Weekly Flylady Thread 21st May 2007

lil_me

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. 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!

Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement. There will now 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.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Level Three
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Declutter mission task
Sort any cupboard, doesn't have to be in the kitchen/dining room, even if it's just for 10 minutes

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
Dusting and cobweb removal (if you want to dust round things that is fine)
Level 2
Vacuum floor and sofas
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
Clear one hotspot of your choice, even if only for 10 minutes

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Remove bed linen and wash, replace with fresh
Check fire alarms are working
Level 2
Vacuum floor in bedroom and on landing
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Level 3
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Wipe doors and handles
Declutter Mission Task
27 flng boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter!!!

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean bath, toilet and sink
Level Two
Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean windows
Declutter Mission Task
This ones up to you, a drawer, a cupboard or even a room you have been avoiding, time to declutter it! Even if it's just for 10 minutes

Finally Friday - those terrible kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Put anything back in it's place that isn't where it should be
Level Two
Strip beds, vacuum mattress and replace with fresh linen
Level Three
Dust, make sure you get the tops of wardrobes/drawers
Vacuum Floor (even if it's just where you can see)
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Declutter Mission Task
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, aim for 27, if you can't find that many, well done, you are obviously making a difference

For those with kids or wear uniforms for work, try to get them in the wash tonight, mkes the weekend easier. Apart from the dailies and night time routines that's the lot for the week, of course if you still want to join us over the weekend you are more than welcome

FRIDAY EXTRA - Don't forget your ME time this weekend, even if it's just a nice relaxing bath or catching up with an old friend, go on you deserve it

LilMissEmmylou

eek looking fwd to my first day following this thread tomorrow Think ill just go for level 1, 2 and the declutter mission

lil_me

Welcome aboard Emmy, hope you don't mind me shortening it just a long name to type if you'd prefer something else just say, I went for the middle bit :rotfl:

Think I'll dive in for a level 3 tomorrow as so far only one appointment, oh and helping DP try to sort the ABS on his car, somethings gone wrong somewhere possibly when had wheel/suspension off.

In addition to the list, dailies and night time stuff I also need to

Pack and post ebay item
Get tax for my car sorted
Make GP and nurse appointment for me
Finish my bedroom
Finish sorting OU stuff
Order some forms from OU
Find reciepts that need to be sent of and get them posted
Fill in some forms for hols I need to send back
3 loads of laundry to catch up (then hopefully will be empty if DS2 doesn't wet for 5th night in row grrrr!)
Sort out borrowing suitcases from someone

Phew!! Will add to as required/I remember things. I did have a written list but I think I 'flinged' it :rotfl: bad things sometimes these fling boogies!

Dustykitten

Evening all and welcome anybody joining us for the first time this week.

Shirleypark hugs to you. How are things this evening?

Thanks for all your kind wishes re the LOs( although the ill two are 11 and 13 fortunately the LO 5 is ok). Sadly they are no better, still have fevers and have stayed laying down all day - I knew they were ill as they were in the same room for 7 hours without fighting:rotfl: Flying could be limited tomorrow as I doubt either will be able to go to school, DS2 needed OH to carry him up the stairs back to bed.

I have been descalling the back of the draining board with kitchen towel soaked in vinegar laying on it - it has worked a treat and the same piece is now round the cold tap in the loo.

Potted on lots of my seedlings.

See you all tomorrow

Dusty x

this_is_it

I'm dertermind the kitchen is getting a full blitz tomorrow as i have nothing planned so have no excuses so level 3 here i come.

comping_cat

Evening everyone,

Well, ive been busy today - had my mum and her partner staying, so didnt get anything done whilst they were here, however, once they went, i decided to tackle upstairs, so thats all dusted and hoovered and looking tidy (even the childrens rooms) - ive also swished the kitchen, swept the floor, swished the bathroom and toilets, emptied and put away the dishes from the DW, hoovered and tidied downstairs, made the packed lunches and ive just got all the washing out of the WM, and hung it up outside (im hoping the BBC website is right, and it wont rain tonight!!!) - so all i wanted to get done this weekend, and a bit of a head start on tomorrow.
Mind you, have a busy day with 3 LOs here, so not much chance to do much, but will tackle the kitchen when i can, prob when smallest LO has a sleep!
Right, off to watch the rest of the BAFTAs, or i might go to bed early (oh, i also washed my bedding today, and its now back on the bed) and read a bit of my book.
Have a lovely evening xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

((HUGS)) by the way to Shirley, hope things will be ok xxx

shell2001

Please with this, am home in the morning as DD1 not at pre-school until 11.30 so gives me plenty of time to give everywhere a good scrub.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
Level Three
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Declutter mission task
Sort any cupboard, doesn't have to be in the kitchen/dining room, even if it's just for 10 minutes

Right must pop bolognaise from freezer into fridge to defrost so I can make lasagna for tea tomorrow.

cha97michelle

Just getting my thoughts together for tomorrow. Just had a good sort through a pile of clutter on the coffee table. I don't know where it all comes from!!!!

Plus, need to be thinking about what i am eating/doing tomorrow as it is now the one month countdown to getting in the bridesmaid dress again,and i don't want all the trauma of the last time. (spa day to look forward to at the weekend)

I think i am going to finish here, then go and have a lovely bath, and get into bed so i can catch up on my sleep a bit tonight.

Monday 21/5:
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wipe dining table
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE] done today when i put the shopping away
Level Three
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Declutter mission task
Sort any cupboard, doesn't have to be in the kitchen/dining room, even if it's just for 10 minutes
Deal with post
Make baby bottles
Post amazon parcel
Post DH’s 2 letters
Wash baby bibs
Possibly take baby swimming 2-3:30, wash swimming stuff if we do
Mark 20 papers
Empty airers

pigpen

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clean floors
Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances[/STRIKE]
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Declutter mission task
Sort any cupboard, doesn't have to be in the kitchen/dining room, even if it's just for 10 minutes

See... I've already got a head start!!!!

I did all this yesterday!! For once I have actually made some impact on the list. I have the front room to battle tomorrow too.. and some shopping to do which requires a 20 minutes walk to dunelm.. *sigh* it's a hard life!!

dailies..

[STRIKE]DW[/STRIKE]
WM
[STRIKE]TD[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]hang out laundry[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]BM[/STRIKE]
fold and put away clean stuff
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen
GUT front room.. I find this REALLY hard when it is sunny.. I just want to curl up in the sun and SLEEP!!

ShirleyPark_2

Thanks for all the kind messages and thoughts, I know at some point it's going to really hit me.

Gentle flying for me this week.

Kitchen
Clean floors - need to do this as I made a huge mess of the kitchen floor earlier
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clean the cooker hob
List all the DIY jobs to be done in the kitchen

Plus
[STRIKE]Study[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty bins and put out for collection
Ensure desk is tidy before leave work[/STRIKE]
Reply to emails - done work need to do home ones
[STRIKE]Continue sorting through project email folders at work[/STRIKE]

Bathroom Work
[STRIKE]Get some boxes to sort bathroom contents into[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove naff bathroom cabinet[/STRIKE] and dump.
Remove nice bathroom cabinet
[STRIKE]Take splashback off the wall
Take hooks / nails out of the walls[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Take down the shower curtain rail[/STRIKE]
Remove the old sealant around the bath - started on that
[STRIKE]Remove the towel rail[/STRIKE]
Fill any holes in the walls
Sugarsoap the walls
Decide on colour to paint
Measure up the bath for new panel
Fit new bath panel
Paint walls
Paint ceiling
Sandback gloss paint
Paint skirting and door frame
Clean tile grout
Put tiles up behind the sink
Replace the taps on the sink
Replace the taps on the bath
Replace the toilet seat
Take up the old flooring and fit new flooring
Fit cabinet back up, towel rail and hooks
Door
Carpet strip
phew think that's it !

scaredy_cat_2

hi all, well wasn't around much last week as trying to focus on dfw thread and sort finances a bit more - well nearly there - and as suspected i don't have enough!!! so decided to forget about it and do flylady again as that i can tick as done on a daily basis!! (only joking focused a bit more on money and now need to try and juggle both - i find that hard!! - it would appear i can only focus on one of those at a time!)

hope everyone ok, glad its kitchen i am making a start now as it looked like something had errupted - proving my suspicion that i am NOT naturally tidy and need to work hard at it - but my mum did the 5 overflowing baskets of ironing i had (angel that she is) and dh and i have cleared todays washing tonight!! so at least something is sorted

see you all tomorrow - even if i don't post i am here!