Fledglings flying into March.

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Right you horrible lot stop nattering so much nah it wouldn't be fun if you did

So you have wandered into this corner of MN were the fledglings - a long running but very friendly group welcomes newbies and follows the flylady way to try to get decluttered and on top of the boring stuff in order to have more time for the fun other boring but essential stuff

No idea whose turn it was to run the thread this month but here it the thread and we can figure it out from there.

Bathroom
Windows clean
Radiator,bath panel and sills clean
Littertray n bin
Wash floor
Sweep living floor
Sweep kitchen floor
School run

Wash in drier,third load on
Wash up

to do
Pop vets for flea treatment
Shopping at farmfoods/Aldi
Ring D's school and see can arrange go in couple hours a day(heads bad concentrate any longer an hour or so)
Start stew for supper
Lil zoo has parents eve 340(20mins hang round after school)

Aaaaand pain flare. Yay. To be expected really, as it was so very cold. DH has been called into work early, which is annoying as I can't now sleep all morning, but good as he will now be back to do dinner bath etc. Not sure we will make it to tap though, gutted as it'll be the first time we have missed a club because of my health since before Xmas. But have to consider if it's worth pushing through or not. At least DH is home all day tomorrow, first time since last Wed. Glad that stretch of time is nearly over. Needless to say there will be no flying!

Foxes no advice but sending sympathy.

Cag hope you are feeling better soon

Ta-dah
Beds
Breakfast
Dehumidifier in DD's room
Laundry on
DD to school
Shopping

Quick brew with a cheese twist that fell into my basket in Lidl.

To do
Ironing
Clothes away
Empty bins
Pack orders
Post office & collect DD
Dinner
Washing up

Also got my regular Tuesday friend round at mine for lunch - just doing panini today, will stick an apple crumble in the oven too.

The Lidl morning pastries are the mutts nuts, the croissants are lovely too Goth !

Rest up Cag, any attempt to push through is futile and will set you back further

zoo I'm just thinking about a first load of laundry, never mind a third!

foxes would your DD prefer pull-ups? I like fresh's idea of layering the bed but night-time dryness is down to a hormone I think - no way of rushing that. Have you had a look on the ERIC website?

Will crack on, have done school run and some shopping today so far.

Ta da
Daily routine
Shops and post office
Made dc some lunch (need to get some healthier lunches for next week we are in a lunch rut)
Put clean duvet cover on dd bed
Sorted out clothes pile in bedroom
Meal plan

To do
More laundry
15 mins decluttering
Food shop online

Thanks cotswold yes dd was wearing pull up nappies up until a month or so ago but they were dry every night so we convinced her she didn't need them anymore. Then she got poorly then ok for a few days then she got chicken pox and since then loads of bed wetting. Not sure if it is illness related or just not ready yet.

I did buy some pull ups today and a new waterproof sheet - still not sure what to do though. The layering idea is great and I intend to do that in the future regardless but I think dd maybe needs a few nights where she isn't woken up so early by this as she is still recovering from being ill. She is not a naturally early riser so these early starts are definitely making her grumpy.

Sorry that was long winded. Basically I don't know what the answer is!!

When I say loads.of bed wetting I'm exaggerating twice in a row and a few times.when she was unwell.

I found dd2 regressed when unwell foxes it did get better again

Tada
Got flea treatment (to administer with treats after I've had lunch)
Did Aldi/farm foods shop.spent less than £50 and had 8 carrier bags.happy days

4th load in wash on
Rang school-year 7 manager on Flexi day.emailled other person who will get back to me if D's can do part-time(few hour) from Thur

Frittata in oven for my lunch

To do
Beef stew on
make rice pudding
Parents eve lil zoo
Washy bedding

Wash my bedding.......

The only time my dd ever wet the bed she was poorly so i agree there too!

Just had spend money i dont really have on clothes for a party. I rarely go out and could not put anything decent together. Anyone else have this? Stuck in mum rut of skinnies and jumper!

Ugh I have to get up and go downstairs now 😡 I didn’t get back to sleep but the rest was useful.

afresh I struggle with that too- no idea what's currently in fashion and never sure what suits me. I tend to go for skinny jeans and nicer top if I do go out!!

Hope you're ok cag

Thanks everyone I feel reassured re the bed wetting. Dd wants to wear pull ups again so might just let her for now then try again later. I just want us all to get a good nights sleep!

Ta da
More washing on
Food shop online done still managing to stick to my budget but it takes time to do the shop. Going to try making a few more things from scratch next week this thread has inspired me, I do love to cook but I also do cut corners due to time / energy! Going to make my own curry pastes and some bread too hopefully.
Did bedroom decluttering put all my hair stuff into nice new storage basket thing I got from wilko this morning

As part of decluttering I'm trying to use stuff I never get round to using - found a nice colouring book so have suggested to the dc we all do colouring together this afternoon! Stop us from relying on the tv for the rest of the day too.

Can't believe how much better I feel now that horrible cold has gone.

Ta da:-
Decluttered some bits in memory boxes. This was the Clutterbug challenge. She advises 15 mins like Flylady. Ha ha ha ha 15 hours needed more like! Have made a start anyway.
Some shoes and a skirt to charity shop
Helped with a school thing
Went for a run

To do:-
Pick up DDs. Parents evening so need to amuse them for a bit before our appointment. Have a packed and have Costa ready as a bribe.

Re. night time dryness. I am the last person to advise really but... I think if she is now asking I would let her have them but you know her best of course. Definitely agree with everyone else that illness can set you back. As Cotswold says, the ERIC website is fab. In essence though it is physiological rather than psychological, as in it is related to being physically mature enough rather than behaviourally mature (although of course there is an element of that).

Great layering trick Afresh! Totally agree on the clothes front. I am so shabby and scruffy and meantto make an effort with make up and stuff. Amount of make up on today.... none. Will do better tomorrow. I have to be careful with eye make up anyway as my eyes are sensitive so can’t wear it everyday.

Glad you feel a bit better Cag.

Big wing flaps to all.

Regards: clothes (have wittered on about this before so apologies for repetition) and - disclaimer - I look awful in everything nowadays owing to being generally decrepid and 3 stones overweight!! But because I'm lazy and CBA nowadays and don't want to spend any energy "thinking" about this, I basically have indoor and outdoor "uniforms" or have four pairs of same trousers and six of same tops for "outside" day-time and many pairs of yoga pants/thin polo shirts for "inside" day-time.

Then for going out (evenings at theatre, weddings etc) I have two (or at a pinch three) "best" outfits ready, one for winter and one for summer and one for between seasons, right down to shoes, tights, scarves, bags, jewellery etc. (These haven't actually changed much in last two/three years because of budget.). If we visit friends for supper then I just wear ordinary day "outside" outfit spruced up with scarf/smarter shoes.

Boring as hell but it works for me ... .

Foxes fwiw I'd go with pull ups too! If she was dry before being ill, she'll be dry again in time ... .

Great you had a lovely day with your dd1 Zoo!

Hope you had nice lunch with your friend today Goth

Waves to HennyPenny!

Hope you are feeling better Cag and Afresh!

Cotswold arf at the mutt's nuts

Wing flaps to everyone I have forgotten!

DH is still feeling wretchedly jet lagged and I am taking it easy today so nothing very productive to report

Afresh we may be one person as I too wear same old same old.no idea what suits if ain't covered in stains of unknown description it goes on

Tada
Stew on
Flea cats
Cuddles and read to D's(he missing books and can't read as sets of his headaches to be really bad.ditto tv etc)
Lil zoo parents eve.i won't go into details but as don't want be bragging Bertha but it was good,very good
More wash in drier(got behind somehow recently)

To do
Make dumplings
Last load wash to do tonight
Make bean and barley stew for dd2

Going watch bit crapuliciousness on TV

Have good evening fledglings!!

Well done Lil' Zoo!!!

Good news on parents evening zoo We have ours this week.

I still felt sick this morning. Ok now though. I poas and that was bfn so i must have some weird bug or something!

Major washing back log here.

Ds3 grumpy as hell.

Ta da

Wash on x3
Dryer on x3
Dry washing sorted
Washed up - last nights pots, breakfast and lunch pots
Made packed lunches
Ironed enough uniform to last the week
School run to and from
Bought milk
Ordered online food shop
Ordered outfit
Negotiated cost of broadband
Tidied LR1
Swept LR1
Cleaned lower oven
Bins emptied
Stripped bed

Brag away Bertha, well done to Little Zoo!

I would love to upgrade my wardrobe a bit, I hardly fit anything at the moment. I'm OK for tops but need to get more stuff to fit my lower half!

completely inauthentic risotto for tea tonight, not quite zoo-level cooking so attempted to improve it with fresh chopped parsley and grated parmesan. I think it helped

Ah yes, I forgot about the chickenpox - agree with the other fledglings that it can be a sign of some kind of impending illness, my DD used to get ill a day or so after a wetting incident. I'd blocked it out forgotten that bit!

Will post the links shortly.

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

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Baby-step no 21 - check the ‘Ask Flylady’ section of the website where she answers questions

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 Wednesday tidy the shoes at the bottom of your wardrobe

The daily focus for Wednesday is: anti-procrastination

The monthly habit for March getting dressed to shoes

daily reminders

Night night.
😊 no flying done here I've just got in since this morning left 8:30 ish.

I can't sleep
Been awake a while.may as well get up and start the day and poss have a cheeky nap later

Morning all

Morning. I've woken up early for some reason - dc still asleep. I hate my wardrobe and sorting the shoes out is a hideous job!

Forgot last night dinner was roast chiclen thighs, parsnips,courgette onion with an orange syrup glaze / sauce and roast potatoes. It didn't look quite like it was meant to but it was delicious actually!

Sounds nice foxes

Ta da

Dryer on
Washer on
Dry pots away
Dc1 3 and 4 up and fed