Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd April 2018

Natty68

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!


Please do remember we have to abide by MSE rules; each post should, ideally, include some mention of flying.

Thank you Valli 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

Here goes this Week.

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Level One...
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
Level Two...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three...
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!

Extras

• 32 fling boogie!
• HHI .. I really need to do this!!!!!!
• Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time!!
• Clean windows and sills

Mad Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One..
Get rid of any cobwebs that have moved in...
Remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
Level Two..
Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water neglected plants
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three...
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!

Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
• HHI...
• Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
• Clean out your handbag.. how many receipts??
• 15 minutes filing

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms
Level One...
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
Level Two...
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three...
Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Declutter and dust the pc desk
Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
Wiipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.

Extras

• HHI..
• Clear a hotspot
• Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!
• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
Level One..
Check fire alarms are working
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
Level Two...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three...
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

Extra tasks list

• 33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls and update calender with appointments for next week.

Freaky Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
Level One..
Clear the floor
Vacuum the floor
Deweb and fluff the room
Level Two...
Strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Level Three...
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!
Clean the windows

Extras

• Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it
• Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors
• Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
• 15 minutes filing!

Natty68

Flylady 2018 Challenges - GO FLYERS GO

SCRIMPERS (no spend APRIL)

atypical blonde
Lamewolf
Pigpen
Natty
Kazwookie
Jazee
Honey Bear
Valli
Fayolle
Yorkshirelass
Lynnejk
Mumof2

SLINKIES - weight loss challenge

Lynnejk - 9lb
Narcolepsy *some*
Valli 2st/28lb
Dizzy Imp 2st/28lb
FurryBeastOz 2st/28lb
nannygladys 3st/42lb
Fayolle 2st/28lb
atypicalblonde 2st/28lb
Princess Money Penny
Ionafan
Lil_me 5st/70lb
JojotheTightfisted
LameWolf 2st/28lb
Roundtuit 56lb
Jazee 2st/28lb
Pigpen *some*
MrsMoneypenny 1st at least
Froddington 2st
Dancemum 3st
Mademoiselle about 2 st
Ionafan 1st 11lb
donnajt 3 st
Rosemary7391
Mrs Chaos 16lb
Faete 2st
Natty 1st 7Ib
Kazwookie 2st tbc
Honey Bear 5 kgs


Flymarketeers

FurryBeastOz
Pigpen
Valli
Mumof2
donnjt - £1k for hols

H2H (hovel to haven)

HoneyBear
Froddington
Roundtuit
Mumof2
FurryBeastOz
funfairprincess
Mrs Moneypenny
hex2
Fayolle
lynnejk
riotlady
donnajt - by Summer
Mrs Chaos
Natty

Fayolle

Thank you Natty for the list, and Valli for last week's. First in, it will never last...

Valli

well I am here...flying daily sems to be impossible. Mum and dad came for tea, as it is mum's birthday so a dining room tidy and a bathroom clean happened. And a bit of optimistic vacuum shoving happened.

Thanks Natty x

Optmistic vacuum shoving = trundling it around the middle of the rooms and along the landing and through the hallway I can can pretend I have cleaned the rooms...

pigpen

TY..

Waiting for OH to come home..

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen and dining room
Level Two...
Mop the floor
Level Three...
Clean oven

Mad Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One..
Get rid of any cobwebs that have moved in...
Remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace.. I've sorted lots to go...
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
Level Three...
Change any lightbulbs .. loo..
Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top!!!!!
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms
Level One...
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!.. done a bit.. top of the school clothes cupboard is on todays list!
Level Two...
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floors[/STRIKE]
Wipe down the tiles


Thrilling Thursday ~ Master bedroom & landing
Level One..
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
Level Two...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three...
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of..
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list

• 33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing

Freaky Friday ~ Childrens/Spare rooms
Level One..
Clear the floor
Vacuum the floor
Deweb and fluff the room
Level Two...
Strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!

pigpen

Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time!!

The fire brigade do NOT endorse this.. while it makes cleaning easier it holds fat and is a huge fire risk. Tin foil burns.. and fat burns and spits. This is what caused my kitchen fire.. longer term members may recall.. a week before Christmas leaving me 3 months with no cooker!

There are also questions raised over the safety of the use of aluminium foil in cooking as particles of aluminium have been located on cooked food.

Grill pans, ovens and oven trays should be cleaned after every use rather than lined with foil as a matter of safety.

Jazee

Morning all. Thanks for the list.

So far today I have fed me and the dogs and have dusted the dusty bits in the LR and dining room. DH has put the recycling out and rehung some curtains.

Have a great day everyone.

ionafan

Morning all.

(((Hugs))) to Lil_Me - so sorry your DS has lost his friend.

No, Honey Bear, I didn't manage the full word count that I had hoped for yesterday - we went out for an hour to see a glorious garden in the sunshine, and by the time I had taken Rosie for a walk and cooked tea, I was shattered. I'm still not 100% fit, coughing, sore throat and limited energy. But I will meet Thursday's deadline, because I have to!

So far this morning I have
- drunk a cuppa made for me by DH :A
- turned out the under-eaves loft off the bathroom
- chucked rubbish
- moved paperwork to new shelves in landing cupboard
- moved out a small set of shelves which will fit easily into the other under-eaves loft, leaving space near the door for suitcases (which hopefully we will need in June and August)
- decided not to re-list 2 items on Eeebygum (which a friend gave me to sell/re-gift) but declutter them to the CS
- re-stacked the loft so that access is easier
- reminded DH that if he wants clean clothes to take away on Thursday, I need to do washing on Wednesday morning
- made a decision about the courses that I write
- found another idea for my essay.

I will press on with writing for the rest of today. Nothing in the diary except that the CS is sending a van for the two carver chairs. I hope they take them, and the other two items.

Hope everyone has a productive day x

Mumof2_2

Many thanks for the list and I'm in please!

kazwookie

Morning

I'm in.

Wm is on
Washing is out on line blowing in wind, but it is clouding up looking like rain.
Kitchen is all cleaned, sides, floor, bin etc
Whole house hoovered
Bins emptied.

Off food shopping in a bit and to do other small boring stuff.

MadamMim2013

Thankoo muchly for the lists as always.. I'm in.. Well.. I shall do as much as possible!
Ooh could I please join in with the slinkies? I really want to lose 2 stone.. I weigh every weds so shall post result then, If that's ok..