Weekly Flylady Thread 13 June 2016

Natty68

While Piggers is spending time and cuddling the new teeny pink piglet here is the new list for the week

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!

Monday ~ Living room, Hall and downstairs Loo
Level one
Hoover/wipe the sofas
S&S the sink and toilet
Level Two
Dust the electricals
Hoover the floor and mop too
Level Three
HH tidying, decluttering, sorting
Wipe some paintwork, skirting boards, behind the toilet/sink
Extras

• Order pet supplies or make vet appointments
• Clean out pets/pet bedding
• Check you know when sports day/end of term is
• No pets or kids?read a book or do some craft

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Clean the sink and shine the taps
Sort out and wipe out the fridge
Level Three
Clean the WM filters and drawer
Wash the window
Wipe over the hob and oven door
Extras

• Clean some shoes
• HHI
• Deal with a hotspot

Wednesday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Change the bed, hoover the mattress, turn it if you can
Level Two
Hoover the stairs, landing and bedroom
Wipe the window ledges
Level Three
Dust any dusty bits
Deal with hotspots/floorobes
Wipe the bedstead
Extras

• Arrange for boiler service or chimney sweep
• Recycle any paper/magazines lying around
  

Thursday - Bathrooms
Level One
Clean toilets and sinks
Level Two
Change the towels
Hoover and wipe the floor
Wipe the splashbacks
Level Three
Clean out the plug holes
Shine the mirrors
Clean the bath and shower
Extras

• HHPaperwork
• Declultter a drawer
• Me Me Me time

Friday - Children's Bedrooms or spare rooms/rooms of Doom
Level One
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Level Two
Hoover floor
HH tidying or decluttering
Level Three
Wipe the skirting boards
Wash an item of soft furnishings
Clear, then dust a flat surface (or 2)
Extras

• Find a new recipe to use
• Sort out your receipts/purse
• Check dates on passports/MoTs/insurance etc

pigpen

Thank you lovely.. I'm not in but I am reading. xx

mrs-moneypenny

Thank you natty, and congrats pigpen enjoy the cuddling.
I'm in but at work on Monday. I've been helping dd2 move hose today so I'm worn out now and going to bed.

Hugs all hope you had a lovely weekend.

Dizzy_Imp

Thanks Natty - I'm in this week!

Pigpen - enjoy the cuddles and take things easy...for a while at least

Very excited about the coming week. I've got a strange edgy feeling, like a kid waiting for Santa, which i think is because this week, there will be serious outside work done. We bought a big chainsaw today (prayers please that DH doesn't self-amputate a leg) and DH collected 55 linear metres of fencing, so we have everything we need to finish the bank at the front of the orchard. Digger, dumper truck and roller arriving on Friday. Strapping lads on Saturday. Conifer trees....your days are numbered...

Oh, and I've just ordered new bedroom furniture for the boys' room as they've outgrown the nursery and toddler stuff, so decorating will be on my list this coming week. Dinosaurs anyone?

Did I mention I was a teensy bit excited? :rotfl:

lynnejk

Evening all


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


Many congrats Pigpen on the arrival of your new pink and so pleased everything turned out ok


Monday ~ Living room and Hall
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Dust the electricals
Hoover the floor and mop too
HH tidying, decluttering, sorting
Wipe some paintwork and skirting boards
Extras
No pets or kids?read a book or do some craft



Hugs, vibes, sticks and spoons to anyone needing some
Hope you all have a great Monday
Lx

ionafan

Thank you Natty, and enjoy the cuddles, pigpen :beer:

I'm hoping to fly a bit more this week, but I've got a report, at least one course unit, some studying and a presentation to finish *and* a cake to ice by Friday!!!

My list:
Before breakfast
- Send 2 emails
- Financial check
- Write 2 wedding cards (and post later)
After breakfast:
- Phone a friend
- Remove dead flowers from mantlepiece
- Ask DH to clear his pile of magazines and books (if he doesn't do it himself, I shall dump them in his man cave)
- Dust LR, including behind both sofas
- Hoover, including sofas, hall, DR and kitchen (DH's other job!)
- S&S downstairs loo
- Phone bank
- Download photos from camera
- Finish report
- Early tea for DH to go out to play with his model trains
- Deliver flags and leaflets (weather permitting)

See you at some point tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good week x

nicki_2

Thanks Natty I'm in of sorts. My personal/work list need to take priority this week or I'll never get some of the jobs done.

Monday:
Errands: Mr A/Al/T, bank, card shop
Meet DD after school
Clear work books

Personal:
Sort through charity pile (check for size 14 jeans)
Contact charity to collect stuff asap
Print Oct/Nov/Dec calenders
Laundry: dog, clean cycle, towels

Work:
mas customer
Collect books from school (home time)
Bank (Mon)
Order (Tue)
Text J re glasses
Returns
Sort cupboard out
Start doing invoice detailing on computer accounts record
Tax return / Tax credit renewal
Print territory report
Print calling sheet
Next campaign newsletter (and more?)

Monday ~ Living room
Level one
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Level Two
Dust the electricals
Hoover the floor and mop too
Level Three
HH tidying, decluttering, sorting
Wipe some paintwork, skirting boards
Extras

• Clean out pets/pet bedding
• Read a book

I suppose I should get sorted and head to bed :wave:

ionafan

Well done nicki for completing last week's lists :T:T:T

mummyroysof3

Monday ~ Living room, Hall and downstairs Loo
Level one
Hoover/wipe the sofas
S&S the sink and toilet
Level Two
Dust the electricals
Hoover the floor and mop too
Level Three
HH tidying, decluttering, sorting
Wipe some paintwork, skirting boards, behind the toilet/sink
Extras
Clean out pets/pet bedding
Check you know when sports day/end of term is

YORKSHIRELASS

Morning all, I am in. Just going to put chilli in sc for tea, mad day today because both teenagers are at work so I will be on the road a lot. I am trying to persuade DS1 to get on with learning to drive because it would make my life so much easier, even if we have to find some money to help him with a car it would be worth it.

Right, best get a move on, have a good Monday everyone x

Dizzy_Imp

Urgh...rubbish night's sleep as Small woke me up to inform me his bed was in a tangle. In my sleepy stupor I allowed him to get into mine. Mistake.

Lots to do today and glad the pets are on the list as one of he dogs needs his ear looked at as he keeps flapping them and scratching.

Just having a cuppa after my shower then I'm off and running. See you all later. BTW Nicki, well done on successful list completion last week. I have literally never done that!