Back to Fly school for September Fledglings

[substantiallycompromised]

Welcome to the September 2011 Fledgling Flying thread! Hang up your microfibre cloths and park your buckets here!!

[Sorry - I've namechanged again - but remain SC]

This is where from the 1st of the month, we attempt to declutter and follow the 30-step wisdom of Flylady (minus cutesy language and a surfeit of e-mails) with lots of chat and support and mutual motivation along the way. (More info available here )

Humungous thanks to our previous thread leader Blue for navigating us all through the August school holidays...and for doing it so consistently and well!!

As usual we will be following a three-pronged approach - and don't worry - we are all at different stages. Some of us (SC stares at feet) -are even embarrassingly stuck at decluttering stage after two years

• repeat or start baby steps (again!)
  

• repeat baby steps + do 15 mins a day decluttering in the current zone
  

or

• reinforce babysteps and do daily missions if you have finished decluttering.
  

All newcomers welcome!

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

I'm in. Hoping to do a bit better this month!

[NickNacks]

I'm in! August was the first month i made to the end so i'm stretching myself for 2 in a row!

[dizzyday07]

I would love a tidy, clean and organised house but couldn't get past day 2 of Flylady - in fact I almost didn't read past day 1!

[LinzerTorte]

Thanks for the new thread SC!

This month can only be better than last month... although as I'll be away for the first few days of September, I won't be able to start getting back on track until the 5th.

[NettieSpaghetti]

woop woop a shiney new thread, love it!

[PositiveAttitude]

SC How are you doing? Massive waves to you!!

Right, I am signing in for September, but I might be a bit lacklustre until the DCs return to school in a weeks time. I really have not been able to motivate myself to do anything much more than relax and enjoy the DC this summer!! Its been great!! Best summer for me I think!!

[Fuzzled]

Hey all!

[messymammy]

Im in,month 2 here i come!cant wait for dd1 to start back on thurs so i can declutter without her sentimentality.

[CheerfulYank]

I'm here! Will update my list for today later. :)

[BlueEyeshadow]

Marking spot here too. Thanks SC.

[OuchPassVodka]

might as well admit to have not been able to complete the babysteps either in those two years.

Am going to try to achieve a more decluttered state and progress with the babysteps a bit better. Or at least that is the intention.


what's that expression about the road to hell?

[Grockle]

Newbie signing in

I need to declutter. Urgently.

[feetheart]

Another one who's on that road :o

Not quite 2 years, though not far off, still decluttering in spurts, still not getting to end of babysteps most months BUT house is much cleaner and tidier most of the time, I don't have a coronary when someone says they will call round, I have some routines that are now second nature and the chat on here keeps me sane ish.

[CheerfulYank]

Good morning. I still haven't gone to bed but here's my list for today anyway.

*Exercise
*Have self and DS up and dressed at decent hour
*Finish helping the poor homeless clothing spread everywhere -Almost there!
*Generally tidy up as having friend over this evening
*VACUUM STAIRS-there's an entire dog's worth of fur on them by the look of things
*Attend DS' preschool Open House
*Whatever else the day throws at me :)

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

It's paved with good intentions Ouch.

Feet I couldn't have put it better myself, sounds as though you are in exactly the same boat as me. I am going to go for this properly this month [fired-up emoticon].

Off to work now

[mrswoodentop]

Been Nesbit to join for several months ,have spent the whole summer on crutches after hip op.Now mobile and determined to take control

[swanriver]

Starting with getting dressed first thing...

still in my nightie

mrswoodentop full of admiration that you got through the summer on crutches, and please don't overdo it.

oh dear, a child has appeared...

Tempting though it is to do absolutely nothing to disturb the inertia peaceful serenity, I suspect I may have to give people orders gentle guidance

[swanriver]

By "people" I meant my dcs.

[mrswoodentop]

Nesbit where did that come from ,actually meant
To say meaning

[mrswoodentop]

I have a new admiration for anyone with mobility problems ,the trouble with spending so much time sitting still is that you notice all the jobs that need doingDh and boys have been great but it's not the same

[OuchPassVodka]

whoknows .

[CindersandButtons]

Hello

heads to naughty corner

[SilveryMoon]

Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Marking my place on mew thread ready for tomorrow.
My promise is to be a better team player, to keep up with thread and write more personals.
Oh and start a full time job plus FLY. Hmmm, let's see how it goes!

[substantiallycompromised]

Hello everyone. Tis brilliant to 'see' you all. [SC dabs corner of eye with hanky]

(Don't panic Nettie )

Thought of you this morning Linzer because dh is off travelling to Vienna

Glad it's not just me whose decluttering in spurts and only just managing the baby-steps but not the missions!!! Still, as Feetheart and Ouch say, the house is looking a lot better than it was... and... [broken record emoticon] I'm intending to do better this month.

You are welcome to join us Dizzy! This thread is meant to provide a slimmed-down/toned-down version of the Fat Fairy system; ie we just post the basics without the barftastic language and the pseudo-spiritual crapola.

Go for it Nicknacks! Hope you get some sleep tonight CheerfulY

Hello to PA Fuzzled Whoknows MessymSwan Blue

A warm welcome to Grockle and MrsWoodenTop

Btw MrsWoodenTop, you may have created a new verb:
to nesbit = to intend to do something but not quite get around to it
Bit friendlier than plain procrastination. I can see a nice cup of coffee and a couple of Bourbons accompanying my daily 'nesbit'.

[substantiallycompromised]

x posts!!

Cinders is that you???? [SC peers over top of pince-nez]

Hello Silvery! Good luck with your new job!