June's arrived too soon! Catch up with the Fledgling Fly thread ... .

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If you are strugging with C.H.A.O.S. (can't have anyone over syndrome) and S.T.U.F.F. (something that undermines family fun) then this is the thread where we (loosely) follow the step-by-step Flylady housekeeping system (in our own, unique, relaxed style) with lots of chat, support and wine and cake along the way.

This is where, from the first of the month (seriously, HOW is it June already?!), we follow – loosely – the rules of FlyLady [see website here ]. (Pls ignore Flylady's barftastic language, and we suggest NOT signing up to her emails as there are rather a lot of them. All the info you need will be posted here on a daily basis.)

Helpful info on getting started here.

We adopt a three-pronged approach:

-start or repeat baby steps

• repeat baby steps + do 15 mins a day decluttering in the current zone or area (yes, just 15 mins focused work a day makes a difference!)

and/or

• reinforce babysteps and do daily missions if you have finished decluttering.

[And if you are really enthusiastic and have finished decluttering - you can go on to detailed deep cleaning in each zone.]

The launch pad is the place from which you can reach most other useful areas of the site: here.

NB
This is a very long-running thread so we may appear cliquey but we really aren't! All newcomers, long-termers, lurkers and intermittent returnees not only welcome to join in but positively encouraged to do so!

Another NB
Start where you are at!. There is no need to worry about being perfect – perfectionism = paralysis! There is no such thing as ‘falling behind’ with FlyLady, if you miss anything, just move on and continue as normal the next day.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Happy Flying one and all!

I take it you guys have not found the naughty corner bar. For those in need of a place to hide after a long day flying, just a long day, or in days where CBAitis is strong. We do not bar anyone from it. It is a place of refuge. Sometimes we have a sandy beach and cocktails, sometimes we have roaring log fires. It is like the room of requirements.

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ta da
✅home ed
✅walked to the park and back
✅played some tennis (exceedingly badly) with DS
✅put dryer on
✅discovered non arriving eBay textbook bargain had been refunded, so reordered along with a maths teacher guide and a Macbeth text guide... I have a problem 💸💸💸 but they are such bargains.
✅tap classes... and Cagletini managed to climb the stairs there 😱
✅thought of even more lovely things about potential new house (like the fact they can use their currently obsolete bikes and skates safely at the park that is 3 minutes away and has lots of wide paths!). Feeling happier all the time about it.

ta didn’t
✅order Tesco 🤦‍♀️
✅use move planning notebook

I realise my ✅ next to the ta didn’ts are slightly misleading 🙄❌😳

Hello everyone!

A warm welcome to CatherinetheTiny and sorry I missed you earlier!

Also missed the fact that you were starting your new role at work today Hills I hope it is going well and good luck for the rest of the week!

Apologies for inadequate thread-leading everyone and lack of personals. My dh is not v. well atm. Visitors have come to check out he is ok. All of which means I am not properly on top of the thread.

Everyone looks to be extremely busy though! Some humungous lists on here - well done everybody!

I hope newcomers are doing ok too!

Will catch up as soon as I am able!

In the meantime, here are the links for Wednesday:

Baby step no. 6 for Wed June 6th is here. Continuing previous steps and learning about hot spots. [[http://www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/fly-faq/#hotspot
Here is the definition of a hot spot]].

From 3-9 June we are in Zone 2 the kitchen. Spend 15 mins a day decluttering this area (and/or do a mission!).

If you are at the stage where you have finished decluttering Zone 2, here is the detailed cleaning list for the kitchen.

Wednesday's mission is: here. Scrub the kitchen tap(s) with a toothbrush! I think very few of us do this! Personally I find a squirt of Dettol foam bathroom cleaner or a polish with some Viakal does the trick just as well.

Wednesday's daily focus is: anti-procrastination. Do something you have been avoiding!

The habit for June is: keeping hydrated by drinking water regularly.

A summary of the above (which should update itself daily) can be found in the flight plan here.

Newcomers: if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Or look at the Flylady FAQ here! (Scroll up to top.)

Giggage/Firehousedog people not picking up their animals by-products and not disposing of it properly is one of my all-time bugbears. And as say that as a dog-owner.

Sorry to hear Lil Zoo still suffering Zoo

Good luck with presentation Toostressy

How exciting about the viewing Cag!

Encouraging wing flaps to eveyrone else! G'night all!

zoo did dd2 survive the night?

Morning everyone. How is your dh sc? Is he working or having time off?

To do
10 minute workout
Daily routine
15 minutes decluttering kitchen
Kitchen taps
Anti procrastination - sort out some forms for committee I'm on

• find out what batteries dd nightlight takes
• speak to friend
• try and get library online to work or ring them

Morning.

Wow I have lots to catch up on.

Ta Da for today.
Dishwasher on
Bed airing
Post in post box
Windows open as it is quite muggy here.
Washing on line.

I have been known to call people back to pick up their dog shit. The path i use to school is awful. Its also very narrow and difficult to navigate the poo with a pram! So yes i will shout them back and shame them. 😁

Ta da

Wash on
Dryer on
Washing on line
Dc all up and fed

SC please do shout if you need a hand with the thread at this unpredicted extra busy time. You we will. Sorting the visitors and your dh and dd is far more important. Do not worry about it. Just ask.

I slept, ergo I feel like death.

ds presented me with a request of what he needed for his exams this morning late last night. Actually he didn't I specifically asked if he had what he needed. He didn't I have a feeling he has forgotten stuff so just trying to find an ellusive email from school

Hope DH is better soon sc and that he’s actually taking some time off (mine never does 🙄) please don’t worry about thread hosting!

Welcome to newbies 💐

How is lilzoo zoo?

I’m still in bed but only woke at 7 so despite baby waking more I feel like I had more sleep.

DH’s day off so it really needs to be a Get Shit Done Day.

Thank you very much indeed Hills! Much appreciated! Will shout if it gets any worse! Dh claiming to be feeling better today though and coming on to this thread for the odd 10 mins is a bit of a relief from cooking/choring frankly!

Sympathies on the exam equipment front btw! Here the dc have to take in those Ziploc transparent envelopes in which to put pencils/pens etc. I've finally remembered them this year but on previous occasions dd's had to make do with sandwich bags.

Hope your ds is withstanding the exam stress ok too. DD very up and down (understandably as only 50 per cent of pupils pass sufficiently to progress from 3rd to fourth year). Two weeks of exams started yesterday (sigh)

Foxes thank you for asking, dh isn't officially working and sil and I are trying to strap him down to a chair but it's v difficult when you run your own business and he was in the office yesterday for two hrs, taking calls last night and is off to the office again shortly.

I've I believe in some areas councils have CCTV directed at spots known for dog poo and some have started identifying culprits through the use of dog dna! Dog poo on pram wheels is horrible!

Big waves to everyone else! Had better get back to it!

X posts! Thanks Cag!

Morning all. Another nights sleep here too. Kids have been a bugger this morning. Had two coffees, about to do the school run, then need to deep clean the kitchen (my worst chore) oh and all the usual day to day chores. Joy.

Ta da
10 minute workout
Dc ready for nursery school run
Dishwasher emptied / loaded
Rubbish out
Wash on
Decided on dinner tonight

To do
Everything else but I'm on a bit of a go slow. Keep finding myself back on the sofa . Once we've dropped dd off its back home for a few chores before we go and help out at the community cafe before picking dd back up for lunch. Must get motivated!

Good morning everyone and thanks for the warm welcome :)
@sc hope your dh feels better soon

• a big 💐💐 to everyone dealing with exams

I moved all cleaning chores to today as my boss isn't working from home and I can actually do things my way without being criticized/corrected because it's not done his way (🙄)

To do:
-Clean bathroom
-vacuum the house
-Tidy/empty the fridge (I am almost scared of what I might discover)

• go babysitting

-school run -extracurricular activities

ds is ... he is claiming he will fail german because he had a bad speaking exam but he did this last year and was fine in the other aspects of the exam. Yep sandwich bag here and no label on the water bottle. His light bag freaked him out this morning. He kept muttering about having forgotten something. He refused to do any revision so it will go one of two ways. apparently tonight we are revising 9 science topics yep not sure how that works either.

It's a flare day today and picking my legs up high enough to walk is an issue. So off to nap for a little while.

When I run the world people who hang dog shit in bags in hedges will be made to wear them. I don't understand it, they've already done the gross bit of picking it up.

So yesterday I made the off the cuff comment of it would be nice to have a garden parasol... we ended up in Paisley to get one. Shops had parasols or bases but not both and DH didn't want to risk them not fitting. (Yes I know it's a universal size thing) We ended up in B&M and saved a fortune compared to the other places.

Ta-dahs
Fed cat
Beds
Breakfast
Swish & swipe
DD to school
Bought bird seed (now getting it in BIG bags)
Fed birds

To do
Clean clothes away
Ironing
Laundry
Pack orders
Posting
Collect DD

And we get a new shower today (fingers crossed) after 5 days without.I know we are keeping ourselves clean but a "strip wash" as my DM calls it never feels properly clean.

Morning all..... Inside looks ok today so I am going to concentrate on outside, throw things in the skip, before it's removed and maybe Jet wash the builders dust and bits of rubble from the yard.I

Ta da
Fed Dog and Cat
Water new hedge.
Swish and swipe.
Make bed.
Look at Hot Spot Chair in bedroom.

To do
Throw rubbish in skip
Sweep yard.
Tidy rubbish and re cycling bins that have been put to the end of the yard by the builders.
Pull a few weeds in back garden.
Jet wash yard.

Just had brekkie and ready to go! 😀

Ta da two days ago:
dog walk x 3
laundry x 2
laundry hung up to dry
sorted out several things in office including computer failure
fishmonger, bank and chemist
lunch for visitors
dh to doctors again
Prepped supper of grilled fresh sardines, large green salad, fennel and tomato salad, strawberries and Greek yoghurt
ran visitors around
tidied and hoovered sitting room and play room
cleaned kitchen
laundry x
served and tidied up supper

Ta da day before yesterday:
dog walk x 3
quick supermarket shop
passport application for DD
4 x loads laundry
lunch for visitors
prepped supper (roasted shoulder lamb, baked Med veg, baked apricots on rosemary spikes with baume de venise)
ran dh to loads of med appts
helped DD with revision
cooked supper and tidied up

Taa yesterday in sort of reverse order:
cooked supper and cleared up (cold roast lamb, Mediterranean baked veg, potato, onion and carrot layer bake)
prepped supper veg bake plus extra one for freezer
made barabrith type cake
hung laundry up on terrace to dry
dog walk x3
delivered jellies to friend (expat supermarket order)
mahoosive supermarket shop
dropped DD off at study group
X 4 loads laundry
folded laundry
dw x 2 filled and emptied

Ta da today:
dropped DD off at school
dog walk x 1
washed dog bowls/blankets etc
loaded dw
s & s
2 loads laundry on
cleared boudoir floor!!

To do:
repair mattress cover
wrestle mattress cover on bed
prep lunch for visitors (ham, bread, cheese, salad)
dog walk 2
prep supper for visitors (chicken and salad for adults and chicken and pesto pasta for DD)
bakewell tart
hang laundry up to dry
raid present cupboard
wrap baby presents
deliver one set baby presents
change our bedsheets + those in boudoir
change DD bedsheets
serve and clear up supper
dog walk 3

That’s a lot achieved sc even without poorly DH ⭐️

Caglets have done some home ed with DH (must get round to writing it in the diary again, as I’d stopped completely over half term, and it seems the LEA rep has been replaced now so we may get a letter soon arranging a visit... fantastic timing 🙄)

I’ve just sorted the laundry into piles to be put away, there’s loads to wash but will focus on bedding and towels today.

DH is full of cold which is unlike him. I am devoid of motivation.

Morning information all.
Stressful start here

I've dd2 is clinging to her position as loves child by a thread i don't like her at all currwntly I spend so much time bite tongue/grinding teeth I've whittled a fabulous ornate carved pointy stick to replace one I snapped yesterday

Hills hope things go smoothly with job.sympathies in exam front.dd2 is year 9 and just done a round GCSE exam condition 2hour tests to allow teachers to evaluate which groups place them in next year.sbe was bloody nightmare of nerves and anxiety...

Cag so many positives... at cagletini climbing stairs tho...

SC fingers X DH has turned a corner.

So I had D's up til 1130 with miseries of hayfever symptoms mess his asthma(had try local boots for antihistamibes yesterday but they said have be care when mix asthma meds and only had nose spray.as his eyes pour with it not very helpful)
Lil zoo up in night.3x.git up 520 wanting suck polo and cuddle

She manage breakfast then folded up and lay in bed cry tummy hurt.sadky I KNOW if we don't at least try n make it to school there will be issues so I chivvy other two out then dressed her as she lay crying and held her hand as we left super early to dawdle to school as moving makes it worse.i felt like most evil bitch on face if the earthspoke office staff n explained what happened yesterday and that had doc app Tom,along this morning's difficulties.they promised to ring me if required and told lil ok she was very brave for coming in and that was all they need for her to have a try.came away almost in tears and she shuffled off to class...

Tadas
Wash on
Fed cats
Bleach lav
Littertray
Sort 2bags random crap
Breakfasts and pack ups
Wipe bath n sink
Wash in dryer more on
Sort lil zoo

Cry
Make rice crispie treats as a block to cut into squares that are gluten and dairy free
Wash on airer,more in
Quick hotspot the hallway
Sweep kitchen floor

To do
Sort fridge
Contemplate cupboard understairs
Clean hob
Clean surfaces
Try not keep look at clock/check phone/ fret over lil zoo....

How did morning all gain an information?my phone's weird...