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!

Bower, what a shame about your country living show. Great news on amount of money raised zoo . Big wing flaps to everyone else. Was working all day yesterday so no flying but hoping to get back on it today. Both DDs grumpy this morning so hoping to leave on time for school run to reduce / contain the grumpiness slightly!

Ooh I missed that about your fund-raising Zoo many congrats indeed!

(Sorry, barely keeping up with thread properly this month!)

All very grumpy here too Toostressy. It is very very dull and raining here. Furry stuck his nose out of front door and turned around and went straight back to his bed which leaves me more time to do home bleugh - oh joy - strong coffee and large pointy stuck required I think.

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No excuses sc
My cbt switch to telephone chat so now instead of dull damp brisk walk ahead of me its tidy up time... cant decide which wouldve been preferrable

To do

Tidy up

To not do

Buy more christmas presents

Afresh .

To do:-
Pop into work to get some stuff signed off. Will take hours, may not achieve it and means chances of getting anything else done is slim. Sigh.

Hi all! I lost you all!

Ta das
Dishwasher on
Some food shopping but had to abandon early due to crying toddler. Story of my life!
Got fuel

To do
Home bleugh
Daily routine

Also:

Declutter in living room
Living room hot spots
Swish and swipe toilet

Morning all. Tired today but quite pleased as I managed to get Cagletini to actually sleep on her back rather than propped up on my arm. I've adjusted her sleeping bag as it was too big round the arms and I was worried about her either slipping inside it or rolling off my arm and covering her face etc. Anxiety central so I need to get her sleeping on her back next to me instead. Maybe one day she will sleep in her Moses basket before she outgrows it #hollowlaugh

We also went to bed at 9 and managed a little more sleep overall. I managed to order more presents and a sling that I hope will suit me better than the ones I've tried from friends - stretchy slip on rather than wrapping and knotting, and both shoulders rather than one taking the weight.

Felt more human today so put a wash on (cushions... yesterday there was a salsa incident...) I did spelling and maths and we all pitched in tidying up the living room. I've also started sorting the change bag and buggy.

Got an hour until friends arrive (haircut and play date) need to get dressed sort bathroom and eat lunch!

cag that is an amazing amount acheived with such a small baby! Hats off to you. How is your health now I'm afraid I haven't kept up very well recently.

ta das
hoovered downstairs
mopped downstairs
daily routine done
emptied kitchen bin
dusted downstairs furniture
polished mirror in living room
attempted to polish TV - how do you even do that? glass spray?
decluttered living room toy box
put out living room hot spots
made lunch for me and ds (he actually ate a tuna sandwich - hooray! He doesn't usually really do lunch which means too many snacks before dinner)
swish and swipe downstairs loo
changed towels
changed dd bed sheets

to do
dusting upstairs
hoovering upstairs
mop bathroom
polish mirrors upstairs
bottles to bottle bank / leaflets to recycling / bag of clothes to recycling

Here's a question - if your 3 year old and / or 1 year old had got hold of your purse and removed a driving licence - where do you think they might put it?! (I wasn't allowed to buy a bottle of wine in the supermarket today!)

foxes, I wish I had the answer. I had a similar issue and never found it. Had to replace it (surprisingly easy online).

DVD player, the smallest tiniest cracks usually between floor boards so it disappears into dark and treatous depths of darkness

not got much done today but did get a pair of work boots for wearing with skirt and tights. Heels a bit higher than i wanted (or have had in years) but the fit was ok which is a minor miracle so I got them on the basis the price was right, the fit was ok and I can learn to walk in high high heels again for around the office.

Just waiting to hear if car be dead or resucable and considering if I cba to do ought.

foxes if your 1 year old anything like mine in the bin, and if your 3 year old is like my 4 year old it will be in a bag or purse of hers

Foxes posted through or in to the letter box or "posted" in to any toy with suitable aperture??

foxes mine would put in bin.in there box of "treasures" (favourite toys)in crate with play food(a la credit card) or dvd player....

Been a crazy day

Tadas
Fed cats
Fed zoolets.pack ups
Wipe bath n sink
Bleach lav
Wash on
School run
Clean bathroom windiws
Wipe side bath and radiator
Sort stuffs of zoolet ablution stuff removing empty pots etc
Littertray
Recycling n bins emptied and put at kerb
Quick blitz front room
Clean liv room windows as super cat slobbery(yuk)
Clear hallway(put away stray shies into crate.hang up coats etc)
Wipe hall floor
Cbt call was positive
Whizzed through the veg for tomorrows knit and natter dinner at church
Saw depressed friend.took her home and made her soup
See dd1 .she wanted grab bit xmas shop then our ritual trip to aldi together
Dash back dump shop.pick up lil zoo(got soaked)
Put shop away and wave off dd1
Dropped parsnips at friend organising tom dinner(asdas were super scrawny by all accounts)
I am now home wet cold and realise ive not had time to eat anything yet today!!

Tea tonight pasta with veggies n cheese(tired n cba) fruit cocktail(zoolets are such sophisticated lil urchins)and jelly(pots not had time make it from cubes)

To do
Tea
Flop in tired heap n watch crap tv
I may clear up tea things.i may not....

zoo you have clearly not trained your zoolets correctly. Just divie up the cubes and let them eat as is

Car collected with warning it might need to go back
braved the supermarkets - 2 of them
Been put to bed by ds as I am clearly unwell because I went clothes shopping today

Next on the to do list - early night

Ta da:
animals
polished DD shoes
ironed DD uniform
packed DD lunch
emptied wm
collected dirt laundry from all over house and carried it down to basement
sorted laundry
four loads laundry (2 hung up/2 TD)
tidied and cleaned kitchen thoroughly
prepped and started veal casserole which hadn't got made this w/e (brown veal from butcher with good meat provenance btw; not that awful blanched stuff from very young animal)
s %s bathroom more thoroughly than usual
one reluctant furry walk (he doesn't like rain)
wrapped two presents, wrote two cards, packed two parcels and posted at po, collected another parcel.
tidied up pit of play/TV room and sitting/dining room
cleared up hallways
did only 3 X 15 mins in boudoir but better than most
collected DD in car from school because it was raining and she has a bad cold
just about to serve up supper

Oops forgot ...
emptied DW
stripped and made beds that again, didn't get gone at w/e

To do tomorrow: floors!

Nice work sc
My tea is now ready(whoo hoo)
Chuffin cold here(throws extra logs on fire in naughty corner)
hills doh
Why dudnt i think of that?!i have many a happy memory of pinching cubes jelly when ment be breakin into pyrex jug for a trifle ((sighs and feels nostalgic))

ds counts jelly cubes as sweets . next time zoo, next time

I suspect my love of wine gums/midget gems started from my love affair with jelly cubes❤

tadas

more washing
ddog to vet (results of blood test on Thursday so will see if there is anything else major wrong with him)
lots of tap (trying to catch up on missed weeks)
Dutch
students
same old, same old

Too lazy to do any decluttering. Dh is away, coming back for a day, then off again, coming back for the weekend then off to China until 22 December. I'm feeling sorry for myself as with all the dcs gone, it's lonely in the house.

Thanks foxes health is odd at the mo - totally thrown by the whole gallbladder thing as it's made me really anxious all the time about what I can eat or if I'll be in pain etc, yet I'm actually doing OK really. :)

ta da
✔️maths and spellings
✔️washed and dried salsa covered cushions
✔️collected rubbish
✔️put away all clothes
✔️general tidy in lounge
✔️clean bathroom sink
✔️had haircut
✔️struggle to vacuum hair up
✔️read to both Caglets
✔️put wash on
✔️arranged shopping date with friends
✔️sorted changing bag and buggy tidy (need to clean basket underneath though... I think some food was put under there...)
✔️brought baby to bed before 10pm... Haven't managed to sleep myself though :(
✔️got to taekwondo and the biggest achievement of the day was that we walked there AND BACK!!! This is a huge deal as I have struggled greatly with this in the past but it felt so much easier today :)

Hi all - sorry these links are so late - fell asleep earlier!

The summary for Tues 28th 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. 28 for Tues 28th is here. Taking care of ourselves: drinking water, eating well, taking regular breaks and getting enough sleep.

We are in Zone 5 this week: The Living Room, Den, Family Room (November 26-30) here.

Spend 15 mins decluttering the current zone.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list for Zone 5 (if you are at that stage) is here.

Tuesday's mission is here. Spend 15 mins getting rid of anything that does not belong in your sitting room.

The daily focus for Tuesday is planning.

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.

Small steps everyone!

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Congratulations on a very productive Flying day everyone!

That's a fabulous list achieved Cag esp with a newborn! Fingers crossed you don't have any more gallbladder attacks (apparently some people only have one or two and then it settles).

Hope your dog is ok Longtime. And "same here" to "same old" "same old", being too lazy to declutter and travelling dh!! (Are you me? ) No wonder you feel the house feels empty with your dh travelling so much - that's a very long trip to China - must be tough. Would suggest you come around here this week but we have (a) builders turning up again tomorrow morning and (b) dd has nasty cold which I think I am harbouring too and prob not a good idea to share our microbes. Looking forward to meeting up asap thereafter though!

Zoo Thanks for much needed pointy stick! I absolutely adore wine gums and midget gems too!!! Congrats on cracking list achieved too! (I don't know how you manage to help so many people AND do house work AND cooking - tis v impressive.) Love a good parnsip - always buy them when I see them in supermarket here - keep being asked by Belgians at the check-out what to do with them!!

Hope you found your driving licence Foxes !! I just use a plain microfibre cloth to dust telly screen but others may have better suggestions. Well done re: long list achieved!

Arf at your ds putting you to bed Hills

Hope you managed to have a lunch break today Bowerbird

Waves to Afreshstart, Cotswold CallmeCordelia, Honu Rosa FlyingJellyfish Ponzsu and everyone else I have missed!

Most of my work in the house is about to be destroyed again tomorrow morning when the builders turn up. Although they are all very nice blokes; I am beginning to hate their presence almost to a pathological degree which is a bit wierd I must admit. Added to which, I saved up my usual Mon "work" work for Tues, so that I could escape to office and be out of builders' way, but it looks like dd may be off school tomorrow with very bad cold/bordering on flu so may need to be home after all. We'll see ...

G'night all again!