Weekly Flylady Thread 26th August 2019

Natty68

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us.


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 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- 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!
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!

Thank you Valli for last week's thread

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Ok here goes this week!

Bank Holiday Monday
Level One...
Do the dailies
Level Two...
Spend time with the family...
Level Three...
Keep hydrated during this BH heatwave..
Spend some time on yourself

Tuesday Thrills ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level One...
Please keep rehydrated
Do something from your Toots list, or at least start something if you have nothing you can do in 15 minutes
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level Two..
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Level Three...
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. don't forget your purse too!!!

Extras…

• One load of washing
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be, then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves

Wednesday Whiles ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level One...
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Level Two..
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three...
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box

Extras..

• 27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it!

Thursday Tinkles ~ Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One...
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Level Two...
Clean baths, toilets 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...
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment the pc while doing this (programs.. accessories..system tools.. defragment!.. if you do the disc cleanup as well it clear all the cookies and temporary files too.
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!

Extras…

• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Give the pc desk a right good clean! Pull out the case, defluff and degrot it all!!

Friday Frills ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One...
Clean floors
Level Two...
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or manky stuff in there!!
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..
Extras..

• One load of washing
• Empty bin and make it smell nice
• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Clear and wipe the tops of the wall units!!
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
• 30 minutes ironing.

dancemum

Off on our holibobs tomorrow so will be fluttering in a villa. Need a change of scene. I have booked some treatments in a spa for Wednesday too.
What a year x

Ironing done
Tip run done
Cat taken to the Cat’otel
Packing nearly done

Mademoiselle

Bonjour again

Back after holidays although not really back to work for another 2 weeks. OH has gone back to work this morning. Holiday unpacked, washed, sorted and put away, grass cut and garden no worse than when we went away.

Full of good intentions, long may they last, basically eat better, move more and slowly regain control of house and garden bit by bit. And keep on top of finances and admin.

So off to shower and get dressed.

BadCat18

Morning all, thanks for the new thread, I’m in again.
Holibobs at the end of this week for us, really looking forward to it....
Plan for today is to do some sorting and start packing, DH will do the ironing and I have a couple of errands to run, will do those this morning before it gets too hot.
Have a lovely day all. Hugs for those in need x

Jazee

Morning all. Today's list - thank you- is just what I was planning anyway, slow pottering.

Have a great day everyone.

ionafan

Morning all.

We're off for a short break today, so the nearest I shall get to flying until Friday will be watching the gliders on the big hill not far from Dizzy Imp

however, this morning I have
- emptied all bins and washed them out
- S&S'd bathroom, ensuite and workmen's loo
- taken Rosie for a walk (she's coming with us)
- packed
Also about to WUDUPA when DH has drunk his cuppa that I made him an hour ago.

Will keep up with the thread while we're away but won't be posting.

Hope everyone has a restful Bank Holiday and a good week xx

Jazee

Have a good break Ionafan.

Valli

Morning all.

Hope you all have a good day.

roundtuit

Morning :wave:

Welcome back Mademoiselle xx

Hot already! My plan for today will be stay hydrated and declutter magazines!

Roll on season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!

Rxx

Fayolle

Thank you for the lists. Today’s plan is now to play catch up from a weekend of good intentions but very little achieved. First stop is the ironing pile.

Ditto, Round! Roll on autumn but I’m not so keen on winter. What I really want is a complete night’s sleep as I feel like I’m walking round in a heat filled fog - if that is even a thing!

Have a lovely day all. X

Jazee

I have put washing on the line and next load in machine, done a little paperwork, decluttered some catch up tv while knitting and am just finishing my breakfast.