Weekly Flylady Thread 12th May 2014

Natty68

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 Dusty for last weeks thread

There are 3 levels per day with level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. 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!

Manic Monday - Killer Kitchen and Dapper Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean those icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Got an hour...
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras

• binbag dance!
• HHI ..
• Clean windows and sills
• Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works!
  

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
15 minutes...
Wipe and water neglected plants
Remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Got an hour...
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Sort out the shoes and boots and fling the dead ones and the out grown ones
Vacuum hall, landing and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
• Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
• Wash those winter coats and put them away/fling the manky old ones.. including the one you have worn for about 10 years!! It is dead.. get rid!
• 15 minutes filing

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & Bathrooms
15 minutes...
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Got an hour...
Declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
Wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

• HHI..
• Clear a hotspot
• Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!
• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of.. you WILL have nothing left lol!!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks...

• 37 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls

Fabulous Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
15 minutes...
Clear the floor
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper
homes!
30 minutes to spare...
Strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!
Got an hour...
Vacuum the floor
Deweb and fluff the room
Clean the windows
Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors
Extras

• Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it
• Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
• 15 minutes filing!

Mumto5

Thanks Natty I will try harder to keep up this week.

Crowdpleaser

Thanks natty. Im in although how productive I'll be is anyones guess..... x

bossymoo

Natty68 wrote: »

15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast
Open the windows and let in the summer!

Do you know something we don't ? rain forecast all week here :cool:

Anyway, I shall be in rain or shine, I've tidied up the mess everywhere but oh my floors are dirty :eek:

See you tomorrow and thanks for the lists X


Manic Monday - Killer Kitchen and Dapper Dining Room
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back.
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
binbag dance! - garage!

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & Bathrooms

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
Check fire alarms are working
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of.. you WILL have nothing left lol!!

Fabulous Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
Clean the windows
Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors

skint_breeder_5

bossymoo wrote: »

Do you know something we don't ? rain forecast all week here :cool:

Anyway, I shall be in rain or shine, I've tidied up the mess everywhere but oh my floors are dirty :eek:

See you tomorrow and thanks for the lists X

rain is expected here plus high humidity nearly everyday this week, so I have been running WM, TD pegging on the airer with Dehumidifier running full pelt too to make use of my cheaper weekend leccy all day today. so Kitchen looks like a pit, as DD3 hasn't loaded DW or thought about WUDUPA, so I am definitely in (I might even make a crafty head start!)

pigpen

Loads to get through this week including murder!!

Ty to the fly posse

Fabric being rehomed on wednesday

froddington

I'm in - thanks, Natty :A

Quieter week this week (I hope!!) so may achieve more than usual

Hugs for all who want or need one xx

Manic Monday - Killer Kitchen

15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the summer!

30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean those icky filters and drawers from WM
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!

Got an hour...
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!

Extras
binbag dance!
Clean windows and sills

JennyJewell

Hi all
I am going to do as much as I can even if it is only level 1! I leave for work at 8 to work in a special needs school followed by running an after school club from half 3 til half 5 before catching a bus home - get home by about twenty to 7 normally, depending on how long it takes me to clear up after the children have gone home
I shall do my best - it depends on how tired I am and it doesn't help that I should have gone to bed by now, oops!
Night all x

lynnejk

I'm in. Thanks for new thread Natty and thanks for last week's Dusty.

It's going to be a strange week here as DH has decided to paint the kitchen and bathroom, starting on Tuesday. We paint them at the same time as they are both same paint - D*lux bathroom paint with anti-fungus and, joy of joys, washable :j so much easier to keep clean. That means tomorrow I will have to get as much as poss out the rooms and wash everything down - think I'm going to be busy eh.


So here's Monday's and see how we get on


Manic Monday - Killer Kitchen and Dapper Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Get that radio on super-blast...
Open the windows and let in the summer!
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean those icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Got an hour...
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras

• binbag dance!
• HHI ..
• Clean windows and sills
• Clean the oven shelves.. soak them in wash powder.. that works!

Hope you all have a marvellous Monday - I'm off to bed
Lx

just_the_two_of_us

Morning everyone - didn't realise I had been awol yesterday until I saw Piggers post about is anyone up yet!!!!

It is often me first up so sorry I missed you all - you look as if you had a great day.

I was off out at 8:40 am to vol job 1 - trying to ge tthe books sorted before the refit this weekend. It's like painting the Forth Road Bridge!!!! But that no longer needs doing so I'm trying to get a system in place - trying being the operative word!

In there again today so wil be shattered this pm but hope to join you then

Plan for today is
bedding wash
pay 2 bills
sort banking
HHtidy
HHgarden - if it stays fine.
Have a good day everyone.xx Thanks for the thread Dusty and Natty.

ionafan

Good morning all :wave:

Thanks as ever to Natty and Dusty for the lists. I shall be hovering in the background this week.

Managed to finish off the DR curtains last night and make a start on turning up the BR curtains which were about an inch too long - fortunately these can be machine hemmed: I hate herringbone stitch and the DR curtains took me all afternoon. DH needs to move a bracket before we can rehang them.

I also nearly finished off a cane toad of massive proportions over the weekend: will give it the final coup de grace this morning when I go out at 9.00. Then I have to pop to @ld1 and plant out the last few plug plants before an early lunch and a trip to the physio. Old Wives' group tonight. Not much time for proper flying, then! Tomorrow one of my old schoolfriends is coming to stay for 3 nights, so at some point I shall have to run round with a damp duster and the hoover. After all that I plan to relax for the rest of the week!

(((Hugs))), spoons and sticks to all who need them - and a big star each to the Little Moos for tidying up so well.

Catch up with you all later...