Weekly Flylady Thread 21st April 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.

Many thanks to Natty for last weeks thread

There are 3 levels per day to fit in with 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 - Bank Holiday list only for those in the mood
Just a little flying...
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits
Still in the mood...
Meal plan for the week
Collect the laundry and put a wash on/or strip a bed
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills
Fancy more...
Give sinks and toilets a S&S
Empty all your bins
HHI or mending
Extras or jobs to delegate
Get some hot soapy water and wash your front and/or back door and the frame. Clean the mogs flap so you can see out.
Defrost the freezer

Tuesday - Kitchen
15 minutes ....
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink
30 minutes ....
Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Descale the kettle, iron etc
15 minutes flinging
Got an hour ....
Dust behind, underneath something that rarely gets done
Hoover and mop the floor
Clean the windows including the frame
Extras
Eat a frog
Find the suncream
Make some ice
Clean some shoes

Wednesday Bathrooms and office/study like places
15 minutes...
Hoover and mop the floors
30 minutes...
Clean the sinks and toilets including the pedestals front and back
Change the towels/bathmats for clean ones
15 minutes on your hottest spot
Got an hour...
Clear the clutter from the desk and give it a wipe
Clean the bath/shower
File something, paperwork, nails, tax returns
Extras
Check the bathroom for any mould, deal with it now
HHPaperwork

Thursday - Living Room or similar
15 minutes...
Clear the floor and hoover through
Collect up any leaflets, newspapers, school letters which can be recycled
30 minutes...
Dust the tv and other electricals
Piles - how are yours? Deal with at least one
Empty the bins
Got an hour....
Wash any throws, curtains, cushion covers
Clean the windows and the ledges
Wipe the mantle and the coffee table
Extras
Declutter your purse of receipts and your handbag of sweet wrappers
Pelvic floors girls give them a workout

Friday - Master Bedroom
15 minutes....
Put away as much as you can that is out of place
30 minutes...
Change the bedding
wipe the window ledge and the dressing table/chest of drawers
Wash any really dusty ornaments
Got an hour....
Sort through your summer tops, any to rehome
30 minutes me time you deserve it
Extras
Eat one last frog for the week
Do a good deed

Crowdpleaser

Thanks dusty, im in this week. Thanks natty for last week x

Fmess

Thanks Dusty, last week really helped me get organised and the house is in a much better state now

I really need to clean the front door so I am definitely up for tomorrow's list, although I need to intersperse cleaning, with the gym and some school work this week.

mothernerd

I'm in. Will do better next week - am catching up. Many thanks to Natty

ionafan

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

I shall be flying between more gardening, decorating and tidying this week. I also have about 150 leaflets to deliver down a long local road!

Am just about to freecycle some more unwanted items, having binned a few bits, given DH some of his bits to put away and started a CS bag. All from a room which has been sorted through many times before

bossymoo

:wave:

I'm in please. Did type out a reply but it's vanished. Short story:
Lovely holiday, v tired as travelled overnight, house was clean when left / got home, is now a pit / laundry explosion.

Night all and thanks for the lists (no mogs or flaps here)


Monday - Bank Holiday list only for those in the mood
Just a little flying...
[STRIKE]HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits [/STRIKE]
Still in the mood...
Meal plan for the week
[STRIKE]Collect the laundry and put a wash on/or strip a bed
HHPaperwork/replying to emails/paying bills[/STRIKE]
Fancy more...
[STRIKE]Give sinks and toilets a S&S
Empty all your bins
HHI or mending[/STRIKE]
Extras or jobs to delegate
[STRIKE]Get some hot soapy water and wash your front and/or back door and the frame.[/STRIKE] Clean the mogs flap so you can see out.
Defrost the freezer

Tuesday - Kitchen
15 minutes ....
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink[/STRIKE]
30 minutes ....
[STRIKE]Wipe the hob and front of the oven
Descale the kettle,[/STRIKE] iron etc
[STRIKE]15 minutes flinging[/STRIKE]
Got an hour ....
Dust behind, underneath something that rarely gets done
[STRIKE]Hoover and mop the floor
Clean the windows including the frame[/STRIKE]
Extras
Eat a frog
[STRIKE]Find the suncream [/STRIKE]
Make some ice
[STRIKE]Clean some shoes[/STRIKE]

Wednesday Bathrooms and office/study like places
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Hoover and mop the floors[/STRIKE]
30 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clean the sinks and toilets including the pedestals front and back[/STRIKE]
Change the towels/bathmats for clean ones
15 minutes on your hottest spot
Got an hour...
[STRIKE]Clear the clutter from the desk and give it a wipe
Clean the bath/shower
File something, paperwork, nails, tax returns[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Check the bathroom for any mould, deal with it now
HHPaperwork[/STRIKE]

Thursday - Living Room or similar
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Clear the floor and hoover through
Collect up any leaflets, newspapers, school letters which can be recycled[/STRIKE]
30 minutes...
[STRIKE]Dust the tv and other electricals[/STRIKE]
Piles - how are yours? Deal with at least one
[STRIKE]Empty the bins[/STRIKE]
Got an hour....
[STRIKE]Wash any throws, curtains, cushion covers
Clean the windows and the ledges
Wipe the mantle and the coffee table[/STRIKE]
Extras
Declutter your purse of receipts and your handbag of sweet wrappers
Pelvic floors girls give them a workout

Friday - Master Bedroom
15 minutes....
[STRIKE]Put away as much as you can that is out of place[/STRIKE]
30 minutes...
Change the bedding
[STRIKE]wipe the window ledge and the dressing table/chest of drawers
Wash any really dusty ornaments[/STRIKE]
Got an hour....
[STRIKE]Sort through your summer tops, any to rehome
30 minutes me time you deserve it[/STRIKE]
Extras
[STRIKE]Eat one last frog for the week
Do a good deed[/STRIKE]

dancemum

I'm in. Thank you for the threads. X


DH has been sick. He does suffer with anxiety. I'm hoping he will be ok to take ds1 to football tomorrow as we have the train ticket etc I can't take him as they have the new 2 person railcard so I can't use the tickets unless I buy another rail card.

Kitchen has been put yo bed. Night night x

joannasmum

Thanks for the list Dusty.

My work hours are changing from this week to 3 school hour days and 1 full day. I'm hoping for a better work life balance! But need to sort a new routine. So I'm in!

optimistic-mummy

hi all ... happy easter (sorry its late) thankyou for new thread dusty and thankyou for last weeks thread natty

my list so far for the week

monday - doing a carboot - much needed
tues - carpet being delivered for hall get ds1 and ds2 in drs
weds - food shop

not a very busy week thank god ... want to get this place squared up and spend some much needed quality time with the kids x

Mumto5

Thank you for the new thread Dusty.

Kids are back to school on Tuesday and I need to assemble PE and swimming kits. Today was a write off after a late night with friends on Saturday.

More problematic will be getting the said kids up at 7am on Tuesday. It was 9.30 when they woke up today. The lie in for us grown ups was so good!

froddington

I'm in - thanks, Dusty :A

Monday - Bank Holiday list only for those in the mood

Just a little flying...
HH tidying or decluttering
Hoover and mop the worst bits

Still in the mood...
Meal plan for the week
Collect the laundry and put a wash on
HHPaperwork

Fancy more...
Give sinks and toilets a S&S