Weekly Flylady Thread 13th April 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.

Thank you Dusty 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

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras

• Thoroughly clean the cutlery drawer!
• Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
• Clean all the filters and door seals etc
• HHI

Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
Strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet
Mattress vacuumed, turned, vacuum other side and redo bed with clean linen.
Level Two
Deal with the floordrobe
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!
Extras

• Binbag dance
• Binbag for charity
• Sort out your own shoes and bags.. can any be rehomed?
• Wipe hand rails on stairs

Wistful Wednesday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One
Clean the floors in these rooms
De-grot the loo/bath/shower/sink etc
Level Two
Wash the windows
Empty and clean out the bins
Clear and clean a shelf or cupboard and put back only the necessary items
Level Three
Clear the desk of mess and mush.. get rid of those
Wash down ALL the dining chairs..
Drag out the pc desk and clear under and behind it ... see how good I am to you lot!?
Extras - binbag list!

• Fill a binbag for charity shop
• Fill a binbag for the bin
• Fill a binbag for a friend
• Fill a binbag for recycling!

Twinkling Thursday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two
Dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. You know you want to...!!!!
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc
Extras

• Wipe and water the plants
• Clean out the pets
• Wash any smelly soft furnishings
• Get a pile of filing done!!

Funky Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One
Declutter the dog shelf
Binbag dance!
Level Two
Strip and wash the bedding
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake
Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be!
Vacuum floor
Level Three
Wash the windows
Deweb, dust and destickify the room!
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!

Extras

• Empty all the bins!
• Clean out all the pets!
• Wipe over all the paintwork
• S&S the kitchen!

Dustykitten

Thanks Natty, I'll be here, concentrating on upstairs this week as downstair not too bad.

Monday kitchen
Hoover and mop floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces

Carry overs:
do some hand sewing
Renew insurance
HHPaperwork
Clear any clutter from desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Clean some shoes

New this week:
Bank accounts
look up when GP appointment is
Sort DS3 ready for return to school (options form, reading challenge, homework, bus fare, lunch money)
Contact carpet guy
Governor paperwork and emails

Frizzle_2

Thanks for the list natty.

Back at work tomorrow so will see how much I get done. It will be nice to get into a routine again, but equally the beginning of the week is always manic for me.

Today, i was really organised and washed up, cleared the kitchen and put some washing on before leaving the house at 9.15. Didn't return back until nearly 3pm. It was our rectors last service at church so we had a longer service and then had a gathering afterwards. When we got back I am ashamed to say I had an hours kip! I never have a daytime nap but I was just so tired!

Not done a lot else apart from homework, school work for me and a little bit of tidying. I can see me having to do a lot of work on Thursday and Friday!

Frizzle_2

Oh no elastic! Hope you are feeling better now! My house is a pickle too so don't feel you are the only one!

babes21

Hi Ladies,

I will be joining you this week as i'm off work, although I will have limited mobility as unfortunately I have broken a bone, duh!!

Tomorrow I'm planning on decluttering; sorting through paper work, my wardrobes, sorting out clothes and other bits and bobs for charity and also listing a few items on eBay!!

juliejim

Well I can't do any of tomorrow's list but I should be able to put my LR back together!

Narc0lepsy

I'll be there somewhere, although mostly will be focussing on what needs to be done for visitors. Fixed events:
Monday: not working so need to fly
Tues: zumba am then 4hrs uni work
Wed: 6hrs uni work but must try to swim on way home
Thurs: 4hrs uni work then mum arrives - bus drops her off at uni
Fri: day off with Mr N & M
Sat: theatre trip!
Sun: "xmas dinner" at my house with DBx2 and SIL x 2

Yep, looks like this year's birthday will be total house and garden makeover ha ha

lynnejk

Hiya everyone :hello:


Thank you Natty for the new thread and thank you Dusty for last week

babes21 wrote: »

Hi Ladies,
I will be joining you this week as i'm off work, although I will have limited mobility as unfortunately I have broken a bone, duh!!

Sorry to hear that - hope it's nothing major but still painful never-the-less. Healing vibes




I'll be here again for the week but will be on light duties so it will be a bit of a 'pick and mix' for me.




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


Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras

• Thoroughly clean the cutlery drawer!
• Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
• Clean all the filters and door seals etc
• HHI

Really enjoyed the golf this evening - wish I could play but don't have the right co-ordination. DH quite good but he never gets the time - bless.














Hugs, sticks and spoons to anyone needing them this week
Lx

pigpen

Hi, welcome, thank you, not heard yet, get well soon and big hugs as required in no specific order..

I'm still coughing up body parts.. spleen and a kidney today I think.. the lungs are long gone lol. I hate having a cough, just waiting for the laryngitis to kick in or the silly tonsils.. or both.. forever the optimist!

Bag of Christmas sweets sent off with DS1 yesterday and SOL today for him and DD1 to share, I did specify some were for Spam but I have a feeling he won't be seeing them I don't really care so long as they are not in my house!


Ate the sweets I like form the tin of roses..


Dot has been horrific today.. I said to her you have not been very nice today and I'm really sad.. she replied I'm not naughty I am hideous... I think she is a bit confused what hideous means. I swear she is on the autistic spectrum, she has so many traits DS3 has and it isn't like the rest of us, including myself and OH are far from the rainbow of eccentricity. Her sleep habits are torturous, he behaviour is beyond challenging.. OH went to the gym just to escape her earlier leaving me to deal with it.. When he got back they were ready to go up to bed!!!


Anyway, we're in.. so see you soon xxxx

skint_breeder_5

Hello.....I am back.....I have been awake all night but resting and relaxing........but do not have the physical strength to do anything......and the house has descended into a pit.

So I will be doing as much as I can today......check in later x

boddy

Thanks for the new thread Natty. I'm in.

Builders are back today and hopefully get finished. I will do another room as will leave kitchen till they are finished.

Been up already as Ozzy was sick on the bedroom floor. All sorted now. Back to bed with a cuppa.