Calling all steppers old and new, fancy joining me ready for the September thread

[CatsInChaos]

Come and sign in here ready for September and the return to school.

Where we attempt Flylady babysteps or whatever we can get done!

Where are you all? Zoo, Carrots, bessie, Adora, Scout, Camper and any newcomers who would like to join.

I guess you all in bed this time of night, Will come back to check if anyone around tomorrow --as long as I can get near computer--

I'm here, vino in hand having cleared detritus from DD2's cupcake making

So, TA Das

Up and sorted coffee while OH cleared DW from last night
Roused DDs, we needed to get things in town.
Breakfast
WM on twice
S&S'd main bathroom
Coffee
Cleaned hob
Reloaded DW & switched on
Hung washing
Went out
Lunch out
Got errands
Dropped DD1 at party
Home
Drinks
Sorted shopping
Had discussion refrained from killing OH
Dinner
Cleared away, OH went to collect DD1
Loosely supervised DD2 whilst leaving her to get on with decorating cup cakes.
Cleaned kitchen floor and new carpet, foot prints.

Tomorrow
loads more laundry, we bought new bedding for DDs.
Make brownies
General tidy up
Feed everyone
Plan Monday's packed lunch
Water plants
Retain sanity
E-mail friend
Set up Skype on new PC
Print Ins. claim forms
Walk dogs

Not neceasseraly in that order

Morning Adora ,

You have been busy! My list would just contain something like this:

Ta da's:
(Yesterday)
Make bed
breakfast
get dressed
sort some stuff for charity shop (decluttering)
one load of washing
recycle bins
town
park
shopping
referee several arguements etc between DC
painting.

Now having Coffee trying to "wake up"

www.flylady.net/ Here is the link to flylady.

I think I will be doing minimal though till the DC are back to school!

Hi TheJoyfulPuddlejumper (great name) (smile)

Yes, all new and old members welcome!

I am trying to get organised for when the DC go back to school nursery. I have a 3 year old too so know what a challenge that can be.

anyone?

How are you bessie?

I did wonder if everyone had abandoned ship.
I find it hard to get much done with DC underfoot but thought I would like to try again once they are back to school. I am trying to do bits here and there but it is quite hard.
Can't spend the whole time cleaning and tidying anyway but it's trying to find a balance that works.

You have done well Joyful (hope you don't mind me shortening your name)

I have:
made bed
Showered, got dressed
done breakfast
MNetted
and not much else yet

Hello Joyful and welcome

I'm just getting started, laundry's under control, clean stuff put away, but nothing much else is going on right now.

pokes nose round the door and leaves a box of chocs

Hi all, Hows it going?

I have done some hoovering and some paperwork shredding. Just cooked and ate dinner. Now having a coffee .

Right, all but 1 load of laundry got done today, plus breakfast, vacuuming, shopping, dog walking and dinner. I think I did 6 loads of washing. All dry and ready or ironing. I'm going to burn the current contents of DD's linen baskets, it'll be quicker than washing

OH finally did the kitchen windowsill today - 4 years after telling me he would do it. Stink of silicone prevented me from cooking lunch, so we had naice sarnies out. I've just swept and mopped kitchen floor. Dried DD1's hair and packed them off to bed, tomorrow's packed lunch is prepped, DW is on and I'm enjoying a vino before I retire for the night.

Hello, can I join too please? I've had a look at fly lady before but really need to get my backside in gear! I was all sorted with a routine and then fell pregnant with DC2 and it all went out of the window. I need to do some decluttering and get a daily routine before I have the baby and before DH goes completely spare with my slatternliness. So, so far today I have...

Done 2 loads of washing
Got DS up and sorted with breakfast (about to wrastle him into clothes...)
Up and dressed myself!
Decided where we're going for the day as it's sunny here

To do
Hoover at least the downstairs
Put away washing
Make dinner

That's all doable right?!

Rhubarb that is definitely doable.

Welcome to all the newbies. Hopefully you can all infect me with your enthusiasm. My dcs went back to school last week and I seem to have lost all interest in keeping things looking good.

I forced myself to declutter the lounge this morning and I have hoovered the open plan kitchen/diner/family room, hallway, vestibule and lounge, which was a massive job, despite having been done on Saturday. It was dog hair city. Why do I have beige floors and 2 black dogs?

I have loads to do so any pointy sticks and gentle boots would be gratefully received

I am rewarding myself with a and a cookie having unloaded and reloaded the dw and cleaning and polishing the worktops. The place looks considerably better already.

Lurks quietly.

have fly-ed before with modicum of success, but we are drowning in a sea of clutter. I have three DC, and Too Much Stuff. I'm starting a 2day/week college course in Sept so hoping that having less time to do stuff will focus my mind. I feel, that once it's sorted, then I'll be able to whizz round in no time, but it always gets blitzed, then ignored.

I also battle a chronic illness, so have good days when I can do loads, and then other days when I can only lounge about feeling ineffectual

Hi DAISY, come on in! The regulars on this thread all go up and down for various reasons as well so we will encourage on the good days and nurse you on the others. zoo is our resident baker for those occasions.

I have made banana muffins (had an bunch of very ripe bananas), decluttered the coffee table in the kitchen and cleaned it and decluttered a lot of the kitchen table too.

How is everyone else getting on?