Fledgling flyers - it's the month of May: if your house is a mess, try the Flylady way

[ToffeeWhirl]

Welcome to the May Fledgling Flyers' thread. A very big thank you to WhoKnows for guiding us through last month.

Are you living in CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome)? Flylady's routines aim to help you take control of your home, tidying and decluttering and setting up daily and weekly routines that keep your home looking presentable. On this thread, we do our best to follow these routines (although we also chat quite a lot and sometimes forget why we're here ).

There are three methods of the Flylady system, depending on whether you are new to it or have been following it for a while:

1. Babysteps
2. Babysteps + 15 mins daily decluttering in current zone
3. Babysteps + daily missions

Following the babysteps helps to establish daily routines and build a weekly plan.

Today's babystep is to shine your sink.

Morning all, quick post before the troops wake up, on phone so excuse lack of personals.

Have been keeping up with thread although not posted for a week, work has been going ok and have kept up with basic flying. Dd got horrendous sickness halfway through the night on Wed and continued every hr, we got through all bedding and majority of towels we own. Thought she was ok but sick again last night, although only the once. Dh now has it, hoping I'll escape unscathed with ds.

Feeling sorry for myself that AF made a return this morning after an absence of 3 years due to pregnancies and breastfeeding, forgot how much it hurt, owwww!

Right, ds making noises and don't want him waking the others, sorry so short and an all about me one

Morning all

Right, time to start flying again, AF gone, another chance next month. Cheer up etc etc.

Ta da:
Washing on line
DS bed stripped and 2nd load in machine.

To do:
Plant up 5 hanging baskets.
Pinch out remaining plants
Make DS bed
Strip ours and make.
Do ALL the ironing tonight as tomorrow I'll be in birmingham seeing Shane Westlife

Morning

Get well soon bitchy and wafflers DC's!

whoknows my mum doesn't live too far away- only 5 minutes in the car, so not too much tooing and froing. Will just be a pain when I'm working and need to get me and DD home for 7am for children being dropped off, but it is only 1 week!

There won't be much flying here today. Just the basic routines! I found my passport and birth certificate (which I thought I had lost) whilst declutter ing a draw though

Ds appears better this morning. Eating everything in sight which is always a good thing but glad I made the decision about the race tonight. I suspect if he went today he would be struck down properly with touncilitus and tbh it is a nightmare as he is allergic to so many meds. Pj day here. Have only just woken up, although have had many sleepy conversations throughout the morning of the level of mum can i have a bowl of ice cream? yes So am also feeling restored. Training last night was definitely good for the spirit. Sooo much laughter. was good. About to move and try to do something productive.

hope you all have productive days.

Work is going okay.

Food is being consumed.

is being drunk.

Still wanna go back to bed though!

I have been decluttering by phone. Epic! I love those kinda phone calls!!!

bitchy

Hi all! I'm at my mums, and I'm itching to clean The house...looks like there will be lots of flying in this next week after all! I already cleaned the oven and dishwasher while DD was eating tea I just can't leave things!!

lauren you're mum is going to wonder if she is in the right house when she gets back if you are no careful.

Thanks for all the welcomes ladies!

I've got off to a good start today, decided on a 'focus on the downstairs today' approach. So I've tried to pretend the tip upstairs doesn't exist and downstairs does actually look quite pesentable now - I've decluttered, slung loads and put a few things on our local 'for sale' board. Have cleaned all surfaces and swept the hard floors - feels lovely!!

Tomorrow I will;

Hoover downstairs
Clean downstairs loo
Mop kitchen floor
Venture upstairs....

Offs I have just reread what i typed earlier. That is shocking I KNOW the they're their rule. I generally use it correctly too. So no idea what the hell happened. sorry about that.

Well done maggie

I am currently trashing the kitchen. Not sure that I will find the sink tonight though. Tons of baking todo. pass the coffee.

Ta da:
3 loads of washing
3 loads of washing up
Change DS sheets
3 big hanging baskets
2 pots (seeds in)
Emptied medicine cupboard, sorted & refilled (nightmare!)

Watched blubbed through titanic.

Tomorrow:
Ironing (or some of)
Our sheets
Go & see Westlife

Right I finally have a ta da list. However, this bedtime thing? Yep I suck. this we know.

Ta da:
My bedding
2 loads of normal washing
1 load of towels
Make Fairy cakes of following flavours: vanilla, vanilla and cranberry, orange, lemon.
Make carrot cake.
Make a basic sponge cakes.
Fudge cookies
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate brownies.
3 pints worth of Jelly
get new training schedule onto the calendar
Sort out backup plan for monday in case ds still not well enough for school
Put cakes into tubs for freezer/storage depending on consumption intentions
2 loads of dw
recycling out
Speak to sis and sort out what babystuff she will be having.
Sort out plans for father's big birthday
Remake bed.
Food shopping.
Speak to ex about alternative race for ds.
folding.
prep stuff for ironing (ie put rightway out).
Clean kitchen post baking with exception of floor.
Ten minutes on craft project.

wow that was actually really rather a productive day after all. .

No list for tomo. will see what happens.

Another fledgling failing at the bedtime step here too, Bitchy.

Sunday's babystep is to practise the new routines and read a testimonial.

Today's flight plan is here. There are no missions.

Off to bed now. I fell asleep on the sofa earlier, then got a second wind and stayed up chatting with a friend who's staying. My sleep pattern is all over the place at the moment.

Hope you get some sleep now, Bitchy.

Mine too toffee. about to head off for some sleep now. When normal people are heading towards getting up.

Right i need to get this under control. I am going to focus on ONE babystep next week. I AM going to be in bed trying to sleep by 10:30 everynight, with the exception of friday which will be before midnight.

night.

Morning ladies.

DS woke in the night (it got vaaaairy cold here) so I now have a crick in my neck - I look like and it's not deliberate!

House is a bit of a bomb site after DH looked after DS yesterday while I worked - and I did nowt about it last night other than round up dirty dishes and bung them in the dishwasher.

So today, I'd like to (but not essential if I don't IYSWIM!)
Blitz kitchen
Bake coffee buns
Hoover living room
Clean inside of windows
Deep clean downstairs "spare" loo
Bit of WAH job to make tomorrow faster.

Oh crap. Never going to manage it all. Maybe DH can take DS out?! Hmm we'll see!

Mmm, coffee buns sound yummy Carpe...

Morning! Yesterday was taken up with shopping, child wrangling - both boys were vile! - work, and getting ready for dinner party. So, downstairs is nice and tidy! It was lovely to have a grown up evening & all went well. :)

ta da!
Boys breakfasted
DW emptied
Bread machine on

maggie they are a doddle to make (food processor mainly, then a bit of spoon mix at the end) takes me about 5 mins to make up provided DS isn't helping! and then 15-20 mins to cook.

Can pm you the recipe or post it here if others want it?

ugh. awake. not functioning and my spine feels like it is on fire. wtf?

coffee and endless games of snakes and ladders appear to be in my immediate future. oh joy .

< waves wings at everyone>

No proper flying here - some washing done - but that was DH

DD having drops in her eyes every one or two hours depending on time of day. Not at night tho' :o

major step forward yesterday - went out to Frankie and Bennys for meal with DH and DD last evening. Out. In the (potential) Dark. Not for Medical Appointment. OMG. Last time DD went anywhere 'non medical' was the last day she went to school (8thFeb). And we got free pudding cos I had a piece of plastic in my salad I wasn't going to eat it anyway

Stressfull time washing DDs hair for her backwards over side of bath - going to have to re think that one, and try and persuade her to have a shallow bath with her eye patch on. :(

House a tip (DCat3 is being sick everywhere - DCat 2 stood in it and walked it round kitchen - blurg) and have to do own and MIL shopping online and book (yet another) coach ticket for hospital check up Tuesday. And AF came for a visit - I'm too old for this shit

Day 2 of house sitting and I think my head might explode! 4 dogs, DD, a 16 year old brother, 2 houses and a horse is too many

Ta da so far:
First dog walk
Drove up and checked and fed horse
Washing and drying laundry X 2
Washing up and put dishes away
Washed kitchen floor
Shouted at the dogs

Still need to walk dogs again, dust mams house and Hoover and sort tea before bedtime routine... Is it bed time yet?

And yes to the coffee bun recipe please carpe :)

Life is crazy so i batch bake and freeze. One evening lost to cooking, one lot of mess but weeks worth of yummy cakes etc.

Ta da:
Cunning plan for getting ds to tidy up his stuff (need to finish off and then sort out putting into action)
laundry - last load before new weeks starts
ironing
folding
play games with ds
give ds bubble wrap
yell and ds and give him ultimatum about homework.
Be surprised when he is actually doing homework off own bat late in the day
want to crawl into bed and sleep.
Make up training kit for tomo
fb/mn etc

Hope everyone is ok. So sorry to have been AWOL. No promises but I'm going to try and get back on board.

Happy birthday to me! :)

Relaxing day with minimal flying just keeping downstairs tidy in between many guests popping by to visit :)

House is looking pretty good though :)

Hope you've all had lovely weekends- will catch up tomorrow

for all and a slice of birthday cake :)