Flying high in July (or trying to!) - the FlyLady thread

[TooStressyForMyOwnGood]

A warm (or cooling with our current weather) welcome to the July Flylady thread. This is a lovely friendly thread where we loosely follow the Flylady system (see the Flylady website ) in the hope of having organised homes and lives.

Every day the thread leader (me this month) posts links and missions from the Flylady site and also some friendly (!) personal comments. This is quite a ‘talky’ thread but we try our hardest not to be cliquey and new members are very welcome! I will do my best to keep track of everybody .

Please note that Flylady is (understandably) keen for people to click on her site so please do have a look around the site and the links. On the website there is information for beginners. You can also sign up to the Flylady emails but we would advise caution as there are hundreds of them.

We post our achievements (ta das) and our to do lists and any other general chatter about life / flying.

Information on getting started: www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/

The launch pad is also a good starting place:www.flylady.net/c/lp.php

Fly stands for Finally Loving Yourself. The general idea is that short bursts of tidying / organisation are more achievable than marathon efforts. Flylady advises 15 minute bursts is effort but you can tweak this to fit your own circumstances.

Be kind to yourselves, jump in where you are and be careful not to crash and burn!

The first day of the month is Sunday. Since it’s a weekend there is no official mission or zone work, unless you want to of course.

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Here is the daily summary for Sunday (also available on the Flylady website at flight plan which should update automatically each day).

I assume we are going into zone 1 next week which is the entrance area. However this week we have been in the living room. The Flylady website can take a few days to update the zones when the month changes so I will have a good look at it tomorrow and Monday to see where we are.

The link to the current zone and missions is [[http://www.flylady.net/c/sp.php#missions here].

Re. zones, do what works for you. I don’t always stick to the zones myself and do what works best at the time, with varying degrees of success!

Spend 15 mins decluttering, or whatever you can manage, in Zone 5/ zone 1.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 5 is here.

daily focus

missions for the week

Flykids mission

Once I figure out July’s habit I will let you know what it is!

beginner babysteps.

Happy flying everyone.
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Well done on getting to Asda so early for teacher gifts zoo. Sorry to hear school stressful Bower. You must finish for summer soon?

Glad hospital appointment was ok Honky.

Thanks for and SC. School summer holidays start properly tomorrow. I am off for a lot of the summer with the kids. Eeek.

Another super productive moving day Cag!

Ive, I ate two nobbly bobbly ice creams on honour of national ice cream day .

Well done for powering through the day foxes. Big wing flaps for everyone else.

I have lost interest, slept badly last night and work was busy and I have some bits from work which I have to do tomorrow now .

Need to get on. DDs in PJs but I need to go and do something with the kitchen then get them to bed.

No idea what we will have for tea.

Sorry guys that post just now was good. I name changed to post a political rant about school cuts (thread is in education if interested!). Will name change back!

FFS I am making it worse now. I meant to say that the post was mine, not the post was good

I wish sc but I don't think I'm anywhere near talented enough for that!!

Ta da
Swish and swipe bathroom
Decluttered and sorted dh boxers and handkerchiefs!

The dc were in bed and both quiet at 6.30pm, think that's our personal best! We didn't even realise the time when we sat down on the sofa. Unfortunately dh still feeling a bit poorly, he has a high temperature he gets horrible temperatures when he gets ill and they often result in him having night terrors / confusion in the night . It's horrible! He's going to dose up on paracetamol before bed so fingers crossed he'll be ok.

Must do these school forms before bed...

Ha! Thought too much cake had gone to my head for a minute then Stressy!
Don't worry, we all do it! I'm always whittering on to folk on threads who know me under a nom-de-plume until someone twigs it's me and gives me a prod with pointy stick.

Thanks Honky . I often wonder how many of the people on MN are actually the same people with different user names!

This is my name on all the friendly and nice threads but if I dip my toe into a controversial thread (not very often, as not good for bloodpressure) I name change. Don't want vipers invading our lovely threads!

I have given up posting anywhere else. Mn is not what it used to be. And it would seem I rarely post here these days. Must dash promised ds a trip to tesco and he promised to help me empty and move a book case tonight...

Honky, I have another username that I reserve for truly controversial threads but try not to dip into them too often .

cag there is a kallax thread in active which you may appreciate

I don't post elsewhere often.agree with hills that back in the day it wasn't such a vipers nest

I sometimes get drawn into the arguments

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Here is the daily summary for Friday (also available on the Flylady website at flight plan which should update automatically each day).

We are in zone 3 this week which is the bathroom and one extra room.

Re. zones, do what works for you. I don’t always stick to the zones myself and do what works best at the time, with varying degrees of success!

Spend 15 mins decluttering, or whatever you can manage, in zone 3.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 3
is here.

daily focus

missions for the week

Flykids mission

July’s habit is swish and swipe which is a quick daily clean of the bathroom.

beginner babysteps.

Happy flying everyone.
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Oh yes it was. It was a complete vipers nest, but you could tell people to fuck off and get a grip if they needed it.

What is different is all the lazy journo nonsense and the fact that debate is shut/shouted down by people with unpleasant/hidden agendas. But mostly the journo nonsense.

ta da
move book case
move keyboard
move sofa
3 loads of washing
tesco for black fountain pen cartridges
Folding

Morning!
Forecast saying 40% chance thunderstorms from teatime here.we shall have to wait and see if we get any.all local grass is yellow and crisp like hay at present as no rain here at least 3-4 weeks...

Tada
Fed kits
Wash on
Bleach lav
Swept living room and kitchen floors
Wipe hob
Wipe toaster and kettle
Wipe cupboard fronts
Wipe surfaces

Morning

It feels noticably cooler here this morning. Predicted highs of 21 and rain after lunch!

Oooh rain! I’m hoping we don’t get any tomorrow in particular.

More packing this morning I think, then over to the new house to await Ikea. Hopefully it’ll show up at the start of the delivery slot rather than later (1-5pm)

It was cooler here the last few days but expected to get very hot again over the weekend.

First official day of the school holidays. Both DDs said they wanted a lazy morning. Needless to say they are up and bouncing around not appearing remotely lazy.

Ta da:-
DDs have had breakfast (breakfast in bed as holiday treat)
Nothing else

To do:-
Morning routine
Phone garage as may need to go out and pick up my car; fingers crossed they can deliver it instead.
As much home bleugh as is possible (in laws coming tomorrow)
Library
Pop into school for something
Swimming
Food shop

Plus at some stage I need to send a work email.

I am fully aware this will not all get done.

Big wing flaps to all, had better get started.

Right, I really am starting now.

Last day of term here
It is not cool.it has not been cool in days(harummph)
Tadas
Girls fed watered,hair done nicely(beautiful bun for lil zoo,Dutch braids dd2)
Pack up for lil zoo(dd2 has orthodontist over lunchtime)
Scoutcat finally appeared so got fed

To do
Make pesto pasta salad with roasted veg for dd2 dinner,cook partake gf baguette for lil zoo(both before gets too hot)
Wash all lower floors
Wash bathroom floor and clean bathroom

"D"p here in 40 mins and need complete all the above by then or he will get in the way

Ooh, er, I am very intrigued now about all of your Mnsnet alter-egos !!

I tend to post on far too many Brexit threads. I really shouldnt as it does nothing for my blood pressure. . Especially as am ultra-sensitive on subject as after two years we are no clearer knowing what is going to happen to our residency status here. (British Embassy reps clueless and thoroughly useless too! In fact at last meeting, we knew more about it than they did.). Anyway, if we crash out with no deal, that means presumably that all reciprocal arrangements for expats on both sides are totally f*** too!

What ho all! It's not cool here either (harrumph).
About to enter the steaming cauldron that is local hairdresser.

Had a bit of a nostalgic moment clearing out bedroom drawers this morning. One of my late ma's edicts was that one should always have a spare thin new dressing gown, a new nightie/pjs and a pair of slippers in a carrier bag in the bottom drawer ready in case you ever have to go to hospital! I have just come across mine which I had totally forgotten I had ever prepared! No doubt contents far too small now ... will have to try them on.

Honky cob sounds lovely! I'll show you mine, if you show me yours

Enjoy your first day of the holidays Toostressy!!

I admire your hairdressing skills Zoo!

Keep going Cag!

Waves to Hills and to everyone else!

I'll dig out some photos sc!
Keep leaving jobs I know I should be doing and now it's School Hols and I won't have much time as I look after Dgs10 and occasionally Dgs7 most days.

Ta da
Wiz out recycling bin in dressing gown as forgot last night.
Fed Cat and Buffygirl
Empty dw
Quick wipe over kitchen.
Sweep and mop floor
Swish and swipe
Tidy bedroom

To do
Get ready as meeting a Df for lunch
Get back for Dgs10 at 3.15
Give him snack
See if he'll practice his Guitar
If he gives me his big blue eyes, give in and let him go online.
Oh find our Dhorse photos (will do this now).