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!

Tada
Clear liv room floor
Wash said floor
Dry stuff fold n put away
More in dryer
More in machine
Wipe bath n sink
Wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe cupboard fronts
Clear top tumble dryer

Dining table has disappeared again....

Need do hot meal at lunch- meatballs/veggie sausages
Roasted asparagus
Carrots and peas with couscous and basil oil
Strawberry sorbet

Hello all, hope you are doing ok Cag. Am shattered, DH may have to go into work overnight so has (quite rightly) gone to bed. Still need to sort laundry, tidy general stuff for the day, do some admin bits which have to be done today and sew on a swimming badge. Pass the coffee...

Congratulations Cag, she is absolutely gorgeous! Hope you’re doing ok 💐

No worthwhile tadas compared to that but I will list them:

Packed
Drove to England
Tidied and vacuumed dd’s room/cleaned her bathroom while she made notes for her art pathway choice
Visited ds1 and his dp
Took dd to dcousin’s to finish and print pathway choice essay
Took ds1, his dp and dd shopping

Evening fledglings - Cag has made it a good day for us!

I've managed to catch up with the washing up again, and I'm still sorting out outgrown clothes to pass on to others. DD usually has a growth spurt during the late Spring and Summer but this year's has been ridiculous and she has outgrown a lot of stuff! I need to sort, discard and then buy her some new stuff because we are hunting round for things to wear ATM

Also got a few decision deadlines coming up so need to factor them in over the weekend.

Going to restock the naughty corner, post the links and get an earlier night's sleep than I have been getting! Sweet dreams all.

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 27 - what’s for dinner – menu planning

We are in Zone 4 this week: the master bedroom, bathroom and wardrobe

Spend 15 mins decluttering in Zone 4.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 4 is here

Mission for Friday clean off the top of the dresser (this could be the top of a chest of drawers or a dressing table)

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

The monthly habit for October paper clutter

daily reminders

Morning everyone! Hope you are both doing well cag

Yesterday was insanely busy, we left the house at 9.30 and got home after 7pm after visiting various friends and then going to a dinner time soft play party. Joy of joys! I got home and just collapsed so no flying done apart from the dishwasher on and dh hung the washing up.

Hopefully today will be less hectic!

Good morning all! I am feeling a bit ropey this morning. (Gynae "ishews".) Waiting to hear from hosp, need further examination and might have to have op brought forward (which would wreak havoc with Christmas plans). Oh well.

I don't know why because I was fairly on top of it at the beginning of the week but house is a total pit again - dh seems to have emptied out his cases in multiple locations throughout the house - and kitchen floor is shocking! Going to tackle that first I think.

Oops - pressed send too soon!

Wing flaps to everyone else and hope you and Cagletini/Rowan are having a lovely snuggle Cag and that you are getting as much rest as humanly poss in circs xxx

Thank you all ❤️💐
We got home yesterday evening - amazed to be back so soon as they had said I'd have to stay in at least 24hrs as per the policy for gestational diabetes, but she was feeding well and passed her blood sugar checks so all good!

Induction was horrendous TBH, so much more knackered from that than the birth itself. Feeling quite wobbly but ok considering really.

Wow Cag that is amazing that you are home already!! Much nicer to be in familiar surroundings although do take it very, very steady! Bet the Caglets are thrilled!! It sounds as though you went through rather an ordeal so do take it very gently! And if you don't mind me saying - anyway you know this better than me - watch out for infamous day 3 as it can be tough on one's mh (I went a bit loopy frankly and felt very very flat - recovered fairly quickly thereafter (think it is wierd hormone thing) - but remember it like it was yesterday and was rather shocked by it at the time )!! Hope not the same for you but do take things very, very gently especially as your nights will be so interrupted xxxxxxxx [flower] Enjoy your lovely family and congratulations again!!

Ta da:
animals
emptied dw
swept and washed kitchen floor as it was driving me nuts!
thought about tonight's supper ... although that hasn't translated in to any action atm!
folded and put away a load of clean laundry (although noticing most drawers need a proper clear out)
sorted hosp. appt
started ... slowly ... on boudoir ....

Yes day 3 is hell for me also so I think tomorrow (as evening baby) I will have to be careful! With the other two I was still in hospital at that point and it was just horrendous on top of the hormone changes. So I am very relieved that I can be snuggled up and not having the extra anxiety caused by being in a busy noisy room full of other mums and babies (I had actually put some money aside to pay for a private room this time if I needed - would be totally worth it). And being able to use my own bath etc.

She is still asleep now, she's definitely suffering with trapped wind bless her (so much for breastfed babies not having this issue ) so last night was errrrm difficult!

I would feel exactly the same Cag about busy hospital environment v quiet and privacy of home!! And yy to one's own bathroom!!

Poor thing re: trapped wind! Hope that is short-lived! And sleep when you can xxx

Have just had v nice peaceful lunch with dh which was lovely save for the fact that he was struggling to stay awake (getting up time in S.USA) but if he can push through now he should be half human for the weekend poor bloke.

Have a good one everybody!

Long term lurker here. But just had to post and say that your baby girl is absolutely gorgeous Cagliostro! Congratulations 💐

Glad you're all doing well cag and home so soon, that's great news

Ta das
daily routine
decluttered top of dressing table
decluttered last bit of bottom of wardrobe
swish and swipe toilet
got few bits from the shop
picked up parcel
dh made cakes with dd

to do
make dinner
ice cakes with dd
do online food shop for monday as won't have time to go to the supermarket,, which also means I need to meal plan...

Glad you're all doing well cag and home so soon, that's great news

Ta das
daily routine
decluttered top of dressing table
decluttered last bit of bottom of wardrobe
swish and swipe toilet
got few bits from the shop
picked up parcel
dh made cakes with dd

to do
make dinner
ice cakes with dd
do online food shop for monday as won't have time to go to the supermarket,, which also means I need to meal plan...

Wow, home with your family all together - how lovely Cag There is not much sleep to be had with a newborn but hospitals certainly do not help.

Flying-wise, laundry was dried outside today and the washing-up status quo has been maintained after tea. That's the highlight, really.

Sorry you are not feeling great Handy/SC, waves to foxes and notquiteperfect. Links next.

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

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Baby-step no 28 - take care of yourself

No zone work or missions at the weekends – woo hoo, enjoy!

The daily focus for Saturday is: family fun day

The monthly habit for October paper clutter

daily reminders

Good morning fledglings! Had our usual large weekend breakfast here so I have more washing up to do and could probably run the dishwasher full of plates already

Today I am planning on enforcing order on the front room (lounge/diner, we only have one room!) and doing some ironing. May make some headway on DD's room too, we are still in the midst of a large clothing declutter and need to declutter some of my own too.

Think I will make a list of cupboards and drawers to be worked on over the next few weeks before Christmas.

Hope you are having lots of lovely snuggles, Cag

Aw thank you notquite and lovely to meet a lurker!

So I'm all alone with the little one, DH has taken the Caglets to Tesco for a top up shop. Including lots of yummy things I hadn't been allowed to eat while pregnant like pate :o

Got a load of clean laundry to sort through as it all built up while DH and I were at the hospital. Will see if she actually lets me put her down though I don't want to anyway because she is too snuggly

Waves to Cotswold!

Start of the holidays! Yay! But we are a bit of a sorry lot this morning - all a bit shattered - and we're having a v v slow start. Furry seems to sense we are not quite ourselves and is visiting each of us in turn and licking our faces in sympathetic fashion while we all just flop! He is behaving like a concerned mother hen

Must rouse myself and do quick supermarket run and run wms. And I am totally with you on the pre-Christmas drawer clearing Cotswold! All of a sudden, they all seem to be in need of a good clean and clear out.

Have a good weekend one and all!

X post Cag! Oh how lovely to be on your own just you and the baby, however briefly xx.

Wing flaps to everyone else!

Hello all. Hope you are getting on ok Cag. Enjoy all your nice food again . Sorry to hear you are feeling rubbish SC/handy. Hello to NotQuitePerfect and foxes. Thanks for links Cotswold. Big wing flaps to all.

Ta da:-
At in laws and so far having a nice time although heading into the grumpy part of the day .
Nice day out at farm park type place
Picked pumpkins for Halloween .
Done a bit of mandatory study
Also went to my very first adult parkrun

To do:-
More study
Amazon order
Either Strictly or the pub depending on how keen in laws are to babysit. Won’t be too upset to watch Strictly instead as I never actually end up watching it at home, always end up doing jobs instead.

Why is it so relaxing at in laws and not relaxing at my parents ?!

I am bit up n down.lil zoo is 10 tom(double figures.my baby(sobs))
So busy as dp defied me and bought loads gifts i now stuck sneaky wrapping(we got kittens in may on understanding were early gift...)am i being mean or is he being a tit overriding what we told her.want the kittens when tiny you wont get much on actual birthday?
Anyhoo.plod on and all that
Dd2 back at school mon
Lil zoo birth cert needs go to new school mon and sort start date
Ds back at school tues

Place a total crapfest..dd2 has developed a very nasty habit of dumping stuff EVERYWHERE one if sofas is buried.2dining table chairs(good job seats 6).no bedroom floor.half a bed.shoes all over bloody place(sigh)
She help at community cafe and jumbke was on.they gave her whatever she wantef.we now have two huge bags crap incl a lamp with buttons stuck on it.huge marble rollercoaster set.clothes more suited granny than 13 yr old.cassete recoerder with no cassette.filofax for 2015.jewellry.photo frames galore
more mess

Dp was off yesterday so go lil zoo cake(sainsbo sell my lil pony cake with no milk listed on ingredients)
Btw she see. The film and LOVED it..

Must do some washing at very least
Dd1 visiting tomorrow and dp workibg til 230pm(on sleepover)

cag sometimes its what you eat makes breastfed babies gassy some are just wind monsters anyway
Ds clung to his gas like ive never seen before screaming n knees up but refusing to let go.i found walking up n down stairs rub his back with his head over my shoulder moved things(towel down my back in case if follow thru)
Take it steady my love(and come chat with us)
sc hugs.lady issues a pita😞

Babyyyyyyyy!

Congrats cag

I want one that small! How do i shrink mine back do you reckon?

Ta Da

Hide from mess

To Do

Hide from mess

We cant shrink them back
Want lil one have to grow a shiny new one.....