Weekly Flylady Thread11th February 2013

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.

Thank you Natty 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

Monday - Kitchen
Level One
60 in 60 (newbie this is where you dash around the house for 60 minutes putting away or declutting 60 items)
Level Two
Hoover and mop the floor
Empty the bins
Level Three
Wipe the work surfaces
Defrost the freezer
Clean any windows/glass/mirrors in this room
Extras
HHI
Send that email/message/phone call that you have been meaning to do for ages
Meal plan now you know what is in your defrosted freezer

Shrove Tuesday - Bathroom and study
Level One
Clean sink and toilet
Clear the bath and shower
Level Two
Wipe your keyboard and mouse (which probably have more germs on than the loo)
Sweep and mop floors
Level Three
Shine your mirrors
Descale your taps using the lemons halvesyou have squeezed for your pancakes (or put them in the DW as a freshener)
Change the towels, sponges, bathmats
Extras
Review your finances, have you/can you do an ISA for 2012-13
Clear out some emails or favourites
Are you giving up something for lent or better still take something up- that's what I'm doing, 10 minutes exercise a day and if all else fails 10 minutes lying on the floor each day!

Wednesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
Level One
Hoover behind/under any furniture you can safely move
Level Two
S&S the downstairs loo
Dust all electrical items
Level Three
Clear and hoover the stairs
Polish something, brass, shoes, table, the family silver
Dust on top of door
Extras
Mend something that needs fixing
HHExercise or me time
Catch up on any email/post

Thursday - Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
Clear the floors and hoover
Declutter and wipe one surface
Level Two
Strip and remake the bed
Wipe the skirting boards
Level Three
Dust the lampshade and curtain pole
Empty any upstairs bins
Dust any pictures
Extras
Sort out a handbag
Sort out your seeds in the hope that one day spring will arrive
Eat cake

Friday - End of the week round up
Level One
HH Me time - especially for those with half term next week
Level Two
Strip, wash and replace any bedding
Find a home for a homeless item
Level Three
Hoover anywhere that needs it
Clean a window
Sort that drawer/pile which has been on your list for ever
Extras
Eat a frog
Write a list of jobs for the spring
Try to spend 15 minutes outside if it stops raining for a bit - sweep a path, remove dead plants from pots or just listen to the bird song

Narc0lepsy

Great, a new one thanks.
I'll do what I can but it's a busy week and I'm going away on Fri to Liverpool till Sun. Still, it feels so shiny after this week that I'm sure no dust will dare to descend.............

cyclingyorkie

I'm in too - thankfully OH will be back at work!

Glad it's kitchen tomorrow - I bought a new mop head today!

Mumof2_2

Many thanks for the new list Dusty; will do what I can but as it's half term could be tricky this week.

boddy

I'm in thanks for the list Dusty.

Think my weekend gallivanting has worn me out. Have managed to tidy the kitchen though.

The_Dragon

Thanks Dusty (and the kitchen shouldn't take long :T)

wendywitch

Hello all, definitely in this week. A friend from out of town had said they were coming to visit this afternoon and because my DDs had Blessing of The Colours at drumming this morning I couldn't do any tidying 'til we got home at lunch time. So DD2 and I flew round the house tidying as much as we could and then I got a text from my friend saying something had come up and they had to cancel :mad:

Monday - Kitchen

Level One[STRIKE]60 in 60 (newbie this is where you dash around the house for 60 minutes putting away or declutting 60 items)[/STRIKE] definitely done today!
Level Two
Hoover and mop the floor
Empty the bins
Level Three
Wipe the work surfaces
Defrost the freezer
Clean any windows/glass/mirrors in this room
Extras
HHI
Send that email/message/phone call that you have been meaning to do for ages
Meal plan now you know what is in your defrosted freezer

Gailcm

Thanks Dusty for list. looking forward to my 2nd week as a flylady.

Fredula

Hey, I'd like to join if that's okay

Alchemilla

Thanks Dusty and Natty.


Level One
60 in 60 (newbie this is where you dash around the house for 60 minutes putting away or declutting 60 items)

bossymoo

Hi,

Thanks for the lists, Dusty. I'm in again. Usually wfh on Mondays but had to hand my laptop to the engineer for rebuild last week, so will be in the office tomorrow, and home on Tuesday.
Shouldn't be too bad, as I've inadvertently done a 30 in 30 tonight so I'm half way to level 1!

Anyway, we went out in the end, so couldn't make a mess here. We ended up at TGIF for dinner (20 of us). DS had a hotdog which was nearly as big as himself :rotfl: talk about perseverance, we had to sit with him while he finished every last crumb. What did he say when we got home? "What's for tea, mummy?"
And at bedtime after he'd polished off his supper? "But I'll still be hungry when you come back up!" :eek:

So, I'll catch up with you all tomorrow night!
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