Weekly Flylady Thread 31st October 2016

Valli

Thank you, natty, for last week's thread

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 ~ Edited 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

And here goes...


Manic Monday

Kitchen and Dining

Level 1

Top the lot

Clean the work tops and everything on them
Put back what should be there
Polish the table and change the cloth
Wipe cupboard fronts


Level 2

Floor it

Clean the floor, sweep, mop, vacuum and scrub
Dust where necessary

Level 3
Windows and sills clean and clear

Extras

Check diary - are you up to date with appointments and have you all the cards you need?
Start some xmas prep...cake and/or pudding. Soak that fruit!
Check your Toots list - anything you can make a start on?
Share the love - message or phone someone you love and tell them so.

Triffic Tuesday

I've had an idea...

the whole house job
- get a just-damp M/F cloth (and some hot water for swilling) and go round the WHOLE HOUSE wiping every light switch and door handle, rinsing and squeezing out as you go!

And now to focus on the living room

Pick as many as you have time for...

-get the window open for fresh air

-empty the bin

-get a de-webber and swish it in the ceiling corners and along covings/edges and gently flick it over light fittings -let's get those webs before they hit visibility

-dust everywhere - don't forget the skirtings

-wipe/mop/vacuum soft furnishings - lift those cushions and get those crumbs!

-plump the cushions

-dust/wipe the door(s) -don't forget those sticky fingermark areas - and the top and the frame

-vacuum/sweep/mop the floor

-clean the windows

EXTRAS

CHECK SMOKE ALARMS
CAR CHECKS - OIL, TYRE PRESSURE, WASHER BOTTLE - USE SCREEN WASH TO PREVENT FREEZING - IS YOUR CAR WINTER READY?





Wonderful Wednesday

Whole House job

clean all the upstairs windows!


bathroom -

clear the bath
clean the bath - inside and out - don't forget the panels
polish the taps
clean under the plugs!

basin

clean it, scrub it and polish the taps

Clean the loo

clean the floor

put out lovely clean towels

Thrilling Thursday

Whole house job...

Get the bins and waste paper baskets and shredder bins

empty them all

clean the bin - dust/wash/vacuum as appropriate
empty the vacuum too
pop a new liner in
you're good to go!

Does your vacuum need any filters washing or changing? - Do that too!

Choose a neglected room - utility/conservatory/porch etc

OPEN THE WINDOW!

clear out the carp

clean the windows

dust every surface

clean the furniture thats in there

clean the floor

water any plants

PUT BACK ONLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE

Fabulous Friday

Whole House Job - check all your lights and lamps - indoors and out. Dust/wash shades as required. Remove little corpses. Make sure they all work and that you have spare bulbs.

Blissful Boudoir

level 1 (part 1 - as you rise from your slumber)
Strip the bed
air the room (open a window)

level 1 (part 2 - after your breakfast)

remake the bed

Level 2 - Vacuum

level 3

Dust everywhere - don't forget the bedframe (if that type) ie remove the dust!

Extras

Make time for me-time sometime over the weekend - a bubbly bath, coffee with a friend...(not simultaneously, obvs)
Check your freezer - use it up and make some space
Ring or visit someone you love (I am putting that because I can tick it off lol)

Have a great weekend all!

amyloofoo

Hi Valli, thanks for the list.

Any space for an oldie that's lost their way?

House and finances are definitely suffering from not being on here, so aiming to Fly as much as possible this week - though quite how I'm going to fit that around work will be a mystery

Anyway, I'm up, coffee's been made so will make a start on the worktops. Also need to put a load of clothes away before the littles arrive back from a weekend at their grandparents'. I had hoped the house would be spotless for their return but just didn't seem to get anywhere, despite spending the vast majority of Sunday at it.

amyloofoo

Manic Monday

Kitchen and Dining

Level 1

Top the lot

[STRIKE]Clean the work tops and everything on them[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Put back what should be there[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Polish the table and change the cloth[/STRIKE]
Wipe cupboard fronts


Level 2

Floor it

[STRIKE]Clean the floor, sweep,[/STRIKE] mop, vacuum and scrub - Mopping will have to wait!
Dust where necessary

Level 3

Windows and sills clean and clear - Windows are covered in Halloween decorations, but will tackle the sills later

Extras

Check diary - are you up to date with appointments and have you all the cards you need?
Start some xnas prep...cake and/or pudding. Soak that fruit!
Check your Toots list - anything you can make a start on?
Share the love - message or phone someone you love and tell them so.

Put some clothes away but have now run out of hangers (!) so that's something I'll need to add to my list.

Hope everyone else has a lovely, productive morning Time to get ready for work!

atypicalblonde

I'm in, thank you Valli.

DD on inset day so I'll be flyng in and amongst playing I've already unloaded the DW, but I must run a cleaner thingy through it today as its a bit gross.

Catch up properly later xx

bossymoo

Morning,

Hope you're ok Valli and your sis is recovering from her op xx

I'm in although will be mostly off-piste this week. This morning I've homework, a to do list to organise and shopping to be delivered.

Kids winter coats at the ready - must check they have names in. Anyway, bags and lunches are done, and when I've had my coffee I'll go get showered.

How is it almost November???

mrs-moneypenny

Thank S for the lists valll and natty.
Hugs to all
I'm in this week but quite busy as I have been offered a lot of overtime so will pull flying in where I can.
I've just posted on the old thread but come over here now

Carrying on with a few jobs on my own list and will catch up with the fly list in a bit.

Just going out to find spirit level.

katiecat

Thanks for thread Valli.


Just going to make start on list and see how I get on today.

Have to pop into town later so going to work hard this morning and get things done.

WM busy off to collect next load then out with dog for morning walk.


Hope we all have a good week- Hugs to all who could use one

katiecat x

kazwookie

Morning

Thank you for all the lists.

A bit off listy today

3 x WM
TD is on
Very foggy / misty and damp here (when does mist become fog??)
Bins done and cleaned out
Recycling out
Other tat gone
Off to MK in a bit to collect something
Then Heathrow run.......house guest is off to else where in the world............
Volunteer job this afternoon for about 1 hour
Then back to lists and flying
Need to check bank account and shuffle around for bills, check how budget is going.......................

hugs

greenbee

Need to be back in this week and start building some good habits

Manic Monday

Kitchen and Dining

Level 1 Top the lot

Clean the work tops and everything on them
Put back what should be there
Polish the table and change the cloth
Wipe cupboard fronts


Level 2 Floor it

Clean the floor, sweep, mop, vacuum and scrub
Dust where necessary

Level 3
Windows and sills clean and clear

Extras

Check diary - are you up to date with appointments and have you all the cards you need?
Start some xmas prep...cake and/or pudding. Soak that fruit!
Check your Toots list - anything you can make a start on? arrange boiler repair, get builder back to do snagging, pay for oil, pay for Pilates, call BT and sort out outgoing SMTP server issue
Share the love - message or phone someone you love and tell them so.

So far today I've walked to the bottle bank and made a deposit, stuck a load in the WM and am about to have breakfast while doing some work so that after my first meeting I can go for a run...

Valli

Loads of catching up to do, also am nipping to where I am taking TWO KEY STAGE ONE classes for an educational visit - like Topsy this trip grew...and I haven't pinned down the head for approval yet :eek:

two loads on line

(trip is local to me and pm only so it won't be anywhere near as onerous as it sounds!)

Thanks for bearing with me while I built the OP!

bossymoo

Ooo it's peaceful here

Cuppa and homework time!