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Brand New FLYbabies - Shine your sink.... NOW!

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Flamesparrow · 14/05/2007 11:39

Right, so the new group of baby steppers begins.

Start with babysteps I am thinking we all need to have done up to babystep 7 by the end of the week. If you want to do more than one in a day, then feel free, but don't level up as it were (DH plays online games ) until we are all there!!!

If you are feeling all confident and enthusiastic, then do Kelly's Mission for the day too.

Mission for the day

Have fun! I've gotta work for a couple of hours, then I'll come back and update on my progress

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sorkycake · 15/05/2007 16:12

I've been out allday, but at my mum's I shined her sink. She asked me what I was doing and I ended up muttering something about our visit tomorrow and my mind on other things....wtf was that all about?!? I think I have FLYlady shame LOL.

Flame, I remailed you

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 16:27

lmao - I just told my mum the truth and she signed up

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Madwelshwoman · 15/05/2007 16:57

I signed up for the messages a year ago and have them all go into a special folder on my mail so dh doesn't see them and thinks I've gone barmy!!!

How sad am I???

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 17:16

DH already knew I was nuts

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WelshMum23 · 15/05/2007 17:30

ive told my partner what im doing and he welcomes it with open arms cos im a lazy bitch who hates housework

(my words not his lol he dont say them he just gives me a certain look when yet agen he has a pile of dishes to do lol)

look out people welshmum is getting off her backside and doing something lol

WelshMum23 · 15/05/2007 17:33

just wanted to add something so i dont sound to bad lol my partner is out of work at moment and he started doing all the housework to occupy his mind while looking for a new job and i kinda just sat back and let him get on with it i do stuff round the house as well mainly i deal with the kids so it works well for us

he does the housework and i enjoy a clean house

i look after the kids and he enjoys clean friendly happy children

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 17:35

My friends were all a bit

Looked it up - I went a good 3 months on it before it all went tits up

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WelshMum23 · 15/05/2007 17:35

ok that just made it sound worse ummmmm oh who cares it works for us its not like he ignores them he cooks the food i feed them i bath them he reads them stories n puts them to bed

so sorry i went off topic then

clutteredup · 15/05/2007 17:38

DH knows i'm a loony but will support anything i do with regards to cleaning tidying etc, morallly that is not necessarily physically . done my bathroom bin, fed dc and planned my and dh supper, nottackled 27 bin things in dc room, haven't the energy for a fight. washload just finished do i hang it out nowor leave it to crumple overnight - now i knowwhy i was supposed to do it first thing .oh bugger !!

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 17:40

You've all done more than me... still not done the mission and can't see it happening.

Still... babysteps n everything. I have been drinking water, done some washing, my kitchen is still clear.

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Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 17:41

Welshmum - it all sounded fine - you're paranoid

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glassslipper · 15/05/2007 17:42

you're all doing really well. i keep doing stuff in the morning then getting sucked itn kiddy things and mn by lunchtime so nothing else gets done

clutteredup · 15/05/2007 17:44

but flamesparrow, you're keeping us all motivated,you can't fly as well - when we're all done then you'll have some time to do your babysteps!! - anyway i'm taking bets on howlong i last - 3 mnths is amazing , don't think i've ever stuck at anything so long-you're my role model

clutteredup · 15/05/2007 17:46

mmmm the mn thing - it did occur to me that if i spent the sam time cleaning as i did on mn i might have a cleaner house!!!!

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 17:50

But at least you are doing the stuff in the morning!

I only crashed at the 3 month mark because a lot of stuff went on here and depression hit. If I can manage to avoid any big life issues then it should be fine.

Its odd, once I start, I get sooo much more energy and then find it hard to just sit still in the evenings.

So - FLYlady also good for weight loss

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sorkycake · 15/05/2007 17:51

Hush up Clutteredup for goodness sake!
Clean instead of MN

glassslipper · 15/05/2007 17:59

I agree flame it is addictive. I remember you from the fly thread when i joined (diff name then - pls dont out me if you guess). I was nesting at the time though which was added motivation.

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 18:03
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clutteredup · 15/05/2007 18:05

don't worry sorky i would rather live in a hovel than give up mn - actually [ looking up from computer screen briefly] omg i do ! is that dd2 under that pile of dirty socks!!!!

Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 18:09

You do know that I am completely useless at recognising namechanged people and I will now want to go through all the old threads to find nesters?

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Flamesparrow · 15/05/2007 18:10

Must upload photo later - DD came into our room the weekend before last, and we kept telling her to go play in her room and we'd get up soon... woke about an hour later - and DH almost fell over her!! She had curled up in the mountain of clean clothes at the foot of our bed and fallen asleep - you could just see this head poking out

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glassslipper · 15/05/2007 19:12

lol.

sorkycake · 15/05/2007 19:50

rofl at you lot.

Flame I haven't name changed, but was on one of the original FLY threads last year and yes I was nesting! LOL
I remember your pirate photo's fondly
OOooH! I'm intrigued now glasslipper! Gimme a clue, go on.

glassslipper · 15/05/2007 19:53

i started as a metal in footwear and around halloween i was a halloween type mammal in footwear. I then changed to cinderella's footwear. cant be more specific as someone in RL might have worked out who i was.

sorkycake · 15/05/2007 20:05

OOh I know,I know!