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!

Lovely weather you say SC

I need to add clear gutters to the to do list, the weather seems to have provide my very own Niagara falls to admire

Not a particularly good photo but thought I would nip back on here with some good news which might cheer dc!! We have three chicks in our nest (think they are swifts but not sure need to research!!).

Actually, now you have mentioned the weather Einstein it is starting to look a bit iffy here now too!! Good luck with your list!

Rosa meant to say previously that what you are doing in spending short bursts of time on specific tasks on a regular basis (rather than doing one task until you reach the end) sounds like perfect Flying to me

Have a lovely day everyone! Need to go and scrub the lav and find a clean towel for cloakroom before visitor arrives!

Hi everyone! Ooh chicks SC how lovely! Goodness knows we all need a bit of cheer at the moment.

I have had a hell of a morning, dropped DD at nursery and me and DS went food shopping but he has been such a miserable baby, not sure what is up with him but he has screamed and scratched me every time I've tried to get him in his car seat and then was absolutely hysterical while I was trying to unpack the shopping so I gave up and got the cold stuff in the fridge so I'm now feeding him whilst surrounded by the rest of the shopping and I've got to leave right now to pick up dd and he's going to scream at me again gah!

On a positive note I have been drinking a bit more water, an extra glass here and there when I remember so that's something! And I did get the food shopping done I suppose!

Has he been pulling or rubbing his ears more than normal? foxes

Trying to construct a document from other people's work. Not sure I have the most uptodate version, also had to trash this mornings work at lunchtime because the formatting wasn't working and try to redo from scratch in a completely different program.

Tadas
Cleared under dining table,taking a very satisfying 4 bags dd2 fabric/sewing stuff and transferring to cupboard that houses boiler(that I cleaned out over weekend of random crap)
Baked coffee muffins for a friend as she offered me a fresh cauli from her garden
Cleaned hob
Cleaned living room window (inside)
Whilst sofa pulled out I noticed radiator was full of cat fluff((adds to weekly bleurgh as was awful-i reckon had half a cats worth there!!))
Sorted and put away huge stack DVDs
Pick up zoolets
(Put in form for lil zoo to do archery after school club.hope she gets a place!!added bonus its free)

To do
Making shepherds pie for tea with lamb mince adding mint,courgette and peas to the meat

Locate a good recipe for dd2 to have for tea that involves my lovely cauli!!
(Most likely roast it with morrocan vibe spices and serve with couscous and flaked almonds)

foxes hope lil fox is bit better now

idyllic rural peace somewhat interrupted here by dog puke

Thanks zoo, Einstein not exactly his ears but he has been rubbing his head a lot. He has been better this afternoon after a decent lunchtime nap.

Ta das
Lasagne in the oven, dishwasher on
Daily routine
Decluttered fridge

SC, v exciting about chicks! Less exciting about dog puke. Hope your DS feels better soon foxes. Your lists are always so impressive zoo.

Ta da:-
Girls' eaten
Father's Day card written
Last minute online food shop done to come tonight although annoyingly forgot suncream so will have to get more this week. Friend's daughter's birthday present coming with food shop.
5 mins paper decluttering done
Went for run earlier

To do:-
Bedtime etc
Before bed routine
School paperwork

Ta das
Ironing
Tidied up general mess

Children are asleep woohoo!

Tadas

Zoolets fed
Huge row dd2....went back friend house who lives almost in sticks. From school they walk past forestation under s dark bridge to get to the end her road and then its a long relatively busy rd to her house.anyways,I told dd2 plan go after school to leave at 5 whilst busy from industrial estate nearby the bridge as it wasn't fair expect her friends parents get in from work to find her in situ and needing a lift home.I text at 515.we doing homework.I text at 6.her dad can give me lift. I said you agreed to make own way back.come now. Text 630her dads bringing me now.to say I am furious understatement

Forestation,not forestatiom

Ffs FIRE,not fore

foxes I would guess at possibly an ear infection in that case if it continues might be worth getting it checked. Ds was a devil for this as a teeny person

ds' computer issues have been swapped for food issues. Aaaaaaand the cooker has died. ffs

ta da
1/8 of the project has been done
1 load of laundry
dishwasher run
doctor appointment checked.

everything else has been ignored

I am now get blame can't find ethics and philosophy homework due in tomorrow but not finished and planned cobble together when gets school tomorrow
< bangs head against wall>

Anyone want to trade?!

Sympathies zoo. DD1 (yes, DD1!) has drawn on her bedroom wall so she is in her room in disgrace. DD2 messing around saying she is not tired. Aaaagh.

Got home earlier today and have been napping again since

Zoo not sure what I have to swap.... He is no better.
And yes we started today with a 5am alarm clock because of back to school homework.....

Hi all. Lovely bank holiday with visit from friend (save for ill dog who I think stupidly ate a dead mole). And yes it is exciting about chicks. Have narrowed them down to swallows or house martins. Surprisingly, they can both have unfledged youngsters well in to September. Big traffic jam on way home though so pls forgive hasty post tonight!

Foxes sorry to hear your little chap is unwell; do you think it is teething again?

Zoo/Einstein/Toostressy sympathies over general parental angst

Waves to Cag and everyone else.

Links coming up!!

Flylady aficionados: I could be wrong in fact I probably am wrong but is the Flylady website stuck or something? It is still showing "May" zones if you enter through "Today" on the home page. (It normally takes about three days to adjust itself but this is a bit strange.) And have we ever done cutlery drawer cleaning twice in a row before (missions in kitchen zone)? I could be wrong, but I don't ever remember that being the case? Or am I simply going mad? Anyone?

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The summary for Tuesday 6th 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. 6 for Tues 6th June is here - continue previous steps & learn about hot-spots ie those steaming piles of clutter that we have to "put out" from time to time!

We are in Zone 2 this week: Kitchen, Back Porch, Laundry Room, Pantry here. (The website is now showing the kitchen zone via the launch pad, but not via "today" argh).

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.

Tuesday's mission is here. Clean your cutlery drawer.

The daily focus for Tuesday is planning. Holidays, medical appts, wardrobes, menus etc.

The monthly habit in June is drinking water.

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

Small steps everyone!

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SC, I usually go in through the launch pad www.flylady.net/c/lp.php which is how Cotswold (I think) showed me to do it. It says June in habit of the month if I go in that way? Re. missions. I'm afraid I don't pay enough attention to them to know. Repeating the same mission twice in consecutive days does seem unusual!

www.flylady.net/c/sp.php#missions don't think the missions are repeating here?

Thanks Toostressy I know it is showing the correct month through the zones, but I like to have the precise dates of the zones, accessed through "Today" which is currently showing May as the current month!! [argh!!] It is always late but usually corrects itself on about day 4; it is taking longer this month for some reason.

With regard to missions: I could have sworn we washed down our stove top and cleaned out our cutlery drawer on days one and two of the kitchen zone in May didn't we? I have the links in word docs and will try and dig them out tomorrow when I have a bit more time!! Or maybe I am just going bonkers ...

Oh I always wondered how your dates were so precise!

I know it doesn't really matter as many of us don't do precise zone work at weekends (when the zones usually change) it just annoys me intensely for some reason [old saddo emoticon]