Lost the plot with clutter? Want sparkle(r)s in your sink? Come Fly with flare on the November Fledgling thread!

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If you are strugging with C.H.A.O.S. (can't have anyone over syndrome) and S.T.U.F.F. (something that undermines family fun) then this is the thread where we (loosely) follow the step-by-step Flylady housekeeping system (in our own, unique, relaxed style) with lots of chat, support and and along the way.

This is where, from the first of the month (seriously, HOW is it November already?!), we follow – loosely – the rules of FlyLady [see website here ]. (Pls ignore the barftastic language, and we suggest NOT signing up to the emails as there are rather a lot of them. All the info you need will be posted here on a daily basis.)

Helpful info on getting started here!.

We adopt a three-pronged approach:

-start or repeat baby steps

• repeat baby steps + do 15 mins a day decluttering in the current zone or area (yes, just 15 mins focused work a day makes a difference!)

and/or

• reinforce babysteps and do daily missions if you have finished decluttering.

[And if you are really enthusiastic and have finished decluttering - you can go on to detailed deep cleaning in each zone.]

NB
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 not only welcome to join in but positively encouraged to do so!

Another NB
Start where you are. There is no need to worry about being perfect – perfectionism = paralysis! There is no such thing as ‘falling behind’ with FlyLady, if you miss anything, just move on and continue as normal the next day.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Good luck!

Good luck sc
Welcome back rosa

I think I will have to adapt the Friday daily habit to become clearing out the buggy and changing bag! Sooo much random crap gets shoved in the basket 😱

cag dd2 had spent the morning at the in laws, that afternoon I thought I’d replenish the changebag supplies and a pair of my knickers were in there haha nothing was mentioned but they were sat at the top of the bag so couldn’t be missed haha

:o I just removed knickers from mine the other day!😂 I thought I might need spares in case of yet more heavy bleeds but thankfully it's all calmed down now 😳😳

A pack of maternity pads did fly out of the buggy onto the floor of the bus yesterday though. Glamourous this motherhood lark isn't it!

rosa welcome back
sc good luck

I am so glad i decended into sandman territory at stupid oclock as dd2 wad up substantial part night cry with ears(sigh)hopefully as cold subsides it will pass(prays on gands n knees) so i am so not rocking the zombie mum look today...

Tadas
Pack ups
Breakfasts
Chivvying ds/lil zoo without commiting murder
School run
Face plant bed with dd2 for ehat i can only call fitful sleep.feel worse than i sleefirst thing.heyho.onwards n upwards n all that

Time feed cats and contemplate lunch
Bathrooms in need a good seeing to this pm

Zoo, we're both zombies today. Hope your DD gets better soon.

We're just back from the doctors clutching some antibiotics for DS. Severe ear and throat infection.

No Flying today, I'm not even dressed! 😳 I just want to sit and eat. And eat and eat. Super hungry today.

Hi all! I'm in a bad mood. The children are grumpy. Dd had a huge strop about a toothbrush this morning. I went to help my mum at the supermarket and ds was a nightmare. He woke up from his nap early. Funeral tomorrow and I'm feeling really anxious about speaking at it. Just really want it done now because I'm sure that's why I've been so grumpy this week

Anyway hope all went well with the various trades people sc!

I've done nothing apart from buy a few things from the shop and even then I forgot the cat food and couldn't find a lightbulb for the bathroom.

So...to do
Declutter
Daily routine
Clean washing machine
Swish and swipe bathroom
See about ordering lightbulb online as might have more success!

Big hugs foxes x

Ooh good luck sc. Hope it all comes together.

Tada

Got showered, dressed etc
Student
Put on one load of washing (still in machine)
Continuing to work through this stupid Dutch presentation
Procrastinating by reading stuff on here despite knowing how urgent it is to get this finished!

Yep, and that's it!

I'm off to the UK tomorrow for a unexpected trip as dd needs to get to an open day in Bournemouth then back to Canterbury as she leaves for Amsterdam on the Sunday. As I'll be going straight from Dutch (dh is coming to collect me) I need to have everything ready tonight! So,

To do

Finish and go over stupid Dutch (need at least five hours!!)
Buy dog food
Put out washing
Pack
Stop faffing

Hugs to foxes

Foxes you have every right to feel grumpy

Thanks for all the good wishes about the bathroom everyone. It went ok I think. Work starts properly at crack of sparrows tomorrow. Planning on early night as I feel cream crackered now.

Longtime I think you deserve a mother of the year award for across the Channel chauffeuring services!!

Hope the abs kick in soon CallmeCordelia and yr ds recovers quickly.

Sorry your DD2 is suffering with her ears again Zoo

Hope you have enjoyed a bit of happy noshing today Cag!

And that your day went well Toostressy

Hills (and anyone else with teen) quick q - how do you handle home time deadlines? DD was 15 mins late tonight (after agreed later home time ifysim). Not a partic prob as she kept me informed but we have had issues with this of late and I don't want it to escalate. Do you impose sanctions ie 15 mins after agreed time = 30 mins loss of phone or something? Or do you let it go? I am trying to emphasise the need to build trust!!

Arf at inadvertent in-law knicker exposure Rosa

New item on my to do list... write S list (I do love a list) of everything baby might need in the next year or so. Turns out local mothercare is closing down and they have an EPIC sale. Like literally ALL clothing and loads of toys etc. So I'm planning to basically sort her entire wardrobe in 3-6, 6-9 and 9-12m, and get a few other bits too!

I have had a few issues with ds going missing. Mostly due to being oblivious to social convention and partly being a stuborn teen. He was given warnings that if he continued/did again then he would be grounded with no technology. He knows I will impose and stick to it and today he not only agreed plans with required details before school but checked his curfew after school and came back early. It is an up hill struggle and I am sure in a month or sure he will have forgotten and we get to play this game again. But I would give warnings. BUT i don't mind him being late to a point if I know where I am, but if he or I ring and I say home now it is expected and not negotiable. Mostly I just want to know where he is to be safe and if he is on top of homework there is wiggle room for curfews. If that makes any sense?

sc dep on why she late.if its reasonable im late because transport etc and kerp informed id run with that.if its pushing luck i think i might be tempted ask her home early(back 15 mins late.home 15 mins early tom).might not work for you but worked on dd2.well done re bathroom!
foxes big hugs and best wishes for tomorrow.will be thinking of you.xx
callme bless.ear and throat issues with kids are bain my existance.((offers sympathies))
cag you know you are working o/t making milk.if that turns you into a raging scoffer id ram with the best of them!!!oooh to mothercare sale.hope you find some good bargains

Again i am totally zonked out
Zoolets had homemade tuna fishcakes fir tea with cucumber and cherry tomatoes.tinned fruit cocktail and couple biscuits

I shall be needing to inspect inside my eyelids shortly

Hello all, no advice SC as that stage feels like forever away .

Will be thinking of you tomorrow foxes. Callme, for your DS.

Cag, mothercare scale definitely requires a list .

Am chuckling at various things falling out of bags and pushchairs (sorry).

Am in two minds whether I was right to put off the work I could have done but I did get a fair bit done in the house thanks to it.

Ta da:-
General house tidy and decluttered a few bits as I did that - some of DD2’s clothes and a few books and threw out some kitchen spices.
Few bags to charity shop
Checked about booking tickets for a local pantomime
Bought bread and food for tonight

However, did not achieve a children in need outfit for DD1 so am officially in the bad books. Shops in local town sold out of almost everything and she is now telling me she desperately wanted to wear a Pudsey onesie tomorrow .

Big wing flaps to all. DH working late so just trying to settle DD1 then going to sort out te.

zoo you absolute angel you! Thank you

Fibro kicked my butt today so I decluttered the tv box of recordings. It is the kind of flying I like sometimes

foxes hope it goes OK tomorrow, will be thinking of you.

Sorry to be so quiet again DD has been ill this week and had a day off school. We also overslept one day and she was late That hardly ever happens but she coped with it really well.

At 10.00pm tonight, she then announced that she could take some stuff in to school tomorrow (that she hadn't mentioned before) and this didn't go down too well with me 'cos we'd been out all night and were already trying to bake at the time! So life running super-smoothly as ever here

has been consumed, will add to the shopping list for tomorrow.

Pudsey onesies were in Asda earlier this week if that's any help Stressy, adult sizes only and they were £12. DD is wearing spots for school tomorrow despite this year's theme being bright neon stuff

hills sounds like my kind of decluttering!!
toostressy i also got caught out with too late to get anything.luckily lil zoo isnt super fussed(phew)
*foxes! Be gentle with yourself today and thru the weekend.a tough day ahead my love.best wishes big hugs and be in our thoughts and prayers.xx

Tada
Awake....thats an achievement given dd2 night howling(sigh)
Must get up and get lil zoo and ds sorted for school.think gp trip for dd2 today is on the cards...
I can hear some movement so assume lil zoo took upon self get tablet and play quiet so mum can catch extrs zzzzz.bless
Have meet her teacher afterschool see how shes settled in
Cheery wingflaps to all

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The summary for Friday 17th 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. 17 for Fri 17th is here. The now infamous baby-step about setting a bed-time and sticking to it!

We are in Zone 3 this week: The Main Bathroom and One Extra Room (November 12-18) 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.

Friday's mission is here. With cold & flu season approaching, wipe down as many phones, doorknobs, light switches with anti-bacterial cleaner as you can in 15 mins!

The daily focus for Fri is decluttering purses/handbags/cars + date night.

The monthly habit for November is menu planning here!

Flykid's challenge: here (hopefully continually renewing itself).

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

Holiday missions here!

TGIF!!

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Omg

Feel so drained! The lergy seems to have cleared though.

Ds slept through last night for the first time in i cant even remember how long. Maybe more than a month? He is 13months old and never been good sleeper. Others were never like this!

Sleep deprivation back log.

zoo work situation has been ok, will be working til midish december depending on holidays. Then ill be a SAHM! Any advice on this anyone?

I have purchased a sylvanian family for dd for christmas and am toying between the cedar house and the big beechwood one. I think ill go with the smaller though incase she turns out not that into it! I gave her a leaflet i go to look through and she circled all the baby animals, all the prams etc

Ta da

Dryer on
Little ds fed

A late congratulations cag , how old is baby now?

Thanks for welcoming me back everyone! I was working last night and didn’t get chance to update, but I managed to get rid of a bag of plastic tat from the playroom whilst the older 2 were at school - sssshhhhh, they’ll never know

Delivering Christmas pressies today - December is stupidly busy so I have been doing a little bit of my shopping and wrapping already.

Ta da
Full cup of coffee and catch up on mn in peace while oh is battling with toddler downstairs heehee

To do
Basic routines
Laundry room task from yesterday
Deliver Xmas pressies
Pick up xmas pressies from shop
Measure ds for suit
Finish ordering Xbox pictures
Work again this evening