Weekly Flylady Thread 1st August 2016

Natty68

Thank you for stepping into doing last weeks thread Valli at short notice

It is your responsibility to read the forum rules, please follow them on this thread as Flylady has been here a LONG time and is a fabulous support and resource for lots of us.

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.

The idea is that even if you are really busy you don't need to fall off the wagon!

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 Melee ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clear 1 window sill
Open windows and let in that summer sun!!!!
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Scrub out the sticky fridge!
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 cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..
Extras

• Feed the chickens
• Clean the hob
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 32 fling boogie..
• Phone someone you love just to tell them so!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Tuesday Twister! ~ Living room, halls and stairs
Level One.
Vacuum floors and sofas and hall and stairs
Level Two
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe and no-one can have any accidents falling down them...
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Level Three
Wipe and water plants
Sort through a dumping drawer/cupboard
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
• Sort through shoes and coats and bags
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Wednesday Winging & Flinging ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Muck out any pets.
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, shower curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extra mission: Take your pick!

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe the tops of the cabinets and cupboards in therse rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• HHI... a bit more gone!

Thursday Thllliiing!~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the fresh air
Level Two
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through the cupboard and fling everything that no longer fits
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

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

Friday Frenzy ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Open the windows and let in the fresh air...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two.
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
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
Grab a toy box and throw/rehome anything that is no longer wanted.. it'll be chrimbo before we know it and we need the space!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• 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!
• Vacuum the floor
• Update bank accounts/finances
• Bake a cake/buns/twinks hobnobs with the children..

MinnieMousesMummy

Thank you for the new list this week, things got a bit hectic last week so I didn't manage flying after the middle of the week.

This week sees the start of my new business therefore I will be flying doing what I have time for based on what needs done here.

Monday Melee ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clear 1 window sill
Catch up with the laundry
Open windows and let in that summer sun!!!!
Sweep and mop floors
Wash up any dirty dishes
Scrub out the sticky fridge!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..
Clean the hob
Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

michelle2008

Finally got the grass cut today - now doing a quick run though of level one for every day. Lovely having a nice clean house a the start of the week

Than you for the Monday list - will try to get stuck into some level three cleaning next week

mrs-moneypenny

I'm in thank you for the list natty and thanks to Valli for stepping in with last weeks.

Is cleaning the chickens out a code for something I've not come across before?

Shelves have been taken down in the bathroom, it will get a final good clean this week ready to be replaced with shiny new updated version next week.

Hugs good wishes and posi vibes along with sticks and spoons for all who need them.

Natty68

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Is cleaning the chickens out a code for something I've not come across before?

Aaah wondered if anyone would notice..it was Dave's idea to put this... I'm actually feeding a zoo of animals for my friend who is away for the next few days.. Thankfully all I have to do is open the door to their run and throw the food in.. She'll clean them when she comes back. But I have others to do too - 2 rats, 2 degus, 1 chinchilla, 1 rabbit, 1 guinea pig, 10 baby tortoises, 3 cats, 4 dogs and 3 full grown tortoises. Just a few!!!!

kazwookie

I'm in thank you for the lists.

Dinner done
Cleaned round again

Valli

Thanks for the thread natty and I am in. Assuming I can get out of bed tomorrow... See end of last week's thread for autocorrected update I Cuba to edit.
I desperately need to iron but decided to make a start in my garden today. Were we near, natty, DD and I would help ot with the animals!

Not sure if Piggers will return - is there anyone out there with a burning desire to step in? If not I am happy to carry on!

YORKSHIRELASS

I am in. Lovely day today. Biked 17 miles on a coastal track with DH and DS1, strangely one shoulder is really hurting! Think the legs might be feeling it tomorrow though.

My kitchen units look grubby so that's definitely a job for tomorrow. Both paid stuff, working at home tomorrow afternoon, DS2 to take to work. Gym class tomorrow night.

I am just about ready for my bed!

tighteningthebelt

My word! All those animals! I wouldn't know where to start.
I would like to join you this week please. I've recently moved house, and everything is clean and nice (bar the garden and two vicious cupboards) and I want to set good routines, with some support and accountability, to keep it that way.
I did alot of decluttering before I moved, but there is certainly much more to come out, it was quite scary seeing it in transit, and unpacking. (Though not quite as scary as bleaching and scrubbing one of the wheelie bins I have inherited, still have the other to do tomorrow once emptied. Eww, peg on nose)
Looking forward to getting into the swing.

bossymoo

Aww, I've got my babes home DD was a little emotional when she saw me, bless. They are both shattered and in bed now. Even DS was tearful at bedtime, insisting he wasn't tired although he couldn't say so for all the yawning, lol.

I asked him if he liked the garage / office / den he said he didn't, he loved it! Aww. So we've sat in here and watched a film and have sandwiches.

Not much happening tonight, we are babysitting for my mum, I think, tomorrow - thankfully it's a dry forecast so playing out will be on the cards.

Thanks very much for the lists ladies - I'm in, hoping we can find some normality this week.

froddington

I'm in - thanks Natty :A

If anyone would like to [STRIKE]gently remind me[/STRIKE] nag me to do [STRIKE]a few[/STRIKE] several HHCs daily, that would be great

Monday Melee ~ Kitchen

Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clear window sill
Open windows and let in that summer sun!!!!
Vacuum floor
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean the hob
Clean small cage and carrier