Feisty Fledgling Flyers flutter through Feb with flair, finesse, flaws, failures, fortitude, feedback, fiascos, fabulousness, friendship and fun!

[sanschocolat]

[The fiascos are all mine btw !!]

And just for Just, February is the new January that was the new January before

If you are struggling with C.H.A.O.S. (can't have anyone over syndrome) and S.T.U.F.F. (something that undermines family fun) then this is the thread where we (loosely) follow the step-by-step Flylady housekeeping system (in our own, unique, relaxed style) with lots of chat, support and wine and cake along the way.

This little-and-often system is designed so that you can follow a series of steps and routines each day (which gradually become second nature) in zones of the house which are designated weekly; defining and minimising housework, which in theory should leave you with loads more time to do something more interesting instead!

At the same time it is intended to reduce that panicky "rabbit in headlights" feeling when you are overwhelmed and everything needs doing all at once. No problem if you miss a day or two; just jump right back in and it will all come around next month again!

It’s up to you, but we advise not signing up to receive the Flylady e-mails as you will be inundated! All the information you need will be linked here on a daily basis.

From the first of the month, we will be following Flylady's steps and routines using a three-pronged approach (dependent on the stage everyone is at):

• start or repeat baby steps
  

• repeat baby steps + do 15 mins a day decluttering in the current zone
  

• reinforce babysteps and do daily missions if you have finished decluttering.
  

[And if you are really enthusiastic and have finished decluttering - you can go on to detailed deep cleaning in each zone.]

More info here on getting started and Flying lessons. Here's the launch pad for more experienced fledglings. Don't be put off by the barf-tastic language of the site - the underlying system is sound!

Points to keep in mind:
(1)No perfectionism allowed - this is harder than you would imagine
(2)You are never behind just start where you are and anything you do is progress.
(3) It didn't get into a mess overnight, it won't get tidy over night - accept it will take time to get on top of things and you will be happier.

Humungous thanks to Bitchy for steering us through the hectic January thread and for the wise three-line mantra above.

All regulars, lurkers and newcomers welcome!!

[BitchytheGreat]

yeah i know.

[GoingGoingGoth]

ARRGH, had done my post around 7:30 was just about to hit post and my iPad went flat

Did almost all I planned to, but did do a couple of extra bits instead.

Done
Bed
Washing up
Packed lunch
Dd to school
Grocers
Co-op
Fake bacon bun
Washing up
Wash cat bowls & mat
Wash bird feeders
Litter tray
S&S
Put caustic down bath plug hole (it's running slow)
Polish bathroom mirror
Wash down bathroom door and light switches
Pin cat down and use de-worm drops
Windows
Dry laundry away
Fill bird feeders
Ironing
Crotchet 5 squares
Collect DD from school
Homework
Prep Dinner while DD at karate
Dinner
Scrub hob
Bake 2 dozen little cakes (DD assisted decoration)
Washing up



I have no idea how many squares I'm going to need, (daren't work it out), am planning on 2 squares a day or 15 a week, so that. I can get on with other stuff as well. If it doesn't work out I'll pack them off to Woolly hugs.

SC yes the antihistamines seem to be working, I'm more than now. Hope you get your early night.

[BitchytheGreat]

[pushmepullyou]

Hello hello

No flying here (driving to Basingstoke and back) but encourages by SC and toffee have managed to arrange for a local cleaning company to come round tomorrow evening to give me a quote

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

[elliepac]

Evening/Morning all. So my shitty weekend ended on an even shittier note and I am posting this from a hospital bed. Here I have been residing since last night. Original thought was kidney stones but now it appears to be dermoids whatever the hell they are. Am in fecking agony and drugged up to the eyeballs.

Life can currently get no worse.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Oh no Ellie, never heard of those but it sounds awful . Are they something that can be removed?

[dizzyday07]

Pretty good day overall considering I had a slow start

Ta Da

• S/S x4
  
• Tidy DD's bedroom
  
• Dry washing away
  
• Hoover through upstairs and downstairs
  
• Empty bins and recycling out
  
• Washing load on and hung to dry
  
• Ironed DH's shirts for the week
  
• Tea made (reheated leftovers!)
  
• Pots washed and sink shined
  
• Swam 70 lengths
  
  EustaciaVye - I can't PM you but my location is in my profile

[elliepac]

Apparently so. Was in urology so have to be moved to gynae (think they are on ovaries?). Google them and they look quite freaky. Big weird cyst. 1 is 10cm by 5cm maybe that's why I am fat . And another that is 5x5

[sanschocolat]

Baby-step no.4 for today, Tues 4th Feb is: the one about post it notes that none of us find very helpful. Newcomers: in theory it is the beginning of one's control journal; in practice, none of us think it necessary.

This week, we are in zone 2: the Kitchen here.

Declutter for 15 mins a day in this zone.

Once you have decluttered, you can if you wish go on to detailed cleaning here.

Today's mission is wiping down kitchen cabinet doors.

The daily focus for Tuesday is planning ie menus, medical appts, holidays, activities with dc - anything in fact that saves you time later on!

The monthly habit for February is: decluttering 15 mins a day.

A summary of the above plus reminders can be found here in the daily flight plan.

Have a good day everyone!

[sanschocolat]

Good morning!

Oh no Ellie how rotten for you and what awful timing. Are they fibroids I wonder? (Never heard of dermoids.) Don't think fibroids hurt though now I think about it. Hope they can sort you out anyway. Sending the collective healing forces of the fledglings to your hospital bed xxx.

Dizzy v. good list yesterday and v. impressed by 70 lengths!

Whoknows good luck putting everything to rights at home today (I'm ashamed to say I am still trying to find homes for Christmas presents)

That's brill that you have taken the plunge Pushme!! I'm sure you won't regret it!

Glad you are feeling better Goth and arf at your minion!! As for your humungous list - whatever you are on I want some please - fake bacon bun is it? !!!

Great that the hospital is doing its stuff Just. Think you are a saint listening to your friend for three hours!

And counting money at church for three hours is pretty saintly too Swan. Yay at ds2 homework success!

Merry arf at pizza-eating dog! What did you decide in the end?

Bitchy I do love the odd Socratian dialogue to set me up for the day!

Big waves to PeanutPatty and everyone else!

[sanschocolat]

Ta da:
rabbits
tonight's supper
thread links

To do:
morning routine inc dw, wm, s&s
tidy downstairs
dining table hotspot
more laundry: hang up darks wash and prep cool white wash
BOUDOIR
on-line shopping return
finish/post letters
parish vestiare
e-mail to friend to arrange meeting in a fortnight
look for new baby present
stationery shop
school run
hwk supervision
supper
evening routine

Have a good day everyone!

[EustaciaVye]

morning all. it seems I have not done much since we were last in the kitchen.

dizzy - will check your profile later. dont think I can do it on phone.

[sanschocolat]

Nor me Eustacia in fact I think that pretty much every month . Have a good day!

[EustaciaVye]

Not so close after all dizzy. about an hour.

Off to run errands today. Will blitz the kitchen later.

[GoingGoingGoth]

Ohh Ellie hope you are feeling better today. Dermoids sound painful. (Don't google the images)

Just hopefully the hospital will be able to sort everything out.

DH has taken DD to school this morning, which has given me a head start until I started on here I may even get dressed soon

Done
Beds
Packed lunch
Found cat outfit for DD's assemble
Windows
Laundry on
Dry laundry away

To do
5 min room rescue in lounge
Washing up
Mantelpiece
Vacuum
Recycling out
Litter tray

Feel like pottering about today, I know it's not the. Fat fairy way but sometimes I find it productive

BBL

[BlueEyeshadow]

Yikes, Ellie - gentle hugs and

Woohoo! Have done the mission!! Also general house bleugh/rescueas friends coming round for tea.

Sorted some accounts and found I'd nearly paid HMRC money I don't seem to owe them. [note to self: check this out properly later!]

Also booked piano tuner for tomorrow as he phoned this morning.

Now need to collect DS2 from nursery so better dash.

on the bar!

[IsSpringSprangedYet]

sans I quite like the chatter, it's the getting up and doing something that isn't working The kids all slept through last night except DH and I woke up this morning with DS2 and 3 between us. We must have been tired as we don't remember them getting in at all. At least we all slept.

Ta Da:
breakfasts and medicines
DS2 to school
washing in and dry washing folded
dishwasher unloaded and refilled

To Do:
declutter end of kitchen worktop
lunch
wipe down the surface and cupboards
last antibiotic dose for DS3 (really must remember that one!)

[sanschocolat]

"it's the getting up and doing something that isn't working"

I'm having terrible difficulties with this today too Spranged [poor thread leader emoticon]

Might just give up and do something enjoyable and see if that gives me the motivation to do the boring stuff!!

[sanschocolat]

Goth hope pottering proving productive

Ta for brew Blue (could do with some of your productivity today!!)

Waves to Eustacia and everyone else and attempts to stop myself looking at more country cottages on line

[sanschocolat]

Meant to say Spranged glad you slept anyway!

[BitchytheGreat]

Ellie i will pm you in a bit. I have had this before and currently being investigated for a return. Might not but until about 7pm though as it is ds' birthday and I am a little busy with prep and stuff atm. However, you will get a get out of flying card because recovery is long and if you break the rules you get to have to have repeat surgery which is part of my problem now so you really really really do have to use it.


ta da
Sort out training kit minor issue
training
shopping for missing bits
Ice cake
blow up balloons
hang birthday banners
find bits of birthday present that have been in safe places
put pizza base into bread machine

[PeanutPatty]

Today I've:
S&S
Emptied and reloaded DW
One laundry load done and dried (needs ironing but where do I put it? As CBA to iron now)
Another load in WM
Washed down all kitchen cupboard fronts
Sorted out my sock drawer and binned those I don't wear/don't like (rock and roll lifestyle right here)
Moved MrPP's self multiplying post pile into a bag and shoved it out of sight - I'm sick of looking at it
Removed my filing from kitchen cupboard and put on our bed to sort another time

Still to do:
Decide what to cook the children for tea, not that they will eat it anyway
Hoover floors
Sort out the mahoosive bag of clean laundry on the floor of our bedroom

Sorry you're poorly Ellie. Rest up and get well soon.

I'm going to try my hardest to stick to this thread and sort my life out. I waste time online because I'm avoiding doing jobs because there are so many of them I don't know where to start so I don't start at all. Ridiculous.

Do any of you have preschoolers at home? If so how do you manage entertaining them and FlyLadying?

[Swanhildapirouetting]

Ellie hope hospital are looking after you, and drugs working, and that you are not worrying about anything except recovering

done
Dh and I have done a massive overhaul of bookcases, moving large wooden ones up and down stairs and corridors. He tried to resist but he had promised he would help me declutter reorganise this week. He did three hours and then I think he was defeated by the process
I've managed to throw a few things away secretly,
and demoth ds2's carpet under the old bookcase (which was a horrible sight)

Kitchen decluttered a bit more

filed a lot of paperwork which was drifting around

I hate the way that when you declutter, all the other stuff doesn't get done and the mess seems far worse than when you started...tis always the way,, no supper, no laundry, no nap, no tidying.

Tomorrow is another day though. Half an hour till ds2 returns home, and I have to think what's for supper for 5 hungry greedy people!!! Tuna pasta I fear...

Still wrestling with playroom/tv room, which now looks lighter and more spacious without a whole wall of sagging books.

[sanschocolat]

Congrats on your productive day Patty You've done loads!!