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Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd September 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/76224458#Comment_76224458[/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/Dining Room
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin and clean it out too
Wipe sill, sockets, door handles and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories - don't forget those out-of-sight places - under plugs and under draining racks
Clean/polish table - wipe mats/change cloth
Check fruit and wash bowl
Throw away your manky dish cloth or sponge and replace with a new one!
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles and tops and bottom as well as fronts!
Clean hob
Sort fridge and wipe seals; weave stuff that needs using up into your meal plan
Dust dining area/room
Descale kettle if needed
Clear WM and DW filters
Level 3
Clean oven - as a minimum wash the racking!
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
Clean windows
Extras
HHI
Mad Half Hour
Binbag dance
Check your outside lighting is fully functional.
Terrific Tuesday Bathroom Blitz
Level 1
Shine the sink
Clean the loo inside and out - scrub that rim
Slug some bleach down
Wipe the light pull switch (and any other pull switches)
Empty the bin
Polish the towel rail
Level 2
Clear the bath and clean it completely - check plughole is hair/gunk free
Clean the shower - head and hose
Fling towels, cleaning cloths and bathmats in the WM - on a HOT wash.
Level 3
Wash the windows
Scrub the floor
Replace the towels
Wash out the toothbrush holder
Clean any extractor fans/vents
Wipe down any units
Polish all taps with a fluffy cloth
Extras
S&S kitchen
MAD half hour
HHI
Wednesday HUMP DAY - the boudoir. Your space to re-charge and re-energise
Level 1
Open windows w-i-d-e
Strip bed
Allow to air
Remake bed
level 2
Clear floordrobe and chairdrobe
Clean windows
Vacuum, sweep or mop floor
Empty bin
Put as much stuff as you can away - clear the clutter.
Level 3
Dust all sides and shelves
With a just damp cloth wipe all your lotion and potion bottles, hairdryers.
Rinse the cloth and wipe sockets and switches
Polish mirrors
Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
HHI
Thursday Thrills kids room/spare room/guest room
Level one
Open widows
Strip bed
Remove rubbish
Deal with flowers
Remake aired bed
Level 2
Clean window
Dust level surfaces
Check lighting functional
Level 3dust skirtings
Wipe mirrors
Vacuum floor
S&S en suite
Extras
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Binbag dance
Friday - get set for the weekend
do as much as you can of...
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
go into each room and...
open window
make bed
plump cushions
straighten throws and furniture
tidy each room
empty bin
vacuum high traffic areas
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/76224458#Comment_76224458[/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/Dining Room
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin and clean it out too
Wipe sill, sockets, door handles and switches
Clear and clean sink and accessories - don't forget those out-of-sight places - under plugs and under draining racks
Clean/polish table - wipe mats/change cloth
Check fruit and wash bowl
Throw away your manky dish cloth or sponge and replace with a new one!
Level 2
Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles and tops and bottom as well as fronts!
Clean hob
Sort fridge and wipe seals; weave stuff that needs using up into your meal plan
Dust dining area/room
Descale kettle if needed
Clear WM and DW filters
Level 3
Clean oven - as a minimum wash the racking!
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
Clean windows
Extras
HHI
Mad Half Hour
Binbag dance
Check your outside lighting is fully functional.
Terrific Tuesday Bathroom Blitz
Level 1
Shine the sink
Clean the loo inside and out - scrub that rim
Slug some bleach down
Wipe the light pull switch (and any other pull switches)
Empty the bin
Polish the towel rail
Level 2
Clear the bath and clean it completely - check plughole is hair/gunk free
Clean the shower - head and hose
Fling towels, cleaning cloths and bathmats in the WM - on a HOT wash.
Level 3
Wash the windows
Scrub the floor
Replace the towels
Wash out the toothbrush holder
Clean any extractor fans/vents
Wipe down any units
Polish all taps with a fluffy cloth
Extras
S&S kitchen
MAD half hour
HHI
Wednesday HUMP DAY - the boudoir. Your space to re-charge and re-energise
Level 1
Open windows w-i-d-e
Strip bed
Allow to air
Remake bed
level 2
Clear floordrobe and chairdrobe
Clean windows
Vacuum, sweep or mop floor
Empty bin
Put as much stuff as you can away - clear the clutter.
Level 3
Dust all sides and shelves
With a just damp cloth wipe all your lotion and potion bottles, hairdryers.
Rinse the cloth and wipe sockets and switches
Polish mirrors
Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
HHI
Thursday Thrills kids room/spare room/guest room
Level one
Open widows
Strip bed
Remove rubbish
Deal with flowers
Remake aired bed
Level 2
Clean window
Dust level surfaces
Check lighting functional
Level 3dust skirtings
Wipe mirrors
Vacuum floor
S&S en suite
Extras
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Binbag dance
Friday - get set for the weekend
do as much as you can of...
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
go into each room and...
open window
make bed
plump cushions
straighten throws and furniture
tidy each room
empty bin
vacuum high traffic areas
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


Thank you Honey Bear
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I'm back at the paid stuff from tomorrow - but I'll try and do a bit every day.
Thank you for the lists
RxxIT ONLY TAKES SMALL DAILY ACTIONSFOR MAGIC TO HAPPENRosemary Ikpeme0 -
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Morning ladies
Thank for you for the lists, I am I'm albeit back to work today. Training day though so not too bad.
DH is off today so he is in charge of domestics and he has a list! Have lovely days all xx0 -
Jojo good luck x
Thank you for all the lists.
Volunteering today
Food shop needed
Daily stuff to do
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Good luck in your new job Jojo.
Last lie in...
It was good while it lasted!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 DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear0 -
Morning all. Good luck to those returning to work and starting new jobs.
I haven't posted for a couple of days as I've just had the perfect non flying weekend. Great end to summer.
I will leave today's list until tomorrow. Today I plan to dust LR, change bedding, quickly hoover through, two dog walks, and hopefully get out in the garden. I'm also meeting up with friends later.
Have a great day everyone.Spend less now, work less later.0 -
Morning folks x
Good luck in your new job Jojo x
1x wm done and I’m about to refill it.
Hair dressers at 9 as I didn’t know it would be an insect day when I booked it so DS2 will be coming too.0 -
Morning all,
I am in this week. Should (ha ha, famous last words) be a quiet week.
Inspired by the lovely Foxgloves on her thread I'm doing a September declutter challenge.
1 item on the first of September, 2 on the 2nd, 3 on the 3rd etc all the way through to 30 on the 30th.
So:
1st: the old dining room door blind - tried rescuing it - beyond rescuing!
2nd: 2 boxes from the cellar being cleaned up and repurposed (therefore causing fractionally less cellar clutter) to store outdoor toys in, in the new outdoor storage bench.
Flying is the usual grind of washing, sorting, tidying and list following.
Good luck all.
Wish.Outstanding mortgage: £23,181 (December 19)
MFW 2020 Challenge Member #10 0/£23180 -
Thank you for the listies, Natty and Valli. I'm in this week.
Good luck with the new job Jojo. I hope they treat you with respect, and that everyone has a pleasant first day back.
I did most of the list yesterday getting ready for the two arrivals, but the oven needs quite a bit of attention, so I'll do that plus a bit of dewebbing and a paper frog. That'll take care of most of my spare time today.Better is good enough.0 -
LR dusted
Breakfast dishes washed
Food prepped for dogs
Bedding changed and in machine
All clothes dried over weekend put away
Surfaces in bedroom dusted
Decluttered an unused DVD player to the 'give to charity drawer'
Just having a cuppa and will then walk the dogs.Spend less now, work less later.0
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