Fledglings don't makes resolutions in January, they fly and chat through the babysteps.

[BitchytheGreat]

Roll up, roll up. Thread two for January is here. You chatty lot

will be back later with linkie poos and a vat of bitchy's special brew...

In the meantime spot markers will be handed a magic rubber and told to clean up after themselves...

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ta da
Provide ds with a cooked breakfast
school run
letter for school
birthday cards written and sent
boil up hand warmers
collect washing up from upstairs
clear bench in kitchen
make up two batches of Jelly
pass on phone no#s and details for up coming exciting plans
15mins decluttering in my room
find out where to pick up new logo'd school uniform
sort out meal plan for tonight
physio - batch 1
catch up on the internet world (mn/fb/twitter etc)
Deal with emails
unblock kitchen sink drain
Make Jam tarts
1 load of washing
ironing
Sort out stuff needed for meeting this afternoon
15mins more in my room
find diary and start sorting and updating
Discuss sports teams etc
2nd load wshing on
Dance around the kitchen like a loon to music
try to get in contact with ex re contact for next few months
Speak to ex.
Sort out plans for ds' birthday party
Book holiday
3rd load of washing
meeting in next town
post letters
4th load of washing on
15mins in my room
sort out ds' kit
trip up to shops to pick up a few bits
deal with tired whiney ds
find uniform that needs to be labelled tonight
put pizza dough into bread machine
folding
Put new series of books into ds' room
write to do list for tomo
change plans for tonight with ds not going to training
retrieve laundry from ds' room
put my clothes away
wonder what on earth i did with the new plastic pots that i bought for sorting out hair stuff and had earlier...
find diary that was missing

Bitchy!

Ta da

Gave poorly DS1 a hot-water bottle to cuddle and left him to sleep
To work with DH
Lifted 25 boxes of books into the car (DH still off lifting duties)
Home for lunch
Put washing on
Emptied bins
Forgot to swish & swipe
Made enormous lentil lasagne and mixed green salad for dinner (took ages!)
Washed up
Managed to coax DS1 into having some carrot soup
School run
Went to shop to get orders from various family members, none of whom appeared capable of going themselves
Delivered half the lasagne and salad to friend who's having a hard time
Long chat on phone with friend who's also having a hard time
Put lasagne in oven
Looked sorrowfully at the growing mountain of clean washing that needs sorting
Ignored the above
Sat down and logged onto MN.

Phew bitchy - I'm exhausted just reading that!

ta da
work
washing up
packed lunch made

to do
collapse!

i thought i warned you it was going to be a long list kinda day?

Wow, bitchy, that is an amazing list, well done!
Will catch up with personals later, just had to say how impressed I was by bitchy's list and mark my place

We can never be prepared for a list like that, Bitchy .

Should i skip posting it's update then?

And Bitchy retakes the long list record!
That's amazing.

Finished marking my place, so will be back tomorrow, as I have an berry strudel in the oven calling out to me (bought not made)

I'm here, pottering along, really not much Flying in between school, work, OU, statement stuff etc, but just about keeping on top of things. Did a fairly decent blitz of my bedroom yesterday.

DS started at trampoline coaching today and loved it, he has been to the occasional session before but we found that there was a regular one for his age group that fits right in the middle of DD being at Brownies (sports centre is next to Guide Hut), so that's a result. I'm really tired, don't think I slept well last night (I seem to remember one of the cats climbing and out again of my bit of duvet). Cat that was poorly seeming yesterday has been fine today, ate her breakfast very happily and has eaten a lot since, no more retching so I suspect it was just a hairball (which I will probably find somewhere later, gross).

I have posted on the other thread, but just marking my place.

Very very low level flying been going on the last day or 2! I have been trying to get a sewing project finished as it needs to be sent off to Australia by Friday . But it's just the binding I need to finish sewing and then it can go - hopefully tomorrow.

Today's Ta Da

• Most of sewing project finished
• Dry washing put away
• DD to dentist (3 small fillings)
• Cooked tea
• Washed pots and shined sink
• Washing load on and hung to dry

Toffee - 1.30am as a bedtime is early for me!

Just finished a late crisis clean in preparation for MIL house-/child-sitting for us tomorrow. DH and I are delivering books a long drive away, so we need someone here for when DS1 gets home (assuming he goes to the learning centre tomorrow). We may require a business lunch on the way home .

Last-minute ta da

Watched 'Breaking Bad' (hooked)
Washed hair
Room rescue in sitting room
Nudged Lego city to the outskirts of the room
Tidied hall
Mopped hall
Wiped down stairs
Unloaded and reloaded d/w
Washed up extra stuff, dried and put away
Wiped down sink and polished taps (always impresses MIL when they shine)
Wiped all kitchen counters
Tidied hotspot
Put out clean hand towel and tee-towel
Tidied and wiped dining-room table
Put fruit in bowls
Emptied DS2's lunchbox
Rinsed water bottles
Cleaned cooker hob
Put tumbledryer on
Washed thermal vest for DS2 tomorrow
Ironed clothes for tomorrow
Laid out school uniforms
Put away all clothes that were drying on the radiators
Cleaned and polished two pairs of muddy shoes
Left numbers out for MIL
Wrote reminders for myself

Never meant to go to bed so late, but at least the house looks tidy for tomorrow. Night all .

Marks place.

If I ever manage to catch up with you lot. The thread moves so fast. But my home is cleaner than usual but I'm not getting all the missions done.

Don't panic dontstep you should build up to the missions I am currenrtly ignoring all missions until i have got on top of the clutter. I will be ignoring for a few more years yet You'll get them eventually. Just remember - no perfectionism.

Right now I have frozen and got completely soaked on the school run. lets have a look at the babysteps and the links for today and yesterday because NONE of you complained about the lack of links, did you even look for them?

Babystep 22

Babystep 23

Both these are control journal based.

missions

thursday is errand day. Tbh it is horrid out there i don't blame you if you'd rather not got out of the house any more then necessary.

Definitely gearing up for errand day today. Bit of work to do this morning first though. Might even tackle the mission later on.

By the way, and totally un-flying-related, these are the boots I bought yesterday. Currently wearing them around the house in an attempt to decide whether or not I like them... a bit pointier in the toe than I normally wear.

ta da
ds to school without being 100% soaked to the bone. (75% soaked though)
1 load of washing in machine
tea in oven
update diary
catch up with internet stuff
warm up and decide today is a funtion from pjs kinda day
Wonder wtf i did with the to do list i wrote for today
Sort ds' kit bag for sat
Sort my kit bag for tomo
2nd load of washing on
Find file and plastic wallets for sorting some paperwork out in an organised maner
Brew up a vat of special brew for drinking whilst reading the paperwork that goes into the file
Rescue tea from oven
folding

Right now to read and file that paperwork... Must not forget cooking breakfast.

ta da
ds to school without being 100% soaked to the bone. (75% soaked though)
1 load of washing in machine
tea in oven
update diary
catch up with internet stuff
warm up and decide today is a funtion from pjs kinda day
Wonder wtf i did with the to do list i wrote for today
Sort ds' kit bag for sat
Sort my kit bag for tomo
2nd load of washing on
Find file and plastic wallets for sorting some paperwork out in an organised maner
Brew up a vat of special brew for drinking whilst reading the paperwork that goes into the file
Rescue tea from oven
folding
read through 16 documents and file appropriately (being grateful some were only a page/couple pages long and most were full of illustrated diagrams)
3rd load of washing
Write mini report on something requiring user feedback
Unsuccesfully look for missing CD in random place suddenly thought of
find my to do list
more folding
ironing
Put my clothes away.
Gossip about the adventures of last night
look for something on my computer and realise i really need to sort out the filing system on my computer

Ahh lunch break. time for a hot bath me thinks.

done
3 children off to school
walked ds2 to school in order to deliver ds1's geography book which he had forgotten (that would be yet another detention, and he would miss homework club, so totally counterproductive) - although on the other hand he may get a detention just for the low quality of the homework

coffee with friend discussing 13 year old boys and their communication skills (not)
lots of walking/exercise

now curled up in bed with cuddly cat, might have a nap - no-one comes home till after 5pm today

Hello All

Nice boots blueeyeshadow.

wails at state of house....

Do i need to find my soap box to stand on wrt to perfectionism? Do I? Because last time I did that people flounced.

Progress is progress. Every little bit you do is brilliant.

Hello all, hope everyone ill is feeling better today.

Bitchy - wowsers!

Swan I remember my English teacher hated exclamation marks, so I have always felt a bit naughty when using one She hated brackets, too.

Toffee I'm afraid if it's a mountain breeze you're after, the air refresh cycle will sadly disappoint. However, the hygiene version of it has dispensed with the need to dry clean my coat. Not only do I hate the chemicals and the expense, but it's two errands. I love air refresh! (Oops!)

Blue I always love a slouchy boot.

Ta da

Cook breakfast
Wash up
Sink (I had been a bit lax with this)
Clean marks off grey leather jacket so I can wear it, after it languishing in cupboard for a year while
Clean mud off wheelie suitcase
Make Drs apt
Put washing away
Ironing, all
Washing x 2
Hoover rug in sitting room
Called about phone renewal
Renewed EHIC cards

To do

Post office
Tesco