Weekly Flylady Thread 10th August 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

Monday Mayhem: A bit of everything!
Level 1
Open the windows and let some air in.
Starting upstairs, work your way through the house with that feather duster (or whatever you have). Dust and deweb, as far through as you like / need.
S&S a sink or two.
Level 2
Follow your dust trail with the vacuum cleaner, only lift it upstairs if it's safe to do so.
S&S a toilet or two.
Empty / clean filter and set a hot wash on WM and/or DW (do you need salt? I think my DW needs a top up)
Level 3
Clear kitchen worktops and wipe down.
Wipe out the fridge and stick any grot in the compost / bin.
Shine your sink
Extras:

• Have 10min checking over your calendar for the next week or so.
• Pay any bills or make any phone calls you need to.
• Eat a frog
• Count some blessings

Tuesday Tantrums: Kitchen & Dining Room
Level 1
Wipe down the cupboard fronts, including kickboards, and get those door handles hygienically clean!
Wipe down your large appliances.
Level 2
Clear a hotspot, is anything breeding on top of your cupboards or fridge freezer (is it just me that has 6 varieties of breakfast cereal?)
Give your DR table a polish and change the tablecloth if needed.
Wipe down the chairs too.
Level 3
To the cooker - give the hob a good shine!
And the oven too, if you've any steam left!
Extras:

• Make a promise to yourself- I'm going to try get more sleep this week.
• Mop a floor or two.
• Empty a drawer and wipe it out.
• Have a clear out and only replace in the drawer what needs to stay.

Wednesday Wickedness - Living Room
Level 1
Get those windows open!
15 minutes tidying up
Hoover / sweep and mop these areas
Level 2
Hoover soft furnishing
Clear the table/coffee table and wipe it
Level 3
Shake rugs and cushions outside
Dust your pictures
Do an outdoor job - bit of weeding, wipe doors or windowsills etc
Extras

• Use up the last of a cleaning product
• Wash a window or two
• Polish any mirrors
• Enjoy any sunshine before the downpour arrives!

Thursday Truculence - Bathrooms and Study / PC area
Level 1
First things first, sinks and toilets please!
Clear and clean the floors
Spare a thought for flyteens and their exam results!
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? My bath at ripped tonight!
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 toiletries?

Frightful Friday: Master Bedroom
Level 1
Clear that floordrobe
Strip the bed
Remake it too
Level 2
Pick out any clothes with missing buttons etc that need mending, and mend them! (Or let them go!)
Polish a mirror / picture
Wipe door handles, frames, window frames
Level 3
Airing cupboard- anything lurking that needs to exit the building?
Extras:

fling 5 things
• start / finish a list: back to school things, university things, December festival things - you get the picture...
• phone a friend
• HHI

FurryBeastOz

I'm in bossy. Thanks for the lists both of you.

I've been fluttering manically in the background, but the house is taking shape. Nearly died when DH said on Sat night that we had a friend coming for lunch on his route through to Malaig. I managed to cobble together lunch before going to church, but he had to live with the clutter.

Next time we have visitors - 2nd weekend in September. I want this place to be sparkling.

((((hugs))) and spoons to those in need. Glad you have company LW

12 weeks and counting. It will be 3 months on 16th. Yayyyy.

Will try and fly properly this week. I am going south to see the parents for the first time in 18months, and my godmother for the first time in over 2years on Saturday. A little apprehensive as I lost my licence on the way back from seeing her then.

Will definitely be posting this week and will need lots of encouragement.

Glad you got the bike back bossy

Narc0lepsy

I'm in. Not a bad weekend for getting a bit of stuff done - mix of work, garden, socialising.
This week I like the sound of Monday Mayhem as I'm a bit of a pick'n' mixer anyway. I want to catch up as much as I can to officially tackle the enormous frog/room of doom which is my office. The new windows are going in from 17th and they are apparently starting with my office. Hm, that will be a huge challenge to make access to window possible/clear away everything in order so I can find it again/protect computer etc from dust. But a challenge with a purpose and deadline; there is no way I can wriggle out of doing this.

Apart from that:
1 report to finish and send tomorrow
2 students on Wed pm at uni
1 student at home pm thurs
Fri take MIL to cataract op
2 birthdays to remember
As much exercise as possible pre-holiday with my mum
More fruit to freeze (as I adore apricots, was thrilled to see them in Ald1 special, punnet of 7 for 49p. Guess who bought 10 punnets.....and 24 peaches also on special).
More weeds to pull.
Lots of dust to declutter.
Ditto webs.

You get the picture.
Happy flying everyone except CY and happy resting to you.

lynnejk

Hiya everyone :hello:


I'm in for the week and thank you Bossy for this week's thread and Natty for last week's.


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

Monday Mayhem: A bit of everything!

Open the windows and let some air in.
work your way through the house with that feather duster (or whatever you have). Dust and deweb, as far through as you like / need.
S&S a sink or two.
Follow your dust trail with the vacuum cleaner
S&S a toilet or two.
Empty / clean filter and set a hot wash on WM and/or DW (do you need salt? I think my DW needs a top up)
Clear kitchen worktops and wipe down.
Wipe out the fridge and stick any grot in the compost / bin.
Shine your sink
Extras:
Have 10min checking over your calendar for the next week or so.
Pay any bills or make any phone calls you need to.
Eat a frog
Count some blessings


((hugs)), sticks and spoons for anyone needing some and I hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening, Thank you very much for the new thread. Please count me in for this week. I have had a lazy weekend as it was ds2's birthday today and it is ds1's birthday tomorrow. This week is going to be busy as there is so much to get completed.

Monday Mayhem: A bit of everything!
Open the windows and let some air in.
Feed the animals
Send over barcode information
Get a quick shower
Get rid of 50 emails
Do morning calls for client
Check Mr T order - scan and put away
Starting upstairs, work your way through the house with that feather duster (or whatever you have). Dust and deweb, as far through as you like / need.
S&S a sink or two.
Follow your dust trail with the vacuum cleaner, only lift it upstairs if it's safe to do so.
S&S a toilet or two.
Empty / clean filter and set a hot wash on WM and/or DW (do you need salt? I think my DW needs a top up
Spend 2 hours on course work
Clear kitchen worktops and wipe down.
Wipe out the fridge and stick any grot in the compost / bin.
Shine your sink
Do paperwork for client
Have 10min checking over your calendar for the next week or so.
Pay any bills or make any phone calls you need to.
Eat a frog
Take dh to his doctors appointment
Do evening calls for client
Count some blessings
Sort bags and clothes for Tuesday
Sort paperwork for uni and post
Do Msing work that is in for today
Sort through post and deliveries
Catch up with the thread

pigpen

I'm reading... I ainten't deaded not through want of wishes.. I haven't a good word to say about anyone or anything. I'm trying very hard to remember 'if you've nothing nice to say !!!!!!'

Squeak is now 5 (last Tuesday) and Pixie is 2 (9th)

I'm off to my nest.. love you all lots xx

cyclingyorkie

Lovely to see you back posting Pigpen.

I shall be supporting you all from my sofa.

Thanks to Bossy and Natty for the lists.

Good luck FurryBeastOz. You can and will get through it.

dancemum

Great to see a Pigpen post x

Well done FurryBeastOz, good luck with flying and your trip x

CY hope you have a comfortable week x

Where are my manners, thank you natty for last weeks lists and to Bossy for this one.

Tablets decluttered as now I can't sleep on left shoulder my back it stiff and painful

Upstairs windows opened
DH decluttered to work
Work tops wiped

Dizzy_Imp

Morning lovelies - thanks for last week's thread and this one too! I'm in. Skid weekend and house is a tip List is too long to type and post - will update once I've caught up on last week's news

Nice to see Pigpen back :wave: everyone missed you x

List for today includes:
Deflea the dogs
HHI (sorry... :embarasse )
Vacuum pack last of the spare pillows
Deal with the ants' nest by the drain
Quick shop for lunches for the week - we got back home at 12.30am so DH doesn't have a lunchbox to take this morning - bad Dizzy.
Check finances and pay some bills
Register with a local dentist (local meaning within 25 miles, with luck)

Laters xxx

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi Pigpen. Thanks for the list Bossy.

I seem to have spent most of the weekend cleaning/tidying/decluttering so the house doesnt look too bad. There is always more to do though. Oh and DS is having a friend to sleep over tonight so the dog is going for a sleepover at my parents (we have to be a bit careful with him around people he doesnt know well and its easier if he is out of the way).

Tired this morning, need to get ready for paid stuff.

Dustykitten

Morning all

Thanks for the thread Bossy (hope you are still enjoying doing it)

CY and FBO strength and love for you both this week girls, you are an inspiration.

Paid stuff for me, going in early for a meeting but will then leave early, go and buy a couple of bits for DH's birthday which is today, get a cake (actually DS2&3 can do this), do a food shop.

Humid here, rain is on the way. I'm on top of the laundry, that's about it. Carpet fitting should be finished today as well so I'll try to hoover and dust a bit later.

Kids to hoover out my car and sweep up plums , loving delegating.