Fledglings May 2021 thread: MAYbe we’ll keep our routines going as the outside world opens up 😊

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Welcome fledglings to May’s Flylady thread – many, many thanks to ED for her expert guidance through April 2021.

All are welcome and especially Newbies. Don’t be shy in making yourselves known because we are a friendly bunch.
We follow Flylady’s system for house and sanity maintenance which is based around 5 room zones spread over the month. There is a weekly quick home clean in the midst of more thorough zone cleaning. I am an aging fledgling who really should be more proactive about following the plan but to be frank I enjoy the natter and good company more than I enjoy cleaning. Every day I will be checking in and giving the ‘flight plan’ for the day with links to the Flylady site. You can join Flylady on her site for email updates but she does like to send a lot out, just so you know!
The most importantist thing to know is that you are NEVER behind – just do what you can when you can. Many of us post ta da lists as we cross items off our [never-ending] to do lists.
You may find the following acronyms along the way (adapted below from ED’s useful list from April)
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
Pointy stick —-> = for when a fledgling needs a motivational prod
The naughty corner = a relaxing haven where we hang out when motivation is low or when life becomes overwhelming. Usually enticing food is left there with squishy cushions.
KCC – (Keep calm corner) 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.

Marking place, thanks hope! And thanks to ED for a lovely April thread 💕

Oof, I do not feel ready for a new month, TBH. Must get the Caglets to dig their calendars out tonight and finally start using them!

Cheers hope for new thread.thanks ed dragging us well in my house kicking and screaming out of lockdown!

May? How did that happen?

We blinked That. We blinked.

Thank you for wonderfully taking charge of the April thread ED.

Thank you for taking on the May thread Hope

I know it is a bank holiday weekend, but I got shit to do. There will either be no list of huge lists. Just to for-warn you all. It is more than a little bit batshit around here atm

Thank you for taking over for May Half

Thank you for running the May thread hope
I'll try to dig myself out of packing boxes and tape over the weekend to post & keep updated with the thread.

Ooh exciting hazelnutty!

Hello! Marking my place for the new month with a recycled name. (Tis Waders here, for those not as ancient as I).

Thank you, ED for a lovely April thread and Hope for volunteering to lead May.

See you all tomorrow morning. I have no intention of getting up early to wash my face in dew!

Placemarking.
Thabk you for April ED, and thanks Hope for taking on May.
🍒👋

Dancing - I went to see the new Emma at the cinema and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Taking up my spot. 👋

Thanks again for April ED, and thanks for the cozy new May thread Hope, great title.

DD is up and already has DH building ‘a village’ with her blocks. Awaiting her getting bored and pouncing on me

Home bleurgh day for me today, and I’ve promised DD a walk to the small toy shop to choose something with her birthday money

Ah. Here is DD.

I have made a start:
✅ convinced DH we needed him to make scrambled eggs in toast
✅ consumed said egg and sorted kitchen
✅ s&s upstairs
✅ made beds
✅ LOL in, last night’s load hung up, clean stuff carried upstairs.

Didnt sleep well so think it’s a power of 3 sort of day:

1. get me and DD dressed
2. walk to toy shop before the town gets busy
3. tidying blitz

Good morning.

Going so well this morning that I accidentally made cups of decaff this morning

Dishwasher is already on a cleaning run.
I have already started on sorting the things that need sorting this morning.
I will get going properly eventually. But right now i want caffinated coffee, and some get up an go. Weird weird dreams.

First loads done,I'm determined break back if laundry mountain today
Like hills be huge list or no list
That how long you got left now lovely?

I really CBA today everyday I guess so hard cheddar

9 weeks zoo although 7 would be preferable

I actually bought a few bits of baby clothing this week and have about half the stuff for my hospital bag. Aim this weekend is pull out dc5s baby clothes and work out what i actually NEED. Also need have a look at moses basket and decide if it can take a third baby, also might a bedside crib last longer meaning dc5 can stay in the cot longer on this note what age have people put dc into bunk beds and it been safe? Our eldest two had them but not until i think 5 and 6ish

Today is day 3 of iron tablets, when can i expect to feel like super woman? I am taking with fresh orange and trying to stay away from my beloved

Ta Da
🟡 dishwasher emptied, refilled and on ❤
🟠 quick bath
🔴 all up fed and dressed
🟡 wash on x3
🟠 washing on line / in dryer
🔴 checked emails and bank

flightplan

Morning all! How can it be May already? The Flylady habit for May is moving - very appropriate for Hazelnutty!

We are in Zone 1 today which is the hall and dining room but for me that translates as upper and lower hall and downstairs cloakroom.

Thanks Half for the new shiny thread.

Ed- thanks for leading the old thread. I will have to watch Emma now and see how it fairs with all the other regency style programmes or films!

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Baby steps - 31 covering all of May: Day1 - shine your sink!

If it's Autumn de Wilde's Emma then I thought it was great dancing. It was just beautiful to look at and I enjoyed Bill Nighy's performance.

that I felt better on iron in the second week.

Thanks again for April ED. I'm trying to kick start myself with flylady as I'd stopped doing things. Trying to be better in May.

oh Hills - DECAFF????!!!!! Coffee needs to be so strong that you can cut it I speak as someone who makes spectacularly weak milky tea

Special message for Red - definitely make your trip. You are more than welcome up here and it would be lovely for you to look in on your sister - I hope she is okay. Do try to source one of our 'fine pieces' for a cuppa. Lovely part of the world here - Art Gallery will be opening again and you must go!

Pinch punch first of the month and no returns!

Sorry, I reverted to primary school mode there 😂

I’m not feeling particularly motivated for May - needless to say I won’t be moving house in May but I’m not sure the exercise idea is all that likely either 😬

Thankfully Cagletini didn’t throw up last night but she did keep fidgeting and crying so I think she was still pretty uncomfortable overnight - I’m not sure she went longer than 20min without waking me up so I’m rather knackered now.

DH and DD1 left to do the community litter pick. Decided to keep DS home as he’s got painful knees and ankles after last night’s hike (he’s had some ibuprofen and when the water behaves itself I’ll run him a hot bath - I really should buy some Epsom salts). Have reassured DD1 that DS will be written in the diary for the next litter pick though, so it’s not unfair. There’s one planned for June.

I’m currently soaking my finger in salty water as the side of my nail started bleeding the other day, couldn’t see a hangnail or anything but it stings!

I’ve scrubbed some surfaces in the kitchen - we have the bag for recycling hanging on the kitchen door so it gets the odd spillage etc. Ick.

Couple weeks for the iron that(although I was so anemic even a week I felt less dead)

Morning all! Sorry about sore fingers and accidental decaff, I agree with Hope coffee should be so strong you could bounce on it.

Can't believe we're in a new month again already. Will fall at first hurdle as cannot clean around builders / dust.

I am hiding in the bath, admiring my new light (see picture) and trying to avoid DH who is micro-managing me and driving me up the wall.

Ooh that is a very nice light! Sorry DH is being annoying. Has he been worse during the workmen-in-the-house stage generally?

Cagletini is still a bit whingey and I maybe shouldn’t have chosen today to introduce her to the new booster cushion I got for her dining chair as she was a bit thrown by the change/being higher up. Mind you she still had a go at DS when he sat on it 😂 and hopefully she will get used to it, she is always a bit anxious about new things like that - with both her crocodile and whale bath mats she was at first trying to bathe without stepping on them 😂

I’m expecting very little of my elf today. DH is on the campaign trail again this afternoon, when he’s home I’ll be disappearing to rewatch the current series of LOD ahead of tomorrow’s finale. Until then it’s TV and puzzles, colouring etc when Cagletini needs entertaining.

I just noticed that I put elf instead of self. Festive! 🎅🏻🎄