Fledglings cocoon, we're Flying in June ... .

[SansCollier]

Welcome to the June 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 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!

project work is going shit. Not even 1 quarter way through yet....

Politics is its usual state of crap.

but i did sleep last night so not feeling quite so crappy.

Ta da:-
Parenting class was good . Ca't day I learned anything yet as it was just a getting to know you but everyone is lovely.
Phone interview went well and they want me to freelance for them - not perfect as hours not ideal but is another option and definitely worth signing into their books

To do:-
Get DD2 from preschool
Tidy house as much as she lets me

I have no ironing pile, it's Friday and the kids already have uniforms ironed and in the wardrobe ready for Monday - woohoo!! Plus, I've survived going back to work, it took a lot of effort to put the ironing board up after an evening at work but I'm so glad I did! I can manage 15 minutes a day easily, especially if it means not standing there on a Sunday evening trying to get the uniforms sorted.

Evening all

I had a reasonably productive day today. I tackled two areas of clutter that have been festering.
Made a beef and onion pie from scratch. I found the hairy bikers recipe for pastry and I'm never looking back gone are my dry crumbly pastry days!
Currently ploughing through ironing

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The summary for Saturday 10th June is available on the Flylady website here under "Today" and via the flight plan which should update itself automatically on a daily basis.

Baby-step no. 10 for Sat 10th June is here. The power of 15 mins.

Tomorrow will be our last day in Zone 2: Kitchen, Back Porch, Laundry Room, Pantry here if you do zone work at weekends that is.

Spend 15 mins decluttering the current zone.

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

No mission tomorrow because it is the weekend!

The daily focus for Saturday is family fun.

The monthly habit in June is drinking water.

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

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

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[Fluff's up Afreshstart's pillow, adds fleecy throw, leaves ]

[Snaffles a bit of Mermaid's beef and onion pie]

[Inspects and admires Rosa's clean ironed uniform hanging up in wardrobe and awards ]

I hadn't scrolled down enough and read June's monthly habit as "drinking".

I have a beer open now so am doing flying...

Purple .

Well I have not managed to put away any of the laundry and there are quite a few piles of stuff but I am done. Think I was pretty productive today given my long to do lists, also managed 5 mins decluttering. Going to sit in bed now and watch Bad Moms which I have been meaning to watch for years!

I forgot to post any ta da's...

My classroom is slowly getting organised and I binned loads of junk
Dishwasher has been on
Email admin
Long nap after staying up too late for election
Quick living room tidy
Went to chip shop
Decluttered beer

I really should be in the naughty corner...

Glad to hear the parenting class went better than anticipated Toostressy!! And congrats on freelance work!

Mermaids for tackling festering clutter piles!

Sounds as though you did really well despite lack of motivation Rosa [wish I could say the same thing ]

I'm with you on the deadline project going absymally Einstein mine is too. Glad to hear you got some rest though.

Is it wrong to at "craftermath" Cotswold? Hope you dd feels better soon.

[Whinge follows, feel free to ignore]
Had loads of plans at start of week to tackle various things while dh was away but found this week hard going for some reason and in the end just went in to "plod on until he gets back" mode which is pathetic really. Not helped by dd being ill. And oh joy, dh has announced tonight that he will be leaving again on Sunday morning. Gah.

Managed a bit of hoovering and kitchen maintenance tonight but other than that, house a bit of a wreck really and I CBA to do anything about it.

x post Toostressy and Purple

well done for getting through your lists and cheers!

Right you lovely lot I need some serious motivation this weekend!

Managed to do a few bits last night before bed - washed some but not all pots, did two wash loads, dried one load, cleaned out pets and emptied one bin. But TBH it's barely made a dent

Do people find it more affective to stay doing one room rather than do bits here and there?

Ta Da

Dryer reloaded
Washer reloaded

To Do

EVERYTHING

Do people find it more affective to stay doing one room rather than do bits here and there?

It depends-is there one room that's worse? I tend to make a list, set the timer and start off with whatever's worst/most urgent and carry on. I find if I stay in one room that ends up perfect but nothing else gets done.

sans sometimes you just have to go into plod and manage survival mode. It must be tough when you're on your own.

I've got a nice day planned but could really do with getting some stuff done as well. Dh is out so I'm reading in bed at the moment and really should start.

Ta da
Fed guinea pigs

Whole weekend to do
Washing
Washing up (a week's worth of non dishwasher stuff)
Sort out work bag
Make a chocolate tart
Tax return
Weed killing/garden tidying up
Clean out guinea pigs
Planning for Monday
Sign practice
Wash table mats
Mini food shop
Drawer of random crap

No housework motivation here at all. Out later for a science event. Don't want to stay in! Definitely feeling less sick now but still very tired and foot still hurts.

Super proud of my DS (7) as two days in a row another parent (one home ed mum at rock climbing, one at the playground I'd never met before) have come up to me to say how lovely he is and how he looked after their DDs so kindly :)

afresh
I always make a mental list of things I need to do and do them a little bit at a time.
I'm going to do upstairs today so il sort all the laundry then will spend a serious bit of time with a bin bag and cleaning stuff in my sons room

Good morning all!

Afreshstart you did seriously well to do all that after you had come back last night and I'm sure it made a definite dent even though it didn't seem like it ifyswim .

I drift from room to room while cleaning and tidying which is probably where I am going wrong. I usually start with kitchen and bathroom though as I feel quite depressed if those are scuzzy; and I can't concentrate on cleaning the rest unless kitchen and bathroom are at a reasonable standard. Have to confess, I am not too bothered about the rest though, although deliberately keep sitting/dining rooms pretty empty (although probably pretty cluttery compared to most people's definition of empty) so they can be brought back to civilisation relatively easily which explains why other floors are full of crap and- - a total mess--.

Glad the pregnancy nausea is easing Cag and have a lovely time at the science museum. Take it steady. And a big and bravo to your ds for being so kind!!

Thanks Purple I am totally used to dh being away, and no problem on my own with dd who is older/more independent now, it's just I have come to loathe more and more the lack of control I have over dh's constantly changing schedule. It means I have to constantly change my plans to the extent that I stop making them a lot of the tiem. Dh maintains that he doesn't have much control over it either though [control]. Good luck with your list, particularly BRC!!

Waves to Mermaids and everyone else!

I must go and peer in to the wm now. I totally lost my "laundry rhythm" last week to the extent I am not entirely sure what is lurking down there

"here motivation, here motitivattion"
Nope no motivation here.

I have the attention span of a flea, when i tidy up I am every where all at once. Pretty much literally. Unless there is one room that must be done or is particularly bugging me but even then I don't stay completely focused on one room. My only motivational tool used to be a crap ton of coffee but these days it doesn't work as caffiene gives me migraines if i am not careful.

My body has developed a new fun way of processing stress. It is leaving me all distracted and not focusing which is not good because I only managed to get the project half done yesterday and I really have to focus knuckle down and just get this project done.

Ds was fab last night, he cooked me tea and put himself to bed so that I could get as much done as possible. He has had brunch of chocolate pancakes and danced about the kitchen with me this morning after letting me have a lie in. He even tidied his room last night because I said it was on the to do list for today it is currently covered in lego but its fine because he is having fun and it is keeping him happily busy whilst I project wrestle

Right sod the house work 100 pages to construct, 200 to proof, and then the book to assemble in order....
sent vodka ... or manpower -not picky

toostressy I found doing a bit of everything works well. I have certain things I want to get on top of which I'm using an hour on Wednesdays to do. Then adding an amount of time on a daily / every other day basis so i stay on top on that task. 1st it was washing (I've found 2 loads a day works for me) next was ironing (still experimenting with time but 15 mins seems to be ample, some days I'll have things left over but it'll catch up on the days I don't have much) , next its putting clothes away, then selling the bags of clothes I've got in the bedroom, then paperwork. It's going to be a slow process but little and often seems to be working for me. I've been following the daily & zone tasks as best as I can and try to keep on top of what I've achieved. E.g. The entrance hall, I now make sure all the shoes are back in the box and all the coats are hung back up as part of my evening routine- 30 second job, but if it's not done, the area becomes cluttered again, then when I come back to that zone, I'll be going over old ground rather than moving forwards if that makes sense? My routine is building slowly, I used to try and do 1 task until it was completed, but then the rest of the house ended up a tip, so I'm trying a new approach- fingers crossed it works , there's got to be a better way than how I used to do it.

I have been on it like sonic today

Tadas

Dishwasher loaded and put on
Merlets breakfasted
Downstairs hoovered
Downstairs mopped
Dusted
Windows cleaned (I let ds2 do this which may or may not have been a good idea)
Stairs hoovered
Merlets bedrooms completely cleaned (3 bin bags of crap and one mouldy mug chucked out)
All clothes put away
2 loads of laundry done
Roast dinner in oven
Paddling pool finally put away
My bedroom dusted and hoovered

Just need to do bathrooms and put fresh linen on my bed and I am done
Taking boys to church film club tonight if I have any energy to walk there

Ta das
Ironing
Hoovered downstairs
Daily routine
Dinner made kitchen tidied
Cleaned bathroom

We have guests tomorrow so I need to get my bum into gear!

Evenin' me dearies ...another one with the attention span of a flea (when it comes to choring anyway) and whose motivation has gone awol checking in!!

Yay to helpful offspring who cook tea [mini-Einstein] and clean windows [mini-Merlet].

Hope book construction/proofing went as well as humanly poss Einstein

No better motivation than the imminent arrival of guests Foxes !

Wow Mermaids that is some list

Rosa glad to know the daily ironing experiment actually worked!!

I must try and emulate! Sounds as though you are Flying in perfect fashion; slow and steady across all zones!

Hope everyone else is doing OK!

Links for tomorrow coming up!

Oh yes and I will be leaving you in the kind and capable hands of Cotswold who will very nobly be doing links for Mon & Tues in my absence. "See you" back on Tues during day!

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The summary for Sunday 11th June is available on the Flylady website here under "Today" and via the flight plan which should update itself automatically on a daily basis.

Baby-step no. 11 for Sun 11th June is here. One you can safely ignore if you want to, about adding an inspirational page to your control journal ie

• You can do anything for 15 minutes
• Housework done incorrectly still blesses your family (not sure about that one!)
• You can’t organize clutter; you can only get rid of it.

Tomorrow (Sunday) will be our first day in Zone 3 (if you do zone work at weekends that is): The Bathroom and One Extra Room here.

Spend 15 mins decluttering the current zone.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list for Zone 3 (if you are at that stage) is here.

No mission tomorrow because it is the weekend!

The daily focus for Sunday is renewing your spirit. Do something enjoyable for yourself for once!

The monthly habit in June is drinking water. Yes, that means water Purple

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

Enjoy your Sundays everyone!

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Today didn't turn out quite as relaxing as I'd hoped after my tart filling split and I had to go out and buy more ingredients. I was trying to wash up and heat up the cream at the same time and the bloody thing got ruined. I've come to the conclusion that washing up needs to happen more regularly and was in a right grump after that.

This evening has been nice. I took the chocolate tart to a friend's house for prosecco and puddings for a birthday which was just lovely. I'm knackered and feeling like I've got a cold now so considering not setting the alarm tomorrow.

It sounds like everyone has had productive days too. Hopefully Sunday wil actually be a day of rest!

Whole weekend to do...
Washing
Washing up (a week's worth of non dishwasher stuff)
Sort out work bag
Make a chocolate tart
Tax return
Weed killing/garden tidying up
Clean out guinea pigs
Planning for Monday
Sign practice
Wash table mats
Mini food shop
Drawer of random crap
bought petrol

The monthly habit in June is drinking water. Yes, that means water Purple

I'm pretending I didn't see that!

Purple

Like the sound of prosecco and pudding party btw!!

Hope your cold disappears overnight!