Weekly Flylady Thread 28th 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!

Some of our abbreviations: DH- dear husband, OH- other half, KH- affectionate term for ex husband or partner DS/DD- dear son/daughter, DGC- dear grandchild, WM- washing machine, DW- dishwasher, LR/DR- living/dining room, RoD- room of doom, Mr S/A/T/M/L/Al- supermarkets Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi. You get the picture!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

The Spoon Theory

Ok here goes this week!

Mystical Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors.. make the stairs safe and the hall clear
Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs.. it looks so much better when you have clear stairs
Level Two
Wipe the sofas
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the skirtings behind the sofas!
Level Three
Clear all the paperwork into a box or bag, clearing those cluttered surfaces
15 minutes filing.. from above box/bag if you just filled one! Elsewhere if you didn't!
Dust and deweb those corners and mantel
Polish the electrical.. without blowing yourself up please!

Extras

• Wipe the hand rails, banisters and spindles
• Clear and tidy up all the bags and coats and shoes
• FIRES/BOILERS SERVICED, TEST RUN C/H TO CHECK IT IS OK BEFORE IT IS FREEZING AND GET THOSE CHIMNEYS SWEPT.. ESP. IF YOU BURN WOOD/PAPER AS IT STICKS TO CHIMNEY INNARDS!
• Binbag dance.. get some decluttering done!

Thrilling Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining room!
Level One
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces
Sweep and mop floor
Level Two
Empty and clean out a cupboard.. fling all that is dead, mouldy or inedible.. and DD1 says all weevilly things too.. but I like them.. they are full of protein!
Wipe units and cupboard fronts
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Level Three
Clean out the microwave.. or another appliance if you are without
Clean out the fridge.. you do not need furry food!
Dust and dewed.. and clean the blinds/curtains

Extras

• HHI
• Binbag dance
• wash out bins
• Run appliances through a clean wash.. and clean filters and door seals!

Wednesday ~ Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter the floor
Strip wash and replace the bedding.. do not wait until you want to get in it!!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Dust and deweb
Empty and clean out bins
31 fling boogie!
Level Three
Clear the floordrobe.
Sort through your cupboard and get rid of those items of clothing you no longer wear or need or are worn out.. memories are in your heart not in things you no longer use!!
Declutter some of the stuff you have stashed under the bed, in the bottom of the wardrobe e.g.

Extras

• Wash windows
• Wash curtains or other soft furnishings that need it
• Straighten your shoe and bag collection.. can any be rehomed?
• Sort through a box of general junk that is lurking

Twinkling Thursday~ Bathroom, loo and study!
Level One
Declutter floors
Scrub those tiles nice and shiny...
Level Two
Clean the bath, loo, shower etc...
Defrag comp while you vacuum/mop
Wipe chairs keyboards, mouses monitors etc..
Level Three
Wash shower curtains/bathmats etc
Clean the radiators and paintwork
Shine the taps and descale the shower head!

Extras

• 15 minutes filing
• HHI
• Delete 100 useless junk emails!
• Dust deweb and wash some windows!

Fangtastical Friday ~ The Birdie Song... (a ittle bit of this.. and a little bit of that..)
Level One
Clear the floor in a neglected room
Change any bedding that hasn't been done recently
Evict some spiders!
Level Two
De-grot a hotspot!.. all of one.. the whole mound.. what did you find underneath?
HH-something.. study, exercise, challenge, garden, iron.. what did you do?
Empty and clean out a cupboard.. fling the stuff you don't need and put back neatly the stuff you do!
Level Three
Spend half an hour doing something for YOURSELF!.. hair, nails or simply a bath!.. What did you do?
S&S the kitchen and bathroom
Vacuum a fluffy floor!

Extras

• Wash any windows you have left and can now no longer see out of! (that would be all of mine!)
• Wash any curtains that need it and put up your winter weight ones
• binbag dance
• Wash the sticky paintwork in one room

pigpen

Thank you... we are as in as we get!

pavlovs_dog

I'm going to play too

bossymoo

Welcome home natty thanks for the lists and a big hug for you xx

Belated birthday and anniversary wishes to all those celebrating xx

I missed a lot this weekend while I was away! Good times had, lots of laughter and I also went here yesterday which was good fun, challenging, interesting and frustrating all at the same time!

Back down to earth with a bump this afternoon- although I did watch strictly on catch up while getting stuff ready for school / work. Then kiddies arrived home (my mum took them to the circus!) and took some effort to get their excited little bodies into bed.

So, I'm in this week but around paid stuff as per usual.

X

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all, bossy that sounds really good, glad you had a nice weekend. I am just off to bed, I am in this week, thanks natty, but a few appointments with DS so have a feeling its not going to be an easy week. Night all x

Narc0lepsy

Thanks for threads. I'm in but don't know how much flying will get done indoors as I've heaps of paid stuff and a rampant garden where practically everything needs pruning, harvesting or weeding if not all 3.
Hope to get to gym at least twice.

lynnejk

Evening all :hello:

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

Back from our holidays in Ibiza and had a lovely, sunny one, including spending lots of time with DS

Had a quick read through the past week and a half and belated birthday and anniversary wishes to those I missed.

Natty - I was so sad to read your news

Pigpen - love the wool and the hat, especially the little darling wearing it !

CY - sounds like you've had a bit of a 'mare this week. Pleased to hear you feeling a bit better and sending vibes to defeat the beast.


Mystical Monday ~ Living room and Hall
Declutter the floors.. make the hall clear
Vacuum said floors..
Wipe the sofas
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the skirtings behind the sofas!
Clear all the paperwork into a box or bag, clearing those cluttered surfaces
15 minutes filing.. from above box/bag if you just filled one! Elsewhere if you didn't!
Dust and deweb those corners
Polish the electrical.. without blowing yourself up please!
ExtrasClear and tidy up all the bags and coats and shoes
Binbag dance.. get some decluttering done!


Hugs, sticks and spoons for those needing some
Hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

nicki_2

Thank you Natty for this weeks thread.

I'm just going to write down what I think I need to do tomorrow and hope the dog walk in the morning motivates me rather than wears me out.

Personal:
Start food tracking again.
Fix curtain rail
WM (mixed, lights, darks, bedding, towels incl. blind, cloths, dog)
Ironing
Sew labels in DD's new school stuff
Tea in SC?
COLLECT BOOKS
Work
Put up other curtain rail (after school so DD can help/learn )
Nag DD to do maths homework (she was struggling with 1 set of questions, the question itself doesn't make sense so we think there's a typo in the formula!)
Re-jig bookshelves.
Write shopping lists (DD has been on a use it up even if thats being wasteful trip today :mad:)
Sort out desk drawers
Catch up on emails/surveys
Call Vets (jabs, snip, claws) for OCT
Phone Docs - HTS

Mystical Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors.. make the stairs safe and the hall clear
Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs.. it looks so much better when you have clear stairs
Level Two
Wipe the sofas
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the skirtings behind the sofas!
Level Three
Clear all the paperwork into a box or bag, clearing those cluttered surfaces
15 minutes filing.. from above box/bag if you just filled one! Elsewhere if you didn't!
Dust and deweb those corners and mantel
Polish the electrical.. without blowing yourself up please!

Extras

• Wipe the hand rails, banisters and spindles
• Binbag dance.. get some decluttering done!

I'd better think about heading upstairs for my shower and bed. Its been a long day :wave:

poohbear59

Thank you Natty. I would like to join in again this week. We got home from our 3 week holiday to find the house needs cleaning from top to bottom

DS3 is ill in bed with a chest infection and things just seem to have got too much for him. The cats and dog are fine though, hens seem okay too.

I am a bit short of spoons after the travelling but I will do what I can, maybe get DH involved as he isn't working.

ionafan

Thank you Bossy and Natty for the lists.

In the first part of this week I hope to get back to a proper routine, though everything will go to pot again on Friday and Saturday. I have prioritised my personal to-do-list and am trying to plan my days better, as I have a lot of books to read over the next few months.

Today's list (DH is playing on the railway all day):
- Update my diary
- 1 long overdue email
- Put lunch main course in SC
- Prepare starter, veg and pudding
- Dust and hoover lounge, DR, hall and lower flight of stairs
- Dust and hoover downstairs (spare) bedroom and clean ensuite
- Tidy, dust, hoover, steam mop and polish kitchen
- Lay the table: two friends are coming to lunch at 12.30
After they've gone:
- 1 phonecall
- Expenses claim
- Gardening

Must get to bed.
Hope everyone has a good week, especially CY x

FurryBeastOz

Welcome back home natty I hope you were able to enjoy the rest of your holiday. Thanks bossy for last week. I managed to complete 95% of the lists and the house is looking almost organised.

Just back from watching the lunar eclipse. I certainly wouldn't have been in the mood for it/conscious enough to do it this time last year. It was lovely. Hazy, but we could see plenty. We slept from 2300 to 0130 and were sitting in a field by 0215. Fully layered up and with hot chocolate. I started getting cold about 0340 so we came home. Now just thawing out before bed.

(((hugs))), sticks and spoons as required. CY glad you have a dishwasher. Do you have a hob? How is the neighbours' phone line?

Happy birthdays/anniversarys. Hope everyone's week starts well. This week is a bit up in the air - I sprained my bad ankle on Friday.

Thankfully not as badly as I feared (last time I was on crutches for six months, and it sent my tentative recovery out of the window. Friday I was miserable and then DH came home after an absolutely horrific day at the hospital and had a tumbler of whisky. I was OK, but felt the need for a meeting on Saturday. I was weight bearing today, but my ankle is a horrific black and blue colour and someone seems to have strapped half a golf ball to it!

I'm off to bed for a couple of hours. Happy Monday