April Flylady. In which you’ll find Cake for the Fledglings and Compassion for the Frazzled. All welcome as we sort our houses out!

[Cagliostro]

Hello everyone,
Welcome to the Flylady thread for April, where we follow (sort of) the Flylady system with baby steps, missions, daily focuses (foci?!) and decluttering. But more than that, we are a supportive bunch where we share the trials and tribulations of everyday life. We post our to do and ta da lists and chat a whole lot.
Newbies, lurkers and returners always welcome!
Back tonight with links for tomorrow!

Yep Zoo and Cag choc deffo necessary fuel source

I know hols horrifically soon (rocks in corner/wobbles)

Er, that was meant to be "wibbles" but was autocorrected to wobbles

But - to try and put a bit of positivity in to mix - feel as though I am finally in the right and proper mind set to jettison and CHUCK STUFF OUT!!!!

(SC tries to roar instead of usual whimper ...)

Dh had unexpected day off today...we have been to Morrisons. Exciting times

So rock n roll foxes
Wibbles/wobbles all involves slight major panic SC

oilers fed n watered
Washed up
I've said an hour cleaning at break neck speed then we can play some games together as girls are back to school tom

Who are oilers?!hasn try give me a second batch of slippery children?!
Should,of course,have read zoolets tsk

Oilers! Love it! I'll have the coffee rather than the expression though as I tick my DD off for pulling faces to make me guess rather than just telling me what she wants. Like a test or something

I need to start making the costume today. I have fabric and thread, it's not a complicated one the way I make it so not too bad. Just debating whether to go out for a treat (before shopping, may not have told DD that bit though).

Precious little flying so far. I am keeping up with the washing up though. We seem to use a phenomenal amount of stuff in the form of oven trays and steamer bowls (electric steamer) which I don't put in the dishwasher.

Cag a commended is fab esp in Jive which is so fast. She must have good retraction!

Happy Sunday everyone!

Zoo & Foxes

Waves to SC.

at oilers!

Had a good week with the Book Fair and then taking the boys on a quick jaunt over to France, which was fun, but now need to get back into gear for school and work, and back to routines.

House nearly back to normal, and done a bit of gardening this w/e as the sun has finally made a re-appearance.

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waves to Cotswold!

[Firmly closes screen down on own fingers]

[Briefly opens it again]

Yay Blueeyeshadow is that you? Great to "see" you!!

Hello all .

Ta da:-
Met up with friends
Lunch eaten at Wetherspoons where I spend my life with DDs it feels like so can do snack tea later
Laundry in washer

To do:-
Amuse DDs
Prep tea etc
Online food shop

Later:-
Sort all school stuff as back tomorrow

foxes, I meant to ask, hope not too much damage from clipping your car?

Cag, what’s the app? I did download moment but deleted it as it seemed to take so long to set up. I want something that will limit access to Mumsnet and Facebook basically as they are my biggest time wasters. Limiting time on my phone itself is not hugely helpful because, as you say, I use it for emails, looking up useful stuff, watching tv and occasionally phoning and messaging people.

SC, also nosy excited to hear reason for 10 week deadline.

Aaaaaggh summer holidays coming. This year my plan to deal with them is to copy a friend who makes a list of things that her DC would like to do. Some cheap, some a bit more expensive and then that gives some options for the holidays. Also planning a chart (for me ) to count down to the end of the holidays. I’ll be going to work two days a week for a rest.

Big wing flaps to everyone.

zoo have you still got that plastic covered pillow?

Of course afresh

I shall assume formr afresh,not freshkids?!

Thank you my dear

Yes mrnotfreshcozirotinbedallweekend

Hello all, back from parents. Hope everyone had a good week

I've done the grown up thing & unpacked straight away and put a wash load on.

Will fly more tomorrow.

Ta da

Washed up - last nights tea pots, breakfast and lunch pots
3 loads washed
2 loads dry
Pets cleaned out
Bins emptied
Worktops wiped
Table wiped
Highchair wiped
2 x dc beds stripped
Errands ran
Small flat pack item built

Haven't caught up quite yet but toostressy the car is fine the fence is damaged though and it was brand new

I am guessing he is not seriously ill afresh? In which case what fetid creature,and if you don't suffocate him,I will cheerfully come for it for you!!

*Wash lil zoo hair(takes bloody ages to dry)

Fell asleep 20 mins(whoops.thatll teach me to sit down)

*Wrote menu plan for the week
*Realised I hadn't done pack lunches,but factored in home ones.started again

• 2 more loads washing

Place still looks like a bomb dropped,I never got play gamesyet

I seriously need to tidy up(looks for pointy stick hopefully but it's probably buried under detritus)

You know I mean do it for you afresh

Ah caught up now -afresh I really feel for you with your u.p

Ta das
Daily routine
Dh done lots of gardening
Few bits from shops
Swish and swipe downstairs loo
Cleaned toy buggy after it got taken into the garden this afternoon

Dh and dc have gone for a pre dinner bike ride so I'm home alone . I have properly renewed my spirit today , I've been reading my book uninterrupted for hours this afternoon I literally can't remember the last time I have read so much in one go. And I even played the piano for a bit.

The rabble will be back any minute and I need to get my honey roast parsnips in the oven. Dinner is roast chicken parsnips mash carrots and brocolli tonight.

Just a bad case of selfish dickhead syndrome ....

I don’t even know what retraction is in dance TBH cotswold I just leave her to it! She won’t practise in front of me. She does do gym stuff at home though.

The app I use is moment stressy I don’t think I had to set anything up though? I just had to allow notifications and leave the app running. Mind you I haven’t set it to actually limit anything, just monitor it. I’m too much of a wimp to do otherwise.

I have wasted another day. I hate Sundays. I’m all stressed and need to fix it but also have absolutely fuck all motivation.

We have decided to start weaning on Wednesday. She will be a week off six months but 100% has all the readiness signs (has done for a good few weeks TBH). The scary thing is we are going all out BLW this time and that means she is offered what we eat. And I have not been doing well with food really. So I am thinking a meal plan is the only way forward for the moment really. Might just offer her lunch for the first week or something as I have more time to cook in the day (as we are back to the after school clubs next week). Want to clean the fridge out too. Eek.