Weekly Flylady Thread 16th December 2013

Dustykitten

Last full week before the big day - lots of flying to be done!

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 to suit how much time you have to spare. 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!

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Monday Downstairs (minus the kitchen) including Rooms of Doom
15 minutes .....
Declutter floors even if it's just into a box or binbag to hide away.
30 minutes to spare....
S&S downstairs loo
Last minute check on presents - have you got everything?
Hover and mop all of downstairs
Got an hour....
Dust all dusty areas
Straighten Christmas tree
HHI - especially for those on the challenge

Extras
Make space for new toys either by storing the old ones away for a while or collecting for charity/ebay/carboot in the New Year

Any decorations you do not want take to the charity shop asap to give them chance to sell.

Finish writing cards or give up on the idea of sending any :rotfl:

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
15 minutes .....
Clear and sweep/mop/hoover the floors
Clear work surfaces and table
30 minutes to spare....
Wipe the work surfaces
Clear and clean window sills
15 minutes wiping anything that is grubby
Got an hour....
Wipe out the fridge, use up anything you need to
Put away anything on the worktops you don't need for the week to give space for cooking/serving
HHMe time before we run out of time
Extras

Meal plan (noting the above) right up to the 27th if you can

Fill up your salt and pepper pots, have you got things like mustard, mayo, cranberry sauce etc? Do you have foil etc?

Is all you table linen ready for the big day, extra cutlery and plates clean and to hand, don't forget a pile of tea towels for your helpers!

Wednesday - Say your prayers today is all Upstairs
15 minutes .....
Declutter floors - either put away or into a box or bin bag so at least it's tidy
30 minutes to spare....
Hoover/sweep/mop all upstairs
Clear and wipe the window ledges
Got an hour....
Strip, wash and remake all beds
HH Wrap or HHI
Dust all dusty bits

Extras
Water your tree - house plants if your tree is artificial!
Check any bills that need paying, allow extra time for the bank holidays
Do some baking

Thursday - Bathrooms
15 minutes .....
Clean the bath and or shower
Clean the toilet and sink, remember the pedestals (front and back)
30 minutes to spare....
Catch up on previous days' lists!
Wash towels, flannels, bath mats etc
Got an hour...
Eat a frog
Recycle any catalogues/magazines etc you have finished with
HHI
Wash the bathroom floor and the bath panel

Extras
Sort out the plan present drop offs, etc.

Check when the binmen are coming - or not as the case may be!

Flick through the TV guide and highlight anything you want to watch.

Friday - end of week round up
15 minutes .....
Tidy and put away anything you can
30 minutes to spare....
HHme time - could be your last chance for a while so enjoy
Got an hour...
Hoover high traffic areas
Shine the kitchen sink
Wipe over the hob
Clean out any pets/animal beds

Extras
Finalise food shopping lists
What jobs can be delegated over the weekend to family members?
More wrapping

Dustykitten

The following flyladies pledge to have their ironing baskets empty by Midnight on New Year's Eve:

Valli
Busy Granny
Natty
CY
Mrs Chaos
JustKaren
Ionafan
Deco
Juliajojo
Nicky
Skinty
Mumof2
Just2us
Mrs MP
Roxy
Woodenspoon
RebeccaH

cyclingyorkie

I'm in - for both this week and the ironing challenge...

pozza_73

I'm in as I have been letting it slide these last couple of weeks!

MrsChaos

Thank you for sorting the thread, dusty. I'm hoping to make slightly more rapid progress this week, although I've got to make time for exam revision and holiday related stuff.

I'm going to concentrate on the LR tomorrow, just so we can get the tree sorted.

Can I please volunteer DH for the ironing challenge. Since I wash/dry/fold and put away, I'll contribute too.

Monday Downstairs (LR and DR of Doom)
Declutter floors
Sweep/mop/hoover floors and stairs
Last minute check on presents - have you got everything?
HH wrap
Put tree up and decorate

Make a list of Christmas-related jobs
Phone to ask for alternative counselling appointment

JustKaren

Thankyou x and can I be added to ironing challenge please I quite enjoy HHI watching soaps now, this is to include the basket in bottom of my wardrobe !

ionafan

Thank you for the new thread, Dusty, and to Natty for last week's.

I shall be as much as I can this week. After last week's marathon unpacking sessions, we went away for the weekend to see friends in the area where we lived previously (had a lovely time :j but it's good to be home again) and tomorrow we have to go to London for the day to visit DH's sister, so our belongings which were left strewn all over the bedrooms and living rooms will not be cleared away until later in the week but having said that, most rooms - apart from my office / spare bedroom - won't take long to tidy

Christmas shopping is now finished apart from food, DH's gift for which I will take him to a local shop later this week to choose what he wants, and SiL and BiL's presents which we hope to buy tomorrow on our way there: otherwise they will just have to be posted after we've visited.

I emptied my ironing basket last week but will have a few of DH's shirts to iron this week and next, so please add me to the New Year ironing challenge list.

(((Hugs))), sticks and spoons to all in need.

decogecko

Hi all

I'm in again, thanks for the lists this week Dusty

Please add me to the ironing challenge

Have a great week all

Deco x

Juliajojo

Evening,

I'm ready to do plenty of flying again this week, can you please add me to the ironing challenge too.

Thank you

pigpen

We are kind of in.. I have a fair bit coming in this week and hopefully an equal amount leaving.


ty Dusty.. and huge hugs and furry snuggles for Natty and puss.. either way round is fine xx

skint_breeder_5

Dustykitten wrote: »

The following flyladies pledge to have their ironing baskets empty by Midnight on New Year's Eve:

Valli
Busy Granny
Natty
CY
Mrs Chaos
JustKaren
Ionafan

Add me please Dusty! I promise to fold and/or iron everything for an empty basket for New Years Eve