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.

Hello all.
Sadly I lost my beloved dad very suddenly on July 27th.
Coupled with the dc summer hols the house is in a pretty bad state really.
I was intending to blitz a room per day after Monday when the dc go back to school.
Does that sound doable?
I am also going to have a toy cull too!

Massive hugs badvoc xxxxx

Thank you trazzletoes

Badvoc so sorry

Signing into the thread! Apologies to Bitchy for missing most of August - summer holidays meant that I just did my best to keep on top of the washing and didn't achieve a lot else! Probably wont be around much for this week, as my DC don't go back until the 9th. But on the 9th I will definitly restart my flying!

So sorry to hear your sad news Badvoc

( hugs Badvoc)

I think it's a good idea but take it easy. you are grieving so the most important thing is to create some space for you when you fell comfortable and safe - if that makes sense.

so start with your bedroom or living room - or wherever you normally go to relax. make that place comfy and fluffy - I know it sounds "twee" (new word learnt courtesy of SM) but it will help you to either let go of your tears or to cheer you up. and you'll need both!

if you need distraction to take your mind off then start with the most problematic area. you might want to walk around the room and make a list of things that need doing so when you actually have the time you won't feel overwhelmed as to where to start.

hth.

So sorry about your dad, Badvoc ((hugs)). If it makes you feel better and is a helpful distraction then that's a good idea to blitz the house, but don't overdo it. More importantly, I think, could you schedule time to make a photo album of your dad or go through condolence letters and suchlike? I found it incredibly therapeutic to do that when my dad died.

So sorry to hear about your dad badvoc. Do what feels right for you and in your own time .

Ta da:-
Touched up paint in DS room
Set up new tumble dryer (ebay bargain-was bigger than I thought though, only just fitted in cupboard under stairs!)
Gammon in slowcooker
Washing in dryer
Brought DS to cubs kayaking

To do:-
Washing
Tidy downstairs
Remove all decorating stuff from ds room to shed
Finish dinner
Prep school stuff/pack bagss
Lay clothes out
Bathe dc's
Just a small one, no kids tomorrow or Tuesday.

Be careful of Burnout Badvoc The others have had some good advice, just allow yourself the time to grief too. Hiding in the cleaning is a good short term approach but not great in the long term

Jess the fat fairy has loads of tips for getting the kids flying not got time to link now will try to find later if I don't pass out from tiredness

Right after a stupidly stupidly late night here 2am for ds 5am for me, I am drinking coffee and tackling the mahoosive to do list which i will not be posting
warning for newbies Do not compare yourselves to my ta da lists, you don't even have to read them. Most don't when I am having a day like today.

ta da
a whole 6hrs sleep!
finish off a crochet square for my blanket
unload dishwasher
put washing up that was in kitchen into sink to soak to pre wash before reloading dishwasher don't ask personally i think it is a stupid thing to be doing
ds' duvet on to wash
fold 3 loads of washing
get ds to take washing up out of the lounge
eat cake for breakfast
find stuff for doing a patch test ready for next week
find out if those who are away will be home in time for tea so can plan accordingly

Right next job shower and up then patch test.

I think that's the stage we are getting to elle. We've been here 7 years and everywhere is looking so tired. We replaced a couple of carpets which were dire with cheapy things and now even those are yuk. I'd love a nice neutral carpet throughout. Boring but lovely. :)

So sorry to hear about your dad badvoc. I agree with the others though, don't do too much too soon. Maybe start some lists so you feel more in control of the chaos but be realistic about your expectations. :)

More hello's to; Jemima, Muddledup, Lois, Mumof3, and knitwitch. and waves to all.

Trazzles really hope Joe's been discharged by now.

S/c will be thinking of you Thurs.

Toffee have read thread but don't have time to properly reply, but will try later. There's no shame in not going when you know you're close to exploding. It's actually a kindness not to and gives you time to work out strategies for dealing with it all. If all else fails be ill today.

Badvoc very sorry to hear about your dad. I?d agree with Bitchy about careful of burnout and knowing when to make time to grieve. You?re probably more fragile than you realise.

Newbies ignore my lists too, they probably wont make sense, they're a reflection of my life not making sense!

Still to do:

Clear insurance unit to make space for setee
Get settee into insurance unit (easier said than done)
Get milk and loo roll
Washing off line
Recycling
Rubbish?
Make d/s note next week?s commitments
Note lib book dates, OT date, fuel voucher, money of voucher dates
Investigate more resources for HE, List suppliers and costs.
Ironing
ds into bath, hair and shaved
Bag packed
Dinner
Work out what else I?ve forgoton!
Call friend
sleep

ta da
a whole 6hrs sleep!
finish off a crochet square for my blanket
unload dishwasher
put washing up that was in kitchen into sink to soak to pre wash before reloading dishwasher don't ask personally i think it is a stupid thing to be doing
ds' duvet on to wash
fold 3 loads of washing
get ds to take washing up out of the lounge
eat cake for breakfast
find stuff for doing a patch test ready for next week
find out if those who are away will be home in time for tea so can plan accordingly
Shower and up
check internet stuff
apply patch test
drink more cofffee
get ds to sort contents of box so box can be decluttered
figure layout for the squares of my blanket ready for fastening off and attaching together (ignores fact there is still 5 more squares to make)
chase ds on getting the lounge tidy enough to be hoovered.
strip my bed and put bedding on to wash
load stuff from sink into dw, put rest of stuff into soak yeah this is what happens when you ignore the washing up for 3 days
Put hot water into pots to soak for ease of washing up later
Get ds to chose which poster are going up in his room

Right next job to take my bed apart.

Done -

All pots
All washing away
Hoovered all upstairs room
Cleaned both sinks
Living room tidy
Living room hoovered

To do -

Sweep stairs
Sweep kitchen
Mop kitchen

Thank you all very much x
It's been a pretty hideous few weeks. Sadly the same day dad died mum had a heart attack (known as broken heart syndrome) so as you can imagine the house has been very much bottom of my priorities!
I know it must seem strange to be bothered about the house, but I do like a clean house :) and I do tend to clean when upset for some reason...
I keep looking at the grime in the bathroom and its getting me down.
I suppose part of it is keeping busy. That helps.
Good idea to do the main room first zing. That's where I spend most time.
X

Hellooooooooooooooooooooo!!

After lurking for many months, I finally joined the June thread with a stupid to do list which lasted all week. So I'm here and starting afresh! It's my birthday at the end of the month and I want my house to be decluttered, clean and just nice really, ready for then.

I'm having a before I start anything as I am knackered and my To Do is:

Put DCs new uniform in to wash and label stuff, find shoes etc
Unload dishwasher and reload
Get bag ready for day out tomorrow

Not much of a Ta Da list I'm afraid, except all the kids have been bathed.

{{{{{{{{{{badvoc}}}}}}}}}} Hope your mum is doing ok, and the rest of your family.

Thanks. Mum is doing ok. She is doing lots of cleaning! :)
Just seen on the bbc website that sir David frost has died suddenly of a Herat attack...just like my dad. His poor family :(
I shall have a think and come back and post a list if stuff I want to do...then we will see!

Afternoon all!

Badvoc nice to meet you. So sorry to hear about your dad.

Bitchy thank you for running last month's thread

Waves at nettie, zing , ellie , just , toffee , sc , swan , whoknows , pa , pmpy , blue, feetheart , dizzy , trazzle , jess and anyone else I've missed.

Welcome to spring , snowflake , blueandwhite , lois , knitwitch , mumof3 , jemima

feel like I got off toa slow start this school year (have already been back 2 weeks and am still not organised). Determined that September will be flytastic and will be dusting off both the flylaady teacher plan and the flylady Christmas plan to get myself organised.

Ta da
Skype mum
Write letter
Hoovered upstairs (broke a jar of spice on Friday so now everytime I hoover the whole house smells of kerrie )
2 loads of washing (1 outside, 1 in td)
Moved some stuff to loft (Baby clothes for storage, 2 suitcases)
Sorted out box of stuff that has been on the stairs for at least a week
Leg of lamb roasting in the oven, so garlic and rosemary is fighting with the kerrie
Small bag of clothes waiting by door to go to clothing bank.

To do
Washing up and shine sink after dinner
Post letter
Hoover downstairs
Run
Continue to try to clear the clutter from dining table and kitchen table
Empty bins
Handwash
Ironing
Cross my fingers and hope that AF will not make an appearance

Sounds like a plan Badvoc

Sorry today is a day of many many lists.

ta da
a whole 6hrs sleep!
finish off a crochet square for my blanket
unload dishwasher
put washing up that was in kitchen into sink to soak to pre wash before reloading dishwasher don't ask personally i think it is a stupid thing to be doing
ds' duvet on to wash
fold 3 loads of washing
get ds to take washing up out of the lounge
eat cake for breakfast
find stuff for doing a patch test ready for next week
find out if those who are away will be home in time for tea so can plan accordingly
Shower and up
check internet stuff
apply patch test
drink more cofffee
get ds to sort contents of box so box can be decluttered
figure layout for the squares of my blanket ready for fastening off and attaching together (ignores fact there is still 5 more squares to make)
chase ds on getting the lounge tidy enough to be hoovered.
strip my bed and put bedding on to wash
load stuff from sink into dw, put rest of stuff into soak yeah this is what happens when you ignore the washing up for 3 days
Put hot water into pots to soak for ease of washing up later
Get ds to chose which poster are going up in his room
speak to ex about ds' new clothes size toad has short 2 shoe sizes and 3 clothes sizes over the summer
finish loading and put dw on to run
take my bed apart
put box of photo albums into storage for a less cluttered time to await dealing with
rebuild bed ensuring matress it turned
dis-infect ds' matress
wipe down benches and cooker top
wash up most of the pot and not for dishwasher stuff, put rest on to soak
fold more washing
collect laundry for next set of loads
start gathering school stuff where it needs in the state it needs to be in ready for tuesday.
evict hoover from bathroom again
Collect towels for washing
stick posters up in ds' room
get ds to sort through his magazine collect with strict instructions to kill the damaged oned doesn't hold breathe the culling will happen

Eek! Up to 68 posts already! Hello to all the newbies, and returnees.

Badvoc so sorry to hear about your dad, I hope your Mum is picking up.

Trazzle crossing fingers that you're home with Joe.

Well, I think I've embraced the renew your spirit attitude in the last hour, as I've been falling asleep on the sofa.

Done
Morning routines
Laundry hung out
Trip to city for more vests & school tights for DD
Laundry in
Ironing done
Another load on laundry ready for tomorrow.

let's take a moment to celebrate the fact that I arrived in London for the first time (also my first ever flight) exactly 16 years ago!

on me!

ta da
a whole 6hrs sleep!
finish off a crochet square for my blanket
unload dishwasher
put washing up that was in kitchen into sink to soak to pre wash before reloading dishwasher don't ask personally i think it is a stupid thing to be doing
ds' duvet on to wash
fold 3 loads of washing
get ds to take washing up out of the lounge
eat cake for breakfast
find stuff for doing a patch test ready for next week
find out if those who are away will be home in time for tea so can plan accordingly
Shower and up
check internet stuff
apply patch test
drink more cofffee
get ds to sort contents of box so box can be decluttered
figure layout for the squares of my blanket ready for fastening off and attaching together (ignores fact there is still 5 more squares to make)
chase ds on getting the lounge tidy enough to be hoovered.
strip my bed and put bedding on to wash
load stuff from sink into dw, put rest of stuff into soak yeah this is what happens when you ignore the washing up for 3 days
Put hot water into pots to soak for ease of washing up later
Get ds to chose which poster are going up in his room
speak to ex about ds' new clothes size toad has short 2 shoe sizes and 3 clothes sizes over the summer
finish loading and put dw on to run
take my bed apart
put box of photo albums into storage for a less cluttered time to await dealing with
rebuild bed ensuring matress it turned
dis-infect ds' matress
wipe down benches and cooker top
wash up most of the pot and not for dishwasher stuff, put rest on to soak
fold more washing
collect laundry for next set of loads
start gathering school stuff where it needs in the state it needs to be in ready for tuesday.
evict hoover from bathroom again
Collect towels for washing
stick posters up in ds' room
get ds to sort through his magazine collect with strict instructions to kill the damaged ones doesn't hold breathe the culling will happen it did happen
empty kitchen bin
empty recycling bin
look in veg drawer of fridge go ewwwwwww and remove some offending items
sort out ds' training kit
make sure ds' planner is ready to go for next week
consider best formate for after school schedule - ie chart for ds' wall
toilet cleaner in toilet
water plants
eat more cake and consider more coffee
looks at list and suspects probably best not if i want to sleep
forget was cooking tea and wonder why can smell cooked food, rescue at point of done
Tackle the general clutter and chaos that is ds' room 15mins done
carry up ds' clothes for going away
realise that going to have to deal with the lego tomo
find ds' calendar and remove to my room for updating, realise have forgotten to change the month of the calendars in the house and deal with this.

right my tea should now be ready going to take a 15mi-30mins break before i tackle the bathroom, rest of the lounge and hopefully will be able to sort ds' bed out which is still damp from being dis-infected

(((Badvoc)))

Right, so I gather a Ta Da List is the things that have been done today? In that case:

Ta Da
Sink shone
Downstairs toilet cleaned properly
Kitchen surfaces wiped down
Kitchen swept
Bathroom wiped over and upstairs toilet cleaned quickly
Autumn bedding plants potted up for by front door
Roast dinner cooked
Washing up done twice (by DS1)
3 loads of washing washed, dried outside and brought in
Washing that doesn't need ironing folded and put away
All 3 DC tidied their bedrooms
Upstairs hoovered (by DH)
Yesterday's washing ironed and put away

To Do
Iron the few bits from today's wash that need it (it was mostly towels so very little needs ironing).
Quick tidy up downstairs, although to be fair the DC have made very little mess so far today.
Put another wash on overnight so that it is ready to hang out in the morning.

Feeling quite pleased with myself

Good job everyone with their ta da lists

Mine goes a little like this

Three loads of washing done including out to dry and brought back in
Some dishes washed

Ummmm think that's it

Ta da:-
Watch DS enjoy kayaking
Sunday lunch (gammon, lovely)
Got all Great British Bake Off and made an apple crumble with apples from the garden
Cleared ds room for carpet fitting
Washed up
Washing/drying
Laid out clothes for the morning

To do:-

Bath

engels there is a flylady teacher bit. Will it make me more organised at work because I am a fly by the seat of my pants girl there as well. To be fair, now I have accepted that everything always gets done...just at the last minute and that that is me, i will never change, life is a lot calmer.

I've had a little look at the Fly Lady Sneak Peak for the Week that was posted on FB and am planning tomorrow's to do lists already. I am officially an over keen newbie