Fledgelings winging their way out of June disasters

[DitzyDaffodils]

So this is my thread. I'm circling the drain, descending into CHAOS and this is my kickback. And I'm dragging you lucky people along for the ride 😁.

This is FlyLady. It's a system for sorting your shit out. It works, but only if you do it. It doesn't work so good if you only think about doing it. So get off your butts and clean some shite, people! 🧹🧴🧽🧼

We're fighting CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome) 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🚫. You can't clean clutter so you've got to declutter 🗑️, which isn't as daunting as it sounds 🦧 because it's only 15 minutes a day. Your house didn't get skanked up overnight 🏚️ 🦠 so it's not getting de-skanked overnight either 🏠. We won't judge how skanky your house is because we are too are skank-sisters 🧟💩🦟, but trying our hardest to become blessed Queens 👸🤴 of our domestic realms, with varying success please don't sue me if you prefer to identify as a unicorn 🦄 or whatever, you're still welcome. With FlyLady as our inspiration 🧚. Be kind to yourselves and do whatever you can. Baby steps 🐾(FlyLady has those on her website), follow them.

I can't do links so there won't be any. Good start, hey? 🙄. I'm sure you'll live though. I plan to make up for it with emojis, because I like them 🌞

Today's the first of June. And if it isn't you're too early, so kindly get back to the other thread 😝. Old hands, newbies and lurkers 👀 all welcome. Come join the party 🎉

There's probably a whole bunch of stuff I was supposed to tell you but haven't. Apologies. 🍒👋 (Cherry waves, for anyone who can't see emojis) is a corruption of cheery waves, long before my time, and it's stuck - were not insanely flinging fruit at you, promise.

😅😅😅 that meme is perfect!

Ta Das:
🐞LOLs x3
🐞pulled weeds
🐞DS & DH mowed and cleaned up the edges of the grass
🐞DH sprayed weeds in firepit area
🐞went to the grocery store for a couple of things. We are having a pot luck at work on Thursday, so I picked up some things to go in the cake I'll be baking tomorrow night
🐞showered, including body scrub, washed hair, shaved
🐞applied self tanner

DD should be here shortly, I'll see if she's staying for dinner, nothing fancy
We have a frost warning for the morning 😡😱 I'm over it being cold (it's a little chilly here today, although I got a little sunburn on my shoulders). It's not as warm as usual here, for sure

Love the meme Hazel

Hope you find the credit card Hills and that the heatstroke eases off soon

Liking that idea with the vegetables trays as a filing place Scourgify. Is your foot ok after going through the floorboards?

Cherry if you wanted to get onto routines, you could always leave the tack cupboard until the "other room" section of FlyLady comes round again and do it then

Ta-da's

🐈 Morning routine
🐈 Furniture shopping, got a bedside table
🐈 Picked up a few groceries and toiletries
🐈 Built flat pack furniture
🐈 Took a walk
🐈 Tidied hallway of all the flat pack packaging
🐈 Tidied kitchen after dropping pomegranate seeds all over it, what a mess they make
🐈 Evening routine

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Today is anti procrastination day.

The mission is to clear off your bedside cabinet

Sunny have you tried keeping a journal by the bed? The idea is you write down whatever is on your kind when you wake. It's supposed to help you get back to sleep again because you don't have to hold it in your mind any more

Morning 🌄 everyone 👋
I didn't do anything on my todo list yesterday. Just had a very lazy mooching day, apart from a nice dog walk in the evening.
@DitzyDaffodils I think I'll try that, it shouldn't take me long to sort my bedroom then I can devote the rest of the day to my dining room.

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Thursday again and it's errands day. The mission is to clear the other side of the bedroom and bedside table on that side

Ta-da's:

🥗 Morning routine
🥗 Went to the park
🥗 Met a friend for lunch
🥗 Decluttering
🥗 Life admin
🥗 Evening routine

Morning 🌄 everyone 👋
@DitzyDaffodils thanks for the link.
TaDa's
Potted my tomato plants.
General kitchen clean up.
Tidied bedroom.
Pulled everything out of tack cupboard and started sorting through it.
One LOL.
Late evening dog walk, while it's been hot they've just been pottering about at the field, rather than a proper walk, but I'm trying to get into the habit of pushing myself to go for a walk in the evening, I certainly need the exercise!

ToDo
Phone doctor, I've had my pain management team referral but every clinic is miles away, I struggle with driving because of my back, so want to see if they'll refer me to somewhere closer. Plus I'd like to go over my MRI results.

More decluttering. DP is off work today and I'm hoping he'll do another charity shop run.

I need to work on my mindset, I do have physical limitations (spoons) but I still need to shake the feeling of needing to finish something before I can start something else.
There has been progress, I didn't see the point of cleaning the bathroom sink because the rest of the room needs cleaning, now I automatically clean it every day.

a lack of spoons is always a problem. Especially as you cant just borrow them (yeah pay back is double I know).

Mark every bit of progress, celebrate it.

today is going be urgh. but tomorrow i can do all the things

@HillsBesideTheSea nice that someone understands!
I think my body just totally went to pot after my menopause, I used to leap out of bed at 5am, could go all day with loads of energy.
Today is off to a very slow start, bumped into a friend and got chatting for half an hour. Unfortunately standing in the sun has triggered my (mild) POTs, so I've retreated to the sofa with a bowl of cornflakes and I'm going to catch up on Eastenders then get back on it.

😂
teens vs toddlers

Thanks for the idea @DitzyDaffodils , maybe a journal will help .

I've been to bed and had to get back up again because sleep is not coming easily . I hope the anxiety passes soon , usually it lasts for a day or 2 then eases but this episode does not seem to be easing up 🤦‍♀️ I am still lurking in the background for a little longer 😊

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Today is clear out the car and handbag day

The mission is to clear the end of the bed. All the piles of things on chairs or benches or just dumped on the floor, put it all away where it belongs

Ta-da's:

🧡 Morning routine
💛 Decluttered
💚 Took a walk beside the river
💙 Bought some new summer clothes
💜 Sat around feeling generally ill for reasons unknown
🤎 Spent far too long doomscrolling
🤍 Evening routine

True Hills 😁

Hope you can sleep better tonight Sunny 💤

Cherry you've done really well since starting, don't be hard on yourself, your home will get sorted in time 🏠

🍒👋 To everyone else, I hope you're all doing ok

hills that is hilarious and so true! 🤣 😂
sunny I hope you can sleep better soon 💐
Cherry don't feel guilty for taking time off, it is most important to take care of you before anything else!
Ditzy I hope you feel better soon!

No ta das, DS is keeping on top of laundry, I've been working. DH helped DS cook dinner tonight, it's been nice this week, not much cooking!
Last night I did bake a cake after work, for a potluck at work today. That's it though, baking and cleanup afterwards.

I'm currently drinking a mojito, fully aware that I'm breaking low carb bootcamp rules, but it's been rough going back to work and it tastes good! (And no, I didn't have any cake, I'll bake it, but won't eat it, haven't had any for years!)
🍒👋

Morning 🌄 everyone 👋
@HillsBesideTheSea 🤣
Is it just me or does anyone else think toddlers/teens and men have a lot in common 😁?
@BloomingHazel thanks, I'm lurking on boot camp but it the thread goes too fast for me to keep up ☺️
@DitzyDaffodils I'll get there, currently at the stage where things need to leave the house, I can't see the woods for the trees at the moment!
@Searchingforsunnydays hope you get some better sleep soon. I've had chronic insomnia but touch wood I'm in a better pattern at the moment. I went to the sleep clinic and was told that bed is for sleeping and sex, nothing else 🤣. I've got a little stash of Zopiclone for emergencies, just breaks the pattern although I'm good for nothing the following day.
TaDa's
Sorted through my leatherwork, DP is going to put up bridle hooks so everything can hang up rather than being in a box.
Phoned GP.
Ordered new curtains.
Nice evening walk.
Rested a lot.
ToDo's
I never clean my cars except for when they're new (to me, not brand new) and I vow that this time will be different. You never know though, if I get this flylady thing cracked I might start!
I don't often use a handbag, but I did clear all my bags out last time it was on the list and found my driving licence which I'd been hunting for. I have no idea why it was in my bag though.
Shopping. I don't mind the shopping, it's the driving and unpacking afterwards I don't like.
Make a start on my diary, I've got loads of notes scattered about, on backs of envelopes, various note books, in my phone. I'm getting anxiety about missing appointments (again) or double booking myself.

It's good you found the driving license again Cherry

Hazel relaxing with a mojito sounds good right now

Ta-da's

🥵 Morning routine
🥵 Went to post office
🥵 Unpacked my parcel
🥵 Bought storage and paint
🥵 Went to pharmacy
🥵 Decluttered
🥵 Evening routine

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Saturday is family fun day 🪂. That's if you haven't melted 🌞🔥🥵 into the sofa 🛋️ yet. As it's the weekend there are no ❌ missions, thankfully!

Cherry I'm a little scared to update on the low carb bootcamp thread as I know my alcohol intake would be a problem, although I am down a few pounds since starting last week 😇
Do you use your calendar on your phone? I can't live without mine and put everything in it!

Ditzy what colour paint did you get and what are you planning on painting? I love painting but haven't bought any yet for our house (we've only been here 2 years now 🙄)

No ta das, i just wanted to be involved with the chart 😂😂

We watched a movie tonight, DS chose the 1st Pirates of the Caribbean (it's one of our favourite movie series) I'm sure we'll now have to watch the rest!

I work both days this weekend (2nd job) , so don't think any ta das will happen anyway!

I may check in later 🍒👋 to everyone

chat not chart 🤦‍♀️ stupid phone!

Cherry thanks for your phone story :-)

The tidy car and parts of the house are still giving me a lot of pleasure. I even managed to get into decluttering mode for a few minutes each day. So far, a broken shower radio and a couple of ancient broken toys.

The veg rack is working out well. It helps a lot with my difficulties trying to remember things I can't see eg in cupboards.

Plan for the weekend is to deal with kitchen, garden, paperwork. See if my phone is completely dead. Although it's been a bit of a surprise to find myself so much calmer without it. I have a working landline cordless, a basic mobile and an analogue radio. I also found a small old shoulder bag in the darker recesses of the cupboard, and am training myself to use it instead of stuffing keys and purse into pockets.

@HungryHazelEyes I use my phone calendar sometimes, as long as I've got my glasses and my fingers aren't too fat at the time 😄, or I'll text myself. Or write on a scrap of paper but usually only half the message as writing and being on the phone isn't in my skill set.
I used to have a perfect memory and didn't need to write anything down. But menopause happened 😏

Has anyone done the clutterbug quiz to determine your "bug" type? So you play to your strengths instead of trying to have everything looking like a show home.
I need a system where everything is visual, and easy to reach. If I ever have to pull things out to get to something they tend to stay out.
I was playing fridge jenga yesterday and moved a can of cider, not realising that DP had drunk some and put it back in the fridge, of course it fell out, covering me, the fridge and the floor. Cleaning me and that up was an unexpected TaDa! And some more fridge trays are on my shopping list now.
ToDo's
LOLs, and put away the dry stuff.
A horizontal surface clear up.
Too hot for anything else!

@BloomingHazel I'm on the bootcamp thread too, I haven't been 100% compliant either but am keeping quiet about it as its really not in the spirit of the thread. I have lost 4lb since Monday though. I do like the chat on there but it moves fast.

Update on our renovations - nearly finished (this project anyway). The only thing left to do is the stairs and landing carpet next week so we can start getting things back in place. It's a bit weird starting with a complete blank slate in the hall and dining room, can we arrange the furniture better than before, should pictures go where they were or is there somewhere better etc.

Glad you're coming to the end of this phase of the renovation ED. Like moving into a new home again

It's nothing exciting Hazel. Bog standard white paint to refresh the walls, that's all. I'm not really into DIY

I haven't Cherry, no. Came across it on YouTube but couldn't be bothered to watch it, thought it sounded like a marketing thing but maybe I'm being negative. I'm going to focus hard on decluttering for the next few months. Don't think I'm going to get anywhere until I do

Ta-da's:

🦩 Morning routine
🦩 Lazing around doing nothing because it's far too hot
🦩 Read quite a lot of my novel
🦩 Sorted out a new SIM card for a relative
🦩 Walked along the river feeling like a whale 🐳 and thinking I should be in it. Would be cooler anyway. Do humans swell up in the heat? I feel so bloated
🦩 Evening routine

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Sunday is renew your spirit day. Good luck. Mine has evaporated

The paperwork pile is reducing slowly. Yesterday I worked my way through one basket. Most was ready for shredding or filing and the rest was straightforward enough.

Kitchen got half done. Everyone was grumpy in the humidity, and I was very glad when they went off for an overnight stay with relatives. I spent a pleasant half-hour in the garden in the evening when the wind got up, sweeping up and sawing off a too-low branch.

ED I have lost all my weight I gained while camping, then some. But I know weightloss isn't linear so we'll see how much I've really lost come Monday!
Cherry it's been a long time, a link was added to one of the flylady threads. I don't remember exactly which bug I am, but I like things hidden, nothing out, but DH, DD and DS all seem to need things out so they see then, or they forget things exist 🙄 it drives me insane, but I put up with it.. for now!
Ditzy I get bloated when I've not drank enough water or eaten too many carbs (but I'm low carb anyway, have been for years). If you're feeling bloated, just try drinking more water, it really does help.
Scourgify how long is everyone gone for? You have the house to yourself?

Ta Das:.
🍷 worked at 2nd job
🍷 grocery shopping on the way home from work
🍷 vacuumed
🍷 had ILs over for dinner

I have to work again tomorrow (2nd job). Since I'm falling alseep, I best be getting going!

Morning 🌄 everyone 👋
No TaDa's for me yesterday, went to a lovely little steam rally, dropped into a pub on the way home that was having live music in the beer garden, by the time we'd sorted the horses I had a touch of heat stroke and my back was knackered from walking on rough ground.
But it was a nice day out.

Today will be spent indoors once the menagerie is sorted.
Last night I popped the dogs out at 11.30, one of them has a dickie tummy, so I was hosing down the patio at midnight. Stayed up far too late watching TV, thought I'd put them out again at 1.30 and it was so hot it was already dry!