Weekly Flylady Thread 29th July 2019

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

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. All posts should have something Flylady-related!

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


IF ANYONE WANTS ANYTHING ADDED TO THE LISTS, WHEN EACH DAY IS DUE TO BE ADDED, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW

Right here goes:

Monday Melee ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Clear 1 window sill
Open windows and let in that summer sun!!!!
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Scrub out the sticky fridge!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..
Extras

• Feed the chickens
• Clean the hob
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• 32 fling boogie..
• Phone someone you love just to tell them so!
• Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Tuesday Twister! ~ Living room, halls and stairs
Level One.
Vacuum floors and sofas and hall and stairs
Level Two
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe and no-one can have any accidents falling down them...
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Level Three
Wipe and water plants
Sort through a dumping drawer/cupboard
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

• Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
• Sort through shoes and coats and bags
• Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
• Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Wednesday Winging & Flinging ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Muck out any pets.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extra mission: Take your pick!

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wipe the tops of the cabinets and cupboards in therse rooms
• Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
• replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
• HHI... a bit more gone!

Thursday Thllliiing!~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the fresh air
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 the cupboard and fling everything that no longer fits
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 34 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean all the upstairs door frames
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf

Friday Frenzy ~ those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Open the windows and let in the fresh air...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two.
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
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
Grab a toy box and throw/rehome anything that is no longer wanted.. it'll be chrimbo before we know it and we need the space!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

• Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
• HHI
• End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
• Vacuum the floor
• Update bank accounts/finances
• Bake a cake/buns/twinks hobnobs with the children..

Narc0lepsy

Thanks, you must have pressed post the same time as I did. A packed programme this week, mainly off list.

Valli

I'm in

Bit of a dilemma. Would appreciate thoughts.


A few weeks ago my crock from my SC got broken.
I can buy a replacement SC for about £22 same model
A new crock will be approx £16 inc delivery.
While my old SC works the screws underneath the pot are rusty (I let the pot cool in situ and condensation gathered).
So should I buy a new Sc ( andsave the old lid "in case") or just a new pot?

BadCat18

Hi all

I’m in for the new week. Valli, I would buy the new SC and wouldn’t keep the lid, too much of keeping things just in case leads to clutter in my opinion!

Paid stuff today, also looks like today might be best washing drying day so I have one load swishing and the next lined up ready to go. Just having tea and breakfast then will get moving.

Dining room and kitchen both cleaned thoroughly yesterday, I am going to mop the floor and do the cupboard fronts though, also need to do the dailies. Will aim to do some before starting paid stuff.

Have a good day all x

bexster1975

Good morning all

I'm back in again. Have some decluttering to do at the same time!

Bexster

Fayolle

Good morning all
I’ll be lurking and cheering you on from the sidelines as we are away for a few days. Back in with a vengeance at the weekend.
Valli - if my old sc had give me good years of service then I would probably feel that I could justify a new one. I would also probably keep the lid then promptly forget where i had stashed it. Not a lot of help to you
Have a lovely day all x

Jazee

Morning all.

Valli, I would get a new one.
Love the list, don't have chickens but have fed the dogs. Have also topped up vases, changed the bedding and got myself clean and dressed. Just having breakfast. If the drizzle stops when I've washed the dishes, I'll walk the dogs.

Have a great day everyone.

kazwookie

Valli, I would do something a bit different first,! tell us good FL make, model, size etc and have a look around the car boots for a replacement bowl, if that fails I'd buy the new one.

Thank you for the lists.

WM is on
DW unpacked and repacked
Recycling out
NN cat fed as I'm on feeding duties for a couple of weeks, it was happy to have a stoke today, yesterday it wasn't!!
Kitchen to do

Have a good day all.

BadCat18

Hi again

At paid stuff, just waiting for computer updates to load hence why I am on here. WM x 1 done and on line. Load 2 swishing. Dailies done, kitchen cupboard doors and drawer fronts all wiped down, floor mopped while it was lovely and cool. Windows and blinds open on shady side of the house for some fresh air. Had a second cup of tea sat in the garden while I waited for the kitchen floor to dry, so lovely, very tempting to just stay out there!

Ok, computer is done, I should get to work!

Bye for now x

Valli

kazwookie wrote: »

Valli, I would do something a bit different first,! tell us good FL make, model, size etc and have a look around the car boots for a replacement bowl, if that fails I'd buy the new one.

Given the last one had an invisible, hairline crack and liquid seeped under the bowl and into the metal part I'd be reluctant to risk a s/h one.

WM x 2 in.

juliejim

Morning All

Valli - just buy a new one.

I now have no tiles on the walls:eek: and everywhere is covered in dust!
Jobs for today:
Clean all kitchen surfaces again!
Empty freezer and meal plan from it - get rid of food we won't eat.
Ring Dougie Mac - done collecting Thursday
Howdens coming this afternoon to measure kitchen
Go to Mr S but think will probably go after Howdens have been
Buy new kettle
Sort out tin cupboard
Sort through herbs and spices and throw away any out of date ones.

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue