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Weekly Flylady Thread 28th January 2008
lil_me
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Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!
Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement. There will now be level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.
THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.
Also adding a declutter mission each day. Another one where it’s up to you if you want to do it or if you need to. This follows requests from members who are looking to declutter. Fling boogies, hotspot clearing, cupboard sorts, drawer sorts etc will all be on this list. Any problems with this of any suggestions do please let me know.
A few of the basics before we start the week
Hotspots are any areas which 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.
27 Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding 27 items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.
Swish and swipe 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
Ok here goes this week! Please remember don't hurt yourself doing any of these tasks, if it's too much leave it or delegate. No BUMPS on ladders please (knowing there are some pregnant flyladies joining us at the moment)
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
Clean floors in these areas
Level Two
Wipe down surfaces
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, firdge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters
Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it
Extra tasks if you want to do more
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these
Level One
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Check fire alarms are working
Level Two
Remove floordrobe from the floor!
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Defragment hard drive on one PC or laptop
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade, curtain rails or above the door frame.
Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Drag all that junk out from under the bed and deal with it as required e.g. bin, put away, wash etc
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List
As usual pick any one or more of the following if you fancy an extra challenge today and are still alive after entering the kids rooms!!
I'll be back tomorrow with the weekend list for those who are insane enough to want to do extra.
Weekend Extras for those mad/dedicated enough to want to do more, you could try one or more of these
Following requests to start things steadier for new members who did not realise the tasks list wasn’t a must do, just an encouragement. There will now be level 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very basic it has been requested that this is just one task per day, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. If you want to do level 2 you add the tasks on level 1 with the level 2 tasks, if you want to do level 3 you add the tasks on, easy peasy. Choose a level to aim for but be realistic, if you’ve got a busy day on or are just starting etc aim for level one, if you get higher then great, if not then not to worry its only suggestions. Every room comes back around next week. Trust me some days I'll only be doing level one myself.
THESE LISTS ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS AND NOT A MUST DO LIST, ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST AND FOLLOW YOUR OWN.
Also adding a declutter mission each day. Another one where it’s up to you if you want to do it or if you need to. This follows requests from members who are looking to declutter. Fling boogies, hotspot clearing, cupboard sorts, drawer sorts etc will all be on this list. Any problems with this of any suggestions do please let me know.
A few of the basics before we start the week
Hotspots are any areas which 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.
27 Fling Boogie - stick on some loud music, grab a binbag and whizz around the house finding 27 items that can go out with the rubbish, recycling, for charity shop, basically anything that will stop it cluttering your home.
Swish and swipe 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
Ok here goes this week! Please remember don't hurt yourself doing any of these tasks, if it's too much leave it or delegate. No BUMPS on ladders please (knowing there are some pregnant flyladies joining us at the moment)
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
Clean floors in these areas
Level Two
Wipe down surfaces
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, firdge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters
Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it
Extra tasks if you want to do more
- Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
- Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps, a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
- Empty one shelf (or the top of a cupboard) clean it, clean what's on it and put it all back
- Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
- Wipe & replace small appliances likekettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)
Level One
Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
Level Two
Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
Dust any areas below eye level
Level Three
Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe
Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these
- Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc (yes I know it's repeated but lots of members were not about when it was done)
- Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
- Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside) clean any marks from window
- Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!
- 20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, oh and make sure you put it away!
Level One
Strip bed linen and wash, replace with clean linen
Check fire alarms are working
Level Two
Remove floordrobe from the floor!
Vacuum floors in these areas
Level Three
Vacuum mattress
Clean tops of drawers
Check through one drawer making sure only what needs to be is in there!
Extra mission tasks, as always if you fancy an extra challenge try one or more of these
- Spend 30 minutes doing something for you, anything you like, call it 'midweek me time'
- Empty the top or bottom of your wardrobe, wherever you 'store' things, sort through it, clean wherever it goes, remove what shouldn't be there then replace what should be
- Clean windows in the bedroom, make sure you wipe the sill too
- Clean doors including handles downstairs
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Defragment hard drive on one PC or laptop
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
- Clear a hotspot, if it's bad at least spend 10 minutes on it
- Remove anything from window sills in these rooms, clean before replacing the items (which you have of course given a wipe)
- Clean toilet bowl inside and out, the floor in front of it aswell if you need to (I wonder when boys/men will learn to aim?)
- 15 minutes paperwork filing/flinging. Deal with anything urgent now
- Towels & Flannels- wash any grimey ones, make ones which are ''beyond repair'' into something else (flannels, cloths etc) or get rid!
Level One
Vacuum the floor, even if it's just where you can see
Level Two
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade, curtain rails or above the door frame.
Level Three
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Drag all that junk out from under the bed and deal with it as required e.g. bin, put away, wash etc
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List
As usual pick any one or more of the following if you fancy an extra challenge today and are still alive after entering the kids rooms!!
- Look in that medicine cupboard... is there anything you can fling? Is there anything you need to stock up on?
- Time for the Friday Flylady Fling, in the toy box!!!! aim for 27.. if no toy box you’ll have to choose another area!
- Clean 2 radiators or the skirting in any room of your choice!.. or you could do both!
- Clean any one (or more) window that needs doing
- 30 minutes ironing (if you iron, unlike me
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I'll be back tomorrow with the weekend list for those who are insane enough to want to do extra.Weekend Extras for those mad/dedicated enough to want to do more, you could try one or more of these
- Do up to level 3 in any room you didn't quite do level 3 in this week
- Handbag clearing (or wherever you dump things in baby bag/back pack etc) empty it, sort it, ditch any rubbish and clean if required
- Spend 1 hour at least with family, doing something you all enjoy
- 15 minutes paperwork sorting if you still haven't got to the bottom of those piles
- Sort through one cupboard or other storage area, making sure it only contains what should be there
- Hotspot time - spend 15 minutes clearing some of one of your hotspots
- Radiator cleaning (or vents if you have them instead) clean at least one, more if you can
- Freezer/fridge/cupboard checks and meal plan from what is in, might even save you some money next week
- Kids/adults lunch bags/boxes - give them a good clean this weekend, I find baby sterilser great for getting juice smells from drinks bottles/flasks
- 30 minutes ironing catch up
One day I might be more organised...........
GC: £200
Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
GC: £200
Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
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Comments
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I'm in again.
Thanks lil_me :beer:
rumbly x0 -
Thanks lil_me I can now leave all the tasks I didn't get to in last weeks's thread!The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0
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I am going to try to keep up this week
Thanksfurrypig says:my name is Choccy and I am addicted to nose free stamps as I want to save them all and give them noses!!!:rotfl:
About me. Im Choccy or Chocolate orange depending on where i am.Yes occasionally i am a total looon who spends too long online,but no where near as much £ as her spendy elves do ..:D0 -
I have been naughtily (is that a word?) avoiding this since christmas and my poor house knows it so will rejoin for this week please. x xPay Debt by Xmas 16 - 0/12000
There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.0 -
I'm in too again please!I haven't posted for a couple of weeks as been too busy but spent 3 hours yesterday trying to salvage 2 weeks worth of neglect and surprisingly by the end of the time the house looked really good It MUST be due to the routines I'm getting from here making a difference,as normally 3 hours wouldn't have made a dent even :rotfl:
Thanks all 0 -
ok.. I'm in.. but I'm in such a strop I'm not promising ANYTHING.. other than harsh words and growling!! .. and boring you all to death with my constant ebay updates.... I am starting to think I have an obsessive personality disorder of some kind.
chook in the oven.. hubby can peel spuds for roasties and then go supervise the front room being 'found' and the back room too.. and I'll fold the laundry.. AGAIN... grrrrrLB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
I'll be in I suppose, if I must 0
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Hi all. I'm Back, and going to keep up with it!
Hubby went back to work last Wednesday, after 4 months at home under my feet and my house is showing it!
I did start on the bedrooms getting it back in order last week, but serious work needed this week.Nothing to declare
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Hi! I'm in again too, good job its kitchen day tomorrow as DH is cooking tonight so will look like a bombsite
Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
Clean floors in these areas
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe down surfaces[/STRIKE]
[strike]Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards [/strike][strike]
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, firdge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave[/strike] cheated and done today!
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
[STRIKE]Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters[/STRIKE]
Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it
Extra tasks if you want to do more- Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
- [STRIKE]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps, a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
- Wipe & replace small appliances likekettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)[/STRIKE]
- PLUS Toddler group
- Wash DS gro-bag
- Ironing
Lightbulb moment 15th Feb 2007:doh: Now Debt Free and plan on it staying that way!
Baby on board!:D0 -
Im in too although work tomorrow for 12 hours. Ive done bits in the kitchen today and done all the ironing. Plus S&S.0
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