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.

Like sc swear zoolets sleep one eye open,so mail cutting was and still is with ds traumatic...I also had bad moment with nail clippers Satan's helpers and cut s tiny bit dd2 fingertip off with bastard bloody things.(epic mum fail part 101,plenty more after that,but not usually as bloody)

On tadas
Still in hotspot corner of hell. 3carruer equivalent random bags sortedand bin/recycle or rehome.about 2 to go(sigh)
Also-fed zoolets
Pack ups
School run
Shopping for food (why do they eat so much??!)
Clean bath/sunk
Bleach lav
Made mini banana muffins (sugar free) for someone who ask nicely

I can't findy bankcard... Dp had in Hus pocket.swears put fireplace.I need unscrew in case fell behind.life at chez zoo never straightforward!!hahahahahaha((am I happy,pragmatic or just insane laughing?!)

afresh epic failing isn't an option of mum of 4.minor blips are permitted before big girl pants rehoiked and away we go

Wow everyone is busy! We have been out all day again but managed to do a bit this morning

Ta das
Dishwasher emptied and loaded
Quick wipe kitchen
Folded some washing
Quick tidy living room and dining table
Been to the shop for a few bits
Got cash out needed
Picked up parcel

To do
Ironing
Finish daily routine
Declutter in kitchen

Kettle is on

I've done a couple of loads of washing
Kept on top of pots
De fluffed the dryer

That's about it. I am still flopping. I have a cold and back ache.

I am busy avoiding housework if that counts? We've had two lots of pupils here and I've managed a little home ed stuff as well. And put the shopping delivery away (actually the Caglets did most of it!)

Off to tap class in a mo.

I've just made a total pig's ear of dinner!! My white sauce congealed and the kitchen looked like a bomb had gone off. Have managed to tidy up a bit but don't think it's going to taste great...Oops. I was trying to do too many things at once.

Still got to sort out dds bedroom and do some ironing hopefully.

A busy dayfoxes I've been admiring the gorgeous fat cat thread...
Zoolets fed and watered
Dd2 git lent bible class shortly need drop her there(other two be walk foen to church(end our rd) in onsies and coats as bedtime soon)
Just go wash up before we go!!
cag just remembered congrats on the new pupils!!

Hello all, mixed day today! DD2 has been sunshine and showers bless her.

Ta da:-
DD2 asleep, DD1 nearly asleep
Dishwasher and laundry under control
Actually did some meal planning!!!!! DD2 and I made bolognaise sauce so had some for lunch and froze two lots. Also finally got round to buying a meal from a shop in town- one of those home made ready meal type things - going to have it for tea so at least will know whether it's worth trying more in the future.

To do
Evening routine
Before bed routine
Get all back from next door!
Online learning - link wasn't working last night so couldn't do any . Need to try again tonight and if it doesn't work phone the people tomorrow.

Also trying to make a plan (have tried and failed before) of sitting down and actually having half an hour to myself in the evenings. If I got my act together I could do this and think it would be fab!

Did some ironing but no decluttering acheived today!

Hello everyone! Well I have not yet succeeded in my half hour sit down but I am still hopeful . foxes, I am so impressed you find time to iron with two small DC. Hope dinner wasn't completely ruined. zoo, I had a look at the fat cat thread. Awwww. Thanks for vomit tips SC! Not yet tried because I cba the stain remover I tried did help a lot but will have a go if it looks dodgy tomorrow. Pops cat, she is snuggled up next to me now. Think she has felt quite sorry for herself the last couple of days. Cag, v impressive how much your Caglets do... I hope I can get my DC to be as helpful in the future. Afresh .

Hello also to BluePheasant, Castle and everyone else. Links next.

Here is the daily summary for Wednesday...

All information also available on the Flylady website www.flylady.net. The

flight plan
should update every day.

We are in Zone 2 this week: the kitchen

Spend 15 mins (or as much as you can manage if you can't do 15) decluttering in Zone 2.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 2 is here

Mission
Let's have a Fire Drill on the flat surfaces of the kitchen!
Do you have a hotspot in there that is burning? Get out the trash bag and an empty laundry basket. Toss the trash and put the things that need to be put away in other rooms in the laundry basket. Once you have cleared the hotspots, deliver the other items to the proper rooms.

This might take a little longer than 15 minutes, if so, then work for 15 minutes, take a break for 15 and go do another 15. Let's put out those fires!

The daily focus for Wednesday is: anti-procrastination

Daily reminders

Baby-step no 8 - start your control journal by writing down your morning and evening routines

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. Hahaha not a chance my kids will agree to this one!

Happy flying.

Evening all,

I like the idea of HW club SC, my DS refuses point blank to go to actual HW club at school as he prefers doing it at home with me . I do like helping him, but we struggle with maths, he hates it, I love it and I have to be very patient with all his moaning and groaning.

I'm planning a big charity shop / tip run on Friday, so trying to gather all the clutter up. Other than that today just the usual daily stuff, swish and swipe, kitchen floor swept, a few hotspots put out.

Evening all x
Just finished work had an awful awful shift. Got a colleague who reminds me of a dementor she literally sucks the happiness from everyone and she decided that I was her victim tonight. Anyway fuck her i now have wine and chocolate
Tadas

Hoovered
Dishwasher done
Washing load done
Beds made
Tea in slow cooker

Tomorrow I will have a deep clean upstairs

Sorry for moan xx

I'm with you on the shite day at work mermaids. Don't have the awful colleague though thankfully, sounds horrible, fuck her indeed, glad you have wine and choc!
Am doing extra lists this month, meant to have been just a half day today and ended up covering someone who was poorly and staying 3 and a half hours longer. Didn't get chance to eat anything, have loads of reports to catch up on tomorrow and got wet feet walking home in the pissing rain, seemed to sum up the day!

WhoKnows I love dispatching with the gathered clutter! It's so cathartic. DH is doing a tip/ charity shop run for me on sat while I'm at work.

Bit of congealed white sauce never hurt anyone foxes I am terrible for trying to do too much at once, I managed to cremate some mackerel fillets the other day, just wasn't keeping an eye on them. Even DD wouldn't eat them and she usually wolfs it down

Ta das
Morning routine
Cleaned freezer drawers out
Food shop delivery put away
Ironing
Evening routine (done by DH)
Before bed routine

Out for a meal after work tomorrow but shouldn't be a late one, really want to try and tackle kettle pile.
Oh speaking of hotspots, I counted how many there are in the house. 14! Some of these come and go but many are permanent fixtures the gits!

Night all!

Late crash landing! Have read thread but too tired for personals but wanted to check in so I don't fall off the thread! Again! Didn't manage ironing, or laying out clothes or meal planning but did manage quite a bit today. And does tea and chocolate count on the ta-da list? Have gotten into good habits regarding kitchen hot spots. Mine are the island, the dining table and the sink area. Am doing well at keeping these cleared off throughout the day and it makes a huge difference. Have plenty of other hot spots though! TooStressy I love the idea of 30 minutes to myself!

We have to be out by 740 for lil zoo dance group...

Today's mission-a fire drill of kitchen surfaces?can I just call fire brigade as my forest fires are wayyy out of control?!

My kettle pile has done a land slide again and is taking over entire worktop

Lost my lovely spare half hour to a vomiting cat last night . Phoning vets this morning.

Oh no toostressy hope she's OK.x
afresh shall with both call for fire engines to put out surface fires and ogle any nice firemen ?

Tadas
Pack ups made
Wash on
Cats fed
Zoolets fed
Time to chivvy them get dressed whilst I sort bathroom then we ate orf!!(why the dickens did I agree this class.I already feel I burning down n want to go back to bed)

Yep I think tea and choc counts as a ta da Castle

Oh no, not nice wake up call TooStressy hopefully just eaten something it shouldn't?

Think today is just a matter of surviving, horrendous nights sleep last night.

Good morning all!

Wow! Everyone is mahoosively busy!

Sorry you are feeling rough Afreshstart; arf at kettle pile landslide!

Oh no, feel guilty now Toostressy, if you weren't running this thread, you would have that precious half hour to yourself!! How about I do links tonight (Wed) and Thurs eve? ( I will be off again Fri-Tues.) Very happy to help! Hope your cat is ok.

Sorry if I've missed it, but did you find the bank card Zoo? Hope so!

Congrats on piano lessons ¨Cag (and on raising helpful dc!)

Your colleague sounds awful Mermaid how stressful

Well done re: good kitchen habits Castle!

Whoknows yes, I have the same issue. DD started at hwk club at school last year but stopped going, saying it was nicer at home [sigh] whereupon we were engaged in constant battles to get the wretched stuff done! It's a total nightly pain tbh!

It went ok last night though; changed the furniture around in the dining area, nice tablecloth, daffodils in vase, made apple pie, had Mozart on quietly in background... I was furtlering around in background, thought that would be enough, but no, turns out she wanted to sit at table with her for full time and study French Still, it seems to have worked, as she has mahoosive WERO exam this morning that counts towards Easter report, and she went off feeling fairly confident... we shall see ... . I am impressed that you are able to help your ds with maths - I am utterly hopeless in that area ; can barely count! And congrats on bags of decluttering!

Sorry about your long day yesterday BluePheasant and good luck with all your reports today! Hope you don't have to do over-time again!

Foxes the thing I find with white sauce and pastry, is that sometimes it just "happens" and sometimes it doesn't! Even when exact same ingreds and technique employed!

Yesterday's list:
washing done (4 loads, 2 hung up, 2 in td)
kitchen done
make apple pie done
prep supper done (cod, broccoli, peas and mash)
banking done (on-line)
quick supermarket run done
quick bank run done
start on home office tasks NOPE
hair cut? NOPE

Also did,
dining room table hot spots
thorough kitchen clean
2 hrs hwk supervision/French study
emptied various bags in hall and put away
triaged washing pile
tidied up boudoir (now looking relatively good - whey hey!)
5 mins dog training
loads of phone calls

Ta da today (so far):
made pizza dough
animals
washing on
clean laundry ready for fortnightly ironing lady (hope she turns up)
dw filled and on
kitchen surfaces cleaned down
bathroom tidy and s&s
5 mins boudoir tidy (trying to keep it looking relatively clear)
finished wrapping a parcel

To do:
supper prep
finish wrapping parcels
PO run
hair cut?
home office tidy
office e-mails
continue laundry
hot lunch for dd (half school day today)
make two important calls

Loads more but that will do for now.

Raining and miserable here atm; even furry one doesn't want to go out!

Hope everyone has a productive day!

Big waves to anyone I have missed such as Cotswold Honu Blue and many more I am sure!

Wednesday already!
Very quiet day planned here. Dh is not at work today and has gone out to see to animals before coming back to make pancakes for myself and dd1. Meanwhile I am sitting under dd2, feeding her. Very relaxing 😉.

Dh is taking dd1 off to town after pancakes to do a small grocery shop so I need to meal plan/list groceries.

To Do:
15 mins detailed cleaning in kitchen zone
Ironing
More laundry
WHB - change bed linen
Mop kitchen floor
Visitor calling in the afternoon to see new baby 😀.

SC those are some seriously productive lists you have there!
TooStressy I hope your cat will be okay.
Zoo your children are busy, with dance classes before school! What type of dancing is it?
Waves to everyone else.

sc your on the ball today.I.pressive list already!!
Didn't find card.ordered new one (have another card with another ccount so alls good!!)
afresh I forgot all fed,no one dead assuming that's withstanding at yours you aren't failing

We made it school for 8.ds n I then pop shops for yet more bread.we eat thru 2+ loaves a day here
Drop him off
Wash in dryer,more on
Vegan ginger spice cakes made and in oven(taunting me with its spicy molasses aroma).that needs be at church for 10 for volunteers meeting. It comes out 9.40.one day I will be more organised (sigh)

Also craptacular weather here sc dull,cloudy and keeps try rain some more(rained all night).expect be pouring at pick up time as usual.zoolets playground has no shelter.in winter freezing winds and get soaked and in summer blinded by sun and baked to a charred crisp stand there longer 15mins....
Anyway enough winey arseing...