Weekly FLYLADY Thread - May the Fourth be with you!

bossymoo

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

Here we go - be gentle with me, it's my first time!!!

Bank Holiday Bonanza! - a bit of everything, or a bit of a rest!
Level 1
Back to basics and shine your sink!
Sweep or vac through your entrance hall, and as far through to the back door (if you have one!) as you have the energy for.
Level 2
Put away those stray coats and shoes, and get the school / work etc ones ready for morning.
Wipe your table - is that cloth clean? Replace with fresh table linen as needed, or even just a fresh tea towel.
Make a brew and enjoy the sunshine (fingers crossed you all have some!)
Level 3 for you hardcore flyers!
Get the de-webbers out and follow where you've swept or vacced. Better still, do this first and vac up the remnants!
Wipe down your front door, inside and out.
S&S the downstairs loo / cloak.
Extras - for any gluttons for punishment!

• Collect any towels that need washing and get them in the WM then out on the line.
• HH in the garden, any mossy or weedy bits you can grab as you wander round?
• Find 3 items that can be GOT RID OF!
• Wipe all the downstairs door handles - help stop any germies spreading...
• Ditto all the upstairs ones.
• Make another brew. That's an order!

Terrific Tuesday - Living Room, Hallway & Stairs
Level 1
Wipe the coffee table
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Vaccuum your floors
Level 2
Dust any electricals - take care now!
Clear and wipe down the mantle - try not to put the clutter back on it!
Wipe the fireplace
Level 3
Replace any blown bulbs (I have 3 )
Shine a window or mirror
Dust any picture frames / wall art
Extras

• Find another 3 items to "GET RID OF"
• Check any summer supplies you need, antihistamines, sunscreen, do the kiddies hats still fit and do you know where the sunglasses are (I know, I'm hopeful )
• Dare to bare? Feet, that is! Get the pumice out and treat your feet. Bit of foot cream and some nail polish might be nice!
• Do a little job you've been putting off
• Say hello to a neighbour (if it's safe to do so!!! :eek:)

Wicked Wednesday - Kitchen & Dining Room
Level 1
Clear your work tops and give them a wipe
Dust and deweb, get at those corners and skirtings
Clear your floors and give them a mop!
Level 2
Wipe your small appliances and underneath them
Wipe down cupboard and drawer fronts - don't forget your kick boards!
Wipe the fridge - inside and out
Level 3
Clean a window
Clean your hob - and your oven too if you feel like it! (Does anyone ever feel like it?)
Run your dishwasher and / or washing machine on a hot, clean cycle and sort those filters
Extras

• Pick out a new recipe to try in the next week or so
• Sort out that fruit bowl, any squidgy ones you can cook?
• Check over your calendar - any birthdays or important events coming up?
• HHI
• HHDD - half-hour day-dream

Thoughtful Thursday - Bathrooms and Study / PC area
Level 1
First things first, sinks and toilets please!
Clear and clean the floors
Use your vote!
Level 2
Clean the bath / shower
Spend 15min decluttering your desk - does your PC need any attention?
Delete some unwanted emails, unsubscribing as you go where needed
Level 3
Any toilettries bottles to be decanted / recycled?
Any old bath mats, bath toys gone a bit mildewy? Is it time to fling?
Make a list of what toilettries you have to use up - and which ones are running out and to be added to your shopping list
Extras

• Do you need to back up any photos?
• Smart phones and tablets - can you "declutter" these too to help with storage / memory?
• Any paperwork to file - do it!
• HH me time - perhaps using up some of those toilettries?

Fantastic Friday - Bedrooms (as many as you choose, or delegate to the occupant!)
Level 1
5 minutes floor clearance in each room, set your timers, go!
Dust right through as many bedrooms you dare cross the threshold of!
Level 2
Follow with the vacuum - get those tools out and brush over the skirting too.
Make those beds - do any need clean linen?
Level 3
Bin bag boogie
Wipe a window or two - let that sun shine through!
Extras

• Religious socks? Is it time to let them go?
• Tidy / declutter a drawer
• Kids rooms - any obvious bits they've grown out of (toys / games / clothes)?
• Coat cupboard - anything for winter that can be washed and stored (I'm still using my winter coat, lol, brrr)

Dustykitten

Thanks so much Bossy you have done a brilliant job xx

pigpen

thanking you...

I'm here... flying my own fling.. TRYING to get sorted for decorating!


Bank Holiday Bonanza! - a bit of everything, or a bit of a rest!
Level 1

Done already.. I have visible, vacuumed floor right through downstairs. I NEED to do my room and the boys room, though my room is priority.
Level 2
Wipe your table - is that cloth clean? Replace with fresh table linen as needed, or even just a fresh tea towel... Waiting on my new table mats.. then I shall go be all extravagant and buy a new length of table cloth.. my old one is holey and leaks onto my table! :eek:
Level 3 for you hardcore flyers!
Get the de-webbers out and follow where you've swept or vacced. Better still, do this first and vac up the remnants! .. I just vacuumed them off the ceiling and lightshades and curtains.. cut out the dust flicker!
Wipe down your front door, inside and out.. not sure the outside is worth doing.. it need some filler and sanding and painting, I've not done it yet and we've lived here nearly 10 years and it needed doing when we moved in!
Extras - for any gluttons for punishment!

• HH in the garden, any mossy or weedy bits you can grab as you wander round? OH domain
• Find 3 items that can be GOT RID OF! .. DS2, DS3 and Dot!! *fling* lol
• Wipe all the downstairs door handles - help stop any germies spreading...
• Ditto all the upstairs ones.

Frizzle_2

Dusty- thanks for all the lists you have done on the thread. I, for one, have really appreciated the organisation and actually pointing out jobs that I haven't thought about has been a real eye opener.

Bossy- thanks for this weeks list.

Going to catch up with the thread now

wendywitch

I'll be in, well done Bossy! :T It's strange the list sounded different in my head when I read through it, being by a different person, if that makes sense

DD1 is at the boyfriend's tonight but she messaged me to say her and boyfriend will be back in the morning so that boyfriend (his name's James, if anyone's interested ) can do drilling in the girls room. Tv on the wall and shelves up, he's so good
I'm going to head off to bed in a bit so I can hopefully get up early and get a few jobs done before they get here. I'll be putting my washing away while I'm up there.

Frizzle_2

Oh! That didn't take long! Lol!

Today, I have finally done the kitchen floor, done some washing, tidied up the living room, kitchen and hallway. That's about it! Lovely morning at church and then the afternoon with my niece for her birthday. We had dominoes pizza for lunch so I had nothing from breakfast till lunch. Then 3 slices of pizza and a slice of birthday cake. Finishing off with toast for tea. Not the healthiest of days but not over my calories either. I don't feel too bad as hubby and kids were stuffed from lunch and only wanted a sandwich too!

Looking at the list,I can tick a few things off already but I really MUST clean the bathrooms.

Bank Holiday Bonanza! - a bit of everything, or a bit of a rest!
Level 1
[STRIKE]Back to basics and shine your sink![/STRIKE]
Sweep or vac through your entrance hall, and as far through to the back door (if you have one!) as you have the energy for.
Level 2
[STRIKE]Wipe your table - is that cloth clean?[/STRIKE]
Make a brew and enjoy the sunshine (fingers crossed you all have some!)
Level 3 for you hardcore flyers!
Wipe down The bannister and hall light switches!
S&S the downstairs loo / cloak.
Extras - for any gluttons for punishment!
[STRIKE]Collect any towels that need washing and get them in the WM then out on the line[/STRIKE].
Find 3 items that can be GOT RID OF!
Make another brew. That's an order!
Hhi

Honey_Bear

Excellent list, Bossy, and thank you for it. Thank you also for last week's, Dusty. I'm in.

froddington

I'm in - thanks bossymoo :A The list looks great.

Could I please ask for some flylady prayers / vibes for my great aunt? I only met her for the first time in Feb and I heard this afternoon that she's in hospital following a suspected heart attack. It seems she is improving, but she is 91. Hoping to pop up to see her tomorrow.

Right - list!

Bank Holiday Bonanza! - a bit of everything, or a bit of a rest!

Back to basics and shine your sink!
Sweep or vac through your entrance hall, and as far through to the back door (if you have one!) as you have the energy for.
Collect any towels that need washing and get them in the WM then out on the line
Put away those stray coats and shoes, and get the school / work etc ones ready for morning.
Get the de-webbers out and follow where you've swept or vacced. Better still, do this first and vac up the remnants!
Wipe down your front door, inside and out.
Find 3 items that can be GOT RID OF!

Narc0lepsy

Thanks to all list-makers.
I'm back from a terrific 5 days in the tree house - look how uncluttered it was here. We did a lovely range of things from a 22 mile bicycle ride (much to our surprise; hadn't planned that far), a couple of wetlands/RSPB centres, Great Dixter gardens (fab) and some clifftop and seashore walking. Really relaxing and so good to see how well Mr N coped with it. He's still very under-weight (grrr) and feels the cold a great deal, but when I think of how he looked in hospital in Dec....no comparison.

So I'm back with a vengeance - list too long even to be listed. My house looks ridiculously cluttered after the tree house.

I had a quick look through last week's activities; hugs etc to those needing it; lovely new dog; well done to weight-losers and kondo artistes extraordinaire (I did kondo my clothes in my case as the tree house didn't have much storage!). May everyone have a great day off tomorrow and a productive week. Good luck Dusty

Valli

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Excellent list, Bossy, and thank you for it. Thank you also for last week's, Dusty. I'm in.

Ditto this and I will do my best. DS back to uni tomorrow so his room shall be cleaned then upgraded to temporary dump:rotfl:

Msmoz

Thanks for this thread! Trying to get motivated so I just joined. My three kiddos are a little overwhelming and I was never a great housekeeper to begin with. I feel like I'm always starting over the baby steps -ugh! My goal is to shine the sink and vacuum today!