Weekly Flylady Thread 9th June 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.

Thanks to Dusty for last weeks thread

New style this week depending on how much time and motivation you have. The idea is that even if you are really busy you don't need to fall off the wagon!

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

Right here we go!!!

Muggles Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
15 minutes...
Open the windows and let in the light
Clear and wipe the work surfaces & table
Wipe the units and appliances
Clear and wipe table, replace cloth if necessary
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor
Clean out drawers and filters
Got an hour...
Thoroughly clean the cereal/baking
Shine the grotty windows
Clear and wipe window sills
Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!
Extras

• HHI
• Fill a bag for charity shop
• Deweb the downstairs of the house!!
• Wipe out the fridge.. meal plan for June!
• Scrub the sink and tiles
• Clean the lightshades
• Bake a cake/buns or prepare a new meal for our family!

Thumping Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes…
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
Wipe over sticky sofas.
30 minutes to spare…
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, any fluffy electricals and defluff behind the radiators!
Got an hour…
Wipe paintworks and any grubby marks off walls etc
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing and putting away not we have warmer weather!!
HHC in the porch

Extras

• Clear a hotspot or 3!
• Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
• Clean a window or two.
• Wash any smelly soft furnishings!
• Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it
• Wash a pair of curtains, or some nets or a throw from a chair or bed
• Groom the hairy pets... or the children lol
• 29 fling boogie

Whistfull Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
15 minutes…
Open the window and air the room
Strip off smelly bedding and sling it in the wash, replace well before bedtime!
Clear some floordrobe
30 minutes to spare…
Vacuum the mattress and air the duvet (I have been known to dangle mine over the whirly gig if it's nice)
Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe
Find 10 things to get rid of!
Got an hour…
Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!! (do not set fire to anything.. just press the button!!)
Vacuum the landing and bedroom.. starting at the bottom of the stairs!!!!
Remove anything that should be elsewhere.. your bedroom is NOT a shed!!
Remove some dust bunnies and wipe over the light shades

Extras

• Wash any curtains that need doing
• HHI
• Clean the windows
• 15 minutes sort out of the landing gibble.. see if you can find something to rehome
• Sort out one cupboard, just the one!!!

Thursday Scrubfest- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes…
Clean & wash floors in these rooms
Air the room.. fling open the windows and let in the summery air!!
Replace sponges and toothbrushes that need doing!!
30 minutes to spare…
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside and under the rim and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush!!!!
Dust PC and clear any clutter from desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Clean the windows in these rooms...
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour…
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect any stray laundry from upstairs.
HHG.. if your garden is already beautiful go out and enjoy it for half an hour!!

Extras…

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• Binbag dance.... ready.. set.. go!!!!!!!!
• Empty out the bathroom cabinet.. clean it.. fling what you don't need and stash the rest in a beautiful manner.. in alphabetical order please!
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc whatever needs cleaning.
• Do any toothbrushes/sponges etc need replacing?
• HHI... a bit more gone!
• Throw out/get rid of 3 things from every room in your house!!

Freaky Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes…
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
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…
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Got an hour…
Drag everything out from under the bed too.. there is floor under there!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe the grotty patches of the walls and woodwork
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Extras

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
• 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!
• Clean out any pets!

bossymoo

Thanks Dusty and Natty, I'm in this week please. And well done Natty for joining us in our challenge month :T
We can do it!!!

June Challenge:
Bossymoo - Sort bills including car insurance, organise ISAs and lose 10lb
Jazee - No snacks except fruit, other than that only eating at main meals
Dusty - Finish the planting out, loose 3lb, do stomach exercises
Lozzy88 - lose 5lb and repay Dad £370 for bunks!
Nikki - Complete exercise challenge!
JennyJewel - Lose 1st in weight!!! (hope you don't intent to amputate any parts!)
Froddy - Rejoin SW and lose half a stone
RebeccaHarris31 - To try and "Boost My Income" each day by doing surveys etc. and (hopefully!) get some pay outs by the end of the month.
Aldahbra - do flylady tasks every day for June! Welcome to the team!
Mumto5 - no mid week wine, a month of packed lunches so I can save dinner money for my upcoming holidays
Mummyroysof3 - complete last assignment for degree by the 10th, lose 7lb and not put of smear test
Lynnejk - Restart home exercise with Lesley Sansone - please give me a kick through the week someone. And lose weight gained since stopping smoking
Ionafan - Lose another 5 lb (surely you will vanish?). Finish writing this course. Finish the planting out. Finish touching up the paint all round the house. Get the voile up in the kitchen.
JTTOU - Lose 3 lbs more before June 30th Anniversary holiday ( just in case I put it back on!). Sort one box of paperwork for each week I am in the country - so three boxes.
Wendywitch - tba
Mrs MP - lose 7lbs, do some excercise every weekday, keep up to date on the fly lists, complete at least 2 panels on dictonary of homes cross stitch, give mil ALL the support she wants, ring mum dad every week, text sis and bro at least fortnightly, clear some more clutter - wow Mrs MP we might demand you at least take a day off for YOU xxx
FizzWhizz - stay on the midweek wagon and lose a few lbs
JennyBee - Do all the filing that has been in a pile for ages, Do a car boot to sell all the stuff that's in a box waiting to go, Send off DS1 passport forms, Have some me time
MaddyWaddy - Complete weeks 1-3 jogging couch to 5k - Join 2 running clubs, Fly
HoneyBear - 1 Lose 4lbs 2 Deal with one box a day in the Room of Doom 3 Go booze free for the month 4 Complete an entire Flylist one day a week.
Vanilla - To stay on the thread and completely empty the attic.
Charlieyates - Lose at least 5lb and make at least 2 rooms look liveable
Lamewolf - Reduce my Toots/Frog list by 5 items.
Crowdpleaser - knit four squares for blanket - and now another four :T
Natty - Staying on the thread every day, and post something even if it's a couple of words, every day.
Greent - SW, lose 1/2 stone in the remainder of this month and min 15 mins of crosstrainer 3x/ week
Amyloofoo - Do some exercise every day, even if it's just taking DD to the park. Make sure I get the referrals DD and I both need. Meal plan and stick to grocery budget. Get rid of the evil overdraft. Send letters to P and D. Arrange a visit to family. Try to lose 1kg in preparation for the July wedding.

kazwookie

Me please, I'm in, thank you for all the lists

pigpen

we're in,.... busy.. back soon.. and thank you xx


Muggles Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining RoomI did most of this list yesterday so that's gone!
30 minutes to spare...
Clean out WM drawers

Thumping Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Extras
Clear a hotspot or 3!
Clean a window (there is only 1.. but it huge! and I can't reach it!)
Clear one hotspot, or just spend at least 5 minutes tackling it... a 4th hotspot???
29 fling boogie

Whistfull Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing ~ neither of these areas are practical to sort/clear until I have organised the downstairs to some semblance of order
Extras

• 15 minutes sort out of the landing gibble.. see if you can find something to rehome ..

Thursday Scrubfest- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes…
Clean & wash floors in these rooms
Air the room..
30 minutes to spare…
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside and under the rim and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush!!!!
Clean the windows in these rooms...
Got an hour…
Wipe down tiles in bathroom..
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower curtain .. put a new one up!
Collect any stray laundry from upstairs.
Extras…

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• Binbag dance.... ready.. set.. go!!!!!!!!
• Throw out/get rid of 3 things from every room in your house!!

Freaky Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes…
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
30 minutes to spare…
Vacuum the floor
Got an hour…
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers
Extras

• Sort through one box or toys..
• End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house..

YORKSHIRELASS

I am in, thank you, going to be a busy day tomorrow but I will do what I can!

froddington

I'm in - thanks Natty :A

Muggles Monday ~ Kitchen

15 minutes...
Clear and wipe the work surfaces
Wipe the units and appliances

30 minutes to spare...
Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Sweep and mop the floor

Got an hour...
Shine the grotty windows
Clear and wipe window sills
Wipe the inside doors.. inside.. and out!!

Extras
Fill a bag for charity shop

Natty68

I'm in, although I hope the weather isn't too hot as I want to go through the house etc.. And there are a few jobs that would get me rather overheated if it's hot..lol

Natty68

My new purchases... I sweet talked my Dave to buy them for me yesterday, I was supposed to get a bin and a crockery set..but didn't get the crockery so replaced it with a couple of other items..lol

Quillion

Went to my local food market on Saturday and had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Chaos for the first time xxx

nicki_2

I'm in!

I'll be off list tomorrow though as I have lots to do. Just booked a Mr A delivery for 8-10am tomorrow with rubber gloves included so I can wash up etc. I'm already on my 4th plaster today I need to get shopping lists written for when I go to the bank on Wednesday (weather permitting, I want to walk and the forecast is just cloudy that day) as I want to pop to the chandlers. I also need to get the window painting finished. Almost done already. Just need to tidy up a piece and colour that in, check the colouring on the badge & paint the white background, then I might do a George flag or two DD poopooed my original idea, and I can see why now

Oh well, I'm going to tidy up, put more tape on my finger, and try to find a home for the dozen or so chelsea buns DD has made which are currently doing back stroke in icing! Then I'm off to bed. Hopefully for more than 5 hours sleep :wave:

Rachel021967

I want to join in. I will do my best but with Depression some days are than others.