Stepping forward in October: the new look fledgling Fly thread.

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OK so maybe not new and improved exactly... but a more slimline, concentrated version!

Huge thanks to Hills for guiding us so slickly through September !

Many of us have been here forever; the thread where we (loosely) follow the Flylady housekeeping system here to combat CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome) with a load of chat and mutual support along the way. For that reason, we may seem cliquey, but we really aren't and all newcomers, lurkers, returnees and (intermittent) regulars are hugely welcome!

We are not posting links to the Flylady site on a daily basis anymore, just the daily baby step and flight plan, and the missions and zones on a weekly basis, but don't hesitate to ask questions about the system if you have any!

More information available here and from the launch pad here.

And borrowing heavily from Hills September introduction ... .

There are 4 levels for Flying:
-Baby steps - good for finding a routine in the tasks and getting over the perfection crippling effect
-Baby steps and missions - yep basic routine and more in depth tasks

• Baby steps, missions, and deep cleaning (if you are at that stage) - can't clean clutter so don't consider this one if you need the next level
• Flying combined with a decluttering system (kondo/unfuck etc etc) lets be honest fly lady is good for routine but not so quick with the decluttering results sometimes.

There is NO wrong or right way of doing this, it is about adapting the system to suit your life circumstances, which will be different from someone else's.

And when it all gets too much: come and take a seat by the fire in our specially adapted "naughty" corner where you can enjoy virtual and and tangible support from fellow fledglings.

Cost

Good luck I've with whatever you decide! The force of the fledglings is with you

How strange. "X-post" was just autocorrected to "clostridium" and then to "cost"???

Glad you had a nice day with your friend sc

Ive good luck whatever you decide today

The dc have got up ridiculously early again (they were both awake before 6 but I have only just let them get out of bed!). I refuse to get up yet so I'm drinking my coffee and they've gone downstairs to play with the Duplo. So far no arguments! I wonder if it's because we stopped giving them supper. They're never normally such early risers. Or maybe it's this cold we've all got I suppose you don't sleep quite as well when you're bunged up and coughing.

Second attempt at the library today!

foxes a slice of toast before bed was essential with dd2.lil zoo and dd1for a while like a morning snack when uo at silly oclock.i used to leave few breadstick wrapped in foil on chest drawwers(held by a teddy) for extrs bit sleep for me.theyd nibble and play for about 20 -30 mins after woke up.just an idea?colder another possibility?

I'veand for decision making

Cag how exciting!a garden centre 20min drive from us does pop up ice rink.dd1 and fiance both competant skaters goes on with zoolets.think duck on frozen pond and that would be me...fried egg on risotto?bet that quite nice

SC what's boost!sounds like perfect day,bet helped boost your mental batteries no end

Is Dani ok?brains malfunctioning and can't remember past her little boy was still poorly.hope things are ok at yours lovely

I'm not loving dark,cold morning's.winds howling and I need seriously give this place a going over plus....
To do
Bake cheese scones with D's
Make cake lil zoo
More washing than I'd like to contemplate
More knitting time with D's
Walk docs and put in repeats for iron pills as bloods still saying pathetically low
Panic search(internet) ideas lil zoo birthday(Monday)

Positive pants are pulled up.time to smash a Wednesday

zoo loving your positive pants this morning! I'm going to join you and get cracking straight away now I've made it downstairs. And it's anti procrastination day and I have a big list!

Ta da
Made dc breakfast - more dippy eggs for dd and toast for ds

My positive pants are in the wash.

It’s soooo lovely zoo has to be sunny side up so the yolk runs down into it when you cut it, yum. Can’t remember why DH started adding it, maybe we had eggs to use up or something, but it’s mandatory now! And extra protein can only be a good thing.

ta da from yesterday
✅didn’t kill anyone
✅washed up after dinner
✅got Caglets to shower
✅ordered Tesco in the morning, then edited it at night once DH was home but I left it too late to check out so lost all the added stuff, which included everything I needed to start batch cooking today. I was so angry at myself and had a “why do I always fuck everything up” moment. Anyway I quickly jotted down what I remembered so we can do another order for tomorrow (we have a midweek delivery saver so can only get Tues/Wed/Thurs, but we have been planning to change that). I still need to go to Asda this morning though as we need to get lunch stuff (and cash) for the Caglets to take to their art day. So I may get some ingredients for cooking some of the things.

Wondering if steg is MIA due to baby arriving... hope all ok.

Had a marvellous start to the morning as baby fell out of bed while we slept. 364 days of bedsharing before that happened. Thankfully she went feet first but I wasn’t quick enough to stop her then falling back and bumping her forehead on the radiator 😰 she is ok though, just grumpy.

foxes
Lil zoo and I had breakfast(other two still asleep)
Cats fed
Wash on
Littertray sorted
Now to survey mess and formulate a plan of attack!!

Is MN having a wobble today?I posted my last post just after foxes...

Tada
Scrub loo(lil zoo now opening bowels,like they have bloody radar for fresh toilet)
Sweep living room floor
Sweep kitchen floor
Bag up rubbish(overflowing bins)
Locate dining table from sea crockery and discarded crisp bags apple cores etc
Locate source odd smell(nice green crust tuck right behind load stuff side dining table.boak)
Find computer table(sea cups/banana skin,biscuit wrappers)
FFS CANT ANYONE WALK AS FAR AS THE KITCHEN
S+s bathroom,empty bin
All rubbish out in big bin
Second load wash on,first in drier
Woke and fed D's/dd2
Once they're dressed(getting ready now)we off 45 mins walk to doc drop my repeat in.least suns shining even tho decidedly chilly today!

cag we've all had a baby off the bed moment.my biggest scare was dd1 biting and pull back on bloody radiator dial whilst teething causing knocked tooth and a bloodbath.scared bejesus out if me!!

Are you positive pants at top(priority) or midway down laundry pile(meh)?wanna pass them here and I can bring them in with our stuff

I'd forgotten about steg (sorry my brains a blinking nightmare at mo.barely remember who I am,let alone what meant be doing!!)hope she's doing squishy baby hugs now!

Right
MIA person accounted for
2 people safely out the house doing what they need to be doing during the day

to do
finish dealing with pumpkins
laundry
find work keys they are safe they are here but where
sort fish out
get up
dentist
pick up cotton t-shirts for ds
work from home
discover my room
try not to kill anyone/break anything/die already walked into 2 walks, a chair, a table and a kitchen cupboard this morning
feed the masses
early night

Tada
Been to library
Resisted going to any other shops and spending any money
Dishwasher emptied
Washing hung out

Time for (and a cake while the dc weren't looking! They had a satsuma instead ). And I'm going to start looking through my to do list for anti procrastination day. Dh is picking up ds new car seat today so that's one thing and he's going to fix the windscreen wiper on the car so that's another (if he does them obviously!)

Windscreen wipers!!! I need to add that to my winter check list for my car! Thank foxes

Added scenic walk via a park lake/wooded area to doctor trip,trying keep D's out as much as poss (incorporating parks,fields,quietest poss routes)as he hates being outside now

All starving so quick biccie then few chores before big helpings pasta I think!!

Biccie in

Tada
Wash on,more in drier.dry stuff that can be just folded and put away,done(rest in ironing pile for later)
Girls did their room yesterday so have more than 2binbag full washing!!

Butternut squash in oven(from freezer tbh)along with broccoli.got partbake bread cooking for later,hence roasting veg not just lob in with pasta)
Just need cook pasta and toss with cream cheese,little stock powder(don't full drain pasta) and chives
Washed up
Wiped dining table(needs proper scrub)

To do
Completely clean kitchen
Dining table
Scrub all lower floors on hands and knees

Make scones with zoolet
Knitting with D's
Poss make a cake

Dinner tonight- chickpea tagine and couscous with almonds,parsley and cranberries

Oh and dekittysnot the windows

All sounds tasty zoo I want your lunch! We had tuna sweetcorn sandwiches.

Ta da
Washing on
Lunch made
General tidy
Arranged boiler service (anti procrastination!)
Emailed a work colleague (anti procrastination!)

Now to get ds to bed!

Hope he sleeps foxes
Well done anti procrastinating

I'm not sure I own positive pants!

Just got ten minutes to check in before oven pings to check in and relieve the tedium of today and see what you are all up to!

Scenic walk and trip to library both sound good Zoo and Foxes

Hope you catch a break while ds naps this afternoon Foxes!

Zoo just about to pm you about something I caught unexpectedly on telly this am (NEVER normally watch morning telly but I was doing boring filing in dh's office and saw something that may be of interest)

Yes and thanks day out was a nice change thanks. I am feeling much better than when I was looking at my major project list at start of month and going all "rabbit in headlights". Feel I am more in stuck-in mode and nibbling off bits here and there every day! Mainly its thanks to this thread for keeping me going!

Hills good luck with your long list today!

Cag you've done mega well to go 364 days without Cagletini falling out of, or off, something! Think I have said on here before how dd rolled off double bed at six months and hit her head on metal side table. No harm done and hopefully the same for the baby! They bounce at that age!

Ta da:
dd packed lunch
dw on and kitched tidied up
s & s
wms on
4 hrs work 8am-12pm with a bit of telly watching and Mnsetting thrown in because it was so desperately tedious
then back home to watch politics live + PMs questions while chopping and sauteeing onion, mushroom, green bean, and garlic for tonight's pasta sauce (to be finished with chopped parsley) and onion, celery, garlic, squash, onions for soup (yet again!). We have endless supply of squashes from country neighbours; working my way through them.

That's it so far! Loads still to do!

Hi,
Haven’t had my lunch yet. Been sorting school bags and watching Housewife 49. I love that I must have watched it about 10 times but never tire of it. Watch it at least once a year. Such a shame about Victoria Wood she was so versatile. I love her observation of life.

Just having a coffee break and then shower and take stuff to school and drop off bag at charity shop. Hope not to stay at school too long as need to clean house as DH home tonight. It looks such a mess as I have been sorting stuff and packing kitchen stuff. A quick whizz around with a vacuum and shove sitting room pile in a bag because might not have time to sort.

Yep to baby off bed. I was mortified with 😧DS1 as he was quite young.

zoo Have you considered turn WiFi off? Back on when cleared by zoolets.

Some great flying on here today.

Ta Da
Fed 😺&🐔, who also finished off cat’s left overs
Cleaned out and set fire and it burst into flames so nice and cosy.
Re checked bags to go to school and burnt some of contents.
Sorted school games.
Loaded bags and charity shop stuff in car. Emptied dishwasher and re filled some.
Wash on.
Towels smelt funny and I realised didn’t get dried so re washing now.

To Do
Take stuff
Vacuum downstairs and hall.
Ironing
General tidy up, quickly
Pick DH up at 8pm.

Good list sc! Ds is asleep I've been watching the cbeebies ballet shoes with dd, they are really good and very peaceful to watch (especially when I still have this cold and feeling v tired again).

It's a shame we're not out and about more this half term, the weather is beautiful, but I think we really all need the rest! We are going to meet some friends tomorrow though.

Right I'm going to do 15 minutes in the kitchen now.

X post bower

Oh yes both my dc have fallen off the bed. And ds also fell in the bath and knocked his tooth, I was convinced it was going to go black and fall out but thankfully it was ok (possibly a little wonky now )

You are right to take it steady when you are still feeling under par Foxes!

Well done re: your list Bower! It must be very satisfying indeed to burn things! And yes, I loved Victoria Wood too, RIP!

Left ruddy courgette out of my ingred list for dishes below. I say "ruddy" because as well as squashes we have a glut of courgettes too. Was intending to start my potager next spring but I can't keep up with the chopping and cooking of all the veg we are given, never mind grow my own! Will obviously have to grow stuff that others don't but know idea what as yet!

SCI remember you saying parsnips are seen as a curious over there,grow those😋😋😋😋😋will look at that link in a bit when I've done something productive for a while!!

Bower also love Victoria wood,and housewife 49.an amazing talent,sadly missed

Went library,couldn't do thing wanted on computer as man behind desk was grumpy git who said would help then didn't and time elapsed.decided as rhymetime was taking D's to verge nervous breakdown not to attorney dialogue to the tune of you owe us cost another 20mins and some help PLEASE

pop into a local shop that sells crystals etc.ds chose a stone and a coil and cord so he can wear round his neck.you are ment to let yourself be drawn to them.he actually picked one that soothes and eases anxiety and panic attacks!!tactile chap that he is was stroking it all way home watch way it change colour in the sunlight..
Snack inhaled(I have serious muchies today.think been eating too much carbs not enough protein)
Wash in drier,more on
About set to slaying kitchen filth!!

To do
Wipe filthy walls
Clean kitchen
Wash all lower floors
More washing!

Wtaf?
Attempt dialogue

Oh don’t get me wrong she’s fallen off plenty of stuff. Including the bed once when she was just learning to crawl and dove off headfirst (I was distracted having just got the phone call offering us the house) but this was the first time it was while we were asleep and she rolled off. She was even tucked into my shoulder. Oops.

Nice day had here but not terribly productive. Was nice to spend some time with DH