Weekly Flylady Thread 5th April 2021

Natty68

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.

Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. 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 (ooh a compound adjective) content!

The idea is that even if you are really busy you don't need to fall off the wagon!very 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- 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 guide

Here we go.......

Easter Monday – Bank Holiday

Dailies

Spend time with family

Do something for yourself

Take a nice walk with any family or friends.

Twinkling Tuesday – Master Bedroom

Level One

Open window and let in fresh air for 15 minutes

Strip bed

Put dirty bedding in laundry basket

Vacuum floor

Level Two

Turn mattress if possible, if not hoover

Make bed with fresh clean bedding

Fluff up pillows

Clear all debris that doesn’t belong on the floor and rehome.

Level Three

Dust surfaces

Wipe any mirrors or glass clean

Clean a window

Clear all surface clutter and dispose to their various homes if they have any, if not throw away

Extras

• Clean curtain poles
• Clean light switches
• Wipe down lights and lamp shades
• Dust light bulbs
• HHI
• Put on a wash load
• Sit down and meal plan for the week

Whimsical Wednesday – Bathroom/Study and Landing

Level One

Open window and let in fresh air for 15 minutes

Declutter the floors

Wash shower curtain

Hoover floors

Level Two

Scrub the toilet clean

Wipe down bathroom surfaces

Clean bathroom taps and sink taps

Wipe down the window sill

Level Two

Wash the bath mat

Change over the hand towels

Change flannel

Empty out bathroom cupboard and throw away any empty bottles

Extras

• Wash handtowels/bath towels and flannels
• Dust lightbulb and lampshade
• Defrag pc/laptop
• Replenish toilet rolls
• Spend some time on yourself, or doing something with the children

Thursdays are Trilling!! - Living room and stairs!!

Level One...

Declutter the floors!

Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!

Level Two...

Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!

Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!

Level Three...

Clean the sofas

Declutter the inside of a cupboard or drawer!

Wipe all the paintwork!

Dust mantle and polish all the trinkets upon it.. and get all the junk off it!

Extras

• Wipe and water the plants
• Clean out the pets, get rid of that smelly bedding and replace with lovely smelling bits
• Wash any smelly soft furnishings
• Get a pile of filing done!!

Friday - those frightening Friday kids rooms and spare rooms

Level One...

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

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

Level Two...

Binbag dance

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

Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! Aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!

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!

Extras

• Wash a set of curtains, nets or throw
• Make all those necessary phonecalls!
• HHI
• Make a half hour time out for yourself!!
• Tidy up the garden! Trim hedges and grass etc...
• Bake a cake
• Spend an hour or so with the family having some lovely special family time.. just talking or watching a film with popcorn etc..

Natty68

Just had an interesting phone call with my bank's fraud department. They blocked my card due to a transaction from some company I'd never heard of. We were joking that I hadn't done too bad as this was the first time my card had been blocked in 20 plus years of being with them.

Now I'm cardless till a new one turns up..I feel a bit bereft as I can't spend any money now..😂

Jazee

Thanks for the list Natty.  I'm in of a fashion.  Still three days holiday left. It was lovely seeing family today.  Next time we get together there will be a new addition.

Honey_Bear

Excellent list Natty, and I'm pleased to report I'll be doing it to the max.  Thank you for last week's Valli. Lots of sorting and tidying tomorrow, both indoors and outside, as well.

Valli

Thanks for tomorrow's list...might manage it lol

pigpen

TY for Fred...

I'm in off piste.. but I am skipping tomorrows list.. I don't do aimless walking, I need a purpose.. I also don't want to spend time with family.. I want them to go to school and work and give me some peace and quiet.. I am all peopled out.. I need a break from them all.. I want to be alone!!! I do everything for myself.. none of these lazy blobs is going to help!!! lol... (now I'm just being facetious ) I'll be lucky if I get to shower in peace!

I am going to list a box of ebeast stuff, package up the bits which have been paid for and the usual rounds of laundry, cooking, dishwashing and wishing I had staff.

Love and hugs to all..

kazwookie

Morning

Thank you for the lists x

It is SNOWING here!

Currently still in bed, thinking about the day.

I have to collect some free top soil this will be going to top up the veg patch / pots.

Small food shop needed.

Daily stuff to do, was going to run WM and peg out, think I'll hold this until tomorrow owing to the snow.

Hugs all round

Jazee

Morning all.  Living room is dusted and I've just had an indulgent breakfast of a croissant with salted caramel fudge sauce.
Have a great day everyone.

[Deleted User]

Morning all,
Thank you for the lists. So far this morning we have emptied the DW, fed the chickens, taken the dog for a very cold walk and foraged for kindling. Day 4 of my 17 day no spend day challenge!

Flying today will be cleaning the hens out and doing the floors at the end of the day. Have fab days all xx

Valli

Well they weren't kidding. 

roundtuit

Morning xx 
No snow here. Glorious blue sky and blowing a hoolie,  which I suspect is Baltic. Not been outside yet as I had a lie in until 9 and feel quite decadent. My bed is made and my first brew is going down nicely. 
Thank you for the lists Natty and Valli xx 
Now, if someone will point me the right direction,  I'm going to Jazee's for breakfast 😊
Rxx