Weekly Flylady Thread 23 May 2022

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
Open some windows (not just in the kitchen!) for some fresh air 
Check fruit bowl - add to washing up if necessary!  Remove anything 'going over' smoothy anyone?
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!  
Empty toaster crumb tray and wipe down
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!
Glug some bleach down the plugholes.
Clean/polish table - wipe mats/change cloth - don't forget the legs and places where sticky fingers can reach.
Clean chairs/stools/high chairs - and don't forget legs and rails!
Throw away your manky dish cloth or sponge and replace with a new one!  Put out a new hand towel and a new tea towel too
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 shelves etc and check running temperature  If you have a drain hole make sure it's not blocked
Dust dining area/room
Descale kettle if needed
Clean WM , TD and DW filters; remove WM detergent drawer and wash it out.
Wipe inside of washer drawer and DW door paying particular attention to manky crevices - wipe out the slot where the drawer sits!

Level 3

Choose a drawer, shelf or cupboard for special attention.  Empty, clean out, replace what is needed or useful and fling what is unused and/or out of date
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor
Clean chairs (and highchairs) - don't forget under the seats where sticky fingers linger.
Clean windows in both rooms.  

EXTRAS

HHI
S&S bathroom 
Half term is coming - make some plans - play dates and me time!
make sure you know when Sports days etc are scheduled for

Terrific Tuesday

Bathrooms, cloak rooms and en suites

Level 1
Open window
Remove towels and fling in WM
Scrub Loo inside and out, slug some bleach or descaler down afterwards.  Pay special attention to under the rim.
Dust anywhere that needs dusting - wipe any 'on display' bottles down 

Level 2
Clean out baths and/or showers
Clean shower heads and hoses
Clean handbasins including taps - don't forget the out of sight bits!

Level 3
sweep and mop or vacuum floor as appropriate
clean windows
polish mirrors
dust and polish where necessary
Chuck any lurking potions that are not being used/are old
Clean light pull

Extras
Wash showercurtains (if any) and put outside to blow dry 
Rinse loobrushes and put outside to bleach in the sun
HHI
S&S kitchen
sit in a well-lit corner and attack your mending pile 

Wednesday Woes - Living room, hall, stairs and porch

Level One

Declutter ALL the floors!!
Clear the mantle of junk
Fling any rubbish
Straighten cushions, curtains and throws
Tidy coffee/side tables
Empty bin
Empty ashtrays
Attend to plants and flowers

Level Two

Vacuum/sweep all the floors.. stairs too!
Vacuum/sweep under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum sofas
Clean mirrors

Level Three

Clean the window and door frames 
Dust and polish furniture and ornaments
Clean doormats

Extras

Dust all the electricals.. carefully.. don't want any frazzled flybodies
Binbag dance around the house
HHI
S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom

Thursday Thrills  - Kids Room(s)/Spare Room/Guest room

level 1

open windows
strip bed
clear floordrobe and chairdrobe
empty bin

level 2
make bed with fresh bedding
clean bedside tables
vacuum/sweep/mop floor

level 3
clean windows
dust all round

extras
S&S bathroom
S&S kitchen
if your WM is sitting idle are there any curtains or throws you could launder?

Friday Finale

someone else’s bedroom(s). Kids. Spare, guest

Level 1

strip bed
ckear floor
Empty bin

level 2
make bed
sweep/mop/vacuunpn hoor

level 3
dust all rouns
clean winsows

xras
s&skitcgrn and bathroom

pigpen

TY for Fred. I hope you are doing ok

Tomorrow I have washing to dangle outside.. TD for undies

OH needs dentist so he can sort that.

I have a million things to sort.. 1 item to find and post.
2 parcels to package to return.. or it may be 3, i can't remember..

I have no idea what else this week will bring.. but I can guarantee it will be dull!

I hope everyone is feeling better, having happy days and have a gaggle of spoons xxx

ionafan

Thank you Valli.  I will join in when I can.

Today my eldest goddaughter rang me at 07:05 and we chatted for an hour before breakfast!  On my way home from church I did a small food shop, but as our local MrAl is closed for a week for renovation, I had to go to the more expensive greengrocer and MrCoop instead.  I only bought exactly what was on my shopping list.

Otherwise - apart from counting and recording the church collections, preparing lunch, walking Rosie, FUPA dry washing, and cooking tea - I don't seem to have done very much today.  DH pushed the Dy$on round downstairs - oh yes, and I put some flowers in a vase (definitely not a Narc0-style arrangement!)

Tomorrow I need to
- ring my friend K
- ring the church secretary
- finish off an admin job which is driving me nuts.

Hope everyone has a good week xx

Valli

Not doing bad... 
have almost finished cardigan for great nephew, it is sewn up but I now need to knit the band and attach it.i ended up knitting 3 sleeves so I had two the same size...
I HAVE  WUALTD tonight.
hose piddle Tues.

Jazee

Morning all.  Thanks for the list.
 I have a funeral to go to this morning, a meet up with friends this afternoon and a meeting tonight, but with no work for a couple of weeks, I'll see what flying I can do.
Have a great day everyone.

Mademoiselle

Morning, a short week for me this week as it's a public holiday here ( Ascension) on Thursday so DD2 has 4 day weekend and is joining us at the other house, DD1 will join us on Friday evening and so I get to celebrate mother's day here with both of them.  

Bed made, clothes picked up
Kitchen tidy
Cat pee cleared up
WM on

OH gardening this morning whilst I have a student.

Need to plan a moving date and book a van.  

Have a lovely day

pigpen

beasties deposited.

Spoke to guys digging up the path outside my house about the shallow water pipes..

Knows the guys won't have listened and filled juices and 4 jugs and the kettle..

OH to ring dentist .. Next available appointment ... MARCH!!!

I have a parcel to post and 2 to collect

Buy a bulb for the oven.. and arrange a clean..

Sort what needs paying on Friday..

Sort Squeaks lessons.

finish the orange stripe I didn't have time for yesterday

Order Meems prescription.

Order boog a sharpsbin..

Washing hung out

DW needs loading

table needs a scrub.

Usual boring day then

ionafan

I have S&S'd the bathroom and hoovered upstairs
I am still fighting the admin, but have made a bit of progress this morning
I need to pay money in at our local PO 
I will also have to go into town to hand in a form at one of the banks
I must try to plant out various other bits and pieces before they all die on me, and water everything well - no sign of rain here

DH says he will mow the lawn today!!!!!!!!  It's a good thing I haven't got any washing to hang out...

xx

Jazee

I have changed bedding so washing is now on line, dusted bedroom and living room, walked dogs, hoovered through and been to funeral.

kazwookie

WMx 2 done out on line

Bins done

Loads of other boring type stuff done as well.

Lawn half cut, will do the rest after lunch

Whole house hoovered

Bed stripped and remade with some effort, all the weight I have lost, my shorts kept falling down. ! so they are now in the bin as they were very old, another pair found, that I've not worn for yonks, they are staying up!

Food shop done

Weight loss this week 1lbs = 21lbs so far

Miles walked in May 126.2

So this afternoon

Cut rest of lawn

Walking

Hugs to all x

roundtuit

Well done kaz xx

I was here this morning but I lost my post 🤬 and decided to get on rather than start again. So I've:
Had a shower 
Washed my hair 
Got dressed 
Made my bed 
Fed the birds 
Put out the recycling 
WUDUPA pots
WUDUPA pans
WUDU & recycled plastics
Been to the PO
Paid rent
Withdrawn cash I need for tomorrow 

Not bad considering I'm feeling fragile and breaking tasks down into bitesize,  and therefore manageable, pieces.

Still to do today
Clean out Sweetie 
Sweetie's seed and water 

Parrots first though, this headache is not budging.

Have a good week my lovelies 💗 
Rxx