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!

Morning

How are we at zone 5 again already? This year is galloping along!

Done so far
Beds
Windows
Did ready for school
Dry laundry away
Litter tray
S&S
Mirror
Washed bathroom floor (MUST get new mop head)
Wash up
Washing on

To do
Dust
Vacuum
Bins
Hang washing outside
Dinner - already done
Wash up & SS

Argh DH dropped DD at school, says she got grumpy as one of her friends asked which was her favourite: JLS or One Direction. She was embarrassed as she doesn't know who they are. We don't listen to the radio/watch music videos, I just hate this stuff. But now I feel bad, as I was always the kid at school who didn't know the latest bands, as my parents listened to Radio 2 or their 60's albums (I appreciate it now)

Silvery that would be brilliant if you would take over in March. Thank you.

Ta da
Early training
food shopping
internet stuff (email mn etc)

to do
Laundry
book hotel/travel lodge
loads of online type tasks.
early night

Silvery - I have added my tuppence-worth on your other thread. I'm happy to answer any questions too.

About halfway through my list and need to keep moving as its freezing here and I need to keep warm.
Vigorous home bleurgh should do it :)

Hi

tada

• Make my bed
• Strip DCs beds
• Wash bedding
• Dry Bedding
• Business course

to do

• Remake beds
• Wash up 2X
• Shine Sink
• Fill washing machine for Tues
• 15 mins Dining room
• coursework

Feeling much better about my course, though have got quite a bit of work to do before next week now. We are all doing level 1, but apparently there will be work experience (though not holding my breath as I was told January Id get some )

I suppose I should look to see where zone 5 actually is, but Im not going to as Im going to have to add coursework everyday now for this week anyway. Got to have this coursework finished and have an exam for another course next Tues.

Thankyou!
Ok so today's ta da-
2 loads of washing done and dried
cleaned kitchen tops
dusted living room
Cleaned bath

to do
pack nursery bag
Print photos for living room
Clean living room floor
dust ds room
more washing!

Thanks feet Will go and have a read now.

Ta Da
Made beds
Got breakfast ready
Showered/dressed
Laundry washed and hung
Cleared breakfast
Swished/swiped
Washed bowls and fed cats
Mission
Rubbish out
Went to work
Home
Cooked dinner
More Laundry
Fed cats
Cleaned kitchen
Played/tidied
Stray items away
Dry clothes sorted
Non iron away
Homework
Bags for tomorrow
Made packed lunch
Laid out clothes
Boys bathed
Stories

To Do
Ironing
Study
Shine sink
Bed

Teacher wasn't in today so I covered. Only had 3 children in, so not a bad day! Although I got into my classroom and there was piles of crap everywhere. The teacher is so disorganised, I find it very difficult to work in an environment that is cluttered with utter crap.
I try to keep the classroom organised and tidy, I didn't go in the last day of last half term and there is shit everywhere.
His planning is crap, mostly just cut and pasted so it doesn't even match anything or make sense, so this morning I had to figure out which planning was for this week (every piece of planning on the system has the same date on it, 18th Nov or something like that) then there was no work or resources to go with what was stated on the planning, so I had to make it all up and I'm a bit fed up of it.
I have a mind to go and tell someone. He's not in tomorrow either, so spent a while after school searching for work for them to do tomorrow.
It's all well and good saying a TA can cover the teacher because you work off the planning, but even when I find planning it's mostly white board stuff. So frustrating.

List for tomorrow
As above

Evening

tada

• Make my bed
• Strip DCs beds
• Wash bedding
• Dry Bedding
• Business course
• Remake beds
• Wash up 2X
• Shine Sink
• Fill washing machine for Tues
• 15 mins Dining room (Well I did 10 mins - better than nowt)
• coursework

tomorrow's list

• Make beds
• Turn on washing machine
• Dry Laundry
• Put laundry away
• Wash up 3X
• Shine Sink
• Fill washing machine for Wed
• 15 mins Kitchen
• coursework
• pop into town
• Go to AAT course.

Silvery Hope you managed to get through the day at work.

Hope everyone is having a good evening.

Evening everyone,

Silvery I think I'd go nuts, having to cope with a mess like that at work. I wouldn't convict you if the teacher was found stuffed at the back of in a stationery cupboard

Ta dah
Beds
Windows
Did ready for school
Dry laundry away
Litter tray
S&S
Mirror
Washed bathroom floor (MUST get new mop head)
Wash up x 2
Washing on
Dust
Vacuum
Bins
Hang washing outside
Post Office
Drop off 'clutter' at charity shop
Collect Dd from school
'Supervised' homework
Washing brought in
Dinner
Wash up & SS

Had a talk with DD over music to find out if she was bothered over the JLS or One Direction thing earlier. She said she didn't like either of them (phew) but she did like 'the guy in black, who dances, and says gangsta' NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Time to dust off Queen & Iron Maiden

Who's that Goth

My DS likes Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars. Along with Maroon 5 and our power ballads CD. he did say he wanted a One Direction easter egg at one point

DD1 likes disney songs.

Hi Lilleth it's the Gangnam Style guy! She must have seen it at a friend's house, because I know she's not seen it here. Could be worse, could be Bieber.

I love Disney songs too.

DD's favourite album is Charlie & Lola, oh yes, we sing along to 'we've got a chicken'

Evening all. Had DS2 at home today so didn?t get as much done as I?d have liked. He?ll be back at nursery tomorrow though. Phew.

Ta da!
Cleared a few hotspots
Dumped stuff out of the utility room
Fixed various things that had been kicking round for ages
Laundry
Dinner
Choir
Cleaned kitchen

Silvery - kindly offered to run the March thread - ? and had a stressful day at work. Hope tomorrow is better.

Feet was having a house reclamation / school assoc day and doing house bleugh to keep warm.

Snowgirl - don?t feel guilty, as the Fat Fairy says, just jump in where you are.

Jdub had brought some order to the half term chaos. :)

Going was worrying about her DD and musical education. Ours are blissfully unaware of all that, thankfully. Although DS1 (age 6) can identify Justin Bieber from the lunchboxes of girls in his class. Have also had to put up with Gangnam Style at 4-y-o birthday parties twice in two weeks? [weeps]

Bitchy had nice short lists.

Lilleth - was feeling a bit more positive about the course and getting things done.

Special was also getting on with things.

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Babystep 26 is to read the last sentence of the Fat Fairy?s emails (think that?s the bit about not being behind ? anybody know?)

Mission is looking for hidden rubbish in the sitting room.
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Have a good Tuesday everyone! Night all.

Hidden rubbish? Does that mean I should pull the sofas out? :-( crap.

Morning my lovelies! Hope you are all OK.

Thanks so much for offering to run thread in March Silvery!
A warm welcome to Special Circumstances

Things still a bit stressful here (mil funeral delayed until Mon 4th - no room at crematorium until then ...). And I managed to add to dh's stress by contracting some sort of vicious noro-type virus last Thurs night and passed out on the bathroom floor on Friday morning! Thankfully getting better now although still feeling a bit weak and feeble... . Poor dh - he was an absolutely hero throughout. Maniacally bleaching taps and handles now so that no-one else gets in [fingers crossed]. Oh, and I'm still sewing costumes madly ....

Thanks for round-ups Blue - wouldn't have a clue what everyone was up to otherwise!!

gets 'it'

Trazzles haven't visited your other thread recently - must do so - but thinking of you xxx

Big wing flaps to everyone!

Good morning lovely folk,
Poor you SC you have a lot to cope with at the mo - I hope you are feeling better soon.

Today I resolve to keep to my list when I get in from work (and not be swallowed up by the sofa and a book!)
done
d/w emptied
washing on
all fed, watered, up and out, with various 'showing' items, fruit snack sharing contributions, project work and supermarket equipment vouchers!

to do
Beavers
put laundry away
filing
dust dining room

Have a good day everyone x

Good morning all

SC hope you feel better soon, and that everything goes well with the funeral. Must be difficult waiting.

Waiting for water to be switched off for a couple of hours, hopefully soon the boiler will be sorted. Although it does seem to have been working ok recently. Will use it for an excuse to go into the city, need to get some stuff anyway.

I did the most amazing crisis cleaning and clearing the other day, a la fly lady, and it really made a difference. Unfortunately it wasn?t actually my home.
I also did a great list of personals to catch up with everyone and then forgot to post it!

So just going for saying:

Hello to Special circumstances

Silvery Congratulations on the driving test!

ToffeeThere is definitely hope for you, I?ve taught several people with ASD who?s co-ordination, motor control and spatial awareness were barriers. Learning of road can often be the answer.

SC things sound very difficult for you all, but well done dp, and I hope you get your strength back soon.

Jdub Good luck with resolve.

Apologies to everyone else but if I don?t get down to insurance unit they?ll be sending out search parties.

Good luck with boiler. Goth

Argh! Just lost my post thanks to MN going offline.

Don't have time to do it all over again, so just a general wave to all of you lovely fledglings.

Except to say, SC, sorry you are having a rubbish time. That noro-virus is hell on earth. I hope the funeral goes well and that none of you are ill again.

Just - thanks for the encouragement about driving.

Ta da :

DH lit woodburner first thing
DH switched boiler on again (Goth - our boiler needs sorting too. It's leaking )
School run
Home
Swish and swipe
Dining-room rescue
Hotspot on table
Kitchen rescue
Wipe surfaces
Washing up
Clean cooker top
Healthy breakfast

Swept hearth
Refilled coal scuttle

To do :

Ring plumber AGAIN!
Home ed

Hurray! Plumber rang and is coming out today. Phew.

Hi everyone.

If Im doing courses, should I be looking for work? Im asking because my business and admin course I am doing is definately level 1 until July then in Sept I can go onto level 2 which is NVQ and will require 17 hours a week in work experience.

Also in 18 months not only will I have level 2 NVQ in business and Admin, but also levels 2 and 3 in AAT and hopefully (if I can find one at a decent time) ECDL levels 1 and 2 (Have got level 1 now). I also might be able to enroll on level 4 AAT.

I feel a little guilty though if I stop looking for work (although I must admit I could try harder) for 18 months while I gain some qualifications. Id be surviving on benefits and not paying my way IYSWIM and this isn't right is it?

What do you honestly think? Should I still look for work (and be a bit more active) or should I hold off for 18 months and gain some qualifications?

Anyway today's list so far

tada

• Make beds
• Turn on washing machine
• Dry Laundry
• Put laundry away
• Wash up after breakfast
• 15 mins DS bedroom (it looks a lot better now, surprising how much difference 15 mins makes)
• pop into town

to do

• Wash up after lunch
• Shine Sink if DH washes up after tea (Im not home till nearly 10PM)
• Fill washing machine for Wed
• coursework
• Go to AAT course.

SC sorry to hear you are ill and there is a wait for the funeral. Its always the waiting that feels like one of the hardest parts. Just need to pay respects and say bye. Hope it doesn't feel too long for you.

Goth We got now 83 just before Christmas for the DCs and my ipod is subjected to Gangam style.

silvery thanks for offering to do the March thread.

BBL

Thanks for kind words everyone . You are all luv-er-ly [sniff]

Just how typically kind of you to crisis clean someone else's house!!

Lilleth to be strictly honest, wait not hard on me (mil and I were not close) but sil taking it v badly and it all adds to general stress I suppose. Good luck with study v work decision (sorry, don't feel qualified to comment). Hope you can come to the right solution for you.

Toffee Agree, noro is evil. Still going through a few waves of wretchedness (feeling weak 5 days on with swimmy bits - flashing lights before the eyes type thing) - although stomach seems to be back to normal-ish thank heavens.

Like the sound of a Victorian Flylady thread btw!! [Looks for flannel drawers distribution point/searches for boot button hook ]

Goth/Toffee hope hot water restored soon

Waves to Jdub and eveyrone else!