Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2014

Dustykitten

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

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

Monday - Master bedroom
Level One
HH tidying/putting away and taking things out of the room which do not belong here
Level Two
Hoover the floors
Change the beds and hoover the matress (turn if there is somebody to help
Declutter the bedside table and give it a wipe
Level Three
Sort through your winter clothes - any you did not wear or are past their best? Loose them.
Wipe the window ledges
Clean the bedstead and see what has got lost behind it
Extras
Do something off your own lists - a 5 minute job plus the one you have been putting off for the longest - you'll feel better once it's done

Tuesday - Kitchen
Level One
Remove everything from the fridge, meal plan, wipe the inside, wash out the drawers, wipe the door seal, check the drain hole is clear - put stuff back, with stuff to use first at the front
Level Two
Clear and wipe the sufaces
Hoover and mop the floor
Level Three
Polish any granite, stainless steel etc
Clean the filters and drawers on WM and DW and run through on a cleaning or descalling cycle

Extras
HHI
Wipe and water plants

Wednesday - Bathrooms, Hall, Stairs and Landings
Level One
Remove everything from the this area which should not be here and put it where it should be - bungalow brigade - hot spots!
Level Two
Clean toilets, sinks and baths/showers
Wipe all dusty surfaces/paintwork
Hoover and mop the floor
Level Three
Airing cupboard - give it a sort, find any summer duvets, do they need a wash?
Hoover and wipe out inside and put back what you need to keep only
Extras
Sort out all those lonely socks and send them to a better place
HHMe time with a product or two from the bathroom
Replace any sponges, soap, toothbrushes etc which are not pleasant to use

Thursday - Living Room/Dining Room or other reception rooms
Level One
HH tidying/putting away
Level Two
Hoover the floors
Hoover any sofas, cushions etc
Declutter table/coffee table and give it a wipe
Level Three
Delete some emails/favourites/deal with post
Wipe all the light switches and door handles downstairs
Dust up high, any cobwebs, on top of units etc
Extras
Clean out pets
Check bank accounts, pay bills, ISA anyone?
Do a job from your own list

Yay it's Friday - Rooms of Doom or Catch Up day
Level One
Finish anything outstanding from the last 4 days
Level Two
Wow well done if you have completed the whole week
HH doing something productive in your Room of Doom, I know you don't want to but you'll feel better for it!
S&S toilets and sinks
Level Three
Change any bedding left to do
Another HH in that Room of Doom
Sow some seeds, spring is here

Valli

Apart from my dailies I shall, once again, be heading the cheerleaders...

GO GO Flyladies GO GO

Dust all the clocks, polish the telephone
Prevent the dog from chewing furniture – offer a juicy bone,
Polish the piano, and, while you do it hum
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Jazee

I'm in, I'm in. Go Jazee! Thanks Dusty for the list and Valli for the cheering. See you all at 6am.

bossymoo

Thank you, dusty I'm in. All quiet here. Littlies been rather, ahem, excitable this afternoon, lol. But in a good way, just high spirited.

They did good tidying though. I set the kitchen timer for 5 min and sent each one after a certain type of toy, floor was clear with 2 min to spare so they asked for the duster stick thingy and the carpet sweeper, bless em!

I have uniform to iron tonight yuck then an early night for me - was out far too late last night was fun though...

"See" you tomorrow!

X

helen_jelly

I'm in - thanks for the lists ladies :]

Have to go to the bank tomorrow morn, there will also be a walk with DH at some point and ironing

Bathroom needs doing so that will be tomorrows housework task

FurryBeastOz

Thanks Dusty. And Natty for last week. As I was expecting visitors, I achieved everything I planned (including mopping the kitchen!) by lunch time yesterday. Then they both cancelled. Grrr.


But, no mess from visitors to clear up. So a head start on this week :-)))


ionafan, good vibes for your 'thing' tomorrow. See you on Tuesday.


Glad you have a furry visitor LW. (((hugs))) to those in need. Tazer for the black dogs (And a few OH's it seems)

kazwookie

Thank you ladies for all the lists and hard work you put in. xx

Dusty, what does this aga run on?

Wrk done
Sleety type stuff here
Wm is on as I wont have time tomorrow.

Thank you for your support re what day flowers etc for graves etc, I thought I was right, last year OH and I had flowers at home to remember both our mothers by.

tired to going to chill then early bed xxx

dancemum

Thank you for the thread Dusty and Natty for the previous one. X

I'm in as best I can. Busy week ahead. x

Mumto5

Thank you for the new list Dusty. I'm going to throw myself into flying as I have no cash until Friday. Please remind me if I say i'm heading to the shops!

I woke up with stress induced conjunctivit1s and other stress related health issues today. I look a state - there will be no make up free selfies of me on FB looking like this! I even wore sunglasses when it was raining cats and dogs at DS3's football match today. DH is horrified by my ailments and is finally taking me seriously so our situation has improved slightly. DS1 (19 yo) has not changed his behaviour but he has been out refereeing which was a welcome relief.

DH is working from home tomorrow, and is away tue-thu. I've asked him to take DS1 with him. He's not keen but realises that this painful weekend may have been avoided if he took him away last week when I requested. The seed has been sown.....

mrsmortenharket

Thanks Dusty.

Am in this week. Should be in every week but have been really busy these last few weeks sorting things for my ASD son.

House is a tip.

Will write huge to do list as well as following this.

Love (((hugs))) & spoons x

Dustykitten

Ironing all done

Kaz it runs on gas but you have made me think, I thought I smelt gas out in the front garden earlier by the kitchen door. which is by the aga. Engineer found a small leak on the internal gas to it last week but said he had fixed it, may be not.

Mumto5 hope your week is better x I've had a bit of a dingdong with mine if the solidarity helps.

I intend to fly hard this week as I've done little lately and am starting to feel things getting on top of me, having the house straight helps with this.