Weekly Flylady Thread 4th May 2020

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.

Thank you Valli for last weeks 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!
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! 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 guided

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen, Utility and Dining Mess
Level One

Put on your most uplifting and motivational music to do your housework to..
Sweep and mop floors
Now is the time to get rid of worn out old tea towels - replace with new ones (use old ones as cleaning cloths)
Catch up with the washing up

Level Two

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!

Level Three

Wash windows.. and dust blinds/wash curtains
Clear and wipe out the oven and hob
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
When was the last time you completely cleaned your fridge and make it all nice smelling? Get rid of out of date/dead stuff, what can be made into a soup or something?

Extras

• Clean/tidy under the kitchen sink, throw away anything that looks past its usefullness
• Wipe down paintwork/sideboards/units in dining room
• Replace kitchen cloths, sponges and washing up gloves
• Clean washing machine inside and outside
• Clean the toaster – get rid of crumbs in the little tray, wipe with a damp cloth to get rid of marks, smudges and smears
• HHI
• Take everything out of kitchen cupboard, throw away out of date stuff, wash inside with white vinegar solution then replace items.

Twinkling Tuesday- Master bedroom and Landing

Level One

Throw open windows and let that sun in!!!!

Strip and wash bedding!

Clear some floordrobe

Level Two

Clear landing floor.. or sort a hotspot out there!!

Switch your clothes from winter to spring ones – wash before storing away until next winter.

Switch your duvet from winter to summer if haven’t already done it.

Wash windows

Vacuum floors

Level Three

Binbag dance

Have a sort through under bed storage and hoover

If possible wash and dry pillows – or you could daring and buy new ones ..

Have a sort through under bed storage and vacuum

HHI

Extras

• Walk around house and make a list of all the tasks that needs doing.
• List any redecorating tasks to be done
• Mend 2 things from your 'mend it' pile!!
• Reorder and tidy a chest of drawers.. if there is anything to get rid of.. DO IT!!
• Wash and put away any winter coats you shouldn't need for the next 5 months!!
• Sort out socks and underwear drawer – throw out all old, worn out, holey or solitary socks.
• Dust your walls and ceiling with a feather duster/long handled flat head duster.
• Make sure those smoke alarms are working!!! (do not set fire to anything.. just press the button!!)
• Go through your make up/nail varnish. Throw anything that has gone past it's shelf life or worse still has a life of it's own..

Wishy-washy Wednesday ~ Living Room, Hallway and Stairs

Level One

Open those windows and let in the sun!!

Declutter floors.. in all these areas!

Wash hats, gloves and scarves and store away until next winter

Sort through winter shoes and coats, store them away, swap for summer shoes.

Level Two

Clear the mantle and a hotspot and replace only what should be there!

Wipe and water any plants and dust and deweb!

Vacuum the floors!

Level Three

Declutter keys that are not needed – make sure they are all relevant to you, your home and family

Empty a cupboard or drawer and fling all that is no longer needed and rehome anything that shouldnt be there!

Wash any soft furnishings

Wipe all the paintwork and all the doors!

if you have rugs flip over and vacuum the back of the rug, then vacuum the top of the rug.

Extras

• Wash the windows if they need it

• Binbag dance.. fling that rubbish!

• Dust any books on display

• Polish any mirrors and pictures and glassware

• Replace any dead lightbulbs in the house.. and test those smoke alarms!!

• Clean out smelly pets

Thrilling Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One

Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see

Switch winter candles and diffusers to spring smelling ones – unless you’re like me and like the Christmas baking ones and leave all year round

Binbag dance

Level Two

Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc

Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade!!

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!

Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Clean any children toys that are played with outside – use warm soapy water and white vinegar mix.

Extras

• Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw

• Make all those necessary phonecalls!

• HHI

• Make a half hour time out for yourself

• Clean down outside furniture ready for this lovely warm weather

• Clean any children’s toys that they play with outside- use warm soapy water with white vinegar added.

Frantic Friday - Bathrooms and office/study type places.

Level One

Open the windows and let the sun and fresh air in  

Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!

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

Wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing

Level Two

Vacuum the floors

Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks

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

Level Three

Declutter and dust the pc desk

Wipe away cup rings and sticky things

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

Clean the windows.

Extras

• HHI..I really need to do this!!

• Clear a hotspot

• Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!

• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!

• Do a DIY task that you have been putting off since time began.

Natty68

Piggers little GS is a gorgous little boy... You must be so proud of your DD1.

pigpen

Natty68 said:

Piggers little GS is a gorgous little boy... You must be so proud of your DD1.

She did so well.. she has had such a rubbish time the entire pregnancy she deserves some happiness.. He is delish..

TY for Fred.. xx

ionafan

That grandbeast of yours looks utterly munchable, pigpen.  I spy another of your beautiful blankets too.

Thank you Natty for the new thread.  I cleaned out my fridge before the greengrocery delivery last week, and it's still very full, so I'll pass on that one if you don't mind!  But the under-sink cupboard certainly needs turning out, and I am planning on hoovering and dusting all through, upstairs and down, even if I don't manage much else.  I need to get out in the garden while the weather is good - it looks brrrrr for next weekend. 

(((Hugs))) to all  xxx

Dizzy_Imp

Ah, Pigpen - your little piggy looks so cute! Congratulations to all xxx
I'm in this week, as I want my house to stay clean and tidy.  It's the best it has looked since we moved in, but there is still work to be done, decorating to be finished and repairs and plans to be made.  DH is off "work" next week.  Let's see how long it is before he gets a telephone call as he is one of only four (out of 45) non-furloughed colleagues in central England and mid-Wales...

Lovely to see you all again - thanks for the waves.

PS - I'm not enjoying homeschooling my two feral hellbeasts at all, so there may well be ranting in my reports.

Jazee

Morning all.  Thanks for the list.  Congratulations Piggers.

I am in but need to tackle some admin first.

Have a great day everyone.

Mademoiselle

Morning all.  So lovely to hear about new babies arriving safely.

I have training in half an hour but so far
Bed stripped
Clothes picked up
DW emptied and reloaded
Kitchen tidied and wiped down, WUltd
Banking and finances checked
DD1 rent paid

See you all later, big HUGS

roundtuit

Morning xx

Congratulations to piggers and family xx 

Congratulations to ionafan's extended family xx There's eleven months and one week between me and my brother, and because of how our birthdays fall, Mum was 24 years old when she had both of us!!! And, just for the record, we are like chalk and cheese and fought like cat and dog all the time we were growing up; but get along fine as adults.

YL - I have short hair (usually) too, and I'm reaching the point where I'm tempted to have a go myself since DS refuses to use his clippers on me. I'm starting to look 'fluffy' according to a colleague who is finding lockdown hairstyles a source of fascination!

There's a man coming this afternoon to service the boiler. It's an annual thing and I want it doing - but I'm antsy about someone coming in to the house and, more to the point,  BREATHING in the house. Do you think I could ask him not to? I mean, surely he can hold his breath for half an hour. That's not an unreasonable thing to ask, right?  Hmmm - might be needing one of those pokey sticks too. 

Joined the Wide Awake gang again last night, so was up before 6.30.... but not done anything productive yet, Being with a cup of tea was the first item on my 'to do' list   

A bus just went past - not seen one of those for a while!!!!

Round 1 =
breakfast and a second brew (why not?)
get washed and dressed
feed the birds
put out recycling
chuck bath mats in WM and swish

Rxx

Fayolle

Good morning,
When I congratulated you and your DD, Piggers, I did also spy the blanket and thought it was so beautiful.  So why can’t I just finish my darn jumper that I’m knitting??

Thank you for the lists. I’ve been awake since 2am, and am working in front of the laptop all day, but hopefully I can cross something off the list at some point. I spied my old teapot in the back depths of a cupboard earlier, but I can’t find the lid.....Found yet more plastic bowls that escaped the last cull - cupboard for turning out as per the list identified then!

Wm is on, recycling is out. Off to fire up the ancient laptop.
Back later

[Deleted User]

Morning all,

Ok fess up, who hogged the Sandman last night?! I was still awake at 1am, mind whirring...

Big frog to munch today so vibes would be appreciated. The DW has been unloaded, WM is on, beds made. Will have a walk to local shop as well for some bleach and a couple of other bits. After brekkie I will shower the kids too (I've typed it here so it has to happen now!). Also some paid stuff to fit in as well.

Big congrats to your DD Piggers, he is lush xx

BadCat18

Morning all

I confess! It might have been me that hogged the sandman... I slept really well! Sorry xx

Thanks for the thread, I’m in again...
lovely grandbeasty Piggers, congratulations x

No work for me today so I can tackle stuff, wm is swishing, weather looks great so I can peg it out. Most of kitchen and dining room list was done yesterday, DH and I are going to have a bit of an admin morning as we have a few things to sort, I’m hoping it won’t take too long but phone calls and things always take longer than planned... but it has to be done!

Yesterday I also started repainting a cupboard in my office, that’s something off the toots list so I want to do some more today. 

Here we go then...

Round 1
wash up breakfast dishes
line up next laundry load
shower and dress
get windows open
tidy lounge 
s/s bathrooms

then it’s admin time, I may be a while! Back later xx