Weekly Flylady Thread 25th April 2016

Natty68

Thank you to Piggers for last week's thread

Do not lose heart if you cannot keep up with everyone else or reading the thread, don't try to reply to everyone and please remember to include something about flying in all your posts.

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.

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!

WM ~ Washing machine
TD ~ Tumble dryer
SC ~ Slowcooker
BM ~ Breadmaker
DW ~ Dishwasher
SOAADFA ~ Sit on 'bottom' and do 'nothing'
KH/XH/FW ~ Ex-husband and other not so polite versions
DH/DD/DS/DW/DP ~ Dear husband/daughter/son/wife/partner/whatever
OH/SO ~ Other half/significant other
NN ~ nice neighbour
Toxic (friend/mother/sister/whoever) ~ person in your life that seems to exist to make your life miserable
AF ~ Aunt Flo 'time of the month'.. nothing to do with flying but it comes up often.
ETA ~ Editted to add
gibble ~ miscellaneous crap that appears forever homeless
Dot-to-dot ~ pick a small area (not a whole room) like a chair/coffee/table/shelf/worktop or wherever- thats your first 'dot' - totally clear it - clean it - and only put back what should be there - deal with what you have removed (not just move it somewhere else) then if you have time move on and do the same to another 'dot' -the idea is just like a dot to dot puzzle, you aim to join up all the dots and have a tidy room. The trick is to keep each dot tidy until you get them all joined up!
RoD ~ Room of Doom, the one room that feels like it is a permanent pit and cannot be used to its potential!

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 goes this week!

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
15 minutes...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
30 minutes to spare...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Got an hour...
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras

• 32 fling boogie!
• HHI .. I really need to do this!!!!!!
• Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time!!
• Clean windows and sills

Mad Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
15 minutes...
Get rid of any cobwebs that have moved in...
Remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water neglected plants
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Got an hour...
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
• HHI...
• Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
• Clean out your handbag.. how many receipts??
• 15 minutes filing

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms
15 minutes...
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
30 minutes to spare...
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Got an hour...
Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
Wiipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

• HHI..
• Clear a hotspot
• Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!
• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
15 minutes...
Check fire alarms are working
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
30 minutes to spare...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Got an hour...
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list

• 33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls

Freaky Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
15 minutes...
Clear the floor
Vacuum the floor
Deweb and fluff the room
30 minutes to spare...
Strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Got an hour...
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!
Clean the windows
Extras

• Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it
• Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors
• Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
• 15 minutes filing!

Dizzy_Imp

Whoo hoo! First again this week :rotfl:

I promise to try harder this week. Thanks for the threads Pigpen and Natty x

Frizzlef

Ooh!! Nearly first!!! Thanks for last weeks list pigpen and for doing this week natty. Had a lazy day today. But did manage to clear three hours worth of ironing whilst watching the marathon! Lots of friends finished with PBs galore so happy but tired friends!!!!
So I am starting the week with an empty ironing basket!
Also managed to do a couple of loads of washing and the weekly shop and produced bacon sandwiches and lunch for the family!!!! I did tidy up dining room and family room this morning but kids have been in there since and back to square one again!!!!

List for tomorrow.....

Wm x2
Dw
Windup a
Clean loft hatch and smoke alarms
Tidy up living room
Clear the airers

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
Clean the icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
clear all the clutter
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!- cupboard under the sink!!!!
Extras
32 fling boogie!
HHI

ionafan

Thank you to Natty for the new thread and to pigpen for last week's.

:eek: to your electrical problems, Dizzy. I hope the insurers pay out generously.

Today I have crossed another job off my Toots list - replacing the flexible pipe from the downpipe to one of the water butts Once I got my head round it, it took me all of 10 minutes from start to finish
The study bedroom looks much better now that I've finished clearing the piles of papers off the bed.
I've thrown out a lot of rubbishy paper
I mowed the lawn yesterday.
I've sat through two church AGMs today.

Tomorrow I must
- do some reading
- write and post/deliver 2 cards
- go shopping in the next town
- do some washing
- plant things out in the garden
- pick up everyone's fish'n'chip supper on my way to the Old Wives' group

Hope everyone has a good week. (((Hugs))) spoons and sticks all round, as needed x

Narc0lepsy

I'm in, thanks for lists.
Tomorrow will be mainly trying to catch up on my reports.
Also got 2 people coming round to relieve us of 2 boxes of 78rpm records which have been cluttering up the garage for years.
Must try to work out a new exercise program now I'm banned from stuff involving my shoulder. Plus do the shoulder exercises set by the physio.

MinnieMousesMummy

Good evening everyone, Hope everyone is well, sorry I have not had time to catch up with the thread from last week.

I am back after my hols last week and I am now ready to get stuck in with everything and start getting work organised, studying up to date (if not ahead) and the house organised.

I spent most of today catching up with the laundry and luckily it was a nice sunny day therefore it has all been dried outside. This week I will be working from my own list, as I have so much that I need to try and get done.

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Quick shower
Feed the chickens and check for eggs
Get kids ready and where they need to be
Do daily checks
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
Sweep and Mop the floor
Check online banking
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
HHI .. I really need to do this, as there is so much after the hols
Do paid stuff
Catch up with paperwork for volunteer job
Speak to dh regarding July
Sort out 2 debts that are needing dealt with - Make dreaded phone calls
Do meal plan for May
Pair up pile of socks and put them away
Write a blog post
Cut the grass
Spend 3 hours on course work
Close chickens away before dark
Sort through emails
Collect the kids from childminder
Check through food delivery and put away
Get an early night

I think that is everything that I need to get done tomorrow, for now however it is time to get some sleep. Night all x

lynnejk

Evening all

Thanks for last week's thread Pigpen and thanks for this week's Natty

Hope the insurance coughs up for all the leccy work Dizzy. I'm sorry but it made me smile a little - sounds like the older places in Spain (if you've ever looked at their wiring)

I wouldn't worry about being too late with planting Kaz, as with the weather forecasted so cold it's better things aren't planted out or growing yet. I'd throw some cloches over the soil, wait for the weather to improve, then start planting. Plants are very good at catching up when the conditions are right

Hope all going better for you CY and the anti-bacs do their job quickly

Congratulations Valli and your family on the new addition

CY hope you are doing OK and the infection is clearing up x

Sounds like you had a super weekend Bossy and well done master moo


Love starting the week with the kitchen I have some washing to do as well.


Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras
32 fling boogie!
HHI .. I really need to do this!!!!!!
Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time!!
Clean windows and sills

Hugs for everyone. Gws vibes, spoons and sticks if you need some. Hope you all have a super Monday
Lx

nicki_2

Thanks for the list Natty, I'm in after a fashion.

Dentist tomorrow morning so I'm not expecting to get much done afterwards due to the amount of local anaesthetic will probably make me sleepy based on last time I need to go buy some paracetamol from Mr A before I go and I need to drop books off at the school so it'll be an early start for me.

This week:
Laundry
Phone VIP line
Book Mr A delivery
Take birthday gifts to niece
Update finances
Toots list jobs x2
Level 1 each day M T W T F
Cut DD's fringe!

Mon: Text niece via sister, DD at choir?
Tue: Delivery x 2, DD at club
Wed:
Thu: Collect books, DD at club
Fri : Delivery, DD at club?

Right, I'm off to take my last dose of meds for today and then bed. Hopefully I can get up at 6am tomorrow and get stuck in. :wave:

pigpen

ty Natty.. I'm about, lurking, doing as little as possible.. busy week

Dizzy_Imp

Morning ladies - up at some unearthly hour this morning, but have crawled back into bed to catch up on the news...

Valli - congratulations on the safe arrival of baby Jack :smileyhea

Nicki - hope the dentist goes OK. Fingers crossed for you x

Thank you all for the support over the electrical wiring "shock" (sorry, just had to...) I remain optimistic that they will be generous towards me, as so far they have actually been quite wonderful. Got confirmation on Friday that they have agreed to the estimated £8K :eek: to uplift the ground floors and start preparation work.

Caravan is minging as skids have been here for the weekend, so will be sorting that today.

Hugs to those in need and sticks also x

kazwookie

Lynne, I've just seen the weather forecast for this week and it says snow / hail for this area! if that happens I am glad I've not planted anything.

Thank you ladies for the threads.

I will attempt the lists.

So far Wm is on, bed is stripped, sewing box at the ready to put 4 different buttons back on.