Is June the new January? - the Fledgling Flyers are doing their flaming best

[pushmepullyou]

Welcome old and new fledglings to the June Fledgling FLYers thread!

Thank you very much to castlelough for leading us expertly through May - I shall try not to be too haphazard with June, although I make no promises

If you're overwhelmed by clutter and general household grub then join us as we (loosely) follow the step-by-step Flylady housekeeping system or languish in the naughty corner hoping to do better tomorrow

As usual, we will be following the Flylady three-pronged approach:

1. Baby-steps (a daily step to establish routines)
   
2. Then baby-steps + 15 mins daily decluttering
   
3. (And once decluttered) babysteps + daily missions and maybe even detailed cleaning in the weekly zones
   

For more information have a look here, although to avoid a cluttered inbox, we advise not signing up to the Flylady emails. The basic principle is little and often and don't worry about perfection (no chance of that 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 and chat our way through the month.

[Jamillalliamilli]

Jalopy fixed! Really important here, as without it I?m entirely trapped so it gets to the front of every queue.

Still to do
Try and find puncture on wheelchair and fix.
Take documents to be scanned
Pick up food
Clear contents of insurance unit, into different unit.
Oversee physics and psychology revision
Dinner
Catch up HE diary
Call friend
Sleeeeeep

[CHBitchy]

ta da
morning routine
laundry x3
bread dough in bread machine forgot to put the seeds in though
car to mechanic
print paperwork and fill in. -few bits left to check then fill
help ds with writing his letter
go through paperwork ds needed to fill in himself
put plastic recycling in to soak
10mins in my room
turn dough into bread
Sort out where and whens for this month

[Jdub]

What a beautiful day!! Been away, so back to reality today!
Yesterday I finally got all the clothes put away, and hoovered the newly revealed floor!
So today, I'll endeavour to dust and get my filing back in order! And get outside after work!!!
I'm still in shock that it is June already, but pleased that the sun is making it feel like June (for today at least)x

[Swanhilda]

toffee no, not tonsilitis, suspected kidney infection. But people tell me if it was that I'd feel much much worse, so I think it was just a brief dose of flu. I'm taking it easy though.

today
money counting in church for 3 hours
bit of grocery shopping
and it's already 2pm..drat.

So now I need to
make a lamb stew
hang up my clothes


This house is a complete and utter tip after half term. I feel it is going to take a week to scratch the surface. And I promised ds2 I'd do a chemistry experiment with him of some kind when he came home aargh!!! The weekend was v busy, I spent most of it in church dealing with communion rehearsals and mass. Dh spent most out with kids in park, but we are both pretty worn thin now.

[CHBitchy]

Cornflour and water Swan keeps ds occupied for hours. A bit messy so outside on a day like this is good.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

OK, not getting much done here. Been to the GP, DS is booked into the fracture clinic tomorrow, which is conveniently timed such that we can fit in his speech therapy appt first (different places unfortunately). The clinic even said that because he has AS they will see him as fast as they can and to remind them when we arrive, which is great because he really doesn't like waiting unless he knows the exact time something is going to happen a bit like me then. While were at the GP I chased up a physio referral I was supposed to have had a few weeks ago for my tennis elbow and got a phone call all of a sudden offering it to me tomorrow, obviously can't go, but am now booked in for Thurs. Between all that and fielding calls and texts from concerned grandmothers and DH not much Flying has been done.

Ta-da!

Morning routine
Three lots of washing
Food shop
Phone to cancel DS's swimming lesson (he was due to start private lessons under a scheme for SN children tonight)

To do

Hoover patio (a glass shattered out there yesterday and can't get it all up by brushing)
Finish unpacking food
Get DD from school
Sort out fridge
Water garden - hooray that we need to!
Prise DS away from the Simpsons
Hoover
Get summer duvet from loft and make our bed
Dusting
Clean bathroom

Better get on I suppose.

[ToffeeWhirl]

Fantastic news: DS1's appointment with the psychologist who specialises in OCD has just come through! Can't believe it! We were told he was tenth on the waiting list, but he seems to have just shot to the top . I feel as if a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

That's brilliant Toffee

[Trazzletoes]

Great news toffee and whoknows

[Trazzletoes]

DD is at home today so I will be achieving... Nothing at all I should make her a cape and call her Limpet-girl. I really hope she figures out walking soon so maybe I won't have to carry her everywhere. Another GP appt this week to look at her gammy ankle and probably be told it doesn't matter at all that she can't stand anywhere near straight on her foot.

I'm just trying to get through the laundry while the sun shines and that will be enough of an achievement for me today having had to visit 2 different hospitals with DS this morning - 1 for treatment and the other for a meeting.

[elliepac]

Evening all.

Crazy day, little flying yet. Just trying to get back into the work swing of things.

No help on gardening front from me I am afraid. I am allergic to it.

toffee add me on my fitness pal. Same username as here.

Got to go. Cubs run beckons. Back later.

[ToffeeWhirl]

Have just added you, ellie. Would be good if we can keep each other off the high-calorie stuff.



Trazzle - it must be so exhausting having to carry DD around. I remember seeing a seat that you wore on your hip to carry toddlers (might have been in the NCT catalogue, but it was a long time ago), but I expect if you bought it she would start to walk immediately and it would be redundant.

WhoKnows - good news on all your appointments.

Swan - sorry, don't know why I thought you said tonsillitis. DH had a suspected kidney infection recently and felt terrible. I think I knew you had something one of us had had and then misremembered which particular ailment it was. You don't sound as if you are taking it easy, by the way . I hope you feel better soon. And my house is a complete and utter tip now too. There is a week's worth of Lego all over the sitting-room floor and all over DS2's bedroom.

Sorry, no time to scroll back through the rest of today's messages. Will try to come back later and catch up, but must get DS2 to bed in good time tonight as it's back to school tomorrow. Have ironed his uniform and laid it out all ready. PE kit ready too.

Anyone got any ideas of what I can turn a spag bol sauce into? Both boys complained that they didn't like it tonight (it's only mince with tinned tomatoes, oregano and veg), but I have loads left. I can't turn it into a cottage pie because they won't eat that either . There must be something I can disguise it as, surely?

[ToffeeWhirl]

Trazzle - there's a hipseat available on ebay

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

I had one of those hipseats, the problem was that when you got to wherever you were going you were stuck with this seat and no pushchair to put it in. I ended up being one of those mums who get tutted about on MN that let their DCs stay in the pushchair for rather longer than they probably needed to for my own convenience, but it doesn't seem to have done any harm long term.

Toffee - chilli? lasagne? Filling for enchiladas?

[CHBitchy]

Had a productive day but really cba to write the ta da list as I still have to finish off making crumble, packing up the garden and finish off making the bread and jam. Although tbh I think the jam might just wait until tomo so I don't fuck it up.

Yay for all the appointments that have been sorted
and for all in the naughty corner bar.

Hopefully will actually discover a bed to sleep in soon. very tired and have an early start tomo. night.

[KatAndKit]

Well, good day here - loving the nice weather! Place is looking reasonable for my mother coming tomorrow. Decluttering session in the kitchen was productive, a bit of a tidy in the spare room and a five minute room rescue in my bedroom. Doing ok here. So pleased I haven't tried to go into overdrive mode "omg house is a tip must do it all asap". Hopefully this system may be sustainable for me. And i have remembered 4 times today to drink some water - have been having far too much coffee recently.

[KatAndKit]

Put a tin of kidney beans in the spag bol, the type of kidney beans that have the chilli already in the sauce and hey presto you have chilli con carne.

[MercuryRising]

Hello everybody

Despite only managing to sleep for about four hours last night I managed to have a very productive day. I conpleted everything on my list bar fence painting and dog walking. I also managed to buy all of the dcs uniform for Sept except logod jumpers and cardigans and cut the grass. I am feeling exhausted but rather pleased with myself this evening.

Thank you for all your flower recommendations. Dp has agreed to dump the dcs old playhouse at the weekend so I can get some trellis up and start digging a new flower bed at the back of the garden. I have to confess that with the exception of the herbs, budleia and geraniums I have no idea what any of your suggestions look like so I will be searching for images of them online later.

Toffee that is fantastic news about ds appt. I hope they are able to help him overcome his OCD. I have a friend who had therapy for her OCD and it really helped her to manage her compulsions.

SC I can't believe how close the summer holidays are.Ds starts middle school in Sept - it is crazy how quickly time flies! I think we have about 7 weeks until dcs break up but I really need to achieve a reasonably organised and decluttered house by then

Quick list dump for tomorrow then bath and bed for me.
To do:
Unload/reload dw
Washing hung out
SansS
Monday and Tuesdays missions
Make beds
Volunteer in school
10 pieces of ironing
Paint one fence panel
Weight Watchers meeting
Declutter craft cupboard in kitchen 15m
5m hot spot - bedroom windowsill

[pushmepullyou]

Links for Tuesday 4th June....

The babystep is to stick the previous steps on post it notes on your bathroom mirror. I have never done this. The theory is that it established the building blocks for your control journal, which we come on to later in the month.

We'rel stil in the kitchen and the mission is to wipe the front of your cabinets. As always the flight plan is here.

The daily focus for Tuesday is planning. Fly lady suggests meal planning, wardrobe planning (ha ha ha), family fun time and date night planning (does it count that my plan is to go out without mt DH on Friday?)

Enjoy your Tuesdays and drink water

[ComradeJing]

Morning all.
Plan today:
-Take DD to ballet
-Collet parcels at PO & drop of post
-Gardening
-Mop floor
-Spare bedroom
-Laundry
-Pack

Shouldn't be too hard to get it all done!

[pushmepullyou]

Only a quick 'fly by' from me tonight i'm afrad as I still have quite a bit of my to do list to get through before bed and have no real wish to be sweeping the corner cobwebs at midnight!

Mercury is planning her garden, ably assisted by just about everyone . Herbs seem to be a thread favourite (and here - yum!).

Engels is suffering CBAitis and *blue is procrastinating. Must be the weather

Whoknows is steeling herself for a plethora of medical appointments over the next couple of days. Do you play tennis or have you (like me ) managed to acquire tennis elbow through over zealous computer use?

bitchy has had a very domesticaly productive day and her DS may show promise as a flybaby. The thought of home made bread and jam is making this fast day very hard to stick to!

SC is flying her own furrow and tackling her bedroom. I think bemoaning the state of your boudoir is my first memory of you on the thread. I imagine it as a cavernous treasure trove filled with antique furniture and many jewellery boxes and similar.

jdub is dusting and filing

swan has had a busy and poorly weekend and is taking it easy. Don't you hate it when people say 'oh, it can't be flu/kidney infection/insert other ilness as appropriate. You'd be much worse if it was'? Drives me mad. I always want to respond with a passive agressive put down about how I obviously don't make as much fuss as some people.

Just is getting things sorted and hopefully is now or soon will be on the sleeping part of her list

lileth dropped by with a mostly achieved list before 1 pm. Very efficient

Toffee has been fleeced for £2.50 by her enterprising DS2. So pleased the appointment has come through - that must be such a relief

Kat has been decluttering whilst her DH isn't looking

ellie flew by on her way to cubs. The first day back is always a killer!

Trazzles has had her day hampered by a clingy DD. I empathise - DS still insists on being carried most places and at 2 years old it is knackering (I can't push a pushchair due to a combination of carpal tunnel and prolapse, but have a very strong left bicep). Fingers crossed that the physio appointment will help get her on her feet (ho ho!).

Ta da
Dentist for root canal work. Is it wrong that I genuinely appreciated it as a welcome chance for a lie down?
meal planning
online shopping
work
hanging basket planted
swish and sipe (a surprise appearance at this house!)
routines
finances

To do
Exercise (looking doubtful)
worktops
mission
Fold laundry

[pushmepullyou]

x-post - hellow comrade

[pushmepullyou]

or hello even!

[BlueEyeshadow]

Toffee - great news about the appointment. Re spag bol, my boys like it better as a pastitio - layer it up with cooked pasta and bung a white sauce on the top like lasagne.

WhoKnows - good news re appointments too.

Not much flying done here today, but will try and do the mission tomorrow...

Big waves to all. Night!

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

PMPY - I took up tennis a couple of years ago, but stopped playing last year when I developed a prolapse. After the surgery I had for that I needed low impact exercise so I took up swimming and I am pretty sure that's what did it, so it's really swimmers elbow. TBH I have seen 3 GPs so far and none of them have committed to actually giving it a name, I have just been saying tennis elbow because it gives everyone a fair idea of what it is. The GP who forgot to refer me for this physio phoned up this afternoon and apologised profusely, which was nice.