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

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Thank you both, I would like to see them, they live a long way away, so opportunities are rare, it's just the timing really. Think I will just say that it is chaos in our house at that time of night and I would rather leave DH to just get on with it than try and combine everything and meeting in a pub or whatever might give us a better opportunity to chat.

[elliepac]

Evening all .

This leading malarkey actually makes me think about FLYing and so I have actually done some!

Ta da:-
Morning routine
Work
Meeting after work
Dinner
Washing up
Packed lunches made
Tidy living room/dining room
Evening routine

whoknows I second, third what trazzles and chb said and won't attempt to say it better. What you have suggested sounds perfect to me.

Back in a sec with round-up and links.

[elliepac]

Here are your links for tomorrow.

Your babystep is here. Today is all about embedding routine so nothing new just repeating what we have already done.

Your mission is here.

Your zone is hall, porch and dining room

Habit is Swish and Swipe.

Have a lovely day everyone

[elliepac]

Arses, where is my bloody round-up. I did one. I posted it. It disappeared. Arsing internet.

Round-up mark 2 - you are all awesome, I am shite with technology. Welcome to polkadot . Enjoy the thread.

See you tomorrow.

[Trazzletoes]

Ta-da:

I'VE ONLY CLEARED OUT THE BLOODY CAR!!!!!!

[elliepac]

Did you not bloody read my round-up yesterday trazzles. I quite clearly said I needed warning of such excessive FLYing.

[Swanhilda]

Toffee but he went! That is a serious step in right direction.

done
friend rang me up and invited me to a stately home garden centre near Dd's school, so we ended up buying loads of plants and having lunch by the river. Then I picked up dd by bus. She seemed alright, although tired out.

Dh picked up ds2 who had loved enjoyed his first school day at Secondary, although lunch hall was apparently overwhelmingly noisy. Ds2 also showed great enthusiasm for his homework folder full of holiday tasks This is a new development

Then I made spinach and feta pie from Jamie Oliver. Good stuff. Needed some retsina to wash it down perhaps.

Dh is being cuddly again, and I think a trip to pick up an enthusiastic ds2 was just what he needed to cheer him. Dw on. Now need to do recycling. Boring!

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

You lot make me laugh, Ellie and Trazzles swearing and cursing and Swan being all refined and going to stately home like garden centres and lunching by the river. Variety is the spice of life.

Proud mum alert - DS came home clutching the trophy for best tent at the Cub camp, awww.

[Swanhilda]

Whoknows I would suggest they visit in the morning when you aren't at work or at 4pm,. It may be that he assumes you are busy in day and that's why he has suggested evening, as chill time, when those us of with older children or more than one child would always think 6.30 a nightmare time to visit anyone! It is that or say merrily, come and visit, although you will find us between shifts,and I can't offer more than just crisps and a cup of tea, but it would be lovely to see you...

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Swan - thanks, unfortunately they are only here today/tomorrow/Thurs and I have to work all those days, also they have plans during the day anyway. It's been one of those things were it's all been organised by brief messages on FB and we had tried to include a couple of other friends who then couldn't make it etc etc they probably don't know that I am around after school, as I work they probably assumed I would be out till 6ish. All got a bit confusing. Anyway, I've sent back a message as per my last post, will wait and see.

[Swanhilda]

x-post, well we were swearing about our husbands on the way to the garden centre if you must know...

[elliepac]

swan I genuinely can't imagine you swearing. Bet it was only a bloody or a bastard. No f words to be heard.

[Trazzletoes]

ellie but it is the ONLY flying I've done since Saturday!!! And that wasn't much...

Adding vacuuming to tomorrow's list...

[elliepac]

trazzles. Well Done on the car. I have calmed down now.

[Jamillalliamilli]

There?s been no flying today here, it?s been a rotten and sad day. Long term friend has been battling prostate cancer, and seemed to be turning a corner, much to everyone?s relief. He had an unexpected fatal heart attack. 'Tisn't fair. I want to rail and rage against it, but there's no point.
One of those things were there?s so little you can do about it, but I haven?t been able to motivate myself to do anything more than prop up others and make sure everyone got fed.
I'm sorry to post something so miserable, but I feel like I either say it on here or disapear off the thread until a lot of time's past

[BlueEyeshadow]

at ellie and Trazzles.

Swan - sounds like a nice day. Mmm to spanakopita!

Big waves to everyone else and fingers crossed for DS1 tomorrow, Toffee.

Don't have much in the way of a ta-da list today, though DS2 voluntarily ate brocolli and helped with some baking - both firsts.

[BlueEyeshadow]

x-post with Just. So sorry to hear that. ((hugs))

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Just so sorry to hear that, what an awful thing to happen. Keep posting, we're all here for you.

Flying, just the basic routines today, really must pull my socks up. I was at work, then had ballet and cubs for the DCs but have spent far too much time faffing about on the computer in between.

[Trazzletoes]

((((((Just))))))

[ToffeeWhirl]

Oh, Just, so sorry. That's awful. It's good that you're posting here, not simply disappearing. We are not just here for good news.

Swan - you are right: DS1 went and that is the main thing. I think I am just so worried that the school will say they can't cope with his level of difficulties.

And the kitten has taken a turn for the worse. He wouldn't eat today and now he can't stand up . I will have to miss taking DS1 to the school tomorrow (DH will go with him) and take kitty to the vet instead. Poor DS1- he is being all brave, but he is so upset. What a thing to happen now, this week, when he's in the midst of new school anxiety. He loves that cat so much.

And it's DS2's sports day tomorrow. Bugger.

[Asheth]

So sorry to hear about your friend Just. Will be thining about you tonight.

And sorry to hear about the kitten Toffee. Fingers crossed that the vet can help. It's so tough on the DC. It's lovely for them to have a pet, but so hard to face losing them.

Not achieved a huge amount today as Tuesdays are busyish. But
Washing done
Decluttering of downstairs hall completed
Decluttering of dining room started
And that's it....

[elliepac]

Just a quick fly through on the way to work.

just please don't apologise for posting. As already said, this thread isn't just about flying or happy stuff, it is a safe place for us all to vent and to share. I am so sorry about your friend. I know there is nothing practical I/we can do but we are here to listen. Take Care x

[Engelsemama]

Just so sorry to hear about your friend.

Toffee keeping my fingers crossed for kitten.

[CarpeVinum]

Am just going to read the thread to get the hang before I post properly. Trazzle suggested I come over and join in.

[Engelsemama]

welcome!