Weekly Flylady Thread 14th September 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!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

The Spoon Theory

Ok here goes this week!

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
Level Three
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

Extra Mission:

• Have a bit of a tidy in the cupboard under the stairs.
• Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet?

Tuesday Trauma - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the fridge.. get rid of all those furry things growing in corners!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, microwave etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..

Extra Mission:

• Run the WM through 'clean cycle'.. hottish wash with a splosh of vinegar, soda crystals bleach.. whatever you fancy just clear those pipes of gunge!
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 31 fling boogie..
• Wipe over the oven and hob
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Wednesday wobbles- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry

Extra mission:

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• Make a long list of those bodies you need to purchase christmas gifts for!!.. exactly 100 days!! lol

Thursday Throw!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one
.
Extra tasks:

• 32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean all paintwork on the landing
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear out your trousers/skirts

Friday Flyday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a toybox and make space for santa coming!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

michelle2008

In for another week!

I am feeling quite smug - house really clean. This week the ironing mountain must be tackled though.

Jazee

Thanks for list Natty. I'm in and so glad its the LR tomorrow.

FurryBeastOz

Thanks Bossy for last week and Natty for the new thread. I'm in. Just what I need too. Once I've got rid of the MIL tomorrow morning I will crack on and embed the new layout in the living room, and tidy the dining room table which has seen a lot of use this weekend.

Miraculously I already have a handyman booked to do some odd jobs tomorrow afternoon. Just as well, as a gaping hole has appeared in the downstairs toilet. Luckily we had the laminate well glued or I'd have disappeared and probably broken something. The nails on one of the botched joists have rusted through! DH swore he'd repair it this morning. Unsurprisingly it hasn't happened as he's been working. Actually I'm happy about this as the work done is more valuable.

Anyway,

Off to bed.

pigpen

we're in.. I'm not getting much done but I'm here... and thank you xx

Bossy.. your tree needs pruning or was severely pruned last year.


Jobs for today.. before I forget..

knit star.. sew 'baubles' on tiddles hat
write business plan.
Parcel 15 bits of ebay stuff
order syringes
order sharps bins
make DD1 dentist appointment
ring podiatry and orthotics.
Post ebay stuff
Scrub the bathroom
List stuff on ebay

michelle2008

Learning so much on this thread. Had never heard of winter curtains!! Just googled them!! Do many people have them?

It all seems very organised and grown up of you all!!!!

LB29

Can I be in please? I started with you all a few weeks ago, I managed 2 days then it all tapered off. How does everyone else cope when they work? By the time I've made dinner, washed up and sorted out the children it so late I often struggle to get everything done. The evenings that I managed the full list I wasn't finished until after 9pm. I'm not sure if I should start trying to get essentials done before work by getting up earlier :-/.

michelle2008

Lb29 - I know how you feel! I often work late, and have to bring work home. I try to do the basics in each room, more if I have the time. Then run though as much as I can at the weekend. After a few weeks the house really does improve and it gets much easier.

If you can declutter a drawer or cupboard once a week and keep it that way it's a massive help.

Good luck.

Dustykitten

Thanks for the new thread Natty, and Bossy for last week's.

Struggled to sleep so I've decided to get up and potter, sew a few name tags on and maybe do a little bit of governing stuff before the paid stuff or I may have a little snooze on the kitchen sofa with the ginger ones.

Hope to fly in a bit, been pouring here all night.

Have a good day everyone.

Dustykitten

michelle2008 wrote: »

Learning so much on this thread. Had never heard of winter curtains!! Just googled them!! Do many people have them?

It all seems very organised and grown up of you all!!!!

No I don't we have blinds in quite a few rooms. I really could do with some for the french doors in the LR, I may take a look.

LB29 wrote: »

Can I be in please? I started with you all a few weeks ago, I managed 2 days then it all tapered off. How does everyone else cope when they work? By the time I've made dinner, washed up and sorted out the children it so late I often struggle to get everything done. The evenings that I managed the full list I wasn't finished until after 9pm. I'm not sure if I should start trying to get essentials done before work by getting up earlier :-/.

I only work p/t and for me I try to do an hour between 8-9 when DS3 has gone to school and before I shower and go to the paid stuff, I don't work util 10. Little and often helps to keep on top of the basics and once you make some progress is does become easier.

AimingForBetter

Morning all, thanks Natty for the new thread and for last week's Dusty.

Please count me in this week, will do a quick whizz round on essentials this morning and make a concentrated effort on all rooms tomorrow as will have the whole day to myself. Nothing is too bad but all needs going over as not much done last week.

Just tried to look at 'The Spoon Theory' link on 1st post but it seems to be showing chinese (?) jeans so not sure what that's all about!

Have a good day everyone.
AFB