Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd September 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

Each day has a list of tasks which works 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

Monday - Bathrooms & Landing
15 minutes....
Clear the clutter from the floor and clean right into the corners
30 minutes to spare....
Clean baths/sinks/showers/toilet
Change the towels
Descale either the toilet, tapes or shower screen
Got an hour....
Clear a hotspot (is your landing a huge one?)
Check the smoke alarms
Gather laundry from around the house
Wipe all dusty surfaces
Extras
Find the hotwater bottles for those chilly evenings to save putting the heating on yet
Deal with emails/phonecalls/post
Bung some moisturiser on your hands, feet, knees, elbows etc

Tuesday - Kitchen
15 minutes....
Hover and mop floor
Empty the bin and wash it out
30 minutes to spare....
Clean a window
Sort the under sink cupboard
Got an hour....
Wipe the worksurfaces over
Dust on top of shelves/cupboards/furniture
Wipe the window sill
Extras
Sort out your T-towels, oven gloves apron, dispose of old one and wash dirty ones
Wipe some door handles

Wednesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs
15 minutes ....
Do something from your Toots list, or at least start something if you have nothing you can do in 15 minutes
30 minutes to spare
Declutter and dust the mantle
Dust any flat surfaces including the hearth
Got an hour.....
Tidy away, CDs, DVDs, Books
Hoover the floors
Give your cushions a bash outside, watch the dust fly (duck Toots we could all be doing this together)
Extras
HHI
Test the heating (ie put it on for an hour) - bleed rads as required
Organize for chimney to be swept, stock up on firelighters, is the wood store full?

Thursday - Any bedroom
15 minutes....
Clear a surface and dust it
30 minutes to spare....
Clean down behind the bed
Tidy books/piles of magazines, toys etc
Got an hour....
Hoover any floor you can see
HHMe time
Dust lampshades and bulbs
Extras
Sort through somebody's summer clothes and pack away things to keep and get rid of things nolonger required
How are you doing with your challenges, only a few days left this month
Are winter duvets and bedding all clean and easy to reach for when you need them.

Friday - Little bit of everything
Level one
Hoover anywhere that needs it
Level two
Clean the kitchen sink
Dust pc/laptop screens/decrumb the keyboard
Level three
Change any beds in need (including pets)
Try to get outside for 15 minutes, sweep the path, clean the cat flap or just enjoy the start of autumn
Declutter/ebay/recycle at least 5 things
Extras
Catch up on mending
Do some crafts/puzzles/something you enjoy
Make a list of just 5 things that you will achieve in October

pigpen

TY all concerned... I am hoping to be in this week but I have vets and solicitors and a bazillion other things to do.

Mumof2_2

Hi Dusty, I'm in please and many thanks for the list.

mamaninie

Glad it's the bathroom first it's my room of doom at the mo!

Thanks
X

FizzWhizz

Thank you Dusty, hope your mum has a nice, peaceful week and is back to full fitness very soon xx

DH is already snoring and I am wide awake, wondering whether I should attack the bathroom floor now so I'm off to a flyer tomorrow?!

Frizzle_2

Dustykitten
Do you have a recipe for tomato soup? I have loads of tomatoes ready and I can't get thought them all!

Frizzle_2

Bathrooms are still shiny from Thursday/ Friday whenever I did them! So I am going to scrap Monday all together.
Monday is my manic night. I get home at 6, get the boys something quick for tea and then they go to bed, then I do three hours of marking and prep. Somewhere in there I manage to get myself and hubby some dinner! So I am having a. Day off! Will obviously do the dailies! See you all on Tuesday!

dancemum

I'm in thank you ladies x

nails are growing nicely apart from thumbs. Weight however could be 1 stone on not off

dentist again this week and I need to ring as I still can't open my mouth very far

Get well soon Skinty x
Glad kitchen is finished Wolfies x
Glad your mum is home Dusty. Hope she will be ok x

Paperwork is this the Frog on the menu for this week x

ionafan

:T :T :T More effort stars have been added this week :T :T :T
Stars are updated at the start of each week's new thread.

***Challenges and goals are not set in stone, and you are welcome to add, delete or amend your goals at any time if you're under too much pressure***

bossymoo - look after myself a bit better :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
Busy granny - (1) get DH's laptop set up,he's lost the cable - done! (2) shampoo pouffe in lounge :staradmin
dancemum – (1) stop biting my nails - they're growing - and (2) lose half a stone :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
decogecko – to get my house ready and put it on the market :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
Dustykitten - (1) get fitter - started pilates; (2) organise DS1's roman blind; (3) financial goal: get all bank accounts and ISAs sorted - more financial paperwork done :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
Frizzle – sort all the Christmas pressies out that I have already bought - sorted! - and sort out budgets and lists :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
froddington - (1) personal: lose another half stone and (2) flying: clear hallway :staradmin
greent – (1) list 20 items on ebay, (2) lose 5lb - lost 3.5 lb so far - and (3) write a list of all people I need to get pressies/ cards for - sorted for Christmas and bdays to January :staradmin :staradmin
Honey Bear - make up a toile for a dressing gown - under construction :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
ionafan – (1) re-sort my study cupboards and all my resource materials in the eaves void - started - and (2) plant out all the spring bulbs that I've ordered - phoned seller but order is delayed because of dry autumn :staradmin :staradmin
just the two of us – (1) clear desk from dining room table to elsewhere, sort and file contents of large plastic box correctly, shred DS old school work - after scanning "to keep" items - tidied dining room table enough to get a cloth on half of it!; and (2) try a new SW recipe each week - tried 3 so far – and lose 4 more pounds - done :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
kezlou - finish decorating the front room
LameWolf - get through the kitchen refit with my sanity more or less intact - done! :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin :T
loopy-loo73 – (1) lose half a stone,
(2) make conservatory inhabitable again - done and (3) make house safe for dd1 18th birthday party! - done :staradmin :staradmin
lynnejk - (1) clear out the balcony boxes - cleared out 2 largest boxes and emptied and washed all pots, refill and plant loads of dillydaffs - bulbs and compost bought -and (2) tackle the cane toad of paperwork in the study :staradmin :staradmin
MinnieMousesMummy - (1) do some serious decluttering (2) keep up with course work, which includes passing assessments - keeping up with coursework :staradmin :staradmin
mrs-moneypenny – (1) decluttering - garden part-cleared leaving a row of half massacred conifers :rotfl: and now decluttering indoors - and (2) doing more crafts to use up some of my stash - ongoing! :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
mummyroysof3 – (1) get loft room finished for dd - done and (2) redecorate small bedroom :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
Mumof2 – (1) look after myself better (eat proper meals) - not snacking so much between meals, (2) plant the bulbs we got on Saturday and (3) make sure I get out with the dogs every day -getting some exercise every day :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
nicki - set up office area- desk set up, waiting for bookcases - and work there, not on the sofa! I'm using the desk, and the back of the sofa as a desk extension :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
parsniphead – (1) get sewing room cleared out and set up and (2) the walk-in cupboard in the bedroom needs sorting once and for all - started :staradmin
pigpen – (1) get the back room rebuilt and (2) sort the girls’ room - beds built, CoD set up and filled, bags of stuff taken to CS and more listed on ebeast :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin
SOMam – (1) lose at least 4 lbs, (2) get upstairs ready for decorating, (3) overhaul my filing system
Valli – no chocolate or alcohol except on birthdays :staradmin :staradmin
YorkshireLass – (1) get ready for the new kitchen - wall cupboards taken down, now cooking in the utility -and (2) do some serious decluttering :staradmin :staradmin :staradmin

Hope I haven't missed anyone's achievements . If you want to update us on how well you are getting on with your challenge, please use coloured font (if possible!) to make it easier for me to spot the changes and update the list :cool: - please PM me if I've missed yours.

decogecko

Hi all

Thanks for the lists this week Dusty I'm in.

I have tomorrow off so will be putting the upstairs right after decorating.

Have a great week all

Deco x

froddington

I'm in - thanks Dusty :A Hope your Mum is doing ok xx

Monday - Bathroom & Landing

Clear the clutter from the floor
Clean bath/sink/toilet
Change the towels
Clear a hotspot (is your landing a huge one?)
Check the smoke alarms