Weekly Flylady Thread June 13th 2022

Natty68

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 ~ Editted 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!
RoD ~ Room of Doom, the one room that feels like it is a permanent pit and cannot be used to its potential!

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

Ok here goes this week! Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Downstairs Loo
Level one
Hoover/wipe the sofas
S&S the sink and toilet
Level Two
Dust the electricals
Hoover the floor and mop too
Level Three
HH tidying, decluttering, sorting
Wipe some paintwork, skirting boards, behind the toilet/sink
Extras

Order pet supplies or make vet appointmentsClean out pets/pet beddingCheck you know when sports day/end of term isNo pets or kids?read a book or do some craft

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Clean the sink and shine the taps
Sort out and wipe out the fridge
Level Three
Clean the WM filters and drawer
Wash the window
Wipe over the hob and oven door
Extras

• Clean some shoes
• HHI
• Deal with a hotspot

Wednesday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Change the bed, hoover the mattress, turn it if you can
Level Two
Hoover the stairs, landing and bedroom
Wipe the window ledges
Level Three
Dust any dusty bits
Deal with hotspots/floorobes
Wipe the bedstead
Extras

• Arrange for boiler service or chimney sweep
• Recycle any paper/magazines lying around

Thursday - Bathrooms
Level One
Clean toilets and sinks
Level Two
Change the towels
Hoover and wipe the floor
Wipe the splashbacks
Level Three
Clean out the plug holes
Shine the mirrors
Clean the bath and shower
Extras

• HHPaperwork
• Declutter a drawer
• Me Me Me time

Friday - Children's Bedrooms or spare rooms/rooms of Doom
Level One

Keep yourselves safe and hydrated in the horrendous heat today.
Strip, wash and replace bedding
Level Two
Hoover floor
HH tidying or decluttering
Level Three
Wipe the skirting boards
Wash an item of soft furnishings
Clear, then dust a flat surface (or 2)
Extras

• Find a new recipe to use
• Sort out your receipts/purse
• Check dates on passports/MoTs/insurance etc

pigpen

TY for Fred...

I have a super busy week.. and I am painting the front bay..

Jazee

Thanks Natty, I'm in.

kazwookie

I'm in as well, thank you for the lists.

Blood test in the morning / early afternoon 1.53, what sort of time is that   I bet they are running late. It had better be better than the awful results form April.

OH is home, very tired, and very oddly wearing a work shirt, he has no reason as to why when I asked, or even why he took it.

Off to wash up 

Fayolle

Me too.  Thank you for the lists.

dancemum

Evening all. Thank you for the threads and company.

Up at 6am. Did test. Made cuppa and ironed work tops.
Dusted top of wardrobe as DS1 borrowed the large case that sits on there. 

Rest of bedroom dusted and all upstairs windows cleaned.
Hour gardening done
Rang some relatives. It is hard keeping in touch with this full time work malarkey.
2x wm done 
and a nap had

elbree

Hi all, thanks Natty 

Missed a week due to exams but hoping to catch up this week. Determined to declutter. Have a plan to throw/give away 10 things a day until end of July when my Dad and SM come and stay. 😬😬😬
Started off today with 6 items of clothing (mostly 8yo), 2 books and 2 plant pots. Surely this will make difference if I keep at it? 
Also changed the beds, dusted around and hoovered underneath 🤢

ionafan

Thank you Natty, I will do as much of the lists as I can this week.

Busy morning at church.
Food shop done.
Lunch eaten.
Nap had.
Rosie's walk done.
Evening meal cooked and eaten.
Flowers "arranged" in vases (not up to Narc0's standards)
Shopping put away.
Not much else achieved!

Tomorrow I must go into the loft and find the photo album from my childhood, as we're having a belated celebration of the Platinum Jubilee at our Old Wives' meeting tomorrow evening - complete with trifle made by another member - and are supposed to be bringing along photos and other memorabilia of the Coronation and previous Jubilees.

Hope everyone has a good week with nice warm weather.  I must remember to water the plant pots!
xx

Narc0lepsy

thanks for lists.    Hugs to all. I've been in lurk mode for a few weeks; Covid seems to have really messed up my whole system. Eventually shook off the sinus clogging, serious tiredness remained, then had abdominal pain and back pain together which worried me enough to contact GP the day before the jubilee. Full marks for them; I rang (a gibbering wreck as I am terrified of doctors and dislike phones) at 12.30; by 1.45 the doctor rang me back, had a good chat then said I could come in to the surgery at 3pm.    Then followed poking and prodding and me being incoherent answering questions, came away with meds for suspected IBS and suspected UTI.   Meds now finished and have to go back for tests/discussion some time when I can face it. Still sleep a lot.  The whole lot has not improved MH at all, plus my drum teacher is leaving (after only 2 months) so yet more change. 

However, I am now determined to pick myself up. House looks like cobweb city so I hereby announce that I will diligently do at least level 1 every day this week.    I'm back at zumba, swimming and did tiny weights at body pump this week so plan to build up again (and must lose weight).   Have booked 5 days away in a cottage/flat in the Peak District for July, so need to pull myself together in time. 

1 report to write up, 1 assessment to do on Wednesday then that could be it work-wise at uni until October.
Managing to do a bit, but not enough, gardening so need to catch up there too.

Sorry self-pity is not attractive, I'm going now.  

Jazee

Morning all.  Kaz, I hope you don't have to fast for that blood test.
 I'm up slurping first cuppa.  Three weeks until big family holiday not that I'm counting.....
Today, I aspire to sort out some admin, do dailies, do Nattys list, change bedding, dust bedroom, hoover through and mop floors.  Oh and walk dogs and pop to shop.
 I may not get everything done as I'm meeting friends this afternoon.
Have a great day everyone.

roundtuit

Morning all xx 

Thank you for the lists xx

(((Hugs))) to Narc0 xx 

That's a lot of aspiring Jazee 🙂 xx

I'm up, made my bed, eaten breakfast and supped my brew. 

To Do Today 
Shower and wash hair 
Get dressed 
➡️ town
- take a bag of books to cs 🐸
- check no suspicious activity on bank account
- give bank updated contact details 
➡️ PO
- pay rent x 2
- withdraw cash for Pops

PJ and S calling for coffee
Pay back PJ

1.50pm ➡️ bigger town to pick up DS's GF
➡️ take GF to job interview- approx 30 minutes drive according to G00gle
Wait- remember to take a book and New Home card 
➡️ take GF home 
Look round the house - not seen it yet
➡️ home

In between I'll feed the birds and put out the recycling. WUDUPA would be useful too.

Apparently GF is very unhappy in her current job.... but I don't understand why she's applied for a job 20 miles away when she doesn't drive. Heyho. DS says he doesn't think she's thought it through but he's happy so 🤐 He's at the cricket today hence my role as taxi driver. And breathe....

Better make a start.

Have a good day/ week my lovelies 
Rxx