October House of Order - Fledglings flying through October 2017

[CotswoldStrife]

Order, Order! Do you have a little house of horrors? Welcome to the October Flylady thread where we follow the Flylady method for keeping our houses in order (along with some general chat and support). The monthly focus for October is paper clutter

I'll be posting links to the daily missions, daily focus and the zone cleaning - don't worry about the detailed zone cleaning if you haven't already decluttered, Flylady recommends decluttering first. Join us at any point this month

I'll post the first October links tonight!

Ds took pity on my last night. I had to run an errand in another town and due to all the fog it took longer to get home than hoped. He cooked me an omelette for tea and helped me with some chores. I am under no illusion we had an argument before I left and he had obviously thought about it and realise he was in danger of losing privileges as a result. But it is progress as in the past he would continue to argue about the same thing when I got back. Besides it is always nice when you don't have to cook tea. he didn't do the washing up but i will forgive him as he left minimal mess

Just trying to find motivation to move. Slowly getting there.
to do
all the things
ta da

Morning all!

[Double take]

Toffffffeeeeeeeee!!!!!! Wow! [SC here.] How utterly fantastic to see you!!!!! You are much missed [dabs eye with corner of handkerchief]!!!

How are you? And the boys? How are they doing? Are they still happy at their respective schools? And your job? (What happened with the horrid boss woman?) Will you still be in striking distance of the Chunnel when you move? [Don't answer obviously if you don't want to!!] it's just so lovely to "see" you!!

Yes, some of us old-timers are still around! Oncewaswho (I'm sure you can guess ) pops in intermittently and Honu is still lurking! [Waves to Honu] My house isn't in that much better a state tbh than when you were on here but it isn't any worse either

Very, very best of luck with all the packing and unpacking and wishing you and your family every happiness in your new home and a crate of for afterwards!!!

[Looks around hopefully for Blue and Knitting .... ]

Good luck with the move toffee, thanks for the corner supplies and don't be a stranger!

Yes, I'm still lurking too

Lovely to hear from you Toffee, good luck with the move.

Cag sending you best wishes for your impending new arrival too.

Waves at everyone else. Decluttering has continue at our house but still very much work in progress. DCs are drowning in homework, I'm drowning in paperwork, half term is much needed here.

I'm offically having one of those days. I haven't even got a to do list yet. I had to go to the hospital this morning as mil partner had a car accident. He is ok (ish) thankfully. Dh is going to be late home now. Ds has been refusing a nap, throwing food around and is now spitting his drink everywhere where has the day gone?!?!

Tada
Got some Xmas presents in the sainsburys toy sale
Got some food shopping
Got new bath mat after cat poo incident (came home tofind she has done it again)
Went to post office
Exchanged a book
Dishwasher on
Hung shower curtain back up

To do
Finish daily routine
Swish and swipe bathroom
Declutter in ds bedroom
Wash toothbrush mug (!)
Declutter baskets in bathroom
Cookdinner (tuna nicoise )

I remember toffee(still using your carrot and coconut muffin recipe btw)
honu and knitting
Lil zoo back to school today
Dd2 ears n throat play up(woke me 430 crying) last day if term for hwr so i let her stay home as isnt at all herself

Weighed in and made pastry at community cafe(they were making quiche when i left with dd2-she was too upaet to be left even tho only end of our street and shes 13)

Lav bleach
Litter tray
3loads washing

Just realised tuna is still in freezer so looks like easy dinner tonight instead chicken kievs and chips!! Really struggling with motivation right now.

foxes snap!!
Just got in from pick up lil zoo.grey sky ment coat but so humid i now a sweaty exhausted heap!!

Dinner tonight-shepherds pie(prob mince n mash if i cba)

I have no fucking clue what is for tea. I actually have no idea when people are home for tea or if people are home for tea at the same time. So it makes planning a bit of a pita.

Today has not gone to plan. understatement And not sure how to rescue it tbh.

Cag, Sunday 😮😁
Hills, ☹️ , sounds tough
Toostressy, congratulations on your wedding anniversary!

Sc, thank you for the stains tips. I’ll definitelymm have a go with something. We have a piano here and I’m ashamed to say it never gets played. I played a lot until I was about 15/16 but then had better things to do with my time than to practise two hours a night for grade 8, or so I thought. The things the older me would tell the younger me ... I did intend to start again now I’m an empty nester but still haven’t had time or maybe not enough motivation. I blame the weather. It’s messing with my head. How can it be almost half term when it’s still summer outside?

Finally went to the doctor about my ankle. Turns out I’ve been walking and tapping on a fractured ankle for the past five weeks! It’s only a small fracture apparently but would explain why, after the initial improvement, there doesn’t seem to have been much change.

Oh gosh longtime ouch!!! What do they do treatment wise?

Procrastination paid off today. Recently I ordered a Moses basket on Amazon, found it cheaper elsewhere and ordered it but when I went to cancel the amazon one it wouldn't let me (half an hour after ordering ). So we had two and I hadn't even opened the Amazon package, let alone got round to returning it.

But today a dear friend got a call about a new foster child and we were all talking about what she needed for a baby and I realised I had a spare basket, so she has collected it. It made me really happy to give it to her :) :)

cag thats lovely
Ooopsstressy missed your anniversary -- teach me not pay attentionoooh we have witchy faces
hills thats a pita.aomething with mince that can be frozen if not eatenor just eat huge tub icecream n let them go to hell herman on a handcart
Btw whether hoping hold onto privelages or not dinner made by someone else us never a bad thing as long as its edible

Another load washing done.think i around halfway thru dd2 piles of laundry....

I'm shattered too joining you in the naughty corner very soon- am having one last push to do a bit of ironing while dh does kids bath and then I'm going to sit on the sofa and watch crap tv

Zoolets fed n watered.found tubs pineapple jelly with pineapple for pud!!
Wash up done
Wash in dryer
More on
There is a partial floor between laundry piles now in girls room...

Thanks for all anniversary wishes. Sorry to hear about your foot longtime, sounds painful. Glad to hear MIL's partner sort of ok foxes but sorry to hear about the accident. Love the witch faces too zoo . Where is the year going??!

Big wing flaps to all.

Work day today so not a huge amount of flying done yet but tea is nearly ready (posh M&S ready meal ) and I have put a tiny bit of laundry away so not too bad really.

To do:-
Evening routine
Watch rubbish telly

Possibly something productive if I can summon up the energy.

Ooh love a bit of m&s food toostressy . Thanks for the chocs zoo. Thanks toostressy think he can leave hospital tomorrow morning which is good.

Have been scoffing pumpkin pie

Evening all. Zero Flying done here today except a bit of ironing and packing for dh - have done 7 hrs office work - and still have a few more hours to get through tonight (dh leaving at crack of sparrows and need to finish PowerPoint presentation to which bits keep being added!). And time was eaten up today by sitting in traffic jams taking DD to tutor and taking furry to behaviorist; there is a summit on here ATM and centre of town was a nightmare of restricted routes and security cordons. So bad at one point thought I was going to have to turn back.

Longtime so sorry to hear about your foot which sounds v painful! Hope it mends speedily! My dsis2 has returned to piano playing now she is an empty-nester and is finding it enjoyable but hard-going!

Foxes glad to hear your mil's partner is not too badly hurt and sorry to hear your day was tough going (hope tomorrow easier!). Oh and don't be out off by our "oldies" talk ... just cos thread very long running ... equally lovely to have newbies and in-betweeners on here too!

So lovely about the basket Cag!

Yay to your ds and his kindly chef skills Hills

Had better get back to it; waves to everyone else!

Foxes meant to say - that's v tough luck about cat poo and bathroom mat no. 2!!! - must have been last straw today!!

The daily summary for Friday (also available on the Flylady website at flight plan which should update automatically each day.

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Baby-step no 20 - do a full load of laundry, wash, dry, put away

We are in Zone 3 this week: the bathroom and one other room

Spend 15 mins decluttering in Zone 3.

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

Mission for Friday shine the bathroom sink and relax for 15 minutes

The daily focus for Friday is: declutter your handbag and car/date night

The monthly habit for October paper clutter

daily reminders

It's Fri-yay!

Morning fledglings, I am off out for the morning. Going to have a wander around the posh shops on my own for a bit. Back later on - see you then (obviously a complete lack of flying this morning )

Morning! Feeling totally paralysed by it all today TBH.

In a wobbly mood as I really messed up some admin with sports club which resulted in someone going there when there wasn't a session :( and I'm also trying to express colostrum (recommended to mums with GD) and getting NOTHING :(

Back to feeling super panicky and unproductive which just makes me more panicky because there's so much to do and I don't know how to do any of it :(

cag sympathies - deep breaths, it will be OKAY. Is there something small you can do just to start off with and then reward yourself with a break?! Baby steps! (literally!)

SC I'm not put off don't worry - I love the warmth on this thread! Luckily the cat didn't poo on the new bath mat yesterday as I hadn't actually put it in the bath yet! Today I am chucking her out of the house before we go out - storm Brian or no storm Brian

Ta das
daily routine
renewed library books

to do
Empty nappy bin
declutter car, bag, purse
declutter in ds room
shine the bathroom sink

Thank you foxes the anxiety was ramping right up for a while there. I have now had a cup of (yucky raspberry leaf) tea and am now finishing hospital bags. I'm also doing an extra bag just in case I have to stay in longer, so extra clothes maternity pads baby stuff snacks etc. Will take any need to think out of the equation hopefully!

Also sorting through all the baby clothes I bought and the ones from the baby shower, I'm taking the smaller size to hospital but the others have all been shoved in a box so sorting them will help (and calm me down)

That's great going Cag! Agree that small steps are the way to go!

That's a relief about cat poo Foxes!

Dh has departed on yet more travels leaving a whirlwind trail of destruction behind him as usual! All the rooms I tidied earlier in wk need doing again now! I was still typing until early hrs so it was hard getting up to see him and dd off at crack of sparrows this morning and I had just decided that as furry is absent at behaviourist, , and weather is foul, pouring with rain etc, that I might sneak back to bed for an hour, when DD came back through the door pale as anything suffering from hideous period pain bad enough to make her faint in class, and at same time seriously pissed off that she is missing chemistry. Sometimes, life is not fair for girls I reckon . Heigh ho...

Loads to do but serious motivation problem right now! Do bored of doing same chores over and over and never achieving anything concrete, and people only noticing when it is NOT done... but I know I will feel even worse if I let it drift and still be faced with it tomorrow, so had better get on!

Have a good day everyone and ta for links Cotswold!