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.

Morning all, thoughts with everyone setting off for school today DCs and teachers.

Feeling a little smug as we're 3 weeks down the line and still not had a late morning!!! It won't last, will probably oversleep tomorrow.

Done
Morning routines
Laundry in, nice day and laundry basket almost empty so doing dressing gowns.
Dd to school
Popped to shops (3,600 steps)
Made brunch
Waiting for laundry to finish so I can hang it out

To do
Hang out laundry
Put another load in
Put away dry clothes
Tackle yesterday's and today's missions
Finish weekly bleugh
Transfer 'spare' bedding from large not very good vacuum bag to smaller much better ones.
Unbox last lot of crockery, wash and put in kitchen cupboard, got some of these yesterday
Collect DD
Go to library
Dinner
Wash up & shine sink

Yeah, that's doable

Well Dd is at school, DS has just had his first settling in session at nursery and I am supposed to be on a conference call but my phone is playing up.

To do
Conference call
Pick dd up
Declutter entrance
Lunch
Park
Ice cream
Buy slippers for DS
Sweep outside front of house
Clean door

Hi, Wendy. It is me swan Brilliant you got back into teaching.

at garage despite toe-stubbing

Dcs are all being thoroughly teenage atm. Ds1 has disappeared on a long wander into the neighbourhood without money or phone, rather than be given any chores or homework. Dtwins are listening to loud music upstairs. Dd has only just woken up

My school ties have arrived at Waitrose -phew..

Done
dh has hung out washing
I've put ds2's pencil case in his bag all neatly labelled
found a photo for ds2's science homework of him on giant slide defying gravity

My stomach is just in complete knots this morning, but there really is no reason for it. We are waiting to see whether Ds2 gets into first choice school off waiting list which adding to tension. He is now no 7 on waiting list... from being No 26 in March.

Just popping by, chaos here as the DCs are still at home. Just finished all the nametaping / trying on / adjusting waistbands. I use iron-on ones (Easy2Name) on poloshirts, trousers, skirts, pinafores, sew in ones on sweatshirts/cardigans/coats (more valuable or not iron-able items) and pen on small things like gloves / hats. Pen does fade rapidly with washing, I use it for emergencies but it doesn't last at all. Also the letters tend to blur and be illegible. Iron-on ones sometimes come off but not often, I just keep an eye on them when I'm putting away the washing.

Oooo I need a cuppa!

I have done nothing off my list and spent an hour on the phone with tax creds brill!

Shame on me! It's already the 3rd and I've yet to get cracking!!
Had a weekend of dc birthday partying, so - much related tidying (stuffing out of site) has occurred. But I am spurred into doing an autumnal 'shed' - abit like a tree losing its leaves- to create space and rid my house of a lot of 'stuff' (junk), for a jolly good pre-winter tidy up!
Bloody love autumn, me! Happy September x

Me too Jdub - both my DCs birthdays are just after Christmas so I need to have a huge clearout in the autumn for the Dec/Jan onslaught of stuff.

Right, work done (I only work mornings).

We were wonderfully organised leaving the house for school this morning, and I actually got to work early instead of being in a panic that I was going to be late.

Just made myself lunch and then I am going to crack on with the to do list.

Ta Da
Pegged out washing
Wiped round toilets and bathroom

To Do
Wipe round kitchen
Clean out fridge before Tesco delivery
Ironing
Wash up

Hoping to be done with housework by the time I go to pick the DC up from school.

ta da
up and out with ds to school on time
food shopping
banking
load of washing
internet stuff
check timings for tonight

Not much but it is a start, there'll be little more done today I suspect. I am about to pick up my hook with the aim of getting the zigzag project to a point where it can be left so that i can focus on the squares for my blanket so that I can kill off that project.

ta da

-put a load of washing on
-got DS5 to playgroup on time, also picked him up on time
-paid for two weeks of playgroup (I remembered! )
-ordered hair clips for DD (she loves them!)
-gave kids lunch on time (not at 4.15pm!)
-drank some water
-demonstrated to DSs 2&3 where and how to cross the road safely.
they want to come home on their own together.
-started phase two of sleep training DD: leaving room while she is still awake.
(so I left the room while she was awake, put DS5 in bed, returned to her bedroom. she's not cried until she saw me.
I patted her back, she stopped crying. I didn't pick her up!
I backed up and left room and sat on stairs out of sight, waiting to pop back. I didn't have to.
she fell asleep ON HER OWN!!!! yay!)
only took me 10 days from her screaming constantly unless I cuddled her to sleep then airlifted in cot to do what she's just done!
I feel empowered!

to do

-school clothes
-PE kits
-shoes
-cut up melons for snack
-bake red currant muffins
-put more washing on
-fold and put away clothes.
-dinner?

4 oldest are going back to school tomorrow and with DS5 in playgroup every morning finally I'll have a chance to focus on improving on state of house (tidy, organize & declutter)

Hi everyone, I'm back

Hope everyone is doing ok, welcome to all the newbies

Had a blissful 4 days...most stress free 4 days of my life and then DD got sick...most stressful 4 days of my life!!! Took her to doctor today and it's a viral infection. Hope she is better for tomorrow...first day back at school. I'm exhausted, but really need to get things in order for tomorrow...so will set timer for 15 minutes and power of three...

To do
Get clothes ready to exercise tomorrow (determined to get into exercise routine, didn't get back into it after holiday in May and it is now September )
Clean dining room table
5 minute hot spot

Will be back...

I am being completely unproductive today. I have gone into some sort of stupor. Have to go shopping in a minute, though, so that might shake me up a bit.

Ta da :

Bugger all .

Not getting much done here either now, been sorting DCs clothes out, we are very short of wardrobe space for them. Been given a huge pile of hand me down school uniform, which is great but it is all very big and nowhere to store it.

ARRGH day is going too fast & MN just ate my post

Done
Morning routines
2 loads laundry washed
Dd to school
Popped to shops & bank
Swapped DH's & mine chests of drawers over (more space for me )
Put away dry clothes
Refolded DD's clothes -why does she always want the bottom tshirt!?
Rehung clothes on naice new wooden coat hangers
Transfer 'spare' bedding from large not very good vacuum bag to smaller much better ones.
Moved bedding into different cupboard
Get last box of crockery from cupboard
completely reorganised cupboard (not planned)
Packed away remainder of summer stuff
Vacuum bedrooms & hallway
Emptied bins
DUSTED!!!!

to do
Clean cat litter tray
Unbox last lot of crockery, wash and put in kitchen cupboard
Vacuum lounge
Collect DD
Go to library
Dinner
Wash up & shine sink

Well done Zing re sleep training

thanks Goth it's like a dream!

Ta da

All up
All fed
All dressed
Washer on
Pots washed
Living room tidy
Living room hoovered
Tax credits phoned

To do
Washing away
Empty bin
Tidy kitchen
Clean sinks
Sweep
Mop

Ta da

Clothes ready to exercise first thing in the morning
Cleaned dining room table
5 minute hot spot

To do
Calendar
E-mails
Shine sink

toffee and who knows

Great ta da list goth...impressive lists inspire me to do better!!!

Well done on sleep training Zing, it is SO worth doing.

Ta da

• Check uniforms - few labels still to sew on
• Pay for school dinners on-line
• Sainsburys order
• Left 4 children to entertain themselves, did feed them though.
• Washing up
• Hooverd living room, hall and stairs
• Blackberry sorbet half made
• Post Office to collect letter

To do:

• Order DS some new PE shorts - may wait to go in in person
• Find DD's plimsols
• Finish sorbet
• Sort out plum vodka (and possibly add vodka to Sainsburys list)
• Contract invoices
• Persuade DC to tidy away Playmobil World in living room and both of their bedrooms
• Early tea
• Proper evening routine
• Bath and bed at a decent time for DC and me

Vodka first I think................:)

I still have wrt children sleeping through the night. Ds still doesn't. although last night he didn't wake me up despite the fact it was obvious he had been in my room at somepoint - this is what i consider a successful night's sleep.

Have started the last 5 squares for the blanket. hopefully with get next colour put on them later whilst sat on my bum doing sod all.

*doing sod all later. need more coffee or sleep or both. Ds is out and it is too far to drvie back whilst he is busy so will have an hour to kill.

feetheart oh yes, I'm quite experienced in it!

if only I could sleep train myself...

Bitchy can you nap in the car?

(I bet you are roaming the net, aren't you? )

If i nap in the car I don't sleep in the evening. Thankfully due to technology issues restrictions I am not able to get on the internet unless I am on the laptop. Normally this time is used for a good gossip or a wander around the local shops.