New Year FLYers - part 2

[bessie26]

carrying on from where we left off!!

[bessie26]

Hello everyone!

DD2s naps have been a bit wonky the last couple of weeks so I've been a bit slack - but we've got both sets of GP coming round on Sunday for a Father's day BBQ so thought I'd better do something! Downstairs vacuumed and kitchen/utility floors mopped today. (long - I always try to mop the floor on a wed as DD1 doesn't eat at home until fri so it does stay clean for a day or two!)

Amazingly the place doesn't look too bad now, just need to clear the kitchen worktops as they have been accumulating stuff.

I have become VERY organised with my laundry & have a specified load every day of the week

Carrots - I hope your DS is feeling a bit better?

Must go... DD2 has just made me some more laundry!

[bessie26]

Hello?? Anyone there? Hope you are all busy shining your sinks?

[Carrotsandcelery]

Hi there bessie I just found the thread in my watched threads list. I thought I had lost you all. It is like the Marie Celeste here. Is everyone sunbathing?

We have had visitors this weekend so the house was fairly nice on Friday and is now trashed. I have ignored that though and spent the time since my guests left helping my dd deep clean her bedroom.

She has too much stuff and I don't really know how to manage it.

We went through the clothes and removed everything that was too small. We also moved all the winter stuff out of the way for now and put the school stuff to the most unreachable end of her wardrobe as school breaks up here on Friday.

I now have a mountain of washing to do but I am going to get dd to do the majority of the ironing as this is the only way it gets through to her not to shove her clothes on the floor when they are not even worn.

She was also ruthless and chucked away a lot of miscellaneous stuff that she never ever used and was in such a mess she never could have found even if she had wanted it.

I wish modern houses were built with better storage. Where are we supposed to store half a toy shop full of Sylvannian and Playmobil? She still loves it and plays with it but her tiny little box bedroom just doesn't lend itself to having all these things and it still looking nice and feeling calm.

Is it just me or do the rest of you have this problem too?

[bessie26]

Hi carrots glad to hear you are still flying! DD2 is now only waking up once or twice in the night so I'm getting some nice sleep at night, but her naps are only 45 mins long so I'm using my timer a lot to get stuff done! I'm still doing my own thing though rather than doing the zones & missions. Life is one constant stream of laundry atm!

I know exactly what you mean about having too much stuff, even after 6 months if fly lady decluttering DH & I still have too much stuff & DD's toys are still trying to take over the lounge! I'm trying to box some of the "baby" ones up in the loft for a while, but as soon as I put some to one side, she starts playing with them again! And of course, it's only a temp solution as they will need to come back down for DD2 to play with soon!

I need to get a carpenter round to see if we can get some cupboards built in for storage (we have a 1930's house, so chimney breasts etc to work around). Also, remember DH decorated the dining room? Well we're thinking about having it as a playroom instead (we like eating in the kitchen) if only we would hurry up and win the lottery we could build an extension! But I guess we would just clutter that up with stuff again!

Had better get back to sleep now!

[Carrotsandcelery]

I have spent a bit of time today teaching dd how to sort laundry and put on a load of washing. It was a slightly painful experience as she asked me about practically every item but hopefully it is short term pain for long term gain

In my defense this has come about after discovering what would amount to a whole load of washing hidden in her bedroom, despite being given a dirty clothes in the basket amnesty last Monday.

I hoped that having to do the laundry herself might get the point across a little more effectively than shouting. Fingers crossed!

[bessie26]

Sounds like a good plan carrots! I'm training DD1 (2.8) to help with the laundry too, she can load/unload the machine & pair socks... unless she has a particularly interesting sticker, or sees a cat - then I have to do it by myself!

Do your DCs have laundry bins in their own rooms or do they have to take it to another room? Wondered if that would require too much effort?!

It's been absolutely roasting here today, must go water the veg plot while DH makes dinner

[Carrotsandcelery]

It is pouring with rain here today and 10 degrees!

I bought dd a laundry basket of sorts today to see if that would motivate her. I have resisted fiercely but it is always her excuse so I am calling her bluff!

[bessie26]

Surely she will be able to put the dirty clothes in a basket in her room? Mind you, we have a laundry basket in our bedroom & DH still struggles to get his socks in there

[Carrotsandcelery]

My dh fires his socks at the basket in our utility room (with sound effects similar to those used by my 6 year old ds) but ignores the fact they have landed down the back, or in the clean laundry basket, or stuck on something hanging on the pulley!

Given that, I don't suppose dd has a lot of hope!

[bessie26]

Are we married to the same man?!?

[Longtalljosie]

Hi chaps, just checking in. Have increased my work hours and am trying to work out a new routine for flying. Have to go to work now (late shift) but will shine sink before I go to show willing xxx

[bessie26]

Hi long glad to hear your sink is still shiney, I've failed miserably with that!