Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 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.

Thank you to Dusty 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:

Mooooooooooooonday ~ Kitchen and Dining room!
15 minutes...
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces.. and sink.. polish those taps!
Sweep and mop floor
30 minutes to spare...
Empty and clean out a cupboard.. fling all that is dead, mouldy or inedible.. and that includes all weevilly things too!!!!
Wipe units and cupboard fronts
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Got an hour...
Clean the oven and hob
Clean out the fridge.. you do not need furry food!
Dust and deweb.. and Wipe some paintwork

Extras

• HHI
• Binbag dance
• wash out bins
• Wash the windows

Tuesday ~ brats room.. if you have no brats do your own room!
15 minutes...
Declutter the floors
Strip the bedding get it washed dried and the beds remade!
30 minutes to spare...
vacuum the floors
Straighten a cupboard of clothing
Wipe the paintwork
Got an hour...
Tidy a box of 'stuff'
binbag dance!
dust and deweb

Extras

• HHI
• Wash windows
• Fill a binbag for charity shop!
• Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors!!

Wednesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
15 minutes...
Declutter floors
Vacuum right through
30 minutes to spare...
Dust, deweb and defluff all those electrical appliances to!
Wipe and water plants
Wash sofas/covers and any soft furnishings that need it
Got an hour...
Polish mirrors, glass and metals!
Wipe radiators and paintwork
15 minutes filing!

Extras

• 32 fling boogie!
• HHI
• Sort through a drawer or cupboard
• Check window seals for any draughts and stop them up if necessary.. we will be draught free this winter!

Thursday ~ Study, Landing, Porch and other neglected bits!
15 minutes...
Declutter the floors in the study and landing
Vacuum these areas!
30 minutes to spare...
Declutter and dejunk the porch.. this is where first impressions of your house are made!
Sort through coats, bags, shoes etc.. are there any that can be flung? Who needs a new winter coat this year?
Wash the front door and wipe paintwork!
Got an hour...
Binbag dance!
Wash any sofas/chairs in these areas
Dust and deweb.. esp the porch!!

Extras

• Wash any smelly pet bedding
• Wash any grubby windows
• List 5 things on ebay!/freecycle.. or just fling them to charity shop!
• Change the curtains to the thicker winter ones!

Friday ~ Bathroom and Study
15 minutes...
declutter floors
Scrub the bath, loo, basins, bidets, showers etc etc
30 minutes to spare...
Empty and wash out bins
Scrub tiles and polish mirrors
Vacuum/mop floors
Got an hour...
Wipe chairs and sofas
Wash shower curtains, bathmats etc
Recycle the empties and decant dribbles

Extras

• Clean out and tidy cupboards
• Replace and curly toothbrushes
• Shine the taps with one of the old ones
• Check all the smoke alarms.. don't forget all rooms with high sleepers in MUST have their own alarm in!

cyclingyorkie

I'm in!


Posting is difficult but I will try to get on as often as I can. Hope everyone is well, and spoons and coping vibes to those struggling..

pigpen

Ty all xx

I need to see some improvement in this hovel so I am in.. I aim to get the whole list done this week.. and over 2 hours this evening I have lost my voice entirely so this should be fun.. I need to get a whistle lol... Like the Von Trapps!!

Mooooooooooooonday ~ Kitchen and Dining room!
15 minutes...
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces.. and sink.. polish those taps!
Sweep and mop floor
30 minutes to spare..
Wipe units and cupboard fronts
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Got an hour...
Dust and deweb.. and Wipe some paintwork
Extras

• Binbag dance
• Wash the windows

decogecko

Thanks for the lists this week natty.

I'm in again, but flying will be brief tomorrow as I'm off to the theatre.

Have a great week all

Deco x

froddington

I'm in - thanks, Natty :A Only 2 weeks 'til half term when I'll be spending a couple of days in your county!

Mooooooooooooonday ~ Kitchen!

15 minutes...
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces.. and sink.. polish those taps!
Vacuum floor

30 minutes to spare...
Empty and clean out a cupboard
Wipe units and cupboard fronts
Wipe and replace all small appliances

Got an hour...
Clean the oven and hob
Wash the windows

Frizzle_2

Thanks natty! I'm in. Will be just basics tomorrow though. Although whole house looks like a tip. This decluttering business seems to make more mess as I end up with piles of stuff that I a) need to advertise to get rid of, b) need to take to CS or similar or c) I don't know here t put it!!

Catcherupper14

I'm going to "sign up" for this week's Flylady, and hope it will give me a push with the cleaning.


I will aim to do
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces.. and sink.. polish those taps!
Sweep and mop floor
Wipe units and cupboard fronts
Wipe and replace all small appliances


and perhaps if I get time
Empty and clean out a cupboard.. fling all that is dead, mouldy or inedible.. and that includes all weevilly things too!!!!
Clean the oven and hob
Clean out the fridge.. you do not need furry food!
Dust and deweb.. and Wipe some paintwork

boddy

Thanks Natty. I'm in. Will see how much I get done as Im at my voluntary job today.

Ninja cat has been fed and watered.

Catcherupper14 Welcome.

Jazee

Morning all. Thanks for the list. I will be 'in' but not until about Wednesday.

Have a great day everyone.

ionafan

Here's a reminder of the goals we've set yourselves for October. Please PM me if I've missed you off the list or you want me to update your progress. I've only skimmed through the last couple of weeks' posts because of holiday and haven't managed to retain all the relevant information (although plenty of stuff that is totally irrelevant to the challenges seems to have sunk in somehow )

Bossymoo - Get 8lb off this month

Crowdpleaser - Sort out a storage system for playmobil / Get DD into her new room and have it totally finished / Eat less biscuits

Honey Bear - I will make a [STRIKE]dressing gown[/STRIKE] vintage housecoat I can enjoy wearing by the end of October - one dressing gown finished

ionafan - Finish sorting all resource boxes / Plant all bulbs - order has finally arrived

JTTOU - Lose 4 more pounds / Try a new recipe a week / Do more paperwork / Get quotes for two more "our house" problems

Lame Wolf - Support Mr LW through the tests he has to have at the horse-piddle (9th and 28th October) and help get him back to being healthy / Revamp my personal Flying list to be realistically do-able - done / Finish knitted waistcoat / Make progress with total revamp of front garden borders

lynnejk - clear out the balcony boxes, refill and plant loads of dillydaffs - done / Sort Room of Doom for good !! / Sort both freezers, run down and defrost / Finish and hang thermal curtain linings for spare room / Sort out all my clothes


Mamaninie - Maintain a relatively tidy and hygienic home despite the impending arrival of 2 little moggies / Try to finish DS's hoodie

MinnieMousesMummy - Finish sorting out ds2's bedroom / Keep up with course work and pass assessments / Declutter the sheds / Make a start on DD room / Make a start on Christmas shopping

mrs-mp - get replacement fence fitted to give neighbours (and us) privacy back - booked work should start in november / get garden ready for winter - fence creosoted and all summer stuff in shed / another baby blanket - knitted / all tulip and daff bulbs - planted / do a fair amount on celtic noel cross stitch / new cushion covers for lounge - 3/5done

Mummyroysof3 - Finish bedroom and get youngest in it by end of month / Stay on plan or ahead with studying

Mummyyof5 - I pledge to totally clear out everything I will not wear again from both my wardrobes and arrange anything left tidily

Natty68 - Get up and dressed every morning for the month, before 10am - no excuses, no arguments etc

nicki - finish the living room

parsniphead - get the whole house decluttered and cleaned by half term

Pigpen - Finish MOL's cardy / and my mothers scarf

Skint breeder 5 - Be brave enough to ask for free firewood from skips or building sites at least once a week

ionafan

Hi everyone

My list for today:
Wipe the worksurfaces
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Clean the sink
Clear the kitchen table
Wipe units and cupboard fronts
Dust and deweb
Sweep and mop floor

*plus*
- ham in SC - done when I made the early cuppa
- to horsepiddle outpatients for appointment at 0845
- quick visit to MrT
- buy more compost for large outdoor pots
- plant up at least one pot
- finish typing up the minutes of a meeting on 2nd October
- collect half a large bag of bulb fibre for indoor hyacinth bowls from a friend
- Old Wives' programme planning meeting this evening

The last is tinged with great sadness as one of my dearest friends, whom I've known and loved like a sister for over 40 years and who was one of the reasons I was happy to return to this part of the world, is currently in hospital and told me yesterday what I had feared for her: she has cancer, and due to the GP's abominable refusal to take her pain (over months, not weeks) seriously and consequent lack of urgency in arranging tests, it has already spread a long way. She is carer for her son, who has serious MH issues, and a Very Important Granny to a 7-year-old who lives with them during the week. I am named executor in her will and somehow have to talk to her son before the inevitable happens, but he can't face people at the best of times (which this obviously isn't).