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 💐 😘

argh coverage "has gone too soon*

Couldn’t give a flying fig about the royal wedding TBH! Was excited to see the new prince last month but otherwise meh.

Tired. Hugely busy day afoot. Getting Caglets to do a couple of learning apps now as it’s the new rule, they can put the telly on as soon as they want on weekends (not till 3pm on weekdays now) BUT from now on if they want their screen time - as in wii/iPad games etc - they have to have their few bits of learning stuff done first.

Only problem is we couldn’t find their spelling book yesterday. I only need it once a week (it’s weekly lists of spellings for years 2-6) and I put it down, SOMEwhere. FML.

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Saturday 19th May
Babystep #19 www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/day-19/ a testimonial
It’s our last day in Zone 3 - Bathroom and one other room www.flylady.net/d/zones/zone-3/
No mission; it’s the weekend!
Detail Cleaning Zone 3 www.flylady.net/d/zones/detailed-cleaning-zone-3/
Daily focus - Family Fun Day www.flylady.net/d/daily-focus/daily-focus-Saturday/
Moving in May www.flylady.net/d/habits-of-the-month/may/
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Ta for links Cag!

Stiff upper lip and bladders of steel SC
And no lives/pets/DC/partners to contend with?!

Tada
Found table,scrubbed it from clumps god knows what welded to it(food related)
Washed up
Clean bath n sink
More wash on
Soak white socks etc in napisan

To do
Whatever the fudge I like as I have achieved all the things I desperately wanted get on top of

Could do with meal planning next week,things more complicated with lil zoo food lists being quite restrictive at mo

I had intended do bit more painting in girls room but as dd2 flatly refusing tidy her side I'm not picking thru mess as well as clutter to paint..

Despite harridan ranting the toilets still surrounded loo roll tubes....

Enjoy some much deserved and we'll earned leisure time Zoo!

[And yes to bladders of steel; think that applies to wedding guests too as they've had to arrive so early.]

Dh plane delayed (as ever) so we are staying put for a bit. Grrrr.

Argh, well earned

SC Thanks for that Monty Don quote, he is such a calming man.

Was at work yesterday plus husband's birthday but been trying to make the most of the good weather so minimal flying again.

Oh well there's always tomorrow.

Morning

I once met Monty Don.

Toilet rolls...mine have beans in them!

Yesterday's Ta Das
Washing x4 ( 2being sofa cushions)
Washing up, several times plus dishwasher.
Wipe worktops
Washed kitchen floor
Cleaned basin, shower & toilet. Need to do shelves and floor.
Cleaned all of fireplace, replaced logs and kindling.
Cleaned out wood burner
Vacuumed hearth and then all downstairs.
Mended shredder twice. Shredded paperwork from school.

Cleaned out chicken
Cleaned plant pots to give away. Declutter! Watered and rearranged plants in greenhouse.
Whew!
Also had a couple of rests to read short stories in sunshine and cup of tea bliss. Tried not to look at all the weeds. Dinner was sausage, mash and veg. Was going to BBQ but DH is not speaking since I left a mess while making cakes on Thursday/ Friday. I'm not speaking to him until he apologises. He was horrible to me over a bit of mess in the kitchen. Arse!

Today
Make bed and quick tidy bedroom. I have to go to church early as I'm on children's liturgy and then to choir early to pick up conductor and view venue.
Tonight's dinner is Roast Pork etc
Loving this weather but would rather be outside all day instead of doing housework. Still it looks better. Needless to say kitchen is cleared of cake except leftovers which I am not offering him. It is rather good even if I say it myself. Lemon and elderflower!

Morning all

7am lie in

Woop woop

Ta da

Dryer on
Dry pots away
Started washing up
Dc3&4 fed
Poonami dealt with

That's height of luxury for you I've
Hope you weren't awake early waiting his Highness to call for you.....

Dd woke me at 645 so not tooooooo bad

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Sunday 20th May
Babystep #20 www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/day-20/ a load of laundry from start to finish
We are moving into Zone 4 - the master bedroom aka The Boudoir www.flylady.net/d/zones/zone-4/
No missions on the weekend!
Detail Cleaning Zone 4 www.flylady.net/d/zones/detailed-cleaning-zone-4/
Daily focus - Renew Your Spirit www.flylady.net/d/daily-focus/daily-focus-Sunday/
Moving in May www.flylady.net/d/habits-of-the-month/may/
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Ta da

Dryer on
Dry pots away
Started washing up
All dc up fed and dressed
Poonami dealt with
Wash on x2
Washing on line
Bin empty
Recycling out

Lunch with friends and party done. Today, ballroom awards. FMFFFFL. Also dealt with stroppy DD about the fact that no, we can’t also do a trip to the park today. I get that it’s a change in routine (despite being a very new routine, we had agreed that we’d do the walking to the park alone thing on weekends) and that is hard with ASD but FFS we are doing this ballroom thing FOR HER. And that’s why we don’t have time. Words were had about selfish attitudes.

I am so dull, I had nothing to talk about yesterday at the party or even with my friends really, other than home ed and baby related things (which I barely had the energy to say anyway). Ugh when did I become SO boring? Who exactly am I?

Hello all, busy weekend here and I have two grumpy kids who need showering as covered in grass and suncream, a load of washing up and DH is at work. Having a 5 minute pity party then will get on with it. Actually DD1 is showering herself as I write so that is good.

Oh Cag, I think so many mums (and dads? And non-parents?) can relate to not being sure who they are . I am a totally different person post-kids and most of my friends are too tbh (although of course I can see how the ones I knew before kids are still ‘them’, just different).

Must get DD2 in the shower, will aim to post better on here tomorrow!

Thanks stressy I’m not normally too bothered and feel like I do have something to offer, but it really hit me this weekend, maybe as I was hanging out with different people.

Aaargh toothache 😖🤐

Ballroom thing was long, and stressful at first as her partner was 30 minutes late 😱😡 but DD actually did better than ever overall so really pleased for her.

I am now knackered and CBA

Also feeling somewhat despondent as DH made us dinner for this evening (as he’s working and we knew I’d be tired) and he knocked up an entire pasta bake ready to reheat while also making scrambled eggs and mushrooms for breakfast. And it just shows up how I CANNOT do that. It would have taken that entire time to chop some veg. Granted I have reasons for this - brain fog/fatigue/executive function issues due to ASD - but it’s just depressing!

Also annoyed as I sat down for like half an hour while baby slept on me after a feed, and of course she woke up as soon as I got up to do dinner, so had a screamy baby that DD1 had no choice but to look after, so I had the guilts... aaaaargh

Sorry I am in a shit mood. 😡

I am also a terrible cook Cag. Really bad. I really should focus on getting better at it .

Sorry Sunday was so trying for you cag
I don't know who the fuck I am and I have nothing exciting to contribute to conversations social difficulties here so you are not alone
As for cooking two things at once- ok you can't multi task food prep,but you home ed and care for a new baby,manage meltdown and various aspects your DC conditions whilst dealing with your own shit and trailing club to club.thats actually a lot more than many could handle.please be kinder about yourself(as my dad would say you don't need to run your self down,plenty mad arse drivers can do that if you step into the road)sending hugs and

I've just in case D's thought you has weakened having been "allowed" a respectable amount of sleep and got up at silly o'clock again

I had lil zoo up til gone 11 with tummyache and awake again at 2.i don't want to do anything but sleep,but alas it's a school day and I really don't need dd2 attitude when I don't have to deal with it.we had arguements about everything under sun yesterday and her in a minute that never ends over can I have this,will you please do that has taken me to edge..she didn't produce washing so I've refuse to do any.i will not go a hunting thru her floordrobe.....

Tada
Up
Fed cats
Wash on
Bleach lav
Empty all bins
Recycle out
Littertray

Dd upat 630
Ds3 at 645

Not bad

I hate sundays. They are so shit. Yesterday was extra shit. I felt rubbish and was very irritable. Ds2 was fucking hard work. It was too hot. I was tired. Dp was a useless cunt.

Nuff said.

Ds + no sleep meds = no sleep (or not nearly enough sleep)

And of course he has over slept because he hasn't slept properly in the night Arrrrrrrg!

1. wake boy
2. throw uniform at boy
3. hope that I hung his blazer to dry otherwise he will have to wear it wet
4. Coffee
5. Chuck child out door
6. Buy lunch box ingrediants
7. Take lunch box to school.
8. Sit in corner cry for 5 mins, then book an appointment with the doc to discuss the situation. It is rediculous.
9. Throw a temper when not allow to see the doctor.

10. Angry clean.

This is how I suspect today will probably go. Party food and comfort food in the naughty corner later?

Morning just popping on with links as I have pupils shortly

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Monday 21st May
Babystep #21 www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/day-21/ exploring the Q&A section
Zone 4 - Boudoir www.flylady.net/d/zones/zone-4/
Mission www.flylady.net/c/sp.php#missions 15 minutes under the bed
Detail Cleaning Zone 4 www.flylady.net/d/zones/detailed-cleaning-zone-4/
Daily focus - Home Bleugh www.flylady.net/d/daily-focus/daily-focus-Monday/
Moving in May www.flylady.net/d/habits-of-the-month/may/
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Party later sounds good . Good luck with tutoring today Cag.

Ta da:-
Mini food shop
Man is here fixing something in the house so can’t get much done but at least it is being fixed.

Token effort exercise

To do:-
Power hour
More laundry
Make to do list!

Morning all. Another one here with little sleep

Cag I think we all lose track of who we are when we're busy just getting on with stuff. Sending positive thoughts.

Ta-dahs
Laundry on
Beds
Breakfasts
Swish & swipe
DD to school
Cleaned ALL the windows, mirrors & pictures

To-do
Clean laundry away
Ironing
Moping
Vacuuming
Dinner
Washing up
And whatever today's mission is