Monday Fly - Just another manic moday or not if you are flying

[TheMadHouse]

Morning all

This week we are in the kitchen

mission

Choose your babystep

[Jas]

Yay! I love the kitchen And I'm feeling all motivated.

Back after the school run, and an hour of work.

Thanks TMH

[TheMadHouse]

OK busy morning

DH car is in to be repaired - so I am picking him up
We are then off to the bank to sort the mortgage out - mum was supposed to be having the boys, will poke head in and see if she is up if not they will be with us
Drop DH back home (working from home today)
Me and boys to playgroup
Back for lunch
DS1s first day back at preschool
this afternoon
Mission
Ironing
Start zone clean
change DS1s bed
whats for dinner
collect scrip from chemists
collect DS1 from preschool

So busy day for me, not helped by DS1 being up through the night again and me and DH falling out this morning.

He siad I was like my mother - red rag to a bull after yesterday

[BiancaCastafiore]

Morning all

Off to work today so no FLYing for me.

Wanted to wish all those with little ones starting school today a good day

[lucysmam]

Morning all!

Not sure how much FLYing will get done today, first time I've had 2 kids in house for ages . So far so good . . . . only 7 and a half hours to go!

Am starting on babysteps again though, so will keep on top of pots and try to keep kitchen organised! honest

Mad hope you and boys enjoy playgroup

Will check back in later, see how everyone's doing ttfn xx

[grouchyoscar]

Thanks for the thread TMH

Morning Jas Lucys and Bianca

DONE

UP and Washed
Down to make porridge
Empty DW
Put away
Have Breakfast
Tidy away
Up to Wash Ed
S&S Loo
S&S Bathroom
Nit Repellant for Ed
Get him dressed (Like pulling teeth)
Bags ready
Walk him to school

Home, Find 2 blokes knocking the porch down I am having it replaced. I've been wanting to have it done for ages and under the current economic downturn I'd rather my meagre savings got spent on something tangible rather than being wasted IYKWIM.

Very little to do here now. I blitzed it all yesterday. Might make some cookies, might not.

Hope you're having a good day

[cafebistro]

Morning

Madhouse- your DH sounds like my DP! In the middle of an argument he'll always say.."you're just like your bloody mother!"
He says it to upset me as him and my mum dont get on.

Done..
Changed DS bed
Emptied D/W and reloaded
Done load of washing
Cleared and polished kitchen table
Put ironing away
Cleared breakfast things away and wiped down the tops

To DO...
Feed chickens
Home blessing
Look at mission if i'll do it!!

Going out for a walk now as its a lovely morning....

Everyone have a shiny happy day

[minorbird]

Morning! Loving my clean sink in a morning!

Am just going to step class, but then will return and do the kitchen. There is a disgusting greasy expel air fan in my kitchen... think I need a professional to deal with it but inspired by FLY I'm going to have a go! Also, I'm looking forward to tackling the coat rack, there's loads that could go to charity.

[tigger32]

Morning everyone,

Wow Ruby you are so organised

Think I might book sants express tickets!
Had a very busy weekend so loads still to do at home

Done

Dressed and fed lo's
Picked mum up from garage
dishwasher emptied and refilled
cleared table
wm on
played Thomas
cleaned d/s toilet

To do

Early lunch for ds1 (at school for 12.30 again)
Walk ds1 to school
find homes for all the new toys!!
Empty and reload wm
home blessing
baby step
mission
Pick up ds1 from school (mustn't forget)
Whats for Dinner

[tigger32]

Thats Santa Express

[EustaciaVye]

Morning all. DD1 dropped at school .

I too am feeling motivated and am glad it is the kitchen.

Ruby - I'm in for xmas countdown.

[lucysmam]

Hello again,

Still done nothing yet apart from brekky for four and wash the pots! Feel a bit like I'm ignoring my little girl as my mate's son wants to build stuff with me all the time But I'm managing to cope with 2 for the mo, which is a relief!

Ruby, I'm in for xmas countdown for sure!

Have decided we're having xmas lunch here & any visitors before 12 ish so we have the day to relax.

tigger santa express is a good idea, my lo would enjoy something like that. Is there a website I could have a look at?

[rowingboat]

Morning Tigger Eustacia TMHMinor cafe ruby Jas lucys bianca
It's a full house today isn't it!
Back to flying today for me and redoing babysteps so my sink is shined. We must admire our reflections in our lovely sinks minor
Thank you all for your birthday greetings!!
I had a lovely, but slightly soggy day yesterday and now it's time to pay the piper, particularly the piper in the kitchen. DP made me a lovely chocolate cake, and it's amazing how a lot of the mixture seems to end up stuck on the tiles and floor afterward.
Done
LO to nursery
shopping (bought new control journal pad)
washing up 15 mins
kitchen rescue 10 mins
dinners out of freezer - moussaka (oo spell check doesn't like that)
phoned boots
phoned work
To do
hotspots all 6 mins
vacuum sitting room and hall 10 mins
bathroom s&s inc floor.
get LO from nursery
lunch
visitors at 12 (nanny and great gran)
go to work

Speak to you all soon

[Jas]

I'm back. I got half way to tescos after work, before I realised I didn't have my purse with me so now I will have to go out again in a bit.

Just hung out the washing and put next load onI'm going to make sure my morning routine is done, then go back to shops.

GO - A parcel arrived while I was out, so I'm guessing it is from you. I'll pick it up tomorrow when I've got the car on the road

[ludaloo]

Hi all

Well, house is nice and quiet, 2 eldest kids are at school, DH is at work, just DD2 and I here this morning.

I have already put 2 loads of washing on...have piles to put away now.

Kitchen is all tidy
Washing up all done
Living room kind of tidy
Clothes all picked up from upstairs
Beds made

So not doing too bad.

I've also done some Christmas Pressie buying
I have just bought my dad a nice Ginger Storer (Thanks to your lovely shop Bianca ) Absolutely perfect!
I've bought various other bits and bobs from Avon for my dads wife and my MIL...and the kids....and me

I might actually mange to be a bit more organised this year!!

[grouchyoscar]

Understanding and sympathies to those with annoying DH/DPs...Mind you I used to say to DH 'No wonder your second hand' (Mrs GO #2 me)but if fails to work after 5 years of marriage.

Just bought this to put all the stuff that cluttered the porch up in

[bythepowerofgreyskull]

Morning all..
will read thread properly in a minute

have unloaded and reloaded dishwasher
unloaded and reloaded washing machine
cleared ironing pile
cleared sitting room
been to trial session of tumble tots

need to

make lunch
pick up DS1 from morning session of school
gather toddler group stuff ready for tomorrows change of location
put away all the washing
mission for the day
Hoover through downstairs.

[laurasmiles]

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie and on day 4 of babysteps. I feel I've been thrown a lifeline! My sink is shiny and I feel good.
Washing on
Bathroom quickly cleaned
Piles and piles of clean clothes finally put away!
Just writing out my sticky notes to myself.
It's all good. Hope I don't run out of momentum.

If you are on babysteps - should you be trying to do the mission as well?

[grouchyoscar]

Laura Just do what you want TBH. If you feel up for it fair enough. If you don't don't worry

Welcome by the way

[bythepowerofgreyskull]

Laura - the way I understood starting off with Fly lady was that doing anything in the house was better than doing nothing.. even if you just have 5 minutes it is better to start something.
Hope that helps
I have been flying for along time and still fall off the wagon from time to time..

[grouchyoscar]

I've always approached FLY as what I have done rather than what I should do. I always feel I have acheived something rather than done nothing

[laurasmiles]

Thanks - I can see how doing one thing leads to another. It's just so nice to be told to start off slowly - it really takes the pressure of and then suddenly you find energy to do it! Nice to hear so many of you have been doing it for a long time. Do you feel you've made some serious changes? I would love to not feel the CHAOS factor. That might make it easier to met people as I'd have somewhere to invite them back to - certainly not right now though!!

[grouchyoscar]

Yep Laura I've been here for 18mths or so and I do a lot more than I used to with very little additional effort. I work smarter rather than harder now

[scattyspice]

Hi all.

Ruby I love Xmas and love planning it, but need to save up big time this year. I don't know who is coming for Xmas day, prob my mum and Step dad and Pils.

lucy who is the extra child?

laura I am just doing baby steps (again) and not missions. I am trying to establish my routines first befor doing any thing else.

To do
House bless
ironing

BB after school

[Notquitegrownup]

Good morning all. I'm back

I started babysteps in July, and then the school holidays arrived so I crashed out. However, I'm hoping to get going again now. It's good to see some other
newbies/babysteppers around, as I do find some of the longer lists/great achievements of mature flyers quite scary!