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.

afresh a busy row is shops near ATM I think
cag yeah,ddd2 freaks at anything even a dodgy rash she veer toward hysterical.lord help us she every has a baby!!

Asda had no twiglets. Wankers.

Cag . Aaagh miserable afternoon here with DD2. She is so scared of doing a poo on the toilet, sent her to her room as she was just screaming and upsetting DD1 and she has gone to sleep . Now just wanting to poo in pants.

Am leaving her while DH sorts the garden out and gives me a chance to tidy room. Then need to figure out tea.

Bring on takeaway pizza later!

Takeaway pizza sounds good!!

Ta das
Made lunch for parents and sister (DP working this morning)
Cleaned up after lunch
Went for a long walk with family

To do
Fold and put away clothes
Make dinner (why did I promise DP a Sunday roast even though I made lunch for fam?!)
Go to bed with a shiny sink & kitchen

Think I might have a little snooze on the sofa first though...

I have achieved nothing in the house bar sticking a wash on! Oh I did make a pasta sauce because if DH had made it he'd have done it 'wrong' and I would have wanted to cry again so that's something. Fish fingers tonight, I'm having mine in sandwich (seed bread, mayo on one slice and ketchup on the other, lots of lettuce, OMG can't wait).

I have such a huge to do list but I am avoiding it!

I'm feeling really tired again today but have managed to do my daily routine so at least housework is fairly under control. Only doing the bare minimum today though! Dh and dd are busy making cakes for me and dh is cooking dinner tonight so that's good , we're having steak and Chips - my favourite! Dh has also weeded the front garden and I'm hoping he is going to put the washing line up in the garden ready for next week.

DD has been so whingey today it's ridiculous!!

cag your dinner sounds amazing!

cag I want your tea --and local co op are out of fishfingers

Would marmite help with the twiglet craving?not the same but marmite in cracker (with butter obvs) is crunchy/salty
(or ask dh make bit pastry roll thin and smear mix 50/50of ketchup and marmite.cut thin strips,twist and bake) not that I have a marmite obsession

But but but... Marmite is gross :o I know, I'm weird! I hate Marmite but Twiglets are the best! I got Chipsticks which will have to do for now. I got the smoothie I wanted too, so all is not lost.

My bad
I know better argue with mum to be about cravings-dp try sub crunchie for maltesers when I was preggers.he's lucky live to tell the tale!!

:o :o How very dare he, they are nothing alike!

I'm jealous of your dinner too foxes I've been really into steak lately. Sometimes DH gets it cheap at work. Yum!

I've just burnt totally ruined my lsdt saucepan supervising zoolets hair washing rather watch me root veg mash they were go have with sausages.....
Sausage sarnues ut is,and my pasta dinner ain't go happen as I've no more saucepans
Officially had enough fir one day

Oh no zoo those kind of days just fucking suck don't they, when it's like ffs now what?!? Hugs xxx

If it's any consolation though sausage sandwiches are awesome xxx

Sorry but marmite is the fucking BOMB!

And twiglets are yuck

I am strange as I can take or leave marmite -I know it's meant to be a love / hate thing but I am somewhere in the middle. I do love twiglets though.

Well after a stressful middle part of the day we went to the cinema and had a nice time. Got to sit down, saw Beauty and the Beast, and DC relatively well behaved (within reason!). Going to do a 15 min blitz now then collapse. Didn't do takeaway in the end as found some leftover bolognaise sauce in the freezer so we all had spag bol.

Cag, awesome tea. zoo, definitely sounds a good idea to write the day off and start again tomorrow.

Big wing flaps to SC, Cotswold, Purple, dani, mermaids, Afresh, foxes, WhoKn0ws, Castle, ndo and everyone else.

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Here is the daily summary for Monday (also available on the Flyladywebsite at flight plan which should update automatically each day.

The daily focus for Monday is: weekly home blessing hour

reminders

Baby-step no 27 - what’s for dinner – menu planning

We are in Zone 5 for the start of this week: the living room

Spend 15 mins (or whatever you can manage) decluttering in Zone 5.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 5 is here
Mission:

This week we are in Zone 5, The Living Room and I want each and every one of you to go into your living rooms and stand there. While you are standing there I want you to look around you and look at the flat surfaces (end tables, coffee tables, tops of tv's/entertainment centers, bookcases, mantles, etc)

What do have on these surfaces? Are they the same decorative things that you have always had? Do you really love them? Are they cluttered up with too many things? Too many ducks, bunnies, candles, cows, precious moments etc? I am not condemning those things but asking you if they still bring you joy and do you still love seeing them in your living room? Or are you just used to them.

What about the piles of magazines and papers? Do you NEED those? You would be amazed at how much neater your living room will appear by just removing a few things.
How much easier would it be to dust these areas without all that stuff?

Your mission is to get rid of the stuff that is cluttering up your living room. Take 5 minutes to let go of some things. I am willing to bet that more of you will find you do want to get rid of some things because they do not bring you joy and you are just used to them being there.
Have fun!

March habit is getting dressed to shoes www.flylady.net/d/habits-of-the-month/march/

Flykids mission: www.flylady.net/c/flykids.php?tzm=0

Happy flying.

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Big hugs Zoo, wishing you a much better week, sounds like you deserve it!!

Ta dahs

• laundry rebooted, clothes folded and away
• made the Sunday roast
• dishes washed and away
• sink / stove top / kitchen sides shined
• quick tidy round the house

I am utterly dead after today
Forgot about clocks changing so didn't get much sleep last night then dcs came bouncing in with cards this morning which was very lovely but mummy just wants to sleep
Roast for family successfully done
Evening buffet meal for rest of family done
Should add that half my family have gluten intolerance so it was tricky catering as well

Man I'm tired

Dd2 wouldn't go bed complain how I'll felt.cue night on sofas....
Her snore n toss turning had mr scout wake me insisting it must be morning/breakfast at 3am.gave up n got up at 4 as he wouldn't stop stomp/rub "talk" to me...

Tadas
Fed cat nuisance
Bleach lav
Wash on

Recycling out

Kitchen
Clean hob
Clean n clear top t.dryer
Wipe surface(carefully avoid kettle pile)
Wipe cupboard front,oven front and t.dryer front(wash mach has buttons so can't do that when on)
Empty bin
Wash floor

Quick tidy front room
Clear n clean dining table

Feed zoolets
Pack up
Wash out/more in

Bathroom
Windows don't
Sill cleared
Bin empty
Radiator wipe
Swish n swipe
Floor wash

We are now get ready go school!!
Suspect I may flop by lunch

Who ate my post

Oh wait.its returned

Mystery solved zoo :o

I have started my day with a ginger nut and am on hold to the docs. 25th in queue when I started!

Jesus cag is your doctors always like that?

Ta Da

Dryer on
Washer on
Bottles soaking
Table cleared post breakfast
Charity bag put out and has been taken
All up fed dressed and school run done

Need to go out after and run various errands all in different bloody directions. But I want to do them all today as tomorrow it's meant to rain and I don't like getting wet