Ease towards Easter with the Fledglings and the Flylady April thread!

[CotswoldStrife]

Welcome to the April Flylady thread. We will be posting links every day to the Flylady method of maintaining your home and all posters, lurkers, newbies and returners are welcome - there will be a lot bit of general chat too. Post your ta-da successes and inspire others (or join some of us in the naughty corner on a less-than-stellar day, we all have them!) and bask in the support of the fledglings as we swing into Spring and ease towards Easter (avoiding the dreaded pointy stick of motivation)!

Evening all

Work today so not much done

My wonderful mum very kindly bought me a load of gardening bits which is lovely but led to ds2 wanting to dig a hole in the garden

I have white floors and walls

cag Yes I've heard of the breast milk thing and I've been trying to figure out how...I'd kind of have to stop mid feed and squirt him in the eye!! hope your sickness eases soon , I had bad sickness with both pregnancies and I definitely found eating little and often helpful and I gave up eating normal meals just ate whatever I could stomach even if that mean living on crackers for a while...

foxes if you can squeeze a little unto a clean cup(sterilized if still at sterilising age) I remember aim below wyebriq and let it drip in as mine fed eyes shut!!
cag totally agree bout not get takeout you can't enjoy it!!hope run goes well fir dh
dani fair sounded lovely.enjoy the books
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Dp went bed when lil zoo went up. He's been very quiet/low today. Said felt odd see her ashes and that's all that's left if her.he not talking,had bad dreams/swear/fighting in sleep so I know he's really struggling.but he doesn't talk about his feels...

Managed get house halfway presentable,get community cafe set up,popvvack church later for fun day-zoolers had arms painted, made badges and spent ages bouncy castles.all free

Scatter ashes then chat his sister n bil whilst dd2 n cousin went town.spent £8 on each other in primark as share a birthday as a present!
Fed zoolets,wash up.collapsing into bed now.long,long day!!
Cheerywing flaps to all!!

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G'wan Foxes just give it a good squirt :o
Thanks re: the sickness!

Trying to anti-procrastinate and write a blog post that I've been meaning to write for ages. I've got other ones to catch up on (I do a kind of diary thing and I'm soooo behind ) and I'd planned to get all caught up first but that was never gonna happen. So I'm writing this one instead. I'm finding reading and writing difficult due to nausea - MN I can just about manage as I can read a tiny bit at a time (and it's great distraction), but I've not read novels or written anything for a few weeks because it's just making me feel weird!

Thanks for the app recommendations-I'll be looking at them properly tomorrow and trying some out next week. We're desperately trying to avoid getting a cleaner while we're still paying moving costs and have decorating to do but it's so hard now we're both full time.

After a fab lunch out (who knew cauliflower cheese soup was so delicious?) I totally ran out of energy and slept on the sofa for two hours while dh did the food shopping. I made a big vat of daal which I've frozen in lunch sized portions to avoid sandwich boredom and keep costs down. We had it for tea-really nice. I'm planning on doing one freezer/lunch thing every weekend so there's a variety to choose from.

Ta da's
Fifteen minute tidy
Food shop and big cook
Meal planned this coming week
A LOT of sleep!

Not everything got done but the house doesn't look too bad and there's always time tomorrow.

I also have the Cozi calendar - haven't used it for a bit, should start using it again. But I don't have the app, just log in via the net. I will see if I have enough space on my Kindle Fire for the app!

DD had a fab day, but hurt her foot this evening so will see how that goes tomorrow. I suspect she may have broken the top of her big toe! Not a lot we can do about sore toes, unfortunately.

More ferrying around tomorrow (unless the foot stops play!) but not as much, so should get more done. Only one more week of school here, can't wait for the extended break!

Will post the Sunday links shortly. Good flying today, people!

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

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Baby-step no 2 - get dressed as soon as you get up (this is one of the top tips IMO)

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

The daily focus for Sunday is: renew your spirit

The monthly habit for April is making your bed

daily reminders

@PurpleDaisies we're both full time too and it can be really hard at times. When we're on 8 hour days I find 5 mins in evening (lay out clothes, bags/keys set out, diary checked, 2 min tidy/sofa cushion plump, put a wash load in on timer to be finished when I get up), 15 mins in morning (rotate laundry, wash the 2 mugs normally sat in the sink from night before, do just 1 of the 'blessings' of weekly home blessing hour), and then 15 mins declutter or mission when I get in is manageable. I can usually do that 35 min when spread out like that and it keeps things ticking over nicely. I enjoy cooking so dinner isn't an issue and I wash as I go so there's only 2 plates or bowls after dinner. However some days we do 10-12 hours and those days the mission/declutter more often than not gets dropped but the one 15 min in the morn and 5 min in eve (plus putting DP on dish drying duty) at least keeps things under control. Now some days I do have a mental hissy fit and do nothing which just makes me feel even worse but when those routines are established it's easy to just jump back in and always surprising how easily everything seems to fall back into place compared to the drama my head creates! So for me it is 'doable' with routines but not sure how things will work when we have a baby, but then I won't be working 10-12 hour days with a baby so I pray my little snippets will happen!!

Hope everyone has a lovely chilled Sunday!

And healing vibes to the sore eye and sore toe!!

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Been AWOL, what with crappy work and crappy health everything has gone to pot again.

Have had a stoopid MS relapse which I'm not fully recovered from but I'm determined to get some control back somewhere. So the house is GETTIN IT

Very much baby steps all the way for myself, but hopefully by end of this month, will start to see a difference.

To do's
Wash last night's dishes
Clean all kitchen surfaces
Clear and clean dining table
Sweep kitchen and dining room floors
Do some reading for online course
Sort work stuff for tonight.
Have a nap

Ta da's
Wash on!

Let's see if I can keep this up this time!

Thanks dani-it's good to hear people manage! I've been self employed for ages so it's just a big shock having regular full time hours.

We've discovered the power of the fifteen minute tidy in the evening-it's amazing how much gets done. The house is mainly decluttered (we only moved in six months ago and have been through nearly all the boxes before packing or after unpacking) so at least that's something. I also like cooking but I've always had the luxury of time to do it so I'm accumulating a set of either very quick post work or weekend batch cook recipes. The plan is to allocate the bigger jobs a day and write them next to the meal plan. Then at least the basics should get done. We've got two weeks off at Easter so hopefully we can catch up and get ahead a bit then.

Ta da's
Cup of tea
Cleaned out guinea pigs (currently running around kitchen floor).

Today's to dos
Church
Buy kettle and washing line
Tidy kitchen and clean sides
Finish baby blanket and package for posting
Look at work for tomorrow and 10 mins sign revision
Finish plan for weekly cleaning
Clean bathroom

Morning all!

I had huge row dp last night.he stomp off in huff(sigh)he's not talked bout his mum and I wish he would even acknowledge scattering her ashes was hard
Feeling like a right witch even though I do feel kind of justified as was arguing over see his sister today before she heads back down south home.he didn't want to.I felt was bloody mean as it's a 4hr drive and they don't get tog often..
Any hoo

Tadas
Cat fed
Wash on
Hotspot front room
Bleach lav
Sat play lil zoo fir a while.nice as when others in bed still it's "our time" she's very quiet n shy and she more interactive when just us
Breakfast the two of us
Wash in dryer
More on
Everyone else up n fed,we sneak in toasted t cakes # love an extra breakfast
Popping shops before we see sil without dp.I need quick tidy up before she gets here and floors need wiping as dp shoes leave black marks all over laminate.grrrr

Checking in for April. I am now off for the Easter holidays so I am determined to jump back in and get the house back into order. Ds2 is now crawling and climbing so housework is more challenging as he likes to be involved

My post was supposed to finish with not

Morning all. Hope your day goes ok zoo.

Ta da:-
Morning routine
Went for run

To do:-
Fill the day somehow!

Hopeful plan for the Easter holidays (school finished here too) is tidy DD1's room and encourage DD2 to poo in the toilet. .

Why did I think doing the garden was a good idea
Ugh
Am turning all the lawn over completely as it was covered in weeds and reseeding
That was the plan anyway

Regretting starting it now

Afternoon!

Mad busy morning and afternoon!

Been home about an hour and only just had a brew (which was cold) been running round trying to do everything all at once

In last hour ta da

Tea pots from yday
Breakfast pots
Wash on
Dryer on
Pets cleaned
Bin empty
Toasted cleaned
Worktop cleaned
Table cleaned
Kettle pile tidy
Bottles washed
Crap returned to crap cupboard
Supervised dcs homework

afresh you gave a tidy kettle pile?!
ARF at crap back in crap cupboard. Are you sure we not living in same house?!

Thanks toostressy
Dp sis very upset he didn't show his face.zoolets pleased to see auntie again today. They headed off just after 2,be home around 630
Dd2 invited a friends from g.brigade who is homeschooled , they pick her up and she's cleared off til 530
I am running on empty.I had around an hour before dp kick off last night,been awake since 11pm

If I nod off in naughty corner ignore and drooling/snoozing noises!!

zoo there is so much stuff in this house I do sometimes wonder if two families live here so maybe!

RE the kettle pile I stuck half of it in the crap cupboard!

Many thanks to thread leaders and to all posters who help keep me sane. Delurking to say I read it all but no time really to post. Also I use the Flyhelper app on android, especially the routines and the zones bit.

School holidays just started here - may get some clutter cleared out. We don't just have bags of random crap, we have cupboards and rooms of the stuff, not to mention the paper crap fire hazard. The place stays bearably clean (thanks Flylady routines and Fledglings) but it's just the tidying. I need to reread Konmarie. I am aiming at 40 bags out of the house for Lent but have managed 6 so far. I offer vats of strong coffee in the naughty corner.

at kettle pile decluttering. Must tackle mine tonight.

Ta da:-
Tea eaten
Most of tidying up from tea done
Washing on line
Went through lots of clothes in DD1's wardrobe so at least have made a start in her room.

To do:-
More laundry
Lure DD1 back inside as we are currently out playing
Bedtime
Before bed routine
Put away some winter uniform of DD1

Will have to phone HV tomorrow re DD2- I fear they will say go back to pull ups which feels like a massive step backwards now. She is currently having an early shower by DH.

Xpost, hi Honu .

stressy which end of being 3 is your dd at? If younger I would not worry at all about going back to pull ups but if she's a September school go-er I think I would plod on
One of my older DC didn't crack it until right before school and did still have some soiled accidents after starting school. Both older DC wore night pull ups until 5+
DC3 was dry day and night by second birthday which was lovely after struggling with older ones

Afresh, she has just turned 4 . I am so tempted to plod on but she has been upset and clingy all weekend and now all poos are in her pants. That's the thing, she will start school in sept.

Have you seen those dry like me things?

They look like sanitary towels but for potty training

I had been planning on trying them with DC3 but she just didn't need it

Have you tried bribery? Is it just poo problems or wee too?