Neat and clean in 2017 - it's the January Flylady thread

[CotswoldStrife]

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Welcome to the January Flylady thread, where we try and maintain our nests in good order by following the Flylady method. We'll post links each day to the Flylady website for the babysteps, daily focus and extra missions in the current zone. The habit of the month is shining your sink (or whatever other place in your home motivates you).

If you are just starting, Flylady recommends decluttering the weekly zone before doing the detailed cleaning and not to do too much at once!

All are welcome, so feel free to join us anytime.

toostressy glad it's not just me sleep deprived today! I always feel so alone in the middle of the night, dh snoring away and just me sitting there trying to get ds to go to sleep!! (My dh does help out when required I'm not bashing him honest!) MN keeps me sane in the middle of the night!

Thanks Cotswold I'm hoping dh will be home relatively early today and I can relax a bit although I actually feel ok at the moment. I need to do a tip trip as well - we have had more snow this morning but it is melting now .

Despite hardly any sleep I had a productive morning partly because I stuck to my routine and my to do list and didn't get distracted.

Ta das
Sorted out my tax return and paid my bill! Hooray!
Did my daily routine
Emptied all bins
Dusted downstairs furniture
Cleaned the kitchen floor (bloody cat just got muddy footprints all over it though )
Went to the bottle bank when I picked up dd from nursery
Meal plan

To do
Hoover upstairs
Mop rest of floors
Polish mirrors
Party invitations
Food shop online
Dust upstairs furniture
Declutter in kitchen

Just having lunch and watching more Thomas the tank engine with dd who is also complaining about black bits on her banana (3 year olds!!)

Hmm

I think I went AWOL oops

Right Ta Da's so far

Dental check ups booked for me and kids ( I hate dentist so this is huge)
Sink shiny and washing up dried and put away
Second load in the wash
Work emails sent
Birthday present for Sunday reserved
Drains de grimed

To Do
More washing loads
De cluttering
Kids homework ( them not me but I will be hovering)
Work tops to wipe down

afresh come share some choc in naughty corner(pats comfy chair)

I am grumpy. Drop zoolets early(start snow)walk 45 mins each way in a chuffing blizzard to gp,and sec I git back out road on way back it stopped.gah!!
Nurse said thinks viral but took a swab,results Tues.if no better see gp Fri.she's been I'll since Xmas eve
I was so cold and wet I went bed after making dd2 warm blackcurrant and hot water bottle.she woke me at 11 cry in pain...
I've done 2loads washing,one dry and fold.put away
Wipe bath
Wipe sink
Bleach lav

Comfort dd2(sigh,she's not an easy patient)

To do
Eat lunch
Clean kitchen hovel up before collect zoolets

Snows melt fast/near gone

Ok been on a bit of a mission today

Ta das
Strip and wash bedding
Empty dishwasher
Breakfast dishes
Wipe kitchen
Hoover kitchen and dining room
Dust lounge
Clean sofa
Hoover sofa
Hoover lounge

To dos
Clean bathroom

Thanks cotswold I've been taking breaks in between each job, and stopped for snacks several times
Hoping I get through more laundry today, I always fail at putting the clean stuff away though so try and do it load by load, doesn't always happen of course....

I'm going to read the flylady pages this evening, but for my first day, I have scrubbed the sink, cleaned and cleared out fridge freezer, decluttered kitchen dresser and steam mopped the kitchen floor. I would have done more but have a dreadful cough and cold and have had to rest lots and watch daytime TV!!

Wow! So many productive days!

Good work during and frazzled

I wiped surfaces
Wiped cubord fronts
Wash floor(ooh ooh did a mission)
Zoolets had de cluttered school bags

Lil zoo has bad throat, D's dodgy rash all over tummy(dons mask and anti back sprays the thread so as not to spread zoo germs)hot chocolate wit mini marshmallows and a shortie biscuit each to dunk has bouyed up spirits
I am now go put my feet up and watch bit of a crappy film made fir TV for a bit before start tea and have a snack!!

Oooh.just spotted purple poorly.I've had sinusitis.very unpleasant.

Ta das:-
Wine in fridge - trying to save money and be a bit healthier so no mid week drinking so have been looking forward to this!
Loads of words vomited put down onto page to edit tonight for essay
Gone through some of DDs' coats to declutter and organise

Oops pressed post too soon.

To do:-
Bath and bedtime
Quick tidy up
Laundry
Essay
Before bed routine
Tea - planning takeaway as my 4.5 hours sleep is catching up with me now so didn't resist when DH suggested it .

Ta das
Dusted bedroom furniture
Dishwasher on
Kitchen tidied after dinner
Washing put away and another load on
Food shopping
Decluttered one drawer and one cupboard in kitchen
Dh hoovered upstairs
Dh cleaning the oven as we speak!

To do
I don't think I have the energy for anything else today! Happy Friday!

Good evening fledglings, welcome to Frazzled, lots of newbies this month so jump right in.

Nice list there Dreaming

Zoo and Foxes hope your DC are feeling better soon, you too Purple

Stressy - I also have a 'Master Document' for thread leading, so will be happy to help if you need it.

Gizlot - well done re the dentist; DS and I are booked in for next week

I have had a super productive day:

Lie in as DH took DS to nursery
Unpacked another four or five boxes
Hoovered hall, lounge, kitchen/diner, master bedroom, landing
Purged our boardgames and puzzle collection
Unloaded dishwasher
Washed and dried bed linen
Loaded DH's car with emptied boxes and sacks of packing paper to take to tip tomorrow
Took three big bags of donations to the charity shop around the corner, signed up for GiftAid too.
Trip into town:

• Paid in cheques x4, updated banks with new address
• Picked up a set of curtains for our front room - I feel like I have been sat in a goldfish bowl with no curtains and nosy passers by looking in at me!

Kitchen Zone Work:

• Cleaned the fridge
• Cleaned the sink
• Hoovered floor
• Dishwasher maintenance - topped up salt, rinse aid and a cleaning cycle run
• Rearranged stuff into more suitable locations

I am LOVING our new home!!!!

Grey, wow what a productive day - glad you love the house . Yes please go links, I'll pm you.'

grey glad things are going well
Yy to curtains.I have nets too as I can't stand people gawping into my front room as they pass!!

I fed zoolets.and fave up for night
Naughty zoo hasn't even washed up --but CBA
Not school day tom,so not mad rush try find a clean spoon etc!!(slothernly alert)

Not a bad day. Kitchen done, washing done, food cooked, got pissed on twice, but we're getting there!

Good evening all - so much for me coming back at lunchtime. Have spent far too much time reading MN today No productive day here Rshard, the most flying I've done is when I slipped on that ice this morning!

foxes it is way too early to have finished with HMRC IMO but go you! Yes, 3 year olds can be demanding service users . Good work on the dentist Gizlot (must be the week for them ), zoo has your DD still got that bad throat - that's really dragged on for her. Dreaming good to hear you are covering the rest breaks like a pro! Stressy I was also looking forward to wine tonight but mine tastes awful so it's a G&T for me instead - hope yours is a chilled glass of heaven (and your DH sounds like a keeper with the takeaway too!). Grey lovely to hear about the new home, cheeky sounds like you are making progress.

Hope I've covered everyone, I'll post the links next (and will pass on the docs tomorrow Stressy, you'll be the links Queen!).

The daily summary for Saturday (also available on the Flylady website at flight plan which should update automatically each day.

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Baby-step no 14 - read the essay about using a calendar

No zone work or missions at the weekends – woo hoo, enjoy!

The daily focus for Saturday is: family fun day

The monthly habit for January is shine your sink

daily reminders

Hello everyone :) I'm feeling a fair bit better than Wednesday's weirdness. Busy day on Thursday due to the Caglets' home ed activities and then SNOW! I was mid-tutoring and the pupils' mum suggested we go to the park after, so we picked the Caglets up from their club and trudged to the skate ramp with a sledge. Then they got us warmed up again at their house before, bless them, dropping us home (we would normally get the bus which takes nearly an hour). Flipping freezing but a really lovely evening with good friends. And I still managed to get the Caglets in the bath, dry shoes/bags etc before bed and today I caught up on the laundry. I haven't done much other flying though!

cag sounds like a perfect day
I was woken by one my furry boys rub my face purring,not bad way to Starr the dayeven tho its purely cubord love at 5.30am they norm go out at night as tend be bit naughty causing havoc,but ut was so cold I had a softie moment....
Fed him then found tufts other cat in sink,footprints over all surfaces and other cat akip on the hob
Looks like kitchens going to need cleaning again today(sigh)
Dd2 still asleep,lil zoo and D's playing my lil ponies upstairs.I been watch an old b+w musical on TV.reminds me if my dad (in a nice way,he loved musicals).will start the day once it's finished

Morning all

Right I am pulling myself out of the naughty corner! Even though it's soooo comfy

DC3 was up at 6am, had cuddles in bed for a bit but then was insisting on breakfast so got up about 640 and have now gradually been joined by other 3 DC. Baby is fed and changed so will go down for a nap shortly.

So far I've put on the washer and the dryer. Had a brew and fed youngest 2 DC.

How about we pop back between 10-12 with tadas to share?
---------> here's my pointy motivational stick to get us both going

Morning all.

Struggling to get going today as had another late night working on my assignment. Am so tired and the work I do is so unproductive late at night. Genuinely worried about how I will get it done. Had family day out tomorrow but DH is going to take the DDs on his own if I don't get enough done tonight to give me some time :(.

Right, am going to get going now, need to get out the door for dance classes. Will pop back between 10 and 12 too hopefully with some ta das . Pass the stick zoo

Sounds good to me zoo

I have just got DC4 down to sleep 3 times because the others keep waking him

I'm gonna get dressed. Empty and reload the dryer and washer, and wash the pots

Dd2 still asleep, due to her crying/bad mood as unwell I will leave her there til wakes up!
Everyone else now fed and watered
I need de-cat my kitchen!!