Weekly Flylady Thread 13th July 2015

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

OK here we go!

Marvellous Monday! - Bathrooms!
Level 1
Clean the sink and scrub those taps.
Don't forget the overflow!
Clean the loo, don't forget the outside!
Level 2
Clean the bath / shower enclosure.
Now do the screen too, or take down your shower curtain and give it a wash.
Level 3
Empty and freshen any bins.
Wash a window or two.
Wipe down some tiles.
Extras

• Collect up towels for laundering and replace with fresh ones.
• Ditto face cloths / flannels.
• Any bathrobes that can be washed and dried while the weather is *cof* good?
• Clear a busy shelf or drawer.

Terrific Tuesday! - Kitchen!
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 out the fridge
Level 3
Clean a window
Clean your hob - and your oven too if you get carried away
Extras

• Run your dishwasher and / or washing machine on a hot, clean cycle
• Do you need extra supplies for summer? Squash? Cereal? Baking stuff? Craft stuff?
• Meal plan
• Have you got lots stuck to your fridge with magnets? (Maybe that's just me!) if so, can some be recycled now?

Wonderbra Wednesday! - Living room, hall, 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
Shine a window or mirror
Dust any picture frames / wall art
Extras

• Midweek "me time"

Thankful Thursday! - Master Bedroom
Level 1
Clear that floordrobe
Strip the bed
Vac / turn / freshen the mattress as needed
Level 2
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Vacuum - can you reach behind anywhere with the tools?
Polish a mirror
Level 3
Wipe switch-plates and door handles
Scrub any grubby finger marks
Declutter a hotspot
Extras:

Binbag dance
• HHI
• clear out under the bed
• Count some blessings

Thank Crunchie it's Friday - room of your choice!
Level 1
Clear a surface and wipe it
And another
And another
Level 2
Dust and deweb
Vacuum too
Level 3
Wipe any icky bits, finger marks on windows, near light switches and door handles
Clear a hotspot
Extras

• Find homes for the things you cleared: put them away or fling!
• Check your banking / bills etc
• Any errands to run? Fill the car up? Cash machine? Birthday cards to buy?

bossymoo

If anyone fancies doing some summer challenges, to make things interesting, then post away!

This is our final week of school, so I'm pledging to ditch any unwanted school gear by this time next week, and also to get the kiddies to sort through any artwork and make a small scrapbook of their school year - which may take longer than a week!

This summer I'm going to complete 1 declutter mission each week, starting with unwanted toilettries!

Anyone who wants to join me, just post away, and keep telling us about your progress!

Valli

My summer missions will include

Car booting the stuff my sister has sent, along with the stuff I have
Papering the lounge which I stripped Last October during half term
Painting the bare wood skirting and door from the kitchen refit - 4 years ago...

Am clearly channelling diy sos

I am in btw, ty for fred

ionafan

Thank you to Bossy for the new thread and to Natty for last week's. I might just manage tomorrow's list

As to summer challenges, mine have to be
(1) finish the rock garden
(2) tidy the rest of the garden
and (3) clear the study bedroom (which is more than just a declutter and clean, as it also involves finishing off all these boxes which have been in my way for months).

Anyway, as I am around for much of the week, I have no excuse not to start tomorrow as I mean to go on. Whether I manage to keep it up is another matter...

(((Hugs))), spoons and sticks all round, as needed x

Biscuit_monster

Thanks for thread!

Small list for tomorrow as long day at the paid stuff.

Daily stuff
Empty bathroom bin
Wipe down some tiles
Clear a busy shelf or drawer
Clean window and cabinet mirror.

My summer mission is to finish decorating the entrance hall. I started this six months ago.:(

cyclingyorkie

I will be waving from the side lines, as usual.

Dustykitten

Thanks for the new thread Bossy.

Starting to get into more of a routine around the new paid stuff. House is not in too bad a shape. List of priorities for this week:

Hoover and mop downstairs
Change beds
Send birthday cards
DS1 to dust his bedroom
Tidy and dust DR
Finish planting out the front
Finish cutting the back hedge
Email about cricket net
Write cheque
Take shredding to school
Gov email
Check statements
Look at car insurance
Ring tax office
New DBS form

Summer challenge will be to declutter the garage and side shed and have more fun.

froddington

I'm in - thanks for the thread bossy :A

Still 10 days til the end of term here - and this week consists of Sports Day; Parents day at Horse Riding, and Year 6 Camp!!! So, actually, I may not be in much

Congrats to MummyRoys

Belated Happy Birthday to Jazee

Lots of hugs being sent to all especially CY, LW, pigpen and anyone else who wants or needs one.

Night all, sleep well xx

Marvellous Monday! - Bathrooms!

Level 1
Clean the sink and scrub those taps.
Don't forget the overflow!
Clean the loo, don't forget the outside!

Level 2
Clean the bath.

Level 3
Empty and freshen any bins.
Wash a window or two.
Wipe down some tiles.

MrsChaos

Thank you for the thread, Bossy.

I wasn't sure whether to creep in quietly and hide at the back or stroll in nonchalantly as if I hadn't been away for ages.

For this week I'll commit to doing something from the list every day whilst getting organised for a proper start. Routines will be odd in July - last week at work before the summer, then DS2's last week at junior school (with an operation for DS1 in the middle of it) followed by DS1 moving into his first own home.

We'll be away for a week in August, neatly sandwiched between rounds of 'room tetris' involving flinging, cleaning and decorating, all on the back of DS1's departure. I need to clean and decorate his loft bedroom, move our bed and some furniture up, clean and decorate our front bedroom ready for DS2 (who has so far only had a walk-through room and is over the moon), move the rest of our stuff out and DS2's stuff in. I hope this counts as my summer project...

Needless to say the rest of the house is also in a pretty poor state and needs a lot of TLC. Been living up to my user name, I'm afraid.

But - I'm in and it's lovely to be back.

Marvellous Monday! - Bathrooms!
Level 1
Clean the sink
Clean the loo
Level 2
Clean the bath

ETA - My extras
Clean litter tray and sweep bathroom floor, handwash a few items, text a friend

MinnieMousesMummy

Hi everyone, Please count me in for this week. After a busy week at work last week I really need to get things organised and sorted out. This week I will be working from my own lists.

Marvellous Monday! - Master Bedroom
Get a quick shower
Finish filling in job application and email in
Take dd to childminder
Do paid work
Complete m.sing work that is in for today
Attend placement (today I am assisting with running a summer group for kids)
Fill out excursion paperwork and submit
Dust surfaces in the master bedroom
Dust master bedroom for cobwebs (sorry spiders)
Change bedding and remake bed
Look online for curtains
Check online banking
Pay money off credit card
Spend 2 hours on course work (complete section and type up first draft of assessment)
Print paperwork that is need for Tuesday

decogecko

Hi all

Another returnee!

I've had a manic few months. Put house on the market, sold it, got new job in my adopted home city (actually it's my old job that I loved), brought new house in adopted home city and been in it for 5 weeks now.

My summer mission

Unpack all boxes (there's still a couple lurking)
Book electrician to do works and have said works done

I have the next couple of weeks off so my frog list is

Post birthday cards x 3
Order birthday presents x 2
Chase !kea - paid for new kitchen 2 weeks ago, heard nothing since
Change address on car insurance
Sort spare rooms


Have a great week all

Deco x