Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd March 2025

Natty68

WELCOME TO SPRING

 

I thought I'd do the lists a little different this week to enable more of us to feel we had achieved something and with spring approaching; each day will give you some basic flying, some deep cleaning choices and some decluttering choices. As ever feel free to pick and mix what needs doing for you according to your ability and time.

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 ~ 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

Mystical Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Room
Basic Flying...
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe the worktops, removing everything that shouldn't be there
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe the inside of the fridge and see what needs using up
Deep Cleaning...
Scrub any manky marks off walls and tiles
Run appliances through a clean cycle.. clean filters, drawers and doorseals first!
Empty and wash out bins
Clean out the freezer.. defrost if necessary otherwise just empty and sort it out. Scrub those door seals!
Decluttering...
Empty and clean out food cupboards.. make inventory so you know what you don't need to buy!!
Clean out the cupboard with the pet food/miscellaneous items!


Twinkling Tuesday ~ Living Rooms, Reception Rooms, Hallway and Stairs
Basic Flying…
Declutter and vacuum floors
Hoover stairs
Tidy magazine rack
Check smoke alarms
Deep Cleaning…
Wash any soft furnishings and plump cushions and fluff up throws
Vacuum sofa and chair cushions, including underneath them.
Clean smelly pets and their bedding
Dust and deweb
Polish electricals, glass and any unit tops.
Decluttering...
Tidy coats, bags and shoes
Update finances spreadsheets
Catch up on any important phonecalls and make any upcoming appointments.

Wishful Wednesday ~ Master bedroom and Landing
Basic Flying
Strip, wash and replace the bedding
Hoover floor in bedroom and on landing
Do your pillows need replacing?
Deep Cleaning
Empty and wash out all bins upstairs
Binbag dance
Dust surfaces and make sure no cobwebs
Wash windows and turn mattress before replacing with bedlinen
Decluttering
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage, make sure only what should be in there is. Anything that has had it’s day or doesn’t belong there remove it.
Sort through a bag or box of stuff you’ve not looked at in months. I am certain there will be stuff in there that you don’t need – I know I have some.
15 minutes floordrobe clearing..
Binbag dance!!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Bathroom, WC and Study
Basic Flying...
Polish taps so that they shine..
Sling shower curtain/bathmats in the wash and scrub down the slimy tiles!
Vacuum/mop floors in these rooms!
Deep Cleaning...
Scrub the bath/shower/basins/toilets/bidets etc.. don't forget the outside of the loo and under the scanky rim.. it gets naaaaaasty under there!!.. oh, and don't forget the top of the cistern!
Sling shower curtain/bathmats in the wash and scrub down the slimy tiles!
Replace bathmats/shower curtains/sponges and toothbrushes that are manky
Decluttering...
Clear and wipe window sills and frames and make the blinds/curtains nice and clean
Clean out the toiletries cupboard and put back the stuff you use.. and fling the stuff you don't! Do any necessary decanting so you have fewer almost empties!
Declutter and wipe the desk.. do any filing you find on there!
Set pc to declutter cache and defrag..
Sort all empties to recycling and make a note of anything you need to restock

Flying Friday ~ Everything Else
Flying Basics...
Hoover floors in childrens rooms
Empty any bins that have been missed
Strip some neglected sticky bedding
Dust anything you've missed during the week
Deep Cleaning...
Wipe paintwork in a room you haven't done in a while
Hoover any carpet you haven't done
Clean front and backs of 2 radiators
Wipe light switches
Decluttering...
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Sort through a drawer or cupboard
Straighten a bookcase..the books not the actual bookcase!!
End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

ionafan

Thank you Natty x 

Definitely Spring-like today!   I'll be in this week, as usual, between tidying up the ancestors.

Hope everyone has a good week xxx

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Thanks Natty. 

Back to the paid stuff tomorrow after a week off.  Alongside the flying I will be attempting to keep things in perspective and remember my job is just a job.  I read a great quote this week about just letting stuff go, letting people be and focusing on your own health and happiness which is sound advice.

My lunch is made, my work bag is packed and my gym clothes ready for an early morning workout.

Off to bed with my book. 

Narc0lepsy

thanks for the list.
Another lovely sunny, frosty morning - would have been lovely in the lake but I'm still coughing a lot so reluctantly resisted.
Walked to church.
Did some gardening.
Did some drumming practice.
Made a moussaka for tonight and tomorrow's dinner.
Sorted out some emails and admin.
Emptied DW and put away.

roundtuit

Good morning my lovelies xx 

Another lovely morning here in Roundland. Still nippy though. Pops and Babs arrived home yesterday - they'll be needing their thermals on this morning.

I'm up, made my bed, put fresh towels in bathroom, removed laundry from radiators, FUPA, set used towels and tea towels swishing, removed never used oven gloves from kitchen drawer and hung on oven (use it or lose it 😉 ), got weighed* and supped my first brew.

*I lost 1.5 lbs this week. Back on track despite the stressy week at work. 😊

To Do Today List 

Brew 2 
Get dressed 
Feed the birds 
Put out the recycling 
Empty kitchen bin 
Put new bin bag in bin 
Laundry shuffle 

P & S calling for coffee 
P to take bag of books, box, and shoe laces 
WUDUPA 

Monday = downstairs 
Remove trophies from LR windowsill 
Dust trophies 
Put trophies in a box for DS 
Clean window frame 
Clean windowsill 
Clean window 

Sort books, box of stuff and bag of stuff ready to take to cs 

Old slippers have been binned as they had gone lumpy underfoot. New slippers are on my feet. 

iona - I'm still rolling 😊

Have a good week.
Rxx

Jazee

Morning all.  Thanks for the list.  I am in and can do as I please today.
Wordle in four, connections with two lives lost and strands with two hints.

First jobs will be getting admin and banking up to date.

Have a great day everyone.

fritzie-65

ionafan said:

 took Rosie for her walk in the afternoon sunshine on the Edge - 

Many happy times spent on " the Edge " escaping the carpet town for a few hours 

Fayolle

Morning all,
Thank you for the lists.
Another frosty and sunny start to the day here. The temptation is to go back outside, first to the allotment and then the back garden, squeeeezzziing in flying when I can.
Wm is on - I put it on early so that I could get on, and forgot to press start. So much for early intentions. Phoned the hospital for DD as the appointment they have sent through is so obviously wrong, but they won’t talk to me, so that was time on hold that won’t be got back. 

Oh, and I weighed in. 1.5lb gain. Now I’m not pointing the finger anywhere, but if you happen to be in my line of view, then I’m looking firmly at you, Round 😎. You very well might have a serious case of declutteritis, but that doesn’t let you off this hook. Well done on the decluttering, by the way 😊.
I need to make myself a list. Maybe coffee would help if anyone fancies joining me?

roundtuit

roundtuit said:

To Do Today List 

Brew 2 ✅
Get dressed ✅
Feed the birds ✅
Put out the recycling ✅
Empty kitchen bin ✅
Put new bin bag in bin ✅
Laundry shuffle ✅

P & S calling for coffee 
P to take bag of books, box, and shoe laces 
WUDUPA 

Monday = downstairs 
Remove trophies from LR windowsill 
Dust trophies 
Put trophies in a box for DS 
Clean window frame 
Clean windowsill 
Clean window 

Sort books, box of stuff and bag of stuff ready to take to cs 

Towels are pegged out, tea towels are on the radiators. I've put the airer away.

I've examined a couple of packages in RoD2. One contains a photo frame, the other an Elvis clock...both gifts from DS. They need to be displayed and packaging recycled or binned as appropriate. I forgot I had them. Its like having Christmas again...which year's Christmas I've no idea though 🤔

Three small photos rescued from RoD1 and put with other photos.

There's an 'I think that came free with a Beano' thing (said DS) and a deflated beach ball from pre 2003 that are going in the bin when I've signed off.

Every little helps 😊 

Rxx

eltee2

Morning all

I'll be out a lot this week with appointments & lunches so instead of a plan,  I'll do basic PUPA/FUPA/S&S when I can and list flying achievements, if any, at the end of the day.

Seeing physio today to discuss MRI results & treatment 🤞

kazwookie

Thank you for the lists.

Bins done

Whole house hoovered, bagless thing emptied

3 x wm done, out on whirly in the sun shine, it might even dry

So far 4k walked

All hard floors cleaned and mopped

Fire done, ash out / logs in.

Walked round garden with OH, took about 10 mins as not very big, daffs / snowdrops admired

Cif ed all basins

Toilets all bleached

Cats fed. Now running around the garden like mad things.

This afternoon, I think might be gutter cleaning, to get rid of moss and debris up there, then maybe patio power washing...........................