July's Fledgling Flyers: Summer holidays are on their way and the clutter is going to FLY away

[elliepac]

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

Thank you very much to cpmpy for leading us expertly through June- it's been a while since I lead so I can't promise to be as efficient but will do my best . This will start by copying and pasting pmpy's original June post

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

I missed the historic moment too, had to take DD to her swimming lesson, but as I had only watched about 5 mins of the match (probably watched a total of 30 mins of the entire tournament) I didn't feel too gutted.

A nice day here too, WAY too hot for my liking this afternoon, but luckily I was back in the theatre again with DD and her friend for the senior ballet show and unlike backstage yesterday the auditorium was freezing, we didn't know what had hit us when we came out. Had a bit of a row with DH later when he made a derogatory/sexist comment about Andy Murray's girlfriend in front of the DCs which I thought was out of order. Oh well.

Bitchy - sorry, that's me mis-reading your post .

The DCs have done a little bit of tidying today, not as much as I had planned, but a step in the right direction. DS was wailing this morning because he couldn't find his favourite tee shirt (he knew he had last worn it 11 days ago), it wasn't in his drawer, well, I let him search and search then went to his room, lifted up a bowl and underneath was a crumpled favourite tee shirt, we had a long discussion about the consequences of not putting your washing in the basket. He sponged it clean himself and wore it (he is not sweaty yet, so it was just food marks).

Went to the kitchen today to find DS cutting up oranges on the patio table and squeezing them into cups, he has decided to go into the fresh orange juice business and sell drinks to us all. He did watermelon juice later too. Sweet in both senses of the word. Bloody glad he did it on the patio though, juice and bits of fruit everywhere, had to give it a good hose down later.

Haven't done much flying this weekend. Mainly just kept on top of the washing. Still got this cold - not sure how I got it in this weather! So feel ill enough to not feeling like doing much, but not so ill that I get any sympathy from anyone!

Did watch the Historic Moment though! Fab!

Hi all

Had a lovely holiday, but back to work in the morning, so thought I'd fly by and catch up.

trazzle ((hug)) so sorry your DH is still being an arse . Thinking about you x

toffee was very sorry to hear about toffeekitten and that your DS is struggling so much with his anxiety. I'm not sure whether this will be remotely helpful, but I used to have horrendous panic attacks (school related) in late primary/early secondary and I found this book massively helpful. I still use the techniques now if I feel anxious and I haven't had a 'proper' panic attack for nearly 10 years.

Hello to ellie, sc, blue, castle, just - so sorry about your friend , carpe, whoknows, bitchy, swan and everyone I've missed.

Not likely to do much flying tomorrow as I've got an evening meeting in Hull. Possibly with a baying mob. We shall see!

Morning all.

Have had an absolutely lovely weekend, with BBQ's, friends, sunshine and Wimbledon. WIsh the summer holidays started today . Don't want to go to work today even though I am actually on a trip which should be nice.

Back in a sec with links.

Here are your links for today.

Your babystep for today is beginning your Control Journal.

This week we are in the kitchen

Your mission for today is here.

The Sneak Peek for the week is here.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning!!! What a beautiful day
Had a bathroom cleaning sesh last night after towels/toys from paddling pool all cleared away (and I even had a dip myself - ace!)
Too hot all weekend for much work to be done, but all my washing is dry, folded and the majority has been stowed!
I am SO excited that summer seems to have arrived, and I shall dust tonight, when it cools down abit!
Big up the summer (please last for longer than a few days!)
xx

pushme - I have that book myself somewhere and found it very helpful. I should have another read through and see if it has any tips that would help DS1. Thank you. And great to hear that you are free of panic attacks now . They are appalling things, aren't they?

Swan - good to know of another child who did well in the Steiner system, thank you.

Sadly, we have had to abort DS1's insight week. He is really grieving for our kitten and his worst OCD habit (which involves self harm ) has come back with a vengence. We had to cancel school today and I'm going to email the teacher and ask if DS can repeat the insight week after the summer. I was really hoping that we would know where we are by the end of this week, but we are going to just have to put up with the uncertainty. The trouble is that DH can't run his business without my help now, as I am replacing his last member of staff. And I can't be in two places at once, home educating and working .

Woe betide anyone who crosses me in RL today, because I am teetering right on the edge...

Good morning!
Beautiful day here too Jdub!

Having spent the weekend socialising (very nice it was too ) and a fair bit of trying to make order out of case (had list of ten items but only accomplished 3.5 which is better than nowt but seems to take ages to get anything finished) I now have two half-days to whip this place in to some sort of shape ...

Crisis declutter/reorganisation here I come ...

I second Pushme's recommendation re Dr Claire Weekes (have occasional panic myself - thankfully a lot less than I used to).

Good luck with meeting tonight Pushme(sounds somewhat panic-inducing to me!!)

Ta for links Ellie - hope school trip reasonably enjoyable!

Asheth poor you, not pleasant being ill in this weather

Aw re: your ds's drinks enterprise Whoknows!

Have a good week everyone!

Waves to Blue Engels Swan Feetheart Toffee Just Castle Honu Lauren Lplate Lilleth Fireandblood PolkadotR Ohhelpohnoitsa and anyone else who is around!

x post Toffee

Sorry things are so tough atm - can't be easy being split between two such important demands - hope you can find a way through x

Correction (previous post)
order out of 'chaos' not 'case'

And missed Goth from list earlier - waves to everyone else I missed too!

Toffee so sorry things are tough at the moment, Fingers crossed that things will improve for you soon.

good luck with your crisis clean SC!

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Feeling a bit better now and am determined to get back on track! So far I have done school runs, completed mission, filled in some paperwork for DS1's transition to secondary school, decluttered and cleaned one kitchen cupboard, done some washing, changed one bed.

Hoping to still do - a bit of a house 'bleugh', 15 mins decluttering in another room, water plants, clean downstairs toilet. And anything else I think of along the way!

Missed out Bitchy too - sorry!

Glad you are feeling a bit better Asheth - good luck with the 'bleugh'!

Backing away from the screen now ...

Afternoon all, last day at work! (Until Thursday)
New week, new start.

Will be back on the MFP today, and Home Blurghing tomorrow.

I have very techily cleaned and tidied (inc mopping) all of downstairs. Well I say all. Not my classroom. And not the pantry or store room. Which sounds posh, but believe me, is not. Is due to stupid big fat walls with stupid big fat beams sitting on them, so they can't be moved, so I have silly "twiddley" bits. Oh and the washing machine bit. Haven't done that either.

So basically ALL of downstairs should be read as "kitchen and living room only".

It's not my fault, it's really really hot and so muggy. There must be thunder on the way cos my blood pressure has plummeted. I'll do the rest this evening when the temps drop. Can't be arsed right now. And I have to wash me and then teach. Don't want to do that either.

And fly season has started. Bugger.

Ouufff. Hot. No like.

I did make DS study an hpur of maths and an hour of Spanish this morning. I nearly wore out my eyebrows doing it too.

Hi there, I'd like to join this thread if that's alright?

I've had a look at the fly lady website and it looks like just what I need. I've never been very tidy or organised, and I'm just emerging from a newborn daze with ds2 to face reality which is we're now a family of four and there is a LOT of work to do!!!

Never ending laundry and dishes is my main problem, and I feel I can never quite finish it or get it out of the way to get round to everything else. I've not shined my sink yet, but I'm just about to - honest!! But today I have:

• fed everyone and cleared up and done dishes
• thoroughly swept bathroom, kitchen, hall and living room
• thoroughly mopped floors too
• washed one load- not hung out yet

Major to do now is to sort out dinner for tonight, as I think I may need to go back to the shops.

Anyway I'm glad I've found this thread, it will be great to get some motivation through my never ending chores!

well, I had a silly horrendous day feeling anxious and angry about just about everything which did not go according to plan, which was quite a few things. All went slightly pearshaped by 2pm due to two teens making plans without consulting their taxi driver/tour guide me, which for some reason hit a raw nerve, as I find it difficult enough being a hostess as it is.

Electrics have failed in kitchen funnily enough that sort of things doesn't worry as much as having to talk to electrician about mending it, which I've done now.

Done
sorted out the rubbish in the alley
two loads of washing
took dd to buy a dress suitable for her glam role in Hairspray
took dnephew to meetup, and delivered his luggage, finally
ds1 has done football
dh took the tent down
rang electrician

Toffee coming to terms with all those weeks of dealing with a sick kitten and worrying on its behalf would leave the calmest person in a state; also all the uncertainty surrounding the diagnosis.

Another problem now to deal with, I have to go out to a dinner I don't want to go to and I'm not sure whether they think I'm attending or not which makes it worse. So I suppose I had better just get it over with and find out! Shower calls.

Evening all .

Lovely trip to a local castle today in the sunshine and DH has flown as if the Fat Fairy was up his bottom dictating to him what to do .

This is trivial compared to what others are having to deal with at the moment but I am because DS has figured out that Father Christmas is not real. I can no longer kid myself he is a baby. He just asked me outright, I tried to lie but he saw straight through it. Waaaaah.

I have nothing else of note to report. My life really is that boring .

Back in a sec with links and round-up

Your links for Wednesday are as follows:-

Your babystep is focusing on decluttering and 5 minute room rescue

Your mission is here.

This week we are in the KItchen and your zone cleaning is here.

Have a good day everyone!

So here is a very quick round-up as I have to pick DS up from cubs soon.

swan had a tricky day with teens, electricians and dinners she doesn't want to go to. Hope it's not too bad.

princessx joined us . Welcome to the fledglings. Any questions just ask and one of us will answer.

carpe has stupid big fat walls and stupid big fat beams. The heat/DS has driven her to knit her eyebrows together. I have a permanent monobrow due to secondary school teaching .

goth is promising new week, new start. I say that every week .

asheth is feeling a bit better and not attempting home bleugh instead of just feeling bleugh

sc has been socialising and is now crisis cleaning. All whilst doling out her usual words of wisdom

toffee is having a tough time of it at the moment. We offer her an ear and .

pmpy returned from her holidays and is looking forward to getting back to work??? She will be very near me this evening .

Waves to blue, whoknows jdub just chb and anyone else I have missed out. Must go and pick DS up from cubs.

Welcome Princessx! Never ending laundry is something I have too! I'm on my second month and am finding it really useful. Plus this thread is always great for a chat and and and !

Hi princessx
Sorry to those of you having difficult times. I have read the thread but am in hospital so on my phone and with a VERY sketchy connection.

Suffice to say I left home at 9am and won't return til 7pm tomorrow so no flying here. Had horrific day with Joe screaming in agony for Over an hour and there was nothing I could do about it.

And there's a toddler in the next bed who is still up and still watching Peppa Pig. It's been on repeat since about 3 pm. I never want to hear that damn theme tune again.

Wednesday, Ellie? Time's flying as it is without getting ahead of ourselves! Glad you've had a good day.

Hi to Princessx - jump in!

Sorry to hear things are so hard, Toffee, and that you've had a trying day, swan too.

So, flying. Um, none of that here today. Have done some work though, so that's something.

X-post with Trazzles. Sorry to hear about Joe. And Peppa Pig on top of all that. ((Hugs))

Six. And. A. Half. Hours.

WHY DON'T YOU SETTLE HIM TO SLEEP WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eee well, Joe is scheduled an injection c.1am. I doubt he'll be quiet about it!

Trazzles the next door television sets used to drive me nuts in the children's ward. Why do they allow them past a certain hour, I just cannot understand. And why the nurses don't do something about it! [grrr]
I am so so sorry that Joe has been in such pain and you have had to suffer with him that experience.

done
dinner - it was fine, apart from a dramatic scene where a couple having a a tiff at next door table threw wine at each other, and one stormed off shouting Get the F** Out My Life. I had a nice chat about dystopian future books with an acquaintance.
Came back to find Dh watching silly film with children. Why are you back so early he said?

push hope baying mob were placated

More stuff to sort out tomorrow: electrician may want to pull out all the builtinappliances. I also need to cancel dd's piano lesson as she has a rehearsal, which will not go down well with her teacher. Just stuff really, nothing compared to what you are dealing with Trazzles I should be braver.