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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 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 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
IF ANYONE WANTS ANYTHING ADDED TO THE LISTS, WHEN EACH DAY IS DUE TO BE ADDED, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW
Magnificent Monday
~Crabby kitchen!
Level One..
Open windows, let the air and blow those cobwebs away..
Wash knick-knacks/canisters
Mop/brush floor
Level Two..
Empty and wash out the bin.. make it smell
sweet!
Clean sink and draining board
Clean microwave inside and out
Empty fridge, clean shelves and doors and move any nearly out of date stuff to
front to use up next.
Empty and clean rubbish bin
Level Three...
Clean under sink - throw away any manky looking bottles/rags etc..
Straighten drawers/cupboards
Clean fan/vent/hood filters
Clean pet dishes
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick
boards..(only a few at a time!)
Sort and wipe a cupboard.. throw away all those germ harbouring chipped
plates and mugs!
Extras
- Check the smoke alarm - when was the last time you replaced the battery?
- Clean the hob
- Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps - make them twinkle!!
- 29 fling boogie - GO!!
- Buy yourself some flowers from the shop.. your reward for making the kitchen shine!
- Scrub out the fridge.. incorporate those 'slightly wilting' things into your meal plan
Twinkling Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
- 36 fling boogie, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
- HHI
- Clean windows in these rooms
- Clean light switch of hand prints or smudges
- Clean main light and any lampshades
- Clear the top of a bedside cupboard/chest of drawers or shelf
- TheIf any children are due shoe checks/opticians/dentists today is the day to sort these out
Wacky Wednesday ~ Those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
- Clean windows
- Clean/scrub bath toys
- Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
- HHI
- Rearrange videos/games/books
Tingling Thursday ~
Living Room/s, Hall, Stairs
Level one
Declutter the floors and flat surfaces, that also includes the stairs.
Empty and wash out wastepaper baskets etc
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum floors... or mop them.. whatever..
Wipe over any paintwork/doors etc
Clean and dust shiny things/mirror and glass
Clean lightswitches of hand prints or smudges
Level three
Vacuum under furniture you are able to move without injuring yourself
Wash any soft furnishings
Do a BIIIIIIG declutter... toys gone, shoes gone, paperwork gone...
Extras
- Wipe and water neglected plants
- Dust and deweb
- Wash any windows that are in need
- Binbag dance!
Flying Friday ~
Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! 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, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that
look like bins!)
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Clear a mega hotspot!.. shred it.. and fling it.. or just burn it!
Extras
- Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these roomsc
- Clean the radiators in these rooms
- Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
- Gather up the dirty laundry upstairs!!
- HHI... a bit more gone!
Declutter Challenge 2025
DH declutter challenge award 🏅⭐️
Comments
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Thank you Natty. I shall try to do something from the lists every day before disappearing into my jungle.
Hope everyone has a good - or at least better - week. Sticks thrown for BD xx10 -
Thanks for the lists.
house clearing continues in the morning10 -
Sending virtual support to Dancemum. Hope there isn't too much stress.
i will have no flying time this week...4 days at work and my day off will be full of work stuff too. Unpaid.
Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY"I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily DickinsonJanice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear10 -
Thank you for the new thread. Please count me in for this week.
Hugs to those that need/want them and here's to a good week for all.
My list for Monday- Open the windows to let air in.
- Complete paid stuff
- Put food out for the birds
- Complete and send the article to a freelance client
- Phone the council regarding bins not getting emptied.
- Dismantle the greenhouse ready for going to the recycle centre.
- Sweep and mop the kitchen floor
- Look for banking paperwork
- Phone uni regarding email access
- Speak to DH regarding taking laptop into computer shop for repair.
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ty for Fred.
Everything sorted for school..
I need to see if Twinkle can be squished in opticians for this years eye test.. the hospital person seemed to think it was best to be done sooner rather than later but they didn't notice she had glasses on her face so I'm not confident in them lol.
Cuppa and nest time.
LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)9 -
Thanks for thread.
We have this week for normal life before being somewhat restricted by Mr N's cataract op, so hoping for a lot of flying (while he is still able to do some), gardening (ditto), gym plus running, two and a tiny bit of reports to write, 1 zoom meeting booked.
Have checked the pension thingy they sent a reminder about and apart from the fact that it is all beyond my pea-brain's understanding (I'm generally ok at maths but my eyes glaze over whenever I try to comprehend the statements), Mr N and I decided I'd leave things as they are and put more effort into understanding exactly what I will be getting/have to do. Maybe that's a task for when he can't do housework/gym/gardening.
Flower arrangement done and delivered.
Have a good week everyone.Remember...a layer of dust protects the wood beneath it.12 -
PS I'm a glam rock era too; glam bordering towards light metal........Saw GG live at an outdoor concert once.Remember...a layer of dust protects the wood beneath it.12
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Morning all xx
I'm in. At the paid stuff today so I'm up, showered and dressed. I've made the bed, and I'll feed the birds 🐦 and put out the rubbish before I toddle off.
My song 🎵 of the day is 'Wig Wam Bam' 😊
Have a good day
RxxIT ONLY TAKES SMALL DAILY ACTIONSFOR MAGIC TO HAPPENRosemary Ikpeme11 -
Morning all. I'm off to the seaside for the first time since 2019.Spend less now, work less later.11
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Good morning 😁
Thanks for the lists.
Busy weekend! Saturday I spent an hour or so at the allotment in the morning, then in the afternoon we (DS, DH & I) went to DD2's flat to help out. The boys stripped wallpaper & I scrubbed the kitchen and cleaned the WM (drawer, seals & filter). We were all shattered, so had takeaway for dinner.
Sunday was DH's birthday. It was the annual mud run for the running club for the boys, so DD2 & I watched as they ran out into the estuary & back. They have to touch a big rock (actually an old harbour from WW2 I think). It was very grey & misty - not like midsummer at all! They changed quickly and we then had brunch at a nearby carvery 😋
Back home for presents & cards, and then I was picked up by a friend for afternoon tea! It was a group of childminders (so colleagues/friends), some of which I haven't seen for over a year! I felt quite emotional seeing everyone together!
Back home the others had an Indian t/w, and later we had a visit from mil & sil.
In between all that I managed to do 2x WM, & dried in the TD, and also deflead grumpy dog & crazy cat, with DS's help as crazy cat definitely doesn't like it!!
Today is haircut day!! The first (proper) one since Oct 19!!!
We also need to meal plan, food shop & general tidy/clean.
I almost forgot! We have a plasterer coming to look at the bedroom ceiling this afternoon!! 😁
I like all sorts of music - but I do love a bit of 70's! Glam rock, prog rock, disco, punk, ska & general cheese! It had it all, didn't it? 😂
Have a good week everyone. Hugs, sticks and spoons to any that need/want them x12
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