Weekly Flylady Thread 27th August 2018

Natty68

Thank you, Valli, 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.

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Monday Mayhem ~ Krazy Kitchen

Level One..
Clear the floor of unnecessary gibble
Mop/hoover the floor
Level Two..
Shine the sink and draining board. Make those taps shine and twinkle..
Wipe down worktops and wipe down all small electricals.
Rehome anything that is out of place
Level Three...
Clean inside the microwave. A good tip is to heat up a cup of water in the microwave - the steam shifts all the yukky stuff on the microwave
Clean the window and windowsill. Rehome anything that shouldn't be there
Sort through your cookery books/magazines. Are there any that you don't need that are just taking up space? Rehome them to the local charity shop...
15 fling boogie

Extra challenge:

• Deweb, don't forget those corners
• Clean light fittings/switches
• Wipe down the doors
• Empty those smelly bins
• Clean that cupboard under the sink!!!
• HHI

Twinkling Tuesday ~ Bouncing Bedroom
Level One...
Clear the floor of anything that doesn't belong there..
Hoover the floor
Empty any bins
Level Two..
Strip the bed and remake with fresh clean bedding
Dust surfaces
Polish mirrors and any other shiny surfaces...
Level Three...
Turn and vacuum mattress - do NOT do it if you are unable to or pregnant..get a nice partner/hubby/child to do it for you.
Sort through the wardrobe - is there anything that you don't need or can be rehomed.
Clean the light switches

Extra challenge:

• Clear one drawer in the dressing table/chest of drawers
• Clean the window - make it sparkle in the sunshine
• Clear and clean the windowsill
• HHI
• Any last minute shopping for those with kiddies going back to school. Make a list of what you need so that you don't forget anything at the last minute.

Whimsical Wednesday ~ Barnacled Bathroom

Level One...
Empty bins
Clear all empty bottles/toothpaste tubes etc.. Do we really need to keep that empty box of q-tips.
Change flannels/sponges
Level Two..
Clean sink and bath
Shine the taps, don't forget to get underneath the taps with a toothbrush.
Clear floor of any stuff that shouldn't be there - towels if they are dirty should be in the laundry bin.
Level Three...
Hoover/mop floor
Clear out the medicine cabinet - if you have any out of date medicine make sure it's bagged up properly and either bin it securely or take to the nearest chemist for disposal.
Replace those manky towels for lovely fresh towels.
Clean windowsill
Last minute checks to see if you have everything for your little ones going back/starting school

Extra challenge:

• Clean windows
• Wash curtains
• HHI

Tantalizing Thursday ~ Luxurious Living Room, hall and stairs

Level One....
Pick things up off the floor, make sure those stairs are safe.
Take "first day of school" photo - if your little darlings are back at school today!
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level Two..
Dust standing objects including electrical items - no electrocutions please!
Turn over and plump sofa and chair cushions.
Water plants
Level Three...
27 fling boogie
Sort out one cupboard/drawer, even that cupboard under the stairs if you want...
Wash windows and nets
Sort the junk on the landing

Extras...

• Sort out any mending that needs doing and have a go at it..
• Replace any dead light bulbs
• Wash smelly pet beds
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it..
• Deflea pets

Final Friday ~ Frightening Kids rooms and Spare rooms
Level One...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two..
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three...
Clean 2 windows
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers and get the clothes out which are no longer wearable, too small or out of season!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extras...

• Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• Binbag dance!!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Natty68

Flylady 2018 Challenges - GO FLYERS GO

SCRIMPERS (no spend AUGUST)

atypical blonde
Lamewolf
Pigpen
Natty (was a naughty flylady..lol)
Kazwookie
Jazee
Honey Bear
Valli
Fayolle
Yorkshirelass
Lynnejk
Mumof2

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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
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 9lb (hope that's right!) Excellent work
donnajt 3 st
Rosemary7391
Mrs Chaos 16lb
Faete 2st
Natty 1st 7Ib {6lb lost}
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

Valli

Thanksforthenewthread,Natty

Oh-this-is-great-my-space-bar-isnt-working

i-am-in-kitchen-is-a-definite-since-I-did-a-roast-dinner-today
It-works-in-Word-though...

wishingthemortgaheaway

Thank you for the threads.

Hope you get that space bar sorted Valli. How irritating.

My ta-da list for the week.

Keep on top of washing
Tidy our bedroom
Put stuff up in the office
Deal with Pickle's wardrobe and associates clothes piles
Be ruthless with the baking stuff
When 'baking storage box' is emptied due to ruthlessness, fill it with hubby's whiskey boxes that I really want to throw out, but he wants to keep!
'Rationalise' the gin shelf.

I'm sure more will be added.

Have a good week everyone.

Wish.

dancemum

I’ll try to be in. Thank you for the thread x

Ironing done
Parents’ meds sorted for the week.
Bedroom floor pile sorted and travel bags finally put away (we came back weeks ago)

pigpen

hi, ty.. might be in.. or out... just super duper ultra extra busy!!

kazwookie

Morning

I'm in thank you for the lists.

Off out for the day a freebie event!

Mademoiselle

Bonjour all!

I'm back in, well only for the start of the week as going away again on Thursday morning and have familly joining us in Britanny for a long weekend so need to get organised for that.

I did manage to leave the house tidy before we went away so although it needs cleaning having been left for 4 weeks it is tidy and we have managed to unpack and put stuff away or in the wash, actually that's where most of the stuff has gone so am steadily working through the mountain.

Also working, sorting out new appartment for DD1, getting DD2 packed up for return to uni, rented house insurance claim to sort, so plenty to keep me occupied.

I am quite hopeful that I might get back on top of this house again as I came back to it and immediately loved it. There was a point when I actually started to hate it, a mixture of chaos, dirt and endless to do list and things breaking quicker than they could be fixed along with getting our second (eventual retirement) home in Britanny which is the oppsite of this house, new, simple, modern, functional, left me feeling this was just a huge burden and chore. In fact this is a lovely old rambling farmhouse that we have loved living in for years and has given us huge pleasure so I mustn't forget that.

Right better get going, as usual I will be posting what I've done as it makes me realise that I do get things done but not always what was on the list.

So far today

WM 1
Ironing & put away 1
Bed made


Sticks, spoons, hugs to all that need or want.
xx

Jazee

Morning, welcome newbies and returners. Enjoy your event, Kaz.


I'm going to dye my hair this morning and then potter before going to DD's to pick up the dogs later today.


Have a great day everyone.

atypicalblonde

Morning All

Thanks for the lists ladies xx

It's the last week of the school holidays and my final week off before starting my new job! So I am in major planning and organising mode. Batch cooking, getting uniforms sorted (DS starts Reception this time), and just generally getting on top of life.

TD is on, WM is on it's third load, I have unloaded the DW and washed the kitchen floor. DH still in bed, kiddies playing nicely.

Have lovely days all xx

dancemum

Morning we have been to the park. As DS2 now has his own phone he has requested we join him in catching Pok!mon for ourselves. Good bonding time. He also has requested to go again to the youth club that we tried last week so his chance of socialising is improving.

Wardrobe dehumidifiers refilled

2 x wm
Towels are in the td as it is drizzling
Good luck in your new job Atb x