Weekly Flylady Thread 15th October 2018

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!


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.
If you didn't clean out your plugholes/drains last time it was on the list 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
Half term looms - if yours is next week make sure PE kits come home for laundering/checking.
Check all your draincovers are clear and not blocked with leaves.

Tuesday Twinlkes

Level 1
Open the window even if only for five minutes
Empty the bin
Give the sofas and seats the once over - leather wipe or a just-damp cloth to move any marks
Lift and swap cushions and seat pads - vacuum underneath before replacing any
Rinse and squeeze out the cloth and wipe sockets, switches and door handles

Level 2
Dust all surfaces - don'[t forget the skirting boards
Give light fittings a dust, too
Check ceilings, covings etc for cobwebs

Level 3
Vacuum the floor
Polish the windows
Plump up cushions
Make sure that nothing is in here which doesn't live here

Extras
HHI
Make sure your freezer inventory is up-to-date and that you're meal planning to clear some space for xmas goodies
S&S in the kitchen and bathroom



Wednesday HUMP Day...kitchen and dining room

Level 1

Clear the table; change the cloth, wipe the mats, wipe or polish as appropriate
Give the chairs a clean/dust too - vacuum upholstery, polish wood
Clear the worktops - wipe any small appliances. Put back only what should be there

Level 2
Polish the windows
Wipe cupboard fronts including handles
Empty - and wash out - the bin

Level 3
Wipe sockets and switches
Dust in the dining room
Mop and/or vacuum floors

Extras
HHI - let's do some every day until it's all gone...
Pick a frog and start munching - mine will be accounts.
Clean and clear the fridge
Write a Christmas groceries list - add one item to your shopping each week

Thursday - the boudoir

Level 1

Open the window
strip bed
remove gibble and garbage
clear floordrobe/chairdrobe

Level 2

Make bed
Dust everywhere
wipe switches

Level 3
vacuum floor (or mop)
clean windows
make sure your room is a clean calm space for quality sleep

extras
sort some me time - manicure/pedicure/hair appointment
HHI
S%&S bathroom(s)
S&S kitchen

Friday finale - either kids room/spare room (see Thursday's list) or
hall, stairs, landing, porch

-Hall etc

clear all floors
bang doormats outside
polish mirrors
clean windows
clear floors
dust all storage in these areas
sweep, mop or vacuum floors

plus
15 minutes (MAX) straightening all reception rooms/clearing rubbish/plumping cushions
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom

Valli

Flylady 2018 Challenges - GO FLYERS GO

SCRIMPERS (no spend OCTOBER)

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

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

You can really tell when somebody has spent two months living with, erm - older people.

Perfect SC chicken. Once I realised he hadn't actually switched the thing on. Mash. No salt. Bland gravy, made extra bland by the unauthorised purchase of chicken gravy granules, which are foul (whilst not actually containing any fowl) and - tinned sweetcorn?

Sweetcorn? For a Sunday Dinner? Not -

broccoli
cauliflower
carrots
peas
green beans
broad beans
kale
parsnips
swede

or any of the other fresh or frozen veg? Just tinned sweetcorn???


I am cooking the next one.

pigpen

hi, ty, still not deaded!

My house.. :eek:
My life.. :eek: :eek:

just wow... CF latest.. Moomin is pregnant... erm.. oooookkkkk..... not sane.. simply not sane!

atypicalblonde

I’m in ladies. First job tomorrow is to get a GP appointment, I never did it on Friday and I feel like carp. Changed my working days this week so life will be slightly better for this week at least. Three loads of laundry draped around the house, kitchen put to bed, list written for tomorrow.

Thanks for the lists, keep on keeping on folks xx

Jazee

Thanks for the list. Hope you get that appointment ATB.

Today I have dusted the LR, changed the bedding and been to a birthday party.

Tomorrow hopefully I'll hoover and do the ironing at least once the paid stuff is done.

Narc0lepsy

Thanks for list.
Today largely taken up with harvest festival service and lunch. Did lots of serving and washing up.
Finished a report.
Reviewed to-do list from last week.
Printed off paperwork ready for 6 assessments.
Hope everyone has a good week.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

pigpen wrote: »

hi, ty, still not deaded!

My house.. :eek:
My life.. :eek: :eek:

just wow... CF latest.. Moomin is pregnant... erm.. oooookkkkk..... not sane.. simply not sane!

:eek::eek::eek:

In his head, I hope?

lil_me

I am in

I have managed to get the utility in order
We do have a large backlog of laundry and way too many clothes so I am going to take some down the caravan at some point. Leaving them there saves taking loads each time as we have a washer down there

I’ve chipped away at some bits but still maximum chaos at the moment. Need to empty the TV cabinet to change it for the other one

Mademoiselle

Morning all,

Am giving it a go again this week. Although absolute priority this morning is my car tyre, it keeps going down and have spotted some damage on it so bracing myself for 2 new tyres.

Pigpen thank goodness you're there for them all, I don't know what to say.

Very good news at the weekend, I have my new nationality! This was a FROG last year which thanks to the motivation from you lot I got on with tackling bit by bit. More importantly I will be able to vote again. I know very many people don't vote but it is only when you can't vote anymore but are very concerned by something that you suddenly realise how important it is. Enough to say it was a good excuse for some bubbles at lunchtime with friends.

Off for a quick shower and see what I can get done before tyre place opens.

Fayolle

Morning all.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the lists, last week and this. I'll make do the best I can today, then hope to get a concerted effort going tomorrow.

Congratulations, Mademoiselle!

Pigpen - lost for words. Thank goodness they have you as their mum.

Off out the door shortly, so have a good day everyone.