Flylady Thread 30th April 2007

lil_me

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread, usually ran by Moggins but I'm just filling in temporarily. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!

As promised here is the new style Flylady thread. Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement.

I’m going to try in levels. There will be level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.

THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.

Also adding a declutter mission each day. Another one where it’s up to you if you want to do it or if you need to. This follows requests from members who are looking to declutter. Fling boogies, hotspot clearing, cupboard sorts, drawer sorts etc will all be on this list. Any problems with this of any suggestions do please let me know.

A few of the basics before we start the week

Hotspots are any areas which 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

Nighttime 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.

27 Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding 27 items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.

Seeing as last week went well doing the same but switching the tasks around. So level one isn't the same thing etc.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Clean floors
Clean microwave
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Level Three
Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Declutter mission task
Sort one cupboard of your choice, yes any cupboard, if you're brave do the one you've been putting off all year so far, or just a simple one will do

Tuesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Level 2
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Level 3
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Wipe doors and handles
Declutter Mission Task
Choose one HOTSPOT to clear, even if only for 10 minutes

Wednesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
Vacuum floor and sofas
Level 2
Dusting and cobweb removal (if you want to dust round things that is fine)
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
Level 3
Clean window
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)
Declutter mission task
27 fling boogie time is here again, grab a bag and clear that clutter

Thursday - Bathroom and study

Level One
Clean toilet and sink
Level Two
Clear clutter from floor
Clear any clutter from desk
Clean bath
Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Dust PC and desk
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean windows
Declutter Mission Task
Clear clutter from any one storage area of your choice, drawer, cupboard, room etc. If it's stuff to be sold don't forget today is half price listing day on ebay.

If you have no children or spare rooms then enjoy your weekend, as those are on the list for tomorrow.

Friday, those dreaded kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One
Vacuum (even if it's around clutter)
Level Two
Vacuum mattress
Pick up any toys etc laying around (if they are old enough can of course delegate)
Strip beds and wash linen, replace with fresh linen
Level Three
Dust
Clean window
Declutter Mission Task
27 fling boogie, time to grab a bag and clear that clutter!

For those who work and with little ones, try to get those uniforms straight in the wash, makes life so much easier.
Have a quick tidy of the sitting room then apart from the dailies, enjoy your weekend. New post will be with you on Sunday night. For the newbies hope you've enjoyed your first week with us. Of course you can still post over the weekend, nothing stopping you.

Pollybear

I've not long finished wiping all my cupboard fronts and tops, even moved stuff! Was feeling a bit bored with everyone else out. I took my toaster outside and gave it a good wipe while shaking out all the crumbs.

lil_me

better than me who moved the toaster earlier, ooops, over the top of the just washed laundry. Ended up breadcumb coated. DS asked me if I was going to cook them for dinner :rotfl:

AnW'sMum

Wow, I did the declutter task on Wednesday! One of the few things I did do last week our toaster could do with a decrumbing though so will make sure I do that.

One of my main tasks this week is to scale iron mountain it is literally THAT high!

Pollybear

I don't have an iron mountain...........I don't iron

HopeElizzy

Pollybear wrote: »

I don't have an iron mountain...........I don't iron

me neither

Hope everyone is well and enjoyed their weekend!
Glad to see your've finally got your ff lil_me and thanks for the new list.
Shell - you go girl, we don't care what you look like, you're just the lovely lady on flylady to me and you're also a damn sight braver than me cos I'd have said nothing! :T

It's my work-week this week (one on /one off) so without the littlies around in the morning I am usually able to fly before heading off at lunchtime. That's the theory anyway.........

shell2001

So on monday I will be doing:-

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Clean floors
Clean microwave
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Level Three
Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week

Declutter mission task
Sort one cupboard of your choice, yes any cupboard, if you're brave do the one you've been putting off all year so far, or just a simple one will do - Kitchen baking cupboard for me, fed up of stuff falling on my head when looking for something.

Extras

S & S Lounge
S & S Bathroom
Hoover all downstairs
Put ironing away (I WILL do the ironing tonight - maybe!)
Scrub extraction hood in kitchen (got a bit sticky)
Usual pre-school drop off/pick up (lunch club tomorrow)
Mow the lawn (was DH job but he did the fence painting as kids not around)

Got the surveyor coming round tomorrow pm so just want to make sure everywhere is ship-shape, so just a general flick round. So nice not to have to think I have to de-grot top to bottom.

Shouldnt take too long to do the kitchen, think our toaster could do with a decrumb too!

Well lets hope I get a good nights sleep with the littles so I have the energy to do all this.

THANK YOU all for the positive comments, I still feel crappy inside but gonna try to use it as motivation and remember that feeling everytime i wanna eat something bad!!!!

lil_me

I'm doing the baking cupboard too, second time I have set the BM on fire this week, dropping flour onto it when looking in the cupboard!

I like the new FF, aswell as being frost free, anti bac guards, the huge size of it, etc etc it has an alarm if door is left open for over a minute, had this happen last week, kids running in for icelollies!! All the food defrosted that was at the front, hopefully won't happen again.

Aswell as aiming for level 3 I will hopefully get some of this lot done. What is left from weekend list I didn't get done and a few extras. Genuine reason DSs friend had birthday party then for some reason I ended up with all the kids at my house. Why does this always happen to me :rotfl:


Wash table cloth
Sort linen box
[strike]Clean out old fridge
Call Quad track see if we can arrange support group session there
Call The Deep in Hull, see if I can get discounts there for support group trip
Meal plan & shopping list now FF is here
Pay bills
Pack [/strike]and post eBay items
Fill new fridge and freezer from old one, old freezer being kept but needs a good defrost after kids leaving door open


Oh and DP says he's taking me out for lunch (we do this sometimes as he works evenings on weekends and no babysitter) wonder if he will. I might refuse unless he helps me with the list. If I ain't at least half way through by lunch time, I ain't going! !

tracyg

Hiya! Great, a new week so a new start! Really want to make a few changes this week and am going to try and be more relaxed around the house and with baby.

Was out past baby's bedtime and left meal early because he was ready for bed, hes settled and although theres been a few squawks I've left him and he's settled really well. Have been doing the controlled crying with his naps today as really need to break this cycle of keep going into him, after about 4 hours max last night we can't carry on like this, its not fair on him as hes not sleeping properly. Hes slept through since 7 weeks and now having this bad sleeping is really hard. Have had only one bad moment with the crying today and I was in tears myself but know this has got to get worse before it gets better. Have tired everything else and this is a last resort for us but don't know if Dh or I will be strong enough to carry out leaving him. Just hope we all get some sleep tonight, wish us luck! Tomorrows list:

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean floors
Clean microwave
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week [/STRIKE]
Declutter mission task - Sort one cupboard of your choice - baby cupboard

Dallies
Pay gas and electric bill
Shopping (might go to Tescos or do online?)

Thats all I'm asking off myself tomorrow, if it doesn't get done I'm not going to kill myself trying to get it done. Hope you all have good days! xx

maralum

Good luck tracyg, I know from experience that controlled crying can be harder on the mum than on the baby!!! Keep going though, it's worth it in the end. I know that when I was sleep-deprived when DS was little, I just used to cry all of the time (at least when we were doing the controlled crying, it was only some of the time!).

Well, weekend tasks all completed apart from the de-clutters (as usual), so I'm looking forward to another week of keeping it up as opposed to catching up. We did get some things to the tip though, so I could count that as a de-clutter?!?

Manic Monday - Kitchen

Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Clean floor
Clean microwave
Check for cobwebs
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Level Three
Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Declutter mission task
Sort one cupboard of your choice

Dailies
S an S bathroom
S and S living room
Vacuum throughout
Put washing on
Make beds

Right, I'm off to bed after extreme makeover. I'll see you here bright and early tomorrow, so sleep well and don't share the covers - you need your sleep if you're going to fly high!

Hooray lil_me, enjoy your fridge! I love new household appliances.

ShirleyPark_2

oooh new thread. Have been keeping myself busy in the garden this weekend. planted lots of things, and did a bit more on my raised flower bed, so that's nearly finished now.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean floors - just needs a sweep over[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean microwave and fridge / freezer[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe window sill, clean any marks off window if required[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week[/STRIKE]
Extra: clean walls where they are grubby
[STRIKE]Extra: de-crumb the toaster[/STRIKE]
Declutter mission task
[STRIKE]Sort one cupboard of your choice, yes any cupboard, if you're brave do the one you've been putting off all year so far, or just a simple one will do[/STRIKE]

Extra Stuff (so I remember)
[STRIKE]Monday - empty all bins and put out wheelie bin
Monday - photoshoot[/STRIKE]
Tuesday - mow lawn and fill garden bag and put out
Tuesday - check calender for the month and plan goals
Wednesday - do some more work on BF's website for work
Thursday - gig in Southampton
Friday - sort out stuff for sale
Saturday - drop stuff off at charity shop
Saturday - do some more work on BF's website for work
Sunday - list stuff for sale
Sunday - Photoshoot

Also to do
Clean bedroom carpet with carpet cleaner
Fix bedroom ceiling - just need to sand down and repaint
Return box of fabric to keep to the loft
Replace the fans in computer
Clear a bit more of the shed
Do a bit more on the raised beds.
[STRIKE]Expenses form for work[/STRIKE]