Fledglings flying into the Roaring Twenties! January 2020 Flylady thread, all welcome.

[LaneBoy]

Welcome to the first Flylady thread of the decade! This is a friendly ongoing thread where we follow (loosely. In some cases, very loosely. ) the Flylady method for sorting out our homes and lives!

Newbies are always welcome here! It’s a long running thread so please don’t worry if we appear cliquey. There’s a lot of chatter and support for all sorts of things, alongside the housework stuff.

Over recent months we have agreed that big lists of daily links aren’t necessary - on a daily basis I will post (if I remember... it is maybe 18 months since I last hosted so please forgive any screw ups ) a link to the launch pad, which is where you can access the information for that day - babysteps, missions, daily focus etc. But if you’re confused about anything, please ask!

Check out the website too - but we suggest not signing up for the millions of emails.

Information on getting started here.

The great thing about Flylady is that you jump in where you are. Everything you do is progress. Don’t worry about not “keeping up”. Any achievement, however small, means progress.

Anyway, huge thank you to Stressy for running our very busy December thread!

And... HAPPY NEW YEAR FLEDGLINGS!!!

Thank you for the warm welcomes everyone! I will start off my ta da’s from tomorrow (I’m just getting back into the swing of things after the weekend and am too tired to start anything currently on the sofa watching Mr Maker).

@THAT My eldest set have just turned 4 and youngest 3. It’s chaos

You are a brave lady! Are they boys? Girls? A mix?

My rabble are 11, 10, 6, 3 and 4 months!

There is too much dust in my bedroom which is making its way up my nose

It’s got much easier now they’re a bit older because they listen to me. The first 2 years is a bit of a blur, we barely left the house it was just about getting through the day. I have 2 of each. Yours are lovely ages.

Wow Zoo that's some list to have gotten through before lunchtime!

zoo you are nuts

zoo

Ta da:-
Power hour
Finished DD2’s room

To do:-
Attack cupboard of doom for 30 minutes
Lunch
Figure out what I have done with the list of invitations for DD2 party. I fear I have recycled it. Any guesses please?

Ta da

School run and shit
Pots washed
Kitchen bin out
Recycling out
Windows open
Taken delivery of parcel
Sorted dry washing
Sorted odd socks and binned any i feel are single for life

Bedroom -

Bed stripped
Cot stripped
Bed moved and wall behind wiped
Bed put back
2 bedside tables emptied, cleaned, reorganised
Wall behind bedside tables wiped
Kallax unit emptied, cleaned, reorganised
Washing all away
2 x window sills wiped
Nick nacks, pictures etc wiped
Two bags rubbish removed
Vac packed some bits not currently in use
Started a clothes charity bag
Filled a washing basket with crap that lives downstairs
Hooks on back of door decluttered
Drawers wiped
Bed frame wiped
Cot wiped
Room hoovered
Shoes tidied
Some bits put into dc memory boxes
Bag of random xmas bits sorted to be stored elsewhere

Welcome frankincense good to have you with us.

I'm not sure if he'll achieve that kind of stunning loss kings well done you! But he is weighing himself through the week and does seem to have lost some weight so far.

Need to get some lunch and then do the shopping, spent longer ironing than I'd planned but have school and work shirts done for the week now. Catch you all later.

single for life socks

No flying here 😜. Dr thinks it's viral but if temp doesn't go down in 48 hours, I go back to her.

Just the odd pottering.

Oh dear Tinselette, hope you feel better soon.

SC, I have fixed my printer issue! In my case it was that I had the multi page setting turned on. I had to go into the print screen then the printer properties to turn it off. Definitely worth you trying the shrink to fit thing too though as my googling told me it could be a number of things. Look at the print menu but also specifically the printer settings menu.

tinselettehope you feel better soon
That we know I'm nutsit's also well known I start at a gallop and by lunchtime have reached mere canter.by teatime I be barely moving/awake,so I feel that balances it out!;Mondays are always busy as I feel like I'm reclaiming after the weekend!!
Frank I have 4(25,15,14,12) and the preschool years are a bit of a blur of firefighting,I take off my hat to you even be able string together a sentence!

Tada
Got soda crystals and vinegar,started service wash
Lunch
Wash up and wipe down
Clean bath n sink,soda crystal sink plugholes with vinegar,leave 5mins then boil water.ditto kitchen plughole

I am officially getting tired now!

To do
Sort some of the recipes I photograph this morning into recipe folders
Tackle a corner of my room

Cheery waves to all!

Zoo -wowee that's some list. You got an extra set of octopus arms or something? ??

Welcome frankincense this lot are lovely - im pretty new too and they put up with my whinges! I can't imagine how on earth ypu are managing with 4 babies!! Blimey, ypu got some helpers?

Not done v much today as shattered with a poorly horribly snotty Babe - all night nursing gives me such a sore back. Had a damp specialspecialist round this morning for a couple of hours chatting about the falling apart house so long term good to think we may be making some progress. Will be major works to repair and looks like we will have to move out for a week or two - but I reckon this will be quote nice actually. Stopped me mid sort out of crappy paperwork pile however.. may just put it back where it was!! Albeit slightly thinned out..

Dd slept all night so morning routine went really smoothly for once. Still there when thr bell ringing by hey ho no shouting before we left so counting blessings.

Got a half price organic chicken this morning after school run so I'm pleased about that but it does mean I have to do "proper" cooking which I wasnt planning to today... heard a nice recipe over weekend which dd in the car said sounded good- truly astonished hearing this from miss picky. Chicken pieces with fennel,sliced orange and new potatoes roasted in a tin. Just happen to have fennel happily.

Ta da!
Kids dressed
S &s
Lol x2
Dw
Set fire
Tore up amazon box for fire basket
Nice leftover lunch- cleared fridge out
Meal planning (last night)
Started collating various to do lists - prob 4 on the go atm...
Booked collection of cupboard I cleared tother day.
Damp guy
Endless boobing the babe
Proof read/ edit of dh's essay
Set up funky message board :)

Dh submits his ridiculously late essay shortly and I feel calm will reappear round here at least a little more. Dd will be thrilled - so this is what I wrote about on the boardboard for her to read when we get back home. She's just not that interested in the boring school stories yet adores stories and 'reading ' picture books...

Wrote flylady mission in diary , bathroom cupboards - and will do this later in week.
Not managed to do weekly missions as yet.

To do.
have a look at last terms basic weekly plan - tweak then discuss with dh. Try to get in another evening out solo if poss, thinking maybe a choir. Tonight first night at exercise class leaving him to do bed for both kids. Reckon he needs to up skill!!

Recently re read the mental load and this says just leave ypur fella to learn by himself... ah poor kiddos! !!

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/gender-wars-household-chores-comic

Many of our odd socks need to get back in to the dating game!

Thank you very much for printer tips Toostressy will investigate; glad you sorted yours!

Oh no Tinselette I'm sorry that you are still suffering. I hope a return visit to doc is not necessary.

Great lists Zoo , Rachael and That and good work with the ironing and hand-washing of dance clothes Chic

I've just stopped work. DD is out later than usual sitting an exam currently and dinner is easy so I'm sneaking in an episode of The Crown. I shall be torking lake har mijisty orl evenin' dun't y' knoow

Hope you get a better night's sleep soon Rachael and that your baby feels better soon

Rachael hope you and baby get some sleep soon. Poor wee thing.

tinselette I hope you feel better soon❤️

zoo I can barely manage to some days

rachel I’ve been a single mum since I fell pregnant with my second set. My mum and nan are bloody brilliant and have helped me out, and my NDN is incredible too and has the kids when I need a break. I hope your little one feels better soon❤️

Ta Da:
Kids dressed for nursery
Tidied up from breakfast and getting ready
Cleaned from lunch

To Do:
Cook dinner and tidy up
Bath kids
Clean the house from today
Put away washing

Rachel hope little one feels better soon
Frank I have no family to help,thank gawd you do with that many!!

Tada
Half the recipes sorted
Did a foot square corner of my room,baby steps and all that
SC dd2 is a PSYCHO and will wear two unmatched socks as long as clean.makes my teeth itch and she knows drives me so potty to wear docs or slipper boots so I don't have to look at them

That article is so true rachael.

My dc not only wear odd socks but also wear socks with the days on but on a different day to what it says on the socks. Fairly sure they do it on purpose to annoy me.

Got in at 4.45 to find husband had fed the dc and switched the washer from wash to dry and that's it!

So since then I've
Done a load of ironing
Load of washing done and out to dry
Hoovered the whole house
Made my dinner and dc lunches for tomorrow
Mopped downstairs
Cleaned all the windows, mirrors, well all the glass stuff
Polished whole house
Emptied all of the bins
Done the dishes
Sorted the medicine cabinet while waiting for dc2 to get ready to come to the shop
Went to the shop
Just cooking some pasta for my lunch tomorrow and then I'm going to get some college work done.

Welcome frank :)

Apologies for lack of proper hosting got a mega headache/sicky/neck thing during the circus and ended up sitting out of the second half. Lovely friend dropped us home after despite that meaning two journeys for her! ❤️❤️❤️

ta da
✅up, showered etc on time
✅remembered to weigh myself
✅left voicemail with school (once again they didn’t phone back but they did give DD the info needed this time
✅therapy
✅wrote therapy journal
✅couple of important emails

Not nearly as productive as yesterday but still good considering. Just got to discuss some stuff with DH, life admin type things

Welcome frank! Rachael, hope the babe is better soon and DH manages bedtime in one piece... Tinselette, hope you are recovering and don't have to go back to the GP. SC, you'll have us all speaking RP at this rate!

Today has been flat out again, not flying but sorting financials.

Ta Das

• Dog walked
• Family accounts straightened out and total moratorium on spending anything agreed
• My business accounts updated
• Mum's limited company accounts reviewed and list of questions for the accountant handed over
• Dw rotated and run
• two laundry loads washed and dried
• our bed remade
• (long) chat with DMum about family history (she is very keen atm)
• client research for 2 hrs
• DS3 homework
• DD's Latin lesson (tutor, but still someone in the house)
• put DS3 to bed while DH had a video conference interview.

Not the most successful flying day, but most things got done. Hope tomorrow will be quieter!

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone. You really are a lovely bunch.

I slept in this morning so instead of exercising and the full morning routine I’d promised myself before bed I actually had to get ready in record time and only just made it to work on time .

DD went to bed pretty easily and I’ve gone to bed leaving a shiny sink so that will have to do. Going to read the weeks missions to hopefully inspire some enthusiasm or when I wake in the morning.

Welcome Frank hope the thread helps. I have 1 2 year old and I’m worn out. You must be superwoman!

Bower singing at the sage must have been amazing.

Hope poorly fledglings / babies are on the mend.