Flying Fakers come what May! Come and join the half-arsed Fledglings as we post our To Do and Ta Da lists and get our houses just a tiny bit tidier...

[Cagliostro]

Or try to anyway!

All welcome! I am struggling to stay awake so I’ll do the proper thread stuff tomorrow, but if you’d like some encouragement and chat while you get your house sorted then this is the place for you. We follow flylady in a delightfully lax sort of fashion.

Special thanks to zoo for the title idea 💐 😘

Morning

ta da
ring hospital - couldn't get through
ring school - partially sorted
ring doctors - appointment granted for later
deal with tired in pain ds who is being shoved into school anyway
make ds' lunch
survey bombsite that has evolved out of my half tamed room and wonder if i actually ever got it half tamed
ring shop re a thing
Swear at the state of the kitchen
mutter about the hot sticky icky weather/state of the house
mutter about stupid alarm clocks that don't go off or did but i was so tired i turned it off in my sleep and have no recollection
find part baked bread in the freezer and shove in oven for ds who has become a special snowflake and doesn't like store bought bread anymore.
Threaten ds with chucking water over his head if he doesn't get moving
Find clothes that fit yes that is a ta da!
Write a long to do list of all the bits of paperwork i need to find for school.
Write to do list look at to do list, silently scream and then go for more coffee

to do
car tax
check service and MOT dates
check insurance due date
ring hospital again
ds to doctor's appointment
tame my room
laundry
packing of 2 cases for the weekend
clear out my car - tidy and hoover
take a trip to the tip to get rid of stuff that has been in boot cos keep forgetting it is there
check light bulbs, water and oil levels on car - sort out as necessary
check tyres tread and pressure
do a massive over haul of emails (all accounts to have password change/double check what subscribed to/not etc etc)
print itinery/maps/important pieces of info for weekend and holiday and other bits that not got around to yet
find out how long after finishing a role you have to keep paperwork and delete as necessary.
file paperwork

day off? what day off?

Team brown banana here - for loaves anyway - Nigella has fab recipe which I like and I don't normally like banana bread.

DD is off school with some sort of stomach virus thing. I am mahoosively behind with everything here and at wreck2 (where everything is growing like the clappers) and it seems extremely churlish to complain when I am so ruddy fortunate, but I can't keep up with either.

Speaking of growing I'vegotfamily you are not too late to plant things. Traditionally in UK, around 27th May is the time when you can be relatively sure we won't be having any more frosts. You can sow annuals direct in to the ground, some veg (climbing beans for example) and if you go to the garden centre you could buy some little plants (toms, basil, courgettes?) to start you off. You can also start pumpkin seeds in pots ready to plant end Sept. And it may not be too late to plant sunflowers.

Happy anniversary Zoo!

Ta da yesterday:
took furry to trainers
emptied dw
cleaned stove top
prepped collars and cuffs school shirt
did white wash + washed throws
washed bed-linen x 2
spoke to various men about a horse
spoke to sister and sister in law
emergency Sprint to chemist and baker for DD
sorted more laundry
hand washed four scarves
scratched head at huge pile of winter woolies waiting for hand-washing and wondered how it got that big?
baked spuds and salad for supper
sorted lap top (partially)

Ta da so far today:
early dental appt
made doc appt for DD (still off school)
fold laundered bed linen
emptied dw
cleared up kitchen a bit
s&s
hung up washing to on dry on terrace

To do:
feed wms again
admin e-mails
sort post for dh
write cards
pack parcels
post office
calendering
make veggie curry/soup
sort boudoir x 1 drawer
at least 2 hrs work
dining room table hot spots
manicure/pedicure/eyebrows

Loads more but that should do for now. Also need to re-do menus for Sat. Thought wedding was afternoon tea number but it will be lunch time here and even though dh is rabid republican and I am ambivalent about royals (although enjoy horse flesh and historical aspects) we are going to prep a wee buffet thing (if DD better that is).

(SC trots off to seek out bunting ...)

Still haven't caught up with thread properly but mahoosive waves to everyone!

SC i miss read that and was wondering why you were feeding worms and why again

I am on my 3rd cup of coffee already. Oops?

Well it would help with the large composting piles I am constructing in the country Hills but in town it's just the wms I am feeding ATM! . Crikey, those are some ginormous lists you have there. Very best of luck with them! I too am looking at the boudoir and searching my head thinking "how on Earth has it descended in to such a pit again when I cleared it all before I left? Was it some sort of dream?". (Sigh.)

Well done to your DD Cag for her award and I can well remember (shudder) the rigours of show day! Bon courage and all of that and with your busy days ahead!

Have a good day at work Toostressy!

Good luck with the invilgilating and with helping your bf Bowerbird!

Well done re:bedroom reconfiguration Goth and for being on top of laundry

Hope you and your dp have a lovely day Zoo!

Hope the toy turns up Foxes! Have you checked every inch of the car? I recently found a missing document bag of dh's which had somehow got jammed right back under the seats.

Bearyinlove I think most of the routines people mention on here have evolved from the baby-steps (but obviously adapt them to suit yourself) which eventually become second nature ie putting out clothes for next day night before, swishing and swiping of bathroom, emptying dw, shining sink before bed etc etc, and the morning, post school/work and evening routines you develop yourself.

Waves to Lisette Whoknows Call Cordelia MissReginaPhilange strawberry1122 Blueyeshadow Thingywatsit and anyone else I have missed!

BTW, I am beginning to think that Cotswold was right.. I received one of those "you have been mentioned in a post" e-mails from Mumsnet HQ recently, referring to a thread I hadn't ever posted on !!! Turns out their system had confused two nicknames (I had a v old old nn that was partly the same as another poster's). When I contacted them about it, I got a very prompt response back apologising and reassuring me there had been no security breach (which is what I was worried about). But as much as I love Mumsnet it doesn't exactly inspire confidence does it? My life is moving on anyway and I soon won't be able to post as much on here, but anyone else worried about security?

Happy Anniversary Hills
Bower sounds like you did incredibly well as fate seemed to be ganging up on you
I'vegotfamily this morning was my first day in the garden this year so I'm hoping it's not too late to plant. I think we should be okay.

Ta-dahs
Breakfast
Fed cat (who was being an arse)
Laundry on
Swish & swipe
DD to school
Picked up a few bits from Lidl - really loving their sourdough atm
Bulk items from bedroom out for bulk collection
Rubbish out
2 hours in garden - bit of pruning, lot of weed clearing. That's the paths & porch & the in front of the door border done. Also cleared through planters, with old damaged & cheap plastic ones out.
Birds fed & watered
Online order from Sainsbury's packed away

To do
Cook beetroot from veg box
Pack orders
Ring podiatrist
Ironing
Posting & collect DD
Dinner
Washing up
Tidy in my bedroom
Ring mother

waves to cag - hope you are feeling less tired. I hope your dd gets well soon SC. Hello to everyone else too. You've all been impressively busy.

I've got the morning routine and evening routine going, getting the daily stuff done too. House bleurgh not done and this week's zone cleaning is on hold until I'm more airbourne . Place tidy though and non cluttered (so I can see the dirt more clearly, ha ha)

However laundry conquered and rest of week missions being done so plan and play and errand day have been achieved.

sc I'm not worried about MN specifically but security online is at the back of my mind a lot now. I haven't had any issues so far with MN but I know there's been a lot going on recently.... I'd miss this thread though. It's all I post on tbh.

I have checked the car but maybe not hard enough...it's fairly large so not sure if it could get stuck behind anything. It's so frustrating!

My green beans have all been eaten and the last one was mysteriously snapped in half yesterday

Ta da
Bought bread
Made ds lunch - sausage and apple roll, cucumber and satsuma

To do
Daily routine
15 minutes dc bedrooms
15 minutes deep cleaning bathroom
Make cakes for party at dd nursery tomorrow
Make banana bread if bananas ripe enough or make extra cakes for home (otherwise they will all get eaten before tomorrow anyway!)

if anyone fancys helping with a very very boring paperwork question here

I only post here foxes rest MN is major vipers nest
This threads a lovely place to offload a shitty day,ask questions without feeling like an idiot,and connect with people when it feels like you are very very on your own...

I do post on other threads sometime however i always seem to get drawn into arguments Most recently was involving posters claiming all children could be toilet trained before age 2 and that the need to be able to communicate didnt matter

ive bloody hell that is just bonkers!

Sitting on the front lawn doing home ed now. Only just got back. Primark and Asda to the rescue, I have a cheap outfit (just hope it fits) and it’s stuff I will use again. Picnic food bought. Had a brief look for the workbooks I wanted to get in WHS but no luck so eBay it is. Ended up grabbing lunch out too which I really really need to not do anymore FFS.

Somebody make this week go faster please 😭😭😭

I'm feel like my brain is completely overloaded with remembering everything for everybody
I tried doing the bathroom deep clean but started doing the grout whitening and got thoroughly fed up because I feel like I'm just polishing a turd. We desperately need a new bathroom. After sitting down with a cup of tea and thinking I've decided since we don't have the time (or the money really) for the bathroom right now I will do some serious mould removal and painting instead.

Sorry that was a bit of a brain dump!! This is why I like the thread zoo!

I feel a bit snowed under at the moment and I hardly even do any paid work, I don't know how people with full-time or proper part-time jobs manage with small children + working, they have my full respect!

Ta da
daily routine + second load of washing on
a bit of bathroom cleaning but mostly just staring at it and thinking

to do
15 minutes dc bedrooms
make cakes
cook dinner - salmon with potato wedges and veg with a bit of lemon juice and mayo

I try to post here or on one other quiet thread. Basically confine myself to household stuff, style and beauty. In other threads offence is taken so easily that I don't bother any more.

Sorry can't help with paperwork q Hills as rules different over here. But we basically have to keep everything forever. DD even has to keep each year's school work boxed up and available for inspection to prove she has been educated by the state! Don't start me on tax and vat ... . Good luck with it though.

Sounds like you had a v productive morning Cag!

Goth: Monty Don says in one of his bks that one of best year's in veg plot he ever had was when he planted late May! (I always repeat this alot 'cos I am always late!!)

Agree this thread - safe haven - and good for off-loading, esp when you are going through young infant groundhog sleepless night and grumpy teens stage

I've I hate snippiness on threads but I always seem get in to arguments too. Got incensed (and spent far too long/wasted hrs I will never get back) on recent one where people were arguing healthy teen should not stand up for older lady with walking stick on train fhs! There was even praise for her having the balls not to do it. I despair! What's the world coming to eh? If DD behaved like and hadn't shot out of her seat sharpish (whether seat booked or not) I would have been ashamed frankly. (And breathe ...)

Foxes sympathies re: bathroom looking shabby hwr much you clean. In all seriousness, our entire house is like that. Large parts have not been decorated in over 15 yrs (paint and labour mahoosively more expensive than in UK) and parts we don't live in have not been touched for over seventy yrs I think. It does get v demoralising but good luck with makeover. I should have done more of that looking back, but it all seemed too overwhelming and I gave up!

V well done re: laundry and missions Lisette

Work "work" has been done. Back to choring now ... .

Eek, I've just posted on another thread about white cotton shirts and mentioned a particular brand. Adverts for that brand displaying white cotton shirts are now showing on my screen. Call me naieve but this is all getting a bit too big brother for me now ... .

Urgh

'Dp' has come home in a stupid mood. Pissed about then had a strop and now gone to bed. Great.

Tadas
Fed n watered lil zoo n D's(poached fish,parsley sauce,carrots and green beans.rice)
Made banana bread and scones for dp as anniversary gift as we are skint
Cleared up mess I made in kitchen
Put dinner on for dd2(Bircher potato) and start prep the cauli n broccoli gratin to go with it
Wash up
Wipe dining table
Yell extensively at dd2

Same old,same old

same old same old. yep that sounds familiar.

might have also mutter ffs this is why we can't have nice things a rather large number of times today too

So that to do list...

car tax
check service and MOT dates done
check insurance due date done
ring hospital again - lost phone
ds to doctor's appointment done but am not happy with the outcome
tame my room
laundry 5th load on
Pack 2 cases for the weekend in progress
clear out my car - tidy and hoover done
take a trip to the tip to get rid of stuff that has been in boot cos keep forgetting it is there - forgot
check light bulbs, water and oil levels on car - sort out as necessary done
check tyres tread and pressure
do a massive over haul of emails (all accounts to have password change/double check what subscribed to/not etc etc) one account done and backlog cleared of over 500msgs)
print itinery/maps/important pieces of info for weekend and holiday and other bits that not got around to yet
find out how long after finishing a role you have to keep paperwork and delete as necessary. made a thread that is soooo boring it is being ignored
file paperwork

Also ta da (aka the stuff i forgot to add to the list but have done
make bread
sort the sock basket (it was full) into types and right way around
go through and bin socks that are worn out/has no partner I say bin but it goes to a place for fabric recycling
pair socks that are ok
Mutter darkly, swear a lot and clear a space for the ironing board to go up.
wonder wtaf i have done with the phone - update found it!
Work my way through the mahoosive ironing pile
2nd batch of bread made
Convinced someone to help to tame the kitchen. threw toys out of pram
throw food at the teen
demand teen rescues washing up and laundry from his room and was done without much fuss - see previous statement about toys being thrown
Got told by ds I have some how gained a black eye - god knows how
Sort out bag of clothes for ds' cousin
Put a bunch of stuff back home after its eviction for building work
Hand washing 1st load done
Convince a person to clean a box of music (box and contents)
Clean car windows

I sat down which means the end of doing for tonight. Turns out sitting down is a bad plan. Ah well. I am hoping for a good night's sleep but as the doc has just taken the boy off his melatonin for a month and the boy is in the middle of when he needs it the most I am not helpful that sleep is going to be most happening I could cry, a lot, am sooo tired

Sorry for ignoring your thread hills but I have not got even the tiniest clue about the subject matter 😳

I'm feel like my brain is completely overloaded with remembering everything for everybody

OMG yes, just... yes

ta da
✅found suitable outfit for party. Unfortunately includes a top i now need to take back but I realised as I got home it had no tag on it :( not sure if they’ll even exchange it without? I have the receipt (assuming I haven’t lost it in the last few hours)
✅chose and ordered textbooks - year 5&6 geography and history (DD is understanding about needing to try these rather than jump into year 7, she is currently in year 6 anyway), year 6 English and a year 7 geography and history to use when the first ones are finished because they were crazy cheap used copies of good brands. Should be a good start, pretty excited actually although also wondering how the fuck I will find the time.
✅ordered leotard and shorts for DD
✅bought birthday cards and a little plant book to prep for botany workshops next week
✅Japanese practice
✅tumble drying
✅bought shitloads of picnic food for tomorrow

ta didn’t
❌get anything else even vaguely ready for tomorrow 😱😭 need to sort buggy/car seat, pack picnic properly including supplies for the baby, and pack the changing bag as it’s a disorganised mess

Posting links now as I will be in a huge rush tomorrow morning due to the above.

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Friday 18th May
Babystep #18 www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/day-18/ read the eleven commandments
Zone 3 - Bathroom and one other room www.flylady.net/d/zones/zone-3/
Mission www.flylady.net/c/sp.php#missions clean your sink/bath faucets (that means taps, right? 🇺🇸🚰) and 15 minutes in the other room
Detail Cleaning Zone 3 www.flylady.net/d/zones/detailed-cleaning-zone-3/
Daily focus - Clean your car/handbag www.flylady.net/d/daily-focus/daily-focus-Friday/
Moving in May www.flylady.net/d/habits-of-the-month/may/
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Hope I've hasn't been up for hours...

Morning! Pretty nippy here overnight.

I've

Hope you had a lovely day yesterday Zoo!

Have a great picnic today Cag

I am frantically clearing paths for cleaner and trying to finish yesterday's list as I only got through half of it. DD still off school ill which is a bit of a disaster in terms of forthcoming exams (doc took blood tests last night and we are ringing up about them today). Also need to collect furry from trainer this morning.

Have a good one everybody.