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Fledglings are Flying into April, there's no fooling us.......

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EventuallyDistracted · 31/03/2021 22:00

Welcome fledglings old and new, to April's Flylady thread!

For any newbies who have stumbled across us, we are following Flylady’s housework system which is based around routines and short bursts of activity to try to keep our houses and lives in order. (Sometimes we follow it more loosely than others). Feel free to join us, the more the merrier! We post our ‘ta da’ lists for motivation (no matter how long or short), and enjoy some random chatter along the way.

The link to Flylady’s ‘flying lessons’ is here Flying Lessons. Have a read, and if you have any questions, just ask. You can sign up for emails but be warned there are lots so most of us rapidly unsubscribed.

I’ll be posting links daily to keep us all on track. Jump in wherever you are, remember you are never behind.

This is a long running thread and we’ve developed some lingo along the way:
LOL = load of laundry
S&S = swish and swipe, a quick daily clean of the toilet and sink
PO3 = power of 3. When motivation is on the low side or you’re overwhelmed just pick 3 things at a time and do them
DNLMS = did not lose my shit
Ned = our mythical mate who helps with the laundry (hasn’t paid a visit to me for a while)
Pointy stick —-> = for when a fledgling needs a motivational prod (we can be gentle if required)
The naughty corner = a relaxing haven where we hang out when motivation is low, we are on strike, or we need a rest and some TLC

KCC - we don't do so many of these now, but these are little stories, photos, memes, off-topic questions, just to keep us all distracted from the general tedium of lockdown life. Feel free to chip in.

Thanks to Up for guiding us gently through March Flowers.

And off we go into April.

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HazelNuttyElf · 22/04/2021 04:41

hills thank you for all your advice re growing vegetables, I'll definitely have to do some research.
ships I love the picture of your DD feeding the duck
zoo that sounds like a really tough day for you, why does DD2 take over your bedroom? Does she not like her own bed? I think you really need to have your own space. I just really feel for you 💜
foxes I would really go crazy if my kitchen was strewn everywhere, you have my sympathies. Although it'll be worth it in the end with a new kitchen!

The only ta da I have today is I cleaned my ILs bathroom on my lunch break. I did cook dinner tonight and DH & DS helped clean up the kitchen, but I feel like that's a given as we have to eat 🤣

I'm super tired tonight, ready for bed now 🍒👋 to everyone

halfhope · 22/04/2021 06:23

Morning all - coffee and croissants in the naughty corner. The day awaits. Painter arrives tondo outside of house. Hurrah!

halfhope · 22/04/2021 06:23

To do, I mean

SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 06:57

Morning all. Got to bed at a decent time but then woke up at half five Hmm will grab breakfast in a bit. DS is awake working on a Lego model (some kind of iron man mech suit? Marvel is a new obsession, I am clueless) but the others are still asleep. So I might bring breakfast back to bed and watch some more Schitt’s Creek, I finally started season 2 yesterday.

Stilllivinginazoo · 22/04/2021 07:08

Morning
I've been scrolling since 345 having sat chat lil zoo from 245 who hadn't slept and was wide awake
Anyhoo I realised with dd2 returning to school she can bugger off back to her shared room with lil zoo tonight
DS has orthodontics today.hes adamant no braces for asthetics

Dancingtomusic · 22/04/2021 07:29

👻 ds been trying to wake me up since 5.45am.....then i forced myself out bed to find out why he was whispering mummy....mummie.....muMiEE!
🤦‍♀️ 6.30am gave up was downstairs making breakfast.

HillsBesideTheSea · 22/04/2021 08:10

Dancing tbh i am seriously seriously considering the clydes garden planner and just sucking up the import and duty. It really is a knacky little thing

Up sorry i am pondering your plant situation but had to make yesterday's submission deadline The salt in the air is the complicating factor a bit

ED i tend to up pot before i transplant. but this year it is definitely going to be a bit wing and prayer. I have no idea if my spagetti squash is going to have time before the sept 1st frost Hmm Frost fleece might be my friend.

Mc3209 · 22/04/2021 08:46

I'm trying to keep up, but failing miserably at the moment. Apologies for scant personals.

Up faces they pull are hilarious 😂 I think I will have to make a separate 'Weaning' photo album.
Dancing yep, he rolls both ways now, but he usually only did it in the day. Now he is doing it in the night too.
Ships super cute pic! I'm doing a mix of puree and BLW. So far it's OK. Yesterday I gave him a chip-sized chunk of banana and he stuffed the whole thing in his mouth 😱 I nearly had a heart attack. He spat it out thankfully. Will start introducing allergens from tomorrow, let's see how that will go.
Zoo 💐

No ta das today yet. Past few days have been the usual LOLs, hoovering, a bit of dusting, and bathroom S&S. And kitchen clean.

Redsquirrel5 · 22/04/2021 09:17

Sing well done on presentation. I used to hate doing them.

Going to look at the Clydes planner.

MC that’s a great idea.
Dancing fantastic list.

Disappointment here.
Had an email to say the man is not coming to put the greenhouse up.

Plan for today

LOL towels are in just need detergent and switched on

Vacuum boudoir as much as I can. Dust.
Finish the ironing

Outside.
Clean sink out of the filthy water, wash it and refill some.
Clean out old greenhouse.
Plant up

Need to get up first.

Zoo checked on cheese no cheap. It was a present from DD. It is called Honestly Tasty. There are four varieties and the site tells you where stockists are. You can make Macaroni Cheese with it do look at the recipe. I was droolling

EventuallyDistracted · 22/04/2021 09:21

Morning all,

Mc - I got my arse handed to me on a BLW thread once when I said I did a mixture of purees and BLW. Apparently the fact that that I sometimes fed to the DC with a spoon meant I did not do BLW. You are only allowed to say BLW if it's 100% baby led. MN at it's finest Shock.

Hills - I start seeds that need warmth in halved toilet rolls in a windowsill incubator then pot them on into the greenhouse when a decent size before planting out. Those that don't need warmth I do directly into pots in the greenhouse, or into the ground, but I don't have great germination rates with direct sowing, I think our soil is too heavy clay. Which has reminded me I need to sow more flower seeds.

Sorry, not keeping up with personals very well, I feel a bit stressed this week and I hate Thursdays.

Today's flight plan is here flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=-60 our mission is to clear our dressers, Thursday is errand day too.

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SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 09:55

Sorry you’ve been stressed ed anything we can help with? 💐

I have seen the same re BLW. God knows how feeding a baby became a subject for people to get so bloody angry about!? FWIW mc I’ve done the range between my DCs - all purée with DD1, lots more finger food with DS and then “proper” (🙄) BLW with Cagletini. It’s all good. Just do what you need and want to do! It’s exciting seeing them try new things.

I really admire people who know so much about gardening and when and where to plant stuff!

I’m feeling really boosted by the training session yesterday. It also worked well that my friend (who was absolutely mortified about having forgotten the zoom meet in the evening) met with me in the morning instead and I showed her the finished slides and gave a rough idea what each was about. And we discussed line of duty 😂

Bit of a hectic morning here. DH found out his appt was actually at 9 not 9.30 Hmm so he rushed back from the nursery run to get on the video call.

I then finally got a message from DS’ CAMHS worker, with whom I’d booked a meeting back in the first session over a month ago. I’d heard nothing to confirm so yesterday I phoned the local hub and got the secretary to send a message - she could see on his file that it had been discussed but nothing was on the system. 🙄

Hopefully the secretary didn’t hear Cagletini leap on me, poke me and shout “boobies” but I suspect she probably did 😳😂

Anyway thankfully the meeting was still available so we are still meeting at 12 online. Need to print something and shower/dress, for the moment I’m just doing work with DS.

IWasWantingThoseGreatWaders · 22/04/2021 10:38

Sorry to hear stress is high, ED, hope we can be a distraction / outlet / place you can plan revenge (delete as appropriate).

Mc weaning is hilarious, mostly because the DC haven't read the books and don't know how it is "supposed" to be done! I look back fondly, in some ways, to the days of introducing new flavours to excited babies... then I remember the spitting and the mess and the howling and DS3's phase of only eating things (but eating anything) if I put cheese sauce or custard on it! And I am glad to have the memories, but not to be scrubbing the welded-on food off the high chair any more Grin.

Dancing sounds like an early start! But you did loads yesterday, so cut yourself some slack today.

Hope Hurrah for house painting and thank you very for coffee and croissants in the naught corner, just the thing this morning!

Sing glad you were able to straighten out the appt. So pleased you feel boosted by yesterday's training and having done your presentation. Try to hold onto that feeling!

Zoo good that DD2 is going to be able to go back to her own room once she gets back into school. You need your own space to be able to function.

Red sorry the greenhouse man has let you down Sad.

ships just posting missions is a good idea, don't get bogged down in the rest of it.

Yesterday was a bit of a disaster in the end, in that I kept having to dash out to do things for people who had not prepared properly, and then clean up their messes. DD started cooking without checking we had ingredients, then made raspberry tapioca pearls and covered the kitchen in pink sticky. DS2 made something involving chicken but didn't cook all of what he defrosted in the microwave, so I had to boil it quickly. I think I cleaned the kitchen 4 times yesterday, at which point I put my foot down and refused to do any more!

Ta Da
💖 DW rotated and run
🧡 LOL 1 on, LOL 2 waiting
💛 TA'd for DS3's maths lesson (area & perimeter of irregular rectilinear shapes. He hates it)
💚 ordered DS3's books for English - oops. First lesson at 2pm, they won't be here, but we will have to manage.
💙 Breakfast, meds, wash, etc

To Do
🛀 Hang out LOL 1
🛌 Put in LOL 2
🛀 Get rissoles out of freezer for dinner (second go - couldn't have them yesterday, would have meant 2 eggs in 3 days for me, which is disastrous)
🛌 finish off business accounts
🛀 finally get family tree I've been sitting on finished and off to printers for review
🛌 print out DS3's OT sheet and diarise him filling it in
🛀 talk to DS3 about French vocab practice
🛌 check DD is up and print their chemistry paper
🛀 check DS2 is up and post him into school
🛌 ring Mum?

I think that's enough for now. Oh, pilates too. Our bathroom is supposed to be finished today, really excited about that!

🍒👋 to everyone!

EventuallyDistracted · 22/04/2021 10:49

Thanks, stress is a bit of a strong word for it TBH, more just feeling swamped and irritable. Need a few PO3s I think, help me get back on top of things.

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Stilllivinginazoo · 22/04/2021 11:55

Just nipping in
EdMumsnet is(except here and couple other spots) a nest of vipers..Flowers

DS is being referred hospital as underbite is now classed as significant and may require surgery

SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 13:31

So much for a half hour appt 😂 once we got the link sorted (she hadn’t sent it 🤦🏽‍♀️) and got over some tech issues we were on video/phone to CAMHS for over an hour.

Except... turns out they aren’t CAMHS. They are sort of the gatekeeper. She’s lovely though, the activities we tried were useful, and bless him DS was like Uber-ADHD during his bit of the meeting 🤣 so she’s definitely in agreement he needs the referral in. But it’s complicated because no school. Sigh.

I have a form to write notes on and we have another appointment for 5 weeks’ time to get the proper referral done as she has to speak to a couple of people first.

SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 14:20

Zoo I meant to say sorry about all the stress with the zoolets. Big scary decision re school for DS. Sounds like DD2’s school is being understanding about her though with the phased return - the fact she can sit outside the classroom is so good. Really hope that helps.

Eeeeek for new bathroom waders!

THATbasicSNOWFLAKE · 22/04/2021 16:58

Its official

I am the worst fledgling EVER 😑

SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 17:36

Aww don’t be daft that 💐 no fledgling left behind!

I have done nothing since the appt.

THATbasicSNOWFLAKE · 22/04/2021 17:54

Pretty impressed you remember who i am still sing i feel a complete no show atm!

Anyone else constantly doing shit and getting absoloutley NO WHERE 🙄

HillsBesideTheSea · 22/04/2021 17:56

that fuck off. I claimed that title when i threw a strop on the thread, stormed off, logged of mn and then discovered I'd locked myself out because i couldnt find my pass word.

Now that we have that settled, there is a spot with comfy cushions and whatever you desire food/ drink wise for you in the naughty corner.

SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 17:59

I don’t relate to that at all that because I am definitely not constantly doing stuff.

Unless you count procrastinating. 😳

HillsBesideTheSea · 22/04/2021 18:16

Anyone else constantly doing shit and getting absoloutley NO WHERE yep pretty much describes what is going on here.

like i put something away, and someone moves it because it looks better in the place where something else lives Hmm Also i think the laundry is breeding because the lounge seems to be burried under stuff waiting to be ironed/folded/put away

HillsBesideTheSea · 22/04/2021 18:17

Also, can we talk about under wires and why they feel the need to be quite so damn pokey. Especially when you have no time to acquire new bras.

I have feelings about unwires and bras today.

HillsBesideTheSea · 22/04/2021 18:17

Just not enough of them to convince me that bra shopping is a good thing Blush

SingToTheSky · 22/04/2021 21:25

Ugh bra shopping. No. That’s one of the things where I stick to what I know and just buy the same in another colour 😁 I do prefer wired though, I was desperate to get back into normal bras after living in nursing bras when the DCs were little. I need the industrial scaffolding.

ta da
🏛home ed
🏛helped get Cagletini ready
🏛shower
🏛appt for DS
🏛wrote stuff in diary
🏛sent an email (and waited anxiously for reply which didn’t turn up, kinda marred the day TBH)
🏛looked up some anxiety technique info for an online friend
🏛loaded DW
🏛got Caglets doing a few little chores
🏛sheet and towel LOL
🏛got an extremely overtired Cagletini through a quick bath and cuddled up to her while DH did stories