Weekly Flylady Thread 20th January 2013

Natty68

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.

Thank you Dusty for 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!

Eat that Frog

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide


Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean cupboard door fronts and the kick boards
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Check your car is topped up with anti-freeze, radiator water, oil,petro. Check your tyre pressure too, if your car is being used during the freezing weather.
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven - because I know it wasn't on the list last week
Check you have essentials in the car, if you are driving, i.e. chocolate, flask, torch, warm blanket and charged up mobile phone. We don't want you to get stuck in the snow.
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Clear front path of snow
• Check on any neighbours to see they are okay during this cold spell
• Wipe out the fridge, make sure the drain is clear
• Wipe over little appliances, wipe under them before putting them back
• Clean dishwasher, cooker hood (if washable) and tumble drier filters
• Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
• Wipe the front of large appliances

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level 3
Wipe light switches and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags
Vacuum under furniture (only if you won't hurt yourself doing it, don't want any injuries)
Get a winter emergency box for your car.. it's still not too late SEE HERE for ideas!
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Clear one hotspot or spend at least 15 minutes clearing it a bit
• HHI
• Give the inside of the front door a wipe (if it's not snowing you could do the outside too)
• Wipe the leaves of your plants
• Sort through any magazines or paperwork lying around
• Clean windows and sills in these areas

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen, air the bed if possible
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Ebay/Amazon/Car boot search, anything that can be sold which is no longer used?
• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check the airing cupboard, anything that is way past it's use by (maybe recycle for rags if possible, you could donate old sheets oor towels to a local animal rescue for bedding)
• Clean the bed frame where you can, vacuum if cloth covered, wipe with a cloth if wood/metal etc

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk, wipe with damp cloth if grimey
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or are dead!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required

Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
• Clean/wash the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner (ensure these are dry before using again)
• Clean the radiators in these rooms (and behind them if you can)
• Defragment PC, or at least do a disc clean up
• Towels & Flannels- wash any grimey ones, make ones which are ''beyond repair'' into something else (flannels, cloths etc) or get rid!

Freaky Friday - Frightening Kids Rooms and Spare Rooms
Level One
15 minutes clearing clutter!
Spend at least 15 minutes doing something for yourself, whatever that might be
Level Two
Vacuum floors (even if it's around the rest of the junk)
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen
Level Three
15 more minutes clearing clutter!
Dusting - all those flat surfaces which have become fuzzy!
Clean window, sill and frame

Extra tasks, if you have extra time and want to do more, you could try one of these

• Clean skirting boards in one room
• Wipe down a childrens bed frame/cot
• 15 minutes ironing
• Paperwork sorting, spend 10 minutes on it, little and often! Anything need dealing with urgently?
• 27 fling boogie, time for the Friday Fling! Grab a bag and clear that clutter.

Please be safe and keep warm during the snow..

cyclingyorkie

I'm in - am just getting on top of ironing , having conquered mt Washmore last week.

Many thanks to Natty and Dusty for the thread - it is much appreciated.

DS appears to have g/f trouble, which when coupled with DD2's moodswings mean that I am walking on eggshells AGAIN!

Good luck skint! Will be thinking of you!

juliejim

I'm in.

Thinking of you skinty.

skint_breeder_5

Thanks Natty, me and Skint baby are in even if its just keeping gibble to a minimum at the NHS Ritz ........will keep you all posted

jasminegardenia

hey can I join, I really need to get my life in check, especially being preggars with a one year old running around, the mess just seems to breed.

I don't know whats gone on, but I hope you're ok skintbreeder.

Natty68

Good luck Skint for tomorrow, will be thinking of you and wee skint baby

nicki_2

Thanks Natty

I'm in again. DD is away at the weekend and I have plans so I want to be done and dusted by Thursday so I can spend Friday checking DD has everything she needs, everything is sorted for the following Monday etc then I can have the entire weekend off to play :rotfl::rotfl:

SKINT: Good luck for tomorrow!!!

Personal:
Tue: work am, pm
Wed:
Thur: Order for work
Fri: DD away from tea time

MUST DO:
Sort smoke alarm replacement
Passport form from post office
Find someone to sign passport form & pics


Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean cupboard door fronts and the kick boards
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven - because I know it wasn't on the list last week

I'm off to read for a bit before I go to bed in the hopes that I'll fall fast asleep pretty quick

trulymadlydeeply_indebt!

I'm in this week too - hopefully - I have quite a bit of overtime this week, plus an extra catering job so I'll do my best.

Good luck Skint for you and skintbaby tomorrow.

Healing and happiness vibes for all poorly people, animals and little children.

Managed to fly today - WM x1, TD x 3, hoovered throughout upstairs, hall, stairs and landing, lounge and DS's bedroom. Washing all folded and put away. Dog walked with a friend and her family. Defrosted 3 packs of LO pastry to make an AMAZING corned beef hash pie, with chips, mushy peas and gravy - by 'eck it was good.

Did anyone see Come Dine with Me tonight? Marc and Lindsay live near me - Lindsay is one of the mum's from school. It was so strange watching people you know on TV, but very entertaining!

Catch you all in the week

TMD xx

The_Dragon

I'm in again (and hoping I don't use all my spoons on Monday as normal!)

Dustykitten

Thank you Natty

Skinty good luck to you and little Miss Skint for tomorrow x

Valli

Dustykitten wrote: »

Thank you Natty

Skinty good luck to you and little Miss Skint for tomorrow x

And thanks for last week Dusty and I shall be preparing for a long haul flight on Thursday


Unless (please snow) it snows. A lot;)