Weekly Flylady Thread 14th December 2020

Natty68

Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!

There are three levels per day with Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, Level 2 in the middle, up to Level 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.

 

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 to Valli for last week’s thread..

THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.

 

A few of the basics before we start the week

Hotspots are any areas which 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.

27 Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding 27 items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.

Swish and swipe 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

Click HERE to read Toots lovely welcome thread.

Ok here goes this week!

Manic Monday- Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe those surfaces, even if around things!
Level Two
Clean floors
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, wipe any spills
Wipe dining table (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe & replace small appliances such as kettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances, don't forget those kick boards
Check those washing machine, tumble dryer, cooker hood and dishwasher filters

Extra tasks if you want to do more

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps
• Clean the inside of cupboard doors
• Clean oven if you didn't do it last week
• Clean one cupboard out, what is that in there? anything out of date? Sort through it and clean it before putting everything back

Christmas Extras

• Finalise those last minute presents you have to buy..
• Post all the cards you need to post
• Wrap all the presents for family/friends
• Finalise shopping orders/lists for your christmas food shop. Shops will be shut for two days, could be three in some places!!!
• Make sure you have all the shopping you need .. milk and bread especially.
• Have we located stockings.
• Clean the fridge to accommodate your bounty of food..
• Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.

Tuesday - Master Bedrooms and Landings
Level One
Remove floordrobe, make sure all clothes are put away neatly
Level Two
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Make sure drawers and wardrobe drawers close, nothing hanging out!
Clean tops of drawers

Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these

• Clean windows in these areas
• Cobweb removal upstairs, go on grab a duster and swipe them down
• Clear any one hotspot, or spend 10 minutes tackling it
• Clean a set of curtains, nets or blinds
• Clean light fittings and light switches in any room, more than one if you like
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!

• Christmas Extras
• Stick all your cards up
• Christmas wrapping, try and get at least a few done
• Replace the batteries in your annoying singing things
• Make a receipts envelope for all the receipts from Christmas presents, just incase anything needs to go back
• Children... quick.. tidy your rooms you don't want Santa thinking you don't look after your stuff.. he might not leave any presents!
• Get rid of the washing up.. delegation is good!
• Get out any special christmas crockery and make sure it is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!
• Prepare a list for that last second shopping
• Declutter your desk..
• Have a skim through the TV guide and decide what you want to watch.. it saves missing bits of stuff if you know what is on and when!! Don't forget to make time for Queenie!
• Toy boxes can be banished upstairs!
• Wash any soft furnishings in need of freshening up
• Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike..
• WRAP WRAP WRAP!
• Make a note of when the binmen are coming!!!
• Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!

Wednesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Clear any clutter from stairs, don't want any accidents
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Water any thirsty plants, wipe their poor neglected leaves, don't want Christmas visitors seeing dusty plants!
Level 3
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on) and banister
Clean any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
Tidy shoes, coats and bags, clean any that need it, shine (or dust off/remove cobwebs from) those party shoes ready for Christmas parties

Extra Mission: pick one or more of the following tasks:

• Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
• Clean a window or two.
• Hotspot clearing time, or at least spend 10 minutes tackling one
• Ring someone you love, just to tell them you love them!!

Christmas Extras

• Make a timetable for christmas prepartions.. turkey in.. turkey out.. etc
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing, because we probably won't have time next week
• Chase up any deliveries you are waiting for that have not arrived
• Update remaining present lists
• Bake some mince pies and tarts etc.. yummies!!!
• Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc
• Sort out the plan for christmas eve.. shop runs, present drop offs etc
• Catch up on the laundry again.. ironing is tomorrows job!
• Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them...
• Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
• Vacuum the whole of the upstairs!
• Wash windows through the whole downstairs if needed
• Do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
• Prepare a list for that last second shopping
• Toy boxes can be banished upstairs!
• Wash any soft furnishings in need of freshening up
• Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike
• WRAP WRAP WRAP!

Thrilling Thursday - Study/PC area and Bathrooms

Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more if you need something extra to do

• Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
• Clean windows in these rooms
• HHI
• Spend 30 minutes just having time for yourself, whatever it is doing.
• Fling boogies are here again, aim for 27 items to leave the house!

Christmas Extras

• Bake pies and buns!
• Sort childrens presents into separate bags so they are easier for santa to sort
• Last check of the present list, have you got everything?
• Make a note of when the binmen are coming!!!
• Check when payments need to be made, if possible set them up to go on the right date through the bank
• Play laundry catch up.. see if you can get it all done!

• Wrap, wrap, wrap
• Is your cake iced?
• Get out and wash any special crockery you might need to use

Flipping Friday!! - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! 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
Extra Task List

• Wash a set of curtains, nets, duvet or throw
• Wipe the radiators, skirtings, window & door frames!
• Sort the childrens clothes.. what can you get rid of? What do they need replacing?
• Grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house, rubbish or charity shop or to donate elsewhere, free up some space for Christmas

Christmas Extras

• Clean out any pets/wash pet bedding
• Post all the cards you need to post. Last posting dates are drawing very close.
• Wrap all the presents for family/friends/teachers etc
• Clean the pantry or airing cupboard or understairs cupboard or shed..
• Wipe out the freezer.. defrost if needed!!

Natty68

Yikes just realised I've been doing these lists every other week since November 2012..😲😲

Another couple of years and we can have a thread knees up to celebrate 10 years...😀😀

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the lists ladies. I need to be in this week, but I also have to make sure I don't overdo it. I have a raging sore throat and just need to limp through five more days at work until I can actually switch off and have a rest.

The kitchen is sparkling which is a great start, laundry is over the airer drying by the woodburner and I'm in bed. Tomorrow I have a call with the GP after work to arrange some tests as things haven't been right for a while. I'm sure it's nothing but my mind needs putting at rest. There will also be the usual wood to chop after work to ensure we are stocked up for the evening. 

Sleep well all xx

YORKSHIRELASS

ASB hope you are OK, definitely don't overdo it hun x  DH is also having blood tests because he feels tired all the time, but he is having problems with acid reflux which has been going on for years so not sure if its something to do with that.

DS and GF have been making soup, bread, and pizza.  I have had to help put the kitchen to rights, but there is enough soup and pizza for lunches tomorrow.  I have a tough week coming up - 1 site visit, 3 meetings and 4 staff interviews to get through, plus lots of other things, but I can only do what I can - feel free to remind me of that.

I need to be on it with meals, laundry, and flying this week, and try and get some time for myself too.

pigpen

TY for Fred.. I'm flinging and scrubbing and trying (and failing) to make my hovel less hovelesque. I have the back room (which was supposed to be done last week) on the cards and then the middle room too which I probably can't get done until the weekend with DS1 slobbing about like a hog in there.
I have a hormonal headache which I am seriously hoping does NOT turn into a migraine, though I have some monster drugs to smash that if it happens.
So.. I have my mothers christmas shopping to finish.. Twinkle and Jacob. I would like to get 1 item for my mother but I doubt I will be able to afford it so it doesn't matter.  I need to slop another coat of paint over the loo and paint the skirting in the front room. I am having OH run ragged this week.. though I may need to devour a gallon of caffeine to get myself moving.. AF is back after a sabbatical and darn do I know it. I need to make an appointment at the quack for me and Dot.. I need ENT referral and she needs Paed referral.

I've spent the weekend trying to get the kitchen into some semblence of order.. I binned nexxt to nothing it was merely a case of putting everything away!

I need to ring the mortgage company again.. my phone disconnected last time before I even got started. I'm also utterly convinced they are going to say no to fixing my house anyway so I am uninspired about trying.

OH's list this week includes fixing the kitchen unit door, scrubbing the bathroom, painting the ceiling in Moomins room.

Monday.. vacuum the girls room, paint the first section of the skirting.. it's a one wall at a time jobby. pay for christmas veg/eggs box.

Anyway.. last week of school,Dot is super flappy with all the changes and unusual routines.

I best go finish Twinkles christmas cards and Squeaks pack up.. we had no slimerine for her sarnies, I had to send OH to the shop.

Narc0lepsy

Natty68 said:

Yikes just realised I've been doing these lists every other week since November 2012..😲😲

And much appreciated they are too, even to those of us who mainly do our own thing.
Shame about so many places closing; sorry I forget who mentioned that on the previous thread. Was disgusted to read on local FB that one of the pubs nearby had 27 people not turn up for their bookings on one day; didn't bother to ring and cancel. I mean, how much effort is it to send a message or ring up?  The pub said if they get another day like that they will have to close. I can't believe people are so thoughtless.
Got the tree up and decorated today, after much clearing and cleaning of the lounge/diner. It looks a huge mess now as there are still boxes of decorations etc to do the final bits tomorrow, but flying was still involved.
Thanks for comments about the flower arrangement; realised I put 'must make the base start more obvious' when I meant the base STAR.   Just in case anyone was confused.
Started another report today.
Went to church.
Filled bird feeders. 6 or so fairies arrived, just as I was saying yesterday that I hadn't seen them for a while.
Froze the Xmas puddings.
Mr N had a long chat with the husband of our friend with ovarian C; she is on 3rd lot of chemo and not doing well, it's heartbreaking.  Their son can't visit for Christmas as he is in the RAF so is in contact with too many people to risk visiting her in such a weak state.  We can only try and support by message, email and phone as we can't visit either of course.
Got 5 long sticks cut to length and drying in the kitchen ready to make the door arrangement....another one based on a star. 

Valli

Natty68 said:

Yikes just realised I've been doing these lists every other week since November 2012..😲😲

Another couple of years and we can have a thread knees up to celebrate 10 years...😀😀

Does that mean I have too? *mind blown*

flying? I've either evicted two mice or one mouse twice.  They are very tiny and very, very quick.  In my home county I would describe them as 'wick' but I would also say, given there appear to be lots, that we are 'wick wi' 'em'. (Can be used to explain any infestation eg head lice *shudder*)

kazwookie

Thank you for all the lists.

I am mentally preparing for the day, on my mental list, SC, hoovering, washing, beds strip and remake, post eby parcel, I'm sure there is loads more  but that will do for now

Hugs all round

Mademoiselle

Morning everyone, not quite light here yet but at least it's dry although rain forecast later.
Thank you all for the lists and support, you're all fantastic
OH working from home today so fire on, he's not feeling great so paracetamol has been given along with a large glass of water.  He's got a temperature and feeling tired.  Luckily I don't have to go out anywhere today, and we shopped on Saturday so have plenty of food.
A bit of admin to be done
Lots of cleaning to keep me busy, but not holding my breath, will see how the day pans out.
Bed made, clothes picked up, room aired
Pellets brought in
See you later

[Deleted User]

Morning all,

Up, showered and hair washed, dressed, beds made, off to sort brekkie. Thanks YL honey, I hope your DH gets some answers. I hope your week passes quickly and smoothly. 

There is just one thing that I really need FL vibes for today, please send them my way if you have any spare. Love to all x

Fayolle

Morning all,
Thank you for the lists - and for the last 8+ years!! Even if I was a lurker for some of those.
Hugs, Narc0. That is all so heartbreaking. 

Nothing much to report beyond dailies and running late. DH and I are barely speaking atm. This pandemic has a lot to answer for in so many ways.
Have a lovely day all x