Weekly Flylady Thread 13th November 2017

Valli

What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole task easier and quicker. We also accept that, sometimes, life just gets on top of us and we can't keep up, maybe because we're time-poor, not in the best of health and/or we have littlies who need us. We are definitely NOT control freaks aiming for perfection and utterly spotless show-homes.

Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. You're more than welcome to join us in the everlasting battle against dust, grime and gibble. The aim of our thread is to make those onerous tasks less daunting, and to support each other - and to make time for the finer things in life!

Right now the thread is looking very quiet...but please do remember we have to abide by MSE rules; each post should, ideally, include some mention of flying.

[/B] Thank you Natty for last week's thread.

Please follow the forum rules on this thread as Flylady has been here a LONG time and is a fabulous support and resource for lots of us. All posts should have some Flylady-related (ooh a compound adjective) content!

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!
MAD half hour
- Mad is the abbreviation for Make A Difference.
The idea is that you have a Forth bridge (ie never-ending - or just huge) task but that you work on it in half-hour bursts. This way you know you ARE stooping, and that you won't get it finished but you will make a difference - so it might be clearing out - the garage or shed, or clothes sorting, or weeding - you get the picture - but rather than keep going until you've lost the will to live you do half an hour...but, eventually those half hours will get the job done!

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...

Marvellous Monday - Bathroom and en suites


step by step...

Open windows
flush loo and glug loo cleaner therein
empty bin
remove any empty bottles and loo rolls
Clear sill, clean window then wipe frame - make sure no mould is moving in
fill sink with hot water, add cleaning liquid or get a bucket
scrub loo bowl including under rim
get a cloth, squeeze out in sink and wipe ALL THE OUTSIDE of the loo, cistern, handle, seat, lid. Rinse cloth. put cloth in washing machine
empty sink.
Get a new cloth.
Spray bath and wipe/wipe shower
scrub sink
scrub taps
dust sides and sills
put towels in wash
polish towel rail
put out clean towels
sweep/vacuum/mop floor - with clean water not the same water you washed the loo with

Extras - s&S kitchen - this means WUDUPA, wipe sides, empty bins, deal with anything really grim eg sticky handles.
MAD half hour
and spend 5 minutes on prep for (cof) xmas even if it's just a to do list
HHI

Tuesday Twinkles Lounge/Living Room/Salon
Level 1

Open windows
Empty bin
clear gibble
sort newspapers & magazines - recycle
Wipe coasters, sticky switches and door handles
Clear ash from fire if you've a woodburner/real fire
Polish coffee tables and lamp tables
Plump cushions

Level 2
Wipe or vacuum upholstery
Dust furnishings
see to cut flowers
Wipe sill

Level 3

Wipe skirtings
Dust light fittings
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor - use the edging tool to clean all edges
Check for cobwebs

Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
MAD half hour - could be self improvement or nibbling at a big task
Make a social arrangement - me time is important
Drink more water!
Nibble at those Christmas frogs...



Wishy Washy Wednesday - kitchen and dining room

Level 1

Clear sides and sills and wipe
Clear table - change cloth and/or wipe mats
Wipe switched and cupboard and drawer handles
Wipe what lives on sills and sides and replace

Level 2
Clean window
wipe splashbacks
clean sink
wipe/polish/dust chairs
Wipe cupboard and drawer fronts

Level 3
Clean an appliance - oven, DW, TD, WM
Check fridge for stuff to use and wipe up any spills
Dust any shelves
Stand in the doorway and check is this room clean?
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor

Extras
S&S bathroom
HHI
Plan some me time or down time - even if it's just sitting down to watch a movie
Drink more water

Thursday Thrills - your personal private haven

before breakfast

Strip bed
open window to air

next step

dust/vacuum bedframe/headboard
remake bed
close window
clean it, and sill. Put back only what lives there
move bedside furniture and vacuum under/behind if you can
Dust bedside tables a
check all bulbs working in lamps and lights
vacuum shades

final flourish

clean all other surfaces - dust them - horizontal and vertical
take all carp OUT
bin rubbish
vacuum the whole room


extras
S&S bathrooms and kitchen
Prep for Christmas/Yule - start on those cards then they can be posted second class
If you're cooking double up and freeze half. You'll need a day off soon!
MAD half hour


Friday Flourish

Kids rooms

Go in with a binbag and fill it
Clear floor of gibble
Strip beds and remake

level 2

wipe sticky fingermarks of every surface
dust sills, shelves and skirtings

Level 3

put on your big girl knickers, shift the bed (if you can) and clean UNDER it
clean windows
clean floor

extras
enlist the help of offspring - santa can't bring stuff if there's no where to put it - can he?

have a lovely weekend

ionafan

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Ionafan

ionafan

Thanks to Valli for the new thread and Natty for last week's.

I will do what flying I can this week, but I have a lot of stuff to do for college: learning journal for this weekend, reading and draft for my assignment, and some other written work

Most of the weekend was very interesting, the food was excellent, and they have new warm duvets

Rosie is so pleased to have me home that she has hardly left my side all evening. I think DH is quite pleased too!

dancemum

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

Bunk beds changed
Bedroom ceilings bleached
Bathroom deep cleaned so I'm ahead this week
Laundry and ironing all up to date
Bargain shop visited for coffee and liquid soap
Receipts/guarantees/insurance file sorted and out of date ones removed
Car washed (by a lovely local business)

My November pledge is to tackle some of the oldest frogs on my toots list
So far my PC has gone to be fixed
I have 2 more pcs that need to be securely disposed of.

Narc0lepsy

Iona I'm in for the secret santa, my name and address haven't changed since last year but let me know if I need to send it again.
Not a great deal of flying today other than a MAD 45mins in a rather arctic wind but lots of sun doing the garden.
I usually go to the remembrance service at the village hall but couldn't face it today, I've done plenty of remembering and praying recently.
Have been trying to catch up on report writing on and off, in between phone calls and texts as we're trying to take some of the bad news spreading off our late friend's family by letting people know. Mr N spoke to her husband this morning and it was heartbreaking but at least he, their daughter and her sister were all at her side and it was peaceful.

Not sure what this week will bring; more writing reports, going to look at a car for Mr N tomorrow as now the weather's getting worse he is a bit isolated in his retirement in our village and needs a runaround.

JoJo you aren't the only one about War Horse, I've seen neither the play nor the film, even went to a theatre on my own after some friends got tickets for WH thinking I'd like it - I swapped it for something David Essex was in and met up with them afterwards!

Jazee

Morning all. I’m in, thanks Valli.

Late start today so I’ll see what I can get done before I leave. First job has been cleaning up after a dog, not sure which one. They both look guilty.

Have a great day everyone.

Dizzy_Imp

Good morning ladies. I'm in again this week! Thanks for the lists.

Bathroom is all clean and tidy as much of yesterday morning was spent unblocking the toilet that Tiny had stuffed with loo roll, Pokemon toys, wet wipes (aarrgghh - we have a septic tank and these don't biodegrade!!!) and numerous other delights. We had to rod the outside caravan waste pipes in the pouring rain and knee deep mud. At least it started off as just mud _pale_

Hot shower afterwards and hair done, so looking good this morning

Hugs to Narc0 and other ladies feeling sad or down xxx

Fayolle

Good morning all,

Thank you for the lists again. I'm in, hopefully more than last week. I think we are all running on empty round here at the moment, with FiL's funeral next week hanging over us. That and not sleeping which isn't helping. DD has been called one time too many this morning, but the threat of my footsteps on the stairs seems to have done the trick!

Catch you all later.

((Hugs)) all round.x

Mademoiselle

Morning flyers.

I'm in today, at home all day so hope to get some flying done, so far have tidied round, cleared fire, WM on and had breakfast. I am hoping to get some cleaning done today and must do some (lots) of paperwork/administration and lesson planning. Would also like to start tidiying another part of the house but not sure where yet. Any way will post progress later as I like to see what I have done rather than what I should have done.

BIG SMILE and off we go to the bathroom.

xx

kazwookie

Thank you for all the lists

So far this morning
I have hoovered downstairs
Ironing is done and away
I need the stuff off the bed, but OH is in it, and the cat is on it! I've told them both they have until 9am, then I am coming to remove the duvet cover etc.
Kitchen is done
Wm on

pigpen

bleurgh..... mutter mutter mutter mutter.... blargh...

I want my nest...

Beasties away to school.. off to introduce myself to the kettle.