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!

Full of snot getting not much done.urgh

SO that to do list:

To do:
banking Need to do some more tomo though as didn't transfer enough because my memory sucks
meeting at school
laundry 1st load on line, 2nd in machine
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 - nope but did get opticians appointments booked for us both (I am changing my contact lenses)
pick up some more vit d
epsom salt bath - my muscles are sore and ouchy
try to fix ds' computer nope not enough energy for that nonsense today.

Also ta da
add 50 billion things to my to do list
transfer pictures from one computer onto another
acquire a new label maker and academic diary

Just sorting my caffiene intake out before tackling the massively out of control to do list.
Oh and the white vinegar as a fabric softener experiment is working well, looks to be our solution to the issue of fabric softener. Which is marvelous. Easy to get hold of and the buggers won't change the formulae

I notice you haven’t crossed off “do not kill da” - work in progress? :o

I got halfway through transferring the clothes to the dryer when I got screamed at by a small wriggly person. I am very glad we got plenty done this morning as it ain’t happening now.

ds* not da 🤦‍♀️

Used last reserves energy to put cod in oven
I ment be having beef goulashif I cba.i so heavy limbed and even breathing hurts just want lay still and try not focus on how much breathing hurts pathetic rambling

How's DS3 I've?

Hope dh isn't overdoing it SC as you don't need a relapse amongst every thing else

Drum roll dd2 got her exam results in...(bear in mind it's 2years til sits GCSE for real) she got a grade 4( that's a c pass in old money10points of 5) in science.a 5 in English and a 3 in maths(a fail but as in low set and top mark of class still worth a well done we felt.esp as she has 2years til sits real ones...she's very proud of herself.dp has rewarded her efforts with an order for couple John Greene books she's hankering after

Oh and she's still climbing all over me as not feeling well and wants her mummy...
Not sure which is worse-havinv a "child" bigger and heavier than me claw and try lay on me when I feel rough to or our usual screaming abdabs at each other which end in me being evil witch/fun sucker

Well done to your dd zoo !

Lakeland Large White Sink Tidy Organiser Storage Caddy - cag I can't make the link work sorry but if you type this into Amazon that's the one I've got! It has room for washing up liquid, some cloths and scourers, hand soap and a nail brush! Means I don't have to pick everything up to wipe the windowsill just have to move this instead. And you can dry the cloth on the handle bit , it's good (and I spent too much of my life searching for a good one!!!)

Ta da
Finished daily routine
Made ice lollies
Made flapjacks
Made dinner
Dc in bath
Put all the washing away and got another load ready to go on tomorrow
And dh has finally finally put dds magnetic calendar thing up in her room!! Anti procrastination - woohoo! (Just need him to help me sort out a bit of life admin stuff tonight)

Ta didn't - bathroom mission. Meh.

And yes I am totally hopeless and asked my dh to put a nail in the wall which I could have done myself in my defence I do most other things!

Vill pop back later off for a sing.

Ah Lakeland are good live in driving distance Of the original and have been a fan for years. DH groans if I mention a visit and best pal says shall we go to Lakeland and buy stuff we never knew we needed if we are on a jolly( day out.)

Cags read it as Caglitini has a ATM.

Zoo tmi!

Re s

cag to be honest I hadn't spoken to ds since getting in. Throwing him so tea and he is heading straight to bed. He has the tireds.

Sorry to hear that about your DH Cag. Hope the referral goes through quickly for him .

Baby step no. 14 for Thurs 14th is here. Using a calendar!

We are in Zone 3 this week: 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.

Thursday's mission is: here. A combined 27 fling boogie in bathroom + other room!

Thursday's daily focus is running errands.

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

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

Small steps fledglings!

Good morning all! Feeling a bit more chipper about guest situation as received lovely "thank you" card from them listing a load of things which I thought had gone unnoticed/unappreciated! What a difference two small words can make eh?

Cag so sorry to hear about your dh's news. Must be hard for him when he is so in to his sport. I hope his appt with consultant goes well .

Zoo well done to your dd2 with her exam results! Hope you are feeling a bit better today - and the Zoolets of course - take it steady! John Greene a great favourite here too - I remember sitting up one night reading "The Fault in Our Stars" (reckoned I should be aware of dd's reading matter) and sobbed so much and so violently that I woke up dh! Thanks for asking btw - dh still not 100% although a lot better but he is overdoing it unfortunately still - I am putting on shackles keeping close watch!

Hills I often put a few dollops of industrial vinegar in the machine with my woollens (the ones that are machine washable anyway!) Makes them all soft and somehow clarifies the colour. Hope your new role at work is still going well btw!

Cag well done with all the baby clothes washing and sorting! I like the sound of "packing away tiny musical instruments". (Although hope the tiny violin will still be available to accompany the sound of my constant whinging )

Hope Storm Hector not too destructive Goth! Another great list there btw!

Honkywonkwoman lovely gesture to give away your spare tv! You sound like an extremely busy granny btw!

Waves to Foxes Honu Toostressy Giggage Bowerbird Blueyeshadow Firehousedog I'vegotfamily Catherinethetiny Carbonella Cordelia Shannara Pyjamasforever Mollywobbles Tidyhomewannabe Whoknows Annoyedandstressful MsForestier and anyone else I have missed!

Still in the depths of exam hell here (and I choose the word "hell" advisedly!) . Let's just say I never want to read or see a Molière play ever again!

DD extremely upset yesterday because she put the right answer down in geography exam (name of a certain volcano) which happened to be correct, and then lost the courage of her convictions, and changed it! Aargh! Still, it's English today, so she shouldn't have too many issues with that!

I am so ready to pack and leave for the countryside I cannot wait! Only 2 weeks to go! Have a long list of things to be achieved before then however! Only prob is that I am so over choring at the moment, I have a mahoosive case of CBA, need that pointy stick!

Have a good day everyone!

Up half night dd2 cough and wheezing

It can't be morning yet surely?
Undecided how I feel as not moved yet.ti.e will tell...

Wind is a howling outside,best get up and let scoutcat in for breakfast and feed my other mini reprobates

Cag forgot to add for DH

We decided to try again stopping ds having milk in the night as I think he is waking out of habit, we made that decision and then he slept 12 hours straight two nights in a row. Then last night 2 am shouting "milk"! again , I gave him a few sips of milk then tried to switch to water. Omg. He was not happy. Gave up in the end and he went straight back to sleep. One of these days I will win this battle!!

Sc your talk of exams is bringing back memories - that geography question especially!

Cag sorry about your dh

Zoo sorry I am moaning about sleep when it sounds like you had it a lot worse.

I'm working on today so got a lot of to-ing and fro-ing with the dc.

To do
Daily routine
Make dd packed lunch / pack both dc bags for the day
Swish and swipe bathroom
15 minutes decluttering
27 fling boogie
Errands - possibly need to go the supermarket but not sure I'll get time
Pay royal mail bill online so our parcel gets delivered as someone didn't pay for postage correctly
Make chilli for the slow cooker this morning - double the amount so I can freeze half.

Moan away foxes being tired isn't exclusive

Tada
Up
Fed cats
Fed zoolets (lil zoo and D's)
Pack ups

Dd2 looks like been dug up...she had hot chocolate and whimpered wants stay home....

Storm Hector has arrived, it's blown my bird table over and a couple of chairs are halfway down the garden.

Ta da
Feed cat and dog
Empty dishwasher
Swish and swipe

To do
Clean all Windows downstairs
Dust and polish downstairs
Vacuum downstairs
Deal with Hot Spot Chair in bedroom.
Repair skirt and dress for Dgd15

I am Chief Stain Remover and clothes repairer for the whole family. I keep telling them it's just soaking and Vanish but they seem to think it's some sort of magic and they can't do it. At least I have drummed into all their heads to not throw anything stained into the wash before deciding to bring it to me. ☺

:o at tiny violin sc 🎻🎻🎻 I do have a Tibetan singing bowl which (literally) has a certain ring to it.

I have antiprocrastinated this morning and replied to various FB messages (that makes me sounds really popular 😂 I’m not!) - when stressed I just can’t handle messaging people so I ignore them and then get panicky about them thinking me rude...

I didn’t get the clothes finished last night as I just totally crashed and haven’t gotten up yet, I need to get breakfast though...

Cag ! Always wanted to hear one of those sing as it happens!

(SC wanders off to unearth extensive collection of Andalusian nose flutes ... .)

:o

Thanks for all the kind words about DH. Just have to see what happens really - apparently the blood markers don’t exactly match what they should be for arthritis so needs further investigation. He’s still managing sports club and jogging but if he has to stop proper running he will be devastated. He is very fit normally. I’m also wondering about bursitis after shannara mentioned it. His job has a lot of repetitive movement as well (on tills/putting stock out) and that does make the pain worse. He was planning on looking for another job after we’ve settled at the new house anyway.

Sigh. Really not what the family needs ATM and both of us are not in a good state of mental health TBH. I am on a mega go slow this morning and really need to get going to meet the others. Haven’t sorted food out for today either. FFS.

Here's hoping your dh's diagnosis is not as bad as you both fear Cag . Must be stressful though. You certainly both have a lot on your plate ATM - a bit of a go slow may not be a bad thing ATM - take it steady and all of that x

Rig tig sink caddy - you can get it for £10 on Amazon. Brush extra. Base detachable for cleaning.

Ta da
Chilli in slow cooker for dinner hope I made enough for extra to freeze, certainly looks a lot!
Finished my work
Dishwasher on

To do
Everything else

first as I'm relishing the peace in my house as dc not home yet. Got to pick dd up in a minute.