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!

Awww STILL, hope she feels better soon. You are not an awful mum.

No housework done, BUT

I did paint the coving and living room ceiling.

Only the skirting
another coat on the door
and re-paint the fireplace and the living room would finally be properly finished for the first time ever.

Thanks for the Link Honu. I think for the information on how the biochemistry of their claim works I am going to have to do a bit of digging into research papers. I still don't understand how biochemically this can be the truth. It all seems like pseudo science to me atm.

Nothing against anything other than the freezing heating aspect changing things from one form to another.

My day: __

Next.

Oh and SC you were right to be cautious about the cut it is just on the turn to infection. Antiseptic cream stings. Always a tough call because I am allergic to plasters and surgical tape. So will have i nice patch of raw skin tomo.

ta da
✅emailed cleaning company
✅bought some storage boxes
✅bit of home ed
✅phoned HA about tenancy agreement (gulp)
✅collected parcel
✅returned library books
✅collected DD’s melatonin
✅tap class

Baby’s been asleep in the buggy since we got home almost 2 hours ago. And have I done anything productive in that time? Like fuck have I :(

Morning!!
Hills hope your cut sorts itself out

Busy day here planned.dp arriving 7ish.
To do
Lots cleaning
Collect letter from D's school and take to doctors,along with my permission note so the school can be given relevant info on his medical history
Utilise car for purchasing very heavy grocery items(tins,bottles water etc)
Ring doctors re lil zoo meds predicament
Find out her test results(different number,pm only)
Ring hospital and book her app to see paediatrician(as paperwork arrived yesterday)
A billion and one other things...
BBl

Morning! Sorry for late posting of links, was out last night... .

Baby step no. 13 for Wed 13th is here. Introducing missions! Choose one and go and do it!

We are in Zone 3 this week: [[http://www.flylady.net/d/zones/zone-3/
The Main Bathroom and One Extra Room (June 10-16)]]. 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 3, here is the detailed cleaning list for the bathroom etc.

Wednesday's mission is: here. Bathroom = clean window sill, towel holder, loo roll holder. Garage or other room = take a box and choose 10 things you no longer love or need! Dump or donate immediately!

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

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.

Keep going everybody! Even 5 mins makes a difference! And don't be put off or intimidated by long lists on here; all of us have days when our lists are not so long, or are non-existent! Better to go slowly and take small steps than face burn out!

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Hills, hope your arm is better today.

STILL, how is DD ?

Yesterday, only managed to paint coving and ceiling in living room and get the car fixed. It's now silent, no rattle, no groan.

Today, catch up on what I couldn't be bothered to do yesterday.

Cut lawns
Glossing? Maybe?
Washing
Wash shower curtain
Drop off and hide DP's father's Day gift in his Dds room.
Clean bath
Cat litter needs changing

There's so much to do.

Good luck everyone

Hills believe it or not, the reason I was wary about your injury was because a character in the Archers died recently owing to a cut on their arm! I think it was a narrative designed for sepsis awareness week! So please do look after it!

Zoo hope Lil Zoo and ds start feeling a bit better today! You are definitely not an awful mum! Must be v difficult with them both ailing at the same time and the attitude of "Get out of my life but first run me in to town" (as in the seminal book!) is classic teenager!
(Btw, I woke up with "razor blade throat" last week and had similar feelings of fatigue etc, thought I was in for proper flu, but bug seems to have totally disappeared thankfully!)

Well done re: the painting yesterday Giggage!

Aw, thank you Goth! You too! And same here ... any time you are touring the lugubrious lowlands... you would be very very welcome!!

I've hope you and your ds are still feeling better today!

Encouraging wing flaps to Foxes and to everyone else! BBL once dd off to exam! Short morning because she'll be back around noon (starvingly hungry no doubt!).

Have a good day everyone!

No worries SC it was only a little bit angry looking, no puss, no real heat to it.

Crazy day today. although it feels like that all the time atm. And my brain is an asshole as it kept waking me up every couple of hours with a series of weird dreams.

To do:
banking
meeting at school
laundry
filling for prepping room for painting
pop into work and return something that got left in my car/hand over on some changes.
Opticians appointment
do not kill ds
do something about my room
Book dentist appointments for me and boy
pick up some more vit d
epsom salt bath - my muscles are sore and ouchy
try to fix ds' computer

Tada
Fed cats
Bleach lav
Wash on
Sort salad drawer(rotting rhubarb juice boak)
Empty bins
Littertray
Sweep living room floor
Sweep kitchen floor
Breakfast for DS and dd2
Pack up for D's(dd2 throats too sore to eat sandwich,go get her free school lunch)
Wipe bath and sink
Write note for dd2 to not do pe as chest hurts/snotting everywhere

Gig lil zoo hasn't exploded again.still feels like needs to go but nothing happening,so to speak,she's slowly start feel a little nibblish,am not sending school as she's isn't comfortable using any other toilet but her own and is fearful HAVING use a school one thus increasing anxiety...

Just waved off other two

Time wash up and carry on....

Morning folks I finally caught up on the thread!

DH has done a bit of home ed with the Caglets, and found the cable for the shopandscan thing so he’s put the shopping away and transmitted a few weeks worth of barcodes.

I should get up really. He’s just gone to the doctors to find out more about dodgy blood results - bit nervous as he’s been so run down and achy lately but it can’t be anything too scary as they gave him a routine appt not an urgent one.

Then we have some time to get stuff done hopefully - laundry to put away, and as I’m home all day I can get more baby clothes washed and folded (if it’s regular laundry I don’t mind leaving it sitting in the machine a bit but I want to shake the creases out etc as it’s going to friends). And pack some things in boxes. Eeeeeep.

Caglets have been agreeing to get rid of some more things actually so that’s good. Some toys are things that we will probably get again for the baby someday but I just don’t see the point taking up room now - it’s different with the expensive and good condition stuff we’ve already put away like wooden railway and duplo.

BTW I asked on my other regular thread and it seems the no running a business thing is more to do with things that may affect other residents like lots of visitors coming and going, industrial equipment etc. So hopefully someone sitting at the table doing maths doesn’t count (they’d be here anyway as we usually tie tuition into play dates). Don’t think it can be income related as it’s all declared, tax return done etc and they need a minimum income for HA anyway (we had to prove we can afford it). Anyway hopefully they will be understanding, I’ve already decided that if they aren’t, I will write to my MP - hope it wouldn’t get to that though.

Right, must get up.

Zoo sounds like you're doing the right thing. I know I prefer the familiarity of my own loo when I have a bad stomach. Hope she feels better soon.

Cag both husband & I work from home. I think landlady had to sort out her insurance differently because of it but she says it was doable. I've missed your original post about this so ignore me if I've got the wrong end of the stick

Ta-dahs
Fed cat
Beds
Breakfast
Washing up
DD to school
Shopping
Rubbish out
Fed birds
Tumble drier
Clean washing machine - yuck it's going black again

To do
Orders
Data inputting
Collect DD/Post Office
Dinner
Washing up
Ironing

You know when you've got a nagging feeling that you've forgotten something....

All the time Goth. All the time.

Yup always. I’m just glad I haven’t left the baby anywhere TBH.

A relatively productive day so far - baby clothes wash is on, Caglets have gone through some toys to get rid of

Hi All.......
Not done much yet but had to get up at 3am to run Dgd (back from Uni) to airport with boyfriend (found at Uni).
Got back about 4.30 went back to bed and dozed.
Dentist at 9 for filling dropped out.
Anyway!

Ta da
Fed dog and cat
Sweep and mop kitchen
Kill some bindweed
Swish and swipe

To do
Bathroom - properly
Bedroom - "

Waiting for Romanian couple to turn up again, contacted a Church Charity as I had all appliances out of old Kitchen to give away. They came yesterday afternoon and took Gas Cooker, Fridge F, Washer and kettle. Nice young couple! He asked did I have a little tv for his children and I said I hadnt. Then thought "bugger it" and gave them my lovely white one from my bedroom.
They were so thrilled as it had a built in DVD so their kids can watch Disney.
Anyway realised Ddad has loads of stuff in his garage, better Fridge F and a Dryer so meeting them there in half an hour.
Pick Dgs9 from school
Take him Rugby practice.

I literally feel like I've forgotten something constantly, it's quite stressful

I don't even know if I posted a list this morning - I don't know where this morning has gone!!

Ta da
Dishwasher unloaded
Washing on
Got my new kitchen sink tidy so have put everything in that , I'm a sad case
Picked up dd from nursery
Made dc macaroni cheese for lunch - dd has declared it the best lunch she has ever had

To do
Finish daily routine
15 minutes decluttering
Clean bathroom windowsill and towel rail
10 things to dump or donate mission (like the sound of that but no idea if the dc will part with anything...)
Anti procrastination - get dh to do couple of things that I need his help with and I'd been putting off until he was less busy.
Dinner tonight - bubble and squeak with poached eggs and beans.
Make flapjacks (inspired by this thread last week )

Ha ha! Foxes I looked at those this morning( sink tidy) but I am only buying essential things just now so stuck to plan and bought garden stuff.

Bargains...hazel trellis ( for sweet peas) £4:99, netting for beans £1, Heather screen to hide wood area( asked DP to do this at least two years. Ago), fleece for winter50p x2 pound land, tool hanger (for 6) £1,
Going out to put it up soon. Had loads of interruptions. Phone, deliveries for other people. Meeting at work later.😣😛😝 MY DAY OFF!

Menu
Breakfast- cereal, tea.
Lunch- Egg sandwich, roll 25p, egg free. Mayonnaise free.
Tea- tuna pasta, tuna 69 p pasta store cupboard.

I don't think you can feed anyone for £12 a week. I am going to have another go next week by shopping at B&M. We have a big store but I haven't used it...didn't know it was there actually.
I am going to challenge myself to feed myself for £2 a day. When the kids were home I used to budget well and although I still like a bargain I can now afford to treat myself now and then. Zoo's error/ typo got me thinking. I know lots of our families are on benefits. Years ago we allowed a veggie scheme into school to help families buy cheap good veg. It ended up with staff buying it and families not bothering, the kids often had chips from the chip shop. I felt sad when I discovered that the reason some children couldn't eat with a knife and fork was that they ate chips out of the paper on the floor and they had no cutlery in the house. There is a community charity shop up the road. Quite a few of our children come to school without breakfast. Not those teens that don't want it but little ones of 5&6 and then I see mums on their phones not talking to them on way to school. I do sometimes judge. I know I shouldn't but I do wonder if that is where the benefits are going.

Zoo is your DD the one that cannot drink cows milk? Just wondering if she might be intolerant of soya as DD and I are. I had lots of tests and it was dairy & soya that were the problem. Might be worth a try. It takes three weeks to completely leave your system. So abstinence then a good feed of it and watch for reaction. I know you probably know that but just mentioning for those that don't.

ta da
✅two lots of baby clothes washed
✅one lot dried ready to fold
✅yesterday’s drying ready to put away (had to put some back in dryer as still damp. Never normally happens 🤔
✅started cleaning little musical instruments to pack away
✅packed up a box of piano music
✅doll and doll/teddy clothing drawers gone through and amalgamated into one storage box (will be packed away until the move now) - some thrown away and a few put in charity bag
✅toy vehicles gone through and amalgamated into one storage box to be packed away (plus one giant thunderbird 2 that won’t fit 😀) - some thrown, some to donate
✅toy dinosaurs (except giant T. rex) put in bag to donate
✅toy animals cleaned up and put aside for little cousin (have checked they want them)
✅character toys mostly gone through but we are left with a few things not decided about
✅three bags of charity stuff by the door from the above!
✅threw away a few random bits

And not even 2pm! Woo!

bower I have had sink tidy on my shopping list for ages and I had some Amazon vouchers to use...really sad I know but it is nice having somewhere to dry clothes so they aren't in a heap!

Cag fantastic list! Go you! Are you feeling more excited and less anxious now do you think?

Ta da
15 minutes decluttering DD bedroom - toy box all sorted and it looks lovely in there now.
Got rid of ten things from her toy box just rubbish really so didn't even ask just binned it...doubt she will notice. She is just happy I found her bouncy balls!
Another wash on
Finished daily routine

To do
Bathroom mission
Make flapjacks
Make dinner
Make ice lollies

Hello all, it’s a work day today so just popping on quickly to say have you looked at the ERIC website. Lots of stuff about constipation and continence on there. I know constipation is not the only issue but it might be worth a look.

Sorry should have said that was for zoo. Big wing flaps to everyone else and thanks for links SC.

Updated Ta-dahs
Fed cat
Beds
Breakfast
Washing up
DD to school
Shopping
Rubbish out
Fed birds
Tumble drier
Clean washing machine - yuck it's going black again
Orders
Ironing
Lunch
Cleared garden of nearly everything that might get blown about as Storm Hector should be hitting us later.
Sort out veg box - I've prepped & blanched my broad beans to use another time. (Rather than leaving them to go manky)

To do
Goggle kohlrabi recipes
Data inputting
Collect DD/Post Office
Dinner
Washing up
Bring in bird feeders

bower she's on fodmap elimination at mo.no soy allowed,no lactose,no wheat/gluten.no to 3/4 of the fruit n veg normally consumed.fun free eating tbh!!

Just going to look at that website stressy

Aw thanks foxes yes definitely feeling better about it today. I know there will be a lot of anxiety in the near future (more than my usual amount :o) so I’m trying to celebrate and get productive when I am up to it.

In less good news, DH has been referred to rheumatology. Looks like arthritis. Bugger.

I am bringing dolly mixture to the naughty corner. I bought liquorice allsorts by mistake the other day, ugh.

Have put the last neutral baby clothes (plus the extra special bits I’m sending to a MNer) wash on - was going to leave it but I’m out most of tomorrow so it’ll just get left and at least this way it’s done. In hindsight I should’ve stored it by colour before as I’ve had to separate it out to wash the whites together. 🤦‍♀️ Thankfully I won’t really need to do that with the girly stuff as it’s pretty much all coloured anyway.

I do need to find out if DN wants the Moses basket, and the play mat (so glad I got a cheap one as it was barely used).

Link to your sink tidy please?

I’m not expecting to get much else done today now as DH and DD are at gym. Definitely can’t leave DS with the baby ATM other than a quick dash to the loo etc. He’s very good at making her laugh though.