Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd May 2017

Natty68

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.


Thanks to Valli for last weeks thread

Continuing on with the new style from last week 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! All credit to AnW's Mum for this one
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!

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep and mop floors
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces - mine need doing due to kitchen fire at weekend..
Level Two
Wipe ALL large appliances and units and kickboards
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Level Three
Wash windows.. and dust blinds/wash curtains
Clear and wipe out the oven and hob
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Extras

• Wipe down paintwork/sideboards/units in dining room
• Clean filters and detergent dispensers
• Clean out pongy pets
• HHI

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Wash windows
Dust and deweb!.. don't forget anything that is sooty!!!
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need doing
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!
Sort through coats n bags n shoes etc
Extras

• Sort through a handbag
• Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
• 29 fling boogie...
• HHI

Wacky Wednesday ~ Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip and wash the bedding
Clear the floordrobe
Level Two
Wash the windows
Clear the landing of gibble
Check those smoke alarms!
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Extras

• Binbag dance
• HHI
• 15 minutes filing
• fill a binbag of stuff for charity shop!!

Thrilling Thursday - Bathroom and study!!
Level one
Clear and declutter the desk of doom!! lol
Declutter the floors and sofas!
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Dust the fluff away
Wipe over the sofas/chairs/desk etc
Level Three
Scrub the bath, shower, basins and loos
Scrub down the tiles
Wash any bath mats, shower curtains etc that are in need
Extras

• Clean the windows and mirrors
• Delete 50 unwanted emails!
• Defrag the pc
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner.. wash the filters etc make sure all are dry before rebuilding!

Fantastic Friday - childrens/spare rooms (this can be a second reception room or another room but do try to complete something!)

Level One
Strip and remake beds
Declutter floor!
Level Two.
Fill a box with junk from the floor and sort it to its rightful place!
Collect all the laundry from upstairs
Wash any curtains/cushions/duvet covers etc that arehour!!!
Level Three
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Wash the windows
Deweb and dust and wipe any grotty bits!
Extras

• Binbag dance
• Reshuffle any shelves
• Wipe down any pc's/game consoles etc in these rooms
• Polish ALL the mirrors in the house!!

Narc0lepsy

I'm not worthy to be first as I hardly ever post much about flying these days, although some does get done.
Let's hope for a brighter week for many of you who have been feeling down.
Had a big blitz in the garden today, not that you'd notice as so many weeds have grown in our days of rain but great growing weather...
This week brings:
Mon - Clubbercise, uni (last assessment till after my hol).
Tues - zumba, gardening and report writing.
Wed - gardening, mad flying, dance and my brother and SIL return from hol to collect their car which is cluttering up our drive.
Thurs - prob leisurely breakfast with them before they return home. Then continued garden, house, reports am I getting boring?

ionafan

Thanks for the new thread Natty. I read about your kitchen fire on FB - how awful! Thank goodness you are all safe :eek::eek::eek:

Thanks to Valli for last week's lists (not that I followed them very much )
Enjoy your trip to collect your DS1, dancemum. Is this just half term, or has he already finished for the summer?
Hope Cassie Dog is feeling better, LW.

I have flown in the garden today - laid a slab that was missing, got my compost bin working (DH cut up loads of cardboard for me to throw in with the veg peelings), mowed the lawn, planted up some pots and emptied others, ready to be done tomorrow, and watered the veg pots. Meanwhile DH lay on the sofa with his leg up for most of the day.... but there is a slight improvement this evening.

This week I shall be flying intermittently (again!). I haven't got anything to do on placement because I've got a supervision and an assignment to write, and college of course on Tuesday. I've also got to go to a funeral on Wednesday morning, on the other side of the big city. And on Thursday I shall be doing some real flying iyswim.

Hope everyone has a good week. (((Hugs))) spoons and sticks all round x

Duckydo

Thanks Valli and Natty for the lists.

I'm in this week and hoping for a better week.

atypicalblonde

Thanks Natty and Valli, I'm in xx

Still feeling glum but getting up and on with it this morning. Pegged out and about to unload DW. Then need to make packed lunches, do school run, volunteering for 2 hours then paid stuff for 2 hours. Must concoct something for dinner too.

Hope Cassiedog is brighter today x

Here's to better weeks for all of us x

kazwookie

Morning

Thank you for all thre lists.

Bed stripepd
Wm is on
I'm washed and dressed!!
Long list of 'stuff' to do...................

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Oh Natty sounds scare, hope you are ok and not too much damage done!

I am in, not feeling very bouncy this morning but the sun is shining and I am working from home this afternoon so that's something! One load of washing out, another load in.

Need to get ready for the paid stuff, have a good Monday everyone x

dancemum

Morning all X

Thank you for the lists Natty and Valli X

Natty glad you are all ok after the fire X

Ionafan Hope your DH' leg continues to improve and you have an enjoyable trip later in the week. My DS1 finished lectures a few weeks ago, he has an overseas trip this week with his course and then he has finished for his 2nd year. He has started looking at further courses for after year 3 but we need to understand how to finance for this works. X

LW hope cassiedog is better X

Good luck with your list Kaz X

1x wm out on whirlie, another in wm.
Master bed stripped

NNN has dumped a lawnmower next to my car for some reason it didn't work after being left out in the rain for weeks. Someone else has dumped pram wheels and metal tent poles. The area is going downhill.

I need to make room for DS1's stuff to come home. :eek

Valli

Dancemum that sounds like stuff left out for the scrapmen. Hope they come soon.

I'm around. Feeling really meh atm; dentist this morning. Looking at getting the filling that fell out last year properly dealt with. Purse in hiding.

DW and WM x 2

ionafan

Well, any improvement to DH's leg was offset late yesterday evening by his sitting for an hour in front of his computer with his foot down. Afterwards the swelling and pain was as bad as ever. We sat and talked it through, and have decided to cancel our holiday. He can't walk properly and can't sit comfortably for any length of time - not good for travelling by plane or train, let alone staying in a town in festival mood where there will be very few opportunities to sit down anywhere unless you carry your own camping chair around. I have just sent an email to the people we were going to stay with, and I need to write another to my godson's mother whom we were hoping to meet on Sunday after not having seen her for 3 years (the boy's father refused to allow her to have anything to do with me - fortunately he is now her ex-OH and she has a new happy and loving relationship with the person she truly deserves). I am very sad not to be seeing her just yet, but we will get there somehow once DH is better. He might need 2 new hips first...

So that gives me more flying and studying time this week than I had reckoned with. It has at least improved my stress level

Jazee

Morning all. Thanks for the list Natty. Hope things improve for you Ionafan and anyone else who is down in the dumps, and also hope that Cassie is better today LW, and any other doglets going to the vet etc.

Right quick post before the paid stuff. I have done all the dailies, dusted the dusty bits in the LR and cut the grass out the back.

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Mess
Level One
Sweep and mop floors - hoovered them quickly
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces - mine need doing due to kitchen fire at weekend.. - done
Level Two
Wipe ALL large appliances and units and kickboards
Wipe and replace all small appliances
Level Three
Wash windows.. and dust blinds/wash curtains
Clear and wipe out the oven and hob
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary - done
Extras

• Wipe down paintwork/sideboards/units in dining room
• Clean filters and detergent dispensers
• Clean out pongy pets - will get their bed covers in the WM when I take a tea break
• HHI - not enough stuff to make it worthwhile today

Have a great day everyone.