Weekly Flylady Thread 28th July 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.

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!

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Open those windows/doors and let in the summer sunshine...
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
30 minutes...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
Got an hour...
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks...

• Sort out school bags and lunch boxes and other school related stuff for the new year.. including coats and shoes.. what needs replacing??
• Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Tuesday trauma - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the oven.. now you can't moan it hasn't been on for AGES!!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Got an hour...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard.. mine is the baking cupboard.. what is yours?
Extra Mission : help yourself

• Run the WM through 'clean cycle'.. hottish wash with a splosh of vinegar, soda crystals bleach.. whatever you fancy just clear those pipes of gunge!
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 31 fling boogie..
• Have a film fest.. with popcorn and pop!!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Wednesday Wishes- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
15 minutes
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
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...
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• Mid week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Thursday Thrills- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
15 minutes...
Clean floors in these rooms
30 minutes to spare...
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Got an hour...
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
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 all the dirty laundry
Extra mission: Take your pick!

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• empty out the bathroom cabinet.. clean it.. fling what you don't need and stash the rest in a beautiful manner.. make it all nicely colour cordinated so you have a cupboard rainbow..

Flyday fllliiing!- 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 rain sunnyness
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean all paintwork on the landing
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear out your undies.. fling those manky bassieres and those elasticless knickers - bet you won't have as many bras as me...45!..

Honey_Bear

June / July Personal Challenges:

Dusty - Finish the planting out, loose 3lb, do stomach exercises
Lozzy88 - lose 5lb and repay Dad £370 for bunks! Lost 6lbs and now owe Dad £100!
Nikki – Not snacking!
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. All done!
Lynnejk – Do some more Leslie Sansome walking - Done Two. Lose at least 2lbs - Lost One. Clear toad in spare room, study - Made a start.
Ionafan - Stuck to food plan and lost weight. Worked in the garden once a week and finished 3 jobs off the Toots list.
JTTOU - Have lost 12lbs in total since beginning of June - 4 more than Challenge Target! Have today managed to sort and throw from all boxes/files etc in our current cupboard/ re-sort some boxes to our filed cupboard and put all the remaining paperwork into one biggish box - but not nearly so ginormous as it was a the beginning of June!!! It is approximately half the size.
So declaring June July challenge a success!
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 All done!
Crowdpleaser - knit four squares for blanket - and now another four. All done and now on course for 20!
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 – Pay off CC1, Finish wall art for Noo’s room, Start work on the garage, gt at least 10 items on Ebay, Make sure everytying is up to date at the new address, Chase up utility bills All June Challenges completed.
Dancemum - Lost 5lbs this week, bringing the total to 2s 9lbs. Wow! Huge round of applause there, Dancemum. That is just sensational!
Busy Granny – One slow cooker meal a week.
MinnieMousesMummy Finding all of my course work and getting it scheduled so that I can get it all completed in (end of September with exams May 2015).

michelle2008

Stair carpet is so neglected - I really find it tricky to haul the vacuum cleaner up the stairs and hold it in place.

But it's well overdue so challenge accepted!

Honey_Bear

Thanks for the new thread, Natty. I'm in again.

If anyone wants to update their Challenge status, just add the information in blue (if possible). Four more days to go!

I've managed to put 2lbs on rather than lose them, and I have to say alcohol has been consumed during both June and July, but I managed the other two so things aren't all bad.

skint_breeder_5

I am in ......well I aim to be....need to get back into swing of lists so Skint Pitz starts looking more like Skint Ritz again!

froddington

I'd be in if I could - thanks Natty :A - but I'm off to Belgium tomorrow and won't be back til Thursday

Have a good week everyone and I'll 'see' you again on Friday xx

P.S. Am planning on a visit to the National Archives in August and I know some others on here were interested in meeting up there when I mentioned it before. Let me know if you fancy a meet and any dates you can / can't do and I'll sort something when I get back

Frizzle_2

I'm in! Here is my skeleton list!

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
15 minutes...
Open those windows/doors and let in the summer sunshine...
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
30 minutes...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
An hour...
Mop the hall floor... (Covered in white marks from where I swept tup the washing powder that ds2 spilt everywhere.)

pigpen

cheers chick xx

back soon .. I have feathers to clean up which I have been spitting for the last hour and a half!

ionafan

Thank you for the lists, Natty.

I shan't be doing much flying this week as we're looking after DGS1+2 for 3 days (which also involves 2 day return trips to London to collect and then return them), then we're off to see DS2 and family on Thursday and meeting up with friends in the city where we used to live on Friday.

I have worked hard this weekend and cleared the study-bedroom sufficiently for the boys to sleep in it! We went out for a couple of hours this afternoon to a local show to see some wonderful Suffolk horses muck-spreading and ploughing - very soothing.

I'm glad your rat has been eraticated, Pigpen. I did wonder if it was your KH in another guise but decided that it couldn't be, or you would have had it out of the house in less time than it takes to spell R-A-T.

Thanks for updating the challenges list, Honey Bear - and well done to everyone who has completed theirs. I have stuck to my food plan, lost a little bit of weight, worked in the garden about once a week and done 3 items off my Toots list, but I have also spent far more time working on the new course than I had allowed for. I wish I could say that August will be my month off, but I will have to deal with the paperwork for our charity AGM in September.

I need to hide the mouse and keyboard for my PC from inquisitive little fingers so will try to keep up with you all on my K!ndl€ - at least on the train journeys.

(((Hugs))), sticks and spoons to all, as needed x

pigpen

ionafan wrote: »

I'm glad your rat has been eraticated, Pigpen. I did wonder if it was your KH in another guise but decided that it couldn't be, or you would have had it out of the house in less time than it takes to spell R-A-T.

That quite amused me.. you aren't on my fb are you? I'm just having a teeny rant... just a small one It was meant to bring the girls home today and hasn't.. but I got the last work in the text argument.. which went along the lines of.. 'stooping to your level.. I know, I should know better'


KAPOW!!!!


(if it was that vermin, I'd have caught it and bit off its head myself.. )

SOMam

Hi, I'm wondering if I could maybe join you guys? I always struggle to find a place to start and from what I have read this looks to be what I need. While I am new to making posts I have been lurking around these forums for a while. I'm not very talkative but this is something I am hoping to change. And to be honest the encouragement will be more than I get now.