Weekly Flylady Thread 5th January 2015

Natty68

FIRST FULL THREAD OF 2015

This week will see a LOT of newcomers which happens every year, sadly many of these ladies and gents do not stay long. This influx usually means the thread is very very busy, please do not lose heart if you cannot keep up with everyone else or reading the thread, don't try to reply to everyone and please remember to include something about flying in your posts, chat is for the weekend when your home is looking beautiful!!! Things will settle again in a couple of weeks so don't worry it will return to normal and we will hopefully have some new fledglings.

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 Dusty for last week's thread

There are 3 levels per day deepening on how much time you have. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own personal circumstances.

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.

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 ~ Kitchen and Dining area
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
39 minutes to spare...
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Got an hour...
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Clean table and add a clean cloth if needed
Dust and deweb

Extras

• Binbag dance
• HHI
• Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
• Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

Tuesday ~ Living/family room, hallway and stairs
15 minutes...
Declutter EVERYTHING that does not belong in these areas
Dust and deweb
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum/mop.. inc. under furniture you can move without hurting yourself!
Clear tops of cupboards/coffee tables/magazine racks etc
Wipe and water plants
Got an hour...
Tidy coats and bags and shoes and make certain everything is ready for back to school!
Wipe banister rails/stair spindles/paintwork
Tidy away christmas decs

Extras

• Filing.. all the papers you just gathered up
• Wash any soft furnishings that have not been done in a while or need doing
• Wipe door handles and tops of door frames
• Vacuum sofas.. don't forget under cushions!
• Catch up on important phone calls... if you do it now you have time to chase the follow up calls later in the week!

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and Landing!
15 minutes...
Strip, wash and replace bedding with one arm !!!!!
Declutter the floor and vacuum!
30 minutes to spare...
Clear the top of at least 1 cupboard, wipe it down and make it look nice with one arm !!!!
Sort out your toiletries and squeeze new ones in to be used.. sort out which presents are to be regifted.
Clear out a pile on the landing, be that on a table or in a cupboard
Got an hour...
Tidy away those homeless clothes and shoes and bags
Wipe over paintwork and window sills
Clearout the bedside units.. or the place you stash all your 'stuff'
Extras

• Dust and deweb with one arm !!!
• Declutter a hotspot
• Sort through your makeup and bin anything not used for a while.. it breeds bacteria and such nasties!
• Sort underwear and get rid of anything unwearable or that you would be ashamed to be run over in.. if the paramedics can't see it noone should!!

Thursday ~ Bathroom and study/pc area
Level One
Declutter floors and chairs and pile all the paperwork in one heap
Clear desk of papers and junk.. give it a good wipe
30 minutes to spare...
Wipe mouse, keyboard and polish screens while pc runs defrag.
Declutter 50 emails, 5 dead links and any unused programs.. make backup disc of pics etc.. just in case!
Scrub bath, loo, sinks, showers
Got an hour...
Wash shower curtains/mat etc that are grotty
Clean paintwork and shine mirrors
Empty and wash out bins
Extras

• Sort through that pile of hotspots!
• Make room in the bathroom for your new christmas smellies! and get them installed
• Clean radiators.. don't forget the back (sock on a stick/coat hanger!)
• Get those christmas 'Thank you's' sent out!

Friday ~ Childrens/spare rooms
15 minutes...
The most important task first.. make time for yourself.. a haircut, manicure, or just a relaxing bath in peace!
Strip, wash and replace bedding
30 minutes to spare...
Sort through a box of toys/shelf/cupboard see if you can fit in some of the christmas stash
Tidy a chest of drawers
Vacuum, even if it means kicking all the mess into a corner heap!
Got an hour...
Binbag Dance.. fling those broken things and empty packaging!
Wash windows and sills, and curtains and blinds!
Make sure games are in boxes and books are straight on shelves
Extras

• Wash stinky pet beds/houses
• Dust all the light fittings
• Chase appointments/put off call and emails/catch up with a friend you have been putting off
• Check when appointments are due for dentist, opticians, smears etc.. Make notes in diaries/calendars

Knit_Witch

I'm in this week!

Zed42

Thanks Natty68

I'm in this year, having rejoined last week and made a start. Glad that the kitchen is tomorrow as I want to get the floor and walls steamed, and if I can summon the energy, change the paper on the top of the cupboards ....

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
39 minutes to spare...
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken (ah yes, I have more tops than bottoms!)
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Got an hour...
Dust and deweb

Extras

• Binbag dance
• Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)

Extras


Paint my nails
Clear fridge 1 of out of date items
Declutter 6 items
Take box of stuff to charity shop

ionafan

Thank you to Dusty for last week's lists and Natty for starting us off in the New Year.

If it's gone, it's been done today

Natty68 wrote: »

Mop the kitchen floor
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Deweb LR (saw one dangling over the sofa this evening!)

Extras

• Binbag dance (i.e. empty bins)
• Thoroughly clean a small appliance (decrumb toaster)
  

...plus my own list:
- Strip bed
- WM and TD x2
- DH to dentist
- Check personal finances
- 2 thank-you letters
- 2 other letters
- 3 phonecalls
- Guarantee
- Minutes, agenda, financial report, expenses
- Filing
- Passwords
- SW book
- Website
- Boards
- Sail
- Sort Christmas cards

That should keep me out of mischief for the whole day

Narc0lepsy

I'm in. As well as kitchen list, extra joint tasks for OH and I - he is an honorary flylady while he is off work, as he wants to set himself little tasks for motivation and to keep him gently moving. Hope that's ok:
- finish report (me)
- 2 birthday cards to send (either of us)
- make nurse appointment (OH)
- 3 emails (OH)
- change bedding (either/both)
- take down decorations in church (me)
- review milkman order for week now OH is on gold top (me)
- put away 3 things in office (me)
- declutter 1 item permanently (me)

Hope the teachers among you have a good start to the week. I have work at uni Tues-Fri although as yet not too much; still waiting to hear from some students.

rubiesr4eva

I'm a newbie, but i'll also be a stayer. Can't believe what a difference this thread has made

Dustykitten

Thanks Natty.

School not back here until Tuesday, heading out again first hing on the elusive shoe hunt then DS3 to a friend for a bit.

I'll do the kitchen tomorrow plus at least 15 more minutes on the paperwork.

froddington

I'm in - thanks Natty :A

Hope all flyladies and flychildren going back to school tomorrow have a good day. Special thoughts to Serena - I know what it's like going back after months off. I'm sure you will be fine xx

Monday ~ Kitchen
Vacuum the floor
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Dust and deweb

lynnejk

Hi everyone and a warm welcome to returners and new peoples :hello:


Thanks Dusty for last week and Natty for this week.


Great - I love starting with the kitchen :j

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

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Clean table
Dust and deweb

Binbag dance
Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

Monday - work
Wednesday - work


Goals for 2015 -

1. Half-an-hour a day on my Spanish lessons (Mon-Fri)
2. Half-an-hour exercise a day (Mon-Fri)
3. Drawers, cupboards, boxes, files and shelves. Thoroughly empty, sort and put back at least one a week.
4. Thoroughly deep-clean one room a month in 2015
5. Do 365 'good deeds' - preferably anon


Hugs, spoons and sticks in bucket by door - please help yourselves.
Hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

nicki_2

Thanks Natty I'm in, after a fashion, this week

Slight problem over the weekend, our boiler has been condemned by BG Its an installation issue from when I had it installed in 2010, so getting onto the people who fitted it is a priority tomorrow, closely followed by re-arranging my black-dog appointment on Tuesday morning for next week so I can concentrate on getting the boiler sorted asap! LuckilyI'd procrastinated over some paperwork scanning/shredding so I still have the original paperwork to hand, but it was in the "next session" folder which I was starting on tomorrow! I'd also held on to blankets which we've had since we moved in here in 2004 when there was no heating (or was it from 2000 when I moved out? I can't remember :rotfl:) which we haven't used for years probably, but I just couldn't part with them.

So my list is looking like this:
All week: DD revising for exams starting 21st.
Mon: Start food record again, Phonecall re boiler, phonecall re black dog, gas man here pm, see landlord at 5pm for cash reimbursement after I paid for BG to come out, Mr A (soap powder), Newsletter for work & put books out if possible (if not move it to Tuesday!), Meter readings, update finances, fill wheelie bin
Tue: Bin Day! Books out, clear rubbish from my room (broken toys etc from purging bedrooms)
Wed:
Thu: Order to submit
Fri:
Sat: No Ex
Sun: Ex here, money to DD.

Misc:
Update/sync diary (comp & book)
Marzipan cakes
Food inventory
Meal/bake plan
Toots list
HH paperwork - planner
Walk 7miles minimum for week (Set myself a target of walking 365 miles this year )

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
15 minutes...
Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
39 minutes to spare...
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out..
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Got an hour...
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Dust and deweb

Extras

• Binbag dance
• HHI
• Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
• Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

I have a feeling its going to be a hectic week as jobs roll over to the next day, and the next. Add DD no doubt stressing herself out over revising as the school keep hammering home how important the pathway exams are. DD is in set 1 for everything except PE, she always gets good exam results but is insisting that she has to put hours of revision in each day so she can get a good enough mark to put her on the pathway she needs to be on. The fact she has her next 20 years in eduction already planned out and should easily get on the right "path" means that I need to try and keep her relaxed and unstressed as when she gets stressed she forgets everything. I guess its good practice for when she sits her GCSEs though :eek::rotfl::rotfl:

Right, I'm off to catch up on some other bits while my phone charges some more. See you all tomorrow :wave:

pigpen

ty all... fed up.. miffed and glad to be back to school routine and stuff tomorrow.