Weekly Flylady Thread 6th April 2015

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 Natty for last week's thread

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

Bank Holiday Monday(Feel free to have the day off) – Choose a room which never gets much attention, maybe snug, kids bedroom, spare room, conservatory
Level One
HH putting all the stuff away and rehoming items to other rooms
Level Two
Hoover or mop the floor
Clean bed linen for any beds due a change
Wipe all dusty areas with a damp cloth
Level Three
Have a good declutter, file, fling or bin
S&S any sinks, toilets

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
Level one
Clear and wipe work surfaces, only put back what belongs here
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors, Use a cloth to get right into the corners and do any skirtings too
Clean the drawer and filter in the WM
Wipe table and chairs
Level three
Sort out the your most cluttered drawer do you need all that stuff?
HHTidying up and finding homes for homeless things which make flying tricky
Clean a window to let the sunshine in


Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstairs loo
Level One
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level Two
Clear the coffee table/mantle/other cluttered area and give it a wipe
Clean windows and all glass, including the tv screen
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Level Three
HHPaperwork, make any medical appointments - anybody due a smear?
HHI
Change any batteries/lightbulbs which have expired


Thursday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean bath sinks and toilets
Level Two
Clear and clean the floors
Clear any clutter from desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats and shower curtains etc
Hunt out the sunscreen ready for those really warm days ahead
Clean some shoes, get your sandles out. Are school shoes and PE kits ready for the return to school? Summer dresses/shirts required?
Give some of the wall tiles a scrub




Friday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Strip the bed linen and wash and replace
Level Two
Clear the floor and hoover
Dust away any cobwebs
Remove the piles of stuff on the landing
Level Three
Have some me time – soak your feet and read a magazine etc
Do any mending, sew on buttons etc
Sort out your summer tops in hope of some nice weather

Daisychain1

Please can I join? This will be my first time here and goodness only knows my house needs it!! Looking forward to getting stuck in

ionafan

Thank you for the new thread, Dusty. I didn't do much of Natty's last week (for which apologies) but I have more time at home this week so hope to keep on top of everything.

Tomorrow's list fits nicely with re-making the grandchildren's beds again for the next lot of visitors and dusting the study bedroom.

Hope everyone has a good week. (((Hugs))), sticks, spoons, GWS vibes all round, as needed x

bossymoo

Good to have you on board, daisy

Thanks dusty and natty for the lists - I'm in but just Mon and Tue.

Spare room tomorrow for me - it's full!

mrs-moneypenny

Thanks for the lists dusty and natty
Welcome daisy
Have a lovely hol when you go bossy
Not sure if I'll be in tomorrow with it being bank Holland DH being off.

bunbun2

Thanks for the new thread dusty and the lists last week natty.

I'm in this week and will really try and do more than I did last week - both flying and posting. I thought I would get more done last week with it being school holidays and no work but found it the opposite as I had no routine and timescales and frittered the week away.

I'm not sure which room I will do tomorrow, will decide in the morning. Actually I have to do the bathroom as ds2 has a friend coming for a sleepover tomorrow.

Hope you have a lovely holiday bossy

Narc0lepsy

I'm in, thanks for list. Hopefully I may even keep up with it this week as I'm not working.
My extras:
*Lots of gardening
*Lots of decluttering office
*Lots of exercise and not too much eating apart from Easter eggs as I'm very mindful of having a few days hol at the end of the month and I had to try on 5 pairs of trousers before going out today

Honey_Bear

You proabbly needed the break, BunBun.

Today was rather productive for me. It's taken hours to cut the dress out for various reasons, not the least of which was that every time I had to think about something I went off and did a bit of flying. I even washed some of the kitchen floor. OH is due back late tomorrow, and a new lodger is due at Tuesday lunchtime, so I'll do more variagated sewing and Flying to ease both.

I have also tidied up the malteser box.

juliejim

Back from a weekend away - hoping to get lots done this week!

Anoneemoose

Ooh, new thread!

Tomorrow for me is kitchen/dining room. I plan to deep clean both although they aren't too bad so shouldn't be a prob. Going to wash windows which is something that desperately needs doing!!

And then my dailies which will be s&s bathroom, hoover if needed, beds made and meal cooking.

Happy Easter all!

froddington

I'm in , thanks Dusty :A

Holidays here so no excuse for not flying

Welcome Daisy and any other newbies x

Bank Holiday Monday - spare room

Level One
HH putting all the stuff away and rehoming items to other rooms

Level Two
Hoover the floor
Clean bed linen for any beds due a change
Wipe all dusty areas with a damp cloth

Level Three
Have a good declutter, file, fling or bin
S&S any sinks, toilets