Weekly Flylady Thread 10th September 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'
WUDUPA ~ washed up, dried up, put away
WUALTD ~ washed up and left to dry
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


Monday Mayhem ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level One..
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level Two...
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean windows and all glass.. including the tv screen
Clear the mantel and only put back the items which are supposed to be there.. and that doesn't include letters, keys or other treasure!
Level Three...
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself.

Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Have a bit of a tidy in the cupboard under the stairs.
• Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it.. Do you need your winter curtains up yet?

Tuesday Bluesdays~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two...
Sweep and mop floors
Sort & clean the fridge
Wipe dining table..put a nice vase of flowers on it to make it look pretty!!!
Level Three...
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round.
Wipe all your small appliances..toaster, kettle etc..
Wipe & declutter all the windows sills in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Wipe door handles..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer, cooker hood and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extra Mission : help yourself

• Wipe down the hob and oven, go on you know you want to!!!!
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 32 fling boogie..
• GO! buy yourself a treat.. you deserve it!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Wednesday warts ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One...
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two...
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Clear any clutter from desk
Polish the monitor drag out the pc case and dust the top and back!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three...
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Pull out the pc desk and clean BEHIND AND UNDER it!!!!!!

Extra mission: Take your pick!

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• Clean the outside of all cupboards in the bathroom

Thursday Throwout!!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One...
Check fire alarms are working.. mine needs a new battery... I didn't think it was working until it alarmed at me the other day!
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the rain/sunnyness
Level Two...
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 32 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean all paintwork on the landing
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear out your spare linen.. all those holey sheets, manky duvet covers and stained pillow cases.. FLING!!

Friday Frenzy ~ those 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
Extra Task List

• Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• 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 SEPTEMBER)

atypical blonde
Lamewolf
Pigpen
Natty (was a naughty flylady..lol)
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
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

Jazee

Thanks for the list. I'm in.

pigpen

Thanks... I'm kinda sorta here... well I log in whenever the taplop is on... I am still in the land of the undead..

CF drama overload.. SS and police involved.. not pretty..

Back to school puking (Dot, again.. third year running!)
Neighbours being asbo-worthy


Oh poop.. double booked myself for Tuesday.. fluff... sort that tomorrow..

Need to chase Twinkles cardiology checkup.. was supposed to be April, I think I've been patient enough! She still does blue if she is cold or has a cold.


ok .. bed time... toodles... love and hugs and cat fleas where required..

ionafan

Still working from my own list for another week, as it's gonna be full on for the next 7 days. Plenty to keep me out of mischief!

I have done nothing since 4 pm except take Rosie for a walk, cook tea, eat it,sit in front of the TV and fall asleep every 5 minutes - oh, and I sorted out the four colours of playdoh that the toddlers had mixed up this afternoon. I can't stop yawning so I'm on my way to bed. Now.
Sweet dreams to all.

wishingthemortgaheaway

In and observing from the side lines this week.
Really need a houseworky jobs day tomorrow - let's hope hubby and pickle have got the memo, then theee days of work. The. Hubby is away for a couple of weeks so I should get the dining room clear again (also need to have a look at the flight cases in the hallway and see if they can be tidied somewhere.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

pigpen wrote: »

Thanks... I'm kinda sorta here... well I log in whenever the taplop is on... I am still in the land of the undead..

CF drama overload.. SS and police involved.. not pretty..
.

Yuk. More of the same? I suppose that, even in the worst case scenario, once the youngest is 16, you technically won't have to deal with him again.


I have a very clean hob, counter and lots of sparkly clean washing up on the side. And I even remembered at about 9pm that I was supposed to be cooking something to eat today.

I should go to bed, though. I am tired, but worried I won't go to sleep if I go up before I'm half asleep.


Will finish off the oven tomorrow after work, possibly do the floor and I might even look at the bits of the list I never got around to doing yesterday...

atypicalblonde

Morning all,

I'm in thanks for the lists. I've just pegged out and a second load is in, hopefully will finish before I go to work so I can peg that out too.

I was utterly exhausted yesterday with this wretched cold, plan to be in bed for 8pm again tonight. More honey and lemon needed.

Have fantastic days all xx

Fayolle

Morning all. Thank you for the lists. I'm in.

Dashing to work soon, so I have lined up a couple of things from my list for lunchtime, which I can hopefully tick off in between interruptions.

Have a lovely day all.

Dizzy_Imp

I'm in again! Thank you for the lists, which I always have good intentions of following and then by around 10am my day turns to rat poo.

Down to nine dogs ATM - bouncy beagle went home last night and two border collies should be off later. Mini schnauzer here until next weekend along with my two-long term boarders. Their owner is coming to see them this morning, so need to get boys to breakfast club and the Hoover out!

Laters x

Jazee

Morning all. Hope you feel better later ATB and any other poorlies.


My list:
WUDUPA
Put recycling out
Water greenhouse
Dust LR as per list
Hoover/sweep/mop through
Dogs to groomers
Craft club


Have a great day everyone.