Gather ye dusters (fledglings) while ye May, for soon we shall be Flying ... !

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Welcome to the May 2017 fledgling Fly thread!

Feel free to park your mops and buckets here from the 1st of the month!

This is where we attempt to declutter our homes and follow the 30-step wisdom of Flylady (minus cutesy barftastic language and a surfeit of e-mails) with lots of chat and support and mutual motivation (and of course) along the way.

More info available here, here here and here.

As usual we will be following a three-pronged approach - and don't worry - we are all at different stages. (Some of us are still stuck at the decluttering stage after quite a few years ):

1 - repeat or start baby steps (again!)

2 - repeat baby steps + do 15 mins a day decluttering in the current zone

or

3 - reinforce babysteps and/or do daily missions
And those of you who have decluttered and are really enthusiastic can throw some detailed cleaning in to the mix as well!

The idea is that we focus on short, ring-fenced, daily bursts of activity (steps and routines) that will help our homes run (more or less!) on "automatic pilot" allowing us to do far more interesting things instead!

This is a very long-running thread so we may appear cliquey but we really aren't! All newcomers, long-termers, lurkers and intermittent returnees welcome!

Helpful pointers: No perfectionism allowed! If it took a while to create the current C.H.A.O.S. (can't have anyone over syndrome) in your home, then it will probably take a while to reverse the situation (you can't clean clutter!). Small steps are the key! And you are never behind: just jump in where you are at!

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Good luck!

Oh dear everyone, the broken nights sound really really hard going

Not as bad as you lot because I had a good night's sleep but feel rough today with virus thing. Dh has kindly done morning routine (sort of) and dog walk 1.

Not going to post a list but boudoir/home office are in pitiful state again (you can't see the floor sort of pitiful state ) and desperately need sorting before someone breaks their neck trying to gate vault over boxes. Linen for weekend family bed making also needs sorting. As do veggie supper and weekend soup. Might bake a lemon drizzle too. 2 hrs office admin for dh. Loads of on-line parcel returns to sort out. Same old, same old.

Have a good day everyone!

Hi all.I had a nap after school run...woke up 3hrs later with dd2 crying ears hurt and cat was wanting hislunch!!

Felt but more lively after pick up zoolets,so here's a tada

Clear 3BRC off dining table
Clear computer table
Empty kitchen and bathroom.bins
Wipe hob and front cooker
Wipe cupboard fronts
Wipe front t.dryer and w.m
2loads washing done
Lil zoo and ds tea prep(nearly ready)

Oh and dd2 has gp app-monday at 9.20!!!!!

You miss four days and there are six pages to catch up on! Thanks for the new thread.

I'm just knackered after work at the moment and seriously busy with family things in my supposedly free time. I need to get back on the horse and start sorting the house again, and not let everyone else on the thread's hard work make me feel guilty.

Annoyingly I've now got to do my self assessment tax return or I'll stay on the emergency code which is taking a huge chunk of my wages. That's not a job I wanted to sort out now with so much else on.

Anyone have gin?

Hello, I'm not a regular but I just wanted to pop on and say thank you! You've all inspired me to do some 15min stints of "crisis cleaning" today and I feel so much better for it.

If nothing else I'm going to try to reinstate my "home blessing hour" weekly - I'm a seriously lightweight Flyer but it's better than nothing, hey?

Anything is better than nothing, that's the rule! :o

Deffo cag
My teas ready in 5(jacket spud with beans n cheese and roast red onions,peppers n mushrooms)
Dining table was cleared n dishes washed
Last wash just come out dryer n put away
Dd2 asking for a bewitched-athon(we have the box set).I can live with that as nowt on TV I want watch!!

I've had visitors all morning again, but still managed a few bits this evening
Ta da
Shopping list done for tomorrow
Washing dried
Tea made
15 mins clothes put away
15 mins ironing
15 mins on the dining room (finally made a start on the dreaded paperwork cupboard!)

To do
I may do another 15 mins on the paperwork cupboard while I'm watching vampire diaries but first a nice long shower with no dc running in and out of the bathroom!

Shower in peace sounds luxurious Rosa

Dinner devoured,dishes wash n table wiped
Cuddled up with dd2 watch bewitched now
Cheery wingflaps to all

Evening all

Busy old day here

Ta das
Mopped
Dishwasher on
Surfaces zoflora'd
Hoovered countless coco pops up
Took ds2 for occupational therapy appointment
(Went really well and they've referred him for surfing therapy how amazing is that!!)
Tea on
Voted

Evening all! Sorry, rather late again with tomorrow's links! "See" you all in the morning! G'night!

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The summary for Friday 5th May (available on the Flylady website here under "Today" and via the flight plan, which should update daily, can be found here) .

Baby-step no 5 for Friday 5th is here. Bit of a waffly one about banishing negative voices, but underlying message is sound!

Newcomers: if you are interested - the Flylady website has finally caught up with the month of May [sigh] and you can now look at how this month's zones will pan out here. It's a fairly similar pattern each month, but usually we only have two or three days in Zone 1.

We are working in Zone 1 this week (April 30 - May 6): the Entrance, Front Porch and Dining Room here.

Spend 15 mins decluttering the current zone.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 1 is here.

Friday's mission is here.

Wipe down the tops, sides and legs of your dining room table and chairs (kitchen table if not) then pretty it up with tablecloth/flowers/candles etc.

The daily focus for Friday is cleaning our purses, handbags, cars.

The monthly habit is moving in May!

Daily reminders (which should also update automatically) are here.

Keep going everyone! Even 5 mins spent doing a chore, is better than nowt!

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A very warm welcome to Clawhammer btw!

And lovely to have you back Purple!

Morning all!!
That epic nap didn't stop me sleeping,and despite being woken couple times in the night I feel slightly more alive today!
Tadas
Fed cat
Wash on
Couple BRC sorted

I think we need to implant firm rules with devices...
Lil zoo acquired tablet from downstairs at 520,ds fired up the Xbox at 525.its an original model that sounds like a bloody hoover during up
Not impressed.....

Good morning.

Could Toostressy or anyone else pls do links tonight? Sorry to ask but feel like death; tonsillitis, fever, puking etc. Thank you v much.

And we have just had call from school as DD is ill now too. Dh gone to fetch her.

Oh no slurry hope you're all feeling better soon!!

Ta da
Morning routine

I will do the links until further notice, take some time to get yourself better SC

My DD has been ill all week (although she is OK in herself) and after a number of telephone conversations with the GP surgery (more than one doctor and not an actual appointment where she has been seen FFS) they have agreed to refer her on for a few minor tests/follow-ups. Have spent far too much time this week chasing up other people and things [mad] House in need of serious enforcement. Have done lots of laundry but this has meant the ironing pile reaching new record levels

Will pay a bill, make some lunch and BRB to catch up on the thread properly!

Thank you very very much Cotswold will be back asap.

Sorry to hear your DD is unwell; hope tests reveal what's wrong.

The Dettol is out and dd and I are camped around the nearest bathroom suffering at different ends (sorry tmi). Joy.

The Rosabella too

Thx I mean!

Oh no! Hope you feel better soon SC. Cotswold, you did the last thread, shall I do links?

Welcome to new members!

Ta da:-
Washing on line
One bed stripped
Bag to charity shop
Went to bank

To do:-
Put some clean laundry away
Put more laundry on
Make beds
Make tea
Pick up DD1
Online food shop later

Productive day so far!!
Ta da
Food shop done and put away
Washing is out
Lunch pots cleared
15 mins decluttering dining room cupboard
15 mins putting clothes away (doing this every day this week has now resulted in the sofa in the playroom that is usually full of clothes is nearly cleared woohoo!!)

To do
Tea (Friday is pizza night!)
15 mins decluttering dining room cupboard
15 mins ironing
Evening routine

I'm counting my 15 mins movement as playing football outside with ds although the school run takes me 2 hours a day so I already do loads of waking

Hope everyone is doing ok today

Hi all, not kept up with everything very well due to sleep deprivation and very miserable baby. However today has been much better, bad nights sleep again but ds is happy again and has has decent naps today, hoorah!

Sorry to hear about all the illnesses about. Good list Rosa!

Ta das
Dining table and chairs polished
Highchair decluttered of old bibs!
Online food shopping
Meal plan
Took library books back
Daily routine

I hadn't even noticed the movement in May thing! But I have just played some football in the garden with dd so that's me done!! might not have quite been 15 minutes looking

Not sure what else I'll get done today...the ironing pile is huge yet again. There is a lot of dust and grime in my downstairs toilet and the upstairs bathroom desperately needs mopping. Oh and the whole house needs hoovering. Things have been building up this week , I need to get back into it!

Hmm strikeout fail there.