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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 to Valli for last week's thread
THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO
LIST, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.
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!
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'
WUDUPA ~ Washed up, dried up, put away
WUALTD ~ Washed up and left to dry
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!
Some of our abbreviations: DH-
dear husband, OH- other half, KH/CF- affectionate term for ex husband or
partner DS/DD- dear son/daughter, DGC- dear grandchild, WM- washing
machine, DW- dishwasher, LR/DR- living/dining room, RoD- room of doom, Mr S/A/T/M/L/Al-
supermarkets Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi. You get the
picture!
Any more questions I bet are answered in the wonderful welcome guide which was produced by our much loved Toots
Here goes this week:
Monday - Kitchen and
Dining Room
Level One...
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two...
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces
Clean the sink and slush the drain out
Level Three...
Give the hob a good wipe and the oven door a clean too
Wipe the door handles
Exterminate, exterminate get rid of those annoying hotspots
Extra
Mission
- Sort out the fridge/freezer/pantry and make a list of things to use up this week
- Sort out the cupboard
- under the sink, give it a good wipe out
- Meal plan for the week
Tuesday - Living Room and study
Level One..
Tidy up, put things away, straighten those piles - there better already!!!
Level Two...
Hoover the floors
Dust electricals, screens etc
Polish the furniture.
Do one bit of paperwork
Level Three...
Hoover/wipe the sofas
Wipe the skirtings/lightshades and bulbs
Time to deal with something else on your desk or sort out the drawers
Extra Mission:
- Wash your door sausage or make one if you need it
- Check kids pencil cases ready for the return for school, no kids sort your own stationery, think about planner/diary for next year if you like a 16 month one
Level One....
Clean the toilets and sinks, shine those taps
Level Two...
ME TIME - newbies this is a very important part of being a flylady You could soak you feet and paint your nails, read a magazine, chat with a friend, have a cuppa - anything but you must not skip t his task
Level Three...
Clear the floors and hoover and mop them, right into the manky corners
Test your smoke alarms, hoover them out inside
Clean the bath and/or shower - descale the head if required
Shine those mirrors and windows
Extra mission:
- Who needs new toothbrushes/cotton wool/sponges etc?
- Change pet bedding
Thursday - Choose a bedroom
Level One...
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Level Two..
Clear and clean the bedside table/dressing table
Hoover the floor
Do your rings need a clean? I soak mine in a ramekin of warm water with a dash of washing up liquid and gently brush with an old toothbrush.
Level Three..
What's lurking under the bed, drag it all out, hoover right to the back. Found any treasurers or trash?
Extra mission:
- Sort any piles of magazines, catalogues etc, any you can pass on or recycle?
- Get out winter boots/shoes do they need reheeling/polishing/replacing?
Declutter Challenge 2025
DH declutter challenge award 🏅⭐️
Comments
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TY for Fred.
We are looking at an expensive week ahead with school supplies and the car and I need to pay my mother back what I owe her from the washing machine.
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.)10 -
Thanks Natty. I'm in.
Tomorrow I need to wait in for a delivery so I'll walk the dogs and hoover before DH starts work. Weather permitting I'd like to change the sofa covers. I also need to change our bedding, get other washing up to date and dust dusty bits in living room and bedroom. It would be nice too if over the next couple of days I'm able to fit in a tip run, cut the grass and clean the cars.Spend less now, work less later.13 -
Thank you for the threads Ladies x
I have a busy week ahead both at DG’s and with DS2. It is his birthday on Tuesday.
ironing done12 -
I will be in from time to time. Got some out of the house stuff on this week.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 Dickinson
Janice 1964-2016
Thank you Honey Bear11 -
I sorted most of the school clothes, found a bunch of bits to wash. I have another box of stuff to put away for Twinkle when she grows a lot and some bits to donate to the uniform charity.
Back room got vacuumed
DW x2 so just the dinner stuff to put through in the morning.
2 loads on the line and 1 lot in the dryer.. ooh.. OH needs to go lock the shed.
I may leave him to his cartoons and go slob in bed with my sudoku!
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.)10 -
Morning xx
Thank you for your kind words DanceMum ❤.
It's my last Monday at work - thank goodness. Taking Fridays off shouldn't make much difference but, believe me, it does. I never know what day it is. Maybe I should just permanently leave the bins out 🤣
I'm up, showered, hair washed, dressed, breakfasted, and lunch is packed. I'll feed the birds before I set off, and put magazines through Dad's letterbox on my way to work. We're at least 4 staff down this week so flying may have to wait until Fridsy - the beginning of my eleven days off. Can't wait 😊
Love to you all
RxxIT ONLY TAKES SMALL DAILY ACTIONSFOR MAGIC TO HAPPENRosemary Ikpeme11 -
Bonjour, she says sneaking in around the corner. I'm back from holiday. Flying now needs to happen. I was in the WAC last night stressed by the state of the house and garden so really need to get on with doing something, anything.
DW on
WM x 1
Kitchen table cleared
Off to carry on pottering in the kitchen12 -
Bonjour and good morning.
Have mad a good start this morning. Dailies and dog walk are done. House hoovered through, bedroom and living room dusted of a fashion, sofa covers washed, last wash load now in machine and some weeding done in back garden.
Still waiting for parcel delivery so can't do tip run or car cleaning yet.Spend less now, work less later.11 -
Morning all,
I am in, thank you so much for the lists. So far this morning I have:
- taken the dog for an hour long walk
- made some yorkshire puddings
- made a vegetable tomato pasta sauce
- Done three loads of washing inc. my bedding
- hoovered and mopped the utility floor
- given a large item away on FB
More to follow x12 -
Still no parcel. I am alternating 15 minutes weeding with 15 minutes reading.Spend less now, work less later.13
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