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.

Or maybe things like not buying the treats they want if they won’t help with shopping (natural consequence as you can only carry so much if they refuse to carry stuff or come with you) but I know that’s a bit trickier with lilzoo’s eating :(

Tada
*disclaimer been up since pathetic o'clock after another 21/2 hours bastarding sleep.

Cats fed
Wash on

Kitchen-
Windows cleaned
Tiling and sills wiped
Surfaces scrubbed
Cupboard fronts wiped
Hob cleaned
Floor swept

Bathroom
Windows wiped
Sills wiped and tidied
Clean tiling around bath/shower
Wipe radiator
Wipe bathskirt
S+s
Poo pick litter trays
Sweep floor wash floor on hands and knees

Wash in drier,more in

Living room
Sort bookcase,putting plasters,painkillers etc in medicine boxes
All shelves wiped
DVDs/books returned
TV unit wiped
Tidy DVDs
Clean around virgin boxes
Sort breakfast for ds.
convince lil zoo try bit toast and some pineapple juice
Make crumpets for dd2 and I
Wash up
Wipe dining table
Wipe crumbs off kitchen surface

Fold dry wash
Wash to drier
More wash in

About go give D's boy dungeon and girls room if doom a light dustingand clean windows

Have doc app with dd2 at 1140,so need leave here before 11..

Ok can't mess with food at mo lil zoo plans quite rigid
Don't get pocket money as have no outside hobbies really and don't go places with friends that require funds.o can say no treats or you can't have X,y,z but they then just text dad and he buys them it..he's taken to giving lil zoo film recommendations.casablanca I was in board within found out last night Fe said watch one flew over the cuckoo's nest,and she did.i was RAGING.its an 18 FFS and she hasn't got very good understanding of feelings etc
I really need to watch it so I can check and manage damage control.....
And before anyone says limit time with dad they've had bare minimum physical contact since march last year.he has no idea wtf is going on with them and feeds their complaints as only gets one side of a warped story

OMG zoo he just gets worse and worse!!! I am not totally beholden to age ratings FWIW but that sounds bloody ridiculous. He is the ultimate Disney dad (when he can be arsed with them anyway). I am glad you don’t refer to him as DP anymore, you all deserve so much better than him 🤬

sing we "celebrated 18 years on 17th may.by not even remembering 🤣

I've just LMS spectacularly over girls room.i went in having done D's roomhe made bed,put stray laundry in basket etc whilst I polish and wipe windows and floor.10 mins max
Girls room I collected BINBAG of recycljng- dd2 said had empty bottles yesterday(and then thrown behind lol zoo bin behind the door).they both lay in bed on devices as I cleared my way across floor.lil zoo,kinda undersrtand as in lot pain.dd2 in s anxious but no need be tide or if orang.i ended up taking away laptop and phone
She's allowed phone for doc then back to me.she start telling.i said carry on j sell them both!

Both rooms are up to standard and girls curtains are open!

We now head docs in pouring rain not speaking.glorious!

Powering along here today - most of downstairs is tidy but still tackling the ensuite.

Plan a walk soon and trying to stretch my neck muscles as too long al desko

Well that was a royal fuck up!
We stood in wait room an HOUR having got half drien walking 40 mins in to orrential rain,to be told we were ment be at their partner surgery on other side town.i explained I'd made very clear when booked app it was to be at that location as we dont drive.she apologised profusely saying we were 4th incident today.she disappeared and came back saying one the nurses could do bloods now,but they fully booked and can't do rest stuff but she would book it personally.dd had bloods,the nursd ask what else wanted doing- weight,b.p and ECG (which DD was adamant couldn't do as so stressed can't lay still,plus hearts so fast they don't work properly as it's only a minute snapshot) I explained how stressed dd got coming,and her anxiety issues.she did b.p,weight there and then.i was very grateful.we just won't do ECG prior to the assessment in sept.
Walk back with much happier zoolet

Made D's and lil zoo late lunch
Just waiting DD finish in shower then we go eat💞

Oh zoo ☹️ what a day.

She's much happier now it's all over hope.one sullen teen transformed for now at least🤣

Mask wash pegged up to dry
Another load folded
Another load in

I have had a brief spurt of decluttering. Tired/headachy again now so I’m back to the sofa while Cagletini watches panda go panda!

Oh zoo what an appalling day, I'm so sorry. Hope the unsullen teen can be a proper helpful ray of sunshine for a few hours at least, and let you nap.

Ta da:
💖 Up, washed, meds
🧡 S&S
💛 first LOL
💚 planning and email to client
💙 lovely coffee with friends. I have missed seeing people in person so much
💜 Gave dehumidifier back to friend and took two bags of books to the second hand shop
🤎 Swapped washing
🖤 Sat down for 30 mins of my own, mostly with DS3 burbling gently at me
💖 Sat down to send an email at 2pm, before I did a couple of hours' writing.
🧡Finally sent email at 4.20 after hours of agonising (had to tell client there was no information there, at all. But I still want paying please because this has taken AGES).

To do:
Bit more work
Swap washing again and get DS2's wool mix jumper in (so clean out the WM drawer so I don't accidentally get bio powder on the jumper and makes holes in it)
Make tea for DS3
Do a quick batch cook - protein muffins, salmon for tea, cauliflower cheese and ham, cheese and courgette bake for the freezer.
Do Duolingo (I'm quite enjoying Welsh, although I don't necessarily see the advantage in being able to say "I am not buying the 9 desks". However, should any of you need that, I am your woman!)

You must still be in morning for the escritoire willow - hence needing nine desks to replace it; exemplary batch cooking. sing take it easy. Intrigued by Panda go panda.

I think the 1920s hen night sounds wonderful MC - I'd quite enjoy with a cocktail and a feathered diamante headband. My grandmother was a young thing in the late 1920s and I'd go back in time and hang out with her.

You know the way you are never behind with Flylady - well I'm still in the master bedroom cleaning the ensuite shower That's zone 4 and you've all moved on to zone 5.

and breathe....

in mourning - where has my spelling gone?!

To find mine hope
Never got my nap,Nellie keeps jumping awake and freaking out so wanted Hooman company.my company) reassurance.i lay on my bed her snuggle beside me recipe sorting
Relaxing at least!

Time fix tea- potatoes cooking for D's,lil has her usual wrap/Sandwich with salad,protein and fruit combo as oracle dictates.still no poo,still in lots pain.ive manage get11/2 ltr water in her so far ,a flapjack and usual plenty fruit n veg plus hummus and still nothing.
I fear I will be hunting Amazon for dynamite at this rate!

*disclaimer she's had more than that today,just point out the fibre rich stuff!

Coffee has a laxative effect, if she can have that.

Also can cause issues with calcium stripping and increases pain due to the caffiene. Decaff?

I find coffee highly irritant since I had zoolets as does dd1+2 so she's never had it

The more i learn about the effects of coffee and caffiene, the more I fear i have to give up. But the coffee stops me from LMS at people and helps me function in civilised society and helps me to remember my clothes...
Dammit!

Zoo-

Constipation remedy-

2tbsp Linseeds
Soak in a cup full of boiling water for 25mins.
Once its cooled to warm- mix with a spoon.
Strain into a cup to get rid of the seeds.
Mix with alittle cordial for taste.
Sip while its slightly warm.
30mins later it should be easier to pass stools. It lubricates the colon I think.

I use this with my little ones when they struggle to go too.

Hope this helps

Just remembered something else...

One desparate time I designed a

Prune Chocolate brownie recipe-
Used the slow cooker and mixed chopped up prunes into the brownie mix. Kids loved the taste. I never told them what was in the chocolate brownies. It did work.

dancing we were told to try flaxseeds starting at TSP building up to 1tbsp.she don't like the texture of seeds.im waiting for delivery pestle n mortar to grind them.its due Thursday....

heard decaf works too Hills but brownies sound better 😋

Hills I couldn't give up coffee 😁 I so look forward to the good stuff in the morning.

Zoo I second prunes. Sweet and easy to take by themselves, or mixed in with stuff. Also sugar free gummy bears, but with those beware, they are lethal, stay close to the loo!