Weekly Flylady Thread 20th July 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
Wash up, dry up and put away (or remove all pots to DW)
Clear sides and wipe down - wipe small appliances and caddies etc.  Don't forget the splashbacks or tiles!
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.
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
Good slug of bleach down pluholes and in overflows
Clean cruet, salt and pepper, wipe any sauce bottles that are used on the table
Level 2

Wipe down all cupboard and drawer fronts inside and out, 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.
Check school uniform - don't forget the PE kit subject to guidance from your school.  And PLEASE start stamping and sewing names in
make sure that, sometime this week, there's some self care planned in.  

Twinkly Tuesday The Lounge, Hallway, stairs and landing

level 1

deal with flowers (got three lots, me!)
water pot plants 
empty bins/ashtrays
clear gibble
plump cushions
wipe sofas with leather wipes or vacuum

level 2
clean windows - take advantage of the sun's absence to ensure a streak-free shine!
vacuum floors - and use an edging tool to get into all the nooks and crannies

level 3
dust all round - don't forget sills and skirtings
Wipe door handles, banisters, light switches and sockets - and the bits of the door where people hold to close it
Check for cobwebs and eliminate!
Clean lightshades and lampshades; check all lighting is functioning as it should
stand in the doorway and look back into the room - is it clean?

extras
S&s kitchen
s&s bathroom
Check that you have replacement bulbs, some candles and a torch and batteries for emergencies - and that everyone knws where they are

Wipe Wednesday - bathroom

Level 1

flush loo and squirt cleaner down it
put towels in wm
wipe windows and shower screen, polish mirrors
empty bin
clear outshower cubicle or bath edge
Clean bath/shower don't forget hoses and taps
Wash toothmugs etc
level 2
scrub inside of loo and wipe outside
clean bath and/or shower
dust sills and shelves
scrub sink
glug of bleach down wastes, overflow and toilet bowl

level 3
wipedown tiles and scrub grout
polish or wipe towel rail
wipe, sweep and mop floor
put out clean towels

Thursday Thrills the boudoir,

level 1
strip bed
open window
clear floordrobe, chairdrobe etv
empty bin

levek 2
vacuum headboard
dust becframe
flip mattress if it's not been turned for a while
remake bed, plump cushions, straighten throws
Clean window
remove as much clutter as poss - we are aiming to close WAC due to massively falling numbers

level 3
dust everywhere
vacuum, sweep or mop floor as appropriate 

extras
s&s bathroon
s&s kitchen
use up some of your products in a beauty session. FCe mask anyone?

Friday Flourish
 - Kid's room, spare room, guest room
Level 1
IF the bed is in use, strip
open window
clear floor/chairs
remove rubbish *fer-LING*
Level 2
Wipe handles etc and window frame
once its dry, clean widow
remake bed (if necessary)
Dust/wipe all surfaces
level 3
clean floor - sweep/mop/vac as approprate
check ;lghting fully finctional
oragaise toys/shelves
If a guest room ensuRe is fit for guests - are there hangers available?  empty drawers/

Estras
S&S bathrooms
S&S kitchen
READ THE MASK GUIDANCE
Do kiddy's coats need washing?

BadCat18

Hi all

Thanks for the thread, I’m in for the new week, a couple of days off from the paid stuff to start with, I have a few house jobs planned but will definitely be getting in some me time too.

Update from this week, furniture shop was successful today, new sofa and chair now on order. Decluttered £££££ in the process but old ones are 15+ so have done good service. 3  washloads done when we got back today, mostly dry, towels finished off in TD and a few items finishing on airer, also emptied washed and refilled litter trays, cooked supper and reset kitchen.

Sending hugs out to any in need, see you tomorrow x

ionafan

Thank you Valli.  I'm in.  But my first job in the morning will be to finish knitting Hero Dr Teddy's stethescope - it's black, and i can't see to knit in the evening.

Narc0lepsy

Thanks for thread.
Today we decluttered a box full of gloves lurking in the garage! Some flung, some in ever-increasing box for CS, emailed a friend who still rides to see if she wants 3prs riding gloves and a riding coat. I've hung on to the coat as it's so warm and cosy, but as I don't ride any more it's better that someone else enjoys it. Happily she is keen to take them all. I warned her I could sort jodhpurs next.

Went for a run.
Made 2 phone calls and did 2 emails which were on my task list.
Received Mr I delivery, all listed and put in correct freezer drawers.
Watched online church service and had Zoom coffee afterwards. 
Checked greenhouse. 
Filled bird feeders.
Goodintentions did you manage a NPR? I did mine on Friday but it was very hot so no records broken other than sweat produced. 
Jazee hope celebrations went well.

I hope everyone has a non stressful week.

Valli

Today I have put away dry laundry, ironed some more, put that away.  DD has been workin, tea was the whoopsied chicken along with whoopsied veg picked up today.
DW and WM locked and loaded.
comet spotted...I now know it's the second time I've seen it as I wasn't sure the first time.  I can see it from inside now I know where I am looking.  Rabbit hutch cleaned too.
have remembered to bookmark thread

Jazee

Morning all.  Hope you're all ok today.

We had a great day yesterday and I'm not fragile this morning which is a plus.  Thanks for the list.  DH has already done the meal plan for the week.  I'll be doing my Mondailies then if there's time things from the list.  It's a lovely day again so I'm looking forward to a nice dog walk (Littleydog dog didn't limp at all yesterday ) but first I need to water the garden.

Have a great day everyone.

roundtuit

Morning xx

Valli - which direction do I need to look to see the comet? And do I need to stay up til midnight to see it? I now have comet envy.
kaz - I was on the site where you need a UK address, mobile phone and photo ID. I scanned my driving licence on, took a selfie. but it said they didn't have enough to identify me. Might try the other site with a payslip and NI number - and tell them that if I don't exist they shouldn't be taking any more PAYE or NI from me! I'll have to work up the energy to try again. Thank you xx
piggers - you are very quiet. Hope you are ok and it's your knitting that's keeping you away from the thread xx
frodders - thinking about you xx
jojo - I was thinking of sending out a search party and up you popped  Does a taller himself mean we can put up some higher shelves for the toilet rolls?  xx
ionafan - is it a rotator cuff injury? Look after yourself xx Sweetie and I have discussed six inches of Polish train timetables and wonder if (a) Mr fan is Polish or (b) has lived in Poland?  I have watched a lot of train journeys on tv and I don't remember Poland being high on the agenda. We're nosey curious xx

As you can tell I am up  My bed is made, WM is swishing and brew one has been slurped. 

Another weird dream last night - back at school. I've had a quiet think (as opposed to a noisy think) and worked out a link between last night's adventure and the endless bus journey the night before: I know where I want to go, but I can't work out how to get there. The bus took me to my destination but I couldn't get off and ended up back where I started; last night there seemed to be a number of options available to get where I wanted to be but they were dead ends or turned back on themselves, so again I ended up back where I started. I will work it out - one thing I do know is that playing mindless games online isn't the answer. Insidiously addictive - I'm going cold turkey!

Round 1 =
get washed and dressed
feed birds
put out recycling
peg out WM load 1
set WM load 2 swishing
brew 2

Here's to a good week for us all.
Rxx

Valli

North East, Round, but you can google it.  For the angle I am at it looks like a twinkling star and I can't see the tail.  The first night I saw it I wasn't sure.  It's quite low down in the sky. 
You need to go out about 10:15 onwards. Possibly at sunrise you'd get a tail view.  But I think you have to be up earlier. It's called Neowise. (For googling purposes)

Fayolle

Morning all
Thank you for the lists. I’m up, showered, and have a load of towels (including kitchen, just so that I could say that I was On List😉) in the wm. Eating breakfast as I type, then it will be HHI while the kitchen is still out of the direct sun. Other flying will have to be quiet, as DH is still wfh.
Hugs, especially to ASB, and sticks and spoons here as needed x

kazwookie

Morning

Thank you for the thread and all the work that goes in to it. xx

WM x 2 on the go, first lot is out on the whirly.

Today I have a tiler still here, he tells me it is his last day for now! plus in the morning the arrival of 2 workmen to sort out the garage door, so they will be pointed in the right direction and left to get on with it at a SD.

Food list made

I'm going to have to deal with the dust today as the cat (for what ever reason) walked on the tv unit, and last left paw prints!

Round if the other log in does not work, I'd ring them, it might be quicker.

roundtuit

Thank you Valli xx Mr G00gle says look north in the early hours of the morning close to the horizon. Tail can only be seen with binoculars. I can't see much sky to the north from here - I may have to have a little night trip out. I find space, planets. sun, moon, comets etc etc fascinating. Brian Cox has taught me a lot 

Round 1 is done + filled the bird bath, taken clean washing upstairs, watched two woodpigeons fight, watched a sparrow explore the buddleia, watched the washing blow,  and wondered whether it is a cat or a dog that has pooped on the back what-we-call lawn - mostly clover! and the buff tailed bumble bees are loving that as well as the lavender and buddleia. Lots of butterflies yesterday too - oo g00gle - small tortoiseshell. 

Round 2
WUDUPA a bowl of pots 

Rxx