Fledglings Flying Festively - the December Flylady thread

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

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A warm welcome to the December (dare I say Christmas?!) Flylady thread. This is a lovely friendly thread where we loosely follow the Flylady system (see the Flylady website ) in the hope of having organised homes and lives.

We are a long running thread but always welcome new members; the more the merrier .

The new slimline structure seems to work well so I will stick with that. I will leave some links in this OP and then some quick links in the daily posts. Please do familiarise yourself with the Flylady website, especially if you are new. The Flylady is (understandably) keen that people do look at the website.

On the website there is information for beginners. You can also sign up to the Flylady emails but we would advise caution as there are hundreds of them.

We post our achievements (ta das) and our to do lists and any other general chatter about life / flying.

Information on getting started: www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/

The launch pad is also a good starting place:www.flylady.net/c/lp.php

Fly stands for Finally Loving Yourself. The general idea is that short bursts of tidying / organisation are more achievable than marathon efforts. Flylady advises 15 minute bursts is effort but you can tweak this to fit your own circumstances.

Be kind to yourselves, jump in where you are and be careful not to crash and burn! Especially at this time of year.



A daily summary (which should update automatically every day) is available on the Flylady website at flight plan here.

The link to the current zone and missions is here.

Re. zones, do what works for you. I don’t always stick to the zones myself and do what works best at the time, with varying degrees of success!

daily focus

missions for the week

Flykids mission

I’m sure I don’t need to tell anyone that it is getting close to Christmas so there are holiday missions here.

December’s habit is usually pampering yourself but has not uploaded yet; I’ll link it tomorrow.

beginner babysteps.

The best place to look for an overall summary is the launch pad.

Happy flying everyone.
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Also a huge thank you to SC for a lovely November thread.

[Shannaratiger]

Thanks for the new thread TooStressy

Hi to everyone

I would love to say I will be keeping up with the thread and how everyone is doing but I know I won't!

Mission for December
Keep up with this thread
Sort the paperwork, again.
We're now getting all the hospital reports for DH as well so need to sort out medical folders for each of us - have brought the popper folders - they're sitting there daring me to use them.

Will try and catch up with how everyone's doing.

[SlightlyCoddled]

[Checks in with new NN.]

Thank you very much for new thread Toostressy!

Lovely to see you Shannara! Sorry to hear your dh is unwell

[Shannaratiger]

Thanks SC we have now sorted out PIP payments and the neurologist have referred him to physio and other people to help.
Hope you manage to reduce the box mountain.
Cag Sorry to hear dc's are so poorly, hope everyone's better soon and you can get some sleep.
Zoo I have so many friends struggling will child's mental health and CAHMS at the same time as they're cutting interventions like Bowers so short sighted.

Tomorrow off to watch '
Wreck It Ralph' so 2 very excited dc's.
Time for bed hope everyone manages to get some sleep.

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Lovely to have you back on the thread Shannara. Those medical folders sound like a good idea .

[HillsBesideTheSea]

[Bowerbird5]

Thank-you for the new thread. Ha Ha just saw it is declutter your car day you should see what is in mine.The boot is full and most of the back seat. School stuff. I need to sort it but it is pouring down and blowing a hooley here.

[SlightlyCoddled]

Good to hear your dh has some support Shannara (in addition to your good self of course). Hope you and the DC have a lovely outing tomorrow!

[danigrace]

Thanks for the new thread Stressy

That made me smile Hills, can I join you?!

Had a bad night which started with 3 hours of 16 month DS uncontrollably screaming, clawing at me in panic, and flinging himself around. All because he had just one bite of another girls' malted milk... I'm that rattled that it's driven me to post in AIBU

Hope everyone has a good day xxx

[foxessocks]

Morning! Just checking in! I had a few too many at the pub last night with dh family and I'm feeling a bit groggy now. Luckily the dc are still at my parents but I do have stuff to do while they aren't here ie go pick up some Xmas presents and do some work...

[Cagliostro]

Shannara hello! 💐 Enjoy Wreck It Ralph, can’t wait to watch that.

Signing in! Thanks stressy and to SC for November.

December. Whyyyyy 😭

[foxessocks]

Dani hope your little one is okay I read your thread it sounds very difficult

[Stilllivinginazoo]

Thanks for November thread SC
And to toostressy for the shiny new December one

[MeetOnTheSIedge]

Thanks Stressy and thanks for last month SC.

Must move off the sofa.....

[SlightlyCoddled]

Morning all! Thanks for thanks!

[foxessocks]

Sorry sc how rude of me I forgot to say thanks. Thanks!!

Cag was it you that did shop and scan? I've had my scanner arrive today! It looks fairly confusing!

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Thanks for running the last few threads SC thank you for running the December thread Stressy!

Started the morning far to slowly for what needs to be achieved today.

ta da
plan all the things
look into some stuff for ds
discuss christmas stuff with ds' dad
1st load of washing is on and washing is starting to accumulate for the mass wash all the things that Saturday has become.
3 boxes of stuff from lounge have been moved into my room for me to put away later (2 of the boxes are sorted and need a space as is, 1 washing to put away.)

I am about to go print all the things and actually get on with clearing all the space to wash the carpet. Joy, fun. NOT.

[SlightlyCoddled]

You are never rude Foxes [hands over paracetamol] and thank you Hills*; I must admit it's frightening how fast eight weeks goes! [Gulp.]

Waves to Dani Cag Meet Bower and everyone else!

Ta da:
walked furry
emptied and filled DW
cleaned and tidied kitchen surfaces
TD overnight washing
2 more loads on
supermarket shop

• quick flit to chemist and bakery
  folded pants and towels
  carried laundered washing upstairs
  
  Box gate continues ...we are going through the three stages of decluttering (well, how they pan out in our household anyway):
  

1. very reluctant start with lots of moaning
2. dusty tedium - exfreme weariness - and over-riding thoughts of agh gawd why did we ever start this?
3. building momentum - let's get rid - whoo hooooo it's done!

Play room (now TV room) and second floor finished. Now 1st floor to do (ie my clothes) so wish me luck!

Then DD and I are off to watch Swan Lake tonight 💖💖💖

Hope everyone is keeping warm and having as good a weekend as humanly possible!

[SlightlyCoddled]

Sorry, emboldening fail there Foxes!

[Stilllivinginazoo]

So I tore a ligament in my big toe on Thursday (still no idea wtf happened there!)
I hobbled thru rest evening,and thru yesterday resting and ice the bastarding thing.today place is fetid pile and I've no alternative but to suck it up and dig in.its nearly at shovel and skip status
Washings trickling down stairs,no clean cups/crockery/cutlery,no surfaces available in front room,zoolets rooms are stys past what a pig would be ashamed of

[Stilllivinginazoo]

[Stilllivinginazoo]

[SlightlyCoddled]

Oh no Zoo foot injuries are all you need right now! Sounds like some delegation might be in order! Go steady!

[SlightlyCoddled]

Must admit Zoo I wanted all three of us to go, but tickets were so €€€€€€€€€ that dh is having an evening by himself watching the footie (we are taking a ballet friend of dd's with us). I don't know how people afford it on a regular basis!

It's not just for pleasure either: DD has to complete an in-depth cultural project in French every term taking in a cultural event or performance (have to include tickets in portfolio for proof of attendance) , so last term's was on the Louvre, and this term's she's chosen Swan Lake. Can't do anything just for enjoyment's sake of course in this ed system!

I do like going to the ballet around Christmas time though so I'm happy to be a hanger on/escort !

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Busy already on here! I have finished work and am off quickly to the shops while DH still has both DDs at home. It is to help him as am returning an online thing that wasn’t right and as I was at work near the shop it made sense.

We are going out tonight . Tbh I am not looking forward to it, house not very clean and we have a babysitter coming for the first time to the house. However, it’s to a friend’s party so hopefully will be ok.

It’s going to be tight for time to get ready and get stuff sorted for babysitter thogh, also wanted to get DDs ready for bed before we went.

zoo, oh no re. your foot. Hope you get to sit down and ice it later. foxes, hope you are starting to feel better or at least that you get through the day. Bus nearly here so BBL!

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

The shops were so busy . Finished now, then need to drive home and sort tea out etc so am enjoying my 15 MN hte sit down on the bus.

Love your examples of feelings about decluttering SC. Enjoy the ballet . You sound as if you’ve had a productive day already Hills, even if you did start later than planned.

Hope your DS feels better soon dani, it must be very stressful.

I tend to ignore the declutter your car tasks Bower .

Big wing flaps to Meet, Cag, and everyone else.