Let's swish and swipe our way through September, decluttering as we go with the Flylady! We have a mix of old and new fledglings and everyone is welcome to join us for chat and motivation. Thanks to Stressy for running a fabulous August thread!
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Swish through September 2019 with the fledglings - Flylady thread
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ChicCroissant · 30/08/2019 13:40
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IVEgottheDECAF ·
03/09/2019 08:20
I havent labelled any uniform 
mine are only in two days this week though so as long as i do that i am ok for now! Will put it on todays list
Stilllivinginazoo ·
03/09/2019 11:46
Last day at home for zoolets
Tada
Pop shop for pack up bits
Pop wellbeing cafe and held 3week old teeny baby dare o say it I was all but clucking and sprouting feathers
To do
Laundry
Make cookies for tomorrow
Spend afternoon trying to enjoy my last bit of time with the girls.i can't believe this time next year dd2 will be either in 6th form or college
Time flies so fast
Tidyhomewannabe ·
03/09/2019 12:04
I feel normal now I know others haven't labelled all the uniform yet - I keep seeing Facebook perfect parenting posts about having everything sorted and prepped ready for school and I'm just meh I'd rather spend time with the kids 
Ta da
Older 2 at school
Wash put in
Popped up to Mil for a coffee with my youngest
Just had lunch, going to hang the washing out and prep tea before taking the youngest to the hairdressers at 2. Maybe even tidy and hoover through depending on how distracted I get with dd2 .
ExpletiveDelighted ·
03/09/2019 12:05
I haven't had to buy any new uniform this summer so no labelling for me 
ExpletiveDelighted ·
03/09/2019 12:37
I did have to buy quite a lot through the year last year. DS is in y11 now so hoping he'll get through, he'll need shoes at some point but not quite yet. I have had to buy DD a laptop though, so we aren't completely spared any expense.
Trying to catch up with odd jobs today, things that I don't do as often as I should (dusting the ops of wardobes etc). Keep getting distracted by all the Brexit stuff.
Stilllivinginazoo ·
03/09/2019 14:07
chic lil zoo could lose shoes in a shoe box so am crossing everything that nothing major goes amiss.she left a sock at a sleepover(came home in one of friends socks and one her own,two different colours)Sunday so it's not boding well
More washing done
Bathroom s+s
Bins and littertray
About to make quadruple choc cookies for pack upsusing lil zoo d.f chocolate
Girls getting very irritable-nerves for year 11 and new starts for lil zoo.ds feeding on it and stressed to max making him very difficult to manage as constant following me asking when's X happening
I've is D's excited/worried about new school?
foxessocks ·
03/09/2019 19:31
I haven't done any labelling apart from to scribble dd name in her new plimsolls. She is going back in a summer dress I think though and I didn't really get any new uniform anyway. Just shirts which I haven't even taken out of the packet dh has cleaned her shoes...
We aren't very organised!
TooStressyTooMessy ·
03/09/2019 19:50
I have done all my labelling . However, that is only because we have been ready to go back for at least 2 weeks - mine do much better with structure and long periods of unstructured time end in fighting, bickering and general despair . That said I have failed to order the leavers’ hoodie for DD1 in time so am not quite as organised as I thought.
Tidyhomewannabe ·
03/09/2019 22:23
Welcome Midsummer!
Bower 
I really hope that work comes up with a solution that you're happy with .
Zoo I went to the shop with dd2 on the way to pick ds up from school, dd2 picked some cookies up for ds coming out of school , our conversation in the shop cue:
'we'll cook the cookies at home Mummy,'
'No darling, they're already cooked, we can eat them'
'No the cookies are freeeezing, cookies are better out of the oven when they're warm'
'I know darling but we can't cook the cookies, they've already been cooked and put in the packet'
'No you don't buy cookies , I like cookies out of the oven , but the oven is hot hot hot'
The lady behind me said 'aww I think it's so lovely you bake with your daughter , she obviously prefers home cooked it's nice to see someone who does this still' proceeds to rant about society, mums not cooking anymore etc etc
I totally agreed with her lapping up the compliments ............... even though we have NEVER baked cookies where the hell my dd2 got all that information from I do not have a clue lol I've been giggling to myself about it all evening, when I read your post about baking cookies I had to share !
Ta da
Tea cooked
Washing dried and put away
Took dd2 to the hairdresser and to the park
Ds and dd1 was ready for dance and football in plenty of time
3 uniforms are labelled , ironed and ready.
Having a g&t, then off to bed for an early morning start . Night everyone .
Stilllivinginazoo ·
04/09/2019 04:57
bower
be thinking of you today
TidyD's won't eat warm cookies "they're ment to be cold" - we have just 2 cookies left so they'll be in lunchboxes!!
Midsummer welcome aboard!
Still can't find dd2 water bottle
Going get up and keep hunting
Good luck to everyone on back to school today
foxessocks ·
04/09/2019 06:57
tidy that's so funny!
Well I'm awake so that's a good start to school run number one...I'm rethinking sending dd in a summer dress though looking at the weather which means I'll have to open the new shirts and find her tie 
Dd is sitting with me in bed, goodness my children can talk the hind legs off a donkey! I best go so I can pay attention
ChicCroissant ·
04/09/2019 08:45
Good morning! And a very happy birthday to the fledglings juniors celebrating today, Foxes DS and Tidy's DD - have a fabulous day!
Just dropped DD off at school, so much for using the bus - she was still asleep at the time she should have left 
Will get better ...
Some major housework needed today, and also need to get one with applying for jobs - I want to go back to work.
I will be back later on after coffee ....
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Stilllivinginazoo ·
04/09/2019 11:09
Well that was smooth in some areas(lunches were Instagram worthy)
But not in others(shoes bought for lil zoo are no where to be found and despite turning house over no sign of dd2 water bottle)
We left on time(lil zoo in last year's shoes which aren't greatest fit anymore)so I am calling it a win!!I had a lump in my throat and did blink back a few tears as I waved her in(we cross fields/nature reserve to get to school so it's not ridiculous I accompany her for a few days and after that will probably walk dd2 and her friend)
Tada
Tidied ruthlessly under dining table hunting for water bottle/shoes
Ditto under computer table
4th load laundry about go in drier
Research some topics taught in year 9 for D's as he's still not in education
To do
Make banana muffins/loaf with ds as locate couple bananas going more brown than yellow during big clear up
Do some prep for tonight's tea so I can sit and chat lil zoo after school(beef mince with peppers and thyme,jacket spud and broccoli.dd2 having a soy mince version and jacket sweet potato )
Get DS doing something educational!!
More washing- it's been breeding under beds again
foxessocks ·
04/09/2019 11:15
zoo - similar here, we left on time, ds even walked all the way there and back no buggy! But downside, dd shoes are a bit small and her dress was a bit short (I thought she'd want to wear a summer dress so wasn't prepared and her shoes fit her perfectly a week ago!) 🤦🤷
Oh well, me and ds had to go to the post office afterwards so we stopped off for chocolate cake at the cafe
His birthday tomorrow and I don't feel very prepared.
Time to get on with some more housework, think I need to start with cleaning the fridge and freezer.
ChicCroissant ·
04/09/2019 11:30
Laundry. Determined to win this battle.
Is it your DS' birthday tomorrow, Foxes? I had written a note to remind myself, put it under Thursday but the reminder was set to go off tomorrow. Seamless. I can't believe I get to post on these threads
I am making a difference
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