Weekly Flylady Thread 8th June 2020

Valli

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 Natty 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
Marvellous Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1
Clear sides and wipe down - wipe small appliances and caddies etc.  Don't forget the splashbacks!
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
Empty bin and clean it out too - put it outside to dry in the sunshine, if you can.
Empty out caddies/storage jars or tins and wash them out.
Wipe sill, sockets, door handles and switches and anywhere fingers linger 
Clear and clean sink and accessories - don't forget those out-of-sight places - under plugs and under draining racks - and shine those taps - or clean them!
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!  get a new hand towel and a new tea towel too

Level 2

Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts, not forgetting handles and tops and bottom as well as fronts!
Clean hob
Clean microwave
Sort fridge and wipe seals; weave stuff that needs using up into your meal plan; update shopping list as appropriate
Wash and wipe fridge shelves and baskets.
Dust dining area/room
Descale kettle if needed
Clean WM , TD and DW filters; remove WM detergent drawer and wash it out.

Level 3

Pick a cupboard or a drawer; empty it, clean it out and put back its contents tidily
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
Clean chairs (and highchairs) - don't forget under the seats where sticky fingers linger.
Clean windows in both rooms.
Go round the whole house wiping door handles, light switches and banisters - we WILL be germ-free!

EXTRAS

HHI
S&S bathroom
Meal plan for the week.
Involve your small people according to their age/abilities/skill level 
make sure that, sometime this week, there's some self care planned in.  

Terrific Tuesday - Brighten that bathroom/shower room/en suite

Level 1

Fling open the windows
Clear the bins, remove empties
Flush the loo and squirt something down it to start the cleaning process
Fling the towels in the WM
Vacuum extractor cover and/or wipe
Clean windows and mirrors
Check for webs and flick 'em off

Level 2

Clear lotions and potions from around bath and scrub inside and out.
Prod a brush down the plughole to remove the ratty tails
Polish the taps
Slug of bleach down the drain
Scrub the loo inside and out - and bleach it
Thoroughly clean bath taps and plugs - especially hair traps - and don't forget under the plug
Wipe shower head or soak in lemon juice to clear scum/scale
Wash shower curtain/wipe screens

Level 3

Scrub the sink
Polish the taps
Dust sills and shelves
Wipe anywhere fingers linger with a clean cloth or an anti-bac wipe - don't forget the loo roll holder!
Mop the floor
Polish mirrors

Extras

HHI
S&S kitchen
15 minutes weed control in the garden - I need to be able to tick something off lol

Wipy Wednesday The Lounge

level 1

deal with flowers
water pot plants or stuck outside in the rain if raining
empty bins/ashtrays
clear gibble
plump cushions

level 2
clean windows
vacuum floor

level 3
dust all round

extdas
S&s kitchen
s&s bathroom

Sort out a treat for the nit returning to school kids
plan a personal treat
kids - for those of you not back at school this is unprecedented. We used to hope for a snow day! 

Thursday Thrills - kids room(s)

Level 1
Open window
strip bed
clear detritus from floor
occupant of room to assist if available
Empty bin

level 2
anything that needs to be homed -put away occupants of room to help
vacuum floor

level 3
clean window
wipe sockets and switches
dust all around

extras
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen
HHI
FRIDAY FINALE - Master Bedroom/Boudoir
Level 1
Open windows, 
Clear the floordrobe/chairdrobe
Strip the bed and leave to air
Take out the rubbish
Bedding in WM
Wipe all switches, handles, rails, light pulls etc.

Level 2 (after breakfast/a period of time)

Remake the bed with clean, fresh linen
Dust/clear bedside tables
Clean windows, frames and sills (and wipe the open frames to clear dust and debris)

Level 3

Vacuum any soft furnishings - don't forget the headboard if it's fabric!
Dust everywhere else; as you remove lotions and potions from dressing tables wipe them over with a damp cloth.
Minimise clutter/organise essentials - in this time of stress your bedroom needs to be the cosiest, snuggliest place of peace, calm and refuge
Vacuum/mop floors

Extras
S&S kitchen
S&S bathrooms
Allocate stay-at-home children a job -
shoe polishing?
door handle wiping?
trash removal?
meal planning - and plan who cooks as well as what you're having.  Simple meals such as jacket spuds with accompaniments, XXXXX on toast, egg scrambling.  Children can lay/clear tables, wash up and dry.  With a bit of cunning planning everyone should get at least one day off from the drudgery/pleasure of feeding the household.  Even if it's just a cook double and freeze one solution.  This is an essential life skill

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the new thread Valli! 😊 

MeandThe2

Thank you for the new thread
Been flying most days but not managed to keep up with the thread, hope everyone is doing ok x

SGT

Thank you for the new thread Valli.
I must remember to post when I have actually completed some of the tasks! 😁

Jazee

Thanks for the thread Valli, I'm in.  About to have an early night.  See you all tomorrow.

[Deleted User]

I’m in ladies, thank you. Felt quite settled then watched the news. I cannot believe what I am seeing in London, we have family that live in Westminster and they say there’s graffiti everywhere, helicopters circling, people looking for trouble. The defacing of Churchill has really upset me. Anyway I digress. Lots to do tomorrow so I should attempt sleep xx

nmm

Thanks for the new thread Valli, i'm in and hopefully posting more this week. Thanks to Natty for last weeks list, I hope Dave is on the mend again  

Pigpen, gorgeous cake you have a very talented daughter. 

ionafan

Thank you Valli.  I'm in, as much as I can be, with my shoulder still painful.  But I dusted yesterday, as I said I would.

Hope everyone has a good week and better sleep xx

skint_breeder_5

Evening..... glad to sneak in before the big push in the morning.
jazee sending big hugs your way
Thank you Natty and Valli for the wonderful job you do keeping me in check.

No more  Omelette Days this week, I just want to keep pace with Fred every day and crack on through Listy, but just finish pickingtpicking upbup egg shells and take things were they need to be so those jobs from last week are 100% done and gone.

Time to get some shut eye... sleep well XXX

pigpen

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I’m in ladies, thank you. Felt quite settled then watched the news. I cannot believe what I am seeing in London, we have family that live in Westminster and they say there’s graffiti everywhere, helicopters circling, people looking for trouble. The defacing of Churchill has really upset me. Anyway I digress. Lots to do tomorrow so I should attempt sleep xx

Absolutely agree.. it is a concerning situation.. Sadly making a big noise and a big mess is the only way to affect major change.. civil wars, revolutions, strikes, suffragette movement, abolition of slavery.. hitting these governments where it hurts.. in their pockets.. is the only way they will be listened too.. You can not talk or reason with people who are not listening! It all seems very primitive in this day and age I know but if it saves lives in the long term it is a necessary sacrifice these people are making. Churchill wasn't entirely the man we are led to believe. His belief in racial hierarchies and white supremacy are what is leading to this defacing of the statue.. he did do a lot of good but there are alot of controversial issues around the race issues... a statue can be replaced, human life can not.
Personally I can not condone violence.. because I am a pansy and I can't run very fast but I do hope there is a true equality comes from this. We can only hope no one is hurt badly and a peaceful ending can be found which benefits all of humanity. *waves a daisy and hugs a tree*

Anyway.. enough of that insanity... we live in a pretty shiny, non-dusty, glittery haven where everyone is accepted and loved because we are wonderful people! I hope you sleep well and tomorrow is a shiny, new, super busy, crazy day!

TY for Fred.

I may be in, kinds, sorta, maybe....

Valli

Morning all
thankyou body for reminding me when to get up.
WM emptied, refilled and running.