Weekly Flylady Thread 4th July 2016

pigpen

Thank you to Natty for last weeks 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![/U]

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!


Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the summer!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
30 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of... and a pair of shoes only counts as one thing! likewise socks!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. 34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Clean all the upstairs door frames
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

Tuesday twirling- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. clean the radiators in these rooms
3. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
4. Gather up the dirty laundry upstairs!!
5. HHI... a bit more gone!

Twinkling Wednesday- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Clean out the fire.. if you can do it safely!!! Don't go taking things apart please and make sure it is cold!!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Wipe the bits on the stairs that need wiping.. skirting or just the exposed edges of the stairs.. mine look like fluff piles!
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. Are there any that need rehoming/washing/polishing?
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.. or box it up to sort through later!!
2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
3. Clean a radiator or two.
4. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
5. HHI.. get that mountain gone!

Thumping Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean out the kitchen junk drawers.. nasty dumping grounds!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer, cooker hood and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob
4. 33 fling boogie.. GO!
5. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Fearsome Friday- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath.. whatever you feel like!! I'm having my nails done this morning as usual
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. Sort through one box or toys.. if you have no children find a box of junk.. is there anything that needs to go?
4. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

atypicalblonde

Thank you for the list I'm in

Sooo glad it's the master bedroom tomorrow, our wardrobe needs a thorough gutting and the bedding needs a launder!

Well our lazy day didn't happen, we cleared out the garage and shed instead! They both look tons better though, I also scrubbed the decking and chucked a load of outdoor toys that had been making the garden look scabby and not been played with! Fling fling!

See you all in the morning ladies Xx ... oh b*llocks, I've forgotten to put the DW on. That'll be the first job at 6am....

nicki_2

Thanks for the list Pigpen

I'd been planning on being in bed by now but at 10pm the dog decided to puke over his bed, the rug and himself _pale_ So that's been cleaned up the best I can, one half of the bedding stuff is washed through, the other half is in now, the rug & underlay is out on the line. The dog went for a bath at 10.30 :rotfl: He's now traumatised and sulking on the sofa. I'm sat here stinking of wet dog, dripping with sweat and wondering why on earth I bothered having a bath earlier or put the WM on a clean cycle!

I have a busy week on the calender this week, but I'm hoping to keep up with the flying. DD can pull her weight as well as I need to get my accounts done this week or they're unlikely to be done before she breaks up. I'm going to juggle the order of the lists this week to go with the priority for this house this week.

Personal:
M - Elect test 10am, Cut DD hair Remind DD to text ex Weekly shop
T - No school, order due
W -remind DD to text Ex-fil
T - DD at higher ed conference, 2.30 finish unless meeting friends
F - Make sure DD is sorted for Sat.
Sat - DD out all day
Laundry - dog stuff/bedding x 3 loads (need to do towels etc), Clean cycle, light, dark, bedding, towels, cloths, clean cycle
Av. book for D
Book dentists ( for last week of July)
Sort through charity pile (check for size 14 jeans)
Contact charity to collect stuff asap
Update Finances with Friday spends & chq
Sort budget for month.

Work:
Clear work books
Email about invoice errors - dig through this FY invoices to get all the errors
mas customer
Start doing invoice detailing on computer accounts record
Tax return / Tax credit renewal
Print calling sheet - Need to write new ones while doing accounts.

Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the summer!
30 minutes floordrobe clearance
Clear the top of a chest of drawers
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Level 3
34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Clean all the upstairs door frames
Clean windows in these rooms

I'm hoping the electrical check goes smoothly as I want to get things done. However I know what this house is like, I can almost guarantee that it won't be simple. The man said 1 hour roughly, I'm predicting 2 :rotfl:

Well I'm shattered and the WM is nearly finished so I'm going to get sorted to go to bed. :wave:

YORKSHIRELASS

Morning everyone - I am in. Both paid stuff today and I need to ring school to find out what is happening about the GCSE exam that DS2 was supposed to resit and didnt. Any advice about how to get a 15 yo at the end of year 10 to take school seriously and actually do some work welcome.

Nicki yuk, although I did laugh at the thought of the dog sulking on the sofa. My dog hates getting bathed too.

Right, on with the day. Our bedroom is part way through being redecorated but could do with a really good tidy so will fit that in somewhere!

Dizzy_Imp

Thanks for listy Pigpen - I'm in again.

Got home at 12.15am and up again at 6am to get DH breakfast. He has decided to start the New Atkins diet, so muggings has to magic up suitable food for breakfast and lunch. HRH rolls up, eats, dictates a list of jobs that need doing and swans off to work. :mad: I am tired, ratty and have a headache...happy Monday...

On a positive note, Tiny is off to nursery again today, I get to choose some glasses as I'm admitting defeat and accepting becoming decrepit and the contents claim insurance money has arrived!!!

atypicalblonde

Good Morning ladies,

DW and WM chugging away as usual. I have also WUDUPA, and I am about to strip our bed. We have some visiting to do this morning, then I am meeting a friend and her two littlies at a local pub for lunch - they have a great playground, and kids eat for £1 each on a Monday - bit of a no brainer really! Cheaper than soft play too!

Pork is out defrosting for tea.

Nicki - poor Zack I hope he is better today.
Biscuit Monster - hope today is a better day lovely. Being shattered and hungover with kids is torture - only about 3 weeks ago I had a vino too many and felt like !!!!!! warmed up all day long. longest day ever!
Bossy - positive kitchen fitting vibes coming your way x

Must also collect a Next order and buy some milk. Have lovely days all xx

ETA - Cross posted - Dizzy your mornings sound like mine. I practically hoof DH out of the door he drives me mad in a morning. Enjoy the Tiny-free time and WOOOOHOOO to the wonga xx

mrs-moneypenny

Thank you for the lists pigpen and natty I'm in or will be later once work is done. Ds1 starting jury duty today and ds2 off for a weeks residential and I'm considering going for a further education course. Blimey it's all happening in our house!!!
Christening was lovely yesterday, all three little nieces looked gorgeous and I got a first cuddle with my newest 5 week old niece.

Have a lovely day all

nicki_2

Morning all.

WM on its second load, Zack spent the morning curled up with DD (most unlike him) and I overslept until 7am as I couldn't sleep last night.

Speaking of last night, I placed an order about midnight on Amaz0n and woke to an email saying my payment had been declined. Checked my bank account, updated my finances but all was in order. Chatted online with the bank and they said it wasn't at their end, so it must have been the website. I went on the website and for some reason they still had a bank card registered on it that I've not used since March last year and I swear I deleted it! So I've definitely deleted it, checked my payment details and updated the order. On the plus side I've got a few things checked off my daily list I don't usually have done by now, so silver lining and all that.

I need to get stuck in with some jobs, the first one now is going to be de-moulding the bathroom. There was a tiny patch in the corner by the shower on Friday, today it looks like it's not been touched in months! Then I need to get spraying the air freshener. The house stinks of wet dog, and then put stuff outside so that Zack can go in the yard while the electrician is here.

Just realised the time, I best get moving. Back to cross things off my list later :wave:

NotNormal

I'm new, so please be gentle with me.

My house is currently mayhem. I'm trying to tidy, declutter, organise and decorate in one go and it's not going well. So I'm going to tidy and organise this week, tidy and decorate next week and just see what decluttering I get done along the way!

Mad Monday - Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the summer!


I'm just waiting for the first load of washing to be done, then I'll stick the bedding in.

kazwookie

Morning

Thanks for all the lists and the work that goes in to them. xx

Been up since silly o'clock

Bed stripped re made and hoovered
Whole house hoovered
Bins done
Kitchen done
3 x Wm done (2 over night) all out on line
Hair coloured looks ok

To do:-
Vat return for work, best get on with it
Book car for MOT
Food shopping (list is already made)

Sort out a leaving card / good luck card for next door neighbour, he is moving about 3 miles away to be nearer his daughter, since his wife sadly passed away 2 years ago, the current house is way to big for him, so he has sold it, it is going to seem very odd as he and his late wife, have always been there for the last 25 years, but I am getting a family of 4 plus one dog moving in.

pigpen

bills paid a bit.. need to quickly dash to tesco and get feed the car. we are so skint I could cry.

I need a present for Dots friend for this evenings party.