New year, new organisation! Fledglings fly in 2018.

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

Hello all and Happy New Year!

A warm welcome to the January Flylady thread. This is a lovely friendly thread where we loosely follow the Flylady system (see the Flylady website) in the hope of having organised homes and lives.

Every day the thread leader (me this month) posts links and missions from the Flylady site and also some friendly (!) personal comments. This is quite a ‘talky’ thread but we try our hardest not to be cliquey and new members are very welcome! Typically there are a lot of new members in January so I will do my best to keep track of everybody .

Old members, as you know there have been a few issues with links at times so if there is some chopping and changing over the month with the links then that is why. Please note that Flylady is (understandably) keen for people to click on her site so please do have a look around the site and the links.

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.

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 sure lots of you have New Years Resolutions to be organised and to declutter, as I do every year . Be kind to yourselves and careful not to crash and burn!

I am risking making two:-
Go to bed at 11pm unless decent reason why not.
Spend less time on my phone.

Here are the links for Monday 1st Jan. although I am linking these then if you are treating today as a holiday (as much as is possible in real life anyway!) then feel free to take today off.

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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).

I’m afraid I start the year confused . I’ve just looked on the Flylady website and the link to the zone and missions is here which indicates we will be in zone 5 which is the living room. I would have thought the month starts in zone 1 but I know this has happened before, I think SC explained? TBH after Xmas I think most living rooms could use a bit of work so it won’t hurt . Apologies if this is confusing.

Re. zones, do what works for you. I don’t always stick to the zones myself and do what works best at the time, with varying degrees of success!

Spend 15 mins decluttering, or whatever you can manage, in Zone 5.

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

daily focus

missions for the week

Flykids mission

January’s habit is shining your sink.

beginner babysteps.

Happy flying everyone.
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afresh ds is obsessed with our dishwasher. He has to empty it when we open it and he likes to fling plates on the floor before you can catch him. Consequently I try to only unload it when he is asleep!! hills I didn't think of fire risk if you are out / asleep - thanks.

Ta das
Picked up invitations
Unloaded and loaded dishwasher
Put dinner in slow cooker
Emptied kitchen bin
Tidied toys away

To do
Declutter kitchen
Kitchen throwing away mission!
Swish and swipe downstairs loo
Change dd bed sheet as she says there was wee on it

What else? Need to check my earlier list!

Finish daily routine

first but need to make.it decaff I'vehad too many today!

Thankyou foxes that is most discouraging! Especially as our youngest dc appear to be the same child

I've just noticed your namechange afresh
None too observant so not sure how long you've had it!!

I also want a dishwasher/no money/space for one
To put us both off the old one at schooline used go to wasn't cleaned n stank like sulphur(boak) when they opened it
yes I did try discourage zoolets having snack

Tada
Shop with friend
Peel n boil potatoes for tonight's tea
Rang dentist n book zoolets in for half term
Attacked my wool stash(and picked out a hat pattern to make for D's)
Folded dry washing and put away
Fed kits lunch
Made fishcakes and pop fridge to chill

I am now giving myself 45 mins orf to knit.then time get lil zoo...

Tea tonight
Salmon and tarragon fishcakes.sugarsnal peas and carrots
Raspberry and apple crumble

Just need to do the upstairs stuff now but don't want to wake ds up so leaving it for now.

Have done my kitchen decluttering and found some bits to take to the food bank when I go to the supermarket later. Which has also reminded me I still haven't sent those bras off for that charity! Will add to my constantly growing to do list...

Can hear ds waking up...

Ta da

Me and 3dc up fed dressed out 840
Casserole from slow cooker now in fridge
Breakfast table cleared and cleaned
Washer on x3
Dryer on x3
3 uniforms ironed
2 packed lunches made
School run done
Bins empty
All dry washin away
Hall swept
Hall mopped
Bathroom swept
2 pairs trainers in the wash
Kitchen swept
Dds craft stuff put away
Clean towels in bathroom
Highchair scrubbed

Name change only today zoo

Ds is finally ready to declutter his training gear so that will be going and returning space due to no longer having to store it I'd say I was sad to see it go but tbh i have no real feelings on it any more. As ds said it was good whilst it was good.

ta da
several loads of washing
some folding
moved the BRC back into the spare bedroom
pulled out the cooker and cleaned behind it
hoovered lounge
created a large bag of charity shop bits
Create a bag of bits to be returned to ds' dad's

Done some other bits and bobs but meh brain is on fuck it mode and doesn't care to remember

Hello all, not read thread yet. Finished work late then traffic terrible and am out for a meal tonight . Will be on later with links and a quick catch up. X

Oops writing in a rush. Sorry for unMumsnetty kiss .

I caught it !

Well I don't need the pointy stick.
Can't believe it but I went to bed with the thought that I would get up and do ironing. I did think about it at 7:30am but wait till 9. I did all the ironing and put it away after every five items. So all away. Bed changed with help. Later DH leant over banister and watched me taking books off shelf and vacuum them I couldn't believe the cheek of him. I told him to go away if he wasn't going to help instead of watching me. I was boiling mad. He went downstairs. He came back up after I ranted and called him a rude word and reminded him I shouldn't be near dust! He helped me and we have done the lot six shelves! Every book off, shelf dusted, books dusted or vacuumed or both and put back in a better order. Some removed for school or charity shop/ hospice. Not many but a few means the others fit. Vacuumed downstairs and fire lit this morning.
Kitchen tomorrow. Oh and I made roasted red pepper, tomato and basil soup while doing bookcase😁

Have you noticed how much flying we are all doing in January?
I think we are all cracking this flying.

Another slow day as I've been out from 8.30 til 6... only got the dishwasher refilled and on. Definitely don't ask me to put you off dishwashers, I love mine so much, it's only the washing machine that comes above it in my mind of appliances I couldn't live without, and that's including the fridge and freezer 😂
Cag - hooray for the extra sleep, 6 hours in one go is amazing!
I'm back at work tomorrow (starting a new business, so it's all hands on deck before our launch next week 😬), although I do have a dentist appointment to go to first 😭
Hope everyone else is ok 😊

Good luck at dentist whispers
Bower you go girl!!!deffofor you.impressed with soup and decluttering!!take it steady tho.dont want you making yourself worse

The kitchen is a bit cleaner and more under control. It's getting easier to stick to daily habits, and both fridge-freezers are cleaner and tidier. I went shopping with a list! Small bookcase with cookbooks, healthy eating, decorating, diy, has been unearthed from heaps of charity bags that come through the letterbox, the as yet untouched mending pile, and the "may come in useful" stack of cardboard boxes. Floor blobs wiped, but still a long way to go.

Hello all, back from meal but I apologise, am too tired for lots of personals. Big wing flaps to everyone, links next...

Hello to Tidy

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

We are in zone 2 this week which is
the kitchen.

Please have a look through the information on the website at the relevant zones as I know Flylady is keen that we do look at the website.

Spend 15 mins decluttering, or whatever you can manage, 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

January’s habit is shining your sink.

beginner babysteps.

old holiday clean up missions

Happy flying everyone.
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Evening all :)

Hills your description of the squeaky plates makes me want to cry 😳🙉 I absolutely hate the feel of the crockery out of the dishwasher, in fact one of the reasons I’m training the Caglets to put the washing up away is so that when we move (mum has promised to buy us a DW! ❤️) it can be their job to unload it! Happy to load, wash up etc but oh god the squeakiness makes me want to dunk myself in hand cream (except most hand creams make me feel funny too, so it’s Norwegian formula or nothing)

ta da
✅got organised for trip out with snacks, water bottles etc. Seemed to take all morning though and we missed the bus!
✅DD occupational therapy appt, really useful, wrote down ideas throughout.
✅DD has new tap shoes (although I sat in Costa feeding the baby while the others went :o)
✅started planning our summer holiday
✅two towel washes, now in dryer
✅did my first survey thing online for months, as I got an email saying my account would expire, hopefully that’s a good kick start as I want to do more this year to earn a few quid
✅spellings and maths
✅tried a times tables game on the train. They’re definitely getting more comfortable with ‘work’, I’m so pleased with their progress ⭐️
✅phoned author about her new manuscript, she’s sending me the first bit soon to type up, this was a great earner last time so yay money!
✅cancelled tomorrow’s lesson, or rather generously said “do you want to leave it this week” 😳 they are super busy this week anyway and it gives me breathing space so better all round (just need to not be in the position next week where I’m just as panicky)
✅arranged future lesson times for loads of friends. Things will be busy. I’m quite nervous TBH as no idea how it’ll work with the baby, they are mostly very good friends though so will cuddle her, or not be bothered if I keep her in the sling or stop to feed etc. But I’m still very apprehensive and desperately hoping it won’t be too much for us as a family. Because money. And it does seem to make a difference to the pupils too :)

Funnily enough Cag the only hand cream I can tolerate is Norwegian too. Rest is too slimy. Not a fan of lip balm type stuff or sand. But I have a whole collection of sensory issues. Just don't ask me about electrical equipment that buzzes or hums...

Morning all
Not a sensory thing just a dermititis fucked up skin thing. But I like Norwegian formula.only cream that don't just sit their all slimey and doing nothing...

I digress
Tada
Kits fed
Wash on
About make breakfast

Kids next door up at 6:10 and dad shouting at them just as I was about to doze off as been awake since 4:20am. Slamming van doors at 6:55am so must be in a bad mood😤 never mind I can nap later as still off school. DH out from lunchtime till late as doing a favour for friend. Ended up a bigger favour than expected - driving to next county to Thirsk😳

Plan for today
Sleep( no just joking)
Sort, declutter and tidy hall stuff as bookcase area looks so lovely now at top of stairs it has spurred me on to organise the rest.
15 in the dungeon of doom( craft room) plus 15 in afternoon. Starting a daily 15 mins to find my way in( and hopefully out) for rest of January.
Tidy Rayburn.

Been debating for hours whether to not have Aga/Rayburn in new kitchen. Plans drawn up without but I really loved it on. DH wouldn't get old one fixed and now I think I should have ignored him and used it. We hardly ever sit in kitchen because it is cold. It used to be so lovely and cosy. I have a lovely green and brass cooker which I don't want to get rid of but should I swap for new/ reconditioned Aga. Decisions, decisions! If I don't have one they could do kitchen in Feb half term. They are a bit quite at present but have orders for later in year. Hmm. The kitchen is expensive but they do everything which DH likes the sound of. It will be such a change. Less cluttered look.

Morning all

Ta da

Dryer on
Small two dc fed

I would love to have my kitchen done! We decorated and new floor when bought the house but the actual layout isnt working for us. However if we cant afford a dishwasher we certainly cant afford a kitchen!

Morning all 😊

Sat in the dentist waiting room 😬

Cag - my children do dancing too, they have both got a couple of exams at the beginning of February 😊 DD has ballet and modern and DS has ballet and tap. It's so expensive, especially with two of them 😱

Bower - new kitchen sounds great! We have vague plans for a new kitchen too, but it's probably a few years off yet, DH is painfully slow at DIY and won't ever just pay someone else to do it 🙄

Ta da:
Dishwasher
Laundry on
To do:
Dentist 🙈
Work
Laundry in dryer
Think I'll leave the floor til the weekend, but might clean out a cupboard or two 😊

Morning all .

Hope the dentist is ok Whispers. Dancing is definitely expensive .

Wing flaps to Afresh,Bower, Cag, Hills and everyone else.

Ta da:-
Not much!

To do:-
Morning routine
Exercise of some sort

I want a new kitchen my council house one is awful.only fitted 6 years ago but falling apart.they don't have cash to do anything but life threatening repairs til April (sigh as even then it's seriously cash strapped.so badly governments contemplating taking control)

Tadas
Pack up and breakfast
Beds made
Wash up
Wipe dining table
S+s bathroom
Littertray n bins
School run
Quick top up of bread milk n cereals
Wash in dryer
More on

I had terrible night with back cramps and really really tired today as dd2 up n down with ears too((at home.again))😭

Bower take it steady lovely.esp if there's lots of dust.babysteps n all that

How much sleep did you get last night afresh?