Weekly FLYLADY thread 19 Oct 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!

Some of our abbreviations: DH- dear husband, OH- other half, KH/CF- 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

OK here we go!

Super Monday! - Master Bedroom plus S&S
Level 1
Bedroom clearance: clear the floordrobe, tops of drawers, windowsills etc. Then the bed, remove any stray items and strips and remake the bed.
Level 2
Bedroom unfluffling: dust and deweb all your lovely clear surfaces, and Hoover up all that fluff. Get the nozzle out (oo-er missus) and tackle your edges, corners, skirting and behind anything you can safely reach. Wipe over light switches and door handles.
Level 3
S&S the downstairs sink and loo
Shine your sink and S&S the kitchen work tops
Extras

• Put a wash on
• Make any plans needed for half term
• Do you need to plan any chutneys or anything? I want to make chilli jam - yum!
• See the drawer under the tv? Sort it out? What does that old cable even do, anyway? Lol xxx

Wonder Tuesday: Living Room
Level 1
Choose a hot spot and spend time sorting. Maybe bags or boxes for "keep, bin, donate" and then clean under / behind where the hotspot once was!
Dust and deweb.
Carefully wipe over electricals.
Level 2
Dust and deweb.
Sweep / vac / mop as required.
Carefully wipe over electricals.
Level 3
Give the fireplace a really good clean - get in all the corners and mouldings. Make sure nothing is left on the mantle that doesn't belong there.
Vac or wipe any upholstery.
Extras:

Give the remotes an antibac wipe, and maybe the telephone too!
• Wash some windows.
• Wash any sofa cushions or throws that are in need.
• HHI

Kapow Wednesday: Kitchen & Dining Room
Level 1
Clear first, bin any rubbish, rehome any migrated items.
Wipe all surfaces, windowsills, cooker top, shelves etc
Clean the sink & polish those taps
Level 2
Deweb ceilings and corners - and dust the top of the cooker hood!
Wipe down some tiles or splash back
Wipe down the large appliances
Level 3
Wipe down any edges - kickboards, sides of cupboards
Wipe door handles, light switches with some antibac
Clean the floor
Extras:

• Give your plug holes a bleaching
• Collect tea towels and table cloths for washing
• Put out fresh ones
• Does your bin need a wash?
• Enjoy a well earned cuppa :coffee:

Whizz Thursday - Bathrooms and Study / PC area
Level 1
First things first, sinks and toilets please!
Clear and clean the floors
Do any taps need descaling?
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? Is it time to fling?
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 toilettries?

Bionic Friday: A bit of Everything!
Level 1
Clear a hot spot
Get your dusting stick and go round hall, stairs, landing
Wipe any grotty marks in this area
Level 2
Kids room - a good dusting needed?
Remove anything that doesn't belong there
Catch up with laundry
Level 3
Back to master bedroom - need dusting again?
Replace any bath or tea towels that need washing
Top up the loo roll wotsit
Extras:

Vac the stairs if it's safe to do so
• phone a friend
• HHI

huston_kw

I'm in again this week, thanks for the list!

Dizzy_Imp

Me too! Got a trip to a specialist eye vet first thing (then again later, possibly to collect mutley) but intend on making in-roads again this week x

FurryBeastOz

I'm in. Thanks bossy, and thanks Natty for last week. Each week the place looks a bit better on Sunday night, and I can knock off earlier. Can't be bothered with kitchen floor tonight as I'll be cooking again first thing. So I'm of to Bedfordshire. Via a bath.

DH got home just as the match started (with a hangover). He now feels even worse and even I am fuming. Sleep definitely required. I have a manic week coming up and so does DH.

(((hugs))) and spoons as needed.

Dustykitten

Thanks Bossy and Natty for last week.

I'll be here, doing my own thing.

Paid stuff tomorrow, may get a chance to do a bit of flying first.

pigpen

we're in.. on a mission.. ty Modom xx


Super Monday! - Master Bedroom plus S&S
Level 1
Bedroom clearance: clear the floordrobe, tops of drawers
Level 2
Bedroom unfluffling: dust and deweb all your lovely clear surfaces, and Hoover up all that fluff.
Wipe over light switches and door handles.
Level 3
Shine your sink and S&S the kitchen work tops
Extras

• Make any plans needed for half term.. packing to visit the outlaws

Narc0lepsy

Thanks thread-writers and list-makers.
No visitors this week.
Monday will be a significant inroad regarding report writing plus:
- do 5 items on 'flagged' emails
-ring potential client who left message
-do at least 3 units of mindfulness course
-get paperwork ready to start 2 students on Tuesday
- whatever I can do from flylist

ionafan

Thank you Bossy and Natty. Atm I can't quite work out which one of 24 hours each day this week will be free for me to fly in, but I'll do my best to find one.

DGS3 is here and is definitely having a growing spurt. He ate a huge lunch and enormous tea for a 2yo.

Hope you feel better in the morning, Dusty, and same to Mr FBO. Roll on half term for teachers, school staff and tired youngsters.

Goodnight all x

lynnejk

Evening all

We're in again and thank you Bossy for this week's thread and Natty for last week's.

What a shame for Scotland eh - and it seems the penalty shouldn't have been awarded. Ref should have asked for TV ref as it was clear on that :mad:


Super Monday! - Master Bedroom plus S&SBedroom clearance: clear the floordrobe, tops of drawers, windowsills etc. Then the bed, remove any stray items and strips and remake the bed.
Bedroom unfluffling: dust and deweb all your lovely clear surfaces, and Hoover up all that fluff. Get the nozzle out (oo-er missus) and tackle your edges, corners, skirting and behind anything you can safely reach. Wipe over light switches and door handles.
S&S the downstairs sink and loo
Shine your sink and S&S the kitchen work tops
Extras
Put a wash on
Make any plans needed for half term
Do you need to plan any chutneys or anything? I want to make chilli jam - yum!
See the drawer under the tv? Sort it out? What does that old cable even do, anyway? Lol xxx

Hugs, sticks and spoons to all needing some

Hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

froddington

I'm in - thanks bossymoo :A

Well, I say I'm in but ........ Parents' Eve tomorrow; cinema Tues; away up north Weds and Thurs!! I think I should just look at one or two things from each list!

Good job it's half term in a week!

Night all, sleep well xx

Super Monday! - Master Bedroom plus S&S

Bed, remove any stray items and strip and remake the bed
S&S loo
Shine your sink and S&S the kitchen work tops

Frizzle_2

Thanks for the list bossy and for last weeks natty.

I have done a couple of loads of washing tonight and had a quick whiz round. Kitchen looks respectable apart from a hotspot in the corner, utility room is still spotless and so is the dining room! As for the master bedroom- a room that seems to be ignored every week as it is the first thing to avoid as no-one will see it apart from us!

But I am going to make a conscious effort to at least spend half an hour in it tomorrow night to make it look better. (In between the paid stuff!)

Super Monday! - Master Bedroom plus S&S
Bedroom clearance: clear the floordrobe, tops of drawers, windowsills etc.

Bedroom unfluffling: dust and deweb all your lovely clear surfaces, and Hoover up all that fluff.

Extras
Put a wash on
Make any plans needed for half term

That's more then enough for me on a Monday!