Weekly Flylady Thread for 11/06/07

cha97michelle

Hi folks.:D

In the absence of lil-me and Moggins for one week only i will be the one co-ordinating the flylady thread. It will be basically the same as usual, but i thought i would spice things up by changing the declutter mission to an extra task. If you don't like what i suggest for it, please feel free to leave it out altogether and carry on as usual, or make up an extra task of your own. Let me know if you don't like the idea, or if you have any challenges you think we should tackle this week.

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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.
swish and swipe 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
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And so the fun starts. Please feel free to jumpin where you are and join us

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Clean floors
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
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
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:

• Defrost freezer
• Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc)
• Pull other appliances out and clean underneath them
• Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it

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
Clean window
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)
Extra Mission:
As yesterday, pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Take a duster and wipe around the tops of your door frames – as many as you can manage in 5 minutes (it’s shocking how dusty it gets.)
• Use a wire coat hanger and a duster to get down behind the radiator and get them bits you never normally reach
• Dust a collection – the tops of books on a shelve or CDs/DVDs/videos
• Wash your coasters (this one definitely for me as one stuck to my glass last night and then fell off braking a glass – doh)
• Wipe the leaves of your plants.

Wednesday: Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear any clutter from desk
Level Two
Clean floors in these rooms(even if it is around clutter)
Clean bath, toilet and sink
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
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

• Look through the computer documents (internet favourites, word documents –etc.) deleting any that you don’t need, then defragment your computer
• Clean any ornamental objects in either of these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats – especially if you have a little (or big) boy with dodgy aim
• Sort your airing cupboard

Thursday, 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
Clean window & wipe windowsill
Level 3
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Wipe doors and handles
Extra Mission:

• If the weather is nice, wash your pillows or your curtains
• Declutter your handbag
• Clean shoes so they are ready to use again
• Sort out your present cupboard

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
Extra Mission:

• look through the wardrobe, and is there anything too small that can be put away for someone else, or for charity, or anything too stained/ruined even for playing out in that can be binned
• wipe the top of the curtain rail, make sure that the curtains open without sticking
  
  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 I'm sure i don't need to suggest any ideas for this

best of luck everyone :j
Michelle, x

tracyg

Hello All! Thanks for covering for Lil_me Michelle, much appericated :T !

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/STRIKE]
Level Two
Clean floors
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE] done daily and given it a good wipe yesterday before I restocked it
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary) [/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required[/STRIKE] window ok
[STRIKE]Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky [/STRIKE] Always poor water from the kettle into it to get all the powder down:rolleyes:
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:
Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it - has to be this, will do food cupboard as its desperate for a good sort

PLUS [STRIKE]Dallies
Clean inside of microwave and scrub sink
Make list for DS food
Go to Butchers, veg shop
WM x 1 - loaded for DH to switch on first thing [/STRIKE] - dried on line, will iron tonight when watching tv
[STRIKE]Sort chicken stock from SC [/STRIKE]

Well, that little lot will keep me out of trouble, DH will be out overnight so might do a big Chilli for tea and portion up and freeze to have some for lazy/busy days. Have a good everyone, happy flying!!!

Miss_Cinnabon

Great start michelle:j :j :j

Ok i am so cheating, did kitchen yesterday as i missed out flylady for a whole week!:o ooh thats naughty!:p

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room

Level One

[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/strike]

Level Two

[strike]Clean floors
[/strike][strike]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
[/strike][strike]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front
[/strike][strike]Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary) [/strike]


Level Three

[strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining room, checking for cobwebs on way round
[/strike][strike]Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
[/strike][strike]Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
[/strike][strike]Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week [/strike][strike]
[/strike]

Extra Mission:

Choose one or more of:

• Defrost freezer
• [strike]Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc) [/strike]
• Pull other appliances out and clean underneath them
• [strike]Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it[/strike]

Susie

tinselfairy

Thanks for the new list Michelle.

Think my extra challenge will be clearing something of a shelf, lots to chose from!
The defrost the freezer one I need to do but my dad also wants to do his and I'm waiting for him to bring his things over for me to store whilst his is in defrosting mode and then it'll be my turn.

Decided that I need to really try and get back intot the swing of things as last week I was a bit wishy washy with it all.
I'm going to try and make a list and work from that and then turn on the computer and post once all done so as not to get sidetracked. That's the theory.:rotfl:

Good weekend here. Went to a jumble sale yesterday morning and bought a dress and 2 tops for me and a plant pot, a top and 2 cushion covers for my mum and 2 tops for my sister all for the grand total of £1.80. Then went to a local summer fete as my sister had a craft stall there and my dad bought me an early birthday present of some lovely hand made beaded necklaces.
Today we went to the BBC Springwatch event on the Common and had a lovely time, took a picnic lunch and spent nearly 4 hours up there.
Back home we did more work in the garden and I've even managed to tackle some of the ironing. Madness in this heat!

Going to tuck DS into bed and then make lunch for tomorrow.

Have a good evening everyone.

ShirleyPark_2

tinselfairy wrote: »

Good weekend here. Went to a jumble sale yesterday morning and bought a dress and 2 tops for me and a plant pot, a top and 2 cushion covers for my mum and 2 tops for my sister all for the grand total of £1.80. Then went to a local summer fete as my sister had a craft stall there and my dad bought me an early birthday present of some lovely hand made beaded necklaces.
Today we went to the BBC Springwatch event on the Common and had a lovely time, took a picnic lunch and spent nearly 4 hours up there.
Back home we did more work in the garden and I've even managed to tackle some of the ironing. Madness in this heat!

You are definately mad in this heat. I spent 10 mins in the garden around midday and had to go back inside. I can't handle the heat very well, hence why I decided going to the common would be a very bad idea. Glad you had a good time though.

hollyh

Thanks Michelle:T


Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Clean floors
Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances
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
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wash the washer drawer out if it's gunky
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:
Defrost freezer Don't need to do :j
Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc)
Pull other appliances out and clean underneath them
Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it Will do my tin cupboard wich is all messed up with nothing in the right place:rolleyes:

Will also do
Utility room

Tidy
Wipe sides
Hoover
Mop

Plus
Mystery shop
Post parcel
Deposit cheques
30 mins ironing
Phone old internet provider who are still charging me
Menu plan for the week
Weeding
Find 10 items to put on ebay

LJD1_2

Well i'm going to type this very quietly so my DH doesn't hear - he's tidying the kitchen as I type this (shhhhhh!), so that should mean very little for me to do tomorrow. I could cheat and say i'll defrost the freezer only it broke last week so is already defrosted so I promice I'll choose another challenge instead. Hope we all have a great week xx

Solwaykid

:T Michelle,
I'll post my list tomorrow as I'm really not doing anymore tonight. Maybe I'll just cut and paste Kyle's (that ok with you?:rotfl: ), well done that woman!

Lil_me, have a safe journey and a fab time.

Catch everybody tomorrow evening and have a happy monday.
Sol x

ShirleyPark_2

Thanks michelle Had a busy weekend here, made some more progress on the bathroom, did some more in the garden, though only in small amounts as the heat was making me feel ill.

Kitchen and Dining Room
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
Clean floors
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and the front of appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front[/STRIKE]
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Clean oven if you didn’t do it last week
Extra Mission:
Choose one or more of:
[STRIKE]* Wipe the outside of all your small appliances (kettle, toaster etc)[/STRIKE]
* Take things off a shelve (cupboard or storage shelf) so you can wipe the shelve and anything else that needs it

Plus
File the last few papers away
Tile above the sink - grouted
Sort out bath panel - needs painting
Seal bath
Look for suitable towel rail and toilet roll holder
Clean bathroom cabinet and put back up
Clean tile grouting
Get new fan and fit - screwfix
Get any boxes out of the loft that still have things in - can't get into the loft until the bathroom stuff is done as it's all on the landing under the loft hatch
Clear the lounge table storage bit
Remove the things that can be removed from the lounge - in progress
Clear the dining room
Do last bit of raised flowerbed
Sort out photos - done about 1/2
Move money to current account for the plasterer
Post niece's birthday present off - tuesday
Finish reading book and take back to the library or get it renewed
Phone vets to take rattie there

AnW'sMum

Thanks for the new list michelle, how does it feel to be the holder on the 'golden mop'???

I shall have to concentrate on getting the washing up to date at least. It's days since I put the washer on So that will mean iron needs climbing as well :eek:

HopeElizzy

Evening everyone
Morning Denise

Michelle

I'm back on board this week - I seem to have got lost last week. I was a little side tracked by money problems but I guess alot of you understand that one. Dh and I had a serious chat about selling our house and looking for something smaller - I started that line of discussion to try to make dh realise how seriously I was worried about our finances. Nothing is resolved but then I don't see how it can be atm......we'll see.....

I was following the lists and chat (Pigpen - you and your brood looked wonderful in the piccie) but nothing actually was done properly. It was a bit of a s&s week, all the daily stuff was done but not much else.

So, here we go........... lets see if I can start flying again