Fledglings marching into spring - the Flylady thread

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Hello all and welcome to the March Flylady thread! Welcome to all current posters and also to any returners plus of course anyone who would like to join. The more the merrier. Jump in where you are.

We are a friendly group who (sort of) follow the Flylady system in hopes of a more organised home and life. Some of us manage that better than others :).

Since last month seemed to be ok I'll follow the same format of personals throughout the day (or in the evening if I haven't had a chance in the day) and links in the evening. Please, though, let me know if you want me to change anything or if I have posted anything wrong.

It's my first time running this thread so here we go with links... Please if anything is wrong feel free to correct me. Hopefully it will all go swimmingly this month but I apologise in advance for anything not slick! I'm starting a day early as have work tomorrow and I am slow at this but will try to stay on the old thread until tomorrow. Thanks again SC and Cotswold as I have basically copied your notes again.

Flylady advises decluttering for 15 mins a day. I tend to manage 5 but I know lots of people have great results with 15.

For a summary of what's going on, go to www.flylady.net/c/lp.php or just follow this thread

Newbies, welcome, have a look around the Flylady website www.flylady.net - it can sometimes be a bit disorganised. Unless you want to, beware of signing up for her emails - there are hundreds and all the info is on the website anyway. Here is the getting started link www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/

You can post what we you done (ta das) and any to do lists if you want to- I definitely find this helpful.

Morning all. OMG zoo what a horrible thing to happen with the scissors

Busy day here today, DH is relaunching kids home ed sports class after long winter break (and he's currently with his personal training client so he will barely be home today). Normally I'd stay home but it's the first session and we have a lot of newbies (including people who've only just taken their kids out of school so they don't know anyone else). I will then have minimal time at home before the Caglets have optician appts in town (DS' first eye test, he's 7! ) at 2pm then dashing back after - no time to choose the glasses I'm pretty certain DD will need full time now - as two more pupils at 4 and half past. Which I'm stressing about as they've both only been here once and the place is looking awful today.

I also need to phone the ballet school DD might be joining as we have a rare opportunity for her to try a free class tonight without rearranging any pupils.

Aaaaargh!!! Feathery wing flops to all!

One of my DC wears glasses full time cag I don't think he even notices them most of the time until they go crunch and break

Morning all, feeling very slow this morning! At least all nearly ready to leave the house now to do school run.

zoo at the scissors. Good to have you back on here!

Tadas(supplemental)
All bins empty into wheelie one
Bath clean
Sink wipe
Bathroom windows cleaned
Radiator and skirts wiped
Bleach lav
Floor wiped

Off to sort out school!!

Hello everyone! Had a totally manic day yesterday but got a quiet one today hopefully.

To do
Clean bathroom sink
Mop bathroom floor
Meal plan
Food shop online
Declutter bag and purse
Declutter car
Declutter in dd bedroom
Daily routine
Possibly make some cakes

Probably set myself far too much to do again!

Happy Friday everyone

Hello all, happy Friday.

Ta da:-
DDs at school and preschool
One load laundry on washing line - not sure about this though as it is cold outside and there are some dark clouds which appeared after I put it out.

To do:-
Declutter handbag and work bag
Paper decluttering in front of rubbish telly
General house tidy
Go to bag before preschool pick up

Thanks for all the lovely welcomes ladies, this seems a very fun & friendly place to be!!

@SweepingChange that sounds tough! How old is your DD? Is she old enough for you to give her some tools and take a step back to save your sanity? For instance could you print her off something like this www.flylady.net/i/pdf/student_coj.pdf and just leave it on her bed with a chocolate she likes or something and a card saying your proud of her and don't want to nag and know that she is now old enough to take control of her own routines and organisation and hopefully this will help? Also do you have a big calendar with loads of room to write on? The flylady one is great but shipping adds up, I have one called 'organised mum' which is a very similar set up. If she has her own colour for the calendar (and so do other family members) and it's hung visibly in a high traffic area like the kitchen - then if she or you write the test day or whatever else in her colour so it stands out then it means you can't be accused of either nagging nor lack of information (as that situation does not sound like you can win!!). Hugs.

I have huge amounts of 'bits' to do today, lots of loose ends that need tying off with work, need to pop to the chemist, butcher, bank, post office, & tesco to swap some substitutions DP accepted whilst I was showering after aquanatal class... Also the car needs cleaning as it's getting beyond gross and I need to hoover and clean the kitchen and I have no freaking idea how I'm going to do it all but everything will be fine. Only just making a start due to being up in the night with sickness and numerous needs to pee whilst baby tap dances on my bladder lol.

Apologies for absence. Have had mastitis all week . Happy St. Patrick's day to you all and to those watching Cheltenham - enjoy! Will get back to flapping tomorrow!

Oh dear Castle, hope you are feeling a bit better.

Ta da:-
10 mins decluttering in study / spare room although is in a drawer so no visible benefit yet.
Took old pyjamas with holes in out of drawer to be replaced with nice new ones!
Laundry under control
Dishwasher loaded

To do:-
Quick shop with DD2 for bits for tea
Pick up DD1 from school

Later:-
Phone my parents
New job paperwork

Sympathies castle I have had mastitis quite a few .times and it's hideous.

Ta das
Made cakes
Daily routine done
Made a hot lunch and tidied up after put dishwasher on
Took a bag to recycling bins at the park
Food shop online
Meal plan

To do
Bathroom sink (dh is going to do as he is much better at deep cleaning than me!)
Bathroom floor
Declutter in dd room
Ice the cakes
Make dinner
Declutter bag and purse and car

I did a quick blitz and did everything apart from dinner which is ongoing and the car. Decluttered my dds chest of drawers. Cakes are looking good. Actually nearly done a whole to do list!!

Now dinner, children to bed and possibly a gin and tonic!

Big hugs castle mastitis sounds horrendous :(

DD is indeed going to be wearing glasses full time now! Her prescription is now stronger and the optician did say it's still my call as to whether I make her wear them all the time or not. But she understands my reasoning for saying that I will - she's had them to wear 'when needed' for a few years now but very rarely does. I think she finds it hard to adjust to wearing them now and again so having them on all the time will in the long run be more consistent and therefore easier on her (sensory issues). DS on the other hand has perfect vision! The optician was awesome with the Caglets, they ended up talking about weird cosmetics people used throughout history 😂

DH's sports club went brilliantly too, it was the first younger age group (ks2) of the year and we had 5 new kids attending as well as all our regulars. Sooo proud of him, the kids had a blast and a few have already said they'll be back next week!

I also got the living room vaguely presentable. Some stash and dashing involved.

Ta da:-
DDs in bed
5 more mins decluttering so actually managed 15 mins today

To do:-
Phone parents
New job forms
Make tea

Good evening all! And TGIF!

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Sorry to hear you are poorly Castle hope you can take it a bit steady. [So relieved Cue Card came back ok, and three cheers for Jessica Harrington!!]

Good to have you back at crack of sparrows this morning Zoo although at scissors incident; hope school are dealing with it effectively and lilZoo ok. Congrats on fab list(s) too!

Dani dd is 13 yrs. Thanks so much for taking the time to post that - your approach is truly inspired -and much more patient than mine - and it's much appreciated! Despite having followed Flylady forever, I haven't actually come across that PDF for teens - it looks really good - and I like the idea of the non-confrontational presentation complete with chocolate!! Ironically, I have the "organised mum" calendar but um, I haven't quite organised it yet!! Will go ahead now though! Thanks again!

You sound as though you were packing loads in today - hope you are not over-doing it [proffers footstool and fluffy throw] - and that you can rest up a bit over the weekend!

Mermaids can totally sympathise with having a dp/dh who is continually travelling ... hope you are surviving ok...3 weeks is a very long time.

You sound madly busy Cag good to hear that the home ed sports class and specs search went well!

Hope the painting went well BluePheasant and that you enjoyed your "alone time"!

Some impressive lists there Toostressy and Foxes!

Here's some much deserved after your first week in your new job Purple!

Cheery wing flaps to Afreshstart Whoknows Cotswold Honu Knitting Blue and everyone I have inevitably missed!

Ta da:
animals
dog walk 1
dried overnight laundry
re-fed washing machines
filled dw
cleaned kitchen
phoned a friend wrt Easter arrangements
phone sil wrt Easter hols
phoned dsis1 wrt Easter hols
tidied and hoovered entire ground floor
cleaned bathroom
sorted raging dining room table hot spots
carried washed and ironed clothing upstairs and put away (this took a long time)
made two different pasta sauces for supper
quick supermarket run
quick bank run
medical appt

Links coming up!

[Hi, SC here, standing in for our esteemed thread leader for the evening.] Hope you have a good evening Toostressy!

Here is the daily summary for Saturday ... .

All information also available on the Flylady website here.

The flight plan should update every day.

Tomorrow will be our last day in Zone 3 (if you do zone work at weekends that is!) : the bathroom and one other room.

Spend 15 mins (or as much as you can manage if you can't do 15) decluttering in Zone 3.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 3 is here.

No missions because it is the weekend - yay!

Daily reminders (radio show times are probably not accurate for UK but can listen to previous shows/podcasts) are here.

Fyi: we will be starting in the master bedroom next week again 19th-25th.

The daily focus for Saturday is: family fun!.

Baby-step no 18 - have a look at Flylady's eleven commandments and ignore number 10 ; you are allowed to be grumpy while choring imho

March habit is getting dressed to shoes here.

Flykids mission: here.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Thanks SC

It's a pleasure Toostressy

Dh has arrived home - yay - so we can finally eat!

Hope you all had a good day girls, sounds like a lot was accomplished!

I didn't make it to the post office but plan to tomorrow morning.

Ta das

• laundry rotation (wash fold hang etc)
• dishes
• tidied & hoovered downstairs
• bins/compostables out
• paid cheques in
• did swaps at Tesco
• went to butchers
• picked up the breast pump I ordered from boots

Definitely ready for bed now!!

@SweepingChange a pack of coloured pens make me use my calendar more bc it makes it look fun and easier to follow plus I'm sad like that lol

sc by buying the organised mum calendar you have good intentions.it's a start(must view that link on organised teens dani put up)

cag well done on the sports,ARF at weird cosmetic discussions with optician.sounds like you got a class dude there-we have had some iffy ones over the years,but are now with boots and they are both local and great with zoolets
castle bless you.hope you are feeling a bit better.lots rest helps easier said than done
foxes another bust day at yours!!
a fresh I've only read from this page,hope yesterday was OK for you and everyone's still fed,no one dead

I've forgotten rest things I ment to add,so cheery wingflaps anyone I forgot!!

Popped shops then a chat lady from community cafe.dash home drop bags,grab zoolets,sort tea,wash up,choir.sometimes I wish Friday evenings were more chilled,but meh.rest my life isn't!!

So I am up and dressed
Cat fed
Wash on
I've spent 30mins looking at lil zoos my lil pony drawings waiting co op to open as SOMEONE snerf down all the milk again(sigh)
Dd2 has a sleepover today and us past excited-they are going on bus to trampoline centre alone(gulp)and tomorrow into town and cinema before pick up at 3pm.hoping she's exhausted not hyper as I trying to set aside tom for lil zoo as she's off to a 3day residential with school Monday(sobs for my baby being a big girl)
Right.co op should now be open I need pop down and get a wriggle on it.things to do and volunteering in community cafe today as short staffed(our oldest volunteer broke arm couple weeks ago.she's a 93 year old dynamo.on feet 830-2 nonstop making toast,wash up and manning microwave,bless her.was a land girl and a school dinner lady and we love her to bits!

Toodle pip!hope get chance pop in later

Grr stupid phone.most obvs mistakes busy *foxes" not bust
Volunteers 93,not 3!!

Mornings x

Got loads done yesterday washed all sheets and towels and hung them out and ironed everything which was a great feeling

Working today so will only do basics today
Hope you all have a good day xx

Was up 2-5 with baby. Now dead. Me not him. He's happy as Larry

Ta das so far this morning

Cat fed
Litter tray emptied (so glad dh is back today he can take over this from me!)
Lasagne ragu in slow cooker
Washing on

To do

Change bedding once I get out of bed
Clean bathroom(s)
Restock toilet rolls
Hoover bedroom floor

Good morning!

Thank you Zoo - a v kind interpretation of my complete lack of organisational prowess - but as my late strict Irish Catholic ma used to say, "child, the path to hell is paved with good intentions ..." [ Have a good day at community cafe - rather like your oldest volunteer, dh has an aunt in uk who helps in a day centre for isolated pensioners - she is 89!

Waves to Emenem good to hear your dh is coming back from NZ today!

Hope you are felling a bit better now Castle

Mermaids sounds as if you had v productive day yesterday, and great to be able to hang washing outside again.

Strong coffee for Afreshstart!

Waves to Toostressy and everyone else!

Dh and I have actually managed to have 40 mins of uninterrupted conversation over breakfast this morning while DD slept in. Felt like such a treat; not often nowadays are we in same place at same time (and he rarely with time to spare!) And phone always ringing.

Our wagons will be rolling again in half an hour, off to land without Wi-Fi, and I will be staying on to sort roofers for a few days (with strategic nips back in between - only short journey door to door) so signing out of thread for a bit again!

Toodle pip and happy flying one and all!