Weekly Flylady Thread 11 Jan 2016

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!

Monday - Living / Family Room
Level 1
Back to basics, grab a couple of bags / boxes and gather everything that doesn't belong in this room.
Declutter a drawer, shelf or box.
Level 2
Dust from top to bottom.
Vac everywhere, use the tools to get between those sofa seat pads only moving furniture if you can do so safely.
Level 3
Polish mirrors, shine pics / photo frames.
Wash a window or two.
Extras

• Stick a wash on.
• Replace any lightbulbs needed (Without splitting your hand open...)
• Wipe any grotty marks near light switches / door handles

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
Level 1
Clear and wipe your work tops
Sort the washing up and shine your sink.
Level 2
Clear and wipe your DR table and any cupboard / dresser tops
Dust down your windowsill and any other fluffy surfaces
Vac through and back to the kitchen too.
Level 3
Wipe down small appliances, shake that toaster over the bin and get all the bits out.
Mop your floors
Extras

• Descale kettle / iron as required
• HHI
• How's your january budget shaping up? Are there any bills you can reduce by switching?

Wednesday - Bathrooms & PC / Study area
Level 1
Clean the sink, taps and grotty plugholes
Toilets! Don’t forget the outside! (Of the toilet, not the outside toilet )
Clear that cluttered windowsill or shelf
Level 2
Straighten up your desk and wipe over – desks harbour germs too!
Switch off the kit and wipe over the keyboard with an antibac wipe or similar
Switch it back on and de-fragment the disc
Level 3
Back to bathroom, clean the bath / shower
Mop the floor
Wash a window or two
Extras:

• Collect dirty towels and replace with fresh ones
• Clean the fan / air vent
• Do you need to replace the toothbrushes?
• Delete some emails

Thursday - Master bedroom
Level 1
Clear that floordrobe
Strip the bed
Remake it too
Level 2
Dust and vac
Polish a mirror / picture
Wipe door handles, frames, window frames
Level 3
Airing cupboard- have a sort / tidy / fling
Extras:

fling 5 things
• Have you budgeted for a holiday this year? Or some family time? Spend a little time planning - it's all part of the enjoyment
• phone a friend
• HHI

Friday - Kids rooms / Room of doom
Level 1
Clear a surface and wipe it
And another
And another
Level 2
Dust and deweb
Vacuum too
Level 3
Wipe any icky bits, finger marks on windows, near light switches and door handles
Clear a hotspot
Extras

• Find homes for the things you cleared: put them away or fling!
• Any errands to run? Fill the car up? Cash machine? Birthday cards to buy?
• Change any beds that still need fresh covers

Mumof2_2

I'm in please - thanks very much for the list x

pigpen

I'm here if I can stay awake long enough.. ty for Fred xxx


Monday - Living / Family Room
Level 1
Back to basics, grab a couple of bags / boxes and gather everything that doesn't belong in this room.
Declutter a drawer, shelf or box.
Level 2
Vac everywhere, use the tools to get between those sofa seat pads

Tuesday - kitchen and dining room
Level 1
Clear and wipe your work tops
Sort the washing up and shine your sink.
Level 2
Clear and wipe your DR table
Dust down your windowsill
Vac through and back to the kitchen too.

Mumof2 wrote: »

I think Relate would help - I'm hoping that they will see in a heartbeat what is going on but you can't guarantee it can you. My concern is if he goes and they recommend help for him with hoarding he won't listen properly as he just can't see he has a problem. Or maybe he doesn't want to. He's at risk of losing me and the kids as I can't tolerate it any more.

You have to put yourself and the children first.. he is dragging you down, all of you.

If you go to relate.. take pictures of your house so they can see what you are battling. It's ok for him, he goes away for days at a time so doesn't see it, home is nothing more than a shed full of his things and you are one of his things.. from what you've said he doesn't appear to even think of you as a person just another thing which is why you (and Whiz) can be so easily dismissed and discarded. That makes me so sad, I want to come and cattle prod some sense into him.. you sound such a lovely kind person.

Would Z write a letter about how she feels about the situation? S too if he has the understanding and can put it into words.. it isn't something they think about if it is normal to them. It might be a wake up call hearing from the children what they can see and hear and how they feel.. very hard for you to hear. It might be good for you both though tbh.. it might make it easier if things do come to a close.

Write a journal of all the interactions good and bad.. so you have something you can start with, your day-to-day life. Having something visual might shake him up.. unlikely because he doesn't appear to be affected by visual things.. but worth a try.

Stay strong.. you have done well to come this far, you said your piece, you stood your ground, you CAN do this again!!

Jazee

I'm in, thanks for the list Bossy. Will be concentrating on dailies, HSL and then list in the morning before the paid stuff.

Valli

I'm in too. many thanks for this week Bossy and for last week Natty

DS has been decluttered to Uni so I shall be working on restoring his room to order, in between actual flying.

Today's line-dried washing has been ironed. I have also cleaned out the bunny and repaired his slope.

And I am going to claim a Super Flylady medal

For I have cleaned a student bathroom *shudder*

Biscuit_monster

I'm in! Thanks for list.
No decorating done this afternoon, got trapped by the fire. Xx

michelle2008

Back in this week!!

atypicalblonde

I'm in ladies

Had a busy weekend, decluttered a car-ful of junk to the tip & a charity bag full of clothes which will be put outside tomorrow morning for collection. Tomorrows list:

- post office
- speak to solicitor re. house sale :j
- bottle bank
- glassware to charity shop
- bag of outgrown clothes to friend for her tiddlers
- polish our bedroom - not on the list I know but it's in desperate need

There will also be the usual laundry hokey-cokey and looking after the littlies - no mean feat, at 3 & 2 they really are quite testing ATM... Hugs all round esp to Mumof2

Xxx

MinnieMousesMummy

Thank you very much for the new thread, please count me in for this week. I'm pleased to say that I still have my positive attitude and we are 10 days in so here's hoping for the next 355 days.

Monday - Living / Family Room
Quick shower
Let the chickens out to roam and feed all animals
Get kids to school/nursery/childminder
Go to meeting with client
Pick up part for car
Reschedule nurse appointment
Check online banking and move money around
Do paid stuff
Spend 3 hours on studying
Make dentist appointment for ds2
Phone to order birth certificate for ds2
Put 11p in the savings pot
Sort through dd's toy box (as wanting to get her room decluttered & decorated)
Back to basics, grab a couple of bags / boxes and gather everything that doesn't belong in this room.
Persuade dh to look for a new job (he works all weekend atm so not good for the kids)
Make a start on blog that I'm going to do
Collect the kids from the childminder
Close the chickens away before dark
Declutter a drawer, shelf or box.
Dust from top to bottom.
Vac everywhere, use the tools to get between those sofa seat pads only moving furniture if you can do so safely.
Polish mirrors, shine pics / photo frames.
Wash a window or two.
Stick a wash on.
Replace any lightbulbs needed (Without splitting your hand open...)
Wipe any grotty marks near light switches / door handles
Get an early night

Time for an early night, tomorrow is another fresh week which is looking busy. Night x

dancemum

I'm in. Thank you Bossy and natty for last week. X

2 bags filled for charity shop to be collected tomorrow.

froddington

I'm in - thanks bossymoo :A

Hugs to CY and Mumof2 xx

Monday - Living Room

Level 1
Back to basics, grab a couple of bags / boxes and gather everything that doesn't belong in this room.
Declutter a drawer, shelf or box.

Level 2
Dust from top to bottom.
Vac everywhere

Level 3
Wash a window or two.

Extras
Stick a wash on.