Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd April 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.

Many thanks to Natty for last weeks 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

Ok here goes this week!

Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
Level 1
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits
Level 2
Meal plan for the week
Collect the laundry and put a wash on/or strip a bed
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills
Level 3
Give sinks and toilets a scrub
Empty all your bins
HHI or mending
Extras - outside this week
Get some hot soapy water and wash your front and/or back door and the frame. Clean the mogs flap so you can see out

Tuesday - Living Room or similar
Level one
Clear the floor and hoover through
Collect up any leaflets, newspapers, school letters which can be recycled
Level two
Dust the tv and other electricals
Piles - how are yours? Deal with at least one
Level three
Wash any throws, curtains, cushion covers
Declutter your purse of receipts and your handbag of sweet wrappers
Pelvic floors girls give them a workout
Extras
Empty out any pots of dead stuff, sow some seeds (indoors), see what has sprung today (I love the way something news bursts to life everyday this time of year)

Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink
Level 2
Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Descale the kettle, iron etc
Sort your recipes/cookbooks and look for inspiration
Level 3
15 minutes flinging
HHMe time
Dust behind, underneath something that rarely gets done
Extras
Outside flying - sweep around your doorsteps, or in lurking corners, around pots and bins. Are leaves or litter lurking there? Do a quick litter pick of your garden/hedge if you are on a school route or near a shop/takeaway.
Or
catch up on what you've missed this week

Thursday Bathrooms and office/study like places
Level 1
Hoover and mop the floors
Clean the sinks and toilets including the pedestals front and back
Level 2
Change the towels/bathmats for clean ones
Clean the bath/shower
Clear the clutter from the desk and give it a wipe
Level 3
Deal with a hotspot or keep on top of an area you have worked on this week
HHPaperwork
File something, paperwork, nails, tax returns
Extras
Check the bathroom for any mould, deal with it now
Do anything you have been putting off for too long

Friday - Master Bedroom
Level 1
Clear the floor, put all clothes away
Hoover any floor you can get to
Level 2
Dust at least one surface
Polish any mirrors or clean the window
Sort out yours shoes, which summer ones no longer fit, do any winter boots need reheeling etc before being put away for next year (I know we may need them for a while yet but you never know)
Level 3
Change the bed
Wipe some light switches
Check your stock of birthday cards
Extras
Dead head your daffs it will help them to flower next year
Sort any nail polishes ready for summer

pipersky

Thanks as always for the new thread

Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
Level 2
Meal plan for the week
Level 3
Give sinks and toilets a scrub
Empty all your bins

melliec

Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week
Level 1
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits
Level 2
Meal plan for the week
Collect the laundry and put a wash on/or strip a bed
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills
Level 3
Give sinks and toilets a scrub
Empty all your bins
HHI or mending
Extras - outside this week
Get some hot soapy water and wash your front and/or back door and the frame. Clean the mogs flap so you can see out

Count me in! I have a house inspection coming up

Jazee

Thanks Dusty. Will try my best!

jacci45

Put me down....my house is in a sorry old state!

Crowdpleaser

I'm in. Mother arrives end of week. X

boddy

I'm in again this week. Thanks for the list Dusty. Managed just to keep on top of things last week. Didn't really have time to post. Busier week this week.

cat_smith

I'm in at the Birmingham end this week. Thanks for the list - after the past couple of weeks I thought I'd get ahead and prep the kitchen for Monday. Have you had Spyders in Dusty?

froddington

I'm in - thanks Dusty :A

Welcome to all newbies

I'm really struggling to settle and concentrate on anything for long at the moment and I have soooo much to do! I just want to sleep most of the time

I'm going to try and make sure I do at least a HH flying and HH school stuff each day this week and a 60 in 60 to help with the decluttering. This should be doable and may help to chase away the BD ...............

Monday - Bit of everything to kick start the week

Level 1
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits

Level 2
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills

Level 3
Give sinks and toilets a scrub

Extras - outside this week
Get some hot soapy water and wash your front and/or back door and the frame

bossymoo

Thanks dusty, I'll be there! When I first read the buckets outside thing I thought you were going to have us cleaning cars :eek:

I'm wfh tomorrow but should be able to pitch in. Also need to squeeze in a quick trip to get some compost...

**Vanilla**

I'm jumping in this week, spent last week clearing the attic and boy was it full. Looking loads better now with 22 bin bags of clothes to the clothes bank still have about 15 to ebay and a nice pile of stuff for tip and scrap.

DD got word that she's won a prize with the NDCS so we're up to the city hall in may she's so chuffed with herself.

Plan this week is flying and garden, hope to get loads done. Today I've put 30 items up on ebay so fingers crossed they all sell.

Thanks for the lists and a big hello to all the newbies. See you all tomorrow.