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Weekly Flylady Thread 17th September 2018
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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 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'
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
ok Here goes this Week...
Manic Monday - Bathrooms, en suites and cloakrooms
Level 1
Open the window wide
Remove towels and mats and fling them into a hot wash.
Remove empties.
Arm yourself with a fine bottle brush and some kitchen roll and gently lower it into the bath plughole and turn GENTLY to scoop out hair etc (you'll need the roll to wipe it on). Do the same to the sink plughole. And the shower. Then fling down a handful of household soda and a little warm water and leave to soak to degrease/degunge.
While the plugs are out give them a thorough clean including underneath.
Scrub the inside of the loo and don't forget under the rim.
Clean the outside of the loo
Get a clean damp cloth and wipe lightpull.
Empty the bin.
Level 2
Scrub the bath inside and out and don't forget the taps
Scrub the sink
Wipe out shower cubicles
Flush all drains with hot water then bleach.
Level 3
Clean any extra furniture
Polish mirrors and towel rail
Clean window.
Wipe sills
Dust anything else.
Sweep/vacuum or mop floor.
Extras
Plan MAD half hours for the week - batch cooking? Paper mountain work?
HHI
Triffic Tuesday - living room loveliness
Level 1
Open the window
empty bins
discard (recycle) out of date newspapers and magazines
Vacuum or wipe sofas etc and fluff up cusions - don't forget to clean under seat pads!
Tidy/dust/wipe coffee table
Level 2
Clean the window
Dust the fireplace/mantel
Dust any ornaments in/around/on fire
Remake fire
Wipe sockets/switches and handles
Clean remotes
Level 3
Dust everything else
Sweep/mop floor, moving any furniture you're able to
Extras
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen (but it will be the list tomorrow so don't worry)
HHI
MAD half hour
Wonderful Wednesday - Kitchen Kapers
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin
Wipe sill, sockets, and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles
Clean hob
Sort fridge and wipe seals
Wipe table/change cloth
Dust dining area/room
level 3
Clean oven
Sweep/mop floor
extras
MAD half hour
HHI
S&S bathroom
Thursday Thrills - the boudoir. You deserve a clean, tidy, restful bedroom - and you NEED it too, to relax PROPERLY
Level 1
Open windows w-i-d-e
Strip bed
Allow to air
Turn mattress if (a)necessary (b)you have assistance or (c) muscles
Remake bed
level 2
Clear floordrobe and chairdrobe
Clean windows
Vacuum, sweep or mop floor
Level 3
Dust all sides and shelves
With a just damp cloth wipe all your lotion and potion bottles, hairdryers (especially if you use product while blow drying) etc. and put all perfumes away in a drawer. Take it from a former lab. tech.
Polish mirrors
Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
HHI
MAD half hour - hit that TOOTS list
Friday...WOOTY WOOTY WOOT WOOT - kids rooms;spare room; guest room
Level 1
Open the window WIDE and strip the bed
remove any rubbish
Clear the floor
Level 2
Rehome as much as possible - remember don't put it down put it away -can anything leave forever?
remake the bed
sweep, mop or vacuum the floor
level 3
Wipe/dust sticky surfaces
Make sure the bedside lamp and room light is functional
Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
MAD half hour
make/bake something - even if it's "just" Twinks for unexpected - or expected -visitors
SMOKE ALARMS CHECK
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 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'
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
ok Here goes this Week...
Manic Monday - Bathrooms, en suites and cloakrooms
Level 1
Open the window wide
Remove towels and mats and fling them into a hot wash.
Remove empties.
Arm yourself with a fine bottle brush and some kitchen roll and gently lower it into the bath plughole and turn GENTLY to scoop out hair etc (you'll need the roll to wipe it on). Do the same to the sink plughole. And the shower. Then fling down a handful of household soda and a little warm water and leave to soak to degrease/degunge.
While the plugs are out give them a thorough clean including underneath.
Scrub the inside of the loo and don't forget under the rim.
Clean the outside of the loo
Get a clean damp cloth and wipe lightpull.
Empty the bin.
Level 2
Scrub the bath inside and out and don't forget the taps
Scrub the sink
Wipe out shower cubicles
Flush all drains with hot water then bleach.
Level 3
Clean any extra furniture
Polish mirrors and towel rail
Clean window.
Wipe sills
Dust anything else.
Sweep/vacuum or mop floor.
Extras
Plan MAD half hours for the week - batch cooking? Paper mountain work?
HHI
Triffic Tuesday - living room loveliness
Level 1
Open the window
empty bins
discard (recycle) out of date newspapers and magazines
Vacuum or wipe sofas etc and fluff up cusions - don't forget to clean under seat pads!
Tidy/dust/wipe coffee table
Level 2
Clean the window
Dust the fireplace/mantel
Dust any ornaments in/around/on fire
Remake fire
Wipe sockets/switches and handles
Clean remotes
Level 3
Dust everything else
Sweep/mop floor, moving any furniture you're able to
Extras
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen (but it will be the list tomorrow so don't worry)
HHI
MAD half hour
Wonderful Wednesday - Kitchen Kapers
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin
Wipe sill, sockets, and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles
Clean hob
Sort fridge and wipe seals
Wipe table/change cloth
Dust dining area/room
level 3
Clean oven
Sweep/mop floor
extras
MAD half hour
HHI
S&S bathroom
Thursday Thrills - the boudoir. You deserve a clean, tidy, restful bedroom - and you NEED it too, to relax PROPERLY
Level 1
Open windows w-i-d-e
Strip bed
Allow to air
Turn mattress if (a)necessary (b)you have assistance or (c) muscles
Remake bed
level 2
Clear floordrobe and chairdrobe
Clean windows
Vacuum, sweep or mop floor
Level 3
Dust all sides and shelves
With a just damp cloth wipe all your lotion and potion bottles, hairdryers (especially if you use product while blow drying) etc. and put all perfumes away in a drawer. Take it from a former lab. tech.
Polish mirrors
Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
HHI
MAD half hour - hit that TOOTS list
Friday...WOOTY WOOTY WOOT WOOT - kids rooms;spare room; guest room
Level 1
Open the window WIDE and strip the bed
remove any rubbish
Clear the floor
Level 2
Rehome as much as possible - remember don't put it down put it away -can anything leave forever?
remake the bed
sweep, mop or vacuum the floor
level 3
Wipe/dust sticky surfaces
Make sure the bedside lamp and room light is functional
Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
MAD half hour
make/bake something - even if it's "just" Twinks for unexpected - or expected -visitors
SMOKE ALARMS CHECK
Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear
Janice 1964-2016Thank you Honey Bear
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I'm in. Thanks for the list.Spend less now, work less later.0
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I am in thank you
About to have a HUGE bowl of chocolate ice cream (time of the month so completely for medicinal purposes), then Bodyguard and bed. See you all bright and early in the morning xMFW
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I'm in. Thank you for the lists.
Oh my...the bottle brush....0 -
I'm in too. Thanks for the lists.
We've had a very stressful few days with my Velvet Boy staying in the vets after licking lime plaster. He's got a terribly ulcerated tongue and soft mouth tissue and can't eat or drink properly, poor dog. I'm dreading the vet's bill...
Our rocky finances are going to be getting worse. I'm putting my big girl pants on and will be listing stuff on eBay all this week.
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I'm going to try and be in until Thursday afternoon when I go away for the weekend.
Since being away for a month in the summer I have procrastinated, the house and garden are getting further and further behind and I'm starting to put weight back on again. I know it is all related and I just need to get on with it.
Just one student today and she is at 8.45 so that is good as it has made me get up and through the shower before coming down for breakfast and I'll be back home by 10.00 to get on with stuff. I can't even get distracted in town as shops etc not open on a Monday morning.
Another quick coffee and put WM on then off out.
Have a nice day, I'll report back later hopefully to say I've done something.0 -
Morning all. Hope the dog improves quickly Dizzy.
Busy day ahead prepping for catering for an event tomorrow, picking up parcel and meeting friends. And the usual flying dailies and Monday jobs.
Have a great day everyone.Spend less now, work less later.0 -
oh Dizzy, hugs for the dog.
Thank you for all the lists.
I'm in, in my way! dread what we need bottle brushes for!
WM is on
Bed is stripped
About to set to and 'do' the whole of upstairs.
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Morning all, I polished mirrors yesterday because I’m totally getting inspired by Instagram cleaning posts – literally obsessed with their tricks and hacks, I will be doing towels and bathrooms etc tonight and following the rest of the list – new zoflora fan girl here0
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*Healing vibes* for the Velvet Boy, Dizzy. *Ouch* re the vet's bill.
I'm hoping our plugholes s aren't that bad as I've been putting household soda down them fairly regulary. Not sure why I didn't think of the bottlebrush trick. Must get a slim one for them. I expect it will be utterly revolting after a few drains. Brilliant idea.
Have tidied around this morning, and a now sitting with both cats and the dog as the plumbers are arriving in dribs and drabs. I'm really looking forward to having the house back because it's beginning to get me down, much as I like them.Better is good enough.0
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