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But rather than a one a day baby step, we do a two a day one.

I need to get back on top of things, plus I will be on my own for the first time in over 5 years.

Hello

I've not done Fly before, I get the theory, but i've never gone further than cleaning my sink

Can I join you?

I'd love to join you too - my house looks like someone's turned it upside down and shaken it. I've started before but think I need the support to see it through (although I do always have a lovely sink).

I am up for everyone joining me - the more the merrier!

Come on - are there any more people up for this, lets make sure we shine our sink tonight, so we dont have to eorry about it tomorrow

I'll join if i may. We've moved house during the holidays and i'm determined to keep on top of things.

Ooh can I join? I really need some motivation on this. Getting really fed up with living like this but really don't know where to start!

And me please!!!Badly needing motivation

and me please - still attempting to unpack from house move, back at work tommorow (am a teacher) and need help and motivation to keep going in term time like i do in hols!!
Shall we post links to the baby steps for the day?

me too tho I am back in school full time on Tuesday

Shall i post 1st babystep in the morning as i will be up bright and early! Teamonster - i don't want to step on your toes here but thought would be good to get going Monday (i hope you don't think i am being Miss BossyBoots!

You'd better link TOM because I never read past sink shining before ....

I'm also starting my diet weigh in tomorrow , better go eat some biscuits to get shot of them

I will try to join in too.
I have never got past shining my sink either.
Will be good to have the biguns back at school at last.
Might even have a go at finding their bedroom floor!

Baby step number one
Let's get shining!

flylady.net/pages/FLYingLessons_Shine.asp

and Babystep number two
Don't forget your lace up shoes

www.flylady.net/pages/bbd2.asp

(i wonder if trainers count!)

Morning all,
Why is it I can get get up at 6am every single days of the hols and not feeling shattered,
yet I get up at 6 to go to work and i feel bleurgh!!
Back to work for me today although kids aren't back in school til wednesday so can't complain too much.

My day looks like this today

wm on before i go to work for dsd to put out on line later
(dsd and dh are still in bed - no school for them today

quick whizz round living room
go to work

return from work
cook tea
sweep stairs
20 mins ironing
hoover living room
do about 3 hours school work

hope everyone has a good day and good luck to everyones dc who are starting a different school today

oops - forgot to say shine sink before bed!!
Thats a good start!

Morning all

I will be mainly following round DH who has the day off (boys first day back at school and Mini's first day ever) who will be decorating the kitchen!

Hello all, I've still got the DC at home as DD doesn't start Reception for another few weeks, DS had his first morning at nursery today (tearful but ok_.

I'm going to go wash up and do my sink now - it doesn't help that my boiler has packed up, but nothing a boiled kettle won't solve.

I remember from starting fly before that getting rid of my drying rack helped, as did the ecover limescale remover. And a drying cloth I keep by the sink just for polishing purposes!

TM - you are here! I think I misdirected someone.

hope your day went well.

Going to tackle the homework now [sigh]

hows everyones day going?
Mine hasn't gone to plan
I believe i meant to put wm on - didn't happen
whizz around living room - hmmmmmm?
I am going to cook tea though!!
And i will be doing lots of work tonight!!

Going to cook tea now

have been out most of today, but now

supper cooking
socks sorted into heaps for each child
homework being supervised with certain degree of aggro
dw loaded
table wiped
shopping put away
rubbish binned

now going to attempt to change ds1's sheets/duvet
and blitz upstairs basin until potatoes cooked

well, tonight so far i have managed to cook tea (hurrach!), complete all my work for the night (hurrah!)

now am going to
wash up and shine sink
Put some clothes away

then tuck myself up in bed and read.

All of you out there - remember to shine your sink!!!

Hello

I'm trying to remember what I've actually done today - its been a busy one.
I didn't read what I was supposed to do last night so only really started this morning.I always get dressed to lace up shoes - if I don't slap on the war paint people think I'm dying!

Last night I laid out the breakfast for everyone, I need to have a smooth start to the day

Once dd1 and 2 were at school I tackled the girls bedrooms, tidied all the toys away, put away 1 basket of washing for each of them,changed their beds (did boys yesterday so all now done) and all 4 kids towels.

Cleared landing of all random clutter,

Picked up all toys in lounge and put them in the lounge toybox ( some of them should be upstairs )

Brummed cars with ds1 and 2 for a bit made lunch, cleared it away, put through 2 washloads, collected girls from school, bathed all the kids, cooked dinner, loaded dishwasher, rediscovered kitchen counter, filled all breakfast bowls for the morning and put on sideboard in d/room, washed out and refilled all 6 water bottles, made dd1s lunch.

replied to all letters in bookbags, and binned, filed and replied to the ones that came thru the door.

I have a scary to do list ...

Pile of papers to be dealt with in d/room. large pile of stuff to ebay.

Approx 8 washloads behind atm, I have to do 2 / 3 each day and I've gotten a bit behind.

Our bedroom hasn't been hoovered / dusted for 2 months and there are already 3 washloads piled in there to be put away.

Haven't cleaned bathroom for a week and the boys shared room is a shrine to a tent currently filled with train track, and lots of things were spread out across whats left of the floor (I've shoved it all to one side for bedtime )

Just need to switch on the dishwasher fridge the boiled eggs and I can go to bed........

Please feel free to ignore my posts in future -

Have done what I set out to do!
avoiding ironing pile though, hopefully we'll wear it before it gets ironed

sink shiny

KAQ that is an amazing list of dones, especially admire breakfast table

KAQ i agree with Swan - you are wonderwoman!!
twas lovely to come down to shiny sink today though
Am proud of self cos dh kept saying leave it til tommorow - but i fought the urge to do so and did it. (smug smile to self!)

Anyway here are the babysteps of the day.

www.flylady.net/pages/bbd3.asp

Do what we have already done

and

http://www.flylady.net/pages/bbd4.asp

write thiese things down