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)!

I have got the app and the routines!! Going to have a read through and work up a list for tommorow xxxx

Mumontherun - Cotswold will post links for tomorrow tonight - look on Flylady website under Flight plan for today's tasks or scroll down thread! Best not to subscribe to e-mails else you will be inundated! Hope your dd feels better soon (and yr dog!)

Aww thank you! They are both on the mend. That was why I cancelled the emails there were so many!! I'll have a look thanks! Xxx

No worries mumontherun glad patients are recovering!

Switched to tablet as keyboard on main computer gone funny. It happened while I was editing a doc though,so I am sure I have pressed something I shouldn't have! Why would backspace not work? Why typing speed funny? Why can't type letter twice in quick succession! Argh!

Which app did you get mumontherun, I didn't think we could get one here

I just typed fly lady into the App Store. It's called Fly lady plus and gives you a checklist of tasks??? Xxx

Welcome mumontherun . Hello all, I am still here but out of the house all day each week. Going to do lots of laundry organising tonight and have to organise all the papers from my training - there are lots! Luckily the training is not hard, there is just a lot of it and a lot of paperwork! Have only skim read thread but if people need help for May thread I can do it or help do it. Will try to get back on later tonight.

Evening all - actually did a bit of ironing here today but apart from that, mainly ate food

Have arranged to go out again tomorrow morning but will have a few hours to eat lunch before collecting DD so a chance to work a bit then.

I am getting some boring admin jobs done as well, which is helping to plan the next few weeks.

mumontherun we don't recommend the emails because they can be a bit daunting in number although there is a Flylady lite which is better. I'll post the links now, the first one has a lot of the info on one page.

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

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Baby-step no 26 - jump in where you are

We are in Zone 5 this week: the living room

Spend 15 mins 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 for Wednesday dust the decorative items

The daily focus for Wednesday is: anti-procrastination

The monthly habit for April is making your bed

daily reminders

Good afternoon everyone, thread killer here

I knew I didn't have much time this morning, but even that didn't stick to the planned choreography unfortunately! Still, managed to answer all phone calls/texts/deliver missing items to school and still fit cake into the morning

Now home, had a quick lunch and have an hour and a quarter to make a visible difference to the house. It can be done

I've started with good intentions (hopefully it wont fall by the wayside when I am back at work tommorow).

Had laid all our clothes out last night which made for an easier morning. And it did make a difference coming down to a nice shiny sink. Did the morning routine, took DS to dentist, then the dog to the vet (recovering well from her neutering).

Did a 15 mins tidy up in the living room and now sitting waiting on man coming to measure for new blinds. Won't have much time later taking son to football training as DH away but will try and do the evening routine when I get back. Washed the PE kit for tommorow which is one thing I always forget!!

Still need to work on the procastinating and getting distracted.....

Hope you are all having a good day x

Sound like you are in the zone mum

Today I am not!!
Tadas
Fed cat
Wash on
Bleach lav
Feed zoolets
Pack ups made
Out house by 745 lil zoo last dance group class
Mooch shops wait time ds to go in and use oppurtunity pick up bread,milk etc
Drop ds
Spend time dp(read paper,play Scrabble,dp lunch)
He's noe head to work and I got nasty case CBA really want a nap
Lil zoo at friend for tea so just ds to get
Dd2 sent 8text(so far) how much throat hurts. Attempts get gp app-epic fail.try early Tom (if can get thru) for app mid next week .sigh

Sounds like a Flying start (no pun intended) Mumontherun!

Good luck with your purge Cotswold!

Spent this morning doing mahoosive clear out of downstairs. It was looking ok-ish but one gets far too used to random boxes of crapola and extraneous things lying about. Anyway, took everything out that didn't belong in sitting/dining room specifically (now all dumped in pit that is boudoir, adding to the chaos there). Brought down ancient spinning secretaire thing of late mil's from roof and stuffed all "floating" books in to it. Changed sofa covers. Chopped down some blossom branches in garden and stuffed in vase. Cleaned downstairs lav and sink. Went to supermarket. Cooked pasta/made salad.
Cleaned kitchen (which is still far too cluttery). Laid tables for dd's study group.

Now hiding in my office. There is a lot of giddy shrieking and laughter coming from downstairs, not sure how much work is getting done ... .

Need to get on. Should be using this time to sort out the utter dump/pigsty/shambles that is the first floor but feel a bit weary now.

Going to start with power of three ... wish me luck ... and pls aim a pointy stick in my direction if you happen to have one nearby!

To do:
FIRST THREE
find two cards
wrap two parcels
pick everything up off boudoir floor

SECOND THREE
triage laundry
wash sheets and duvets for wreck2
15 mins x 2 boudoir

THIRD THREE
sign and post letter
dd try on on-line clothes
15 mins x 2 home office

FOURTH THREE
td washing
empty dw
tidy up downstairs and prep supper

Hope everyone else getting on ok.

xpost Zoo nowt wrong with afternoon nap! Especially when you are consistently up at crack of sparrows. Go on ... treat yourself ... !

Aww Stilllivinginazoo - hope your DD2 feels better soon. There's so much going round. I ended up taking my DD to the out of hours GP at the weeked for her cough as I couldn't get an appt - could you do that one evening?

Sweepingchange - you've done loads! It's never ending at times! Study group sounds fun.

xxxx

---> one pointy stuck for scas requested, but feeland would be kinder with house fill kids!!
mum they think its allergy's nap parent oy tip back nose/sinus red inflamed too at last check. Trying antihistamines and nasal sprays.not class urgent by gp. She's also a lousy patient who whines endlessly over everything no matter how minor(as day goes on her throat is going from dark pink to red in her defence)
I gave her ready brek at breakfast and have a souper green Covent garden soup on standby if she's not up to lumpy food at teatime.we just have dig deep with the patience,add lots cuddles and praise was push out door to school and a good supply soothers/boiled sweets to try keep throat moist

Its allergy apparently.yes my phones got interfering itis again changing as I post.grrr

PS liking the power of three idea sc

Thanks for (kindly!) motivation Zoo . I think I need it- went down three flights to get old Amazon box for parcel - forgot what I was down there for - starting sorting washing - put wreck2 duvets and pillow cases in to wash - came back upstairs with apple and not the box! Duh!

Will descend again in a mo - but just wanted to say sorry for wittering on about Vit D Zoo I totally forgot your dd's throat issues were caused by allergies - I hope gp can help your dd soon poor thing (when you can get an appt) it must be so draining for her.

Did you get yr ecg/scan results back btw? Was your breathlessness ever resolved? I hope you are feeling better too.

Mumontherun there is a lot going around atm (think it is the wierd weather) hope your dd fully recovered now.

Had better get on. Besides which, keyboard still a bit funny. Backspace now working but mouse out of control when scrolling. Hope we don't have a virus!

On y va!

My results came back clear sc thanks.
Its better than was. Am try look after myself better/eat more real food,less sweets/junk.I suspect it maybe asthma related to exercise?I only get chest pain when out of breath and that only happens when i loving quickly/uphill/carrying bags...

Evening all

Day off today and was determined to do loads
Ta das
Kitchen surfaces cleaned
Conservatory mopped and cleaned
Dishwasher loaded
2 x washing loads done
Hoovered all of downstairs
Windows cleaned
Dusted downstairs
Downstairs loo steam cleaned (I have boys hence the steam cleaning)
Garden lawn weeded
Path swept
Front garden weeded
Everest level ironing pile all done and put away
Tea made

Will tackle upstairs tomorrow that's enough for today

Hello

Work day today so not huge amounts achieved. Laundry staying under control, daily wash is definitely helping with this so am sticking to it. Feels a bit wasteful when machine isn't always a full load but I'm sure I can't be running it that much more and it's by far preferable to letting it stack up like to used to!

Glad results were ok zoo good news

Sounds like great start mumontherun I have to admit I rarely do the daily missions but am finding sticking to little routines and daily habits is really helping stay on top of things.

Great list mermaids

I like your power of three thing sc good idea, although I would almost definitely get sidetracked as well

Right just need to do before bed routine and I'm done for the day!

I did read the thread again earlier, but had to step away before I said something I'd regret about zoo's asthma - I think you meant moving there - but also it could be pollen related, I had that tight feeling the other day and I was inside a shopping mall - no hills or heavy bags even for me.

Will post links next. Hope everyone gets a decent amount of sleep tonight!

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

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

We are in Zone 5 this week: the living room

Spend 15 mins 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 for Thursday dust the upper levels of the living room

The daily focus for Thursday is: errand day

The monthly habit for April is making your bed

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

Cotswold deffo moving,not loving
Stellar list mermaids
I have awoken cos its freezing cold in here. As lil zoo the alarm clock be up in 30pointless trying go back to sleep!!