Weekly Flylady Thread 14th July 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.

Thanks to Natty for last week's thread

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

Ok here goes this week!

Manic Monday - Hall, Stairs, Landing and Study/Desk
Only got 15 minutes..
S&S toilets and basins
Hoover and mop these areas
30 minutes to spare...
Clean a window
Do some filing/email deleting
Dust the lights and skirtings
Got an hour...
Sort your desk drawers
Defrag/virus scan/back up pc
Wipe your front door in and out
Extras:
Give something away each day this week, here are some ideas:
Old uniform to another parent
Outgrown garden toys to a neighbour
Excess home produce to a friend
A bag of stuff to the charity shop
Magazines to GP/Dentists

Tiresome Tuesday - Living Rooms and Dining Rooms
Only got 15 minutes..
15 minutes tidying up
30 minutes to spare
Hoover and mop these areas
Hoover soft furnishing
Clear the table/coffee table and wipe it
Got an hour...
Shake rugs outside and bash cushions - see the dust fly
Dust your pictures
Eat a frog
Extras
Use some of your best china, napkins because you're special
Use something up - food, bottom on the handcream etc

Wonderful Wednesday - Kitchen
Only got 15 minutes
sweep and mop the floor
Shine the sink and taps
30 minutes to spare
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Empty the bin and give it a good wash out
Got an hour...
Sort all those plastic containers, find the lids ready for picnics
Me time to recharge your batteries in the middle of the week
Wipe out the fridge and see what needs using up
Extras
Make some ice cubes or ice lollies
Have you got any thank you's for the end of term organised, notes written from kids etc?
Water the pots/newly planted stuff in your garden

Thursday Bathrooms and children's/spare rooms
Only got 15 minutes
Clean toilet and sink
Empty bins, remove any rubbish/empty bottle/cups, plates
30 minutes to spare
Clean the bath/shower/taps and screen/curtain
Hoover and mop
Got an hour...
Sort out the bathroom cabinet or a chest of drawers, be ruthless
Dust up high and remove cobwebs (anyone else suffering with a daddylonglegs invasion?)
Bung some moisturiser on your feet
Extras
Do some ironing
Wash the towels - don't leave them on the line too long
Find a project/craft to work on and enjoy over the summer - report back next term on your progress

Finally Friday - Master Bedrooms
Only got 15 minutes
Clear the floorobe
Change the bed
30 minutes to spare
Declutter something from somewhere
Shine your mirror
Sort out your makeup bag - gunky mascara anyone?
Got an hour...
Drag everything out from under the bed and have a good clean under there
Give yourself a rest - you deserve it.

No extras today, just catch up on any bits you've missed during the week (that is an awful lot for some of us )

kazwookie

Evening

Wrk done
Job 2 tomorrow
Daily stuff done here
It chucked it down here this morning, but it sunny now

Anyone been to Rhodes? which are the best places etc I am sort of considering going but am not sure............any thought would be great.

pigpen

ty.. we're in

Crossed off what is done.. removed what is not relevant

Manic Monday - Hall, Stairs, Landing and Study/Desk
Only got 15 minutes..
S&S toilets and basins
Hoover and mop these areas
30 minutes to spare...
Clean a window
Do some filing/email deleting
Dust the lights and skirtings
Got an hour...
Defrag/virus scan/back up pc
Wipe your front door in and out
Extras:
Give something away each day this week, here are some ideas:

Tiresome Tuesday - Living Rooms and Dining Rooms
Only got 15 minutes..
15 minutes tidying up
30 minutes to spare
Hoover and mop these areas
Got an hour...
Dust your pictures
Eat a frog


Wonderful Wednesday - Kitchen
Only got 15 minutes
sweep and mop the floor
Shine the sink and taps
30 minutes to spare
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening, Please count me in for this week and hopefully I can keep up, as I have gotten a bit lost the last couple of week.

Manic Monday – Hall, Stairs, Landing and Study/Desk
S&S toilets and basins
Hoover and mop these areas
Clean a window
Do some filing. Email deleting
Dust the lights and skirting
Sort out desk drawers
Defrag/virus scan/back up pc
Wipe the front door inside and outside
Sort through ds2’s clothes – removing small ones and see what he needs in the next size (its hard to belive that he is almost 1)
Make shopping list and do an online shop (usually do this at the weekend but never got around to it)

Other Jobs for Monday
Business administration
Set up m.s account
Check required hours with client
Write up report for client 1
Do admin for client 2
Finish scheduling course work so that I can get it all done in time

Mumto5

Thanks for the new thread Dusty I'm in.

Lovely weekend with a less than nice ending. Trying very hard to stay awake to pick up DS2 from work.

On hols to Cornwall on Saturday so I need to stick to the thread to keep organised.

So glad the world cup is finally over. In a football obsessed masculine household it us not fun. I am more tolerant than most football wives. I am fed up with it.

torianut

Hello all, not joined in or lurked for well over a year but have got lazy and really want to find motivation and get on top of the housework and cooking.
Hope you don't mind me joining in x

froddington

I'm in - thanks, Dusty :A

Last Rainbows tomorrow evening and then Year 6 camp at school from Wednesday after school until Friday home time.

Hmmm, so I guess I'm in a little tomorrow and then Tuesday and Friday!!

pigpen - hope today went well

Hugs for all poorlies and anyone else who wants one.

I may have just ordered a new, huge, fab ratty cage Which will mean I can have a couple more

Ok, a list .............


Manic Monday - Hall, Stairs, Landing and Desk

Only got 15 minutes..
S&S toilets and basins
Hoover these areas

30 minutes to spare...
Clean a window
Do some filing/email deleting
Dust the lights and skirtings

Got an hour...
Sort your desk
Defrag/virus scan/back up pc
Wipe your front door in and out

Extras:
Give something away each day this week M Tu W Th F Sa Su

**Vanilla**

I'm in this week but following my own list.


Today I've finally got the hotpress done and a few loads of washing. 20 more items up on ebay and 4 sold tonight. 2 bin bags full of charity stuff put in car so I don't forget.


Loads of big jobs to get don this week so I'm off to get my sleep.
Night night all xx

Kaz2904

I will be flying from my own list this week as I only have tomorrow and Wednesday and then we're on holiday
Will get it written up here tomorrow hopefully.

Thanks for good wishes, all better now. Hip still a little tender but it can take my weight and we will be walking 10miles next Saturday so that'll make sure it's in position!

bossymoo

Me please, off list also due to hols. Hugs, squeezes and smooches to all

nicki_2

Thanks Dusty, I'm in but working from my own lists again.

Last full week of school here, I have DD's summer concert on Tuesday evening (must remember to put suncream on!), work Tues at home, work Wed/Thur/Fri morning will be out and about and I have so many other things swimming around in my head I'm taking pen and paper to bed so I can write them all down as they come to me The whole house needs a blooming good clean as mould has started growing in the bathroom and other random spots around the house again so that will have to be Fridays job as I have too much on Monday to fit that in.

Right I'm off to bed. DD will be up in 6 hours and panicking she hasn't got all her school stuff sorted. I'll also be up as I want to get out to Mr A asap but will need to charge my phone and write my list out...I tried using an app and I hated it so back to pen and paper for me.

:wave: