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Pumpkin spice and ghost abound, fledglings flying through the crazy

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HillsBesideTheSea · 27/09/2021 21:39

Right for this seasonal thread of the Fledgings, I invite you to pull up a comfy chair around the fire pit and pour yourself a mug of something that you fancy.

We loosely follow the flylady system and her babysteps. But we have our own spin, our own abbreviations and have been around for far longer than some of us would like to admit. If you are new to these parts welcome in, we'll get you up to speed in no time. But we have rules, yes rules!

Rule 1: No fledgling left behind.
life happens. If you fall off the thread, jump back when you are ready.

Rule 2: If you wouldn't say it to someone else, don't say it to yourself
Be kind to yourself, the world is still crazy, and life happens. Just do what you can, when you can.

Right that's the rules now for the fun part. Acronyms and autocorrects!
Amongst others (and there are others but we'll have to explain as we go along)
It's all gone a bit ponty pridd - tits up, pete tong, wrong etc etc we get to thank auto correct for this
WOW wash out Wednesday - humps days often don't go to plan and get washed out
LOL round these parts it is load of laundry

Urm... Yeah about that fire pit and comfy chair... Dibs on the big floofy one with fluffy blankies... Last one in brings the marshmallows!

Grin
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Stilllivinginazoo · 10/10/2021 07:25

dancing stand firm that dh does take them and REST whilst they're out

Not a great sleep here
I've started doing meditation before I get up.i have the deliciously Ella app(renamed feel better last week and can now be used with a laptop( the morning energiser one seems help peek me up a bit and I have noticed I LMS less easily!!
Dad was ment be coming,but has decided he's too tiredcant cope stress of DD2 health anxiety whilst we wait to see if she's got the lurgy

I need pop shops for couple bits,tackle laundry and general clearing uo.primised D's we would bake later,so will add something nice to the naughty corner then!

Have a lovely day fledglings!

HillsBesideTheSea · 10/10/2021 10:30

I have been a terrible thread leader.

Sunday: renew your spirits.
Babystep: here she has changed them again since i last looked. Guess it stops it getting boring. But there seems to be so much more fluff?! or is that my imagination?
Launch pad: here

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ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 10:32

Today is already Not Quite Going To Plan. Cagletini woke up with tummy ache and then threw up. She’s all clean and changed, bedding is washing, and I’ve put Robin Hood on for her (one of the Disney classics I watched endlessly as a child so I’m excited :o)

Still need to try and get as much done today as possible especially as she also won’t be at nursery for two days, so we will just have to try and work around the situation.

po3.1
❗️Empty a couple of delivery boxes (presents for Cagletini) so we can use them for stash and dash
❗️Delegate tasks to the Caglets
❗️Collect all home ed stuff together so it doesn’t get mixed up in the shuffle

HillsBesideTheSea · 10/10/2021 10:33

I have analysis paralysis. I have 2 areas that need a lot of work. I have no idea in which to start because they are both important. So i haven't started either.
Area 1: kitchen, dining room and frutility room
Area 2: my room (which includes paperwork filing and bed disassembling)

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Dogsbumhair · 10/10/2021 10:38

I was on here quite a few years ago but dropped off. My house is chaos but my youngest is now starting a couple of mornings at nursery so I'm hoping to start getting on top of the chaos. So I thought I'd join this thread and a declutter thread to hopefully help me get on track. I've started but currently I'm getting overwhelmed due to the scale of the task so I need to find a way to break it down so I'm hoping the flylady way will help me get my house to the point where I'm not ashamed to let anyone in, I enjoyed that aspect of lockdown and to be honest I still haven't started letting people back in due to embarrassment not Covid Blush

HillsBesideTheSea · 10/10/2021 10:42

Welcome back Dogs

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ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 10:57

po3.2
❗️Put craft paint away
❗️Shuffle round some BRCs/stash and dash
❗️Gather clean bedding

ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 11:29

Phew. Tired. It’s really humid today too.

po3.3
❗️Gather any lurking laundry
❗️Sort through some papers
❗️Clear windowsills and sand them

Stilllivinginazoo · 10/10/2021 12:20

dogs welcome back
I confess I've discovered I HATE people invading my home since covid whether it's a bearpit or "lived in"(we swing between the two🤣).this is my personal space and I'd rather not have anyone else infringing on that thanks very muchGrin

Tada
4th load in machine
1+2 dry,fold and put away
3 nearly done to fold and put away
Pop Asda/Waitrose for salad veg,couldn't find any yogurt D's will eat,struggled find flavoured water as lil zoo has declared all will drink bar milk(and she will happily not drink if needs aren't catered to...)
Stagger home with grumpy dd2 as we have Had Words about managing time and making sure keeps on top course/homework.i am on a level with Satan now,meanest mean person EVER for daring to suggest stays of tiktok /SM/reduces watch other stuff whilst try do her work as she can't concentrate properly.on a plus,she's staying away from me so at least I'm not be asked every 5mins to check X,y,z as her health anxiety runs rampantly unchecked as her fear catch covid has now reached DEFCON1....
shop all sorted and put away
Re arrange fridge so I can actually locate stuff easily rather than have to rummage
Make list stuff I still need to do

I had hoped some time D's once I've finished but I've been told dad has said will game online later with him,so he's clearly too tired to visit/bother with the girls but can still play and in doing so I don't get time D's as if I don't get jobs don't first I get to tired achy.i am not in a good mood now...

Stilllivinginazoo · 10/10/2021 12:21

Oh and popped out another shop hunting for a particular thing I couldn't find.double drat

IWillWoooTheGhoulWillow · 10/10/2021 12:30

Welcome back @Dogsbumhair! Sorry kids' Dad is being an arse again zoo. Sorry too about sicky DC, scream, hope you can still get your decorating done.

I have definitely fallen off the Flylady wagon and have no semblance of routine atm. Not even staying on top of laundry properly as it seems to ebb and flow more now there are only 2 DC at home.

I am exhausted again and going for a sleep.

merryhouse · 10/10/2021 13:31

TaDa

applied for a job at the passport office
went onto ParentPay to withdraw funds

ToDo

contact the agency pointing out that the online form they sent me in response doesn't have the option to choose Durham even though they specifically say there are jobs in Durham
see whether ParentPay have replied to my email asking how to change the card number to a valid one...

ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 13:32

Welcome back dogs I remember you, not sure what name I had! I’ve lost track of time!

We’ve got lots done so far, Cagletini has perked right up and has managed to eat a bit. But will obviously still need 48 hours at home.

po3.4
❗️Rest a bit!
❗️Fill some holes in the windowsill (think someone had put curtain hooks on there?) if DH can find the filler
❗️Move some random crap upstairs

ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 15:35

I have rested and eaten pasta cooked by DS 😋 and Cagletini has just dozed off on me. Also caught up with the thread - hills hope you can find a way through the analysis paralysis! Willow to you and your friend, must have been awful sending those messages out but it’s very kind of you to do that so she doesn’t have to 💐 I’m sorry DD’s job hasn’t worked out for her too, it’s brave of her to step back and recognise it’s not healthy for her to continue!

Just going to have a glass of appletiser 😋 (sent DD1 and her friend to the shop for refreshments) and then move Cagletini so I can get on.

po3.5
❗️Stuff in dryer/hanging out, new LOL
❗️More stash and dash
❗️Tidy up a little in our room

Also need to make sure DD1 tidies her room a bit (need the space to move stuff while we move the Kallax up to the landing cupboard, then it’ll go back into said Kallax)

Stilllivinginazoo · 10/10/2021 16:25

2more lol done,dry and put away,another on the go
Empty all the bins
Rpund up recycling
Empty littertrays and scrub
Tackle some of the litter that's strewn thru my front garden amongst long grass between pebbles and weeds.it really is from but I've not got energy,time or effort to tackle outside.i need keep inside ticking over properly first!the only reason I moved some litter as D's noticed a "half full" beer can and the smell near it indicates not beer.fucking animals live round hereAngry
I managed find my litter picker to empty it into drain on the corner.i can confirm from smell most certainly was NOT beer.urgh
All rubbish/recycling to big bins(dd2 job but foul mood she's in I decided better risk not being able to move later than incur more wrath.not sure if it's lack of sleep or dropping with lurgy!(keeps out of her way)
Scrubbed hands
Wash D's long hair as he can't do it himself with our pathetic showerhead
Stand under hot water til pruney,wash my favourite shower gel with added oils
Wash hair in pantene with biotin and rose-smells DIVINE
Slid out feeling almost Human

Stilllivinginazoo · 10/10/2021 16:25

Aaaand lil zoo wants to go for a walk.ffs.i wanted to rest and relaxSad

YupIFreakilyHave · 10/10/2021 16:39

Just popping in to do my ta-das.

Ta-da
2 LOL
MASSIVE Morrisons shop
Put all way
Help research project with DS
Make sure DS starts on project (he is very reluctant)
Make sure he washes hair
Meet friends for lunch
Drag DS with me so he can socialise with actual real people instead of on online games. What do you know, he had a good time. Yes, sometimes mum is right.

Cheery wave 👋🏼 to all.

HillsBesideTheSea · 10/10/2021 17:54

Went with the timer cube approach.

Ta da
start the process of reclaiming the kitchen
nearly cleared out most of the in bed storage. 1 box and a load of furniture parts to go.
pull out a couple of boxes from the room of junk and get sorted
decide that a new book case is probably going to be needed

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MrsTidyHouse · 10/10/2021 18:24

Much more relaxed now that the school stuff is sorted. LOs away for a couple of days so we all get a (much-needed) break from each other.

Yesterday I got a large delivery from Tesco first thing, then spent the rest of the day binge watching Squid Game, sorting out the kitchen and the masses of laundry and other heaps in the utility.

Continued today with clean and tidy fridge-freezers and shelves, more laundry, then out into the garden in the sun to sweep leaves. I could honestly spend all day every day here and turn my back on the outside world.

ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 18:27

EUWWWW zoo what is WRONG with people? Filthy fuckers 🤢

Might have to look out for that hair stuff - I love rose scent.

Had an early TV dinner watching Ghosts before DD1’s friend leaves. Going to be a rough night with Cagletini as she’s still asleep. But at least she’s not been sick again. I don’t think it’s a sickness bug - she often throws up with random viruses. Obviously we keep her off for the 48h anyway.

My academic year diary has arrived so I can start using it. I like it because it’s a week to view, but with a blank page opposite so that means I can write my to do lists/tasks on there rather than on scraps of paper. Pic attached.

po3.6
❗️Put some stuff in family diary and my diary
❗️Organise Cagletini’s presents (some are stocking filler type bits)
❗️Choose a few more books to put in selling cupboard

Pumpkin spice and ghost abound, fledglings flying through the crazy
Stilllivinginazoo · 10/10/2021 18:31

Aand I'm back.that was a longer walk that I'd expected.my joints are not happy,and my damp hair made me cold
But pop zoo seemed enjoy it,so that's something I guess
Washing rotated,more on

ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 20:46

3.7
❗️Last LOL in dryer
❗️Clean weekly planner board (totally forgot this morning)
❗️Email pupil about tomorrow as her mum hasn’t replied to message

ScreamToTheSky · 10/10/2021 21:14

Woohoo, pupil’s mum messaged anyway. Arranged lesson for tomorrow afternoon so I can still teach.

po3.8
❗️Write on board
❗️Attempt to reopen ISA via app
❗️Homework check with the Caglets

That definitely needs to be my last list. I am shattered. Got plenty done I think although I would’ve loved to get more than this out of the way.

Mc3209 · 10/10/2021 22:25

Weekend just flew by.
Ta das:
🌟3 Fishtanks sorted
🌟Indoor plants watered
🌟Endless DW rotation and kitchen clean up
🌟Endless LOLs... Huge pile of dry clothes to fold and put away tomorrow.

Where did today go? No clue.

Redsquirrel5 · 11/10/2021 05:20

Fell off the thread and haven’t read all of the posts yet.

Willow so sorry about your friend.

Had a bit of a strange weekend and back not sleeping again.
DH has been a bit up and down, bit concerned about the amount he is drinking at our pub. It was a good night though and a couple came in that we haven’t seen for two years. They used to come in every Friday night so it was great to see them and that they are still together. Just a young couple she has CP so was glad she had a warm welcome in there. I introduced her to the new landlord. A lady we know fell as she left and has fractured her leg such a shame as they had a meal with there daughter and DH and had really enjoyed the evening.

We went to a Farmers Market on Saturday afternoon. Some salmon we had last night, rum cake, brownie, a steam train jigsaw for DHfor his birthday.

Ta da
Kitchen worktops cleaned and polished.
Bathroom done. DH made to wash floor.😫 men!
Some decluttering done.
Vacuuming.
This was over the weekend.

Today
Mass
Choir, just going for an hour.

Will try and catch up tomorrow going to try and get some more sleep