Here we are on the February 2021 Flylady thread - this time last year we were just starting to realise that the world was going to change in a big, big way. The Fledgling threads have pulled us all together and been a great source of comfort and distraction from it all.
This is a friendly housekeeping thread based (loosely... Extremely loosely sometimes 😂) on Flylady's housekeeping system . Welcome one and all, lurkers and long-time posters alike. Join in, hang out, but above all remember you are not behind, just jump in where you are.
The beauty of Flylady is that you don't have to flatten yourself trying to get your house clean to begin the routine upkeep; the first - and only - thing she asks you to do is to shine your kitchen sink. Routines - morning, afternoon and evening - are built gradually through her Baby Steps. To those, you add a Daily Focus and a weekly area to concentrate cleaning on. By the end of a month, your whole house will have had some attention. If you miss a bit, never mind, it'll come round next month!
For this month, I'll be posting daily links to the Launch Pad on the Flylady site so you can follow the daily focus and cleaning missions. You can sign up to receive emails from Flylady, but we suggest you don't - she sends masses, which will clog up your inbox and drive you insane into the bargain.
Because this thread has been running a while, there are some acronyms we use to make life easier
S&S - swish and swipe, round the bathroom to keep it acceptable daily
LOL - load of laundry. No, we don't find washing that funny!
Ned - born of a typo, a mythical being who assists with laundry mountains
The pointy stick ----> to motivate people
PO3 - Power of 3, if you can only face a few tasks. People often find groups of 3 tasks stack up over a day!
The Naughty Corner - where we head when it's all Too Much. Usually stocked with fresh coffee, fluffy throws, delicious snacks and the opportunity to sit quietly with friends or build a blanket fort and sulk in it if you need to.
During the Pandemic, we have also been using the KCC or Keep Calm Corner, invented by long-time poster / thread leader SC. This is a regular dose of memes, questions for discussion, random trivia etc to distract us from the rest of the world. All contributions welcome!
Remember - No Fledgling Left Behind!
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It's February - Fledglings are Flying (let's face it there's not much else to do).
EventuallyDeleted · 31/01/2021 21:35
hills we also have memories of weird TV for company
DS informs me it's the H20 mop...
Foxes hope today's calmer.sometimes it feels like everything's an arguement.deep breath.its a new day lovely
Butta heartburns awful.dd2 and I have reflux.woukdnt wish on anyone
That I feel I should say pace yourself,but understand there's so many spinning plates.hope pain stays manageable
Dancing an hour before school you can do quite a bit then coast the rest day on necessitymine were always food led at primary so the put away X,y,z before meals worked wonders doesnt anymore
Felt dreadful teatime yesterday-- fuzzy head and like I was moving but room wasn't.felt bit sick too(which makes me panic) shifted into occasional pain over right eye so assuming was type migraine without the agony?(think I prefer head in vice to dizzy tbh) couldn't lay on side in night as made fuzzy worse.feels like too much lights coming into right eye today,which us classic pre migraine for me.bugger...
Hi everyone, I’m off work today and DD is at nursery so I have a day to myself. I realise how lucky I am to have this now and then reading posts from other fledglings. I really don’t know how you do it!
I was thinking about blitzing the house today, but then thought about how DH would never ever consider taking a day off work to do housework, so instead I’m putting no pressure on myself and just seeing what I end up doing.
I think I found yesterday the hardest day of this whole pandemic. I’d looked forward to a day of with DD, and the morning was nice, but then just hit a complete slump in the afternoon. She didn’t want to do anything like bake or play doh (the stuff I quite enjoy) and just wanted me to play in her room with her. I got complete cabin fever and just wanted to be able to go somewhere that wasn’t within walking distance from home! Things looked up a bit when she wanted to play hairdressers and I got to sit still while she played with my hair 
. I’ve given myself a shake and I know how lucky we are to have lots of scope for walks and fresh air.
Sorry things haven’t been great Foxes, hope today is better. Very exciting about the kitchen!
Hills how lovely that DS has remembered that, it’s funny the simple things that stick in their head isn’t it.
Sing I tried to explain to DD yesterday about how we could only watch what was on at any given time and couldn’t just have on whatever we wanted. She didn’t get it . How annoying about the nursery. I also find children disrupt toy organisation. DD insists on mixing up her toy baskets and different sets. Moana should be barefoot not in Elsa’s boots, and rapunzel should definitely not be wearing her dolls booties. I have to zip my mouth up and sit on my hands when o watch
Dancing I try to remember that anyone with an immaculate home has either worked hard to get it like that for you coming, or probably has another area of their life that they are struggling with. No one is perfect. Remember, while you’re homeschooling no one sees your house. Once people can come round you won’t be homeschooling and you can up your standards. Just keep on top of the basics for now. If I was homeschooling I think I’d try and have the morning routine done by 9:30. Then I’d do 15 mins decluttering or zone cleaning and/or the mission while the DC were doing a task. The home bleurghing is just an hour or so that’s only one day where you need to do a bit more. Could you do it at the weekend when DH is about? My DH is The Parent for a couple of hours on a Saturday morning while I get mine done. Ultimately though, you are homeschooling and keeping the DC fed and clean, you can’t do everything.
That migraine or whatever it was sounds awful Zoo. Glad it’s passed, and glad you’re feeling better too ED.
Right, after my mega waffle I’ll add my ta Das:
🌸 dropped DD off at nursery and came home via the supermarket for bread, milk, fruit, cereal, birthday card and beers for a relative and a big bar of aero
🌸 put shopping away
🌸 breakfast of waffles and chocolate spread as there is no DD here to set a good example for
🌸 LOL
🌸 made beds
🌸 sorted clean laundry
🌸 had telephone appointment
🌸 set off DW, wiped benches
🌸 pottered in DD’s room sorting outgrown clothes, organising her wardrobe and drawers, looking at what we’ll need to get her for the spring/summer. I bought lots in the sales last year so not much needed.
🌸 hoovered kitchen while the kettle was boiling
Now I’m having at least an hour of not moving!
I think that’s it Sing, it’s the lack of anything to look forward to! Just more weeks of the same old. I do try and remind myself of that though Red. We are so lucky to have beaches, a river, fields, all within walking distance, and I know things will be much easier with warmer weather. It’s just all a bit miserable in torrential rain . At first I quite liked being able to stay at home with no pressure to do anything, but it’s all worn a bit thin. I’ve also hit peak ‘what’s the point’ with tidying toys Mc. Good to know I’m not alone.
I did really enjoy yesterday though everyone, thanks. After posting yesterday I only hoovered the living room, did a little dusting upstairs, and sorted through DD’s nursery artwork stash. Over half binned (
) and the rest I’ll photograph for her Photobooks as well as sticking up a few bits in the kitchen somewhere. Otherwise I read and netflixed and it was perfect. Feeling very restored.
Red you sound like you were very organised when yours were little.
Foxes that is not a feeble list, it was a work day!
Mc the restaurants near us who have been doing takeaway you do have to order in advance and get a scheduled delivery or pick up time so even the valentines one we should get when we want it. The usual takeaways have been very busy though.
Zoo the heart idea is lovely, and glad the wifi plan is going ok so far. Very sad about captain Tom. I must admit I felt very lucky, but also guilty, to get my vaccine at work. I see the logic in it a bit - protect the staff from catching Covid from patients and reduce staffing issues, and protect the vulnerable patients we are seeing, but I sort of didn’t feel I should be getting it before my elderly DGM and CV parents/step-parents/PIL (half of them are done now). We have quite high vaccination rates in our area, under 70 and CV are well under way from what I hear.
Wishing away the snow for you to get to your appointment Butta.
The house is allowed to get less attention when you’re in it less ED.
This morning I’ve fed the cats and DD and that’s about it. Another cuppa and then the TV is going off and we are going to start the day. Back later.
Morning,
Sorry for late links, I forgot . Wednesday's mission is to spend 15 mins in the entrance hall, clearing coats, shoes etc
sneak peek
Wednesday's daily focus is anti-procrastination
Babystep explore the Flylady website
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up please don't think I was having a go lovely,it wasn't my intention criticize anyone who had it just a ponder of the system.sorry if it felt personal
Oh no Zoo, I know you didn’t mean it like that. I was agreeing with you that it doesn’t always seem logical, like there are people who are waiting longer than they should be. The guilt was there well before this morning, felt good to get it off my chest
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phew!
I need a very very large pointy stick.my motivations run off...
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