FLYlady followers flock together! Join the May fledglings – our nests we will feather!

[Castlelough]

Welcome to the May 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 is 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. Thanks to SC, Blue, Silvery and Goth for leading us through since January and for the brilliant OP I've just cut and pasted.

[GoingGoingGoth]

Quick update, while I have 5 mins

Done
Beds
Dd to school via shop to get a bottle of water
Back home via greengrocers
Hang laundry out
Take cat out
Litter tray
Empty bins
5 min room rescue in DD's bedroom
Vacuum round flat
Paperwork
Collect Dd, via veg stall for baking potatoes
Library
Supervise homework/spelling practice
Ironing

To do
Wash up /SS
Skype friend

Typical, got some potatoes and then decided that I really didn't want them , so DH made a curry-RESULT.

I think it was to make up for him melting my cake box! It's fairly large, and so that it doesn't take up most of the worksurfaces he suggested we store it on top of the grill. Normally when he does see it and move it before doing toast, not today. Guess that means a trip to Lakeland

I'm also going to have to get back on MFP, gave up when the parents came up and been a bit slack at getting back on it.

[BlueEyeshadow]

Ta da!
Laundry done and on line
Work finished and sent off
Various bits of admin and mini project off back burner
Sent off satisfyingly large invoice
Aldi shop & lunch out
Shopping away
To the park with DS2 in glorious sunshine :)
Tea cooked
Planted various seeds
Washing in

To do
Washing up and rescue kitchen
Dining room floor
Collapse in front of Masterchef final

[tops up for Bitchy, Toffee and Silvery]

[opens another bottle]

[Craftsonsea]

Ta-da!
Went to bed with a shiney sink
Washed and hung out clothes
Put away about 4 days worth of dry clothes
Put out rubbish that's been sat in the cupboard (umm...3 bags worth)
Toddler group
Bought maternity clothes that fit! Whoop! And with DS in tow!

To do
Last bit of washing up and shine sink for tomorrow

Trying not to do too much in the first few days as I don't want to burn out iykwim

[tops up more for everyone else]
[has rather dull glass of squash for self]

[ToffeeWhirl]

Thanks, Blue.



Sorry about the squash, Craft. You deserve better after your productive day.

Curry and trip to Lakeland - good result, Goth .

Silvery - sorry it's been a bad day.

Have given up on tidying DS2's bedroom for today. Will concentrate on ironing and putting away clothes tonight , then tackle his room tomorrow.

[Castlelough]

LINKS FOR FRIDAY 3rd MAY
Babystep 3 is an easy one - to explore the Flylady website and the Launch Pad.

The Daily Focus for Friday is to Declutter your Purse and Car.

We?re in Zone 1- The Entrance, Front Porch and Dining Room until the end of the week. We are decluttering, or detailed cleaning, in this zone for 15 minutes a day.

Today?s mission is to grab your feather dusters or rags and tackle the light fixtures, ceilings and window sills in the Dining Room and the Entrance Way.

The Flight plan for our daily routines, should update automatically.

[Castlelough]

Good evening everyone!
Hope you?ve all been enjoying the lovely weather today.
Swan, Goth, Crafts and Trazzles have produced quite sizeable lists ? well done ladies!
Toffee has been busy with visitors, but has a lovely clean house .
PA also has a clean house, thanks to her lovely lodger!
Silvery and Bitchy had a tough day and have retired to the naughty corner with Toffee, Crafts and Blue. I suspect Elliepac is hiding out in there too!
JDub has noticed the dust showing up in the lovely weather. She can get plenty of tips from PA,WhoKnows,Doris, Silvery,Toffee,Goth and Blue who have been discussing dusting techniques ? the fat fairy would be proud of you all

SC has been having fun with DD today! I know what you mean about spending ages prepping veg. I have a food processor on my kitchen wishlist ? think it would make soup/casserole prep much quicker? by the way I am keeping an eye out for you on MFP and for you too Goth!

I am joining the crowd in the naughty corner. Had a terrible run-in with a nasty parent at school today, and still amn?t the better for it.
Waves to Engels, LPlate, Louise, Ellietrying, Ellesabe, Just and Honu and hopefully I haven?t missed anyone. xx

[DorisShutt]

I don't want to talk about today. I just don't.

There may have been no flying. There may have been emergency mopping of a carton of pineapple juice during the day.

If anyone is looking for me, I'll be lying down having a fit of the vapours.

[Castlelough]

Oh and waves at NickNacks too

[ToffeeWhirl]

Psst, Doris, naughty corner is over here. And there is !

[CHBitchy]

Right, now I am main lining coffee. Cos clearly this week I am not meant to sleep

I have a whole shit load of paperwork that needs dealing with before tomo. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

[Swanhilda]

SC tonight I served a picnic portion of Tesco's moroccan couscous salad with the boiled potatoes and green beans and sausages. Amaaazing how easy it is to take something out of a plastic container and not do any prep at all and make Dh feel there was something interesting for supper unfortunately the children don't like couscous salad anyway I must try it more often One of my summer resolutions was that I was going to enjoy cooking more in the new kitchen - I'm almost nervous about putting it to the test, although I have a lovely view now whilst I chop!!! There was a Piers Paul Read book called A Married Man (all dark and brooding 70's stuff) in which the first breakdown of marriage was signified when his wife prepares herself a baked potato with baked beans, adding sour cream and chives as a garnish but not to his plate!!!

Castlelough so sorry about horrible parent. I think teachers just become figureheads to parents sometimes, and some parents take out their frustrations on the teachers unfairly.

I'm still feeling shellshocked by the tutor's comment yesterday about ds2, in which she asked why he had been allowed to get to Year 6 without anyone picking up that he couldn't understand phonics, and that it was nothing to do with his handwriting The problem is that he could always read, so I suppose it was missed that he couldn't decode.

done
today I upcycled dd's chest of drawers to my room
rationalized her drawers
completely tidied and gutted her room (quantities of sweet papers)
hoovered her bedroom and ds2 bedroom
finally read the dyspraxia report on ds1 from OT
Guides
supper
ds2 had two friends round which was a bit stressful as he paid not much attention to them
two more bags of rubbish out
litter tray
found a home for a kitten whose home had fallen through, for three weeks' time lovely lady who is mother of ds2 school friend. Her last cat apparently died at the age of 22!
ds1 played in a Badminton match YAY at school
ds1 homework

failed
to call bank
go on errands
finish the tidying/sorting

[Swanhilda]

Castle my relatively new food processor is also wonderbar, especially for things like gratin dauphinoise, carrots, grating, pastry, biscuits, or lots of onions. Not good for soup though, the water always comes out the bottom! I have gone off it since the builders though, I find it too noisy and it reminds me of the sound of drilling. Maybe the p & q will get boring after a bit and I will try again.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

For some bizarre reason the Ipad won't let me load this thread again, even though it is short. So, I'm on my phone having retreated upstairs early because DH started torturing me by making toasted sandwiches on my fasting day.

SC - I do far less chopping than I used to thanks to Waitrose and their brilliant range of frozen chopped onions, herbs, garlic, ginger etc, not sure if such things are available in your neck of the woods though?

Not much Flying, work day, never mind. Night all.

[Swanhilda]

Good morning.

This morning new kitchen looks distinctly scuzzy because I didn't clean it last night! A lesson that even a new kitchen needs maintenance

Yesterday I got slightly carried away tackling upstairs; today I will finish that and try and get other more routine stuff done too.

Done
dd's ikea delivery (her pocketmoney has purchased a rug, a lampshade and a laundry basket she spent hours looking through catalogue) has arrived
ds1 off to school
two still to despatch
cats fed, and litter tray cleared
food compost

todo
new drawers upstairs
kitchen bins - need some!
bank

[Engelsemama]

Morning all,

have been focusing on garden this week so house is a mess. Drastic action needed!

Ta da
Rearrange optician appt
Skype best friend

To do
Grocery shop
Mount Washmore
Washing up
Waht's for dinner
Call friend to wish her happy birthday
Outside playtime for DS/gardening for me
Do some more driveway de-weeding while DS is asleep this afternoon
hoover again
hotspots

[Trazzletoes]

Managed yesterday's list but there's no list today. I'm not flying. I can't be bothered. Just fancy hiding in bed all day. It's a minor miracle that Joe and I were up in time for the community nurse at 8am(!). And I'm shortly off to hospital for a scan of my gallbladder.

I know it's not the right attitude but flying can wait for another day. I'm tired.

[DorisShutt]

Morning all.

{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}} to Trazzle, I've just caught up on your other thread. So, so sorry and I'm keeping you in my prayers.

Well, I'm all excited that my shiney new blog (as inspired by Blue!) has a follower. Given I only started it yesterday, I'm impressed. I do have a horrible feeling that she is one of these folks who follow you to attract people to her porn site, but what the heck; it's not like you can block them

Flying wise, yesterday was a bust. Today, I'm out to a friend for a play date (if work ever get their fingers out so I can do my job) and then supermarket in the afternoon. Hopefully some of washing mountain will be scaled and conquered

Pouring with rain here so not the most thrilling of days, but that's life.

Hope you all have a good one.

[GoingGoingGoth]

Trazzle you have much more important priorities right now. (Hug) I don't think anyone here thinks cleaning comes first.

Finally got my work rota, so I can plan my summer.

And restarted MFP, no idea how to 'look' for people on it apart from through Facebook. SC Castle I'm just GoingGoth on it, if you promise not to point & laugh.

Not much of a list today as I'm at work right now. But no customers, so managers not bothered about me being online. Will probably try to clear some more moss away, if it stops raining.

[GoingGoingGoth]

Come on Doris give us the link to your blog

[CHBitchy]

Look after yourself trazzles

Today things are not looking any better then they did last night. but then again a good night's sleep was not had. Looks like we are heading down the statementing route. can I just hide in the naughty corner Soo much paperwork being created atm. I fucking hate paperwork and forms!!!

Flying can rot in hell today. going to hide somewhere else other then home. And try not to cry think.

[DorisShutt]

My blog (with apologies to any pedants for the grammar, spelling and general layout )

[Swanhilda]

Trazzles thinking of you today. It is impossible to be strong all the time.

Doris I like the idea of looking in the mirror and liking what one sees as the first step! (hope I got that right...)

done
chest of drawers upstairs (two 50 year olds in their pjs lugging furniture not a pretty sight...
rang bank tg I still have some money in there
printed out ds1 report
emailed dr with said link (kept getting techno-baffled)

otherwise, everything totally scuzzy as result of yesterday's efforts to do a big sort I never seem to be able to finish anything off around here. I keep looking at the garden and longing to get out into its healing rays, sun through the leaves and all that...

PA you sound so happy and busy, it is a tonic

[Swanhilda]

Bitchy feel your pain over the paperwork associated with SN. Just another impossible hurdle.

[Swanhilda]

Also,
done
booked appt to vet for kittens/mother next week
made a holiday plan with dh for summer - back to Kent coast
wrote 3 things on calendar ...babysteps

[BlueEyeshadow]

No majot work on today so have abandoned the house bleugh & skipped out to do some retail therapy in the sunshine. Currently enjoying a coffee and free wifi. :)

((Hugs)) to Trazzles and Bitchy.