Weekly Flylady Thread 9th September 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!
Right now the thread is looking very quiet...but 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!

Manic Monday – Living Room, Landing and Stairs
Level One
Open windows and let the air in..
Quick window clean, get rid of finger marks
Level Two
Dust everything
Clean mirrors
Vacuum
Wash cushion covers
Wash sofa covers if removable
Level Three
Wash throws and pet bedding
Wipe the phone
Vacuum under sofa cushions
Mop/sweep hard floors if applicable

Extras

• Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on
• Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. don't forget your purse too!!!
• 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
• Have a shoe and jacket cull!!
• Go through lurking piles of paper and throw!
• Wash front door and doorstep
  

Tantalising Tuesday - Master Bedroom
Level One...
Open window and let air in..blow those cobwebs away.
Check fire alarms are working
Wash bedding – put on extra spin to help with the drying.
Level Two..
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum and flip mattress – get someone to help you!!
Replace with fresh bed linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three...
Vacuum floors in bedroom
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..

• Have a beauty product cull
• Put away those summer clothes from someones cupboard and get out the winter woollies.. don’t store anything that is past its best! Make a list of things you need to buy!!
• 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!

Wednesday Whiles ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One...
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Clean all the worktops
Wipe down any tiles
Level Two..
Clean the kickboards
Wipe down blinds, if you have any.
Pick one or two cupboards to declutter
Clean extractor fan
Level Three...
Clean out the cutlery drawer
Clean the microwave
Get rid of any manky veg in fridge
Make a meal plan using up out of date veg

Extras..

• One load of washing
• 30 minutes ironing*]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

Tempting Thursday – Bathroom and Study/PC Area
Level One..
Wash the shower curtain and put a clean one up
Clean the floor, pay attention to floor around the toilet.
Level Two..
Wipe down the light pull
Wipe the wall tiles
Clean the windows and mirrors, make them all sparkly.
Clean the grout
Tackle the limescale
Level Three..
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Clean out cabinets – check medicines expiry date
Scrub the shower screen – lemon and borax works well for this!!!
Clean shower head – soak in a bag of white vinegar!!
Pay attention to the toilet flush, wipe clean.

Extras

• Wash the bathmat
• Clean the bath, toilet, shower and sink
• Wipe down the pipework at the back of the sink and toilet.
• Is it time to change toothbrushes or toothbrush head.
• Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
• Give the pc desk a right good clean! Pull out the case, defluff and degrot it all!!

Friday Frills ~ those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! Paint your nails, make an appointment to have your hair done, a lovely soak in the bath. Whatever you feel like!!
Level Two...
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Get rid of any toys broken or no longer wanted
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Straighten shelves/bookcase
Level Three...
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too
Cull clothes that no longer fit
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Vacuum under furniture

Extras

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
• 30 minutes ironing
• Get those uniforms and coats and things in the wash which you will need on Monday
• Clean the light switches
• Wipe over door handles

Narc0lepsy

Back from hols so lots to do. Still unpacking and clothes washing.
Need to catch up on my course.
Long to do list from emails.
Mr N did a good job of flying while I was away but there's still stuff to be sorted as MILs flat is now cleared and keys handed back. Plus lots of plums, apples and tomatoes to pick and deal with.

pigpen

ty for Fred XX

I did stairs and landing yesterday so can cross off some already!

Sort toys
bin balls (I know what I am on about!)
dismantle cot for the very last time ever!!!

Manic Monday – Living Room, Landing and Stairs
Level One
Quick window clean, get rid of finger marks
Level Two
Vacuum
Level Three
Vacuum under sofa cushions
Extras

• Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on
• One load of washing.. hahahaha.. I had 2 ready to switch on before i went to bed and my bed sheets need changing too!
• Have a shoe and jacket cull!!
• Go through lurking piles of paper and throw!

Tantalising Tuesday - Master Bedroom
Level One...
Wash bedding
Level Two..
make sure no cobwebs..
Replace with fresh bed linen
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level Three...
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage
Clear out one 'hotspot' drawer/box

Wednesday Whiles ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One...
Wipe down any tiles


Tempting Thursday – Bathroom and Study/PC Area
Level One..
Clean the floor, pay attention to floor around the toilet.

Fayolle

Morning and thank you for the thread. I’ve been catching up on the old thread instead of doing this morning’s HHI. A far better use of time.
Another busy week, but I’ll be in as much as I can be. I have a utility room full of allotment produce although I seemed to have upset both the apple and the plum tree last autumn so neither have produced the bucket loads of last year. A shame as I can think of things to do with those whereas my courgette and tomato ideas are running out.
Have a lovely day all.

Jazee

Morning all. Hope you're all ok today. Thanks for the list.

Just two appointments today so I'm going to fit in a nice long dog walk if I get out before the rain starts.

Going to do a quick bit of banking then make a start on the list before breakfast.

Have a great day everyone.

Natty68

Morning all, I've been up since 6ish due to my arm playing me up. Took painkillers but the ironing isn't helping now..:rotfl:

The weather is really atrocious here so no chance of putting the washing out today Looks like the airer will be in use.

Am now off my job for 3 weeks :j:j This week I need to sort out the house before we go away to Wales next week. Have really been looking forward to this break, havent realised how my 'job' has been getting me down.

Have a posh do to go to on Tuesday in a posh hotel for lunch. It is to celebrate 10 years of my support group, hopefully I wont have to do a 30 miles round trip picking people up etc like I did for my therapy units 20 years garden party last Thursday..:rotfl::rotfl:

Nattys list:

1. [STRIKE]Meds[/STRIKE]
2. Shower/dress
3. Whites wash load
4. Find holiday packing list - in old Bullet Journal
5. Find holiday housework list -

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6. Make bed
7. Iron Dave's work bits - thankfully only two shirts this week.
8. Iron 30 items in 15 increments
9. Hang white's wash up to dry
10. Hoover upstairs
11. Hoover downstairs
12. Update Bullet Journal

Manic Monday – Living Room, Landing and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Open windows and let the air in[/STRIKE].. - have the windows wide open and air con on and I'm still hot..lol
Quick window clean, get rid of finger marks
Level Two
Dust everything
Clean mirrors
Vacuum
Wash cushion covers
Wash sofa covers if removable
Level Three
Wash throws and pet bedding
Wipe the phone
Vacuum under sofa cushions
Mop/sweep hard floors if applicable

Extras

• Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on
• Sort through your handbag and fling all those ancient bus tickets and receipts.. don't forget your purse too!!!
  [[STRIKE]*]One load of washing[/STRIKE]
• Paperwork clearance.. spend 15 minutes minimum sorting through those piles of paper.
• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Have a shoe and jacket cull!!
• Go through lurking piles of paper and throw!
• Wash front door and doorstep
  

Jazee

Me again. I have dusted the most dusty bits in the living room and bedroom, changed the bedding, hoovered and swept through, got stuff ready for appointments later and the first of two wash loads is in the machine.

There's a break in the rain now so I'm going for that dog walk.

kazwookie

Finally I am here


Thank you for all the lists.


Jojo you made me chuckle, since my foot accident in the summer, I very rarely go anywhere outside with out my toe tector trainer boots on. Just as well, I went volunteering this morning, then to Mrt's on the way back and was still wearing them, when I ran the trolly over my foot, a woman who was passing and saw, said ' that must hurt' ~~~ no I go, I have my toe tectors on, she looked at me as though I was mad :rotfl::rotfl: I never felt a thing.


4 ebay items have bids on them, I had yet another clear out at the weekend and got listing.


Whole house hoovered
Bins are done
4 items wrapped up ready for the labels.
Shopping done


Washing fingers crossed tomorrow.



Drizzling here

ionafan

kazwookie wrote: »

Finally I am here

Me too!

Not feeling great, so had a slow start this morning - just decluttered a little bit of paperwork - but this afternoon I have dewebbed, dusted , hoovered and cleaned windows all through downstairs. Shattered again now, though!

Rosie wants her walk so I must take her next. then DH wants an early tea so that he can go to the other side of the conurbation to a meeting of like-minded railway modellers. My meeting with a church family tonight has been postponed (for the second time) at their request, but it's also the first Old Wives' night since the end of June, so we have the joys of bring-and-buy and catch-up. Anyone for a packet of chopped tomatoes (unopened) with hot paprika spice (paprika + cayenne pepper - badly labelled and not what I wanted) thrown in for free?

The plants I put out in the garden over the weekend look happy after a fair bit of rain overnight and during the day I have also washed 50 mini flowerpots from a seedling tray, as well as the oven rack soaking tray which has been housing potted plants out in the garden for nearly 2 years - the frogs were not pleased to be turfed out of it. You can tell how long it is since I soaked my oven racks :eek:

ionafan

ionafan wrote: »

Anyone for a packet of chopped tomatoes (unopened) with hot paprika spice (paprika + cayenne pepper - badly labelled and not what I wanted) thrown in for free?

The hot paprika has been decluttered from my spice rack - somebody bought it from the bring-and-buy, along with the packet of tomatoes

Fayolle

Morning all.
It’s my day off today. I’ve been awake for much of the night worrying over lists of things that I need to do. Setting impossible targets again so I’m going to try to write down 3 things and take it from there. One of my problems is that it is a real beautiful day of the season of mists etc etc so I don’t feel that I should miss going to do some work at the allotment.
I’ve done HHI, put the bins out, cleaned out the kitchen bin, and am about to put a load of towels onto wash. Then I’ll write a short list with a cuppa.
Have a lovely day everyone.