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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Ta da

Everyone fed no one dead

That is a strong and mighty ta da Afresh

Thanks for forgiving me SC . I will
try to have a think about project ideas etc Cag. Glad you managed a bit of decluttering and also some rest Bower.

I agree with Hills, that is the ta da we all aim for Afresh and zoo .

Have lost interest tonight myself and am off to stock the naughty corner. I can offer you some cookies.

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

We are in zone 3 this week which is
the bathroom and an extra room.

It’s the weekend though, so no missions or zone work unless you want to.

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 3.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 3 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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Decided to go to bed early so snuggled up now that Casulty has finished.
DH says I look a lot better. I have felt better today. Yesterday I felt wretched like I might collapse any minute. Thursday night too. I burst into tears when I couldn't find where DS1 parked. In the dark and every third car was silver, bloody hell!
Maybe the steroids have kicked in at last.

Ta Das
I cleared through more school stuff and organised new RE file as I found more stuff.
I also found more spellings Cags you know one of those large supermarket bags well it is at least half full. You see I had four files of spellings, certificates, crosswords etc for different ages and abilities. I kept them in case I needed them each year but some were from2011. I have been able to just take Master sheet to photocopy but this year my job has changed and I am decluttering because then I have space to put another subject file there😃 let me know what level Cags I could post some if you like. I have 5A,5B,5Cand Support for Spelling I think. Might be some 3s&4s too. We had a lovely topic last term that you would love I think I have a homework sheet somewhere which had some lovely, exciting ideas if you want. The. Kids absolutely loved the topic. I spent a day helping set up the classroom this term and haven't been able to see them enjoy it😟 feel so sad about that because I was excited by the new ideas and topic. I'm sure they will tell me all about it when I eventually get back. Yesterday I would have said no way to Monday but now I am thinking maybe. See what the steroids are doing tomorrow. It is a bit like being on a roller coaster. Haven't been doing any crafty stuff that would involve going in THE ROOM!

Just be careful about going back too soon bower it is easy to go back and relapse if you are not lucky.

Ds has just told me he is not waking up tomorrow if he is going to have to tidy his desk I really hope we can actually get the entire room tidy, it really would give him a chance of keeping it tidy. But fucking hell is it hard work. And embarrassingly I feel the same was as ds about doing it. I. don't. want. too.

Thanks yes I was thinking not yesterday but wondering if I might do phased return of half days then I wouldn't get too tired. Hope supply is covering the class work,horrible planning idea😝 I wouldn't have chose it.
Just looked in mirror when I went to loo have steroid face!😳😢😱
Fast pulse again just as I was going to sleep. First time today but now wide awake.

I know just how you feel that is me and my craft room. I did go in ...coward! Have you any story CDs for DS to listen to as he does it. I prefer listening as a distraction. Or music. Really need to go in tomorrow. I sorted school BRCS today and so it was worthwhile to get that done.

Oops senior moment!

Sooooo ds3 has been up since roughly 2am thatll be another unproductive day then

Oh no afresh is it the dreaded teeth again?!

I dont think so zoo he appeared to think it was morning. He slept 5-7 in the pram so i had a nap on sofa but dd was up at 630

Oh Afresh, that is really rubbish .

Ta da:-
Nothing

To do:-
Morning routine
Try to declutter downstairs
Put away a pile of paperwork
We are all going swimming later. One of my most hated family activities but the girls love it.

Oh no.
I've been awake since 3:15am can't get back to sleep. Wide , wide awake.
However been productive. I have been procrastinating about the kitchen. Mainly because two sisters I know have a locally made one. They are lovely and I thought DH would say" No not spending that much." However he was really impressed.i am dragging my heels initially the design wasn't right but no just thing that it is a lot of money and should we get off the peg for much cheaper. On the other hand they do it all- this is the attraction for DH I could actually get it done while he is away. They make the cabinets, paint, fit, electrics whatever all included in the final quote. Small firm just about five i think really pleasant. So I have been on Pinterest and kitchen sites this morning. The only other one I have found I like is Howdens. I like Wrens in magazines but heard lots of bad things, missing, slow to respond. Father Has a Howdens and still looking good after a year in.then there is the Aga saga. Initially DH was no now he's thinking about it. I started to realise my oven is quite a lot older than I thought. It is lovely Racing green with brass rails, knobs and I just thought I would keep that but oven stopped temporarily the other day.thinking if I'm going to need a new one then perhaps Aga, Rayburn , esse, ever hot way to go.recondition ones on eBay. This will be our last kitchen unless we move. Do I blow the cash or not? I have enough set aside. Just starting to think about retiring 😳 certainly will be in next five years. Will I regret spending that money. Other option is to go for it and really tighten my belt and put £500 a month away for it. To pay back myself.ahh don't know what to do. I have always settled for less. Kitchen in Scotland was fairly cheap and small, here we bought reasonable Symphony ones but base units and never got the wall units promised looks towards you know who.😙 pine B&Q shelves at £2:50 -3:00 are still up. Get a good scrub now and then. Any advice?
Off to make tea, any orders?

Tea please, one sugar not too strong

Ta da

Threw a few things from tea in the bin

The sisters are lovely their mum was my other best friend who died at Christmas ten years ago.
I meant the kitchen units.
Now the design is right but it is a lot of money.

Really need to preview and learn to space for CL.

I get what you mean about the money bower I think id be tempted to push the boat out. Was talking to a relative about our kitchen the other day and fantasizing about how i would change it. Its a big room but not set out brilliantly, not enough worktop space etc. However we have millions of things need doing before that. Itll take years

Ta da:-
Paperwork put away except the stuff that needs looking at tonight
5 mins decluttering dons downstairs.
Dishwasher and washer on

It is snowing here!!! Only a bit but we have snow!

It's been snowing here (east England) couple hours,not big flakes but start settle on the wet ground

That's rubbish afresh have X2 and then some more...

Tadas
Woken at 5 by lil zoo with very sore throat(been awake since four so grateful let me have an extra hour)
Sorted 2 BRC quietly
Online banking/top up smart meters
Fed cat/kits
Wash on
Fed zoolets
S+s bathroom
Wipe dining table
Wash up
Take zoolets to church
Hotspot front room
Sweep front room floor

Just sat here look at weather and really NOT wanting trek to Aldi but dd2 has food tech tom and they are making frittata with a side.needs be complex mix flavours and side "more just few salad veg lob together"
As it's a graded piece of work she's adamant wants be "master chef"(top of class and received certificate) she's achieved it before with a layered salad in year 7 which included chickpeas(seen as very adventurous) and cranberry and coconut scones in year 8 that were designed so lil zoo could have them(dairy free).she's chosen to make a red pepper,spring onion and asparagus frittata flavoured with parsley and a side of sweet potato wedges and spicy salsa-cue trip out to shops for ingredients and as involves crossing number dodgy roads and a 30min walk muggins gets to trail along too yay

So currently mumsnet get forc5 before pick up from church and order we go trailing grumbling lil zoo and D's.thats going to be joyous most

To do
Bake for lunches
More washing
Zoolet room inspections and delegating things they've missed(in accordance to new routine/pocket money)
Kitchen needs a bit of attention

Lunch today-horrible salad wraps (dd2 making a muffin(egg muffin with veg in microwave) to go in hers hope recipe works

Dinner morrocan spiced lamb mince with roasted med veg.couscous with sunflower seeds and flaked almonds.pud-whatever I can be arsed to make/locate from cupboards and cobble together....

Horrible salad wraps?wtf?
How my phone converts tuna salad to horrible j will never know.maybe it has a fish aversion

Hey honey.musr get coat on

TTFN

Hey ho

ds assures me he has been working on his desk guess i better head into the dungeon and see. But first anyone?

Omg horrible salad wraps just made my fucking day

Unintentional,but you're welcome afresh

Nice to make someone's day

I am cold and wet and typically the blizzard that blew all the way there and back has decreased to rain with a little sleet

Haha horrible salad wraps!!

Ds won't have his nap

I'll skip lunch and have the dinner please.
DD makes delicious salad wraps much better than mine

Been to Mass.
Not going to choir. Too wheezy can't get a sentence out and I thought I might go to work tomorrow!

Plan
Go into the dungeon craft room. Wonder if there is a tunnel to hills😗
Something crafty. Or might get some out and list projects. Ah I know sort all card making baskets. Hope to squeeze into one.

Send DH to corner shop...M&S express for something for tea.

Make veggie soup.

All fed,none dead regime.

Loving how clean and tidy my bathroom is but DH didn't notice. He did notice that I moved all the books. He didn't comment on it. Moved his books.