on track Got the tree and Christmas ornaments up yesterday and also got out the old laptop that DD2 passed on to DH a year ago and found it would pick up our wi-fi so I did huge updates on AVG and Windows and put on Spywareblaster and Malwarebytes so it should be safe to use. I was worried about being stranded if our computer dies and this will give us a back up for as long as it takes to get a new one (I hope it doesn't die anyway).

hex2

I am in again. Huge amounts of ironing done tonight and more deep cleaning.

Thanks for the list Dusty

The_Dragon

My lounge is my Room of Doom so this is a good start for me , I only have three rooms downstairs, lounge, kitchen and bathroom - so I might try and get them all done (or I might not so I can do more later in the week )

boddy

Thanks Dusty.

All the cards done and only a few presents left to wrap. Neighbours cards have been delivered.

sunshineyday

Evening all,

I am back in again this week. I didn't have time to post last week, and tbh I probably not have much time this week as I still have a huge amount of stuff (read shopping!!!) to do for Christmas.
I'm hoping to still keep up though, thanks Dustykitten for the list.

nicki_2

I'm going to try and be in this week.

DD breaks up on Thursday, I haven't finished my Xmas shopping, I have work Mon & Thur, Carol service on Wed night to attend, Wed day I supposedly have an Mr A delivery due (but I need to update it) and I can't even think of what else needs to be done this week


Personal:
Mon: Work (am school, pm customers)
Tue: Bank/shopping
Wed: Mr A delivery, Carol service
Thur: Order, DD half day
Fri: Town to finish Xmas shopping with DD
Sat: DD out with X,
Sun: WRAP WRAP AND WRAP :rotfl:

Mon list:
Washing up
Clean kitchen ceiling
Pay bills

Monday Downstairs (minus the kitchen) including Rooms of Doom
Level One
Declutter floors even if it's just into a box or binbag to hide away.
Sweep/mop/hoover floors and stairs
Level Two
Dust all dusty areas
Last minute check on presents - have you got everything? - nope, but I have a list that I'm writing things down on as I go...
HH wrap - leaving until I have all the shopping done. I did 4 hours on Saturday *wanders away complaining about round and small gifts being a pain to wrap*
Level Three
Straighten Christmas tree
HHI - especially for those on the challenge x4

Extras
Finish writing cards or give up on the idea of sending any :rotfl: - Need to finish buying family ones with DD then this can be tackled.


I will NOT be wrapping gifts on Xmas eve/day like last year! Right now I should go and make my bed and sort through the pressies so I can see what I have for peeps. Laters :wave:

ionafan

Thanks for the new list, Dusty, and Natty for last week's. I will be in again this week, and although I thought I would have to work to my own list, yours actually includes what I was planning to do anyway.
:T
I'd like to join the ironing challenge too, please. The basket's almost empty, but if I'm not careful I shall let things slide over the next week and find myself snowed under again before New Year.

I won't be flying on Tuesday or Wednesday, though, as I shall be looking after DGS1 and DGS2
:xmastree:
Our tree is up and the lights are on, and I shall carry on putting up the other decorations and cards this evening. I have even sorted out a box full of straw stars to take to the CS tomorrow with a crate of paperbacks that DH has decided to fling - result! :A

Big (((hugs))) spoons and sticks to all who need them this week.

I've run out of stollen and must buy some more tomorrow

Valli

Thanks Natty and Dusty for the threads...

Count me in for the ironing challenge. Since I'm so good at it and all - might as well sign up for something I have a chance of achieving!



I shall be flying like a whirling dervish Thursday I fear! :rotfl:

Valli

Dusty - trying to PM you