Weekly Flylady Thread 11th July 2016

pigpen

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!

Mysterious Monday- 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
Polish your porch!!
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 ..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick a task not your nose!–

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. 29 thing fling
4. wash some grotty marks off your carpet!!
5. HHI..

Twinkling Tuesday - 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..
Clean the oven..
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. 37 fling boogie.. GO!
4. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Wiggly Wednesday - 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 spring!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 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. HHG.. weather permitting
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

Thursday Flursday- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Bin all those empties
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. Gather up the dirty laundry upstairs!!
4. HHI... a bit more gone!

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 still!! need that gp appointment .. it's just never happening is it?
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
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Drag the junk from under the bed and put it in its proper homes
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors and evict those gross spiders!!
Extra Task List

1. Wash a set of curtains, cushion covers, nets, duvet or throw
2. Wash some windows
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!

ionafan

Thank you pigpen for the new thread.

(((Hugs))) and spoons to atb, peace to your grandad and GWS to your DS.

More spoons to CY. You will have a lovely day wherever you sit.

Gift card finding vibes to Valli.

My foot has been really painful today so I'm back on tablets that make me drowsy.

DH has a dentist's appointment at 08.30 - it would not have been a problem if he had been able to drive there...

cyclingyorkie

I'm in - if waving from the sofa counts....

kazwookie

Waving from the sofa does indeed count

Thank you for all the lists

Wm is on
Cat is fed
Lists being made

Have a good day

atypicalblonde

Good Morning all,

Thank you for the thread x

Rubbish nights sleep had plagued with sneezing and disturbing dreams about various things. Most unlike me but, again, hardly surprising. DD has her transition week at Reception this week so I need to get her there for 9am. Then organise the date for DS operation . After lunch we will be visiting grandad.

I will ensure the dailies are done, I want to come back to a neater house later on. CY some people can be ridiculous! You will have a lovely day as will your lovely DD and that is all that matters xx

Dizzy - hope today is a better one and that he grovelled something silly yesterday.
Iona - oh no I really hope your foot feels better today xx
Piggers - hope you got some sleep xx

Have lovely days, thank you for the Flylady vibes they really do help xx

Dizzy_Imp

Morning all. I ache all over. I don't like gardening...

CY - having organised my second wedding myself, I understand the stresses and pitfalls, family issues and disputes that make seating arrangements an art of strategy and cunning. Not sure why the groom's family have the hump, but the day will be just as wonderful without them. Enjoy it sweet pea.

Iona - foot healing vibes winging over. Can your DH get a taxi to the dentist, if driving is out?

ATB - hugs to you. You're doing brilliantly, just hang in there. Hope your DD enjoys her transition week. Small is moving up to Year 1 in September, so I think the school are organising something similar for his year group...all 12 of them...:rotfl:

Anyways, I'm in - Tiny at nursery this morning. Washing has been breeding over the weekend, so will be attacking that and pleased to report that DH has grovelled sufficiently to be fed this morning, so all peace and calm in Dizzyland...

nicki_2

Morning all.

Hugs, sticks, spoons, vibes to all.

Paid stuff today for me. Delivery is due any time and I've not caught up with the stuff I should have done last week yet The only other thing I'm doing is laundry and dailies. I've got a busy week ahead of me so I'll probably mostly lurk until Thursday. I have a paper list I'm adding to and crossing off as I go along so I stop forgetting stuff.

I best get moving so I can finish my breakfast. See you later :wave:

Jazee

Morning all. Hugs where needed. Seems like some will need lots of spoons to get through this week.

Thanks for the list Piggers. I'm not in today as already at the paid stuff, but the pc is running slow again.

Have a great day everyone.

Bobarella

Good morning

Trying to type and bf a freerange 9 month old is harder than it looks

Sorry I havent joined in with the flying recently but I love reading everyone's updates. This has to be one of the most community threads on the boards. Have done lot of decluttering this weekend so hoping to have less to focus on moving to get the cleaning done.

Dizzy Glad all is well now
A typical blonde Hope your son and grandad will both be ok.

Have a good week everyone

Bob

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Thank you for the lists natty and pigpen.
Hugs good wishes posi vibes sticks and spoons for all who need them.
Think I have a manic week this weeks will fly when I can.

kazwookie

Ok WM on the go again
Bed stripped and re made
Whole of down stairs hoovered by OH yesterday!
Checked Credit card statement and shredded the reciepts, set up payment.

Any one bought a mattress recently when making the bed, mine has def seen better days, any recommendations as to where to look, online.
It got me thinking the current mattress must be at least 12 years old and has err well,....... been well used :rotfl::rotfl: by the cats over the years! I am sure I read somewhere you should replace every 7 years or so, so I have had my money out of it so to speak, very :money:

Shopping list made
Toilets have been bleached
Food bin waste thingy cleaned and bleached as well