Weekly Flylady thread 9th March 2020

Natty68

Welcome to the Weekly Flylady Thread

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.

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.

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 former Flylady 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 stopping, 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!
Frog (or other amphibian) ~ google 'eat that frog'
Spoons ~ google 'but you don't look sick' and/or 'The Spoon Theory'.

Mr S/A/T/M/L/Al - supermarkets Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi. You get the idea..

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Right here we go!!!

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One..
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring!
Level Two...
Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the icky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!
Level Three...
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep!
Extras

• 32 fling boogie!

• HHI .. I really need to do this!!!!!!

• Clean the grill pan.. 

• Clean windows and sills

Twinkly Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One...
Clear the floordrobe
Clear the landing of gibble
Level Two...
Dust and deweb
Wash the windows
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Level Three...
Strip and wash the bedding
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms!
Extras

• Binbag dance
• HHI
• 15 minutes filing
• Fill a binbag of old winter stuff for charity shop!!

Wacky Wednesday ~ Study or other reception room & bathrooms

Level One...

Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!

Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!

Level Two...

Vacuum the floors

Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks

Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.

Level Three...

Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing

Declutter and dust the pc desk

Wipe away cup rings and sticky things

Wiipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.

Clean the windows.

Extras

• HHI..

• Clear a hotspot

• Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!

• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!

Thursdays are Trilling!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One...
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two...
Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Level Three...
Clean the sofas
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Wipe all the paintwork!
Dust mantle and polish all the trinkets upon it.. and get all the junk off it!
Extras

• Wipe and water the plants
• Clean out the pets, get rid of that smelly bedding and replace with lovely smelling bits 
• Wash any smelly soft furnishings
• Get a pile of filing done!!

Friday - those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One...
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you
can see..
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Level Two...
Binbag dance
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy
surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade!!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy
box!!!! Aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have
to choose another area!
Level Three...
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen ..
Check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Sort through a cupboard/chest of drawers
and get the clothes out which are no longer
wearable, too small or out of season!
Extras

• Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw
• Make all those necessary phonecalls!
• HHI
• Make a half hour time out for yourself!!
• Tidy up the garden! Trim hedges and grass etc...
• Bake a cake
• Spend an hour or so with the family having some lovely special family time.. just talking or watching a film with popcorn etc..

pigpen

ty for Fred.

I have a busy busy week ahead..

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room

Level One..

Clear and wipe work surfaces

Level Two...

Sweep and Mop the floor

Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners!!

Level Three...

Empty and clean out the fridge..

Extras

• 32 fling boogie!

• Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time!! .. just pointing out the fire brigade recommend NOT doing this as tin foil is highly flammable expecially when it has a bit of oil/fat on it. if you do this is MUST be changed every use. Just be careful.. this is what caused my kitchen fire several years ago!  These are a safer alternative. https://www.amazon.co.uk/SPARES2GO-Grill-Protective-Grease-Absorbant/dp/B01MCTNDOV
  

This week
Boog has an interview on Monday 2pm (I think)
we have dentist Tuesday.. and Dot has dentist Tuesday.. taking her is not fun at all. Boog has interviews for an apprencticeship 11am .. good job I checked I thought it was Wednesday!
Parents evening Wednesday but OH is working so I have an extra school run in there.. DD3 will be here though and she will get the girls ready for bed because it will be fairly near bedtime by the time I get back.. I may borrow her bike to see if I can still ride one and to speed up my movement.
Boog has diabetic eye screening on Wednesday too.. IF!!!!! I can get him to go without me.. which might not happen.

skint_breeder_5

Morning.... thank you for new Fred and last week's listy.
Tried catching up with everyone s news. With regard to using make up,.and foundation in particular, I have got back into makeup over the last 12 months in a way that I haven't done since I was a teenager c 1985.

I could tell you about which brands I use, because I have loads to choose from on my dressing table......but I can honestly say that it is more important to moisture every day and night drink the allotted 8 glasses of water a day AND USE A MAKEUP PRIMER EVERYDAY whether I go on to wear makeup or not. This gives me a very smooth surface to "paint" my face so I can contour with 3 shades of liquid foundation, blend it in and set with powder and setting spray once I am done. I find that if I have moisturised  and my primed face and neck thoroughly, it doesn't really matter which foundation I use, they don't clog up my pores or "drag' across my skin. I use eye primer on my eyes and never put foundation on my eyelids but will use neutral skin tone eyeshadow powder for daytime looks.
Most of my makeup comes from Mr P0undl@nd and Primarni.  Their liquid foundation tubes are great for everyday, I am the oldest mother in the playground for DD4 by quite some margin at 47, but with my face on I don't look or feel it especially when the black dog is dragging me by the leg.. 
I would say if you are thinking about wearing foundation again, spend a week regularly exfoliating, moisturising and priming your skin, then buy the shade you think you need from P0undl@nd plus a shade lighter and a shade darker, plus powder, and "flylady" your face. There are lots of video tutorials on line so practice until you are happy with the reflection. At a £1 a tube, it's easier to experiment than with a £40 tube of high end stuff. Xxx

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Morning all, thank you so much SB for that xx

Kitchen was a tip this morning, had a horrid day with the BD yesterday, to the point I was sat in soft play quietly crying whilst they played, not good. I have spent half an hour rage cleaning the kitchen this morning and it looks better. DW on, WM on, we are ready to go. Big girl pants on xx

Jazee

Morning all.  Thanks for the list Natty.  I'm in.

roundtuit

Morning xx

(((hugs))) asb xx You are a Chumbawumba 'Tubthumping' girl  (the chorus - not the verse  ).  Hope you have a good day today xx

Round 1 =
breakfast
get washed and dressed
make the bed
WUDUPA
feed the birds
put out the recycling
laundry shuffle
wash the bath mats
sort Sweetie's seed and water

Note to self: pick up repeat prescription today.


Here's to a good week for each and every one of us
Rxx

BadCat18

Morning all

Thanks for the thread x
A busy work week awaits, I’m showered and dressed, the wm is swishing. I’m going to do my dailies before work... I’m looking at the front of the kitchen cupboards in the sun and realising that they really need a good wipe over!! That’s definitely on my list for today!!

Have a good day all. Hugs sticks and spoons available to those in need xx

kazwookie

Morning

Thank you for all the lists and the work that goes into them.

Kitchen is done

Bathroom is done

Off out to volunteering today am, then more sorting pm, I am glad to say I think I am about 75% of the way there...................

Valli

Morning all

had either a CBA or couldn't give a toss day yesterday but managed to clean the kitchen eventually.   Spurred on by dropping my newly potted plant actually.  I threw out a very old plant which I had potted as a child and given to my great Aunt and which I got back after her death (probably 1988) but I had saved and rooted a cutting.  
Coffee in bed then I'll get up and attempt to deal with a frog before the paid stuff.

Jazee

Living room dusted.  Bedding changed.  

roundtuit

Round 1 completed + had a clear-out of my email inbox  

It's much easier sorting Sweetie out now that I don't have to step over a box to get to his cage  

Looks like the bathmats will have to go on the airer until lunch time - black as your hat out there at the moment - but going to be dry this afti apparently.

Round 1 =
put bathmats on airer
clean bathroom window sill
clean bathroom window

I may be a while 
Rxx