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.

Morning all. About to depart for work and have nothing useful to say whatsoever but thought I would say hello.

Back later

Lovely to see you ellie! Hello Nettie!

Right in a vague attempt to drag my sorry butt into moving here is my list:

morning routine
school run
laundry -wash
folding
away
paperwork from lounger floor
ironing
rubbish sweep.
ds' bedding
My bedding
More lounge clearing up
dining room x 15mins
utility room x15mins
school run
evening routine
Early night.

for the observant amongst you I am not training today having swapped training to tomo so that can catch up with a mate at the same time. It feels so weird not skating on a tuesday.

Have a good day all!!!!!

Hello all

I have been lurking a bit.

Fat fairy following has been like a diet for me - it can be quite hard to maintain.

After decluttering and getting good routines etc it has slowly diminished with seasonal activities, running my mini business (from Sept) and dare I say weather (- less inclined to declutter to garage).

Oct half termn blew away my routine and finally this last week I have been poorly can't remember the last time I s&s daily and washing is done late at night for the next day!

I will read up on what you all up too - don't mind my silly long lists - I'm babystepping plus intensive bursts!

Sorry really struggling today so there will be lots of list updates.

morning routine done
school run done
laundry -wash done
folding just about to start
away
paperwork from lounger floor
ironing
rubbish sweep. done bathrooms and anything obvious
ds' bedding stripped
My bedding stripped - but need to find the warm fluffy bedding
More lounge clearing up
dining room x 15mins
utility room x15mins
school run
evening routine
Early night.

Good morning, I'm very behind, not even sure which zone we're in now I need to do my home blessing hour today, and hopefully a little decluttering.

Ooh just seen it's the master bedroom ours is still a lot better since last month, ease me in nice and gently this week. I also did todays mission last night so hurrah, and a salvation army collection bag just came through the door, so I can fling 27 things into there.

Today
-Wash all bedding done
-S&S done
-Salvation army collection bag done
-Dinner
-Some christmas shopping
-Dust lounge done
-Hoover throughout
-Mirrors
-Kelly's mission done

Hope everyone is ok, not too chilly, it's freezing down here.

School run done

I dont know where to start?

No catch-up as yet as I have to get on.
I have FINALLY finished and posted all the stuff for the IR (and have a chocolate eclair awaiting me in the fridge as a reward :)) They'd better give me my rebate after all that.

Thank you for thoughts about the funeral on Friday. It was a lovely service and absolutely packed out which was no more than such a lovely man deserved. I will miss him, as will the children (he always had sweets for them :)) We will just have to make the most of his equally lovely wife and look after her as best we can.

IR, illness and general life have conspired against Flying for what seems like weeks so I need a big effort this week to get back on track - ho hum.
Today looks like this:

• Finish and post IR stuff - done at last
• Throw rice pudding in slow cooker - done
• Salmon out of freezer for dinner
• Morning routine
• WORK - really need to catch up here too so Bank rec today
• Eat eclair
• Hoover living room, hall and stairs
• Several 5 min Room Rescues
• 15 mins in our room
• Start to sort out tea towel orders for School Assoc.
• Few emails
• Leaflet to remind people to order tea towels
• Kitchen floor
• Reading homework with DC
• DD to Brownies
• To flat to sort out tenant who is moving out
• Sew on more labels to DD's stuff for Brownie pack holiday this w/e

Will finish morning routine and do 'Pop Master tidy' then MUST DO WORK

Have a good day everyone :)

Morning all
Working from home today so hoping to fit ina bit of flying around the edges!

Will be back to catch up later but in the meantime:

Have a cup of tea
Washing * 2.
Put away clean washing
Hoover living room
Hoover stairs
Fling in our bedroom
General tidy of bedroom
Empty living room bin
Lots of paid work!

My List for today and tomorrow

Declutter porch
Declutter living room (put stock/toys/clothes upstairs)
Clean downstairs bathroom
Dust porch & living room & stairs
Hoover porch & living room & stairs
Clean windows

Laundry sublist - to along side

Laundry 1 hang out
Laundry 2 in
Laundry 2 hang out
Laundry 3 in
Laundry 3 hang out
(may add more if it drys)

Kitchen

Put away dishes
Tidy cookware cupboard
Scrub bakeware
Declutter microwave area
Declutter dining table
Clean all surfaces
Hoover floor
Mop floor
Clean windows

Upstairs (probably tomorrow)

Foldathon of jumble sale in master bedroom
Re-arrange clothes storage (erm put away summer clothes into storage!)
Tidy bedroom cupboard
Change bedding
Clean bathroom
Tidy linen cupboard (chucking area!)

Ultimate

Move bags of stuff to garage til spring

when am I gonna do christmas stuff? arrrggggghhhhhh........
I'm a domestically challenged mum get me outa here!!!.....................

Oh help - I'll have another coffee and cig

I darent post my full list namechange.

better make that 2 coffees.

Today
-Wash all bedding done
-S&S done
-Salvation army collection bag done
-Dinner done
-Some christmas shopping done My mum and auntie
-Dust lounge done
-Hoover throughout
-Mirrors
-Kelly's mission done
-15 minutes declutter in bedroom done

morning routine done
school run done
laundry -wash done
folding as much as has been done
away as much as has been folded
paperwork from lounger floor
ironing
rubbish sweep. done bathrooms and anything obvious
ds' bedding Remade
My bedding half made
find the warm fluffy bedding done
More lounge clearing up
dining room x 15mins
utility room x15mins
school run
evening routine
Early night.
find something in the loft tried and failed - gave up after 30mins looking
get ds booked in for swimming lessons done
sort out holidays etc with ex done
take messages for 6 other random and badly timed phone calls Done
30 mins in my room done
Put stuff into loft done but must get a load of it on ebay
mend broken books and return to shelves in ds' room done
hang planets from the ceiling]
take ds to watch the swimming class he is joining next week
discover downstairs toilet done can now both access and use

Oh BobLolaw well done!

I'll err just get another coffee for me and Deck

Reconciled three bank accounts done

Have done:

• Salmon out of freezer for dinner
• Morning routine - nearly finished
• Eat eclair
• WORK - really need to catch up here too so Bank rec today
• Few emails

Flying required now :)

I have an hour before the tennis starts - lets see what I get done!

You are a very busy lot today!

I managed to get to bed by 11.30, but was woken at 4.30ish by DS2 (scared of monsters) and then again at 6.30, so not exactly the 8 hours I'd been hoping for.

Today's list:

School run done
Washing up done
Washing on done
B/fast and pills and chat with MIL done
Booked hair appt for MIL done
Swish and swipe done
Decluttered cupboard ready for new tumbledrier done - two dustbin bags of junk!
Hoovered cupboard done
Lunch
School run
New tumbledrier installed
Use new tumbledrier
Make pasta sauce
Peel potatoes
Go out for evening with BF, leaving DH to cook dinner and put DC to bed

Tomorrow will be laundry day in this house.

Good luck with your lists everyone. Especially good to see you back, Bob, but hope you are not doing too much.

Oh help. I have done nothing but the paid work, and only half of that, and I have to go pick DD up in half an hour .

Better get my fast slippers lace up shoes on!

Jeez, you lot are scaring the life out of me. My measly list looks like this:-

Tidied downstairs
Drying
Cooked dinner
Watched tv

And that, as they say, is that. I still have nothing useful to say and, for that matter, nothing interesting to say! I went to work, I came home. Oh apart from we had a shocking quote from a plumber for a job in the bathroom. I am in the wrong job! Oh and the final ofsted report came through and we got good with outstanding features! Yay!

Big waves to everyone and a warm welcome back to bob, good to see things have calmed down a bit.

Hi Ladies

Well I'm not caught up with thread, sleep, housework or anything really and DH is going back to work tomorrow. Both DSs have colds .

I've just done a tidy up as the cleaners are coming tomorrow. The washing had descended into chaos so DH took it all to be service washed at the laundrette and is now putting it all away .

I think my Mum is going to visit tomorrow so that will be a big help. If I can get through the following I will be pleased:

• take boys out while cleaners are here
• make lunch for DS1 and me if Mum not visiting
• put DS2 down for nap
• put DS1 down for nap
• put me down for nap
• play with DS1
• feed DS2 as needed (i.e. all day!)
• get fish and chips
• tidy away food things after lunch and dinner
• have vague conversation with DH
• go to bed

I'm aware that none of this is actually classed as flying but I will try to shine my sink!

Goodnight x

Same here Ellie

Don't have much to report.

I'm working.
I'm doing one load of washing a day.
I'm doing my morning and evening routines.
I'm shopping and cooking to make a reasonably nutritious supper every night.
I'm supervising homework and replying to school notes.

That's it.

I am not decluttering, preparing for Christmas, tackling the ironing pile, doing any paperwork, sorting out roof or basement, tidying up my master bedroom, doing any of the missions, doing any significant home improvements, preparing my school volunteering art stuff, or MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON ANY FRONT!!! And meanwhile, my diary is filling up with medical appts, school appts, work appts, social appts .....

Aaarrrggghhh!! And I'm worried about dh (usually so calm and unflappable) who was so stressed today at work that his hands were shaking (I think/hope he's drunk too much coffee)

Apart from that, all fine!! Sorry ladies - I know I am always whinging! 'Tis lovely to be able to vent on here. Just have to remind myself that November/early December is always like this and I love Christmas really!!

Lovely to have you back Bob btw - take it steady!

Humungous waves to everyone else!

Mini-M you are doing brilliantly to get all that done with a baby to look after and both dc with colds too!

Hope your mum coming means you can get a bit of rest!

Any spare chocolate eclairs going free Feetheart?

Evening ladies

My list today has been pitiful, and I'm admitting defeat and going to crawl to bed, and hope I feel better in the morning.

Done
Morning routine
DS to playgroup
2 hours at local school helping with a mosaic project (I was cornered last Friday, as they did not have enough parents who volunteered, and I don't even have a child there )
Tidied living room, kitchen and bathroom
Washing on line
S/S
Lunch
Collect DS
Afternoon with very unhappy DS, as he was having a friend round to play this afternoon (hence quick tidies this morning , but his mummy was ill so had to cancel.
WI paperwork while he watched Fireman Sam DVD
Walked around village delivering WI stuff (DS in pushchair as I didn't want him to get overtired as he's still getting over his cold)
Washing on airer
Cook tea
Tea
Washing up
Bedtime routine
Evening routine

I'm not even going to upset myself by looking at the remaining items on the list - just going to make a cup of tea and go to bed.

Evening. Did the usualy just about school run crash and got very little else done this afternoon/evening.

I plan to be asleep asap. I am shattered but have a half made bed that is covered in half folded clothes.

Wednesday reminders: Antiprocrastination DAY

Afternoon Routine Babystep

Missions

Christmas Missions

Right off to find my bed. Night all!

Evening all

Well I have more or less finished my list (although it was pitifully short!) plus cleared up sick and disinfected the kitchen .

Poor DD I think (hope!) it is just a flemmy cold as she perked up after about half an hour and was last seen chasing DH up and down the landing shouting 'I'm going to get you daddy!' I have a sick phobia so am hoping it's not that start of anything more dramatic. Fingers crossed for a peaceful night....