Weekly Flylady Thread 16th November 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!

Happy Monday: Kitchen
Level 1
Grab a bag or box and pop everything that doesn't belong in the kitchen in here.
Put away all the stuff that does belong here.
Work your way round the counters - give it a really good clean, right into the corners and under any small appliances.
Level 2
Shine the sink.
Wipe down the cupboard fronts and kick boards.
Clean out the toaster - too many crumbs is a fire hazard!
Level 3
Shine a window or some tiles.
Pop a wash on.
Wander round the house depositing items from the box or bag you filled earlier, in their rightful homes.
Extras:

• Do you have a fire blanket or other emergency aid?
• Wipe down the outside of the kitchen door.
• Run the WM and/or DW on a hot wash to keep its insides happy
• Have a peek in the fridge to see what needs to be used up.

Chirpy Tuesday: Bedroom of Choice
Level 1
Clear the floordrobe!
Deweb, dust & vac.
Strip and remake the bed.
Level 2
Wash a window or two.
Wipe down the cupboard doors and drawer fronts.
Clean any grubby finger marks.
Level 3
HHI.
21 fling boogie.
Organise a drawer or shelf.
Extras:

• Check your bills / regular payments.
• Use up a product - moisturiser etc
• HH me time.
• Phone a friend

Wonderful 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
Carefully wipe any TVs, consoles, set-top boxes etc
Extras:

• Check around, inside and out for any obvious storm damage
• Do 5-10 min in the garden if there's a dry spell through the day
• Sort a power cut kit - torches, candles etc
• Update your shopping list

Thuper Thursday - Bathrooms and Study / PC area
Level 1
Wash those sinks and toilets please!
Clear and clean the floors
Empty the bin and wash it out
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
Give the plugs some attention. I need to clean my shower waste pipe _pale_
Wipe down some tiles - I've a lovely cobweb in my ensuite
Extras

• Do you need to back up any photos?
• Collect all the chargers and cables and have a sort - do you still need all of them or are some for old devices?
• Wipe down doors, frames, handles
• Descale any taps or shower heads in need

Its Friday: room of doom – your choice
Level 1
Let some fresh air in, pop the radio on
Spend 20mins clearing, floor, table, bed, your choice, just do it!
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:

• Light a candle. Spend a little time just being.
• HHI
• Check your store cupboard - what needs using up and what are you running low on?
• Plan something nice for the weekend.

bossymoo

Oops I'll sort the title out! sorry

pigpen

thank you chicky... I'm getting kitchen finished this week so in kind of


Monday.

WM
DW
TD
Chase Moomin pre-op
Chase my appointment.. was supposed to be next Monday.. not had confirmation so need to chase it.
ring solicitor.

froddington

I'm in - thanks bossymoo :A Sending you lots of hugs and coping vibes for this week xx

Happy Monday: Kitchen

Level 1
Grab a bag or box and pop everything that doesn't belong in the kitchen in here.
Work your way round the counters - give it a really good clean, right into the corners and under any small appliances.

Level 2
Shine the sink.
Wipe down the cupboard fronts and kick boards.
Clean out the toaster - too many crumbs is a fire hazard!

Level 3
Shine a window or some tiles.
Wander round the house depositing items from the box or bag you filled earlier, in their rightful homes.

Dustykitten

Thanks Bossy, I'll be here on and off working to some sort of list yet to be written.

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Thanks for the list Bossy. Be gentle on yourself this week. I can only imagine what you have been through and you always seem so positive. Must be really tough at times like this.

On to practical things. OH has knocked most of the bathroom tiles off. Plumber is coming on 2nd December to refit and we need to get some plastering done before then. I dread going through the mess again.

And the kitchen floor is filthy so I am glad that's on the list tomorrow. Not looking forward to work tomorrow. My boss was in a really funny mood last week and I couldnt do anything right.

Laptop is about to die!!! Bedtime soon.

MinnieMousesMummy

Hi everyone, Thanks very much for the new thread, Please count me in for this week. I have very busy week this week, as I need to get the house sorted, do Christmas shopping, catch up with uni work and do some paid work. In my list I am going to include everything that I need to get done for everywhere/everything.

Happy Monday: Kitchen
Get kids to school, nursery and childminder
Complete section 7 for uni
Make a start on assignment for uni
Do paid work
Send required emails
Get rid of 50 emails from inbox (currently at 6050)
Complete required maths work for uni
Go into town and collect reserved items, as I need to use a voucher
Grab a bag or box and pop everything that doesn't belong in the kitchen in here.
Put away all the stuff that does belong here.
Work your way round the counters - give it a really good clean, right into the corners and under any small appliances.
Shine the sink.
Wipe down the cupboard fronts and kick boards.
Clean out the toaster - too many crumbs is a fire hazard!
Shine a window or some tiles.
Pop a wash on.
Wander round the house depositing items from the box or bag you filled earlier, in their rightful homes.
Do you have a fire blanket or other emergency aid?
Wipe down the outside of the kitchen door.
Run the WM and/or DW on a hot wash to keep its insides happy
Have a peek in the fridge to see what needs to be used up
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
30 minutes ironing.
Clean oven
Collect the little ones from the childminder
Hike through the freezer and make a list of what you have, especially as Christmas is getting closer and you will need the space for all those lovely goodies

Dizzy_Imp

Hi ladies - I'm in again...rain permitting... Fields around us are flooded and another river high crisis point predicted in 30-40 mins, so keeping everything crossed. If the Gods allow, I'll be posting tomorrow (perhaps from a rescue boat)

Narc0lepsy

Bossy thanks and hugs.

Had a good morning raking leaves and tidying up bits of garden, even had coffee in the sun although the wind was pretty strong.

Jogged on with some reports.
Wrote some Christmas cards.

3 assessments to do this week and 3 students for 1:1 sessions booked so far. 4 to write up and 2 for final check & email.
Lady in a Van booked for Tuesday.
Must do more exercise.
Must do more mindfulness.
House not too bad, so probably minimal cleaning this week.
Keep an eye on weather as there are a few pots still outside which won't be keen on the cold.
Lots of red flagged emails to go through.

ionafan

Thank you bossy. Big (((hugs))) and coping vibes for you and the little moos this week x

Good luck with the floods, Dizzy.

Thank you Natty for last week's list. I hope you are feeling a bit better.

I have not achieved much of what I wanted to achieve this weekend, so tomorrow morning I shall be packing DH off to the U3A canals group and playing catch-up for most of the day. My list just seems to grow and grow, and most things have strict deadlines to meet. Ah well, onwards and hopefully upwards...

robberbutton

I would like to join in (have tried on and off over the years - think you peeps are amazing). It's quite desperate at the moment - we moved out for a couple of months while there was building work on the house, and the mice moved in! (builders were super messy with their packed lunches etc. ) No matter what we try, can't shift them. Will prob have to get an exterminator, but in the meantime will try to keep everything super-clean (not my forte at all). Quite stressed about it really.

Happy Monday: Kitchen
Level 1
Grab a bag or box and pop everything that doesn't belong in the kitchen in here.
Put away all the stuff that does belong here.
Work your way round the counters - give it a really good clean, right into the corners and under any small appliances.
Level 2
Shine the sink.
Wipe down the cupboard fronts and kick boards.
Level 3
Shine a window or some tiles.
Wander round the house depositing items from the box or bag you filled earlier, in their rightful homes.
Extras:
Wipe down the outside of the kitchen door.

DAILY
Laundry
Bathrooms
Leave Kitchen Clean