Remember Remember, Fledglings Fly through November

[DidEinsteinsMum]

Welcome to the November Fledgling Flying thread.

From the 1st of the month we shall be decluttering and taming the chaos using baby steps, missions and zones. A great big thank you to MrsDinky who looked after us last month.

We are not strict followers of the fat fairy and take some of the babysteps wearing shoes indoors with a pinch of salt. Also advise against signing up for the fairy's emails.

All are welcome, jump on board for one of our three methods of chaos attack:

1. Baby steps
2. Baby steps and 15mins decluttering in current zone
3. Re-inforce the baby steps and daily mission

This month the fat fairy is gearing up for the feastive period. So I shall also post the christmas mission for those who wish are brave enough to look.

In here the motto is:

*"No perfection! Do what you can, but be realistic about what you can do."

Happy flying.

strugglng wth routines today! Radio 3 hs some lovely violent violin to cheer us up at moment!

Where is that little bear emoticon? I want one!

RL was so busy yesterday that I didn't get a chance to get on here. Had to rush around all over the place yesterday, then spent the evening making an evacuee kit with a reluctant DS for his WWII project today (was quite impressed with the gas mask I - ahem - we made though). Didn't get to bed till nearly 1am. Was meant to dress the boys in spots for Children in Need today, but had run out of energy by then, so just printed out a couple of Pudsey bear pictures and pinned them on.

Am so exhausted today. The bloody tumbledryer has finally packed up, so I am having to rewash everything I did yesterday as it is still damp and now it smells too .

Decluttering achievement - managed to carry a big bag of old clothes up to school today for a fund-raising intiative. Round of applause, please .

Haven't done a list today as I just want to go to bed and sleep. Could just fit in a nap before MIL's lunch and pills. Will tackle the messy kitchen first though .

Waves to all of you. Sorry for lack of personal messages. Hopefully will have more time to look on here at the weekend.

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sorry, ds got to the mouse!

Toffee - type bear in [ ]
Its the result of a very funny thread that I found last week. Can't find it now though!

Not surprised you're whacked, you've been incredibly busy and a superstar DiL. Its hard work looking after ill people. Make sure DH gives you a proper break this weekend.

Been busy tidying this morning as have agreed to take several elderly neighbours to lovely surrogate grandpa's funeral today so downstairs and car needed 'work'

Just realised washing up not done but need to get ready for funeral - poo!

Talk later.

Feet - DH is going out all day on Saturday . (To be fair, it was arranged weeks ago).

Hope the funeral goes as well as these things can do.

Swan - welcome to your DS!

Right, let's see if this works (thanks, Feet):

Whoo!

Hi everyone still havent heard about my job so think I havent got it which is a total downer.

Today I have

done

Half my christmas cards
Wrapped four presents
Ironing
Washing put away
Sorted email folder and caught up on correspondence

Ahh I thought I had done nothing all day. Just about to take dd to ballet and go for an hour walking with trainer.

Hope everyone is going to have a great weekend. Harry Potter for me tomorrow morning first thing. :)

Hiya Everyone (dont know what they mean ive stillnot got toread the infamous thread.

sylvia bummer youve still not heard about your job. very of you seeing Harry Potter, im desperate to see it. Think ill probably facebook everyone i know see if anyone want to go and see it. DH is so not interested.
toffee doing brill job. hope you managed a little rest inbetween all your running around.
mrsd i cant remember if i actually said thanks for organising us all.
did wow skating so much today. Do you compete with your ice skating?

Have been to work and finished all my yearly invoices.
Picked dc up from nursery
set my timer 3 times cleaning interspersed with playing with dc [proud of me emotion]
emptied 3 suitcases and bags
put on 3no loads of washing
put away clothes

still to do.
christmas cards
ring dsis re ma and pa falling apart kitchen
eat dinner jacket and chicken drumsticks
pack bag for zoo trip tomorrow.
chill out this evening.

off to try and get out clothes for the morning and bag to try and get ahead.

bye for now

Sorry, Sylvia . Enjoy Harry Potter.

You have started your Christmas cards! That is soooo organised!

Anyone else started theirs?

DS wasn't mock-evacuated after all today - so I hadn't needed to stay up till an ungodly hour making him a gas mask last night . Still, at least I don't have to worry about it for next week, now.

Glad it's the weekend. Cooking roast beef and yorkshire pud for dinner tonight. Definitely want an early night. Feeling exhausted.

Toffee you've been managing brilliantly, sure MIL won't forget your kindness
LOL at gas mask and grr too on your behalf, how we suffer with these blessed projects

really really struggling to keep routines in place here, Ellie what you said about the washingup hs been a bit of eyeopener.
I see now tht what should take 10 mins after supper, actually turns into an hour of kitchen tidying before bed at 11.00 when I'm completely inefficient nd tootling around. And then sometimes of course one doesn't bother to do it at all, then the next day things re worse thn ever.

The bedtime bottleneck is very difficult to crack, all that story reading laying down with them, dh returning home, having his supper etc etc...

Need to root out this problem [stern]
Early supper no good, s they just have more supper later

Thanks, Swan. It feels good to be helping MIL get better. She is no trouble really. I think it has just been a busy week with the children (birthday party, actual birthday, bloody evacuation kit, etc). Will try to catch up on sleep tonight and hopefully will feel better tomorrow.

What did Ellie say about the washing up? Can't find it on the thread. I am having trouble in the evening too. The main trouble is not having any help, I think. There is just too much to do. I do the cooking, the washing up, get the DC to bed, get all the stuff ready for the next day, etc. Asked DH to wash up for me the other night and he said he was too tired. But he did do it last night without prompting, to be fair.

Roast dinner ready....

another flying visit. Back out for training in 15mins

not competiting atm. have done team comps in the past. Hopefully taking tests in the summer and comp training again at some point. had really really good session this morning. getting to old to skate so much in one day. Although throughly enjoying it today, I know I will barely be able to move tomo

Will come back later I hope

Am failing miserably at both flying and keeping up with the thread. Too much work and a nasty cold haven't helped, but a serious attack of CBAitis is the major problem. Wondering whether I need to go back to babysteps next month. Or even this month - we're only just over halfway through, and I feel like I've given up already. Have also been feeling a bit down for the last few days, but can't pinpoint why.

I had the results of my biospy yesterday; the mole contained atypical cells, so the dermatologist said it's a good thing it's out and now wants to see me for a check-up every six months. In a similar vein, DD1 had a tooth out a few days ago (she had 21 so her mouth was getting a little overcrowded); DH said she was very brave. Far braver than I was - I had to get DH to take her.

I'm trying to be a bit more prepared for Christmas than I was last year, and managed to get quite a few presents at M&S on Monday. We're going to the Anglican church's Christmas bazaar in Vienna tomorrow, so I should have some photos of the DC with Father Christmas to send with my cards by tomorrow evening - now just need to relocate my Christmas card list...

Waves to all - apologies for lack of personal messages.

Hi Ladies

All well here apart from the fact that we are drowning is washing - I had forgotten how many sleep suits these little ones get through in one day! Thankfully DH is being a star and working though it diligently (and I have forbidden him from going back to work next week)!

I'm also struggling to work out how to manage meal times so if anyone has any top tips then please put them on my thread over here.

Have a good evening all x

Evening peeps. I am really struggling this month and I don't really know why! I am very very glad it's Friday!
sr I am with you all the way on the whole washing up thing. A quick ten min task turns into a marathon and makes me stroppy into the bargain. linzer I can't even remember what I said about washing up .

feetheart I hope things went as well as can be at the funeral.

Big waves to everyone else. mm will pop over to your thread now.

Big weekend ahead. Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of my dads death so am a bit weepy am going to spend some time with my mum. Back tomorrow!

Evening all

Feeling more in control tonight ( Linzer, Ellie, Swan I have been feeling like you for most of the week, but suddenly feel more inspired today, so it can change).

I have implemented a basic routine for weeks when I really CBA to do missions etc, it is a fortnightly cycle as follows:

Daily - 1 load washing, swish and swipe, keep kitchen ticking over, put clothes out.

Weekly - hoover downstairs, middles of rooms only, preferably twice. Clean bath and basin. 1/2 hour ironing. Change beds.

!st Week - clean kitchen and bathroom floors

2nd week - upstairs floors tidied and hoovered.

This is enough to keep the house presentable most of the time.

I don't always manage even this amount, but it is very flexible, and if you have a really bad week and miss it all you can just start again the next week.

Bob - so glad to hear DD is improving on your other thread.

PA - hope you are starting to regain strength.

Ellie - thinking of you tomorrow

MiniM - will have a think about your meal routine problem, but it is nearly 5 years ago for me so not sure. What I do remember is that I used to give DS his cooked meal at lunchtime, usually something reheated from the freezer, the same time as at nursery and we would eat ours when DH was at home, that doesn't sound like the solution for you though. DD used to BF for HOURS on end the first few weeks, it was hard, so I sympathise. Maybe you need to nudge littlest Marmite back a bit later for feeding? We definiteley ditched out of nightly baths for DS, they still only have them a couple of times a week unless especially dirty. I also remember that Sky+ was my best friend for keeping DS amused...

Linzer - glad you got your results back and that the derm is going to keep an eye on you, better safe than sorry.

Toffee - well done for looking after MIL, pat on the back!

Feetheart - hope funeral was comforting.

DID - hope you haven't collapsed into that puddle, thank you for keeping us all going on the thread.

Nettie - I should lend you DH, he wants to see Harry Potter and I don't.

Sylvia - sorry you haven't heard about the job, you never know, they could just be disorganised.

Took the engagement ring to be fixed today, quoted £150, very glad I found the stone or we'd have been in insurance claim territory. Feels very strange not having it, I always wear it normally (probably why the fittings got worn I suppose). Also received the first Christmas card (aargh!).

That's enough from me, need to go and do the kitchen and settle down for some zombies at 10 (The Walking Dead on FX, with Andrew Lincoln, anyone watching it?)

Oooooh I'm watching it but have sky plussed it tonight as dh is out mrsd. Dh watched the first episode and told me I had to watch it. I was a tad sceptical as I get scared watching Dora the explorer so wasn't sure maneating zombies was forms but I am completely hooked!

Mini if I remember rightly wht you are referring to is the impossibility of sitting down to meals, as wandering around with baby over shoulder..so glad if I am wrong
I think a nice toasted sandwich/cup of soup on the sofa wouldn't have gone amiss [dh rather reluctant to give up formal meal times I seem to recall]
also I would have given anything to have gone to bed at 7.30 when toddler went to bed, rather than wait up for grownup supper..I don't know why I didn't...

ellie I managed to do the washing up straightaway this evening!
also changed our sheets, put all laundry away, general huffed and puffed around before dcs' bedtime. It helps that dd was at a party and didn't need fetching till 9.30!
All very peaceful, still not Date Night though

Linzer I think you are doing pretty well! You seem to get 1000 s of things done every day including work.

Hello all. Been travelling today. Just got in and thought I would pop by to say "hi". It's terribly late but I'm still wound up from pig of a week (work-wise) and can't sleep. (And to think I was going to have a "normal" five days catching up with the chores - no such luck.)

Oh and just wanted to try this out too ... !!

Will catch up with thread in the morning
when I will need sharp kick up rear to lick house in to shape.

G'night all ... waves to everyone ...leaves out small sleep-inducing snifters ...

Evening.

we all seem to be struggling this monthl. Struggling to keep on top of the thread. Struggling to keep on top of the flying. Have to admit that I am not the most inspirational thread leader and have been taking the do as i say not as i do approach

I am officially too old physically to skate so much. Although emotionally it was probably the best thing there is. Absolutely knackered and still have another 1hours worth of physio stuff that should do. I am not going to and will pay tomo.

Tomo is the start of family fun time so try to do something fun with the dc over the weekend.

Links are:

Reminders for saturday

Babystep is to read the testimonial personally i think i did this once and the just was it doesnt happen over night. Feel free to ignore or do this step as you see fit.

Missions for those who feel the need to catch up and the christmas mission for catching up

For those who are struggling. i too shall be returning to the babysteps next month. I am putting all of my energy into decluttering this month. There is simply so much atm that i cant do the babysteps. Do what you can No perfection!!!!!!

Night all