Fledglings are raucous in August - the Flylady thread

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Thanks to paxillin for our August thread title .

Hello all and welcome to the August Flylady thread. We are a friendly bunch who try to roughly follow the Flylady system. How strictly you follow it is of course up to you! Every day the thread leader posts information about which zone of the house we are in and the missions for the week.

Newbies are always welcome. All information is available on the Flylady website www.flylady.net

On the website there is information for beginners. You can also sign up to the Flylady emails but we would advise caution as there are hundreds of them.

We post our achievements (ta das) and our to do lists and any other general chatter about life / flying.

There is enough information on this thread to start getting on with things but you can also trawl through the (confusing at times) website:-

Information on getting started: www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/

The launch pad is also a good starting place:www.flylady.net/c/lp.php

Fly stands for Finally Loving Yourself. The general idea is that short bursts of tidying / organisation are more achievable than marathon efforts. Flylady advises 15 minute bursts is effort but you can tweak this to fit your own circumstances.

I'm on holiday this week with intermittent internet connection so will not be on much but will keep an eye on the thread and hopefully everyone else will feel free to jump in!

With it being summer holidays it may be pretty quiet on here but missions etc will be here for those who want them.

Nah holidays are not holidays because ds is aspie and he doesn't do new and different Holiday = meltdown city

Bad night's sleep last night. Half of me wants to make the 1 1/2hr drive to my favourite fabric shop. The other half wants the whole world to fuck off so I can sleep some more. But I am going to go with the mid point and the fun job of getting rid of too small socks from ds' sock drawer... I know how to have fun don't I
The flip side is that I will just shoot up to the local john lewis for some ball point needles for the sewing machine. This is a simple job that has not hit high priority and should have done. And local vs favourite will save me money because you can't just drive 1 1/2 to get to a shop and only buy needles...

Forgot my landlord was popping round to collect the leftover carpet from when the stairs were done. I was just about to go in the shower so was very awkward and apologetic 🙈🙈

Basic flying today merlets are calm so justo having a calm Sunday

Morning all! Ds slept all through the night last night - I think only because he was so tired out from our little holiday! It was nice to get away but I agree that holidays are pretty much just the same parenting somewhere else and DD was pretty whiny on the first day because she'd stayed up far too late on the first night. But all in all it was good fun!

Ta das
Deep clean bathroom
Polish table and chairs
Started on a big declutter and tidy of dd bedroom
Some daily routine stuff done but not all
Second load of washing on
Went and got dd a new swimming costume which she needs for tomorrow also got a birthday present for a friend
Some unpacking done
Hoovered upstairs

Dh has done quite a bit of this so I can't take all the glory but it's nice to have got some proper cleaning and sorting done as feels like the house has been getting messier and messier recently.

To do
Finish dd bedroom
Make fish pie for dinner

Oops... afternoon all I mean

Hello all, still in constant laundry zone here.

Ta da:-
Both DDs got school shoes. It's a bit early but a shop had a back to school event - school shoes normally not stocked there but trained fitters came to the shop - where they can take the shoes back nearer to the end of the holidays and exchange of the wrong size. So easy peasy and DD1's trainers still fit so that is her back to school shoes done.

To do:-
Tea etc
Go through kids' shoes tonight as DD2 has grown out of loads of hers so need to make a list of what we need. at the thought of replacing all dance shoes!

Ta das
Cleaned out dd bedroom
Cleaned out ds bedroom
(Rest of house now a tip!)
Dusted upstairs furniture
Cooked dinner
Finished daily routine (sort of)

Still have more unpacking to do but we had unexpected visitors (right in the middle of cooking dinner grr!)

Toostressy shoes are one of the most expensive parts of having children I think!

foxes school blazers for growing teen has far outstripped cost of shoes. And I say that as a parent who has had to buy 3 pairs of school shoes per year because of football on the playground.

Haha I haven't even got to the school uniform years yet!

einstein blazers are bain my existance and replacing nicked fucking ties

Dd1 text i off tim can i pop in and see you?of course.then i survey carnage and poked self sharpest pointiest stick i could find

3 loads wash done.dry.fold.put away
Locate liv room floor sea crap(think dumping ground
Hoover hall stair n landing
Clean bath n sink

Have wash lil zoo waist length hair(and discovered nits.oh the joys)
Cue tears and 2 hrs weld nit comb and conditioner(sobs and ricks in corner)
Lil ones just go have tea
(foxes thats lamb chump chops with tomato n mint salsa.green beans and carrots and pasta)

Hi all,

Welcome Aztec, do join in with all the chat

Foxes you have been productive

Einstein I also have a favourite sewing and haberdashery shop that is a bit of a drive but so worth it and it is absolutely impossible to exercise any form of restraint once I get in there.....

We had a family trip out to Hampton Court Palace today and it was wonderful, even if DS got a bit whingy at times - it was a looooong day.

House is a pit, but I don't care. Meh.

Sympathies, dance shoes especially can be £££! Luckily my dad got DD her ballroom shoes (45ish) for her birthday for the last two years (he used to do ballroom himself so it makes him happy to do this!) but I really don't think this pair will last a full year. As it is between the last two pairs she went up two sizes no wonder they felt tight towards the end!

Just relieved we don't need to worry about school uniform at the moment. Dread that if they end up at secondary.

Towels in dryer and I'll put another wash on at bedtime. Getting there with the one load a day thing but I'll need to instruct DH on this, he will probably roll his eyes :o but he's the type to put some on whenever it needs doing which is good and practical obviously but I actually think it will be more beneficial to me (as the one who is home most) to be strictly one clothes wash per day, so it is consistent and the Caglets have a set amount to put away etc. Towels/bedding will have to be extra loads in the day though I think but that's just when needed.

I'm really thinking about a whole new set of routines (that makes it sound like we already have some - we don't) when we move. It will be so important to start as we mean to go on!

I have had a really lazy day, yesterday was tiring (we went out for the day, long journey too) and I was in one of those bored and restless moods but too knackered to do anything! But I did manage to just cook dinner which used various things up (we all had different things) and included a big pot of lentil soup which I'll bag up for the freezer.

Ooh forgot to welcome aztec sorry, hello! :)

Just realised i missed aztec joining us.welcome!!

Thanks.:)

Psst Aztec just join in with the random chatter, we don't bite. Promise. although I can't promise about the dust bunnies lurking in the corner

Thanks again. I have not managed to really jump in yet as have had a rather trying few days and have hardly been on MN, but am so looking forward to joining your crew. :)

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Here is the daily summary for Monday (also available on the Flylady website at flight plan which should update automatically each day).

Baby-step no 7 - pick out the clothes you are going to wear tomorrow the night before

We are in Zone 2 this week: the kitchen

Spend 15 mins, or whatever you can manage, decluttering in Zone 2.

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

daily focus

missions for the week

Flykids mission

August's habit is laundry

Happy flying everyone.
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Hello all, again a warm welcome to you Aztec. Cag, that is a lovely thing for your dad to do each birthday with the shoes - what a nice link to his granddaughter . zoo and Einstein, yes, there seems to be a massive price hike with secondary school uniform. Have a few more years before we are there yet. foxes, yes, very productive day!

Big wing flaps to all .

Morning all.:)

Hope everyone is well. I had a bad week last week with guests and mess, so hope to wash all the bedclothes today.

Ta das

• on second load of dog bed washings.

To do

• pick up dog poop in garden

-declutter kitchen - 15 minutes -1load washing away

I am glad to have found this thread.My home is in a terrible state thanks to a husband who is a bit of a hoarder. Clutter makes me anxious!

Clutter really does add to anxiety doesn't it? Literally like the walls are closing in.

Thanks stressy it is really sweet :) it's actually how my parents met, at dancing. Turns out it's also how my paternal grandparents met! Funny how these things go. It's slightly bittersweet as my nan would've been so thrilled to see DD dance if she were alive (she adored DD but died a couple of years before she started lessons). I always imagine her watching the class :)

Hello all. Doing some unintentional decluttering as have lost the bloody car key . Any ideas where it is anyone??????!! Ugh.

Pockets... keys are.always in pockets in our house, stressy

Cagliostro it would be lovely if your nan was watching. :)

Yes that is a lovely thought Cag. Thanks Aztec, not in pockets though.

Where the fuck are they??????

Under the sofa cushions stressy

In fridge

Tadas
Fed cat/kits.litter tray cleaned
Front room-windows cleaned
Compyter table cleared
Dining table cleared
Sofas wiped(snuggle blankies in wash)
Floor wash
Bathroom-
Windows clean
Radiator.sill.skirts wiped
Bath n sink cleaned
Empty bin

Empty kitchen bin/bedroom bins
Recycle n bins out

Feed zoolets
Wash in dryer.more on

Faff dd2 hair n make up.she clear off out big sis few hours.i had a rest and read library book whilst lil zoo n ds play

Lunch

Pop look outside house dd2 buying (eeeek)
Trail diy shops wallpaper n paint samples

Now need make dinner

Woohoo DH has just found my car key ! Has dropped it just outside the house and it had slipped under something. Just about to do bedtime then normal thread leading service will resume .