Weekly Flylady Thread 6th October 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

Ok here goes this week:

Monday - Bathroom, shower room, toilet
15 minutes...
Clear and wash the floors
Clean toilet
Empty any upstairs bins
30 minutes to spare ...
Clean the tiles and give them a shine
Clean the sink including the pedestal
Polish windows and mirrors
Got an hour....
Deal with a hotspot before it gets out of control
Clear and wipe window sill
Clean the bath/shower cubicle

Extras
Catch up on any handwashing
Deal with any paperwork
Finish something you have started and left unfinished

Tuesday - Stairs/landing/Airing cupboard/kids room
15 minutes....
Get everything out of airing cupboard, sort out, put back what you actually need, recycle/rehome as need be.
Test smoke alarms
30 minutes to spare....
Hoover floors
Strip bed/s and wash any bedding
Got an hour....
Dust shelves
Pull everything out from under the bed and hoover
Check kids/ OH’s / Your wellington boots fit and are water tight no splits, replace now before there is a shortage if needed
Clean a window or two

Extras
Pair up all odd socks, declutter the rest to recycling/nursery
Wipe any marks off the walls - magic sponges are excellent
Spot clean any rugs
Wipe or hoover lampshades

Wednesday - Kitchen and Hall
15 minutes....
Wipe over surfaces
Clean toaster / kettle / microwave
30 minutes to spare....
Wipe the worksurfaces
Shine your sink and shlosh the plug hole
Hoover and mop the floors
Got an hour....
Wipe over the hob
Clear a hotspot
Clean out fridge, meal plan, shopping list
When are you doing your autumn freezer defrost - today?

Extras
Tidy coats and locate hats/gloves and scarves if not already done, forecast is for the weather to turn colder
Delete some emails/favourites
Mid week me time - what do you fancy doing?

Thursday - Living Room/Dining Room/Office
15 minutes....
Remove clutter off floor and rehome/recycle
30 minutes to spare....
Remove any sticky finger marks from walls, door, light switches
Clean the floor
Got an hour....
Remove any cob webs
Clear the table/desk/coffee table and give it a dust
Clean mirrors/screen/tvs

Extras
HHI
HH investigating a new craft/recipe/hobby for the winter evenings

Breast Cancer awareness month - give em a squeeze (my friend with BC found her lump herself, it did not show on the mammogram or CAT scan so get to know yours)

Friday - Master Bedroom or Rooms of Doom
15 minutes......
deal with 15 things, put them away, throw them away, reply to them, delete them, file them, recycle them
Got 30 minutes......
Tidy and dust any bookcases
Sort your bras - are they the correct size, do they still do their job? Is it time to treat yourself to a new one?
Got an hour....
Find the winter duvet (store summer one on top of the mattress under the sheet for extra warmth)
Hoover any floor you can see
Hoover/dust/sort on top of the wardrobe (or wherever you keep the Christmas presents)

Extras
Stock up on tissues, pain relief, lip balm, cold remedies, vitamins or whatever else you need to deal with winter bugs.
Spend sometime this weekend with your nearest and dearest.

banwa

Hello everyone, I would like to join this if I may. :hello:

My house is pretty tidy and clean and I do some of the flylady stuff already like swish and swiping, and hots spots etc. BUT I spent all of last Sunday cleaning which is such a waste of a day off with Mr B.

So if i get into a routine where little and often during the week means time off at weekends for fun, I would be a happy Banwa. So I am going to attempt the daily lists plus spend a few minutes in the garden each evening.

bossymoo

Thanks dusty and also natty for last week, hope you're doing ok x

Welcome banwa!

I'm in but will be in the office Mon/Tue so might start on a quiet note...

Night all x

decogecko

I'm in again this week. Thanks for this week's list Dusty, hope Woody's abscess has cleared.

Have a great week all

Deco x

MinnieMousesMummy

Thanks for the new thread, Please count me in for this week, however I will again be working from my own list as I have so much to do. I will be back in the morning to post my list.

pigpen

*snot snuffle sniff sneeze*


We might be in...

ty all xx

lynnejk

We are in for the week please and hope to do better


Thanks Dusty for this week, Natty for last week and Ionafan for the challenge listies


Congrats on addition to family Valli :dance:




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

Monday - Bathroom, toilet
15 minutes...
Clear and wash the floors
Clean toilet
30 minutes to spare ...
Clean the tiles and give them a shine
Clean the sink including the pedestal
Polish windows and mirrors
Got an hour....
Deal with a hotspot before it gets out of control
Clear and wipe window sill
Clean the bath/shower cubicle

Extras
Deal with any paperwork
Finish something you have started and left unfinished


My list (no particular order)

Sort waterproof cover for outside storage box
Clean front door and porch
Clear and clean front access walkway
Chase up water overflow NDN
Phone pension people
Contact PPL for DH
Source new duvet for spare room
Sort linen cupboard
Sort/organise suitcases
Order another suitcase
Practice Spanish
Do prompt cards for Spanish
Catch up with surveys
Do something new
Ironing - a mountain now :eek:



Work Monday
Work Tuesday
Work Wednesday
Work Thursday


October Challenge
(1) clear out the balcony boxes, refill and plant loads of dillydaffs
(2) Sort Room of Doom for good !!
(3) Sort both freezers, run down and defrost
(4) Finish and hang thermal curtain linings for spare room
(5) Sort out all my clothes

Sticks, spoons, ((hugs)) and positive vibes to all who need them and hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

boddy

I'm in. Thanks Dusty and Natty

Weather looks horrendous here today so I'm prepared for that.

Banwa Welcome.

Crowdpleaser

Thanks for lists!

Im in. Dd2 is now in her room and decorating is finished so I can start sorting this schizzle out!

Glad its bathrooms, apart from the odd swish they have been very neglected!

Its raining cats n dogs here in milton keynes glad I did washing yest!

Right best get the rugrats up. Will be back after paid stuff later xx

ionafan

:wave: Hi everyone and welcome banwa.
Thanks to Dusty for the new list and Natty for last week's.

I will update the Challenges list next weekend - am on my k1ndl3 atm and it doesn't even do square brackets, let alone copy and paste.

Have been cluttering tiredness and stress, staying with my goddaughter's family for the weekend, with outings to two heritage railways for DH's amusement and a castle and garden for both of us to enjoy.

(((Hugs))) spoons and sticks where needed. Hope everyone has a good flying week x

kazwookie

Good morning

Thank you for all the lists, count me in of sorts this week.............

So far today
Bed stripped and remade
Airing cupboard sorted out to find winter sheets, now found and on bed
WM x 3 on the go
TD (I know not very MSe) but needs must, it is chucking it down here, like Crowdpleaser says, not nice in MK and surrounding areas atm.
Meter readings done and entered online, seems I am loads in credit, that will help for the winter months when I finally turn the heating back on.
Sc on with beef and veg in it for dinner tonight
Kitchen is done

Off to wrk 2, so might pop in later, with office cleaning I have done, !!