Weekly Flylady Thread 20th June 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 for some fresh air.
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!
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
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!
Clean/polish table - wipe mats/change cloth
Check fruit and wash bowl
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
Good slug of bleach down plugholes and in overflows
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 (see extras); update shopping list as appropriate
Wash and wipe fridge shelves and baskets.
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

Level 3

Pick a cupboard or a drawer; empty it, clean it out and put back its contents tidily
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor - and wipe any fascia boards!
Clean chairs (and highchairs) - don't forget under the seats where sticky fingers linger.
Clean windows in both rooms.
Go round the whole house wiping door handles, light switches and banisters - we WILL be germ-free!

EXTRAS

HHI
S&S bathroom
Paperwork/admin up to date 
Meal plan for the week. - and plan to cook a double sized meal and freeze one for a CBA day - fish pie, cottage pie...something complete!

Twinkly 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.

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
Get a bucket of hot, soapy water and wipe down window and door frames - open them and clean all the grime that gets on the frames, sills and in the gutters too.
HHI
S&S kitchen

Wednesday living room, Hal stairs landing

Level 1

remove anything that doesn’t live here
wipe dusty plants
can any coats go in the WM?
empty bins
give doormats a bash against a wall - or a wash

level 2

sweep, mop or vacuum floors
polish mirrors
remove cobwebs

level 3

dust all round, not forgetting skirting, sills and picture rails if you have them
clean Lights
clean windows

extras 

S&S bathrooms etc
S &S kitchen
wash make up brushes and dry in the sunshine

Thursday Thrills…boudoir

level 1

open windows
strip bed, leave to air
remove rubbish
clear floors robe/chairdrobe/exercise bike or wherever else is pretending it’s only there to hold clothes

level 2
remake bed
vacuum/sweep and/or mop floor

level 3

dust everything
wipe sticky lotion and potion vessels
clean windows

extras choose as few or as many as you like
s&s kithchen
s&sbathroom
wash brushes and combs and let them dry in the sun
empty a drawer - clean it, put back contents 
put used ink cartridges in shopping bag with batteries to go to shop to be recycled VALLI!


FRIDAY FINALE

KIDS ROOM SPARE ROOM STUDY OR SOME GRIM HOLE YOU’RE AVOIDING

levek 1

strip bed or clear desk…
remove detritis from floor
empty bin
deal with plants

level 2
ckean windiw
sweep clean mop vacuum floot
straighten room
renake bed if is a bed

level 3

dust all round
wope electricals

extras
s£0&s kitchen
s&s bathroom
HHI

Narc0lepsy

Another Stalwart here.
Thanks for thread. 
Set Mr N to check the flower bed he was weeding/digging yesterday while I went to church. Yep, he found the 2 ends of cable......so that's why we have no phone or internet.  He is suitably embarrassed. 

ionafan

Thank you Valli.  We have two sets of guests coming to a meal on different nights this week, so I must clean all through tomorrow and/or Tuesday. 

My two youngest godchildren and their parents turned up at church this morning (they live about 45 minutes' drive away) and I felt obliged to invite them here for coffee afterwards - a decision that I quickly came to regret.  The children did not exactly cover themselves with glory as regards their behaviour.  Their parents are both stressed out, and I can see why.  I know the children are only young, nearly 3yo and just 2yo, but the older one is a real handful and the younger one is copying her.  I had given them two boxes of suitable toys for their age group, and they spent their time banging them on the French windows or the coffee table, and throwing them around.  Fortunately I had rung DH and asked him to put Rosie out in the garden before we arrived, as I would not have trusted her to be in the same room as them - she would have been scared out of her wits.  Sighs of relief when they left!  Sadly, I would not want to invite them here again for a long time.  It's easier for me to visit them, as our house is not designed for little ones - though I can't remember ever having similar trouble when my youngest DGC came to visit.  I think I must be getting old and intolerant.

Fayolle

Thank you for the thread x
Another Stalwart here too.
Easy done, Mr N, says one who cut through the cable in the front garden when cable tv was a thing…apparently it was all my fault, can’t think how…

pigpen

Thank you for Fred.

I have a million brain farts for tomorrow.. I will be flapping.. Squeak has her first day at school.. tomorrow.. She needs therapy.. I need therapy.. OH needs therapy.. I NKOW she will be fine.. but my brain is being hysterical.

I see a 6 hour cleaning spree...  

Marvellous Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1
Open some windows for some fresh air.
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!
Replace what lives there, wiping as you go
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!
Clean/polish table - wipe mats/change cloth
Good slug of bleach down plugholes and in overflows
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 (see extras); update shopping list as appropriate
Level 3
Pick a cupboard or a drawer; empty it, clean it out and put back its contents tidily
Sweep/mop/vacuum floor -
Clean windows in both rooms.
Go round the whole house wiping door handles, light switches and banisters - we WILL be germ-free!
EXTRAS

Twinkly 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.
Level 2
Clean out baths and/or showers
Clean shower heads and hoses
Clean handbasins including taps
Level 3
sweep and mop floor
clean windows
Chuck any lurking potions that are not being used/are old
Clean light pull
Extras
Get a bucket of hot, soapy water and wipe down window and door frames - open them and clean all the grime that gets on the frames, sills and in the gutters too.
S&S kitchen


Wednesday living room, Hall stairs landing
Level 1
remove anything that doesn’t live here
empty bins
level 2
vacuum floors
remove cobwebs
level 3
clean Lights
extras
S&S bathrooms

S &S kitchen

If it is gone it isn't needed or I don't do that kind of thing!
Striked stuff is done

Valli

I forgot to mention I have cleaned my bedroom and am now tucked up between clean sheets under a clean duvet… one of my pleasures.
DW and WM primed.  I’ve also done a binbag dance.  Lovely start to the week.  

Jazee

Morning all.  Up early as I think the dogs thought I had a work day.
Lots of aspirations here which I won't bore you with but I will report back with progress.  Ooh, thanks for list and I'm a stalwart too.
Good luck to Squeak at school.
 I'm going to a grand opening this afternoon so need to fly this morning.
Have a great day everyone.

Jazee

And almost two hours later I have sorted DHs car insurance and breakdown cover. Having breakfast now.

roundtuit

Good morning all xx 

Thank you for the thread xx 

Good luck to Squeak at school. Hope all goes well xx Crikey piggers - you sprang that on me - my heart is in my mouth for her. ❤ You'd think it was DS's first day at school all over again! I'll be thinking about you both xx

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

Round 1
Get dressed
Pack a bag of books for cs
Feed the birds 
Put out the recycling 
Put away yesterday's pots that were LTD
WUDUPA 

➡️ town
- drop off books at cs
- check bank for suspicious activity 

➡️ PO
Pay rent 
Post Sympathy card

PJ & S calling for coffee a.m.

List birthday cards required for the rest of 2022. (I have some and don't want to duplicate)

Have a good day all
Much love to my cyberfamily 
Rxx

Jazee

Dog food prepped, dinner for tonight prepped and four extra portions for freezer a la list, washing up done.  I must get glammed up at some point.

kazwookie

Bad nights sleep here, OH couldn't sleep so he got up at 4am, asked me if I wanted to go for a walk with him, no, I'm sleeping, so off he goes and comes back about 1.5 hours later, now of course he is like a bear with a sore head, gumpy with it.

Squeak good luck, I hope all goes well. I hope you have finally after all your searching found the right school for her.

Bed stripped and remade

WM x 1 done all out on whirly

Cats fed

Whole house hoovered

Bins all done

Bleach sloshed down toilets

Small food shop done

Salad wraps made for lunch, back in fridge.

Weight loss this week 1 lbs, (25lbs in total I think)

Steps walked for June so far 211,106  (110 miles)

Off out walking away from the sore bear!