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.

Right ds is in bed and i feel really rough. Suffering really badly now for being out in the cold so long last night. I might have to explain myself another time but i fear you might all be disappointed. But I am still smiling!

here are the links for sunday:

Sunday reminders

Meal planning babystep

Have lovely evenings tonight and fabulous days tomo!

I'm going to try to work my way through the home blessing hour
wish me luck !!!!

Good luck Loosinas
DID yes, shops have much better stuff now

oh turfed off computer by kids now!
house is sooo messy, so probably a good thing!

my neighbour is putting me to shame.... her house looks like a new pin :(

Have just got back from a spur-of-the-moment trip to Bratislava (DH's idea). I wish I could say I'd finished off my Christmas shopping, but I did find new winter coats for myself and DD1 at M&S (just in time, as up to 30 cm of snow has been forecast for tomorrow). No affordable mince pies left over (I refuse to spend ?5 on a box), so we're making do with the ones we bought last time.

I've now written a grand total of two Christmas cards (but refuse to post them before 1st December) and have just helped DD2 write a letter to her penpal; I just hope the Advent card she's sending isn't going to arrive too late. Must now go and hassle DH to teach me how to print out photos so that I can get everything ready to send.

To do:
Put washing away
Put shopping away
Get dinner ready
Print out photos
Write note to teacher cancelling Wed's English lesson
Write invoices
Evening routine

swan I don't tend to get on the computer very much at the weekends as DH tends to give me a certain look if he finds me on MN.

loosinas Good luck! My house is badly in need of a blessing too.

DEM Do explain; I promise not to be disappointed.

good luck everyone with your evening chores... my house is semi blessed and i have a cracking headache!

have hoovered downstairs
tidied around
cleaned most of the windows and all the mirrors
cleaned the bathroom

I need to try to mop through before I flop !!

xx

Ok here goes: Friday night i go training as a lot of you know. As it is a public session it is a stamina and fun session rather then technical. I have a lot of really good mates down there and i had a lot of laughs. A bunch of us were chatting at the end of the session for far too long in the freezing cold. A lot of fun, but not good on the old voice.

See not very exciting at all. But did make me smile.

Ds has been horrific behaviour wise and it has been getting progressively worse. Today there was a behviour meltdown which resulted in me getting kicked in the head. I hit the roof and went through it cancelling christmas and anything to do with christmas until his behaviour improved. We had a major discussion about school and his aims in life and how his behaviour and performance in school is not going to let him do what he wants if he doesnt start to sort his act out. He was left in his room whilst i stomped off and did the ironing. Eventually calm was restored.

Since then we have done some colouring, 4 books worth of school reading, he has started to get his room tidy, he has done his spellings once (but will have to do them again. We also went out to looks at some christmas decorations at the garden centre. Very pretty indeed.

I am taming the laundry monster that seemed to have collected at the bottom of the stairs over the weekend. Feeling shocking still so glad to be curled up in bed already.

Linzer - ds has written his card for dd2, you wont need to help decipher what it says so much this time as he has made a real effort with his handwriting

I am hoping he will attempt to do some work in school this week.

Right in the grand scheme of trying to get an early night as have a to do list from hell for tomorrow here are the links:

Monday's Reminders Home blessing day!

a babystep I need to take note of: look after yourself!

missions

christmas missions

Enjoy your evenings. Happy flying tomo!

Evening all, I haven't disappeared off the face of the earth, just been too tired to hit the computer in the eve.

I have just had a read of the last couple of pages and am very impressed with all your lists and everything.

My list is mostly work stuff related. I just need to get back into being organised at there. My priority is that I want to apply for another job - applications open 3rd Dec so I won't be able to think straight untill I've done that.

Oh, and I've got to start writing the bloody christmas cards too. I am such a humbug about christmas. Tell me to snap out of it......

early night has been cancelled :( :( ds has horrific ear ache and i dont think that he will get much sleep due to the pain :(

Ditto here, I must apologise for absence of late, have had a severe case of CBA this week, plus been out a lot. Didn't even manage to complete my flying lite routine.

House looks like a bombsite as we've embarked on decluttering again, and it's in the worse before it gets better phase. I persuaded DH to spend an hour with me tonight turfing through all the boxes and drawers full of random cables and boxes that mobile phones came in etc. I have also decided to dispense with my magazine rack in the front room as it just encourages me to hoard magazines, read, bin is my new plan.

I am just waiting for the DCs to go to school tomorrow so I can take a black bin liner round the toy boxes too.

I haven't actually got any christmas cards yet, let alone written them. However the bulk of the Christmas shopping is done.

Can't keep up with all the chat at the moment, but just wanted to give quick mentions to PA and Bob, hope you are both OK.

Also special thanks to DEM - you are doing a great job of keeping the thread going. Only a couple more days of November left. I was pondering thread titles, Hark The Fledgling Flyers Sing, Glory to the Shiny Sink. Or maybe not. Off to finish the ironing, night night.

x-posted with DEM - oh no, poor DS, poor you. Big hugs.

loosinas I'm glad to say I visited one of my neighbours yest, and her house was as untidy as mine

Still struggling to get things sorted to tomorrow namely:

money for Santa's Gift Shop presents in school for ds1 x 6 presents
get wrapped presents out of car unless they freeze
two packed lunches for school trip (don't do packed lunches so find this stressful
very silly of me
find gloves
clean mud off ds2's shoes
put out bookbags
check jumpers for all!
um ...what else, oh yes, get dressed bright and early to help at Santa's gift shop (not dressed as Santa thank goodness
find waterbottles
find self some clothes which co-ordinate
put wash on
food recycling
bin

Deck dcs get like that sometimes here too, you handled it well
I love those sort of eves [late ones as you described], sorry to scatter you with rosepetals, I didn't mean confetti though!

I've found a Downton substitute - GARROW's LAW - fab fab fab, and I can watch the entire first series as I haven't even seen it before. Do love the language too!

Sorry Deck didn't mean earache late eve, the iceskating late eve...
Poor ds tonight, hope you can find some good pain relief for him, and antibiotics tomorrow.

Swan tis ok. rosepetals smell nice (even though they make a mess) and the rediculously good mood it put me in would make it seem like more happened then did. I think i am on a high after finally standing up to the fuckwit ex when he was trying his emotionally manipulative ways. he no likely, i am a whole new person now i know he has no control over me anymore. the night out was just want i needed to cement the fact that i am actually really sorting myself out.

I have bribed ds with ben 10 and icecream. there is less howling. So am doing internet stuff for a little bit.

Deck - sorry about your conflict with DS. Maybe his earache was bothering him by then? DS1 used to get violent too and it was always me who got hurt . In his case, it was frustration, but I used to send him to his room to calm down and tell him it was unacceptable behaviour. Eventually, he stopped. It's really hard for you. Like Swan said, it sounds as if you handled it really well.

Loosina - well done on your house cleaning/tidying

MrsD - love that thread title

Linzer - at the new winter coats. My DH gives me 'that look' when he finds me on MN too, btw. And I always feel guilty. Why is that? He doesn't feel guilty when he's on the computer .

Purple - good luck with the job apps.

Went on a visit on my own to see family today. The house was like a show home BUT the person lives alone in a big house with plenty of storage space, no kids, no pets, works only occasionally. So, no family chaos.

DH looked after boys and MIL today and it did him the world of good. He seems to have newfound respect for me. He complained that everyone kept wanting things from him, that the boys wouldn't eat the pasta sauce he'd made, MIL wanted carrots instead of peas and he had to do four lots of washing up . Then DS2 became ill and wanted me and MIL made him text me to tell me to come home early, but I had turned my phone off .

I think he might actually quite appreciate going to work tomorrow.

DS2 is ill with a cough, so I am typing this by his bedside. Was hoping to go to bed soon....

List for tomorrow is long and may not get done if DS2 is ill (is it bad that I'm hoping he's either well enough to go to school or so ill that he sleeps all day?).

Empty d/w
Breakfast
Get boys to sign MIL's card
Get boys to wish MIL a happy birthday
Lunchboxes and water bottles
Take thank you cards to school
School run
Write and post thank you card
Put bin bags out
Recycling
Hotspots in kitchen (getting out of control)
Put bags of fruit away
Declutter hotspot in dining room (stuff from cupboard)
[Return unwanted clothes to shop if time]
Do hair test - very important
Wrap MIL's second present (in Xmas cupboard, which is behind where DS2 sleeps)
Lunch
Put tumbledrier on
Put washing away from y'day
Make shepherd's pie
Order DS1's present from RSPB
Dinner
Give BD cake and presents to MIL when everyone is home
Load d/w
Tidy kitchen
Bedtime routine
Lay out clothes
Write some Xmas cards
Go to bed and read new book
Early night

Hmm. Will see how much of that I actually get done. DS2 still coughing non-stop. Have given him sips of water, an inhaler and Calpol. Dunno what else I can do. Anyone have any tips?

(Have just asked him if he wants honey in hot water. He said, "Awwight, if you're awake enough." )

have you tried some steam in his room. Sorry I cant remember how old ds2 is but I find that a bowl of hot water (boiling if he can be trusted with it) in the room keeps the air a bit moister which helps with the breathing. central heating dries the air out terribly.

I will be up for a while too. ds is wide awake and whiney. I am sooo tired but there is no back up tonight as mum has a very important meeting tomo so needs her sleep. Plus she will be out all day tomo. I have no idea how you do it toffee. Are you superwoman?

Good idea about the steam. He's still coughing. I have tried all the tips I have found on MN - onion in room, Vicks on chest, propping him up on pillows, inhaler...Nothing has worked. We have the heating on tonight (boys woke up cold last night), so maybe it's very dry in here.

Def not superwoman, but nice of you to say it. I had my lie in this morning, which is why I'm able to cope tonight. But am feeling sleepy now and would quite like to go to bed.

Going to do the steam thing.

I think from the fact that it has gone quiet that ds is asleep for now. goodness knows how long for. Might bump into during the night if yours is as bad as i fear mine could be.

Also going to try a bit of sleep.

OK, have done the steam thingy. Seemed to work for a bit, but he's coughing again now. Have left a cup of hot water by the radiator and opened the window. Trying to keep awake on MN for a bit, as he doesn't want me to go. Hope you get some good sleep, deck.

He's gone quiet. Think I might be able to creep away now. Thanks for the tip, Deck.

Am trying on a Christmas name. All I could come up with inbetween falling asleep at the keyboard.

no problem i am still here though. hope you get some sleep.

Oh dear, hope you both got some sleep eventually Deck and Toffee.

Strange, though productive, w/e here.
Friday off for teacher training so DH took few hours off too and we all went swimming - lovely as pool was empty (we were only local school off :)) Then DD went on her first Brownie Pack holiday - 2 nights away
She absolutely LOVED it though not sure how easy she will be to get up for school!
Whilst she was away I blitzed her room and DH and I finished her curtains that should have been done nearly 3 years ago She was DELIGHTED when she got home and room looks so much nicer :)
Enjoyed time with DS though he was missing DD by Sunday - distracted him by relieving sick single friend of her 3 children for the afternoon!

Had planned to continue blitzing today as feel on a roll but may have to go up to flat to sort out new bed frame as have tenant hoping to move in on Wednesday - ho hum.
So today's list a bit vague:

• Morning routine
• Start on living room
• Check tenant references
• Make Christmas cake if can stay at home!
• Get petrol and sort out new bed-base if can't
• Meeting after school to plan presents/party stuff from School Assoc
• Dinner in pub with friends and their DC - has soft-play attached

Will have to see what happens!

Hope everyone has a good day :)

Morning all,

We woke up to about 15 cm of snow this morning so DH and the DC were out shovelling at 7 am (everyone is responsible for keeping the pavement in front of their house free of snow, plus we have quite a long path down to the road that we share with our neighbours). DH had a flight to catch this morning but as it was at a civilised hour for once, he did the school run and we then went for a quick coffee afterwards.

Am now waiting for work to arrive, but as there's so much to get done I've decided to make a start on the rough draft I've been sent and keep my fingers crossed that there won't be too many changes made in the final version. I'm also waiting for the slide for DS's bed to arrive (it's taking a ridiculous amount of time for the shop to send the right one; the bed was supposed to be a birthday present - back in July - but the slide will have to be more of a Christmas present now!).

This morning's list:
Send Advent card
Phone paediatrician
Finish morning routine
Work

feetheart Hope your DD got up OK.

Toffee We've found that opening a window really helps when DS has a bad cough, esp. in this kind of weather when it's much cooler outside. Hope your DS is better this morning and that you get through your very impressive list!

MrsD Great title for next month.

Deck Hope DS's earache is better and that you got some sleep in the end.

Must get on with some work - will be back later.

Trying again this week My list

Breakfast
Dressed
School run

Organise stock in spare room
Move stock upstairs
Fold the rest of clothes
Put summer clothes away
Mend hoover
Laundry X 4 alongside jobs
Clean bathroom
Work job 1
Work job 2
Late Lunch date 2pm

School Run 330 pm
Complete any of the above jobs
Evening meal

Did finally manage to creep away from ds2 at nearly 3am, so not much sleep last night. I think the steam helped and opening the window seemed to help too (thanks for that, Linzer). The onions (MN tip) were useless and just made the room pong.

Amazingly, ds1 slept through all the coughing and night-time disturbances.

Woken at 7am by pathetic cries and coughing from ds2. He wanted breakfast, but sat in front of a bowl of Weetabix for 10 minutes, staring at it, then said he couldn't eat it. Have dosed him up with Calpol and tucked him up on the sofa in front of a DVD of 'The Goodies' (which he finds hilarious).

DS1, who was also feeling poorly yesterday, shouted for the sick bowl from his room at about 7.30 and now he has gone back to bed with the bowl beside him. He was off school last Monday too .

Deck - thanks for keeping me company in the small hours. Hope you managed to get some sleep in the end.

Linzer - good luck with your work. You must go onto minimal flying duties.

Feet - what a productive weekend! It's amazing how much we can get done with fewer DC around, isn't it? Hope you can continue the blitzing - it's so satisfying.

Am going to get dressed (not to shoes, though), then start on today's list. Looks like I won't be doing the school run this morning, so at least I can make an early start.

Back later.