Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd June 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 Bossy 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!

Other abbreviations you may find useful

WM ~ Washing machine
TD ~ Tumble dryer
SC ~ Slowcooker
BM ~ Breadmaker
DW ~ Dishwasher
SOAADFA ~ Sit on 'bottom' and do 'nothing'
KH/XH/FW ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite versions
DH/DD/DS/DW/DP ~ Dear husband/daughter/son/wife/partner/whatever
OH/SO ~ Other half/significant other
NN ~ nice neighbour
Toxic (friend/mother/sister/whoever) ~ person in your life that seems to exist to make your life miserable
AF ~ Aunt Flo 'time of the month'.. nothing to do with flying but it comes up often.
ETA ~ Edited to add
Gibble ~ miscellaneous crap that appears forever homeless
Dot-to-dot ~ pick a small area (not a whole room) like a chair/coffee/table/shelf/worktop or wherever- thats your first 'dot' - totally clear it - clean it - and only put back what should be there - deal with what you have removed (not just move it somewhere else) then if you have time move on and do the same to another 'dot' -the idea is just like a dot to dot puzzle, you aim to join up all the dots and have a tidy room. The trick is to keep each dot tidy until you get them all joined up!
RoD ~ Room of Doom, the one room that feels like it is a permanent pit and cannot be used to its potential!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Musty Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Level Two
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. and check the underside.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round… lightshades need doing!
Sort your drawer of large cutlery things.. slotted spoons, spatulas.. clean out the drawer, flin the things you don't need/use and make it all neat and tidy!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

Extras

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Thoroughly clean a cupboard or the drawers!
• Put WM's/DW's on a 'clean' cycle.. make sure those doorseals and filters are clear.. soda crystals and white vinegar get rid of unpleasant smells and germs
• 30 minutes ironing!!!
• Wipe the inside of the unit doors
• Empty the pan cupboard!! Sort those oven trays, tighten handles on pans.

Tantalising Tuesday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level Two
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter, making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level Three
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Change any dead lightbulbs!
Extras:

• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Wistful Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the summer!
Level Two
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs.. (make sure to do the bed base..!)
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
Level Three
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Clean lightshade, and remove dead insects...
Extras...

• 37 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Sort through someone's wardrobe.. what can you fling?
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls

Tantalising Thursday ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One.
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Level Two
Wipe keyboard, house phone and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important)..
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Collect all the dirty laundry
Level Three
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clean shower screen/curtain/bath mats if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!

Extras...

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe down 2 doors.. room doors.. both sides
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be and anything no longer needed is "rehomed".
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• Replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it

Fandabidozy Friday ~Childrens rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear the floor
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Deweb and fluff the room
Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade!!
Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extras...

• Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw
• Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
• 30 minutes ironing
• Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
• 15 minutes filing!
• Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!

kazwookie

I'm in, thank you for all the lists.

Work done
Long list made for tomorrow
WM is on, ready to put out on line tomorrow, hope the weather is good.
Dinner done

bossymoo

Thanks Natty I'm in this week, subject to the usual paid stuff and Bob the Builder
Hope things calm down with your niece xx

We are back from the seaside, DD is still awake :eek: and there is a training day tomorrow. We had a lovely time. We released some balloons on the beach for Father's Day, that we'd written messages on, which was very touching.

The car is unpacked and mostly put away, swim stuff washed for tomorrow, we are a clean, oh and I have a proper path and bin store at the side of my house :T the builders are back tomorrow presumably with the shale and to tidy up.

He even put my whirligig back in for me :A

MinnieMousesMummy

Thank you very much for the lists. Please count me in for this week, however I will be working from my own lists.

Monday - Master Bedroom
Get a quick shower
Feed animals and collect eggs
School/Childcare runs
Go to placement
Take paperwork to the school
Spend 3 hours on course work
Dust surfaces
Change the bedding
Do 1 load of laundry
Get rid of 10 items
Collect kids from childminders
Catch up with emails
Type up report
Hoover the floor
Sort NIC paperwork
HHme time
Pair up the pile of socks and put them away
HHI
Make HM curry for dinner
Take ds1 to scouts

Other Jobs To Get Done
Sew badges on scout shirt for ds1
List 10 things on ebay
Do some weeding in the driveway
Remove weeds from the border and plant dd's sunflower
Clean the oven
Make a doctor appointment

funfairprincess

I'm in x

Thanks for the list natty and to bossy for last weeks x

natty hugs honey x teenagers can be the pits I know I was one of them!

See you all in the morning x

ionafan

Thanks for starting us off with the new thread, Natty. I'm on a catch-up week so will be doing my own thing for most of the time, although I will attempt to coordinate what's on my list with what appears on yours, to keep everyone company I did manage to do a lot off bossy's lists last week, so the house is mostly quite good, thank you.

(((Hugs))), healing vibes and best wishes to CY for Thursday.
Take-it-easy instructions for Dave.
Congratulations to Valli's school, juliejim's scouts and missymoo's charity for all the fundraising, and to Dusty's road for the successful party.
Welcome back gilly.
Happy dog-days to LW.
See you at weigh-in on Tuesday, JTTOU!

I am so tired that I shall be switching off my computer and falling into bed as soon as I've finished my cuppa. Goodnight all x

pigpen

Hi, ty, I'm in.. NOT a happy bunny right now..

bunbun2

Thanks Natty for the lists and Bossy for last week's. I'm in this week and although it doesn't show by my lack of posting I am flying most days and there is a huge difference in the house so I am very grateful for all the lists and motivation:A

Biscuit_monster

Hi all,

I'm in, thanks for the list natty, for finding time to do it for us when you've clearly go so much stuff going on x
Had a lovely day today, chilling out in the morning with oh and children and then all of us and dog spent the afternoon at the park/on canal with bikes. Happily ignoring all work that needs doing.
Return to roast beef and Yorkshire puds. Yum.

Have a good week everyone x

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all, thanks Natty, and Bossy too, it's really helping me to try and stay focused at the moment.

Been a bit of an uneventful day. Hope there is plenty on at work tomorrow, I know i shouldn't complain but it's been a bit too quiet lately.

Bossy what a lovely idea about the balloons.

Right, bed time soon, night all x

missymoo81

Thanks for last weeks list bossy and to Natty for this weeks. Sorry you're havinf such a hard time with Dave doing too much, and pain in the bum teenagers, very trying for you. Hope you're feeling a bit better this week LW. And pigpen what's up? I'll be thinking of you on Thursday CY. Well done on all The fundraisers. And well done to anyone who Actually managed to make their house presentable last week, as I certainly did not! I am in again this week, but be flying my own fling, as I have so little time, but will endeavour to spend 4 hours Wednesday morning on it All!
Going to bed now, absolutely cream crackered!
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