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 often wondered that. Not a grape or nut in sight! I am in uk but I believe they are actually an American thing as I've seen them more on US shows and they're made by Post which I think is American?

I can't blame the banana thing on pregnancy either. I blame my mum brainwashing me as a kid :o

at fellow Grape Nuts fan, glad you are getting connected too yay!

Yes Morrison's says they are produced in the USA. Now I feel less like I live in a bubble!

I've never heard of grape nuts either! Not sure I like the sound of them tbh...

Ta das
Decluttered under the kitchen sink
Swept and mopped kitchen floor
Cleaned downstairs loo (this has reminded me we have a tin of paint for it must get round to doing that!)
Tidied up porch (involved making a pile for dh to put in the garage which has been the same pile for the last several months)
Made cornflake cakes (haven't put any eggs on top as we have decided to just eat the eggs separately)
Loaded dishwasher and cleaned kitchen after making the cakes

So glad I made myself get stuff done as I feel justified in a coffee and sit down now! Fish and chips for dinner tonight as can't be bothered to cook anything and dd is off her food anyway but we might be able to tempt her with chips!

Welcome shipton I don't have a book,so can't help. I just log in here every day and find out which tasks meant be doing and while away time. Fellow flyers
cag your ds is very funny!!the horrors of going to school!!
foxes big hugs.I remember my dd1 exploding as I got to shops once.nightmare shoulder blades to knees job(still shudders at memory!!)
Ended up swaddled in my cardi!never left home without a change clothes as well nappies and wipes after that(although she never again explodes that badly.I blame the large helping jelly and summer berries I'd scarfed down day before.which reminds mW my eldest sister have an incident her dd after a large helping if rhubarb!mwah hahaha)
afresh you are not alone.never heard them either!!

I did washing up n put washing on.sat down and fell asleep

Need crack on and do some bits before make tea

Yay there are other people in my bubble I'm also not sure I like the sound of grape nuts (they sound a bit too healthy)

Things are starting to progress with our house purchase! Waiting on an exchange date!

Kitchen and living room both half decent. Haven't mopped though but TBH I'd rather do it after the DC eat tea!

TBH they are probably no healthier than regular cereal. I love coco pops and TBH any sugary or chocolatey cereal, apart from at the moment - not being able to face my usual bowl of cereal was one of the first signs I had morning sickness! DS chose Krave (hazelnut version because all other versions are Wrong) in the shopping this week and I want some soooo bad but not sure I can handle it. It's my fave :(

And YAY with the house stuff! Exciting times!

Sorry forgot to say welcome to shipton and I never knew there was a book so I'm no help!

Zoo I did have a spare babygro but tbh I couldn't face wrangling him into it while he was screaming so much! Luckily his t shirt was at least unscathed!

Cag I've never tried krave but I love chocolate cereal...Might try it!

Dh has got me a chocolate rabbit , think I'll be eating that this evening! He got one for DD too to cheer her up. She seems to be perking up a little...She is chatting non stop. I've realised how quiet she was being!

Sorry Shipton haven't got a clue about the books but finding the daily missions, routines etc really helpful

Nope. Never heard of grape nuts either!

Sun came out at last so flying got ditched for sitting in the garden

cag I like krave dry from the box,ditto cocopops and cheerios.I don't like my nut milk sugary (weirdo,I know)

Lil ones fed,dishes washed
Tray veg roasting to have with pasta and cheese for me n dd2 shortly

Demon dentist finished last night we are now on ratburger(4chapters dispatched)
Lil zoo and ds just gone brush teeth,I head up tuck in(ds reads til near 9)

Not a terribly productive flying day here. Tomorrow is another day!!

I also have no idea about these grape nuts . Shipton, so sorry, spelt your name wrong earlier, I'm sure either book would be great. There is loads of info on the website too and we do daily links on these threads. Yes SC, it is weird not doing links each night!

Cag, glad your caglets are ok, I think it I almost impossible to keep a pregnancy secret from older children for very long.

Ta da:-
DD1's room looks loads better . Still bits to do but they can be done in 15 min bursts now. The girls caught sight of the Trolls movie on our tv system to buy so I bought it as an incentive (thanks zoo!) as would have ended up getting it at some point I'm sure but they sat and watched it while I finished off. Don't feel too bad as they will be out and about with childminder all day tomorrow so why not have a movie afternoon?

DD1 helped start packed lunches for tomorrow

Both asleep now, DD1 just fell asleep.

To do;
Food for DH and I
Laundry check
Before bed routine
De something with all the stuff from DD1's room that is all over our bed!

Sorry Shepton, was right the first time!

Well it's harder to regret telling them now. Saying goodnight to DD and she said Love you to me and DH, then said it again while touching my tummy

Setting alarm to ring GP tomorrow at opening time - this morning when I entered the call queue I was #28

Although the cuteness was somewhat shattered when DS wandered back downstairs to show us the scab that had fallen off "because it looks like a scorpion" 😂

I love dry cereal too, particularly Curiously Cinnamon (or to give them their proper old name, Cinnamon Grahams)

cag yum yum
ARF at scorpion scab.my ds insists some rice krispies/cornflakes are dinosaur shaped (insert appropriate name dep on shape)I too busy shovelling to notice shapes cereal a mornings can be very busy tbh

Dd2 and i fed.wash up.curled up watch one born ev minute with scoutcat on my lap

Aww cag your caglets sound so lovely

Ds1 tried to build a cardboard home for snails in the garden and had a pet snail crawling all over his arm. Wouldn't understand why I wouldn't let him take it inside!!

Two very tired merlets tonight thinks it's going to be a loong holiday

Welcome Shepton, good to have you with us! The Chaos to Clean book is new (like a few days/weeks, really new) and I think it is based on the babysteps we link to. I haven't read it - I do have the Sink Reflections one though which I do re-read occasionally. It is falling apart - I'd like to say that is because I have read it so much but the binding was always a bit dodgy tbh!

Waves to everyone - MN went a bit weird for me then, so I'm going to post the links and leg it! See you about lunchtime tomorrow, I have a craft class tomorrow where I try to be a creative craft type person

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 5 - use kind words about yourself

We are in Zone 2 this week: the kitchen

Spend 15 mins 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 for Wednesday clean out the fridge!

The daily focus for Wednesday is: anti-procrastination

The monthly habit for April is making your bed

daily reminders

foxes (what a day, and on so little sleep too), Cag (tell us when you know about the appointment!), SC, zoo, mermaids, stressy, Blue, freshstart, Mercury, Purple and anyone I've missed!

I have never tried the Grape Nuts, I think of them as being hard as nails (and from the States, that bit doesn't put me off them though). What do they actually taste of? cardboard

Morning all

Ta Da

Dryer on

The DC were all up by 640 which is unusual! Baby fed and big three all watching TV.

Kitchen and living room semi decent. Didn't mop the floor yday though. So will do that today.

Also need finish those bloody errands!

Morning afresh I got up 545(lay in!!)
Fed cat
Wash on
Bleach lav
Empty overflowing kitchen bin

Went get some cereal and discovered after I face plant sofa watch one born dd2 snerf last of it

Cue trip asda(opens at 7)
Box each rice krispies,Cheerios and cornflakes(all own brand)£2.28.
We now have choices
Breakfast in I need do kitchen floor today as scout cat has drag his wet near around(feral boy)
Dd2 off cinema a friend today.their dads drop n pick up but first time "gone alone" eeek.my baby's growing up!
The friend in question us home schooled and has lots siblings(7altogether)and 4 are SN.mums seriously laid back(in a calm not slattern way) and one has dairy allergy. She's not a baker (doubt has time as youngest is very little)so shortly dd2 and u are making a dairy free choc cake to take as ds2 going to theirs after show her how use sew machine.I am also making popcorn as u tight wench and not paying cinema prices fir that!!

zoo hope your dd has a lovely time and what a nice thing to do making a cake for them!

Little ones are much better today and we had a much better nights sleep so going to venture out of the house today. Although now we have a problem with the car and we are going away this weekend

To do
Daily routine
Clean out fridge
15 minutes pilates
Hoover
Declutter in kitchen

Afresh and zoo for both of you after your early starts.

Ds2 woke at 8.30 last night coughed and was sick down my top, he then came alive and was running riot until 11.30! Thankfully he slept in until 8.20.

I haven't done anything yet this morning but my plan this morning is:
Make beds
Hang washing out
Washload in
Wash up, dry up, shine sink (this is making such a difference)
Clean fridge
Sweep garden
Small pile of ironing - maybe

We are heading out to a country park with friends this afternoon to make the most of the sunshine. I love the sunnier weather, it makes everything seem easier.

Morning all!
It's going to bad a day of playing catch up today. Soooo behind on laundry and the place is more of a tip than usual.

Morning cag get in that phone queue!!
mercury sunshine always makes things seem better,I agree
foxes glad mini fix and babyfox are better.bugger about car.hope it's not serious or expensive.are you going anywhere nice?(nosey)
afresh here's morethe hols are proving bit trying here with lots more in house bickering than usual......