Weekly Flylady Thread 18 July 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

In view of the heatwave I am not giving you a list.- pick and choose -

S&S kitchen
S&S bathroom
Wash shower curtain and peg out
wash duvets, throws, sleeping bags
Attend to admin tasks
Drink fluids
Make sure children leave the house wearing sunscreen, hats and carrying water - actually applies to adults too
Ensure pets and chooks have shade and water

Tuesday

see Monday

Wednesday catch up

kitchen

Level 1

clear worktops and wipe down
empty bin and wash
wipe splash backs
clean sink, drainer and wipe taps

level 2 
wash windows
wipe sills
wipe hob

level 3
wipe down cupboard and drawer fronts
sweep and mop floor

bathroom

clean baths/shower
clean basin
polish taps
wipe loo and scrub bowl
sweepand mop floor or vacuum

Thursday - a little bit of everything 15 minutes per room (bedrooms etc)

empty all bins in all rooms
top up flower water, water plants
open windows to let fresh air in
strip all beds
clear floordrobes
remake beds
straighten bedside tables
vacuum floors
wash bedding 
HHI


Friday flourish the lounge

lrvel 1

clean all chairs including vacuumin under cushions if you can.  Poke that nozzle into all the nooks and crannies.
wipe leather sofas
clean window
dust sill
plump scatter cushions and replace

level 2
water plants, deal with flowers
empty bins
clear coffe tables etc
declutter mantel
sweep, mop or vacuum floor

level 3 dust all round
clean lighting
wipe sockets and switches

extras
hhi
s&s kitchen
s&s bathroom

Jazee

Thanks Valli, I'm in.
Aspirations for tomorrow include dusting living room and bedroom, changing bedding, changing sofa covers, hoovering and mopping floors.  However, I may be found in the coolest room in the house which is the kitchen as long as the cooker isn't used, watching 📺.

roundtuit

Thank you Valli, and Natty  for last week xx

I've moved my meet up for coffee with L to next Monday...when more reasonable temperatures are forecast.

Have a good week all.
Rxx

Fayolle

Thank you, Valli. Thank you, Natty, for last week. *Waves to Dustykitten*

I’ll be in, in between work which will take up more time than it should, and hospital appointments.
I hope you all have a good week x

pigpen

Thank you for Fred xx I hope all is well with everyone.

Monday OH has his performance review and I have the first part of Dot's autism assessment ..

I have about 6 loads of black washing to do and lots of plant watering to get through.

I do not want to do the school run..

[Deleted User]

Morning all

Thank you for the lists. Today the priority is keeping the flock hydrated and cool. Kids have a forest school day so I’ll be lathering on the cream.

I have a mountain of laundry to deal with and also some admin. Take care everyone and keep cool 😎xxx

Jazee

Morning all.
 I was up a five clearing up after a poorly Littleydog, went back to bed, then repeated the task when I got up at 7.30.  I think the hot weather has got to her, but just in case it's her meds I'm stopping them for a day or two and will then try again.
So first cuppa has been slurped, I've watered greenhouse and garden and I'm just about to check admin is up to date before having breakfast.
Windows are now shut, curtains closed, fans on.
Twot, isn't it?
Have a great day everyone.

YORKSHIRELASS

Morning ladies

Hope you all cope in this heat today.  I have been for a short jog, done some admin and hoovered the LR sofas.

Paid stuff 11am to 9pm (ish) in my office which has three big windows which catch the afternoon sun.  I will be keeping the blinds closed and taking regular breaks.  I need to nip to Li@l too.  

DS is going to Spain on Wednesday, I cant establish whether he has insurance cover that will cover him for known health conditions so I am just going to buy him insurance and pay for it.  It will be £20 well spent for my piece of mind.  I will do that later. 

Have a good Monday all x

Smoosh

I missed so much of last week's thread after my manic cleaning day on Wednesday.

Curtains and windows shut here. Dogs have got their cool towels and we're in the living room (coolest room as it gets almost no direct sun).

Garden was watered first thing. Usual dailies done - kitchen wiped down, dishwasher unloaded and reloaded, laundry load on, recycling taken out, bathroom "stuff" put away, floordrobe tidied, bed made, stuff from upstairs that belongs downstairs and vice versa put away. Probably not going to do too much else today. I'm going to try and get a few bits listed on Vinted. 

kazwookie

Morning

Thank you for the lists.

Up first thing

Cats fed

Wm x 2 done out on line

Shower roon and bathroom scrubbed, inc the showers and limescale that had built up on the screens, also did metal plug hole things as they had limescale on them as well.

Bins done

Bed stripped and remade

Steps for today also done, at the crack of dawn.

Hoovering to do.

Steps fpr July so far 224207.

Weight loss this week 0!  so still at 26 lbs overall.

Also have managed to shut the anchor point of my 2 hearing aids in the lid of the box they go in overnight, so now they don't really hold correctly in my ears, just rung the folk locally who tell me no one can help me for a couple of days, but if I want to bring in my hearing aids today, they will do them when someone is in,..............................err what do I do in the mean time to hear............person on the end of the phone, just couldn't get it, so I've asked for someone to phone me, when the correct person is in.

Hav e a good day

Jazee

All aspirations done except mopping floors but I'm just resting now for a few hours.  Will just keep on top of putting washing out, seven loads today, and prepping for DGD2 staying here later.