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.

Close, Berkshire. I didn't realise there were so many middle school areas until I read a thread on it just now. :)

Ds and I had a family fun day. He is away this weekend. A getting stuff done kinda day tomo. Very much needed I think.

Links for Wednesday 5th June....

The babystep is to to stop listening to the negative voices in your head and be nice about youself. In the words of the fat fairy "you deserve happiness".

We're still in the kitchen and the mission is to clean out the fridge. Unlikely to happen here as shopping day is Tuesday so it will be full (if the bloody shopping man ever turns up!) As always the flight plan is here.

Wednesday is anti procrastination day. Haven't decided which of my many procrastinated tasks to attempt yet - might be cleaning the fishtank as suggested by Flylady, but then again it might not!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Evening all, finished work for 4 days- yay, now I can't start Flying

Supposed to have been a fast day for me, and I did really well, until DH greeted me with a largish Baileys (well it would have been rude not to drink it) on the plus side I haven't snacked at work today, which is a first, and have lost 4lb since my last weigh in 2 weeks ago.

Evening.

Well the electricity was supposed to come back on by 5, it came on just before 6. When I was picking DS and DD1 up from school another mum said that another village previously had it turned back on at half 11 at night So we weren't too bad.

So today was a day very much out of the house.
Go to garden centre to spend vouchers on BBQ and outdoor furniture done furniture being delivered on 1st July so I apologise now for the rubbish summer coming
Go to town for some food done well we did have to eat
Go to supermarket for top up shop done
Shine sink done
Go running not done, but have got clothes out ready just incase I wake up early and decide to go before the rest of the house gets up

Tomorrow's list
Shine sink
2 loads of washing
ring council
appointment in town

Toffee/SC Im on MFP, but haven't logged on for ages. I probably wont either. I like the idea of the 5:2, but never managed it. My problem is boredom and DH. He's constantly eating and also is a diet disbeliever. Ive decided that should I eventually get a job Im going to try it then. I should find it much easier to keep my calories low if Im working. Just got to find that job.

Kat My DH is the same. He's not one for tackle something for 10/15 mins a time, but to just say right lets get that sorted and pow he gets it all done. This either leaves bags of stuff in other areas or a shitload of stuff to the skip.

I'll give a quick wave to everyone else. I did mean to go upstairs and catch up on some TV I have waiting for me on Sky + and its getting a bit late now. Will see what time DH is thinking of bed and I might watch something or just go to sleep.

Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow and that sun continues to shine for the washing (it better had since I missed a day today and with 3 children under 10 I need to do at least one load a day)

Not a very productive day yesterday - well the weather was so nice it would have been silly not to have headed to the beach after pre-school! And a stack of boring, but necessary paperwork took up the morning.

Much better today. Completed mission and yesterdays mission, 15 mins dexluttering. I'm not decluttering the kitchen as that's the one room in the house that doesn't need it! Downstairs toilet cleaned. Plants watered. Washing done and dried. One hotspot very nearly cleared! Various forms comleted for school. And still had time to take the Dc to the park after school!

Today's roundup...

Today most of the posting has been done by sc , who is understandably annoyed with her DH for forgetting to tell her he is going to stay with her sister in the UK for a work thing. Don't blame you - I would be very annoyed too.

Toffee's DH has previously done something similar and both Toffee and SC are doing the 5:2 and eating sandwiches. Me too . I found the first month very difficult and didn't manage to stick to it very well, but it's much easier now I'm used to it. I tend to skip breakfast and have a cupasoup for lunch if I'm starving and then have a reasonably normal but low carb tea. definitely don't worry about posting too much sc* - I can always summarise you down to a couple of sentences if necessary

Doris is on the poorly list with a tummy bug. Hope you're continuing to improve. I might have to put a red cross on the door and declare this a plague thread if we keep dropping at this rate

lileths electricity has been off most of the day. Hope it's back on now.

feetheart has made it into the june thread and still has builders. My sympathies - after our loft conversion last year I truly hope never to have builders again!

kat has been decluttering and is off to watch Derren Brown

whoknows has been to the fracture clinic with her DS and is waiting until next week to find out whether his arm needs to be pinned. My two haven't broken anything yet (although there was the burns unit incident. And the glass eating incident), but as a personal expert in my own many and varied broken limbs I can confidently say that they have without exception healed very well and I have no problems with any of them as an adult. You're bound to feel a bit down about it, but I'm sure that within a week or so he'll be running around trying to use his cast as a tennis raquet (needless to say I'd advise against this!).

narky has pizza and hanging baskets

mercury may be struggling on the flying front but has lost a stone. Well done . I think I may have it...

bitchy has had a family fun day with her DS as he is away at he weekend

ellie has a ta da list on a weekday so is one up on me . I aree about the routines though - so much more nicer getting up and getting home if you can keep on top of then. Very hard when working though!

Big wing flaps to Jdub, blue and anyone and everyone i've missed. Online shop has just arrived so I'd better go let him in.

Ooh add me on MFP Toffee (and anyone else who may have just joined up!) - I'm castlelough there too. Unfortunately my good news a couple of weeks ago was premature (scan tomorrow should confirm the worst) so I will be getting myself back in action to prep for all these weddings this summer as soon as I feel right again (hopefully very soon).
Sorry I've been missing in action, I've made inroads on the laundry but the place really, really needs a good WHB. Have taken tomorrow off so if I'm up to it I will try and give that a go in the morning.
Waves to everyone! x Castle

PS: PMPY you are doing a wonderful job - especially on the round-ups!

Quick one again!

Just picked up about Whoknows DS's arm. My DS has had a broken leg aged 3.6 and a suspected broken wrist at 4.6 (has made it to 7.6 with nothing else broken though it is probably only a matter of time. He is one of those children )
I found the initial 2 weeks with the leg really hard emotionally - he was in pain, he needed a lot more doing for him, etc. That was when I started running as I needed some time out for me and a natural high.
My advice to anyone with a child with a broken limb is 'look after yourself as it can be tough' so feeling down about it all is completely normal in my experience.
As soon as he wasn't in pain there was no stopping him and I have the photos to prove it :) It did get much easier after that but was still difficult/tiring/draining at times.
Haven't picked up how your DS has taken it though saw the bit about the fracture clinic and waiting.

Also, don't be surprised if you get a call from a social worker/health visitor about it. It seems to be standard practice but I was very glad I had been warned.

Also has anyone mentioned Limbo water-proof cast covers. They make life SO much easier.

Hello - late as usual but still here! Am obv v slow as 28 days doesn't make a habit for me. However a year seems to have got some of them in place - laundry once a day (although don't always remember to bring it in), make bed, dw - and s&s mostly. This does NOT however mean in any way a calm, clean, organised house, just that it's slightly less awful than it would be otherwise.

Thanks as always to those who run the thread - I may not post much but I do read.

My dishwasher has broken

Hah castle I'm so sorry to hear that

Sorry that was supposed to be Ah. Not sure where the other H came from. :(

Oh castle I'm so sorry xx. Look after yourself. Will be thinking of you today. Fgs don't fly unless you find it helps.

So sorry, Castle. Best of luck with the scan today and be kind to yourself afterwards.

Drinking coffee to wake myself up. Was up till 1.15am this morning, finishing the school application form, then DS2 woke up and needed cuddles. Not sure when I finally made it to bed, but am feeling the effects....

Another gorgeous, sunny day here again.

Oh gosh Castle I'm sorry I missed your post.

So sorry (((hugs)))

Morning all (this will be one and only post of the day I promise )!!

Sorry I didn't get back on here last night, dd wasn't too well.

***

Castle I'm so so sorry to hear your news. Sending lots of love and prayers your way. Take it steady. Pushme is right. Forget the Flying for today and be good to yourself. Thinking of you xxx

Ellie Well done for getting back on track!

On subject of schoolign: thank you so much, I really appreciate your advice, esp coming with your both your professional and parental hats on! V. interesting to hear how much hwk your ds receives too. I think a balance like that is important.

The system over here is v. pressured across the board so we would have the same issues wherever we go to some extent (unless I move back to Blighty specifically over schooling) but we have piled extra pressure on by having her study in two langs other than her own (being cruel to be kind but not that unusual over here) which instrinsically adds more work.

To balance that, she does enjoy school very much (by the end of term anyway - adjustment from hols always rather painful) and they are brilliant at finding individual strengths of each child and building on them. Great 'esprit de corps' within school as whole too and loads of other interesting stuff going on aside from study. In some ways, I am more stressed about this than she is, because she has never known anything different ifyswim.

The school has offered exactly the same advice as you about (gradually and with support) putting the responsibility on her with natural consequences and things have just (literally in the last week or so) started to improve. Think we are going to wait to see how the exams turn out at the end of this term and then take a decision. Thanks again - your perspective has really helped!

Pushme at last night's round-up!!

Drat about the dishwasher Trazzles

Honu are you finding Flylady systems any easier post-building work ie with your downstairs reconfigured (although far from easy I know)?

[strong coffee] for Toffee Arf at simultaneous sandwich violations yesterday!!

Hope you have the power back on now Lilleth Have identical battles with food as you do btw!!

Congrats on your productive day yesterday Ash

Well done with the fasting yesterday Goth

Congrats on stone lost Mercury!

Waves to feetheart Narky Engels Blue kat Bitchy PA Jdub ComradeJ and everyone else!

OK yesterday I failed woefully (and I mean as woeful as woeful can be) on both the Flying and Body Clutter front. I can list any number of excuses (dd being ill, starchiness with dh, general boredom with housework) but it basically boils down to the fact that I have absolutely no self discipline. Keeping off the screens today and going to try and do something productive! Going back to basics with a timer and the 15 min rule and then going to go for a walk in the sunshine!

Have as good a day as you possibly can lovely fledglings!

So sorry to hear your bad news castle i hope you have a speedy recovery. Such a horrid thing to have to go through no matter how early on it is.

slow start here today. Am wearing ironed clothes at least. Yet another nap fail so grumpy baby. I think a long drive is called for this afternoon. I did a bit of kitchen decluttering and i have washed up too and stuck some towels in the wash.

derren was great last night :)

Castle huge

SC one post is not enough.

Not much of a list so far, who knew a large Baileys on an empty stomach would have such an effect! everyone over the age of 14

So a slow start this morning, but did get DD to school on time and made it to dental appointment for a filling lovely gorgeous young dentist, but I can't believe how much local anaesthetic I've been given, all of my right side of my face still feels numb, could never cope with Botox

Hi.
Just popped home for a spot of lunch and to put last nights ironing away.

Im really sorry to hear your sad news Castle I am thinking of you and your family.

Back to school in a minute, catch up with everybody else later

Sorry to hear that Castle :(

A non flying day. Hospital appointment. Knee is a write off again. Seems dancing in heels is not a good plan when you have knee problems. Oopsies

Take care of yourself.

Non-flying day as the lurgy still isn't over. I'm more or less sorted but still feeling like a wobbly day old fawn. Suspect it's mainly due to two days with only two bits of toast to eat. Still, the diet is doing well

Sorry Castle . I had two early mcs before conceiving DS and was heartbroken, it is a horrible think to go through.

Feet - not sure what I put about DS on what thread now . He slipped off a rock on holiday last week and fell awkwardly with his arm on another bit of rock, broken his left radius (fortunately he is right handed). So, could be worse. I was given a leaflet yesterday about the Limbo but assumed it was only splash proof, sounds as though it is better than that, think we will get him one. It must be a lot harder with a leg break. He went back to school today.

Will catch up with the rest of the thread later.

SC in the end it is what you as a family can stand. Imo, if it was unsustainable you WOULD move her, but as you are managing okay, it is probably alright If you felt the same as your friend deep down, you would be moving her like a shot, but as you say she seems happy. If the homework was too much I suspect she would start hating school, refusing to go.

I have a moral problem about school myself. Ds1 has the yearly letter about Sportsday. Last year he was made to sit and watch people competing as were 20 per cent of the pupils, and not allowed to do any form of exercise himself. They had to just sit and watch for 6 hours straight. Ds' only entertainment was going back and forward to the looblock which apparently was a long distance from spectator area. This year he begged me to keep him away from school that day. I feel very angry and want to complain, but I also want the chance to keep him off school, and if I complain they'll know it is not a genuine sickday when I do keep him off. What do I do? I don't know other parents in same situation although ds told me there are 5 other boys equally p**ed off, otherwise I would rally the troops and complain en masse. Ds asked teacher last year why they weren't allowed to Do ANYTHING (say a crosscountry run round field or Tug of War) and teacher said there were too many children to organise that way.
On second thoughts I'm not going to rant, they probably just are hoping some parents keep their children away as less people on the sportsfield

Castle