Weekly Flylady Thread 19th January 2015

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.[/B]

Thank you Dusty for last week's thread

There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, 2 being in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. 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!

Dalies 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!

Eat that Frog

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Mushy Monday ~ Living room and other reception rooms!
15 minutes...
Declutter and vacuum floors
Wipe sofas and wash any smelly soft furnishings/nets
30 minutes to go...
Dust all electrical appliances and polish screens
Wipe and water plants, don't do what I did last week and realised I hadn't watered for 2 weeks and I had very thirsty plants
15 minutes filing and 15 minutes deleting rubbish off the computer.. useless emails, old files, updating spreadsheets etc
Got an hour...
Sort through a bookshelf.. a different one to the last time you did it!
Make any important phonecalls you have been putting off
Vacuum under furniture you can move safely, if you are injured, pregnant or a new mum then get delegate someone else to do this for you..
Extras

• Check smoke alarms and if needed change batteries to new ones..
• Clean out pets
• Deflea pets
• Clear mantle of junk, wipe/polish and return all pretty things..
• Empty and wash out any bins

Tempting Tuesday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Area
15 minutes...
Wipe and replace small appliances
Declutter and wipe work surfaces
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe units/appliances
Clear and wipe a cluttered fluffy shelf!
Got an hour...
Tidy, clear and wipe the top of the washing machines and dryer
Clean one small appliance thoroughly.. microwave, kettle, iron,
Clean deterrgent drawers
Extras

• Clean paintwork
• Order and organise the packets and jars and tins.
• Sort the utensils.. half melted spatulas are not necessary!
• HHI.. then wash the ironing board cover!

Wishful Wednesday ~ Hall, Stairs and Landing!
15 minutes...
Tidy everything you can see when the front door is open! Coats and bird food stuff for me!!
30 minutes to spare...
Dust and deweb.. dnon't forget lightbulbs and shades!
Scrub front door.. inside and out!
Wash any curtains/draught excluders and doormats
Got an hour...
Empty and declutter the cupboard under the stairs.. you do not need the junk that has been in there for a million years!
Degunk, dejunk and clean the porch.. how many pizza leaflets do you need to wipe your feet on?
Declutter the floors and vacuum them.
Empty Vacuum cleaner, wash filters and clean brushes once you have finished vaccing.. leave to fully dry before rebuilding machine!
Extras

• Wash windows and nets/blinds
• Wipe and water and furry plants
• Wipe paintwork and door knobs
• HHI
• Sort coats and bags and shoes

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom/second room
15 minutes...
Strip, wash and replace the bedding
Clear the floordrobe!
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floors.. and the cobwebs!
Tidy up drawers of clothing and the multitude of shoes
For those who have been hiding stuff... Tidy under the bed!!!
Got an hour...
Wash curtains and nets and windows
Empty and wash out upstairs bins
Binbag dance!
Extras

• Sort through one box of stuff
• Find 5 items to sell/give away.. and list for sale if necessary
• Ring someone you love but haven't spoken to in a while.
• HHI
• 15 minute sort out of those random bits of gibble that are strewn about the flat surfaces in your room!

Friday ~ Bathroom and WC
15 minutes...
Declutter and mop floors!
Scrub the bath/shower/basins/toilets/bidets etc.. don't forget the outside of the loo and under the scanky rim.. it gets naaaaaasty under there!!.. oh, and don't forget the top of the cistern!
30 minutes to spare...
Sling shower curtain/bathmats in the wash and scrub down the slimy tiles!
Wash away and mouldy black bits and furry webs
Polish up the taps so they shine!
Got an hour...
Wash light pull strings! (Painting with neat bleach works then rinse in a jug of water)
Scrub down the paintwork and radiators.. back and front!
Clear and wipe window sills and frames and make the blinds/curtains nice and clean
Extras

• Clean out the toiletries cupboard and put back the stuff you use.. and fling the stuff you don't! Do any necessary decanting so you have fewer almost empties!
• Replace and curly toothbrushes
• Polish mirrors and shelves!
• Make a note of stuff you do need to stock up.. and stuff you already have stocked up for 10 years!

dancemum

I'm in thank you for the thread Natty and for the last one Dusty x

I have just discovered my car needs servicing this week, I had thought it was February

It is snowing now.

Jazee

I'm in, I'm in, thanks for the list Natty. Glad its the LR tomorrow.

Just popped on to message FRODDINGTON: really sorry, DH just reminded me we have theatre tickets for 18 April, but if you do arrange a B'ham meet I can do Friday 17 April.

Mum to 5 - hope son is on the mend now.

Right time for an early night.

ionafan

Thank you for the new thread, Natty, and last week's, Dusty.

Hope your son feels better soon, Mumto5.

DS2 and DDiL2 collected DGS3 this afternoon, but we thought for a while that we might be keeping him longer than planned - they ended up in Warwick Maternity Hospital at 2 a.m. after what turned out to be very strong, regular and frequent Braxton Hicks!!! But like the play they saw at the RSC last night, it just much ado about nothing :rotfl: The baby's not due until 17th March!

We loved looking after DGS3, but boy, am I tired now! I did manage to go and see my friend this evening, though she was very tired and I came away after only half an hour so that she could go back to sleep. I'll go again tomorrow evening.

Early bed for me too tonight... I shall be back to flying tomorrow, as well as clearing more of the paperwork mountain.

Froddy, please keep me posted on the WDYTYA Flylady meet. At the moment I can do any of the 3 days (might go twice anyway!)

mamaninie

I'm in again thanks for the thread : D

Yorkshirelass just picking up from what you said on last weeks thread about the konmari method. I've been reading lots this weekend about it and just about to order the book. Feeling VERY inspired but think I need dh on board to succeed......

cyclingyorkie

I'm in. Flying will begin again tomorrow. Elastic I don't know Cheadle well - it might be where we used to come off the motorway on the way back from taking me to uni in the 80's....does the name Whittaker's fish and chip shop ring any bells?

rubiesr4eva

I'm in


Tomorrows plans are lounge and play room, not been in yet, but after boys sleep over last night i'm expecting a bit of cleaning needs doing!


Was going to empty conservatory and my office tomorrow of all charity bags, however discovered on ebay this weekend that DD's old bed throw is selling for £35 so going to put that on, and going to look what else would be worth selling too, as DD wants to go on a course and her boss has said she won't pay for it, so all monies raised can go towards that, cost of course is £300. Have a few months notice, its not till May/April, and feel it will be a good lesson for her to raise some of the money herself


Then need to do a bit of paperwork and take DS2 to dance for 2 hrs and get DS1 some new school trousers and socks, as he's just had a massive growth spurt and is now as tall as his sister 6 yrs his senior!

Mumof2_2

Many thanks for the list; I'm in this week and will really try to do a lot better than I did last week

Frizzle_2

Thanks for the list. I am in again.

I have contemplated strike action before as sometimes I just feel like all I do is moan and nag. But I always cave after two or three days. It is also hard because of my job I have very little time from Sunday 7pm until Wednesday afternoon. So by Thursday the house looks like a complete tip! I try and stay on top of it over the weekend but I struggle. I feel like on a Thursday and Friday it is my 'job' to do the chores and look after ds2 but the weekends and the rest of the week I struggle with. I find it particularly hard when OH has a couple of days off work and still does nothing. When I mention it, he says he is on 'holiday'! :think::think: I wish!!!!

I have done some more bits off the list including washing the bedding, washing windows, making a trifle, sorting out ds2s books etc.

bossymoo

Thank you natty hope you're doing ok with your arm x and thank you dusty for last week hope you're feeling a bit less frazzled x

I'm in this week, happy that tomorrow is LR as it's been attended to. Even wiped little finger prints off the doors into conservatory

Back to paid stuff so phone is on already, hoping for a text to say work from home as we are forecast a severe frost in the morning and I don't fancy driving through ice.

Already had to push my mums car out of my cousins street last night :eek:

Narc0lepsy

I'm in. House downstairs not too bad as had various visitors this w/e and Mr N has been building up his strength wielding the vacuum and iron, bless him.
Bedroom is still full of bunnies though so that's tomorrow.
Also more decluttering of paperwork, made reasonable progress so far.
And preparing paperwork for certificate renewal.
Course in London on Wed.