Summer holidays are coming, fledglings flying into the fun.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Welcome to a long running chatty thread. We love new faces so feel free to join us as we attempt to tame the chaos and building routines using the fly lady system.

We have a few words and phrases that we use that might not make sense, just ask and someone will explain. I'd like to explain but the brain noped hard and i can't think of any

a few rules cos i like rules
🍄you are never behind. Jump in where you are with what needs doing because everything comes around again

🍄you can't clean clutter. lets be honest you can but it is going to take 50 times as long to get the basics done and you might loose the will to continue in the process. So that pile of paperwork that needs dealing with, yeah we all have one. Deal with it don't ignore it.

🍄be kind to yourself. chaos does not happen in one day unless you decide to knock down a wall but that's a different kind of chaos so it is going to take more than one day to get rid of it. Also habits take time to build and reinforce.

So tomo we start with the baby steps and you can find the information about it here

In case the links go awry the launch pad which is a good place for starting to explore the system more can be found here

Saturday is family fun day so do something fun with the family.
You can define what fun means to you and your family. It doesn't have to be big and flashy, ie could just be watching a film together.

Currently drowning and being incredibly grumpy about it. But we have a whole heap of people crash landing tomo for a weekend that will be amazing. Just the prep is a lot.

Not helped by a massive fibro/cfs flare, or people who said they would do a thing but didnt do a thing so now having to run an errand so they have the thing they didnt buy, to do a thing that wasn't on the to do list but they knew better than the to do list and created a crap ton more work as a result.

YesTaDa
💠advised DD1 on more job hunting
💠finalised presentation (training for mental health care coordinators about masking!)
💠ordered a desk for my room and a new bed for Cagletini
💠trimmed nails
💠bedtime routine with Cagletini (currently immensely stressful as she’s hating sleeping in her own room, but on we go)

Today has been fairly chilled so far, did aforementioned training session which went really well, then met a colleague for lunch.

Hills ah no, how frustrating. I'd be tempted to sink to the bottom with a reed for a snorkel (like in cartoons) and take few quiet mins, before resurfacing again.
Hope fibro/cf behaves itself soon.

Ta das:
💦More LOLs. So many LOLs. There are little bodysuits drying everywhere. This no dryer business is annoying now.
💦Beds stripped and remade
💦Bedroom all surfaces antibac-ed
💦Bedroom and upstairs hoovered
💦Mani/pedi done. I can just about reach my feet now 😂 I've done a chemical peel on my feet yesterday and I really hope the peeling process will finish by the time labour comes. I should have done it earlier.

Perry when did you transitioned Cagletini into her room?

Bare minimum happening here with shingles keeping me down.

☀️toddler group
☀️ school fair
☀️ sorted reusable nappies to go...end of an era
☀️ put bulk cooked food in freezer
☀️ swish and swiped

Absolutely zonked out

Pompoms how are you feeling? Shingles are miserable.

Ta das:
🫠Bathrooms scrubbed
🫠All potties properly disinfected
🫠Dining room - all surfaces antibac-ed, hotspots put out
🫠Quick dusting and tidy up in living room and piano room
🫠Hoover, including blooming stairs. Don't get me wrong, I love my new Shark, it can suck even the darkest thoughts out of any carpet, but it is quite awkward on the stairs. And we have too many stairs 🥵
🫠LOL done - now I need to wait for everything to dry before I put a gazillion baby clothes into drawers. That will be a mission in itself as I am not too sure where exactly I am going to put it all.
🫠Dinner sorted

Sorry about the shingles, how awful 😞

I haven’t done anything much today!

YesTaDa
👽changed Cagbunny litter tray
👽shower
👽did training session - went really well
👽lunch and work chat with colleague
👽bedtime routine with Cagletini

Unfortunately I feel well enough to carry on day to day life and thentotally drained each evening. I think I'd quite like to be in bed for a few days though instead.

☔️toddler group
☔️ swimming lessons
☔️ ran some errands

Absolutely nothing done in the house not even a S&S

Pompoms is there a way for you to be in bed for few days? Can someone take sole charge of littles to allow you to recover?

pompoms 💐

I am watching decluttering videos while putting laundry away. I have a question for wise Fledglings (always preferable to Google IME!)

Bobbly clothes. Are these done for or can anyone recommend ways/products to renew them please? I have refreshed my wardrobe a lot lately so I don’t desperately need to keep them, but these two tops fit nicely still.

I could go to bed and do nothing but I'd feel like I'm skiving as I'm not that ill. I know it would do me good but we have no plans this weekend and the weather is atrocious so we can guilt free stay in and watch tv.

I don't know why but I always feel guilty for sitting and watching tv unless then kids are in bed and it's nighttime. I just don't do it but today is my day. Wimbledon here I come.

Pompoms happy TV watching 😊
Perry we have a bobble remover thingy. It's pretty good for sweaters etc, and costs in the region of £10. Maybe worth giving it a go on those tops.

Tadas:
💥Repotted few plants with McToddler.
💥Food shop

Need to face putting away all the dry laundry and put more LOLs on...

@DomesticElf I'd love one of those bobble removers. I've asked for a few Christmases but none arrive. I know it's not a very exciting present but it's all I can think of suggesting. People think it's too boring to buy me and now years down the line I'm still wearing bobbly jumpers. I will just buy one. I don't know why I haven't.

Not much tv watching here or relaxing. We've bought two new matching beds for the kids so we dismantled the old one and cot and put the new ones up.

If you don't MAKE time for your wellness you will HAVE to make time for your illness.

For god sake woman rest, and convince the brain that it is an important part of being able to get way more done in the long run.

and yes i need to take my own god damn advice

Hills I like that. <writes it in the notebook>
How is it going with the guests?

I finally managed to put away all baby clothes! 🫠🥳
Now I just need to tackle 2 full baskets of laundry outstanding and then I will be all caught up <runs away into the sunset giggling>

That's is absolutely great advice. I've never heard it before so thanks for that!

My feet are up and not planning to do a thing now for a few hours.

I have been to Dumelm though which was a treat and I've bought one of these..,

Wise words Hills and wishing you a swift recovery 🙏

Interesting looking device 🪒 Pompoms. Let us know how you get on with it and I hope you feel better soon 🤒

Congrats on being upto date with the clothes Elf. I wasted a perfect drying day having a lie in. I've already got 3 LOL 🧺🧦👕 for next week waiting to be done

Nice to see you again Perry. The decluttering videos 🗑️🎥 are starting to get into my head now. I'm making steady progress but getting nowhere fast. Going through everything is forcing me to confront the sheer amount of stuff I have 😱

Pompoms that's very similar to the one I have, it's great! And very satisfying in operation 😁

Afternoon all

Hope everyone is ok, sorry haven't been keeping up.

Ta Da
Washing done and dried in Tumble Dryer
DS's 3 monthly follow up hospital appointment. Still all clear 😁

Phoned then emailed college to try and transfer from Accountancy apprentiship course to full time in college. The college choice has been such a nightmare. Obviously an Apprentiship is better financially and, if you find the right firm, for work experience. However being in an accountancy office for 4 days a week I don't think DS's mental health will cope with it. Luckily DS has agreed just hope he can transfer over.
Just has an email back saying they had automatically already transferred him!

To Do
Check the mental health support that is available. His secondary school was so good and really helped with this.
Put clean washing away
Check the Tesco order for tomorrow. Messed it up last week so will try and do better this time.

Will try and keep up with the thread better
Have a good afternoon everyone

hills I love that!
pompoms I really should get something like that too. I just end up wearing everything bobbly 😳
Elf well done on getting caught up with the laundry, it's a good feeling!
shannara that's good news about DS being all clear still
Ditzy slow and steady wins the race. It's going to take time to go through everything, then one day you'll look around and it'll be the way you want it!

We went camping over the weekend, it was nice to get away.
We had a heat wave so got in the pool once we got home. 2 LOLs were done, bathed the dogs and unpacked everything.
We ordered a few things online to hopefully arrive by the next camping trip (next weekend, leaving Thursday after work) that we came across for the camper. Mostly storage solutions.
🍒👋 to everyone

Morning 🌄 everyone 👋
I'm back from a lovely but completely exhausting weekend.
I'm taking @HillsBesideTheSea advice to look after myself today, I feel my spoons are around minus 100 😄!
My ToDos will be animal routines, a LOL, and catch up with soaps on TV.
Thanks to this thread and the huge declutter everything is reasonably tidy and clean so I can relax.

Hi all, I have lapsed again on posting and writing ta da lists, haven’t managed anything at all the last few days as having a gastritis flare up. Bit of a wake up call that I need to look after myself better tbh!

Well, my plans today were thrown under the bus when I came down with D&V. It took me half a day to do a LOL.

Also, note to self, vomiting into a sink was a bad, bad idea.

Oh no Elf I hope you feel better soon 💐

Perry it seems self care is the theme this month! (And every month, honestly)

Cherry did you actually get to relax? And enjoy it?

Ta Das:
🍹 LOLs x2, with help from DS (mattress protectors and sheets)
🍹 bank, to try to sort that cheque out. Turns out we really are waiting on the restoration company
🍹 grocery shopping for food for dinner
🍹 prepped chicken to marinade for dinner
🍹 lunch with SIL
🍹 cooked chicken for dinner, put in slow cooker with homemade sauce
🍹 hair appt (finally!) It was supposed to be 3 weeks ago, but the fire happened so I rescheduled it
🍹 back to the grocery store for a couple other things
🍹 finished making dinner. It was chicken tikka masala, homemade keto naan bread, cauliflower rice, regular rice, regular naan bread (for the others) and keto onion bhajis 😋
🍹 cleaned up kitchen
🍹 rotated DW x2
🍹 scrubbed the stove top and sink
🍹 wiped countertops
🍹 wiped floor in kitchen
🍹 remade bed

I'm tired! I have a pinch in my neck, not sure if I just slept wrong on it, but it hurts so bad I took ibuprofen tonight!

Back to work tomorrow. I need to put in a grocery pickup order for after work tomorrow, I'm hoping it's not too busy at work so I can do that! 🤫

🍒👋 to everyone

Sorry for being awol.
Visitors good.
BUT i am having to take time for my illness.

launch pad
missions
babystep