Weekly Flylady Thread 6th April 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 content! (i.e. it should be on-topic)
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 picture!!

Click here to read Toots wonderful welcome guide

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One

Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Wipe and replace small appliances

Level Two

Sweep and mop the floor
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Clean oven and hob

Level Three

Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Wash windows and sills
Degunge the fridge!Go round the whole house wiping door handles, light switches and banisters - we WILL be germ-free!

Extras

• Thoroughly clean the cutlery drawer!
• Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
• Clean all the filters and door seals etc
• HHI
• 15 minutes gardening..
  

Terrible Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Level One...
strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet
Mattress vacuumed, turned, vacuumed on other side and and then redress bed
Level Two...

Deal with the floordrobe
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three...
Vacuum floors
Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!

Wipe sill, sockets, door handles and switches and anywhere fingers linger

Extras

Binbag dance

Binbag for charity

Sort out your own shoes and bags.. can any be rehomed?

Wipe hand rails on stairs
15 minutes weeding

 

Wednesday - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One...
Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two...
dust over all the electrical appliances.. be careful though I don't want any accidents!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas
Level Three...
Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!
Degrot the under stair space/cupboard.. I'm good to you all I know!
Dust mantle and polish any display cabinets or bookshelves etc
Extras
Wipe and water the plants

Clean out the pets

Wash any smelly soft furnishings

Get a pile of filing done!!

 

Thursday - bathroom, study and other grotty places!
Level One..
Clean the floors in these rooms
De-grot the loo/bath/shower/sink etc
Level Two...
Wash the windows
Empty and clean out the bins
Clear and clean a shelf or cupboard and put back only the necessary items 

Wipe all switches, handles, rails, light pulls etc.

Level Three...
Clear the desk of mess and mush.. get rid of those
Wash down ALL the dining chairs.. 
Drag out the pc desk and clear under and behind it ... Don't you just love me!?
Wipe down door handles, light switches and anything else you touch 

Extras - binbag list! We are doing something different today...

Fill a binbag for charity shop

Fill a binbag for the bin

Fill a binbag for a friend

Fill a binbag for recycling!

Compulsory Extra..
Turn on your favourite song and sing REALLY loudly along with it! .. I don't care if you all sound like strangled cats.. I want you to sing for me! I find it really lifts a cloudy mood!

Funky Friday - Brats rooms, spare rooms or wherever!
Level One...
Declutter the dog shelf
Binbag dance!
Level Two...
Strip and wash the bedding
vacuum and turn mattresses and remake
Drag all the junk from under the bed and place it all where it is meant to be!
Vacuum floor
Level Three...
Wash the windows
Deweb, dust and destickify the room!
Straighten the cupboards of clothes!
Make sure you have all choccie eggs, if you are buying them, bought for Sunday.
Extras

Empty all the bins!

Clean out all the pets!

Wipe over all the paintwork

S&S the kitchen!

 

Narc0lepsy

Thanks Natty. Mr N and I are going to be making a huge effort. 

kazwookie

Morning

I'm in thank you for the lists.

roundtuit

Morning xx

I'm in :-) Thank you for the lists xx Just having a brew; then I'll make a start.

Rxx

funfairprincess

Morning all x
I'm in for the week thanks to Natty and Valli for the thread x
I've been awake since just after 3 I'm shattered but I just can't sleep. 
Have the list so I better make a start.

[Deleted User]

Morning all, thank you for the lists. I am in. First job, slurp a brew and walk the dog.

Have lovely days all xx

Mademoiselle

Morning all.  I'm in again this week.
So pleased it's kitchen day today as that is the last place in the main house that needs a spring clean and thorough sort
First need to get on with bedroom,
Windows open
Bed stripped
Clothes picked up
WM on  

See you all later

ionafan

Morning.  I'm here too.

I am aiming to do at least Level 1 each day this week.  If I can do more, I will, but I've still got lots of paperwork to deal with and phonecalls to make, and I also need to do some gardening each day, to keep on top of the weeds.

Hope everyone has a good Monday xx

Jazee

Morning all. Thanks for the list.

 I let the dogs out at six but went back to bed and have only just got up again.  Will finish this cuppa then do my physio.  

Have a great day everyone.

roundtuit

funfairprincess - I was awake in the night and I wondered whether you were too. Hugs xx

Yesterday I couldn't settle enough to read and I ate enough to satisfy a hippo - I guess I must be stressed. I also forgot to take my meds last night - that's another sign that my head is a shed. 
So I'll be taking steps to unwobble my weeble today - and I started by getting up at 6.40 am (which is around my usual time to get up) instead of turning over, finally falling asleep, and waking up feeling carp at 9am (which is what happened yesterday). I am also planning on going to bed at 10pm - my usual bedtime - having slipped into staying up until midnight. Sweetie is glad to hear this - he knows when bedtime is and I've been messing with his routine too. Most confusing for a little bird who has no idea what Covid19 is!

Round 1 =
have a shower / wash my hair
get dressed in clean clothes

Round 2 =
feed the birds
put out the rubbish and recycling
fill Sweetie's seed and water

Baby steps today.

Stay safe
Rxx

Fayolle

Morning all,
Thank you for the list. Boy, do I need to do every level of today’s. Realistically, it might be level 1 and catch up tomorrow.  

I was in the Wide Awake Club last night too.  I’m now in front of the work laptop for the foreseeable. But with my cuppa and the overnight oats that I actually remembered to do last night.  Wm is on. It rained in the early hours, but a brilliant blue sky has just appeared, so hopefully I will hang the washing out later.
Have a lovely, safe day all. X