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!

Just had a blackberry disaster while making the fruit flan. Ds took some blackberries into the living room while I wasn't looking and they went over sofa cushion and all over him luckily only small bit got on the carpet. Anyway after tidying all that up it was too late to make the chicken pie for dinner so we're having sausages and mash instead! And my flan went wrong too. It's a soggy mess!

Going to try and finish my list then get the sausages in the oven.

SC arf at swaggering spiders.my ma told me "if you want to live and thrive let the spiders run alive" so j feel compelled to save even the huge fat hairy ones that give me the heebees....
Cotswold sympathies.dd1 had shocking migraines 10-16 but as she recognised triggers(mainly lack sleep and not enough water!!) got much better.hope same at yours
Cag hope had lovely day
Afresh hope up isn't under patio yet
Foxes salvage blackberry tart with lashings ice cream?!been cloudy n sodding windy here today

DP off.
Mix of shopping
Lil zoo hospital app(has focus muscle issues.exercises prescribed as focus of 45yr old!!)
School runs

Meltdowns during homework supervision
Full on spat with dd2.lost phone til fri.kept biting back ate,now ban til mon.anymore I've threatened break damn thing and have done with it
Spaghetti Bolognese almost ready for D's n lil zoo
They have fun n faith at another church our diocese tonight so be eat n dash off out
Dd2 having lentil Bolognese when gets back
Dp wanted shepherd's pie
So that to do later....

Oh forgot hills takes the master bed how much longer til you get your kitchen back?!

And in other news D's made flapjacks at school.his first cooking class(after fruit salad which don't count)

We salvaged it with custard! Although I didn't personally like it much. Dh and dc polished off the whole lot so must have been ok.

More bed time screaming here from ds he has taken to shouting mummy pleeeeeeeease and downstaaaaaiiirrrrssss. He just doesn't want the fun to stop bless him!

5 kitchen cupboards to empty, and wash all the contents and cabinets... Slowly getting but was able to grab a freezer meal and shove in oven AND we have plates and cups and cuttlery that we can use so it is improving.

Plasters came in to quote today, another lot are due in the next day or so. So hopefully within the month the whole bloody mess will be completely over with! ignoring the fact I will have to deep clean everything again before we get to the end of it

Great day here :) very tired now, came to bed at 10!
ta da
✅didn’t forget anything
✅walked lots
✅went on vampire and dragons fury 🦇🐲 and took Cagletini on the gruffalo ride 😍
✅scanned shopping this morning
✅friend dropped off high chair and breast pump, DH has washed the covers for the high chair so hopefully they’ll be dry tomorrow (can still use the chair without though and need to clean the actual tray and chair anyway). Will sort out the pump in a couple of days.

Good morning all .

Urgh.

Time to wake teens, finish their packed lunches and serve bkfast before taking to coach rdv.

Didn't sleep. Our lovely bun was PTS last night

Mission accomplished.

Two students didn't turn up. One arrived with her mother as coach was pulling out and got left behind (already waited 20 mins). Teachers frazzled shepherding over 100 students - imagine being responsible for that many teens abroad ...shudders at thought. Each and every teacher deserves a whopping great medal if you ask me. And . And . And danger money

SC on no

Sending huge hugs and

X posts SC
I wouldn't teach for all the tea in china.fair play to them for the dedication obly applies decent teachers,there are a few nightmares out there

Right must crack on
TTFN

Sorry about the bun SC

So sorry sc :(

Thank you everyone! We thought she'd turned a corner - she'd put on weight/fur looked better/more energy etc - but site of op(s) had not healed after 4 wks of antibiotics and vet suspected sinister underlying reason and none of us were prepared to put her through more procedures. She was a good 'un... .

Have just had another couple of hrs sleep so ready to tackle the day now. Hope everyone has a productive one!

Morning all. Goodness I had some catching up to do!

So sorry about bunny SC, we had bunnies for a while. One was nine and a half.😳 a lovely Dutch. Also had N. Dwarfs and English at different times.

Re - allergies. I have some dairy and soya, bees and wasps also didn't show till older, also random reactions to do with immune system -specialist now considering. Have needed to go to A&E several times as facial and mouth swelling, increased pulse rate. Been in Resuss once. Asthma, very slight excess and can't have epi pen. Have emergency pack now of tablets and steroids as A&E kept me four hours to give me Piriton in another form which I had already taken and it hadn't worked. Specialist in another city shock her head at that. I had reaction for a whole week! I was singing that day and my mouth was swollen and face bloated so I had to change places and go to wings and hide. Mouth swelling went down just enough to sing, i think😁 DD vegan and allergic to soya. Had an ADHD that loved tomatoes and I told her mum about that. Reacting to tomatoes behaviour much better without.
Sorry about children zoo. Deep breathes. Take five if you can.

So today
Change bed, wash sheets and remake. Tidy bedroom.
Clean bathroom. Shower doors good scrub.
Kitchen. Dishwasher.floor to wash. some Tray of RC on table still.
Don't know where to put cheese dome we have two but I like both. One marble, glass & one lovely pottery. Various gift ornaments from school. I have quite a lot now. Lovely and mugs but where to put them all.😟
Vacuum downstairs and stairs.
Ironing.
Two loads washing.
Can't see me getting that all done by 2:30pm. I have hospital app this afternoon for ECHO scan for heart, gulp!
Prep for school.

So sorry to hear about bun, SC. Hope DD's trip goes well, and agree about danger money for teachers!

Still procrastinating on the internet instead of doing either work or errands, let alone flying! Better get on...

Oh no sc sorry

Ta da
Supermarket

To do
Daily routine
Swish and swipe downstairs loo
15 minutes decluttering
Wash bath mat and shower curtain
Dust in spare room
Take two at attempt to make chicken and mushroom pie later!
Anti procrastination - so much to do!

Tadas
Fed cat/kits
Bleach lav
Made choc drop biscuits as pack up shortage and no cash til next week!!
Wash up last night tea things
Clean dining table
Breakfasts and pack ups
Clean bath n sink
Littertray
Empty bins
School run
Pop doctors try organise rep script for lil zoo.disorganization script ran out and should have wait 4days more meds,but not laxido 24 hrs already has tummyache they go try mark urgent.got ring at 12 see can get one for today
Beautiful stroll thru local wildlife area on way back with dp.suns shjning,.I shed my cardi!!

Thanks again everyone! I love animals - and I am not unduly sentimental about them like dh - but they get under your skin somehow

Great lists on here today!

This is my ta da list which was meant to be done over Sun and Mon but has actually been done over Mon/Tues and a bit of today:

fold red washing done
carry up washed and ironed clothes (giving fulsome thanks to cleaner/pet sitter in my absence) done
empty DW done and filled and emptied twice since but pump has now malfunctioned
clean kitchen done by cleaner
make soup/chick pea curry-esque thing done and also made carrot and leek soup
thoroughly clean and organise fridge doing now
clear dining room tables done before cleaner arrived
try on new clothes and pack/RTN if don't fit done
banking done
on-line shopping done (bought dd new short sleeved school shirts)
empty dead flowers/wash out vases done
DD washing for school trip done
wash DH shirts NOPE but have done other laundry
polish DH & DD shoes NOPE
wash sofa covers done
change bathroom and sitting room linen inner curtains NOPE
put books away (where?!! ) in playroom/sitting room done
sort linen for overnight guest(s) done and stripped beds again/sorted their sleeping bags for their rtn etc (don't need them on trip)
polish mantelpiece and mirror bathroom done
sort boudoir (remove crapola piled up spare bed, clear top of DH chest, put clean clothes away!) work in progress
clear home office desk half done
empty a couple of BRC done
change DD bed done this morning
change our bed done this morning

So still have bits to finish. More laundry: prep collars and cuffs and wash dh shirts. More boudoir sorting. And need to persuade someone who doesn't mind going up very tall ladders to change inner linen curtains in bathroom and play room.

Lovely weather here which makes choring a lot more pleasant

Forgot to say: good luck with your hosp app this afternoon Bowerbird (information is power as they say!)

Have also:
washed all dog blankets
thoroughly washed and scoured dog bowls
(can't face rabbit room atm but will need doing at some point)
big white wash
cleared up whirlwind of mess caused by teens getting ready and departing this morning
cleared up kitchen after breakfast

must finish cleaning fridge thoroughly too and maybe throw something together for supper tonight ... .

Ta da!!!

cag love it! High chair straps just as tasty as the food

Ta da
Daily routine
Shower curtain and bath mat ready to go in wm
Swish and swipe downstairs loo
15 minutes decluttering in DD bedroom, tidied lots of her toys, one drawer and got rid of a few bits.
Rang bank (anti procrastination!)

To do
Dust spare room
Make chicken and mushroom pie for dinner
More anti procrastination (I have a huge list which I won't bother putting because I doubt I'll do it all!!)

Ooh CAG she's so yummy!

Well done re: anti-procrastination Foxes!

We have spent the day in hospital as planned. But weather is like a billion degrees, I have heat stroke, was feeling off when I got up, fibro.muscle spasms have flared and I am about to brain the boy if I have to spend much more time with him. So Mum is going to sit with him whilst I pop to shop to buy ingrediants for tea. Once that is done I want an ice bath, pain killers and silence.