Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd February 2014

Natty68

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!

After Dusty's Reception Room declutter last week, we are going back to normal flying for the week..

Thank you to Dusty for last week's thread

THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.

There are 3 levels per day deepening on how much time you have. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own personal circumstances.

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/todailies are anything you need to do today and every day stuff like laundry, 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/binbag dance - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz 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!
5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your family and enjoy it!

Ok here goes this week!

Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget under the rim! 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, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extra mission:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.
• clean the radiators in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• Replace sponges/flannels/toothbrushes that are in need

Terrible Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first (why do I have 4 jars of cranberry sauce in mine?)
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission
Choose one or more of:

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob.. mines gross.. you need to shame me into cleaning it!
• HHI .. bit of a catch up!!
• Write an inventory of your cupboards contents and what needs using first
• Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!

Weird Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas, inc. under furnitutre if you can move it without rupturing your usher!
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves!!
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Sort the magazine heap, books and papers that have found there way in here and need to go back out!
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Clear and declutter that there mantelpiece!!
• Clean a window or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag, crank up the volume.. strut that stuff, sing loudly and out of tune and off key, fill the binbag and bin it!!!
• HHI.. another mound gone!

Thrilling Thursday - Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet, unless it's raining!!!!
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Wipe doors down!
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Have a sort and tidy in the linen cupboard/airing cupboard while searching for your clean sheets.. is it pretty in here again?
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list...

• 42 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Half hour finding and pairing up all those stray odd socks.. Fling the holey ones and send the ones that don't fit to nursery or school.. they always need spares and the big ones can be used to make puppets.. or just recycle them!!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe the bed frame it is amazing how fluffy they get!

Fearsome Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
30 minutes to spare...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Got an hour...
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets & pillows need freshening up too!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extras...

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
• Get rid of one binbag/box of toys that are no longer needed or are broken and do some battery replacing!
• Put all the pc game discs, ps2 discs, cd's etc back in their correct cases!

pigpen

ty chick.. we're in.. will sort list when fed pixie

roxy7699

Thank you for the list. I am in, although I am still sorting the living room.
Slightly stagnated after taking tiny to her dermatology blood taking appointment in the week. I did carry on just at a very slow pace. I read everything though, which probably didn't help.
Tiny starts nursery tomorrow, although with me and then on tuesday and onwards without me. Part time for Feb and then full time in march. I'm going to miss her terribly and realise that she will be leaving high school soon while the big one is living in some far off land with her family. It will however allow me to fly better and get more work done.
Perhaps not tomorrow but from tuesday, after I have laid in the bath for an hour and perhaps had a nap ALL BY MYSELF.

Monday Madness- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget under the rim! 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, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extra mission:
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Wipe down the doors and frames in these rooms.
clean the radiators in these rooms
Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
Replace sponges/flannels/toothbrushes that are in need

Crowdpleaser

Im in.

In addition to list will strip our bed and do 2 wash loads.
Food shop in morning too

Thanks for lists xxx

nicki_2

Thanks for the list. I'm in but will also be finishing off the bedrooms I'll sort a list in the morning while I have brekkie

I was going to go to the bank tomorrow, but I still have deliveries to make so I'll put that on hold until everyone has paid up (in theory by Wednesday) so I can pay it all in, in one go.

:wave:

toochoosey

Hi all xx

Trying my best each week and failing!!!

Hoping to keep up this week and think posting my progress will keep me on track!!

Hope to check in in the morning, Good night all xx

bossymoo

Thanks natty, we're in but off-list this week. I must sort that garage!

tarotangel

I'm in for first time this year. Thank you for the lists Natty.

boddy

I'm in. Thanks for the list Natty.

Bathroom not too bad after cleaning it when the workmen left on Saturday.

Will get the dailies done and want bedroom hoovered as the cat has got fur all over. Then off to my voluntary job.

just_the_two_of_us

Morning all

Welcome to Newbies and glad the fly meet went well yesterday.

I'm in - thanks for this week's thread Natty and for last week's Dusty.

Last week was a bit of a wash out so must get on!:o. Plan to do lowest level all week to give me time for more frog eating in the dining room!
That is taking lots of time mainly because:
there is so much!
I keep having to stop and unblock the shredder
so much of the paper mountain is there because I have been unable to deal with it emotionally for years and it is bringing back memories I'd rather lay buried.

The good thing is that it is now lessening - in every way. Time is a great healer.

Have a great week everyone - sticks and spoons and hugs or hi fives to those in need.
xxx

Emily926

Thanks for the list Natty, I'm in again this week. I sort of fell off towards the end of last week so hoping to do a bit better this week

In addition to today's list I need to:
Pay nursery
Put washing away
Do a load of washing
Buy my friend some flowers for her birthday and drop them off (her hubby is away and she is hoping for some flowers from him, however knowing him I'm not sure so I'll get her some just in case!)

Will pop back after work x