Weekly Flylady Thread 16th June 2008

pigpen

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
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!
5GC five minutes gardening.. make it lovely for your spring flowers and sowing

Ok here goes this week


Magnificent Monday - Kitchen of Klutter and Dining room of Disaster
Level One
Open the windows and let in the light
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces & table
Level Two
Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Clean out drawers and filters on the big appliances and the kettle!
Level Three
Sweep and mop the floor
Shine the grotty windows
Drag everything out of the junk cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. Get rid of the things you will never need or use!!
Extras

1. HHI
2. Fill a bag for charity shop
3. Deweb the downstairs of the house!!
4. Scrub down the woodwork.. skirtings, door frames etc

Tootling Tuesday - Sitting Room of Sunshine and Hallway of Happiness
Level One
Open the windows and turn on some music!
Wipe and water the plants
Declutter the chairs, floor and fireplace
Level Two
Vacuum the floor now it is visible
Wash any throws/curtains/cushion that need freshening up
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Vacuum under any furniture you can.. please don't injure yourselves!
Sort through the shoes and coats and bags.. make them pretty!
HHC in the porch
Extras

1. Groom the hairy pets... or the children lol
2. 29 fling boogie
3. Spend 15 minutes tackling the hotspot in your bag.. the one you use the most!!
4. Wipe the woodwork in these areas

Wonderful Wednesday - Bedroom of Duvet-nia & Landing of Loveliness
Level One
Open the window and air the room
Strip off smelly bedding and sling it in the wash
Level Two
Vacuum the mattress and air the duvet
remake bed with the clean bedding
Put the floordrobe in the wardrobe
Find 10 things to get rid of!
Level Three
Vacuum the landing and bedroom.. starting at the bottom of the stairs!!!!
Remove anything that should be elsewhere.. your bedroom is NOT a shed!!
Remove some dust bunnies and wipe over the light shades
Extras

1. Wash any curtains that need doing
2. binbag dance
3. Clean the windows
4. 15 minutes sort out of the landing gibble.. see if you can find something to rehome!

Therapeutic Thursday - Bathroom of Bubblovia and Sparkling Study
Level One
Clear the floors of clutter
Open the windows and air the rooms
Level Two
Clean/vacuum the floors
Shine the bath,bog,basins etc
Twinkle the tiles
Level three
Clean the toilet seat germs off the telephone, keyboard, mouse, monitor, sockets and switches
declutter the pc desk
Sparkle the mirrors and windows in these rooms
Extras

1. HHI
2. HHG.. if your garden is already beautiful go out and enjoy it for half an hour!!
3. fill the bath with lovely warm bubbles.. and get in it!!!!!! enjoy!!!!!!!
4. 15 minutes filing

Frivolous Friday - The Land of 'Spare Oom' and the neighbouring Land of Child Grot
Level One
Open the windows and collect the smelly laundry!
Strip the beds that need doing
Spend half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!! even if it is just sitting out in the gloaming with a cuppa.
Level Two
Find the floor.. books on shelves, toys in boxes, games in cases and restacked.
Vacuum new found floor
Wipe windows, pc's, screens etc
Level Three
Wipe away any sticky messes and grub-spots
Make sure the drawers are all orderly.. nothing dangling out!
Drag the junk out from under the bed and put it in its proper places!
Extras

1. Find something to freecycle.. you could even fill a box of junk to car boot
2. Find something to ebay
3. Find something to send to charity shop
4. Find something to give to someone you know
5. Get rid of them then!!! lol

Squeakend lisp

1. HHI
2. Make sure those uniforms are ready for Monday .. SCHOOOOOL!!!!!!!
3. Change any bedding that was missed during the week
4. HHG.. or if rubbish weather HH-something else!!
5. Wipe the grottiest marks of the carpet!
6. Make plans for a holiday or day out so you have something to look forward to
7. Catch up on a room you skipped.. or wasn't included!.. right to level 3
8. Wash the grottiest windows
9. Clean out the car!!!.. Get the small people to help!.. or bribe them with cake to do it for you!
10. Clean out pets and wash their beds!!

rach

Yay - I'm first!

Hope to be in this week in my usual 'as much as i can manage' fashion! I'm away wed night with work and not back til quite late on thurs so might have to swap things around a bit.

we're back from 2 weddings this weekend and totally shattered. DH is watching cricket and I'm reading and surfing on here whilst laid under a blanket on the sofa. beans on toast or something similar for tea i think. do need to do the tesco order though, i've checked the meal plan and listed what we need - just need to make sure we don't have any of it already! my major task for this week as well as the usual lists is to photo and ebay turbo list a pile of stuff that is overtaking the spare room. Hoping to make enough money to get a sofabed for in there so we can get rid of the old futon. also need to make lunches for tomorrow before i forget!
so:

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen of Klutter and Dining room of Disaster
Level One
Open the windows and let in the light
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces & table
Level Two
Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Clean out drawers and filters on the big appliances and the kettle!
Level Three
Sweep and mop the floor
Shine the grotty windows
Drag everything out of the junk cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. Get rid of the things you will never need or use!!

extras:
photo & list ebay stuff
buy cd holdres & post out wedding photo cds
sort out answerphone
change our bed
tesco order

nicki_2

Going to stick to the basic list this week but attempt Level 3 No extras apart from flining for me.

I've just got a burst of energy so I'm going to make the most of it and attempt some of this list now :wave:

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen of Klutter and Dining room of Disaster
Level One
Open the windows and let in the light
[STRIKE] Clear and wipe the worksurfaces & table[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE] Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes[/STRIKE]
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Clean out drawers and filters on the big appliances and the kettle!
Level Three
Sweep and mop the floor
Shine the grotty windows
Drag everything out of the junk cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. Get rid of the things you will never need or use!!

Electra_King

Raring to go! Can't wait till Monday!:dance:

How sad am I

kazmeister

New thread and another new start, and please pigpen sort me out if I dont post every day to say I've done something, nag me till I'm sick of hearing it(seeing it) kick me until I'm black and blue, email me if necessary but please make sure I bloddy do something PS apologies - Thanks to pigpen for fred

• 2 cakes baked (but I cheated and used bake in a box ones :eek:)
• WM and TD still on
• Big chook and JP in oven (only me and DD here for lunchtea)
• Upstairs all swept as couldnt be bothered to drag hoover upstairs
• Took all DD's clothes that need ironing upstairs and dumped them in her room telling her I'm not doing them until she does her room.
• Swept all the carp in her room into one corner so that at least the clean clothes wont get mucky again
• kitchen floor swept where I'd given doogie hair cut

Now got to go and empty DW and reload with all the garbage in the sink and the WM is screaming at me to sort it out again, then hoover downstairs.

First though, opinions on this.

OH is going away early hours of Tuesday morning until Tuesday next week
I normally go to work around 7.20 getting a lift in with a neighbour to save on fuel costs as work 15 - 20 miles away, return at about 4.45
DS (16 in July) has finished his exams so will be at home doing nothing

I have asked DS if he is willing to take DD to school and collect her each day
This would save me around £40 in childminders fees, plus if I took her there I would also need to take the car to work costing me approx another £35 in petrol.

Knowing what a little madam DD (9 going on 19) can be, am I being fair in asking DS to take her. He seems ok with it but knows what she can be like

Cheers

soappie

Where has the day gone?

You know that little one liner on my personal weekend list - the one that went something like 'sort out the paperwork in the toybox and throw away anything > 7 years old'?

Well, it took me five flipping hours and the shredder overheated about 20 times! It was all old accounts and bank statements and things. The accounts (earliest 1994 ) were complete with every receipt and invoice so I had to inspect EACH ONE just in case they had a CC number or bank account number or anything else sensitive on them. If they did, they were shredded. If they didn't, they were torn in half. All went in the recycle bin which is now nearly full!

I knew there was a lot of old stuff in there but didn't realise it was THAT old. I've not been in that box for about 3 years because it's always had the fishtank on top of it until I rearranged everything after the french doors were done.

Also had a visit from DD and her bloke. Now the initial visit has been done, seems there's no stopping them! They took the dog on a walk in the park and she managed to find the muckiest, smelliest, dirtiest ditch possible and went for a swim. DD phoned and said to get the hose pipe ready which I did. But, I made DD do the shampoo and sponging! DD's bloke was really good and held the dog whilst I hosed her down afterwards. He ended up rather wet too! But he took it all in his stride and even stayed for a cup of tea afterwards rather than disappear at the first opportunity.

But, duck is in the oven roasting, giblets are cooking for stock for the gravy and my ebay items finishing today are doing better than I expected

I'm about to get the ironing board out. Onwards and upwards1

kazwookie

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen of Klutter and Dining room of Disaster
Level One
Open the windows and let in the light (done today Sunday)
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces & table (done clutter in bin!!)
Level Two
Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes (toaster done)
Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
Clean out drawers and filters on the big appliances and the kettle!
Level Three
Sweep and mop the floor )done)
Shine the grotty windows
Drag everything out of the junk cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. Get rid of the things you will never need or use!!
Extras

1. HHI
2. Fill a bag for charity shop
3. Deweb the downstairs of the house!! (done)
4. Scrub down the woodwork.. skirtings, door frames etc

Doing quite well so far.

KAZ how old is DD? maybe explaining to her why you are planning the change ie DS taking her, might help.

tiamai_d

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Me no want to tidy! :mad:

My foot hurts because I was out gallavanting all day. Did borrow my mum's vax though. We have a beigey/fawny carpet on the stairs and DS2 decided it would look much nicer in yellow and green spoldges with black accents. I told him it doesn't match the wallpaper sweety...

Oh my... DS2 has fallen asleep on the sofa sitting up... Tried taking a pic but my camera is on the blink I think. So cute!

soappie

kazmeister wrote: »

Knowing what a little madam DD can be, am I being fair in asking DS to take her. He seems ok with it but knows what she can be like

Of course you're being fair! Perhaps you could make it fairer by offering DS a little financial sweetener - say £20 for the week?

kazmeister

soappie wrote: »

Of course you're being fair! Perhaps you could make it fairer by offering DS a little financial sweetener - say £20 for the week?

:rotfl: Already done that - he wouldnt do it for nothing :rotfl:

He wont be the problem, she will. If she doesnt get her own way she sits down and goes on strike. I've had to call OH when I've walked her home because she sits down and wont behave because I wont buy her choccy croissants on the way home. Mind you I have threatened her with Grandma staying if she doesnt behave :rotfl:

Will come back later as this is NOT getting anything done

PS you're doing amazingly well on your savings soappie

pigpen

kazmeister wrote: »

New thread and another new start, and please pigpen sort me out if I dont post every day to say I've done something, nag me till I'm sick of hearing it(seeing it) kick me until I'm black and blue, email me if necessary but please make sure I bloddy do something PS apologies - Thanks to pigpen for fred

That I can do... pm me your email addy and I'll nag you via email if you aren't answering PM's and messages here!!

kazmeister wrote: »

I have asked DS if he is willing to take DD to school and collect her each day
This would save me around £40 in childminders fees, plus if I took her there I would also need to take the car to work costing me approx another £35 in petrol.

Knowing what a little madam DD (9 going on 19) can be, am I being fair in asking DS to take her. He seems ok with it but knows what she can be like

That is not unreasonable.. I used to take and collect my 2 sisters from being 15.. every day just about. I collected my youngest sister up until she went to high school!!. and my mother would collect her from my house on the way home from work.

I'd have her on a bribe.. ie .. you behave well EVERY DAY for DS and you can have a treat at the weekend.. or if you misbehave you won't do whatever she likes to do.. and I'd offer him a sweetener too.. bit of pocket money for him.. mind you if the exercise is to save cash it might not be a good idea.

Righty-ho.. off to bath some pests.. I have 3 girlies to get cleaned and deflea'd and in bed by 7pm.. then I am going to slob in a bubbly heaven!