February Fledglings FLYing High

[BlueEyeshadow]

Welcome to the February Fledgling FLYers thread

... where we (loosely) follow the step-by-step Flylady housekeeping system (in our own, unique, relaxed style) with lots of and chatting along the way.

This little-and-often system is designed so that we can follow a series of steps and routines each day (which gradually become second nature) in weekly designated zones of the house; defining and minimising housework - which in theory should leave us with more time to do other, more interesting things instead!

At the same time it is intended to reduce that panicky "rabbit in headlights" feeling we get when we are overwhelmed and everything needs doing all at once.

To avoid being inundated with details, we advise not signing up to the Big Tent

We are in the process of following Flylady's steps and routines using a three-pronged approach (dependent on the stage everyone is at):

• start or repeat baby steps

• repeat baby steps + do 15 mins a day decluttering in the current zone

• reinforce babysteps and do daily missions if you have finished decluttering.

[And if you are really enthusiastic and have finished decluttering - you can go on to detailed deep cleaning in each zone.]

Flylady site here

Don't worry if you are behind; just jump right back in and it will all come around next month again anyway!

All the links for the babysteps and missions will be posted here every day and we'll all be here to cheer each other on.

to SC for leading us through January and for the brilliant OP I've just cut and pasted .

So come along in and park your dusters ready for Feb!

Yeah trazzles, completely missed that one, but I can be a little bit all about me

Why am I wide awake at 5 am? Really hope I get a lay in but can't see that happening.

Morning

List
Make beds
Shower and dress
Swish and swipe
Clear bag and purse
Polish/dust
Glass shelves
Hoover
Mop
Iron
Menu plan and shopping list
Food shop
Laundry
Stray items away
Clothes out
Cook dinner
Clean kitchen
Shine sink

(list notin order)

Also going to take the boys to Notcutts garden centre. I used to love going to the garden centre as a child and this one has the aquatic centre and small animals, a big climbing frame and riding cars.

The boys got up half an hour ago so have just had breakfast, better get cracking now though.
Have a good day all

Morning, lovely sunny day here. Looks cold though. Hoping it gets a bit warmer for this aft when I plan to go for a run.

tada

• Strip bed/s (havent decided if Im doing them all yet or just ours. Might not have time for DCs on Monday this week so might have to do one or two tomorrow)
• wash bedding
• Wash up after breakfast and last night

to do

• Dry bedding
• remake beds
• Wash up 2X
• Shine Sink
• Go for 5 mile run (plan is to run 10, walk 2 repeatedly. Might run 15 though)
• long soak in bath
• early night

DS asks this morning why the pans had mucky water in. He must be used to coming down to a clean kitchen on a morning

Hope everyone has a good day today.

Hi trazzles welcome back. Sorry your little boy is still going through the mill :(

I have some (cm) paperwork to do today but although one dc is out I still have two under my feet and it's the two who are least able to occupy themselves.

Very few house jobs to do but I hope to have a long tada list of odds and ends done.

hey hope yous dont mind me jumping in
i neeeee to get some stuff done today but im getting caught up in stress and "one more coffee"
so far have done some dishes (still loads to do )

Hi jess. I use Flylady's crisis cleaning techniques when I feel like this. It's here. Hope this helps. Good luck .

Jumping back in today to say hello and pledge to sort out Mt. Washmore and do a home blessing this evening after a run...

Trazzles thinking of you xx
Waves to everyone x

Trazzles thinking of you & DS

Quiet day planned today (caught DD's lurgy, she's so generous)

Done morning routines, about to do some food prep for freezing.

BBL

Welcome Jess
Where has the day gone?
We had a nice time at the garden centre but then had to go food shopping. Can't wait til next weekend, when I've passed my driving test, dp will never have to come ever again
Better get the hoover out.

No idea where the day has gone silvery. I still have a mountain of paperwork to do and am due out at 4pm otoh i am ready to go when i have eaten lunch as has sorted the going out stuff hair and makeup already

Evening everyone.

tada

• Strip bed/s (havent decided if Im doing them all yet or just ours. Might not have time for DCs on Monday this week so might have to do one or two tomorrow)
• wash bedding
• Dry bedding
• remake beds
• Wash up 2X
• Go for 5 mile run (plan is to run 10, walk 2 repeatedly. Might run 15 though)
• sneak a pack of crisps while waiting for bath to run (well I did go 5 and half mile, plus walk the dog)
• long soak in bath

to do

• Wash up after tea
• Shine Sink
• early night

Had a lovely Sunday. Got up at 8. Did a couple of things (mainly wash up all the pots from breakfast and last night), sat down for a couple of hours entering some competitons. Had lunch (left over pasta) washed up, went for a run.

Its been ages since I have ran round here. I usually avoid it as I live in the country and the lack of pavements mean its either muddy fields or on the road. I really enjoyed it.

I had planned to run 10 mins, walk 2. But at the end before what would be my last 10 min run I decided to run 5 mins and walk 1 then run another 5 mins and walk the rest of the way home (about 3 mins or so), but I decided it was so peaceful listening to the birds enjoying the countryside that I missed out on my last 5 mins and walked instead. My thought was that it was so lovely why waste it by running

Ive just had a nice soak in the bath and now waiting for my tea which DH is cooking. I plan to wash up, shine sink and be upstairs by 8 to watch Once upon a time and the 3 episodes of 2 Broke Girls. Then to go to sleep just after 10 for my early night.

Now the question is do I do this every sunday or will it become a bit meh if I did? Definately done the Sunday mission of renewing my spirit. Its a good thing as I have a busy week coming up so its just basics all week for me.

Sorry it was a bit long winded Ive just had a good day and wanted to share

Hi Jess and welcome back castle

Waves to everyone else. Have a good evening everyone

Evening all

I came down with the lurgy last Tuesday, so didn't do much FLYing at all last week - just about managed to keep on top of the (very) basics. But feeling MUCH better now. I'm not going to look back to see what I've missed, I'm just going to start back again tomorrow.

Evening fledglings,

Finally feeling well enough to jump back on.

Have been thinking of you trazzles

lilleth your post reminded me of that poem, ?What is this life if full of care/we have no time to stop and stare??

Ta da
Washing machine fixed (okay, that was DH!) ? Duplo dog surgically removed
2 loads of washing (had taken first lot round to MIL?s before the wm was fixed)
Washing-up
Hoovered downstairs
Emptied upstairs bins
Showered/blow dried hair/clothes out for tomorrow
Managed to do a set of marking and kick start this week?s lesson planning

Tomorrow?s list
Handwash jumpers/new clothes
One load washing
Change DS bed
Set of marking in afternoon while DS is asleep
Finish off school tasks for Tuesday
Clean desk top that DH has bought in for upstairs office and clean bottom of legs
Post bloody letter that has been ready to go since Friday
Scan in and print info for SLC assessment
Maybe pop into town and buy myself nice things

Evening all. Going boss-eyed tonight so will just dump links and run.

Monday is house-bleugh day and we're heading into the master bedroom for the new zone.

The babystep is another reading one: 11 Commandments

The mission is to get rid of anything that doesn't belong in your bedroom.

Hope everyone has a good week, and standing by with the for those with half term to contend with...

Morning.
Early start here and long crazy busy day. Hitting strong pain killers and feeling like death about sums up the to do list. That and finding a quiet corner to fall asleep in

Ta da
Up and ready
Re-consider my own sanity

Bitchy hope the pain killers do their job and you feel okay. Am horrified/impressed by the time your day started.

Done
Up, showered, dressed and ready for work
Sandwiches made
Bed made
Washing on

To do
Hang washing out
Unload dishwasher
15 minutes declutter
Mission - get rid of stuff that doesn't belong in bedroom
Bag up stuff for charity shop
Collect eBay purchase
Book flights to visit DB
Shine sink
S&S

BBL

Morning all.
Bitchy When you said out by 4, I thought you meant yest afternoon, not this morning! Good to see you have questioned your sanity

List
Up and Make beds done
Get breakfast done
Feed cats
Laundry done
Bath/swish and swipe
Dress
Rubbish out
Ironing
15min detail/mission
More laundry
Cook dinner and wash up
Clean kitchen
Clothes for tomorrow
Shine sink
Feed cats again
Sort dry clothes
Non iron stuff away

Have I forgotten anything?
I have arranged for one of ds1's friends to come over today. I have not told ds1. Should be fun.
Off to start the day now.
BBL

Morning,
Bitchy 4 AM! I am aware of it in theory... I hope you have a great day, and that the early start was worth it.

Done
Dd ready for school, am thinking of keeping her & DH in separate rooms if they can't stop falling out.
Beds
Windows
S&S
Litter tray
Washing on

to do
Hang washing out
Iron
Wash up
Weekly bleugh
Post Office
Collect DD
DD to dentist
Dinner
Wash up & SS

Morning, just a quick one today.

tada

• Made our bed
• Striped DCs bed
• 1st load of bedding in washing machine

to do

• 2nd load of bedding
• Dry Bedding
• Remake beds
• Wash up after breakfast
• Go to town to get passport photos of DCs and pizza hut for dinner
• Finish filling out passport applications
• Wash up after tea
• Shine sink
• Make sure we have everything ready for going to York tomorrow to visit family

Hope everyone has a good day

Blue - thanks for the roundups!

Bitchy - how on earth did you have chocolate left over from last Easter? The only way I would have any left is if I had lost it!!!

Lilleth - I?ve never been good at being on the (exercise) bike, could only ever last about 5 minutes. But with my ankle I?ve been banned from the treadmill so am trying to spend more time on the exercise bike, but 15 mins is still my limit!! Glad you had a lovely Sunday.

Ellie - hope the party went well

Silvery - those baby steps are the bane of my life!!! I just can?t keep up with them. I?m on the same page as Bitchy in that early nights need to be my focus. (Although I don?t think my late nights are as bad as hers!)

Trazzle - so sorry everyone has let you down with keeping the house tidy. Not something you should be worrying about while needing to be in hospital with your DS.

Goth - how lovely and generous of DD to share with you!!! Hope you?re feeling better soon.

Today?s mission ? spend 15 minutes getting rid of anything that doesn?t belong in your bedroom ? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!! I spent 15 minutes on it this morning and it barely made a dent!

Ah well?. 15 minutes at a time.

I?ve been thinking about why I?ve been so rubbish at getting and staying organised/tidy. I grew up in a very cluttered house, my DM and DF were both really bad at decluttering their things, yet had absolutely no compunction about getting rid of MY things. The amount of my belongings that would just vanish was quite astounding, and really sad. They didn't necessarily value what I valued. I think it has a lot to do with why I find it hard to get rid of things now. They also were completely unable to enjoy ?downtime? and all time had to be spent ?valuably?. I would feel guilty watching tv, reading fiction, or anything that wasn?t ?productive? (particularly church related).

I think I have a bit of emotional decluttering to do, actually!!!

Anyway-
Tada:
1 load of wash into dryer
1 load of wash into washing machine
Dishwasher emptied
15 minutes decluttering in bedroom

To do:
Survive half term
A few 15 minute decluttering sessions in different parts of the house

Morning fledglings
Bitchy so, what did you decide re: sanity?

Hope everyone enjoys half term. Mine is over! Back to school tomorrow. But at least I feel more like a human being. The despair seems to have passed (I am going to see my GP about PMT/pill next month if it happens again ? I was a crazy sobbing wreck at the end of last week, nto a pattern I want to continue).

Ta da
Washing on
Email to travel agents
Tasks for school (book list, emailed students)

To do
Washing in td
Clean desk
Washing up
Handwash
Go into town to buy pretty things. Pop into supermarket on way back
Set of marking this afternoon
Change DS bed
Post letter
Prepare SLC form ? scan pay slips etc.
Finish off school planning for tomorrow ? staging Shakespeare for drama class (downloading Ganganam style?don?t ask) and poetry collection for (equivalent) year 9 class ? does anyone have any suggestions for fun but ever so slightly deep poems? My brain is exhausting its stock!
Do today?s mission! (Harder since DH is home ill today and is still sleeping, but reckon he?ll be up later)
What?s for dinner? I?m thinking lasagne.

Watching Dumbo while I work this morning. DS doesn?t seem to impressed, though he was just dancing to Pink Elephants on Parade

Have just had a lovely email forwarded from my Headteacher with really positive feedback from a parent of 2 of my students. Has really made my day (and made going back to work tomorrow a whole lot easier!).

BBL

Morning all! Half term here this week so I will actually manage to post regularly for once

Ta da:-
Made beds
Washing on
Dryer emptied
Swish and swipe in bathroom
General tidy downstairs
Polished downstairs
Washed up
Wiped down/cleared surfaces in kitchen

To do:-
Washing
Putting away
Hoover downstairs
Food shop
Get dressed
Avoid killing dc's

Had a lovely weekend celebrating DD's birthday. She was spoilt rotten by friends and family which means I now feel like I live in a Barbie house.

trazzles you are always in my thoughts and you really shouldn't beat yourself up about the state of your house, although i understand why you do iyswim.

Big waves to everyone else.

Quick update

Done
Dd ready for school
Beds
Windows
S&S
Litter tray
Washing on
Hang washing out
Took cat for walk round garden on a harness, honestly I'm not weird. it's his 1st time out of the flat.
Wash up
Spent far too much time on iPad
Vacuum

to do
Weekly bleugh
Ironing
Post Office
Collect DD
DD to dentist
Dinner
Wash up & SS

silvery I did actually mean having to go out at 4pm yesterday. I also had to get up at 4am for getting out the house at 5am today. I get to repeat this tomo too.

Goth not entirely certain it was worth it right now but perhaps i will have a different perspective on it once sleep has been had?

Engels I think sanity is long gone tbh

Lplate yeah see that is how i have chocolate leftover. It was put in a safe place. It would have been long gone here otherwise too. hides evidence of the creme eggs she ate earlier and continues to ignore diet she should be on cos really that is the least of her problems right now

ta da
training,
2 loads washing,
volunteer work,
coffee with a friend,
sort out half a ton of things

going to take a nap before getting on with more stuff. or at least that is the theory. Set alarms for not only this evening but also tomo morning just incase i sleep through. really really need to get stuff done though. Will be glad when this week is over!