Weekly Flylady Thread 11th August 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.

Thank you to Natty for last weeks thread

Welcome aboard if you are new, jump right in with whichever day you join us on. Returners welcome home. Regulars time to up your game and get some cleaning done.

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.

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 - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floor
30 minutes to spare..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out
Got an hour...
Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Exterminate, exterminate get rid of those annoying hotspots
Extra Mission
Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
Sort out the cupboard under the sink, give it a good wipe out

Tuesday - Living Room and study
15 minutes..
Tidy up, put things away, straighten those piles - there better already
30 minutes to spare...
Hoover the floors
Dust electricals, screens etc
Do one bit of paperwork
Got an hour...
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Wipe the skirtings/lightshades and bulbs
Time to deal with something else on your desk or sort out the drawers
Extra Mission:
Wash your door sausage or make one if you need it
Check kids pencil cases ready for the return for school, no kids sort your own stationery, think about planner/diary for next year if you like a 16 month one

Wednesday - Bathroom/downstairs toilet/Hall, Stairs, Landing
15 minutes...
Clean the toilets and sinks, shine those taps
Got 30 minutes to spare...
ME TIME - newbies this is a very important part of being a flylady You could soak you feet and paint your nails, read a magazine, chat with a friend, have a cuppa - anything but you must not skip t his task
Have an hour...
Clear the floors and hoover and mop them, right into the manky corners
Test your smoke alarms, hoover them out inside
Clean the bath and/or shower - descale the head if required
Shine those mirrors and windows
Extra mission:
Who needs new toothbrushes/cotton wool/sponges etc?
Change pet bedding


Thursday - Choose a bedroom
15 minutes..
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
30 minutes to spare..
Clear and clean the bedside table/dressing table
Hoover the floor
Do your rings need a clean? I soak mine in a ramekin of warm water with a dash of washing up liquid and gently brush with an old toothbrush.
Got an hour..
What's lurking under the bed, drag it all out, hoover right to the back. Found any treasurers or trash?
Extra mission:
Sort any piles of magazines, catalogues etc, any you can pass on or recycle?
Get out winter boots/shoes do they need reheeling/polishing/replacing?

Good luck to those flykids collecting A/AS results today, fingers crossed you get what you deserve

Friday Rooms of Dooms
15 minutes..
Eat a frog or at least take a big bite from it
30 minutes to spare..
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Vacuum the floor
Clean the window
Got an hour..
The cupboard/drawer/pile you have been meaning to deal with forever, the time has come to tackle it!
Not got a pile, then your surfaces should be nice and clear for a good dusting.
Extra Mission
Catch up on something you missed earlier in the week or do something you've been meaning to?

bonnie_bumpkins

thank you dusty - I am def in this week

bossymoo

Oh me please!

In around paid stuff for the next couple of days.

Thanks dusty and also to natty for the last couple of weeks x

froddington

Evening! I'm in - thanks Dusty :A

bonnie - hello! Good to have you back on board x

I have started building my new giant ratty cage so this week I need to do a major declutter and rearranging job in the front room to accommodate it!! Also have a lovely new 'retro' look music system to set up which is much smaller than my current one (and doesn't have 2 giant speakers either!!).

So far I have sorted a box of CDs and DVDs for the charity shop and a bag of various bits and pieces which I really don't need

I will need some[STRIKE] kicking [/STRIKE]gentle encouragement to keep going with this. I know I will love the new, nice, tidy, sorted front room - I just lack the motivation to do it It probably won't take that long when I actually get going

Monday - Kitchen

15 minutes...
Vacuum the floor

30 minutes to spare..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out

Got an hour...
Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too

pigpen

we're in.. ty all xx

Natty68

Thank you for the list Dusty and count me in hon..well as best as I can do with having an annoying 15yr old under my feet this week...lol

Natty's List
Make beds
Rerun the towel wash, that is currently lanquishing in the machine...lol
Feed sisters 1001 animals twice..
Hoover living room
Hoover sisters living room
Niece's hair appointment
My nail appointment
Cook dinner
And breathe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floor
30 minutes to spare..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out
Got an hour...
Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Exterminate, exterminate get rid of those annoying hotspots
Extra Mission
Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
Sort out the cupboard under the sink, give it a good wipe out

ionafan

Thank you to Dusty for the new thread and to Natty for keeping us flying for the past fortnight.

Well done, Skinty's DD1 :T

I've done a lot since I posted the long list on Friday, and have postponed some less urgent things until after my brother and s-i-l's visit, so my list for tomorrow (and probably early Tuesday morning too!) looks just about manageable:
- ring the dentist: I think my new filling has already dropped out
- WMx2
- shopping
- hang mirror in the guest bedroom
- fix cabin hook on the bathroom door
- check the LR curtains which have drooped at one end :eek:
- cut and fix plastic radiator pipe covers throughout the house as I clean each room
- weed the flowerbeds and prune a couple of wayward shrubs
- finish planting out
- bake choux buns and a sponge cake
- cook gammon in the SC
- send rubbish to the tip with DH
- clean the downstairs windows: DH will help with outside
- weed the flowerbeds and prune a couple of wayward shrubs (fortunately I mowed the lawn yesterday, before the rain, and our sandy soil will have dried out again by morning)

DH :A has painted 100 small polystyrene balls in a variety of colours for me

I may not have much time to post, or even catch up with the thread, this week. Spoons will be left out in the pot on the kitchen worktop as usual - please help yourselves when required, Natty, Lame Wolf and anyone else who needs one.

Will now go and wrap DGD2's birthday present and dab a bit more paint on some water pipes before bed time! Hope everyone has a good week and Flykids get the exam results they need x

**Vanilla**

I'm in this week and plan to follow list. Need to wrap ebay stuff in morning and get it posted then have 3 appointments.


Waiting on OH and DS1 to get home, hopefully it will be soon I need sleep. lol


Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floor
30 minutes to spare..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out
Got an hour...Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Exterminate, exterminate get rid of those annoying hotspots
Extra Mission
Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
Sort out the cupboard under the sink, give it a good wipe out

nicki_2

We'll be flying from our own lists this week since we're decorating but I will need to keep up with the dailies and maybe some bits from the list as well so thank you Dusty

Monday -
Kitchen:
WUDUPA
clear & wipe surfaces including hob
Sort out the fridge, make a list of things to use up this week
DIY: Livingroom
- Fill holes/cracks as appropriate,
- DD to strip remaining wallpaper,
- measure up for wood for shelves/repairing cupboard & buy if weather holds for me to go and get it!
- Fix cupboard and fit shelves _pale_:think:_pale_ (first time doing stuff like this on my own!)
- dig out fireplace and get DD to start sanding the surround.
General:
S&S bathroom,
ironing,
DD to pair socks,
laundry away,
file work papers,
HHShredding (DD will probably enjoy doing this again)
Tea (chicken curry)

Meanwhile I best get sorted for bed as I'm fighting to keep my eyes open :wave:

lynnejk

Thanks Dusty and count me in please and thanks to Natty for last week's thread :T

If it's gone I've done it or don't have one

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floor
30 minutes to spare..
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out
Got an hour...Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Exterminate, exterminate get rid of those annoying hotspots
Extra Mission
Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
Sort out the cupboard under the sink, give it a good wipe out



My list for this week (so far - more to follow)

Sort out CDs
Sort dry stock cupboard and check - definite 'frog'
Cane Toad in spare room


Work Monday
Work Tuesday
Work Wednesday
Work Friday


My good news is that DH is starting a new FT job on contract tomorrow :j


Positive vibes and blessings to all who need them and hope the sun shines especially for everyone on their hols


Hope you all have a magical Monday
Lx

Dustykitten

Great news to start the week ljk - hoping the week is full of happy news for each and everyone of us.

Washing up done so off to bed in a minute.