Weekly Flylady Thread 5th December 2016

Natty68

WOOHOO IT IS :xmastree:.....DECEMBER..... :xmastree:

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.

Last weeks thread here

There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own personal circumstances.

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![/COLOR]

Some of our abbreviations: DH- dear husband, OH- other half, KH/CF- affectionate term for ex husband or partner DS/DD- dear son/daughter, DGC- dear grandchild, WM- washing machine, DW- dishwasher, LR/DR- living/dining room, RoD- room of doom, 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

Christmas Posting Dates

Monday ~ Grotty Kitchen and Gloomy Dining Room
Level One...
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two...
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge!Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three...
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob..
Wrap any presents you need before the 25th, gifts for teachers or friends. Do you need to give Christmas Boxes to milkmen, window cleaners etc?I know I need to sort out a Christmas Box for my lovely postman, who is very good and even knows when I am up and about now so he can deliver any parcels

Extras

• Don't forget any cards and presents posted!
• Check through Christmas ornaments, do any need throwing away or replacing. Last thing you want when you decorate your tree is to find broken ornaments!!!
• Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
• Wash the windows
• Clean the top of the kitchen wall units.. if you can reach.. no accidents please!!
• Dust and Deweb

Christmas Extras

• Finalise those last minute presents you have to buy..
• Wrap all the presents for family/friends
• Finalise shopping orders/lists for your christmas food shop.. remember shops are only closed for one day!!!!

Tuesday ~ Luscious Living Room, hallway, stairs
Level One...
Clear the floor of clutter
Tidy the baubles and lights on the tree.. OR PUT UP YOUR TREE
Level Two...
Vacuum the stairs and hallway and living room
Wipe and water plants
Wash the windows
Level Three...
Wipe the sofas and wash any skanky soft furnishings
Sort coats, shoes and bags
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs.

Extras

• Check the smoke alarms
• Fill a binbag for charity shop
• Finalise your christmas menu and shopping list
• Defluff and deweb these rooms
  
  Christmas Extras
  
• Stick all your cards up
• Christmas wrapping, try and get at least a few done
• Replace the batteries in your annoying singing things
• Make a receipts envelope for all the receipts from Christmas presents, just incase anything needs to go back

Wednesday ~ Brilliant Bathroom, Sociable Study and other grotty places!
Level One...
Clean the loo and the bath and the shower and the basins!
Defragment PC and run spyware scans while scrubbing
Level Two..
Wash windows and any chairs/sofas
Clean curtains/blinds etc
Declutter floors
Level Three...
Wash bathmats/shower curtain and furry bog hats
Replace any sponges/flannels/toothbrushes etc that need it, throw out any empty bottles.. decant dribbles into fuller bottles

Extras -

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these rooms
• HHI
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing.
• Fling boogies are here again, aim for 27 items to leave the house!

Christmas Extras

• Bake pies and buns!
• Sort childrens presents into separate bags so they are easier for santa to sort
• Last check of the present list, have you got everything?
• Make a note of when the binmen are coming!!!

Thursday ~ Master messroom! and landing
Level One...
Strip the bedding and get it washed!
Level Two...
30 minutes floordrobe/junk clearing!
Vacuum and turn the mattress, vacuum the landing and floor
Remake the bed
Clean the windows
Level Three...
Wash any curtains/etc that are in need
Wipe down all the furry paintwork
Fill a binbag for charity shop or the bin!

Extras

• HHI
• Update remaining present lists
• Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs
• Clean out any pets/wash pet bedding
• Wash some light shades

Christmas Extras

• Make a timetable for christmas prepartions.. turkey in.. turkey out.. etc
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing, because we probably won't have time next week
• Chase up any deliveries you are waiting for that have not arrived
• Update remaining present lists

Friday - Let's play catchy-up
Level One...
S&S the kitchen and bathroom
Spend 30 minute pampering yourself!!
Level Two...
Catch up the the window washing
Catch up on the floor mopping/vacuuming
Catch up on the dewebbing and dusting!
Level Three...
Collect ALL the dirty laundry from about the house inc and bedding that needs changing..
Spend 15 minutes on your filing
Clean ALL the filters and drawers etc on the kitchen appliances

Extras

• Wipe down ALL the paintwork you keep putting off
• Choose a manky kitchen cupboard and make it shine.. the inside.. NOT the outside!
• Clean out any pets/wash pet bedding
• Clean the pantry or airing cupboard or understairs cupboard or shed..

Christmas Extras

• Post all the cards you need to post. Last posting dates are drawing very close.
• Wrap all the presents for family/friends/teachers etc
• Wipe out the freezer.. defrost if needed!!
• Straighten the baubles and lights on the christmas tree.. and if you haven't done it.. get it up stop being such a humbug!
• Write and send the remaining christmas cards!!
• Stick all your cards up!!
• Update remaining present lists!!!
• Wrap remaining presents..
• Make a timetable for christmas prepartions.. turkey in.. turkey out.. etc!!!

For those doing the Christmas card exchange I have received from the following:
Ionafan, Dancemum, Mrs MP, Lynne and Fleur
I take it that everyone has now received the email/pm from myself now

FurryBeastOz

I'm in. Have to get the house ready for the hoards at New Year. Kitchen floor hasn't been properly blitzed since losing dear Oz.

2 ROD's to find beds in. Then make up beds and make suitable for guests. This will involve finally packing away all the dive kit and summer clothes.

Made progress on cards this weekend. A few still to do, and some addresses to find.

All presents bar DH bought. No idea for him.

Next weekend I need to bake stollen muffins and give the cake a final feed. My only contribution to Xmas lunch is spiced red cabbage, so I need to get that done and frozen.

Right. Need to empty WM and put DW on before having an early night. Sore throat and feeling yucky.

Have a great week.

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

I am in. All clean washing folded, ironed where necessary and put away. More wet washing over the airer. Kitchen worktops cleaned, units wiped down and floor washed. Mealplan done for the week.

Taking Mum shopping tomorrow afternoon and need to squeeze in DSs monthly invoices after that if I can.

Narc0lepsy

Valli many hugs and happy memories for you at this difficult time.

Go-away germs to all those with colds etc.

Back from a lovely weekend with brother(s), SILs and mum - ate too much so no surprise there. Arrived home to find a letter saying MIL has first choice of the flat we hoped for, so all being well we can take her there tomorrow and see the inside.

Now catching up on a bit of report writing as there's no shortage of them. Will fly in and out I daresay.

*Jellie*

Valli- so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you x

lynnejk

Evening all

Sorry to hear of your loss Valli. Sending hugs, condolences and stay-strong vibes for you and your family.

Thanks for the lists.

Sending some gws vibes for you FBO and any other poorlies

Monday ~ Grotty Kitchen and Gloomy Dining Room
Level One...
Declutter and mop/vacuum the floors
Find and wipe the worksurfaces
Level Two...
Wipe the big appliances and units.. don't forget kickboards!
Wipe small appliances and replace.. do one thoroughly.. descale or decrumb or degunge! Clear and wipe a shelf or window sill
Level Three...
Wipe the table and replace the cloth if necessary.
Sort through and clean out one cupboard
Clean the oven and hob..
Wrap any presents you need before the 25th, gifts for teachers or friends.
Extras
Don't forget any cards and presents posted!
]Clean out the fridge.. make use of anything almost past its best
Wash the windows
Clean the top of the kitchen wall units.. if you can reach.. no accidents please!!
Dust and Deweb
Christmas Extras
Finalise those last minute presents you have to buy..
Wrap all the presents for family/friends

Hugs, sticks and spoons if you need some
Hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

Honey_Bear

(((Hugs))) Valli. I'm so, so sorry to hear the news; I was hoping you'd have longer with your sister.

Thank you for the lists. I'm in this week.

Mumto5

Thanks for the new list Natty.

Valli - Gently hugs for you and your Family x

*Jellie*

Thanks for the thread and list Natty. I'm in again this week. Mainly baby steps but any spare energy will be used to have a bit of a Kitchen clear out and to start Christmas food shopping and cooking.

dancemum

Valli I'm so sorry to hear your news X




Medicine cupboard sorted. List made for supplies needed for the festive period. I need to make an appointment with gp as have a pain in my rib.
I think it is linked to my cough. Peak flow is 250.

Ds1's birthday meal meeting the gf and parents went well. We had a sitter for ds2.

Dizzy_Imp

Morning ladies

Gentle hugs to Valli. So so sorry to hear your sad news. Take things easy for a while and be kind to yourself xxx

Moving across to the new caravan today, sowill be flinging and flying as I go. Cracked Kindle screen is a real pain, so won't be typing much, you'll all be glad to hear.

I am reading all the news though!