Weekly Flylady Thread 25th November 2013

Natty68

1Welcome 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 to Dusty for last week's thread

There are 3 levels per day with depending on how much time you have. 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 ~ Lovely Lliving Room, Happy Hall and Safe Stairs
15 minutes...
Declutter all these areas
Vacuum these areas
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Dust any areas below eye level
Got an hour...
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?
Wash any soft furnishings in need
Binbag dance
Tidy coats/shoes bags etc
Extra Mission Tasks~ if you want to do more

• Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
  
• Check you have your Christmas card list done, if it's not done at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
• 27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe down all the major appliances.. clean filters/drawers/seals etc
Wipe over the cupboards fronts and kickboards
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe the tables and replace the cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floors
Run appliances through a 'clean' wash
Deweb and defluff these rooms
Got an hour...
Clear and mop/vacuum the floors
Scrub down the dining chairs..
Binbag dance! Grab a binbag.. fill it up.. and chuck it out!
Clean the oven.. and the shelves!
Extras - help yourself!

• Wipe and replace ALL the small appliances
• Empty and wash out bins
• S&S the fridge
• Clear out a manky cupboard
• Check the freezer, see what needs using up
• If you want a christmas supermarket delivery you need to book it this week!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedrooms and Landings
15 minutes...
Remove floordrobe, make sure all clothes are put away neatly
30 minutes to spare...
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Vacuum floors in these areas
Got an hour...
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas
• Check through drawers, anything that should have been thrown out ages ago?
• Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
• Clean a set of curtains, nets or blinds
• Clean light fittings and light switches in any room, more than one if you like
• Plan your shopping list for your christmas goodies.. don't forget the turkey! If you are ordering stuff from local shops.. pork pies/meat etc get it done this week!

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour...
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• Write those christmas cards and sort stamps for those to be posted
• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check house for places where draughts are getting in such as doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it
• Clean out that airing cupboard, get rid of those things you don't need, you can use dead towels as cleaning cloths etc be ruthless! Yes this means parting with the 'just in case' things you have kept and you'll never use!
• Clean the toilet bowl on the outside and the floor in front of it, especially for those with little boys!

Friday!!~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms!
15 minutes...
Declutter the floors
30 minutes to spare...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Put all the discs in their boxes and the books on the shelves and the toys in the chests!
Sort through a chest of drawers/wardrobe and fling anything that no longer fits.
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Got an hour...
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it in its proper homes.
Fill a binbag for charity shop.. Santa will be here in 30 days so make some space!
Dust and vacuum and wipe of sticky grotty bits.
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
Binbag dance!.. See how many toys you can fling before the large guy in red arrives.
Extras

• HHI
• Check through what decorations etc you have and what needs replacing/buying/finding, check lights etc
• Catch up on yesterdays list! We keep getting behind!
• Update spreadsheets.. meal plans, finances etc
• Scrub your grill pan..
• Clean where your Christmas tree and any other decorations are going.
• Contact anyone you don't have address for for Christmas cards
• Check what else you need to buy or make for Christmas presents
• Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!!

For those doing the Christmas card exchange I have sent out the list of names for this exchange now. Please can you check your emails and pm boxes and let me know if you have or haven't received anything yet.

pigpen

We're in.. my house is squalid and I MUST start wrapping!!


Monday ~ Lovely Lliving Room, Happy Hall and Safe Stairs
15 minutes...
Declutter all these areas
Vacuum these areas
30 minutes to spare...
Dust any areas below eye level
Got an hour...
Dust anything above eye level
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?
Binbag dance
Tidy coats/shoes bags etc
Extra Mission Tasks

• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• Spend half an hour doing something for yourself
• 27 Fling Boogie, you know the routine, grab a bag and clear that clutter!
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!

Mumof2_2

Hi Natty, many thanks for the list and thanks to you too Dusty for last week's.

I'm in please - am hoping I won't have DS home for 3 out of the 5 days!

mrsmortenharket

Thanks Natty x
I'm n.

I've deleted candy crush so shall keep up with the lists & also update on here!

Lisa x

froddington

I'm in - thank you, Natty :A

Monday ~ Lovely Lliving Room, Happy Hall and Safe Stairs

15 minutes...
Declutter all these areas
Vacuum these areas

30 minutes to spare...
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds while you are there, do they need a clean?
Dust any areas below eye level

Got an hour...
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, should the magazines really be on the floor?
Binbag dance

Extra Mission Tasks
Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself

zaza

OK I'm in then, thanks to everyone for words of encouragement and to Natty for the list.
I'm only doing bits of it as we're in a short-term let having sold our house and trying to buy the next one.
Hope everyone has a good week x

optimistic-mummy

Hi everyone. im in again this week please. Thankyou for the new thread natty Got two appointments this week but think thats it. so other than going to those appointments im free to fly ... both me and DP have been trying hard at keeping on top of everything. i feel much better for it .... just need to get our finances back under control !!

see you all tomorrow. hugs and vibes of all kinds to those that need/want them.

Dustykitten

Last week of the November challenge.

November Challenge

Who's up for a month of decluttering, ebaying, donating and general making space (and hopefully some spare cash) before those presents arrive?

Pledge now how much space you will have cleared before Advent starts.

Dusty:xmassmile will ebay at least 15 items
Lizzie_b will aim for 15 things to the bin, 5 to the ebay/carboot box and wave goodbye to the magazines
Ionafan :xmassmilewill empty and freecycle at least 20 packing cases 11/20 done
mrsmortenharket will follow the flylady daily
Froddington will sort and declutter her bedroom including going through ALL wardrobes and drawers
Honeybear:xmassmile will clear 1m3 in the attic 75% done
Jazee:xmassmile will empty, sort out and decorate DD's room in the next two weeks
Bossy :xmassmile will pledge to clear my garage counter this month
Wilf55 will pledge to clear her whole house
Mrs Moneypenny complete all the 'works in progress' for the craft fayre
Cycling Yorkie :xmassmile will clear her bedroom
Rosetta will sort out the living room - coffee table clear
LameWolf :xmassmilewill do techie decluttering and backing up and file/archieve/shred
Deco will get the house ready for selling - has started CS pile
Madcatgirl will declutter my paperwork and the baby's room as well as my clothes
Tooch will sort the spare room out
Skinty :xmassmile pledges to get counters in Utility clear (by hook or by crook!)
Pigpen :xmassmile pledges to bin/fling/dispose or otherwise remove from the house 15 binbags
Eltee pledges to Finish bathroom - painting, put towel rail up, put new loo seat on and to do at least one flylady thing each day - hooks are on the door
Coffee Queen will buy paint for both the girls bedrooms and paint them
PenPen pledge to declutter the spare room and make it tidy and inviting for our guests in time for our 23 November party
Just2Us aims to have her house de-cluttered (not including loft or garage - much too cold ) as well as completing most of the daily Flylady
Natty will reduce her ironing pile by half, to do her cross stitch exhanges and post by the end of November, to post on Flylady thread daily and to do one Flylady thing a day
Kaz2904 :xmassmileI pledge to empty all the charity shop books and clothes out of my car boot; get the last part of the wall papered; get carpet in our bedroom and the landing and stairs. Wooden floor or carpet for the hallway.
DH and I will clear out the massive cupboard on the landing ;5 bin bags of stuff to go.
DH will paint the rest of the woodwork on the hall stairs and landing and will paint the 3 bedroom doors.
MinnieMM pledges to declutter ds1 bedroom and decorate it; finishing decorating the bathroom, make a start on decluttering dd’s bedroom and catch up with ironing mountain. As well as doing these tasks I will also be aiming to make £150 on ebay
Roxy - finish the bathroom

boddy

I'm in. Thanks for the list Natty.

Managed to get some Xmas stuff wrapped last night. Had to stop Ozzy eating the paper.

bossymoo

Hi
I'm in too thanks very much! Paid stuff today, at home, but need to collect DS B I K E at lunchtime so flying will be later.

I also this week want to [STRIKE]go up in loft to see if i have any wrapping paper. Will have a recce and see what is needed.[/STRIKE] have some!

"See" you all later.

X

Monday ~ Lovely Lliving Room, Happy Hall and Safe Stairs
Declutter all these areas
Wipe/vacuum sofas
Clean windows in these areas, check curtains/nets/blinds

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe down all the major appliances.. clean filters/drawers/seals etc
Wipe over the cupboards fronts and kickboards
Run appliances through a 'clean' wash
Scrub down the dining chairs..
Clean the oven.. and the shelves!

• S&S the fridge
• Clear out a manky cupboard

Wednesday ~ Master Bedrooms and Landings
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen

• Check through drawers, anything that should have been thrown out ages ago?
• Plan your shopping list for your christmas goodies.. GAMMON!

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms
Wash your bathroom mats
Delete 10 links in your favourites which you no longer use or don't work

• Check house for places where draughts are getting in such as doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it
• Clean out that airing cupboard

Friday!!~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms!.
Sort through a chest of drawers/wardrobe and fling anything that no longer fits.
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen
Fill a binbag for charity shop..
Tidy a box of 'stuff'

• HHI
• Update meal plans
• Clean where your Christmas tree and any other decorations are going.
• Check what else you need to buy or make for Christmas presents

FurryBeastOz

I'm in this week please. Had a blitz on Friday as we had a friend staying. Amazing how much can be achieved when you have to focus.

Thanks Dusty for last week's list and Natty for this.