Weekly Flylady Thread 30th December 2012

Dustykitten

Welcome to the last flylady thread of 2012

This week we will be starting gently working up to being back on track next week. Welcome aboard if you are new, jump straight in with whichever day you join (don't worry about catching up or reading every post)

May I wish each and everyone of you, regulars, oldies, newbies, returners a very Happy 2013 full of laughter, love and not too much dust

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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.


Link to last week's thread

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 Bit of Everything
Level One
Have home been found for all the presents? Try to get one thing out of the house for each thing in - new socks, get rid of the religious ones etc
Level Two
Declutter floors Not just into a box or binbag to hide away, try to put things where they belong, a home for everything will make life easier
Sweep/mop/hoover floors you can now see
Level Three
Chill something fizzy to toast the New Year
S&S toilets and sinks (inlcuding the kitchen
HHI - who has achieved that empty basket?

Extras
Clean WM/DW filters and put through on a clean cycle
Meal plan for the week
Count some blessings from the year gone by

Tuesday - New Year's Day
Just some bits and pieces for those in the mood, if not have the day off ready to start tomorrow. Remember to spend sometime with family/friends if you like that sort of thing.

Hoover out smoke alarms and test
Update calendar/diary with all those important dates
Delete some emails/favourites
Back up photos from phone/laptop etc, enjoy looking over some
Put away any glasses used last night
Write a list of hopes and dreams for this year

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Wipe the table and work surfaces put everything away that shouldn't be there
Descale kettle, iron, taps etc
Level Two
Sweep/mop/hoover floors
Wipe kickboards or legs of cupboards
Level Three
Wash or exchange washing up brush, teatowels, cloths, dusters
Declutter one cupboard
Wipe the hob and extractor fan
Extras
Are coats and shoes, hats and gloves all clean and ready for the return to work school?
Are any thank you notes/phone calls still outstanding

Thursday Hall, stairs, landing, Bathrooms and loos
Level One
Hoover and Mop all these areas
Clean sink and toilet, including the pedestal front and all the gunk behind
Level Two
Clean bath, shower
Empty the bins
Level Three
Clean mirrors, shower screens, windows
Wipe any marks from the walls/tiles
Put away anything on the stairs or landing
Extras
Wash bathmats, shower curtains etc
Update your Christmas card list when you take your cards down, add in that illusive child's name, make a list of people to contact this month to catch up; make a note in your diary for October as to where you have put the cards you bought in the sale.
Spend 15 minutes outside, sweeping, filling birds feeders, removing dead plants form tubs etc

Friday - children's rooms, spare rooms or any bedroom
Level One
Tidy up and find a home for all those things sitting about
Hoover
Level Two
Change a bed or two
Tidy the bookshelves or floorobe
Level Three
Pull everything out from under the bed an hoover under there
Wipe the window ledges
Me time even for 5 minutes but HH if you can
Extras
Whilst packing away decorations put any you don't want in a bag and label for charity for when you get them down next year
Make sure book bags, PE kits, your work stuff is all ready for next week

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.

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juliejim

Thanks Dusty

I'm in this week - I want to try and get as much done as possible before I go back to work next week. Clothes now all sorted - I just need to put them away in my wardrobe now.

Dustykitten

Off to empty my ironing basket now, leading by example and all that.

Jazee

Thanks Dusty. Please can you add me to the ironing list. Its only got things from the summer still in it, but I would like to see it empty.

I have a day off tomorrow so this is my list:

Sort out broken tablet pc
Book car in for service
Count blessings of 2012 and list in diary thread
Re-do meal plan for week (have huge cooked beef joint and no one to feed it to now - can I freeze it in slices in gravy maybe?)
Clean WM filter
HHI
S&S toilets
Chill something fizzy (DH is doing champagne breakfast on NY day)
Hoover/sweep/mop through house
S&S sinks

Catch up with washing.

mrs-moneypenny

thank you for the lists i think ill be back in properly wednesday but have made a not of tomorrows lst and plan on a major tidy through before the new year starts

i wont do laundry new years eve or new years day as mum always used to say youd wash someone in or out and i wont risk it.

i did finish all the ironing i had in the basket when the challenge was set but a little has come in dry since then so ill call it a success.

have already started meal planning, found a recipie for using up veggies and masehed pots by making fritters they went down very well boxing day followed by 'christmas soup' the day after. as you will guess christmas soup contains anything left over from the main meal of christmas. we are veggie so its usually sprout parsnip and carrots. made the mistake of blending it last year it tasted lovely but looked minging. the kids flat refused to touch it.

have a lovely new years eve however you celebrate and i hope next year is kind to everyone

The_Dragon

Tomorrow is laundry day - clearing the linen basket before 2013 (but we don't do ironing :rotfl:)

Looby_-_Lou_2

Can I join you? It's been a couple of years since I dabbled with this thread before and I need to keep on track this time.

I've done most of the ironing today and aim to start 2013 with an empty basket.

The house is kind of together and I want to keep it that way.

Happy New Year.

L-L

Valli

I am in.

I love this place!

And, for poppers in and out I would like to wish ALL Flyladies the very best for a happy, healthy, decluttered, stress-free and organised 2013.

I would also like to remind you all that, when you are going through tough times there will be someone here, on this thread to support and care. Please use us if you need to!

MrsChaos

Thank you for starting the new thread, dusty - I'm in. Even I should be able to have a good go at tomorrow's list.

Ironing will depend on DH - he is working first thing, but will come home if it's too quiet. Not many people will be desperate to have their hair cut after a week off. I've suggested that he gets the ironing done if he's home.

I'm going to the shops at some point (lidl and aldi) and I still need to find out what we should take to NN's for tomorrow night. Also have to plan tea for DH (and DS1, depending on his plans).

It's not been a very productive day today, despite good intentions. Will try to do something, at least - sorting clean laundry and/or budget. You never know, I might get carried away once I've made a start.

**Vanilla**

Thanks for the list Dusty, i'll be jumping in..

Monday Bit of Everything
Level One
Have home been found for all the presents? Try to get one thing out of the house for each thing in - new socks, get rid of the religious ones etc
Level Two
Declutter floors Not just into a box or binbag to hide away, try to put things where they belong, a home for everything will make life easier
Sweep/mop/hoover floors you can now see
Level Three
S&S toilets and sinks (inlcuding the kitchen

Extras
Clean WM/DW filters and put through on a clean cycle
Meal plan for the week
Count some blessings from the year gone by

Would love to get the christmas stuff down and away tomorrow. Plus make a start on the attic, it t'was bad when the sparky was here so i need to clear it before i can get a kitchen light and attic light up.