Weekly Flylady Thread 27th 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

Mighty Monday: Bathroom and Study / PC area
Level 1
Sinks! And taps and grotty plugholes
Toilets! Don’t forget the outside!
Clear that cluttered windowsill or shelf
Level 2
Straighten up your desk and wipe over
Switch off the kit and wipe over the keyboard with an antibac wipe or similar
Switch it back on and de-fragment the disc
Level 3
Back to bathroom, clean the bath / shower
Mop floors
Wash a window or two
Extras:

• Put fresh towels out
• Wipe down some tiles
• Check your calendar for August - it's nearly here!
• Tidy your handbag or purse

Terrific Tuesday: kitchen and dining room
Level 1
Clear the work tops / table and wipe down
Sort a hotspot
Level 2
Clean the microwave!
Give your sink a polish
Where is the mop brigade? Clean that floor!
Level 3
Clean your hob and grill pan _pale_
Wash a window
Put the kettle on and take a breather
Extras:

• Clean the cooker hood
• Does your bin need a wash?
• Is your post up to date?
• VALLI SORT YOUR TAX CREDITS OUT!!!

Awesome Wednesday: Living Room
Level 1
Dust from top to bottom
Sweep or vacuum
Level 2
Clear the mantle
Ditto the coffee table
Any other surfaces to clear?
Level 3
Wash a window or two, or polish a mirror
Wipe any grotty finger marks away
Give the fireplace a good clean
Extras:

• Watch a bit of telly
• Wipe down any artwork or picture frames
• Take the rug outside and bash it
• Freshen up with a lovely candle or something

Thrilling Thursday: Master Bedroom
Level 1
Clear that floordrobe
Strip the bed
Remake it too
Level 2
Dust any fluffy surfaces
Vacuum
Polish a mirror / picture
Level 3
Declutter a hotspot
Wash a window
Tidy your smalls drawer
Extras:

fling 5 things
• spend time on your favourite craft - if you have one!
• phone a friend
• HHI

Fabulous Friday - Kids room or room of doom
Level 1
Get some empty bags or boxes, plus a (un)willing helper ready for the challenge!
Set the timer for 15min - get clearing, who can fill the most bags?
Ding ding, round two!
Level 2
Wipe any icky marks – doors, handles, windows?
Dust and deweb
Vacuum where you can
Level 3
Wash any soft furnishings, cushions, throws, bedding?
Sort and fling anything unwanted from your Level 1 clearance
Sit and admire your work!
Extras:

• make a list of any back to school purchases
• devote 20 min to your summer challenge if you have one
• thats all for today - well done!

Dustykitten

Thanks Bossy

Aim is to achieve more than this week, shouldn't be difficult.

JTTOU I love the Oxfam bookshop too and take all my books there.

kazwookie

Oh I'm in of sorts in my own way.

Thank you ladies for the lists.

Work done, got soaked..............All part of the job apparently!
Soup for dinner and bread roll as I am cold
Cat fed
Kitchen cleaned

If Valli and Bossy go missing again, let me go and look for them in the pub, I could do with a mini break!

Valli

Thanks for the thread work NATTY and BOSSY

Well, technically, I'm back for the foreseeable. My p/t contract, which, when added to my 0.6 contract took me to full time finishes this month.
And boy does the house need it; I really have slackened off these past few weeks keeping up with essentials; I even have an ironing pile:eek: and I haven't washed today! I have, however, made a start on the fridge. That was :eek: too, as a spill I thought I had dealt with clearly hadn't been thoroughly dealt with. So both veg boxes and two shelves have been removed, and washed; one shelf is soaking in the sink as the plastic edges seem not to be removable and have sinister brown marks (has vague memories of a jar of olives tipping over and leaking) where I cannot get at them.
I am, however, going into work tomorrow to prep the classroom for Sept (well to continue) but my job share is also coming in as are two (now retired) colleagues - so should be a case of many hands make light work and all that.

Mighty Monday: Bathroom and Study / PC area
Level 1
Sinks! And taps and grotty plugholes
Toilets! Don’t forget the outside!
Clear that cluttered windowsill or shelf
Level 2
Straighten up your desk and wipe over
Switch off the kit and wipe over the keyboard with an antibac wipe or similar
Switch it back on and de-fragment the disc
Level 3
Back to bathroom, clean the bath / shower
Mop floors
Wash a window or two
Extras:
Put fresh towels out
Wipe down some tiles
Check your calendar for August - it's nearly here!
Tidy your handbag or purse

Frizzle_2

Thanks for the new thread!

I'm hoping to be in tomorrow but today has been a poorly day. Think it may have been vertigo. The boys were a bit under the weather yesterday so I don't know if I've caught something off them but every time I moved or tried to get up the room was spinning and I felt violently sick. So have been in bed and on sofa all day sleeping on and off. Have tried to eat but have struggled. I googled about it on line and a day of rest seems to be enough to clear I t up so I am hopeful I can crack on tomorrow.

I had the Morning on my own with kids and that was hard work so having them all day when I can't do anything will be unbearable.
Anyway fingers crossed for a full recovery!


Mmm- it must ge so awful having your OH I'd hospital and so far away, while trying to juggle all your other commitments. Sending coping vibes your way.

See you all in the morning as I am off to try and get a full nights sleep!

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening everyone, Please count me in for this week however I will mainly be working from my own list. This week is going to be a busy one for me as I want to try and get the house sorted for dh getting home, as it is a total mess at the moment.

Mighty Monday: Master Bedroom
Open windows to let some air in
Quick shower
Tidy up the kitchen
Feed the animals
Do morning calls for client
Check emails and get rid of 50
Check online banking
Get the little ones ready to go out
Take ds2 to the doctors
Do m.s work that is in for today
Do evening calls for client
Take little ones to the childminder
Go to the garage and check tyre pressure
Do 2 hours work for client
Spend an hour on course work
Dust surfaces in master bedroom
Dust for cobwebs in master bedroom
Strip and change the master bedding
Sort out work stuff that in the bedroom
Hoover the master bedroom
Collect little ones from the childminders
Make the dinner
Tidy up the kitchen
Bath the little ones
Get kids to bed
Sort clothes and bags for Tuesday
Get an early night
Tidy your handbag or purse
Catch up with thread
Update list and sort list for Tuesday

FurryBeastOz

Thanks Natty and Bossy Brilliant flying and fitness/eating week this week (until today!) Eaten far too much chocolate and didn't do any exercise over the weekend. Unless you count a renewed interest in Hestering since I'm sober:o

I can't currently see the floor in the living room as I have all the stuff for sale laid out for photographing. Made £40 already from putting things on our local selling board.

This week lots of exercising, flying and eating well.

I'm off to de-clutter the dining room table.:D

Honey_Bear

Thank you for last week's thread Natty, and for this week's Bossy. I'm in, tidying, sorting and following the bits of the lists that I can deal with. The dog is going to be flown for the first time tomorrow, so fingers cross for Kelpie and the lovely groomer, Karen.

decogecko

Hi all


Thank you for the lists this week Bossy and Natty for last week's.


I'm in again this week but won't be in properly until Wednesday afternoon as that's when I finish work.


My mission this week is to find someone who can fit my new kitchen. Was using !kea approved installer but then they added £1200 to the installation bill I'd already paid which made it a ridiculous amount to fit such a small kitchen. Oh well.


Have a good week all


Deco x

funfairprincess

Hi all x

Thanks to Bossy and Natty for the threads xxx

I'm in for the week although I can see tomorrow being a write off. DGS here and he'll not be going home till about 6 or 7 tomorrow night. Can I hand in a note to be excused ?;):p

I'm doing some WM and TD as DGS is sound asleep and we were far too busy playing earlier

Dizzy_Imp

Evening all - I'll try my very best for tomorrow but I'm on the return epic train journey to deliver the skids back into the clutches of their charming mother. Only a round trip of 8 hours for me, but no doubt there will be something to complain about (probably me).

Then parents visiting for a few days, arriving shortly after I return...:exclamati