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Weekly Flylady Thread 5th August 2019
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Valli
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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 [URL="https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/76112391#Comment_76112391[/URL]
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'
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- that’s 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 - Kitchen Kapers
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin, wash it and put to dry in the sunshine
Wipe sill, sockets, and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles
Sort fridge and wipe seals; weave stuff that needs using up into your meal plan
Wipe table/change cloth
Dust dining area/room
Level 3
Clean oven and hob
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
Extras
S&S bathroom
HHI
Tuesday - the Boudoir
Level 1
Open the windows wide
Strip the bed
Take out any rubbish
Clear the Floordrobe/chairdrobe
Make the bed with fresh linen
Level 2
Dust everywhere- including curtain tracks, light fittings. lamp shades, skirting
With a just-damp cloth wipe where sticky fingers linger inc. light switches
Level 3
Thorough vacuum/floor sweep
Move any furniture you can and vacuum under and behind
Polish windows and mirrors
Upholstery brush on (padded) headboards/chairs
Extras
Peg out some washing
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Wipy Wednesday Bathroom Blitz (and En Suites)
Level 1
Shine the sink
Clean the loo inside and out - scrub that rim
Slug some bleach down
Wipe the light pull
Empty the bin
level 2
Clear the bath and clean it completely
Clear the shower cubicle/screen
Fling towels and bathmats in the WM
Level 3
Wash the windows
Scrub the floor
Replace the towels
Wash out the toothbrush holder
Wipe down any units
remove all plugs - shove a brush down plugholes and twist and pull out all that hair and grime. Slug some bleach in.
Polish all taps with a fluffy cloth
Extras
S&S kitchen
MAD half hour
HHI
Well this is the list I did for Thursday - and stuck on an old thread...
Thursday Thrills - lounge/reception rooms
Level 1
Open the windows
Empty the bin and/or ashtrays
Clear out old newspapers and magazines
Rehome any gibble
Wipe plants/water flowers
Wipe sills and clean windows
Level 2
Dust everywhere - don't forget skirting boards, light fittings, curtain tracks
Dust/vacuum drapes and blinds
Wipe switches, sockets and handles and anywhere sticky fingers linger with a damp cloth
Level 3
Vacuum chairs/sofas inc under cushions and rotate so they wear out evenly
Sweep and mop floors/vacuum as appropriate
Extras
Have a MAD half hour on an onerous task
S&S bathroom(s)
S&S kitchen
HHI
If you have littlies check uniform/PE kit fits and is labelled
Friday Finale
Halls; stairs; landings; doorways - pick and choose
Clean windows
Bash mats outside
Polish mirrors
Put away anything not in use
Deal with plants
Wash outside of doors
Wash inside of doors
Open doors and clean dust traps etc
Check lighting working
Dust lampshades
Sweep/mop/vacuum floors
extras
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
do some extra cooking or baking - buns in freezer ready for those impromptu picnics/meal building block ready to go
OR
Bake a batch of TWINKS
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 [URL="https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/76112391#Comment_76112391[/URL]
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'
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- that’s 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 - Kitchen Kapers
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin, wash it and put to dry in the sunshine
Wipe sill, sockets, and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles
Sort fridge and wipe seals; weave stuff that needs using up into your meal plan
Wipe table/change cloth
Dust dining area/room
Level 3
Clean oven and hob
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
Extras
S&S bathroom
HHI
Tuesday - the Boudoir
Level 1
Open the windows wide
Strip the bed
Take out any rubbish
Clear the Floordrobe/chairdrobe
Make the bed with fresh linen
Level 2
Dust everywhere- including curtain tracks, light fittings. lamp shades, skirting
With a just-damp cloth wipe where sticky fingers linger inc. light switches
Level 3
Thorough vacuum/floor sweep
Move any furniture you can and vacuum under and behind
Polish windows and mirrors
Upholstery brush on (padded) headboards/chairs
Extras
Peg out some washing
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Wipy Wednesday Bathroom Blitz (and En Suites)
Level 1
Shine the sink
Clean the loo inside and out - scrub that rim
Slug some bleach down
Wipe the light pull
Empty the bin
level 2
Clear the bath and clean it completely
Clear the shower cubicle/screen
Fling towels and bathmats in the WM
Level 3
Wash the windows
Scrub the floor
Replace the towels
Wash out the toothbrush holder
Wipe down any units
remove all plugs - shove a brush down plugholes and twist and pull out all that hair and grime. Slug some bleach in.
Polish all taps with a fluffy cloth
Extras
S&S kitchen
MAD half hour
HHI
Well this is the list I did for Thursday - and stuck on an old thread...
Thursday Thrills - lounge/reception rooms
Level 1
Open the windows
Empty the bin and/or ashtrays
Clear out old newspapers and magazines
Rehome any gibble
Wipe plants/water flowers
Wipe sills and clean windows
Level 2
Dust everywhere - don't forget skirting boards, light fittings, curtain tracks
Dust/vacuum drapes and blinds
Wipe switches, sockets and handles and anywhere sticky fingers linger with a damp cloth
Level 3
Vacuum chairs/sofas inc under cushions and rotate so they wear out evenly
Sweep and mop floors/vacuum as appropriate
Extras
Have a MAD half hour on an onerous task
S&S bathroom(s)
S&S kitchen
HHI
If you have littlies check uniform/PE kit fits and is labelled
Friday Finale
Halls; stairs; landings; doorways - pick and choose
Clean windows
Bash mats outside
Polish mirrors
Put away anything not in use
Deal with plants
Wash outside of doors
Wash inside of doors
Open doors and clean dust traps etc
Check lighting working
Dust lampshades
Sweep/mop/vacuum floors
extras
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
do some extra cooking or baking - buns in freezer ready for those impromptu picnics/meal building block ready to go
OR
Bake a batch of TWINKS
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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Thanks Valli for the thread, enjoy your day tomorrow.
I am in for the new week. I managed most of my list today except the food shop and the garden. Provided it is nice tomorrow DH will do the garden while I pop to the shop. We don’t need too much so it should be ok.
Next week already looking busy, I need to plan in quite a lot of cat care time so with that and work I may just end up doing the dailies but I will stay as on track as I can.
See you tomorrow all x0 -
Placemarking.
Might head out tomorrow morning to a large supermarket whilst he's still asleep, as he didn't realise when he decided to buy pork chops (because they were reduced) that they might need more than just putting on a plate to count as a meal.
I am trying not to swear.I could dream to wide extremes, I could do or die: I could yawn and be withdrawn and watch the world go by.Yup you are officially Rock n Roll
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(I'll be waving to pigpen while I'm in the city :eek:).
Take care
Rxx
just come see me!!!! I'm not busy!
(copied over in case you missed it! )
Had Squeaks birthday do today.. 9!!!! How the hecky did that happen???
TY for Fred... I am .. kind of about!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Manic Monday - Kitchen Kapers
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Wipe sill, sockets, and switches
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles
Sort fridge and wipe seals;
Level 3
Clean hob
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Thanks, I'm in, of a fashion again.
Enjoy the wedding.
Have a great day everyone.Spend less now, work less later.0 -
Good morning
We’re back and I’m back in. I’ve been following you all so hugs where needed but have missed joining in.
Enjoy your day Valli.
Today I need to
- shift the washing piles (started but a way to go)
- find some meals from the freezer as I’m not taking time out to go shopping today
- sort some money things. This is now urgent as DH was hogging the laptop before we went so I couldn’t get within 20 paces to get a look in
- see what has happened in the garden since I’ve not been here.
- ditto the allotment-of-weeds
I’m hoping to find some tomatoes lurking à la HB.
The house is still a tip so a fairy godmother didn’t visit and sort it while I wasn’t here. Rubbish.
Have a lovely day all.0 -
Morning all, I'm as in as can be. WM doing its thing, house vaguely presentable but that will no doubt charge with everyone at home!
Water bill has dropped by £12 a month and £55 winging its way to my account woohoo!0 -
just come see me!!!! I'm not busy!
(copied over in case you missed it! )
Had Squeaks birthday do today.. 9!!!! How the hecky did that happen???
TY for Fred... I am .. kind of about!
Thank you for the invite - I expect I'll be meeting the possibly future in-laws when I drop off DS and GF and I want to be back this side of the bridge before it gets dark. Plus, I'm afraid that if you met me for real. you wouldn't like me
You were pregnant with Squeak when I first joined the thread
Nine years! (And my house is still a tip 
- I'm a terrible advert for flylady )
Four cardboard boxes (from deliveries last week) dismantled, torn up and put in recycling bin.
DS has finished sorting his clothes and there is a large pile of cast offs to go to the cs - :T
Good to see you back Fayolle xx
RxxIT ONLY TAKES SMALL DAILY ACTIONSFOR MAGIC TO HAPPENRosemary Ikpeme0 -
In for my first week back - baby steps.
WM running and I need to start finding things for a trip to charity shops. Need to find some GUAG first though.
Squeak is 9?!
Now I know I have been away for too long. Think I joined about 10 years ago.0 -
Morning
Thank you for all the lists etc xxxx
Squeek, Happy Birthday xx
I am worn out, still in bed at 8am the grandkids are here!! say no more, the whole house and garden look and are a tip! but they are happy and enjoying themselves which makes me happy.
They only have a very small yard, here they can run around the garden and it is secure so they cannot get out on to the drive way, and they are loving it.
I'm keeping the kitchen clean and toy / germ free and sorting salads / bbq / toast and yet more toast.................how much toast can 6 kids eat! and the fruit, so a fruit and bread run needed later............Breast Cancer Now 100 miles October 2022 100 / 100miles
D- Day 80km June 2024 80/80km (10.06.24 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2024 to complete by end Sept 2024. 1,001,066/ 1,000,000 (20.09.24 all done)
Breast Cancer Now 100 miles 1st May 2025 (18.05.2025 all done)
Diabetic UK 1 million steps July 2025 to complete by end Sept 2025. 504,789 / 1,000,000Sun, Sea0
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