Flying into September - a new term for the Fledglings

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Welcome to the September Fledgling Flylady Thread.

This thread is for people with CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome). We follow Flylady, the website with a mission!

All are welcome on this thread, experienced flyers and newcomers alike.

We try to follow the commandments of Flylady as we run our homes, loosely anyway. In between there's lots of chat and support as we go through our daily lives. We have coffee, cake, and a naughty corner for those who want to chat but CBA with their house some days. However you follow it, this thread is designed to make your life a little easier and more fun.

For those who are new to the system (and those needing a refresher), there are several aspects to the system:

1. Babysteps. These build a routine. Some are really useful, some are downright odd and some are, quite frankly, there to be ignored. They build a good foundation though.

1. Decluttering. Flylade is evangelical about clutter. In order to feel good about our homes we need to ditch the clutter. Flylady divides the home into zones, week by week and repeating monthly. As well as babysteps, we have to declutter in the relevant zone. Once that is achieved we move on to...

1. Missions. Also in the current zone, these are targetted tasks to tackle one particular aspect. One a day, they vary month to month.

1. Deep Cleaning. Once we have completely decluttered (some of us seem to be stuck permanently on that stage) there are deep cleaning lists for each zone. Achieve that and your house will be spotless!

One last thing - the Flylady website encourages us to subscribe to her emails - one word - DON"T! You will be overwhelmed by them. Instead come to this thread every morning and the relevant links for the day will be there waiting for you except when the thread leader has been on the

A big thank you to Bitchy for last month, and also for doing this Sunday's links as I am off camping.

Oh Trazzles that is awful. I hope today's consultant can be made to see sense. Fingers and toes and every other part of my anatomy crossed for you both x

Nicknacks that is lovely!!! And you can do with some good news after your sojourn in hosp.

Whoknwos you can't win can you! If you set something aside, they end up never playing with it again ... and if you get rid ...

Toffee sorry but can't help at the Liz Earle muslin cloth incident ....at least hope that your bathroom porcelain has a lovely shine after that!

Afternoon all. Home from work early as have had to pick DD up from school. She said she didn't feel too well last night but I, being mother of the year, packed her off to school saying she would be fine. Errrrr, no! She has a raging temperature and headache. Just picked her up, dosed her up with medicine and she has fallen asleep on the sofa.

trazzles that sucks. Hang on in there. ((Hugs)).

toffee come on......pm me. Please.

nicknacks lovely news.

Better go and make use of this time and sort my house out!

Oh yes if everyone else is getting a pm, then I need one too. I'm far too nosy to not know what your DS said toffee ;)

trazzles maybe your taking him home is more important than the protocol "for fever", this time. Many thoughts to you both, and I hope they see your point of view, or at very least communicate less frustratingly

Tension release vent!!! (not very serious, I know I am blessed)I am tying myself in knots again over ds2, his work, ds1, his inability to do schoolwork despite being in Year 9, dd and my failure to provide her with a rich social life when she is so great with people(the effect of looking on other 13 year old's facebook pages), the utter failure of house to be neat and orderly (Knicknacks - should I follow your example and throw away half my sheets - there is a sheet mountain on the landing now), Dh's increasing crossness with ds2.

I am just about to go to a Memorial Service for our neighbour's 11 year old daughter, which clashed with dh's business trip [aargh] meaning I am taking dd (who she sent to nursery with), but having to leave boys in the house as they come back from school too late. Not what neighbour is interested in at this terrible time, but more tension and stress worrying about how to get to service without my sons murdering each other or getting locked out...And of course they aren't allowed mobiles so I can't call them en route to fine tune anything.

My 2 doors away neighbour turned up this morning, looking stunningly beautiful in her funeral clothes. I don't think she had really taken it in, or maybe it all felt like an unreal experience; and was just rushing around organising everything and trying to make a wonderful day in memory of her daughter.

done
kitchen is clean
bedrooms are hoovered
sheets are changed
rubbish is out
2 admin emails

todo
food recycling

toffee ds1 once left a post on Mumsnet Flyladies (the oldest thread from 2009 saying Hello Boys, which it turned out was from seeing a giant Wonderbra advert which he was just parrotting. I was so ashamed The next one he left was just the words SAAAAAD without me knowing, and in the meantime before I posted again, the flyladies sent me all sorts of anxious messages enquiring as to my welfare!!! This was when he was 9, and he is now 13 so I suppose I have been on Mumsnet too long.

Hi everyone 3 minutes before school run!
History course yesterday was really good thanks only 2 people turned up hopefully will pick up as time goes on. the tutor is actualy a neighbour of mine who i'd never even met!
Not much flying today

Done
playschool agm, stood down
Weight Watchers, lost 3.5 pounds half of what I put on over summer hols.
Washing done just waiting to be folded and put away.

Oops time has caught up with me, will try to get back on here later.
have a good afternoon and evening everyone.

coming back in quickly, house still tidy and clean, friends around for lunch tomorrow so will do a quick whizz round. hope all are well. can't do capital letters as the shift key seems to post everything multiple times.

Today's my day for being at home - woohoo for condensed hours. Put new bedding on, cleared table, did some writing. Depressed that I still don't really know any of the other mums on the school run

Aaaah, the wonders of calpol. DD slept for an hour or so and has woken up much perkier and her temp has come right down from just shy of 40 to just over 37. She is now playing happily in her room. Still don't know whether to take her out tonight or not as the place we are going is half an hour drive away and if her temp goes up i will have to take her home but also DH whose party it is as all other cars are full.

On the positive, an unexpected afternoon off has led to a very productive flying afternoon. All the damage of my manic week has been rectified and I am back to some kind of order.

Ta da:-
Cleaned bathroom
Tidied ds room
Tidied dd room
Hoovered and polished ds room
Hoovered and polished dd room
Hoovered landing
Quick tidy in our room
Washing x lots
Dryer on
Washing on line (hopeful at best!)
Tidied/polished/hoovered living room
Tidied/polished/hoovered dining room
Washed up
Cleaned kitchen surfaces
Wiped woodwork in hallway

To do:-
Put washing away
More washing
Hopefully go out for a meal for DH bday.

Evening all and as I missed Toffeeson's comment

Trazzles

Nicknacks YAY!

Done
Paperwork
5 loads washing (1 for tomorrow)
4 loads dry & ironed
Collect DD from school
Feel asleep!
Dinner
Wash up & SS
Read the Lemon Drizzle Cake thread sequel

Emotional but uplifting afternoon over. The most beautiful poem. Dcs waiting for me and are clearly grownup enough to run the show without me now! All calmly doing their own thing in different rooms. Dd was too upset to go to the service but she looked up all the songs from the order of service when I got home. Ds2 is covered in mud from Rugby practice, a reassuring sight to see his muddy kneecaps...

Dh is back from York trip - he said he wasted a lot of time buying NOTHING at the Book Fair.

done
roast dinner
washed up horrid saucepans from two days ago
food compost
sink in utility
put away ironing
talk to my Dad

feel very TGIF tonight. Children are in pjs now

Stillwearing my tip is to just hover round a group and wait till they say something vaguely relevant that you can nod at...then next time you will find yourself introducing yourself...and before you know it - you will know at least 3 mums/dads. There is often a random group which aren't best friends with each other and it is quite easy to be "an interloper". Sometimes people mingle at school gate far more randomly than one might imagine! I used to find nursery petrifying, but primary was much more easy going less snobby.

Morning all.

We managed to make it out for DH's birthday meal thanks to the miracle that is Calpol. Tired this morning though. DH has gone to work so I am left with the DC's for the day.

To do:-
Washing
Drying
Putting away
Food shop
General maintenance tidy
Do something this afternoon with dc's even if it is just a trip to the park.

Have a good day everyone!

to do- cook huge quantities of food for neighbour wives that are coming round for lunch

eat, drink and be merry

sleep

have a good day everyone

Morning all, glad you managed your night out Ellie, Calpol really is a fantastic thing.

Swan - glad the service was uplifting, these things are hard, sounds as though your DCs have been very sensible too while you were out.

Stillwearing - is there anyone you know at all? Hovering/loitering works for me, also turning up early before the doors open so you are the first one there, then the next person to come along is quite likely to wander over to you and you can chat.

My DH is working today too, I'm trying to get the DCs dressed for a quick shopping trip, then this afternoon we are planning to get the train over to Surrey and watch the Cycling Tour of Great Britain.

Hi all

[Licks lips and pats paunch after devouring Goth's delicious offerings]

Up at crack of sparrows this morning with impending migraine but managed to stave it off by opening all windows, rehydrating + painkiller.
Today will consist of getting dd packed and ready for school trip on Monday, do online banking, hwk supervision, getting ready for tomorrow when we won't be able to use car and will probably have visitors, doing laundry, and trying to capitalise on basic tidiness in boudoir by carrying on with decluttering and not letting it slip back to where it was. As well as trying to think up yet more interesting low fat meals.. .

[Speaking of which, Feetheart was it you who asked ages and ages ago about low fat recipes? I know someone on here did and that I've neglected to supply an answer so far... will do so pronto ...]

School trip organisation has been interesting ... have been v. lucky with dd up to now who has been pretty amenable with regard to what she wears and in what combination - she was never really that bothered. Since her 10th birthday though that has all changed suddenly and we are having to have our first ever "negotiations" about what is suitable etc. A good lesson for me in having to step back and compromise etc.

Also having to get used to life without ballet. Seems very structure-less but not necessarily in a good way (esp Sat mornings). The classes imposed a natural discipline on dd in terms of having to get things done because she had limited time. Now I've had to become the goader and it's not a terribly enjoyable role.

Glad the funeral of your neighbour's daughter went as well as these things can Swan, still crushingly for everyone Top marks to your dc for holding the fort so well.

Glad you were able to celebrate yoru dh's b'day Ellieand that Calpol did the trick

Enjoy your lunch party BlueandWhite

Stillwearing fwiw I don't particularly enjoy the school run and it's always a bit too chaotic to have a chat with anyone for more than 30 secs so I tend to dive in and out as quickly as possible! I've made more friends through getting to know the parents of dd's friends ifyswim (when she is invited to parties and vice versa) or from volunteering at school events etc so don't worry - friendships will come. You won't click with everyone of course but we remain firm friends with 3 or 4 families whose dc have moved from the school.

[Shines powerful torch in direction in direction of PA] Hope you made it out from the dump OK!!

Hope you and Joe got home Trazzles

Enjoy your afternoon Whoknows

Waves to Bitchy Pushme Castle Honu Just Jess Shannara NIcknacks Toffee Jemima and everyone I've forgotten

And Engels and Blue!

sorry Swan that should have read 'crushingly sad'

Sorry - have just re-read all that - and it's terribly boring and long-winded

Things not terribly scintillating here atm it has to be said

It's not boring at all sc. I love hearing about you lovely people's lives. That's why am still here after 4 years, can't be the flying because i barely do any.

Ta da:-
Washing x lots
Drying (combination of tumbler and line) x lots
Putting away x lots
Maintenance tidy

About to go and do food shop.

Back later.

Aw thxs Ellie. Think I win the prize for posting the most and Flying the least though

sc and that's why we love you

thumping headache today. went back to bed t sleep it off but didn't really sleep did that dosing thing that doesn't actually make you feel much better. going to hit some serious pain killers and have and early night

Sorry about your headache, Bitchy. Hope you manage to shake it off soon.

SC - your posts are never, ever boring. And I know exactly what you mean about needing the structure of classes like ballet. When DS1 used to do football every Saturday morning, I hated it passionately, but I did appreciate the discipline of us all having to get up and out by 10am. Without that, we all tend to slob out in front of various screens like we did this morning.

ellie - glad to hear you managed to get out for DH's birthday meal after all last night.

WhoKnows - hope you enjoy the cycling today - and that the weather stays dry for you.

Blueandwhite - sounds like a very sociable day .

Trazzle - it must be such a relief to be home and to see your DD again.

Hmm, messed up the bold typeface up there.

Ta Da
Washed dishes
Wiped around kitchen
Several loads of washing and drying, including hockey kits x 3
Cleaned bathroom
Took DS1 to his football match
Took library books back and found some about electricity to help DD with her homework
Took DS2 to drama club
Took DD to buy the things she needs for next week's Brownie Camp
Took myself for a haircut
Picked DS1 and DS2 back up again
Made lunch
Did online Tesco shop and meal planned for next week
Filled in a pile of forms for Brownie Camp, Wind Band, Violin loan etc

To Do
Tackle enormous washing pile. Although I am thinking about leaving it until tomorrow and doing it while watching Downton.

I'm still feeling washed out, and the DC are too. DS1 is fast asleep in his bed, DS2 is curled up on the sofa with his library book and DD has just got back from her riding lesson and looks ready to drop. I hate colds