Weekly Flylady Thread 17th 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!

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!

Any more questions I bet are answered in the wonderful welcome guide which was produced by our much loved Toots

Ok here goes this week!

Magnificent Monday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!! Air the room!!! Nothing worse than a bedroom smelling of parps!
Remove and wash bed linen
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk!
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! Likewise socks!.. and it is time those knickers you have had for 37 years were binned.. let hem go liberate yourself!!
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...
Extra Mission

• 39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Wipe or dust over the upstairs light fittings.. don't go injuring yourself please you have the rest of the week to work through!
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down the skirting in the bedroom and on the landing

Twinkling Tuesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
Air the room.. fling open the windows and let in the springy air!! I don't care if it is 13' below!! lol
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths/shower, 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 whatever needs cleaning.
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect any stray laundry from upstairs.
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• 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
• Wash the windows in these rooms.. and shine the mirrors
• HHI... a bit more gone!
• Spend half an hour with your little ones, for those that have them, doing anything they fancy.

Whitening Wednesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there! Is there anything that needs to be made into a yummy soup!!
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 out the cupboard full of pasta and packets and pickles..
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those filters and drawers for ickiness, gackiness and fluff!!
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 or a knob!!..
• 29 fling boogie.. GO!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Thundering Thursday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Vacuum floors and sofas
30 minutes to spare...
Dusting, even if around everything & water & wipe the poor neglected plants!
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Got an hour...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming?
Wipe skirtings, doorframes and other paintwork
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. the bottom 6 inches is just rubbish it has been there so long I'm surprised it isn't compost!!
• Change any dead lightbulbs in the house!
• Clean a radiator or two.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• HHI.. get that mountain gone

!
Finally Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
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!!!
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!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets & pillows need freshening up too!!
Got an hour...
Rummage ALL the junk from one shelf and sort through it..
Sort through a toybox chuck out all the things they don't need any more.. charity or freecycle or whatever.
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
• Half an hour in the garden clearing the mess and making it nice for spring to arrive.. the sooner your garden is nice the sooner it arrives! Honest!

bossymoo

Me please! I've just changed my bed so maybe not doing the mattress this week.

Thanks Natty, and Dusty for last wek.
X

Valli

*sniggers*

Magnificent Monday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
[STRIKE]Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!! Air the room!!! Nothing worse than a bedroom smelling of parps![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove and[/STRIKE] wash bed linen
30 minutes to spare...
[STRIKE]Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk![/STRIKE]
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom[/STRIKE] and on landing
[STRIKE]Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! Likewise socks!.. and it is time those knickers you have had for 37 years were binned.. let hem go liberate yourself!!
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...[/STRIKE]:(Chucking handbag I use daily, as is damaged:(
Extra Mission[STRIKE]39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe or dust over the upstairs light fittings.. don't go injuring yourself please you have the rest of the week to work through![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean windows in these rooms[/STRIKE]

• [STRIKE]Wipe down the skirting in the bedroom[/STRIKE] and on the landing

Oops - have accidentally done almost all Monday's list:rotfl:

Thankyou for keeping my online 'home' going Natty and Dusty *mwah*

ruby_eskimo

Hi everyone! I keep dipping in and out of the fly lady threads over the years but it's got to the point now where I think I need to definitely knuckle down and keep to it weekly. Have changed the bedding today so will just be focusing on decluttering and tidying the bedroom tomorrow evening when DF is out.

roxy7699

Hi
back this week but will focus on painting and dailies while big one is away and tiny is at nursery.

Mumto5

Thanks for the new list Natty. I'll say I'm in but HT muddies the water a bit.

A carpets have been washed this weekend. Anyone seen wearing shoes upstairs will be in trouble!

emski1234

Hi everyone - I've been a member of MSE for yonks and 'dip-in' from time to time (16 month-old monster and working makes me feel like I've no time for this sort of thing, but I've decided to relax with the laptop of an evening more often to get my life sorted!). Anyway, I'd never seen this thread before, and I constantly feel out of control with the housework and it seems like it's a weekly huge stressful thing for me and the OH all day on a sunday when we would be much better having a nice day doing lovely things with our son, so I'm really really interested in this - I'd love to bash through more stuff in the week, and a plan like this looks brill! I'll be following and pinching some ideas - hopefully now that I've posted I'll get an alert when other people reply? It's been that long since I've joined in I can't remember!! Oven cleaning is firmly overdue and on my list for tomoz (I have Mon and Weds off), plus the bedroom stuff already listed. Hopefully. (Mind you, I've only got Mr Muscle oven cleaner, and nowhere locally to buy any Oven Pride. Hmm, maybe it can wait until I get some another day!). Anyway, thanks in advance for the motivation!

froddington

I'm in - thanks Natty :A Popping into town first thing tomorrow but then will be back for an HHC or 3 before going to get Dad so we can go to the cinema.

Welcome newbies

Magnificent Monday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing

15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Fling open that window and blow those cobwebs out!!
Remove and wash bed linen

30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
30 minutes floor clearance.. that includes floordrobe and junk!

Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from a wardrobe/chest of drawers that you can get rid of...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs...

Extra Mission
39 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter

Crowdpleaser

Im in. Will be less carp this week as mum arrives next weekend for the week! Already planned to change bedding

Trying to decide if to take kids to water play place or for a walk in woods. Guess depends on weather. Its my only day off in ht so should do something!

X

Mumof2_2

Many thanks for the list Natty. I'm in but won't be doing the extra missions as it's HT here so will be struggling to get the basics done!

decogecko

Hi all

Thanks for the lists this week Natty

I'm in again this week. I've spent most of today sleeping so need to crack on with the painting after work.

Have a great week all

Deco x